8CCC Big Brekky

Organizers of Alice Noir Oly and Anna dropped into 8CCC's Brekky show for a chat about this weekend's upcoming Halloween screening at Olive Pink Botanic Garden of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, honouring the great Tim Curry, which will be followed by the seriously spooky Blair Witch Project.  Come dressed in your best outfit and settle in for the double feature, or just watch the first film b...

Birds of Omen are duo George Ivens and Jez Conlon (Stellar Sea, Storm Chasers Inc, Cooperblack), who joined Kate on 8CCC Brekky following the release of their self-titled EP. Recorded live with guitar and Irish bouzouki, it was engineered by Jez in his studio Left of Elephant Sound , with the two tracks co-written in the red wine moments of a folk festival. Cover art: George Ivens Support the show...

Following her performance as part of MHACHA's Stressless in the Plaza, local musical artist Jami Ashenden spoke on 8CCC Brekky about her latest release Peace. A beautiful song written about losing a friend to suicide, it reflects on grief and the wish for someone struggling to have found peace. She shared her thoughts on the importance of connections with other artists and teachers, as well as cur...

Local filmmaker Talia Spears-Liddle chatted with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about her short film Protest on the Dancefloor, screening this Sunday at 2pm at Araluen Art Centre as part of MASIFF . Recently the recipient of the 2026 Uncle Jack Charles Award at MIFF and named among the contenders for Best Short Film at the 2027 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, Talia devel...

With hundreds of entries from across Australia, join Bindi Enterprises in celebrating this year’s finalists for the Bindi Digital Art Prize 2026 . The $3000 winner and $500 highly commended will be judged and announced by  Asta Hill - Mayor of Alice Springs and Briana Alexander with host Alyssa Mason. This is a free community event, with live music by the iconic Alice Kings and Jacksen...

Change the Narrative is on at Ilwempe Ilwempe / White Gums this Saturday from 6-9pm. A huge lineup includes Splinter Sisters, The Shavings, Red Bird Basil from Super Raelene, Anchor & Kite, Andy Sorenson & Kathryn Johnston, Emma Trenorden and Apochromatix. The event is a fundraiser for the Central Australian Youth Justice (CAYJ) Coalition. BYO picnic dinner and drinks. Both new tracks...

Duprada Dance Company Senior Artist, Tryphena Phillis, took time out to visit 8CCC studios on Aus Art Day . Today is your chance to support this jewel of Alice Springs Mparntwe and help their goal of touring the NT in 2027 come true. Under the banner Sunsets & Soliloquies: Territory Touring 2027  the Company aim to take their original classical and contemporary works choreographed by NT a...

Desert Diamond performer Jordan Vander Schuit visited the Brekky Show to chat about the staging of Desert Rouge at Araluen Art Centre on Saturday 30 October. We chat about the history of Desert Diamonds as well as what to expect on the night. There's pre-show entertainment, immersive roving entertainment, and themed cocktails and cheese platters available for pre-purchase, before audiences are tak...

Liz Archer, Central Australian Manager at MusicNT , visited the Brekky Show to explain the MusicNT Gender Equity Survey. It's over 5 years since MusicNT’s initial consultation and You Gotta See It To Be It Report (2021), it's therefore timely to review the state of gender equity across the NT music scene to ensure the industry is safe, fair and equitable for all. They're keen to hear from an...

Ella Hooper had a chat with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about her latest album Overnight Success and our current Feature Album. Ella speaks candidly of the origins of her love for Americana and Alt country, her Nashville crush, plans to share her poetry and her joy in stepping into her confidence as an artist and performer. Image: Eloise Beath Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystud...

If you love superheroes and you think Bansky rocks, then you're in for a treat on Saturday 17 Oct. Chris Dyke has brought a truly spectacular dance work to Araluen Arts Centre , commissioned by the internationally recognised  Dancenorth . Chris is a dancer and choreographer with Down syndrome who took time straight off the plane to chat with Kate on 8CCC Brekky, joined by Co-Artistic Director...

8CCC's Brekky team had the opportunity on the inaugural 3-way broadcast from Tennant Creek, Alice Springs AND Darwin to speak about a local short film screening as part of MASIFF 2026 .  Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling is an animated story, which charts the international legacy and intergenerational impact of the Ntaria Choir, formerly the Hermannsburg Choir. Directors are Judith Pu...

Independent Member for Johnston, Justine Davis , joined Baini on the Big Brekky Show to discuss the gambling reform bill she is putting forward to the NT Legislative Assembly this week. Ms Davis believes that her bill provides a unique opportunity for the NT to show national leadership by putting people before gambling industry profits. “The aim of the bill is to try and prevent some of the...

9th October became World Post Day in 1969, marking the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. To celebrate the day, 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson spoke with Tatyana Leonov, an Australian travel writer, editor and founder of World Letters - a children’s travel series that brings beautifully written adventures from around the world straight to their letterbo...

Approaching the last week for submissions to First Sounds Vol 15 , 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson spoke with Aaron Langford, presenter and producer at 93.7FM Koori Radio for their Drive show Making Tracks and Deadly Human Rights, who will be one of the judges this year. Aaron brings more than 20 years of experience across radio, approaching broadcasting as both storytelling practice and community infras...

A very busy time this month at Alice Springs Cinema , with MASIFF screening from 15 October, Girls Night Out on 16 Oct is Sense and Sensibility and Craft-a-noon is Hocus Pocus on 25th, just ahead of Halloween. New releases include Other Mommy, The Last Whale Singer and much awaited Whalefall and The Social Reckoning, as well as films in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. On 27 October the Cinema is collabor...

An April community meeting about rights and responsibilities in housing sparked an invitation to Minister for Housing and local member for Barkly, Steve Edgington to the September meeting at Our Community Shed . The OCS Coordinator Lucy Mcgarry reported to 8CCC's Brian Coleman the outcomes of the latest meeting where about 50 people attended from the town, NT Government officials and various organ...

Barkly Regional Council CEO Peter Harder dropped in to the 8CCC Tennant Creek studio to share the good news the budget is in the black for the first time in ten years. New mowers and some more bins are just some of the benefits. The launch of the free pool opening was a great success, despite hearing that the NTG will not support in funding the pool's upkeep, shade and infrastructure critical work...

Rowan Dally from Garramilla/Darwin band ZAZA ZOO joined Baini on the Big Brekky Show to discuss their upcoming vinyl EP and launch party this weekend . The 3-piece instrumental group are throwing a warehouse party this Saturday Oct 10th to celebrate the launch of their first EP. Over the past year, the band have experimented with various genres as they dazzle audiences with incredibly tight groove...

Adam Drake founded Balanced Choice , combining his skills in fitness, theatre and community engagement. Since 2014 he's been running programs in the NT youth justice space and he spoke to 8CCC's Brian Coleman about the courage and inspiration he witnesses when he works with these amazing young people who have been caught up in the justice system. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See om...

8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson caught up with Mparntwe Alice Springs Mayor Asta Hill to discuss the September 2026 Ordinary Town Council meeting on Tuesday. It was a record, over six hour long sitting where much was resolved, most importantly calling on the Australian Government to list buffel grass as a Weed of National Significance, while also seeking a funded partnership with the Australian and North...

Not long ago, Gadigal/Sydney-based band C.O.F.F.I.N. came to Bustard Town for an incredible rock show with an important cause. Gig organiser Greg Barnes joined Baini on the show to discuss Frack Me Dead, an anti-fracking rock and roll show. Greg was glowing in his praise of C.O.F.F.I.N. and the singer/drummer Ben for the efforts he has put into the anti-fracking campaign. "They really spread the m...

Richie 1250 joined Baini on the Big Brekky Show to talk about the upcoming Slow Grind Fever at The Black Wreath. Richie has brought Slow Grind Fever to Mparntwe for a number of years thanks to the warm reception he always receives from the locals. "People there just really love it, and I just really love coming up there. It's a very welcoming town. Some places I go, it's very hard to make connecti...

Beth Uhe from BB Sabina joins Baini on the Big Brekky Show to disucss Dissolve, the 8CCC Feature Album of the Week. Dissolve is an immersive, sprawling album built around themes of transformation, transcendence and the act of letting go. Across its seven-track landscape, layered shoegaze guitars collide with pulsing atmospheric synths, trip-hop rhythms and post-rock dynamics, shifting between mome...

NT Writers Centre Executive Director, SezzaJai Sykes visited 8CCC Brekky to inform listeners of the upcoming celebrations of the 2026 Northern Territory Writing Awards , whether you are in Mparntwe Alice Springs, Darwin or further afield. Bringing together for the first time the Northern Territory’s three premier literary awards —the NT Book Awards, the NT History Book Award, and the N...