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Last week Holly from Friday Drive sat down with the organisers of the Inner West Bushfire Appeal Gabby and Laura to discuss the event and how it came about. They got together artists, foodies, craftspeople, anyone who could lend a hand to the cause and created a masterpiece to raise money for the bushfire appeal. […]

Thanks to Randwick City Council, the inaugural Puppet Festival, 2020 is celebrarting the niche world of the handcrafted with a picnic in the park and a series of collaborative workshops. Thursday Drive’s Gemma Purvey spoke to Kay Yasugi from Pupperoos, one of the events on the weekend to find out more.

Local Eastern Suburbs film maker, Thibault Upton, released his multi award winning documentary, Stuart X, on International Day of People of People with a Disability to raise awareness about the little known condition, Fragile X. Told through the eyes of Stuart’s sister, Robyn, and narrated by Cate Blanchett, the 5 minute documentary gives us a […]

Westpac has breached the federal anti-money laundering law at least 23 million times involving international cash flows of $11 billion. Yet another example of a bank behaving badly. David Barr talks to Walkley award-winning journalist Michael West about this latest outrage.

Friday Drive welcomed David Murphy, an emergency department doctor and Grahame Conlon, a former patient of the Prince of Wales Hospital who came down to the studio to talk to us about the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation. This year they are supporting the Emergency Department and the incredibly important work that they do. David […]

Local Sydney singer/songwriter, Lannigan aka Ben Roach, joined Friday Drive for a live and exclusive performance of his brand new single, ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’. The song is the first single from Lannigan’s second EP, ‘I Don’t Know’, due for release in early 2020. Lannigan discusses songwriting, playing in a band and a […]

Dr. Tasha Hubbard, writer, filmmaker and associate professor at the University of Alberta joined Holly Mitchell on Friday Drive to discuss her documentary, Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up. On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley’s rural property with his […]

Australian singer-songwriter Catherine Traicos discusses her newest and most personal album, Nobody Could Hear Us, with Wednesday Drive presenter Eric Gyors. Topics of conversation include the sound difference between live and album music, the recording Traicos did for the album, and her songwriting process.

Be prepared for the musical stylings of the cast of Gingers at Gingers, who will be performing at the Oxford Hotel in Darlinghurst next week. Think party cabaret, paired with drinks and throw in some completely original music, written and performed by Andrew Freeborn and his co-writers Jess Ramsey, Aaron Perkins, Callum Byrne and Greg […]

America (the band) are coming to Sydney for their 50th anniversary tour. The band had a slew of hits in the 1970s including “A Horse With No Name” and “Ventura Highway”. They are still recording and touring. David Barr from Drive Tuesday talks to band member Dewey Bunnell about songwriting, the band’s meteoric rise, and […]

Ruth Hessey invited Jayce Flaxman, a graduate student at AFTRS, who also dabbles in charity work for Makatak (Many A Kangaroo and Tribesman Assist Kids) onto the Monday Drive show this week to talk about his love of and aspirations for a career in radio. With so much technology at everyone’s fingerprints these days find […]

ARIA-nominated flamenco guitarist Damian Wright, perhaps best known for leading the modern flamenco ensemble Bandaluzia, joins Matt McMahon on Blow to discuss flamenco, his plans for the future, and more. Additionally included are live performances and demonstrations of songs from his albums. Bandaluzia last performed at Venue 505 in late September and was recently awarded […]

Starring ARIA-award winning and multi-platinum selling recording artist Gary Pinto (CDB) paying homage to one of the most influential songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke. His show will be in Sydney at the Sydney Opera House from the 28th September until the 2nd October. David Barr had the chance to speak to Gary Pinto during […]

Live in studio performance and interview with musician Declan Kelly

Listen to Gaz and Diana interview acclaimed jazz singer, Wilma Reading! Wilma has led a life worthy of a Hollywood film: boasting a 50-plus year career, she’s starred in musicals and was the first Aboriginal that bandleader Duke Ellington ever met, yet remains relatively unknown in her home country. Now, she speaks with Gaz and […]

Musician Daniel March called in to Friday Drive last week to have a chat about his upcoming show, why he came back to Australia and his new music he has been producing while overseas and back here in Aus. Daniel March has been on the music scene for some time, performing his own music and […]

Friday Drive was graced with the presence of singer/songwriter Luciana Valentina and her lovely band mate Jarrah who came into the studio on Friday the 6th of September to chat about her upcoming gig at Low 302 where she shall be launching a brand new single! Holly and Luciana chatted about her music, sound and […]

We as consumers can safely say that clothing is one of our top priorities when we go shopping, and when we think about it, some of the clothes that we purchase time and time again are not that well made and can break down really easily, causing us to need to buy more clothes. That […]

Worship at the after-dark altar for MCA ARTBAR: Oracle, curated by The National 2019 artist Willoh S Weiland and J R Brennan. ARTBAR at the MCA takes your gallery experience and flips it on its head with an artist-driven evening of art, music and performances. This after-dark, adults only art party transforms all levels of the […]

Founded in 2008, the Next Door app has been bringing people closer together. Jennie Sager comes in to talk to Ruth Hessey about whats next for Next Door and to answer some questions.

Matthew Evans, the author of the new book On Eating Meat, chats to David Barr about the ethics of eating meat and whether there is any way to ethically consume food in a money-hungry world. Is going vegan the answer? How do we differentiate between the animals killed for livestock, and the ones killed to […]

We’re saving the planet one magic trick at a time. Adam Axford comes in for some live-on-air magic tricks, and teaches us a thing or two about doing our bit for the environment. Find his current Rulebreaker touring dates and where to buy tickets here: https://www.adamaxford.com.au/

Professor Matthew England from the Climate Change Research Centre, comes into the studio to talk about the climate crisis, and the terrors at the bottom of the ocean. Is it too late for us to make a change? And whose responsibility is it anyway? Ruth Hessey and Matthew England get to the bottom of whether […]

David Barr from Drive Tuesday recently caught up with Bondi Feast Co-Director, Rachel Chant about this ‘feast’ of entertainment that is about to descend on Bondi.  Also there were Mikala Westall and Adriane Daff from one of the theatrical events – The Lady Of The Tiger. Bondi Feast promises to be a wonderful 10 days […]

On Thursday 20 June 2019 classical trained soprano Sara Macliver joined Gemma on Thursday Drive to chat about her current performance; a song recital with Ian Munro on the piano titled Songs My Mother Taught Me – a selection of well-known and not-so-well-known songs to champion women, their stories and their music. A homage to […]