[All the Best]
[Eliza Sarlos]
[Saturday 10 - 11 am]

Stories from Sydney

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From Mount Druitt to Manly, Blacktown to Bellevue Hill, the Shire to the Hills, ALL THE BEST paints a portrait of Sydney like no other currently on the media landscape.

Through short form documentaries, interviews, fictions and factual accounts, ALL THE BEST illustrates the greatness of greater Sydney.

Each week on our show we ask you to unveil SECRET SYDNEY. This week's question: What's your favourite piece of graffiti in Sydney? Tune in this Saturday to hear Sydney's answers.

3rd July 2010

LEE TRAN LAM filling in today for Eliza Sarlos. Ourtheme today? Sydney Sounds Like.


Sydney Sounds- Justine Poon’s fictional interpretation of our theme
Op Ed by Shag
Carmen Rupe- One of the first draq queens of the Cross by Kath Lim

We also did heaps and heaps of live music, had FBI presenters tell us what Sydney sounds like to them and asked on Secret Sydney “Which song sums up Sydney for you?”

PLAYLIST
My Fear #1 (demo) - Cloud Control
Purple Sneakers - You Am I
Centaur (The Live Feed version) - Seekae
Safe At Home - Eternal Summers
All These Things (live on FBi) - Darren Hanlon
Never Tear Us Apart (INXS cover) - Beck and members of St Vincent,
Liars and Os Mutantes
Dragon Chasers of Bexley - No Art
Continue Calling (live on FBi) - Jonathan Boulet
If You Will, I'll Stay - The Desks
Put The Days Away - Sun Airway
26th June 2010
Peach delivered an obituary on Kevin Rudd, Nick Hose found out how Belvoir got its building from Neil Armfield, Rosa Krel read from her contribution to The Modern Woman’s Anthology (www.themodernwomansanthology.com.au)about her time studying Opera in Russia, Vanessa Berry read to us from her I Am A Camera #7 zine, with tales from Stanmore and we welcomed Coffin Ed from The Naked City to rue on the missed opportunities of the Socceroos.

Little Golden Age - Wolf Parade
A Little Lost - Jens Lekman
Make it Real - Pocahaunted
Hounds - Cabins
After the Curtain - Beirut
Chocolate, Rasberry, Lemon and Lime - Muscles
Loser - Beck

19th June 2010

Our theme today was "How I Got to Sydney", in which we asked our contributors to tell their stories.


Features:
The Piddingtons- Jesse Cox's parents read people's minds on the radio
The Syrian/Lebanese community- Interview with Dr Lisa Murray
Nikita Agzarian's Armenian Heritage

Plus, Short Stories from
Nick Hose
Annaliese Todd
Dean Macleod

PLAYLIST:

Psychic City Yacht
Sailing Home Karen O & The Kids
Homeward Bound Iron and Wine


12th June 2010

Stories:

Judy McBurney, 70s and 80s soap opera star with Annaliese Todd

Richard Blackie, MJ impersonator and toyshop owner, live interview with Maya Newell. You can get a copy of Maya’s documentary Richard- The Most Interestingest Person I’ve ever Met, here

100 years of the Mitchell Library with Ella O'Keefe. Details of their exhibition here.

Out Playlist:

Best friend: The Drums
There’s Nothing in the Water we Can’t Fight- Cloud Control
What an Actress Does Best- Evangelicals
Human Nature- Toro y Moi (Michael Jackson Cover)
Two- Dylan Baskind
Wrapped Up in Books- Belle and Sebastian


29 May 2010

On today's show:

Eliza interviewed Sam Everingham, about his just released biography of Madame Lash
Some fiction, a rainy day in Kings Cross by Vanessa Berry
Dr Lisa Murray delved into the life of Gnung-a Gnung-a on the Living Dead- more info here http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/person/gnung-a_gnung-a_murremurgan
and we finished with an Brendan Pheelan, associate editor of the sadly soon defunct New Matilda online publication.

The songs you heard:

Femmes Fatale- The Velvet Underground & Nico
Talk Talk Talk Talk- Love is All
You're The One- Daedelus
You Can Keep Me- Suckers
The Love Me Or Die- C W Stoneking

22 May 2010

On today's show...

A history of Darling Harbour, live interview with Archaeologist Wayne Johnson
Simon Weinstock's All the Best debut- a postcard ofrom Kings Cross
Heaps Decent at the Opera House- Kath Lim and Nikita Agzarian www.heapsdecent.com
and a fiction piece by Vanessa Berry, set at the St Peter's tip

Our Playlist:
We Work In Bars- The Chap
Would It Be So Strange?- The Crayon Fields
Desire Be, Desire go- Tame Impala
D.a.r.l.i.n.g- Beach House
Autumn Sweater- Yo La Tengo
Another Trick- Circle Pit


15 May 2010

THIS WEEK'S STORIES:

PHIL JAMES and Ray Hughes by Nick Hose
THE LIVING DEAD: Isaac Nathan, Sydney's first Composer by Dr Lisa Murray
PERRY KEYES: by Jesse Cox
2000 POSTCARDS: of Newtown by Jacqui Cunningham
PENGUIN PLAYS ROUGH ON THE RADIO: Jason Childs reading for Pip Smith


4-Ever- Charlemagne
Pink Graffiti Part 1- Secret Cities
Tram #7 To Heaven- Jens Lekman
Kids Day- Perry Keyes
Newtown (La La La)- Cuthbert & The Nightwalkers
Chasing Waterfalls- Faux Pas

8 May 2010

On today's show:

The Living Dead – Dr. Lisa Murray talks about the life of Florence Taylor

2000 Postcards – We took a trip to Newport Beach with Dean McLeod

Oh Really – Nikita Agzarian discovered a little about street artist Max Berry and his gallery, Oh Really. More info here: www.ohreallymagazine.com

Sydney Architecture Walks – Eliza Sarlos walked us down the streets of Sydney, and delved into the modern architecture, discovering the stories of the buildings that make up our skyline. wanna take one? www.sydneyarchitecture.com

PLAYLIST

Birds Electrelane
Starry-Eyed- Spit Syndicate
On The Borderline- Sally Seltmann
Animal- TTT
Don't Wear Too Many Hats- Kes Band
Let Go- jj
Really Now- The Dreamletts
Astronauts- Otouto
Blood Buzz Ohio- The National
Belong- Washed Out
Clouds Painted On- Ghostdrums
Golden Sky- The Holidays
The Lonely Little Thrift Store- Jonathan Richman
Walls- Oh Ye Denver Birds


1 May 2010

Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
The Longest Shadows - High Places
Sing Along - múm
Breakfast Club - The Herd
Solitude is Bliss - Tame Impala
Bible Club - Adam Green
I Really Loved That Boy - Her Name In Lights
Women of the Club - Kisses
Loveless - Ernest Ellis
Fader (Pivot Remix) - The Temper Trap
West World - Claw and Fangs
Melenas Club - Frank Miller Y Su Hispania Soul
Wait Think - Drawings
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
We're Simple Minds - Club 8
Animals - Rat Vs Possum
Child 13 - Jersey Devil Social Club


24 April 2010

MORE INFO ON OUR STORIES:

SYDNEY’S SQUATTERS by Kath Lim: Gustavo’s blog, here: http://squatsydney.wordpress.com/

JS ARCHIBALD by Dr Lisa Murray

THE ENIGMATIC DA: By Lawrence Leung:

THE OLYMPIA MILK BAR: by Vanessa Berry: more on her fiction Here: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~howodd/

REAL ESTATE AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MARRICKVILLE by Dominic and Claudia Santangelo

And of course, all the podcasts on our blog!

PLAYLIST
Tender Years - Dick Diver
Hustle - Tunng
I Got A Feeling - Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Birthday Funk - Monkfly
Home is Where it Hurts - Hood
Skteches - Fantastic Mr Fox
Put it on Wax - Ozi Battla
Autumn - Big Scary
Portrait in the Clouds - Wooden Wand and the Sky High Band
Pirates Declare War - The Bundles
All the Pleasures of the World - The Crayon Fields
Hiccups - Darren Hanlon
Pretend Tough - Faux Pas
My Love Is - Holly Golightly
Miracle in Marrickville - John Kennedy


17 April 2010

Today in Sydney we took a sonic trip back in time to 1887, when Tamarama Beach was home to Wonderland- Sydney’s first theme park.

We payed tribute to the Flying Pieman, from 1840s Sydney, eccentric and champion pedestrian.

We flew with local filmmaker Amelia Tovey across the Pacific, to where she’s been shooting portraits of queer life in America for the Embodiment Program

Monthly Newtown fiction night Penguin Plays Rough went live on the radio, featuring Luke Carmen reading us his fiction from the places it was set.

And we asked you to tell us your favourite pieces of Graffiti in Sydney. Woodford Railway Tunnel in the Blue Mountains? Jumbo and Zap's paste ups on the old Hopetoun? Sarah Cunningham’s Lettered Lane? or maybe this ?

PLAYLIST

Round and Roud -Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Stick to my Side - Pantha Du Prince
We Can't Wait No More - Institut Polaire
loserspeak - Parades
Walkers - Beaches
Stumble and Fall - Mista Savona (feat Junie Platinum)
I Can - The Last Kinection (feat Radical Son)
We No Speak Americano - Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup
Unsteady - Guy Blackman
Odessa - Caribou
Dishes - Kitchen's Floor
The Loneliness and the Scream - Frightened Rabbit
My Guitar Whales - Paul White
Kill off the Vowels - Collarbones
Moogie Wonderland - Stereolab
Best Friend - The Drums


10 April 2010

today:

We checked in with Il Porcellino, Sydney's luckiest statue outside the Sydney Hospital.

Lee Tran Lam read for us her snapshot of the suburbs, which won an award at 3 Minute Sydney. She also writes a Food Blog called The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry

Julia Thomas checked in with LJ Hill, an indigenous singer songwriter from Armidale who was picked up by band The Swell Season to play with them at the Opera House.

and Pip Smith gave us our Obituary today on the Living Dead. Eugenia Fellini, or Harry Crawford as she preferred to be known, was born in Italy as a biological woman, but lived all her life as a man, even convincing her wife of many years!

PLAYLIST

Knotty Pine - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
We Speak No Americano - Yolanda B Cool & DCUP
Happy Smilin Otter Paw - CRUMBS
Chocolate Makes you Happy - Xiu Xiu
Museum - Donovan
Latin America - Holy F*ck
Year of the Boar - Sufjan Stevens
Hot Patty - Sandy Smith & Professor Murder
Special Message Remix - Yarrie and Asata Bangurra
City of Museums - Sandro Perri
Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time - Gang of Four
Peanut Butter and Patience - Deru
Divisive - We Have Band
Lay Off the Streets For A While - Jonathan Boulet
Gold Canary - Cloud Control
Pretty Bird Tree - LJ Hill
Minors - Toro y Moi
Kill off the Vowels - Collarbones
Sometimes I Wish I Were A Boy - Lesley Gore
Musing's Heartthrob - Megastick Fanfare
Sweaty Wet - Killa Queenz

3 April 2010

Thanks for listening in for our Third ever show, and our first themed show- it’s on Tradition

Today, we interviewed James Locksmith about his tradition- he’s Greek and he follows Greek Orthodox traditions, although for him, it’s about the culture, not the religion.

Here’s some more info on traditions and recipes from Greek Orthodox Easter

We also listened to Alex White’s fascinating story on Marrickville’s Sierra Leonian community- keeping their traditions alive through song.

They are supported by the Marrickville Metro Migrant Resource Centre


Emily Farrell gave us a story on the tradition of Pet Funerals

... and Eliza discussed equality in marriage and parenthood in untraditional families.
More info Here.

Last of all, we listened to another fiction piece by our regular contributor Vanessa Berry- if you’d like more, why not follow her on Twitter
Until Next Time!



PLAYLIST

Harmony to my Heartbeat - Sally Seltmann
Best Friends - The Drums
More Soul - Kurtis SP
Tastebuds - King Khan & BBQ Show
Eloise - Royal Headache
Katie Cruel - Karen Dalton
You Must Be Out Of Your Mind - The Magnetic Fields
Special Message Remix - Yarrie and Asata Bangurra
Mr Ice Cream - Soft Tigers
Bhang Bhang, I'm A Burnout - Dum Dum Girls
Napoleon - Flying Foxes
Boy Lilikoi - Jonsi
Babies - Pulp
Less Unless - Civil Civic
Counterfeit Bible - Jack Ladder

20 March 2010
Odessa - Caribou
Vulture Culture - Flying Foxes
Albatross - Besnard Lakes
Don't Go Phantom - Jookabox
Swimming Pool - Ghoul
You're Crazy for Taking the Bus - Jonathan Richman
Bloodlines - Leader Cheater
Sleep - ROMY
Honolulu - The Last Dinosaurs
Lander - Kitchen's Floor
Hey Somebody - Big Scary
Slychain - Hermitude
Tribute to Frank's Tribute to Joseph - Cleptoclectics
Suzi Q - Gonjasufi
I Wanted Everything - Kurt Vile
Hold On - Angus & Julia Stone
All the Pleasures of the World - The Crayon Fields
Now or Never - Monkey Marc
Say Goodbye to What - Bullion