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The Rainbow Reporter

A Gay Christmas List

Last update: Sunday 23 November 2008 at 12:56 am

Santa Kev is on track to deliver my Christmas present: the Omnibus Bill removing the discrimination against same-sex couples identified by the Same Sex: Same Entitlements report. A big thank......

Thanks to Jenny for having me on her show Local and Vocal today to tout my new show set to start in exactly a fortnight. Jenny does an excellent program on local music (as you can imagine by the title) and so I selected a special track Brisbane Ladies to ...

The Spin

WHOSE CAMPAIGN IS THIS ANYWAY?

Last update: Sunday 23 November 2008 at 6:41 am

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young bringing it back to topic at Saturday's rally The National Union of Students rally outside the State Library last Saturday, lead by queer officer James Vigus, was all about handing over a petition supporting a reversal in the ba...

Global Sounds

Show #262 Monday 24-11-08

Last update: Sunday 23 November 2008 at 5:09 am

Tonight, no particular theme for the show, just good GLOBAL SOUNDS and some recent release albums. Artists include Solas, Kila, Azadoota, Oana Cătălina Chiţu, Da Cruz We'll be crossing to the 2008 ALSO Awards at CQ, Queen Street, City. to find out w...

Gospel Grooves

Gospel Happenings in December !

Last update: Sunday 23 November 2008 at 4:31 am

Gospel Happenings in December ! Gospel Concert Sunday 7 Dec 2-4pm 70 VOICES OF HOT, ROCKIN' GOSPEL with the Melbourne Mass Gospel Choir and the groove masters band. Under the direction of Phil Heuzenroeder who is featuring on GOSPEL GROOVES on the 30t...

Local and Vocal

Sunday November 23rd

Last update: Sunday 23 November 2008 at 4:18 am

With a tear in my eye and a fondness in my heart I hung up my local and vocal headphones today for about three months, doing something a bit different over summer (tune in 5 pm Sundays for more info from December). Heading to Queenscliff Music Festival ne...

Full Catastrophe

Playlist - 22nd November 2008

Last update: Saturday 22 November 2008 at 10:48 am

Christmas is still a month away, but the Full Catastrophe had a bumper bundle of musical delights. Read on and feast your optics…. ### Drop the Bass - Bad Habit Boys Jive Bobby Darin The show opened with a bit of tomfoolery…whatever happened t...

The Hump Day Crew

Matthew Mitcham - Wet and Dripping

Last update: Saturday 22 November 2008 at 10:12 am

Matthew Mitcham is an Australian diver who made a splash as the only openly gay competitor at the Beijing Olympics. He took gold, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history. Matthew finished his training at 9am and jumped "stra...

Allegro Non Troppo

23rd November 2008

Last update: Saturday 22 November 2008 at 9:58 am

Allegro Non Troppo: Sunday 23rd November 2008. Producer Robert Brierley Addam, Peter & Robert thank the Community Broadcasting Foundation for continued support. Presenters: Addam Stobbs & not so fabulous Peter Fortey First Hour: Viol...

All Natural

Saving The Red Gums along The Murray

Last update: Saturday 22 November 2008 at 2:30 am

Along the Murray and its tributaries are the world’s largest stands of river red gum. This merging of forests and wetlands is one of the most unique and highly threatened landscapes in Australia. The independent Victorian Environment Assessment Cou...

Brokeback Marketing

Are you Melbourne's next top designer?

Last update: Friday 21 November 2008 at 6:59 am

Hot off the press. JOY 94.9 is running a tee shirt design competition, so grab your crayons, put your creativity caps on and go to joy.org.au to create a tee for JOY that is as fierce, fabulous and flawless as you are. Chuck in a cup of colour, a pinch o...

Three Chords and The Truth

All you really need for a good song

Last update: Friday 21 November 2008 at 2:29 am

3 Chords and the Truth is back at the death of November. We’re about simple, moving songs: all you really need for a good song is 3 chords and the truth. When the singer/songwriters can’t provide a truth worth telling, our guests show us the ...

Andy and Adrian

Especially for Jason Donovan

Last update: Thursday 20 November 2008 at 8:43 am

Jason Donovan comes on to chat about his first album in 15 years titled Let It Be Me - it’s a trip down nostalgia lane as he covers classics from the 40s and 50s. We caught up with Jas from his home in Notting Hill and reminisce about the days when...

Flip The Tape

Episode 10. 20.11.2008

Last update: Thursday 20 November 2008 at 7:26 am

It's been a good, productive year for independant music. �Over the next few episodes, flip the tape will be looking at the top tracks of the year from electro to rap. no genre will be left uncovered. tonight's show will kick off the countdown with a selec...

The Two Fat Lattes

TFL night off

Last update: Thursday 20 November 2008 at 1:43 am

TFL is having a night off 21/11 and to compensate there are some new pods up to warm the cockles on this cold rainy day. Benny's emergency toilet dash in the garden, sailors naked in their work environment and Benny and Frank become whales with gushing bl...

Four Play

Program Highlights for Tuesday 18th November, 2008

Last update: Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 2:27 am

Our 51st show was another BIG show. Special thanks to Anthony Callea for coming in and sharing some time with us. We opened the show this week with a band, not yet released in Australia, but sourced instead from Jay's secret source, straight out of Son...

Orange Ribbon

HIV+ Chinese man on this weeks program (19th Nov. 2008)

Last update: Tuesday 18 November 2008 at 1:26 am

Regular listeners to Orange Ribbon will know that I have just spent another month in Hong Kong, having just returned to Melbourne early last week. In fact over the past 21 months I seem to have spent a LOT of time up there (upwards of 6 months spread over...

Cooking With Fruits

Trditional Christmas Pudding

Last update: Monday 17 November 2008 at 8:29 am

Ingredients (serves 10)200g butter, softened1/2 cup dark brown sugar1/3 cup ginger-lime marmalade3 eggs, at room temperature1 cup plain flour1 teaspoon ground cinnamon3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg3 cups fresh w...

Protech Sessions

CD of the week - Terry's Cafe 11

Last update: Thursday 13 November 2008 at 5:23 am

Terry's Cafe 11 mixed byTerry Lee Brown JnrRelease Date 23 August 2008What a way to kick off my 'CD of the Week' section.Norman Feller has been dj-ing since 1989 in his native country of Germany and is considered to be one of the pioneers of the Tech-Hous...

Bourke St Blitz

Roof top studio

Last update: Sunday 9 November 2008 at 2:01 am

The IT & Engineering crew have now fixed wired the upstairs rooftop area back to Master Control. We can now effectively use the rooftop are as a live to air studio. One Friday night we did our first broadcast of a band, The Blow Waves (a queer punk b...

Tuesday Brekky Show

Weird Al is back!

Last update: Friday 7 November 2008 at 9:37 am

I always get excited when Weird Al comes back with yet another rip off of a popular song. This time he has taken the piss out of new rising star R&B singer T.I and his song 'Whatever you like'. Check out T.I's song 'Whatever you like' on Youtube.com n...

Diff Rent Strokes

Season Finale: It's In The Stars.

Last update: Wednesday 29 October 2008 at 6:01 am

Tonight Jade and Dave looks to the stars for the season finale of Diff'rent Strokes. The show will take a short break while Dave globe trots to India and Malaysia in November but the pair will reunite in time for their One Year Anniversary on JOY in Dece...

The Sports Lounge

Narelle's NRL Report

Last update: Thursday 2 October 2008 at 10:40 am

NRL Report Results from the Week 3 Finals matches last week: Melbourne Storm convincingly defeated Cronulla Sharks 28-0 Late super coach, Jack Gibson once said waiting for Cronulla to win a premiership was like leaving a porch light on for Harold Holt. He...

Bent Notes

Playlist for Sunday 21st September

Last update: Monday 22 September 2008 at 11:53 am

Yekermo Sew, Mulatu Astatqe Yekatit, Mulatu Astatqe Tezetaye Antchi Lidj, Mulatu Astatqe Ali Gordum, Barney McCall Painless, Barney McCall Abominwe, Lionel Loueke Karibu, Lionel Loueke Woza Mtwana, Abdullah Ibrahim Chisa, Abdullah Ibrahim Quinsa Indulu, S...