Hello! Henry here. Thanks for dropping in! Bondi-Tunes is broadcast from Bondi Beach in Australia and syndicated across Europe and into New Zealand on many stations, both on the internet and FM radio. Our main carrier is Replay Radio. Our music and chat show runs for two hours with entertainment, news and frolics from our 15 correspondents around the world! We have a seventies show, which is - well, all music from the seventies! You can listen to our shows in the archive section on your left. If you would like to contact us, please do! We love hearing from you! Click here to make contact!
LATEST NEWS! MAY 17th 2012
Another rockin' week at the BondiTunes HQ in Sydney. All our dispatches are in, processed, and sent to the radio stations around the world. Check our busy schedule below!
The upcoming Eurovision Song Contest is going to be a lot of fun! Irish Correspondent Ken O'Sullivan will be doing a 3 hour preview special on the talent lined up for many radio stations, and we know final times for the show airing on our main carrier Replay Radio, who will carry it on Sunday May 20th from 7pm UK time. You can listen to the promo which is airing on many radio stations by clicking here!
Ken O'Sullvan at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland.
HOUR ONE
Henry talks to Queensland Correspondent Rachel Brunsden about the chaos that is US politics! Rachel misses the gaffes from ex president George W. Bush and Sarah Palin and we agree that current president Obama is just too cool for school, and its hard to take the mickey out of him. They also discuss Australian PM Julia Gillard and how she refuses to accept legalising gay marriage despite the US President saying it's the right thing to do.
US Correspondent Bob Gallico has another slot from his series HARMONY TIME, and this week it's the platters, and their song "The great pretender"
Henry interviews young Brock Atkinson from Perth, Western Australia about gaming and the music behind gaming, in which he is involved. Brock develops and designs gaming, specifically audio for games.
ANDREW SKELTON
US Correspondent Philly Dave (Philadelphia) introduces us to Irish singer Andrew Skelton, a very talented man who now as a radio shows called "unsigned artists" on Philly Daves own radio station OLDIES PLUS.NET. Henry interviewed Andrew about a year ago for BondiTunes Chat.
PROMO: Irish Correspondent Ken O'Sullivans 3 hour Eurovision Song Contest Preview
ANDREW SKELTON
Western Australian Correspondent Colin Ahearn talks to Starr Sheppard and Marshall Thurber in Chicago. Marshall is an attourney, real estate developer, inventor, public speaker and author. Starr is also a speaker, encouraging women to love themselves and become successful and content in life. This is part one of two interviews.
Bob has a joke for us!
US Correspondent Bob Gallico and another from his series 'COVERS', people who cover songs from the originals. This week it's Berlin's song "Take my breath away", covered by Jessica Anne Simpson! GO FIGURE!
Western Australian Correspondent Colin Ahearn and part 3 in his series of "Colins Positive Powerpoint"
PROMO: I AM
HOUR TWO
Henry talks to Queensland Correspondent Rachel Brunsden about Matt Hetherington, an old friend of hers, and a contestant in Australia's THE VOICE show on Channel 9. Matt is doing exceptionally well in the early part of this contest.
PROMO: I AM
Henry talks to Irish Correspondent Ken O'Sullivan about the film "When Harvey met Bob", the story of Bob Geldof setting up 'Live Aid" in 1985, and the Australian film "the castle". This is followed by UK Eurovision Song Contest entrant Engelbert Humperdinck "Love will set you free".
PROMO: Irish Correspondent Ken O'Sullivans 3 hour Eurovision Song Contest Preview
North American Correspondent Calabash Flash (North Carolina) and this weeks he introduces us to Second Nature, a group thats been around since 1971.
Henry talks to Melbourne Correspondent Adam Devlin about the weather, Australian politics and his Pick of the week, which this week is 'Bird on a buffalo" by Angus Stone.
NEW TALENT COMES TO BONDITUNES!
One of Europe's best voices is now doing voiceovers for The BondiTunes network. Enda Caldwell IS the voice of radio! You can see more about Enda by clicking here! Thanks Enda, and welcome to The BondiTunes Network!
BONDITUNES 80sPLUS ARRIVES!
We air BondiTunes 80's PLUS - only music from the 1980's on all our carriers. Big clothes, big hair, big everything! But GREAT music! So make sure you book us in to listen to each week. More information coming soon on where the show will be playing. What we do know though, is that from Sunday, you'll be able to listen on demand on this website by searching out the 80's panel on the left side of this page! Are we excited? Well, was Molly Ringwald the sweetheart of America? We'll keep you updated!
THE NEW BONDITUNES 90'sPLUS LAUNCHES WITH A BANG!
BondiTunes 90'sPLUS was accepted by ALL our carriers in the first week! We thought we'd have to sell the show, but they all just said "Do it"! So we have and 2 shows have aired already, the third one to air across all carriers this week, staton World FM in New Zealand on Wednesday at Midday UK time. W have set up an archive section on the right for the 90sPLUS show so take a listen!
BONDITUNES 70'sPLUS IS ONE YEAR OLD THIS WEEKEND!
Grab those bell-bottoms out of the closet, don that shirt with the huge lapels, grow a couple of sideburns if you're a guy, plat your hair if you're a gal, grab your clogs, and immerse yourselves in the seventies with our Bondi-Tunes 70'sPLUS show - yes! All music from the decade we all (perhaps secretly) love!
When you get a moment, take a visit to our friends in New York, America's only Irish station, RADIO IRISH! Hello to Sean and all at Radio Irish, and G'Day from Australia. Click here to go to Radio Irish!
ONE HOUR SPECIAL WITH SINGER/SONGWRITER TONI CHILDS - EXCLUSIVE TO BONDITUNES MUSIC AND CHAT.
RIGHT-CLICK THE BELOW LINK AND SELECT "SAVE LINK AS" OR "SAVE TARGET AS" TO DOWNLOAD THIS TO YOUR COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE! ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN JUST CLICK THE LINK AND IT WILL STREAM INSTANTLY FOR YOU! (Download time about ten minutes)