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Australian formed duo So.Crates brought a classic delivery of Hip Hop to Wide Open Space. MC, Cazeaux O.S.L.O, originally from...

Pookie chats to Greg Barnes in the 8CCC booth about her challenges with racism in school, how she stepped into music and her artistic family. 

Community reporter Harry Hayes’ created an exclusive feature length report on the recent Nakba Day event at Desert Knowledge Australia.

To celebrate the Alice Street Art festival, we decided to drop the full directors cut documentary of the Tennant Creek mural project that we covered last year with Barkly Regional Arts & Proper Creative.

“It's ​all ​in ​this ​sort ​of, ​ballpark ​of ​three ​chords and ​the ​truth, ​like, ​it's ​simple, ​it's ​not ​elitist”

UPK7 began at Angatja in August 2023. There were many interruptions to smooth progress with funerals and football carnivals being a main cause. 

Sydney's finest rockers C.O.F.F.I.N joined Greg Barnes in the studio after their live performance outside the station for the 'Many Voices Block Party' held in conjunction with the Alice Street Art Festival. 

Mudbarra Man, Ray Dixon, has returned with his eponymous second solo project, following the success of his debut, Standing Strong Mudbarra Man, which garnered critical acclaim and a nomination for the National Indigenous Music Award Album of the Year.

“Come into the light” is the debut album of singer-songwriter Alison Mapleson. It was recorded in 2023 in Melbourne, just before Alison returned to live in her hometown of Alice Springs/Mparntwe after 22 years down south.

Barkly Regional Arts and 8CCC Community Radio have been working together to recruit a full time Media & Events worker employed across two roles. We are now pleased to welcome Shauna Upton as 8CCC's Barkly Radio Coordinator!

"Pamoja means together in my native tongue of Swahili," Katanga Junior said, "this album is a collaboration between myself and local artists I really admire; we worked together to create music that would share stories of life and culture in both Alice Springs and Tanzania."

Our 2024 AGM was held Saturday 17th February, with loads of amazing developments and stories to share from the past year.