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Missy Higgins is heading our way next month and TE caught up with the acclaimed songwriter to talk about her mammoth new project OZ.

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While this dark and esoteric flick may shock anyone looking for a nice dancing distraction, it may also be director Darren Aronofsky’s finest moment.

A ballet dancer (Natalie Portman) wins the lead in Swan Lake and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like the Black Swan. This tense and unselltling film is one of the best psychological thrillers in recent memory.

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There’s no denying that psych rockers The Greatful Dead were one hell of a live band, this three-disc set is further testament to that fact.

The Grateful Dead honored the start of its 25th anniversary in 1990 with a celebratory three-week jaunt through North America’s east coast that’s still considered by many fans to be one of the group’s finest tours.

This set is taken from that tour - namely their legendary show at the Nassau Colliseum with Branford Marsalis.

If you’ve never heard much of the Dead before, this is a great place to start, as many of their staples such as Dark Star, Ramble on Rose, Eyes of the World and The Wheel have rarely sounded better.

A must for die-hard Deadheads and newcomers alike.

AQUA Saturday, November 1 Metro Theatre If mindless 90s electro pop is your bag, then chances are you’ll be “squee-ing” with delight over the news that those crazy Danish poppers Aqua are heading back our way.

With rave reviews and a string of 11 sold out shows across the country in 2012, Australian lovers of 90’s pop have another chance to relive some of the biggest moments in pop history.

In 1997 Aqua owned the airwaves and indeed the upper reaches of the charts across the globe with a string of massive pop hits. Songs including the smash hits Barbie Girl, Doctor Jones and Lollypop (Candyman) had the world dancing to some of the most loveable feel good pop music ever recorded. In Australia Aqua both won and left an indelible imprint on the hearts of pop loving fans across the country, as clearly shown by their phenomenal sold out 2012 tour.

Get ready to dance like you’ve never danced before.

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On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver (Kevin Costner) has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick.

Sonny must quickly decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL. Not a bad sports flick and a worthy distraction and Costner displays his usual charm.

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REPEAT OFFENDER Let’s spend the night at Dashville While the coolest little festival going, The Gum Ball, won’t be returning in 2015, it needn’t be all frowny faces because, to curb any disappointment, the good folks behind the festival, have a few things in their kit bag to blow your socks off.

A special one-off concert, Dashville On Main Street, a tribute to the Rolling Stones, will be held at the Dashville site on Friday, November 14, the day before the real Stones play at Hope Estate vine-

yard. The tribute event will feature famed local supergroup The Dashville Progress Society (pictured), plus supports to be announced.

Dashville’s other sell-out event, PigSty In July will also be unaffected, returning on 4th July 2015, while the team work towards a weekend festival in the pipes for October 2015. Watch this space.

For more info, visit www. dashville. com.au

The dynamic duo returns Having only wowed Newcastle audiences back in August, Busby Marou are heading back our way, but, this time around, expect to see a more stripped back affair.

After touring pretty extensively with a full band set-up of late, Tom Busby and Jeremy Marou will be going back to where it all started, as a duo, for this “bare-bones” acoustic tour.

To coincide with the tour, the boys will also be releasing a special edition of their

goal-kicking second album Farewell Fitzroy. This new addition features the twelve original tracks from Farewell Fitzroy along with five additional tracks including brand new single Days of Gold. Other new tracks include acoustic versions of Heard It All Before and Widow, as well as a new version of Biding My Time with guest vocalist, Nat Dunn.

They’ll be swinging by Lizotte’s Lambton on Friday, November 7. Tickets are on sale now via lizottes.com.au

If dirty, Motor City-inspired rock is your thing, then you’d do well to get down to the Lass this Saturday night to catch one of Newcastle’s finest exponents of the sound, The Motherlode, tearing the place up with fellow thumpers The Hurricanes and The Way Out. The members The Motherlode - Tom, Camo, Zeke and Louis - have been hanging

onto their collective youth now for about 10 years.

With influences like The Stooges, Radio Birdman, Mass Appeal, GG Allin, The Lime spiders, The Pink Fairies and MC5, this is one band that wants to make you sweat.

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ith such acclaimed songs as Scar, Steer and The Special Two, under her belt, there’s no doubt that the ARIA award-winning Missy Higgins knows how to write a song that strikes an emotional chord with her audience.

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However, for her latest release OZ, Higgins has turned her attention to a disparate collection of Australian songwriters - from the iconic (Paul Kelly, Slim Dusty, The Angels, Divynils, Icehouse) to the eclectic (The Drones, Something For Kate, Blackeyed Susans, Perry Keys) and the results are astounding. Her version of the mesmeric Drones track Shark Fin Blues alone will leave you gobsmacked.

If the new album wasn’t enough, Higgins as also coupled it with a book of sprawling and engaging essays that reflect on her associations with each song on the album creating a much more personal experience akin to pouring over lyrics and liner notes, for a deeper understanding, in the vinyl heyday - something that is increasingly rarer in the age of digitised music.

Higgins told TE that the idea for the album and book and been germinating for quite some time.

“It is quite a relief to have it all finished because it has been quite a long time coming,” she said.

I like the idea of songwriters being like the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz

“The idea started in between my second and third album [2007’s On A Clear Night and 2012’s The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle] and then when it finally popped up again it really felt like it was the right time to tackle it.

“The idea for the book kind of evolved naturally with the album. I had an idea to write a book - a memoir - but then I came to the conclusion that I’m not really old enough for that stuff yet, but I really wanted to dabble in writing some more and so it seemed like a perfect fit. The book hopefully gives people a deeper experience and delves a little bit more into my upbringing and how I came to choose the songs that ended up on the record.”

The album’s brilliant conceit is that while Higgins has turned her talents to some of Australia’s best-loved songwriters, the album never comes off a sounding overly sentimental as she didn’t necessarily want to pick the most obvious choices.

“While there are some icons, like Slim Dusty and The Angels on there, I didn’t necessarily want to go for the obvious choice,” she said.

“It was more about fining great Australian songs that really spoke to me in a way that I felt that I could interpret in a new way because I’m always really inspired by cover versions of songs that have that effect on me and make me see the song in a different light.”

While Higgins said the project’s title was an obvious nod to the location of the writers interpreted, it also had a second meaning.

“I like the idea of songwriters being like the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz,” she said.

“Some people think we’re special people who have special powers but we’re really just scared little people hiding in a backroom somewhere, working like crazy to make sure we don’t get found out.”

Aside from the eclectic cast of characters that form the inspiration for OZ, Higgins also enlisted the formidable talents of the likes of Kate Miller Heidke, Amanda Palmer and Dan Sultan [whose track, Old Fitzroy, also gets the OZ treatment] with acclaimed US songwriter/arrange/producer Jherek Bischoff (Amada Palmer, David Byrne, The Kronos Quartet) overseeing the production duties.

“Working with Jherek was just incredible,” Higgins enthused.

“He’s come up with these incredibly beautiful string arrangements for the album and just watching him work was really quite inspiring.”

All of this creative output doesn’t end with the album and book either, with Higgins expecting her first child in January next year.

“Yeah I’m quite pregnant now, but by the time the tour wraps up I’ll be extremely pregnant so, hopefully I’ll get the chance to sit back and reflect on everything for a while before a whole new adventure begins in January - it’s very exciting.”

Catch Missy Higgins at the Civic Theatre on Friday, October 3. Tickets are on sale now via premier.ticketek.com.au. The OZ package is out now.

LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION THIS WEEK The Little Death is a truly original comedy about sex, love, relationships and taboo. Debut director Josh Lawson presents a laugh out loud funny, honest and moving look at the secret sex lives of ordinary people.

In a multi-story narrative, we peer behind the closed doors of a seemingly normal suburban street. A woman with a dangerous fantasy. A man who begins an affair with his own wife. A couple struggling to keep things together after a sexual experiment spins out of control. A woman who can only find pleasure in her husband’s pain and the charming new neighbour who connects them all.

THE EQUALIZER Based on the 80s’ TV show, The Equalizer stars Denzel Washington as McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him.

But when he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by - he has to help her.

McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

It’s time to get the girls and head to Glendale for the next Chicks at the Flicks film - Gone Girl.

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing.

Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble.

Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question.

Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

Planes: Fire and Rescue

[Rated G] Reviewed at Event Cinemas Glendale Eden Heynatz - age 9

3.5/5

It’s a story about a plane who was a famous racer.

He had something wrong with his gear box and could not go as fast as he used to. So, to help out his friends at his airfield, he went off to learn to be a fire fighter. He got into a lot trouble because he would not listen. His name was Dusty Cropduster.

I suppose it’s a story about listening (yes they are always on about that) he makes a heap of mistakes. He is brave, and learns about teamwork and how important it is when there is a big job to be done. This one was better that the first movie Planes by far. The music was really good and when there was a huge fire, they flew to ACDC’s Thunderstruck, that was cool.

On a wiggle count, well, there was not much wiggling happening with the audience, so that’s a good movie.

As an afterthought, from the accompanying adult, it was not the greatest, not up there with Puss In Boots or of course Frozen, however entertaining none the less.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

[Rated MA] Reviewed at Event Cinemas Glendale by Stephen Bisset

3/5

After almost a decade since the lurid, pulpy Sin City, director Robert Rodriguez has teamed up, once again with graphic novelist Frank Miller for another look into the seemy underbelly of Basin City and while the second instalment follows much the same path as the first, it’s a visually stunning, visceral thrill-ride nonetheless. Taking many cues from the Micky Spillane-esque pulp noir of the 1950, but spinning it all on its head in a hyperreal postmodern way, this instalment follows the same vignette formula of the original, with Rodriguez weaving four stories into one loose narrative, with many of the original cast - Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson and Jamie King - getting another look in, however the likes of Joseph Gordon Levitt, Ray Liotta, Lady GaGa and Christopher Lloyd are welcome additions.

If you loved the first Sin City then you’re going to go nuts for this. And fans of the graphic novel can rejoice as it’s one of the truly faithful adaptations.

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AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Adam Black Trio.

BAR 121: Thursday, Jam Night; Friday, Rachel Rachel; Saturday, Dai Pritchard Band.

BEACHCOMBER HOTEL: Sunday, Shawn Lidster.

BLACKBUTT HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday/ Saturday, Live Entertainment.

BELMONT 16s: Wednesday, Paige Jeffrey, Milton Ward; Friday, Jumpin Jukebox; Saturday, The Rumour; Sunday, Franky and Johnny.

BELMONT HOTEL: Saturday, The V Dubs.

BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, Urban Lights; Saturday, Dan Runchel and Friends.

BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Jet 2 Vegas; Saturday, Cruisers; Sunday, Red Dirt Country Band feat Ross Mcgreggor.

BRADFORD HOTEL: Friday, Ash Mountain; Saturday, Defaced.

BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, Keith Hall & Pat Dow Duo. BUSHRANGERS BAR, Largs: Friday, Lennie Live.

CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Thursday, Dark3ell, Let The Number Be X, Not Another Sequel- Just Another Prequel, Origin of Janken, The Sign of IV; Friday, Tijuana Cartel; Saturday, MixtUp. CANTON BEACH SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Brassick.

CARDIFF RSL: Friday, The Remedy; Saturday, Tres Hombres.

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CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, Howard Shearman; Saturday, Arley Black.

CENTRAL HOTEL, Stroud: Saturday, James Naldo.

CESSNOCK LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Jake Folbigg; Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night with Dave Cochrane.

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Daniel Arvidson.

CLARENDON HOTEL: Friday, Darren; Saturday, Troy Kemp.

CLUB AZZURRI: Sunday, Latinova.

CLUB LEMON TREE: Friday, Kim and Mik; Saturday, Greg Bryce.

CLUB MACQUARIE: Friday, Mike Vee. COLLIERY INN: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Pete Sneddon.

CRICKETERS ARMS: Saturday, Bob Allan.

CRITEREON HOTEL, Singleton: Saturday, Karaoke.

CROWN AND ANCHOR: Sunday, Jason Bone.

CUSTOMS HOUSE: Wednesday, Jon T; Friday, Mick Jones; Saturday, Perry Carter; Sunday, Matt McLaren.

D’ALBORA MARINA: Saturday, Kylie Jane; Sunday, Troy.

DAVISTOWN RSL: Thursday, Jim Gannon; Saturday, Jenny marie Lang.

DENMAN HOTEL: Friday, Karaoke.

DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Friday, Steve Werren; Saturday, Nick Raschke Duo. EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, GenR8; Saturday, The Smarts; Sunday, Karen O’Shea.

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Comprising some of the most experienced and well-known professional musicians in the region, The Rumour is the Hunter’s powerhouse live act for corporate and private events.

With both male and female lead vocalists, and three-part harmonies, The Rumour has the capacity to perform an incredible range of material from artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Cheap Trick, Daft Punk, Prince, Allanah Myles, Michael Jackson, Van Halen more than you can poke a stick at.

The Rumour’s set list reads like the party set from the best night of your life.

They’ll have you wearing through your shoes on the dance floor from start to finish.

Featuring the talents of Craig “Rosie” Rosevear, Marty Worrall, Karen Rafferty, Phil Bellamy and David Javier, his is one formidable line-up indeed.

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GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, James Paul; Saturday, Howie and Alex; Sunday, Incognito.

GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Bounce.

HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Malihini’s Over 30s Nightspot HAMILTON STATION HOTEL: Wednesday, A Strength Within, Reactions, Staunch, Deadtown Nothings, Bite Back; Thursday, The Hard Aches, Run Squirrel, Family Values, Dal (Local Resident Failure); Friday, Karaoke, The Gifthorse, Hazards, HurtxUnit, Adeline Pines; Saturday, Karaoke, Disparo, Playgrounds of Hate, Cultkillers, Deathframes; Sunday, Jen Bixton, Lilly Ray. HARRIGANS IRISH PUB: Saturday, Matt McLaren.

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ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Saturday, Talk of the Town.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday, Flying Mare; Saturday, Grand Theft Audio.

FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Friday, The Ratbags.

GATESHEAD TAVERN: Friday, Loose Bazooka; Sunday, Vanderaa Duo. GATEWAY HOTEL: Saturday, Karaoke; Sunday, Live and Local Jams.

GEORGE TAVERN: Thursday, Matt McLaren; Friday, Jason Bone; Saturday, 4 Letter Word.

GRAND HOTEL: Tuesday, Jazz.

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL: Tuesday, Open Mic Night.

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Burgoyne; Saturday, Janey’s Alibi; Sunday, Howard Shearman.

PLOUGH INN: Friday, Graeme Mills.

POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, Dave Owen.

PRINCE OF WALES: Friday, Nick Connors; Saturday, Jason bone; Sunday, Jerome.

QUEENS WHARF BREWERY: Saturday, Troy; Sunday, Brendan Murphy.

REGAL HOTEL, Kurri: Saturday, The Ratbags.

ROYAL CROWN, Dudley: Saturday, Karaoke.

ROYAL FEDERAL, Branxton: Saturday, Black Bird Blue.

ROYAL HOTEL, Denamn: Saturday, Rock Oz. ROYAL HOTEL, Muswellbrook: Friday, Pete Gilchrist.

ROYAL HOTEL, Singleton: Sunday, James Naldo.

ROYAL INN, Waratah: Saturday, Pistol Pete RUTHERFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Mardmax.

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Ready to party, rock on or chill out?

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During his career, Glen has worked extensively throughout Australia with regular bookings at venues such as Coogee Bay Hotel, Crowne Plaza - Terrigal, Star City and Lasseter’s Casino - Alice Springs.

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SEVEN SEAS: Thursday, Jam Night; Friday, Garth Prentice; Saturday, Yellow Feather Dogg.

SHAFT TAVERN: Friday, The Hazels.

SHOAL BAY RESORT: Friday, Tres Hombres; Friday, Lee Rolfe; Saturday, Kirsty Larkin, Damnation Bon Scott Tribute, Vaughn Matthews; Sunday, Cover 2 Cover, Nick Raschke Duo. SHORTLAND HOTEL: Friday, Troy.

SMALL BALLROOM: Friday, Antiskeptic, Cambridge, Young Franco, Heirs to the Throne, Stephane 1993, Zavier.

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STOCKTON RSL: Saturday, Live Entertainment.

SWANSEA HOTEL: Friday, Matt McLaren.

SWANSEA RSL: Saturday, Sass and the Boss.

SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, Hellbent.

SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Thursday, Blackboard Sessions.

TEA GARDENS HOTEL: Saturday, Mick Jones.

TELARAH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Free Juke Box. TERALBA BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Wet and Dry. THE POURHOUSE, Maitland: Saturday, Scott Janes.

THE DEPOT ON BEAUMONT: Wednesday, Sandi Thom; Friday, Audie Franks; Saturday, Matt Purcell.

TILLIGERRY RSL CLUB: Friday, Plastic Spurs; Saturday, Tori M. TORONTO DIGGERS: Saturday, Rick O’Keefe.

TORONTO WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Coastal Craze Duo; Saturday, Cupcakes and Cocktails.

TOWN HALL HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke.

VUES ON THE BAY: Friday, DJ Fuel; Saturday, Zane Penn Duo. WALLARAH BAY REC CLUB: Friday, Loose Change; Saturday, Buddy’s Back - Buddy Holly Show.

WALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Incognito; Saturday, Sunday’s Record.

WANGI RSL: Friday, Red Sweat; Sunday, Two Left Feet.

WANGI WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Karaoke;Saturday, Karen O’Shea.

WARNERS AT THE BAY: Thursday, Pete Hibbert; Friday, Grand Theft Audio; Saturday, Funkapedia.

WARNERS BAY HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday, DJs; Saturday, Misbehave; Sunday, Peter Stefanson.

WESTON WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, On The Prowl, DJ Brian Bean.

WESTS CARDIFF: Saturday, Cover 2 Cover.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON PIANO LOUNGE: Wednesday, Peter Wall; Thursday, Angamus; Friday, Warren Hunter; Monday, Warren Hunter; Tuesday, Angamus.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON MARBLE BAR: Friday, The Rattle; Saturday, 2Good Reasons.

WEST WALLSEND WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Tommii; Sunday, Anthony Lee. WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Wednesday, Wicko Jam Night; Friday, Loko; Saturday, Dave Rumbler and the Matadors, Pat Capocci; Sunday, Thomas Blake, Keith Hall and Pat Dow Band.

WINDALE GATESHEAD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, The Italian Cowboy.

WINDSOR CASTLE HOTEL: Friday, James Osborn; Saturday, Daniel Arvidson.

WYONG BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Terry Mac; Saturday, Kelly Hope.

WYONG LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Gemma Duo, Back 2 Rock; Saturday, The Retrospectives.

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HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, AdzDrumz; Friday, Sean Andrews, Timmy Coffey, Code Red; Saturday, Flying Mare.

HOTEL JESMOND: Friday, Daley Holliday..

HOTEL PREMIER: Saturday, Twinsanity.

IRON HORSE INN: Saturday, Saving June.

JEWELLS TAVERN: Friday, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

KENT HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke, DJ. KING STREET HOTEL: Friday, TKay Maidza; Saturday, Marlo; Sunday, Any Given Sunday.

KOTARA BOWING CLUB: Friday, Karaoke.

KURRI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Paul Storey; Saturday, Maryanne Rex LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN: Friday, Dave Live.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Friday, AdzDrumz.

LAMBTON PARK HOTEL: Friday, Pete Hibbert; Saturday, Good Grief.

LASS O’GOWRIE HOTEL: Thursday, Flower Inc; Friday, Ngariki and the Dastardly Bastards, The Green Mohair Suits, Brian Campeau; Saturday, Motherlode, The Hurricanes, The Way Out. LIZOTTE’S NEWCASTLE: Wednesday, Youth Rockin The Black Dog Heat 4; Thursday, Danny O’Keefe & Mike McLellan; Friday, Harry Manx; Saturday, The Kites - Steely Dan 7 The Best of the West Coast.

LOCHINVAR HOTEL: Saturday, Lianna Rose Duo. LONG JETTY HOTEL: Saturday, Lennie Live; Sunday, Open Mic with Casho.

MAITLAND CITY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Snape Trilogy.

MARK HOTEL: Friday, The Andy Show; Saturday, Paul Robert Burton; Sunday, Hornet.

MARY ELLEN: Thursday, Ben Travis; Friday, Phonic Duo; Saturday, Incognito.

MATTARA HOTEL: Friday, James Naldo; Saturday, Disco and Karaoke.

MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Friday, Brooke Harvey; Saturday, Darren; Sunday, Mick Jones.

MAYFIELD HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke.

MEREWETHER SURFHOUSE: Sunday, Kylie Jane.

MILLIE’S HOUSE OF FOOD AND MUSIC, Kurri: Sunday, Makaylie Foodey MJ FINNEGANS: Friday, DJ; Saturday, DLove, DJ. NAG’S HEAD HOTEL: Saturday, Overload.

NELSON BAY DIGGERS THE LOUNGE: Friday, Dr Zoom Duo; Saturday, Good Company; Sunday, Jake Folbigg.

NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Red Sweat Solo.

NEWCASTLE UNITED SPORTS CLUB: Wednesday, Karaoke; Friday, Karaoke.

NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Friday, The Royal Key; Saturday, John Larder.

OCEAN VIEW HOTEL, Dudley: Friday, Izzy and Leeroy; Saturday, Driver 8; Sunday, Tap n That.

OLD PUB, Woy Woy: Saturday, Four to the Floor.

ORANA HOTEL: Friday, Urban Chiefs; Saturday, Nirvana Tribute.

PAXTON HOTEL: Saturday, Full Throttle.

PEDENS, Cessnock: Friday, Lianna; Saturday, Loose Bazooka.

PIPPI’S AT THE POINT: Friday, Deuce, Katrina

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f good, honest, classic club fare that is full of flavour and isn’t likely to break the bank is what you’re after, then you definitely should make a beeline for Kazza’s Brasserie 53 at West Wallsend Workers Club.

Think the likes of sizzling steaks, gorgeous garlic prawns, super fresh calamari, beautiful burgers, scrumptious salads, and you’ve got a pretty fair idea of what to expect.

After a quick peruse of the menu, my dining partner and I decided on some scrumptious cheesy bacon damper for entrée and, before too long, I found myself drawn to that demi-God of the club menu, the chicken schnitzel, and while I thought this meal would never end, owing to the more-than-generous helping, I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. The golden brown crumb was super crisp from the first bite to the last and the chicken that it housed was a tender and juicy delight.

The accompanying pepper sauce was rich and with just the right amount of heat from the peppercorns while a fresh and zesty salad, with the perfect amount of a subtle vinaigrette, and a hefty portion of golden brown chips made this dish a definite winner. You’d have to travel pretty far to find a schnitzel to rival this one.

Seeing a Sunday roast on a clubs’ bistro menu makes it easy to choose, especially for my dining partner - in fact the only question to ask is really ‘what is the roast today?’ knowing full well it doesn’t really matter what the answer is. This Sunday in Kazza’s bistro, it was lamb with all the trimmings and it was fabulous.

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ot on the heels of their blistering debut long player The Rise of a New Breed, Perth metalcore five-piece Aveira Skies are heading back Eastside for what promises to be one hell of a tour - and they’re kicking it all off at the Hammo.

The band have already made a couple of tentative east coast runs this year in support of the record, but as frontman Haydn Wood told TE this tour represents their first decent crack at this side of the continent.

“Back in April, we did a WA run, in support of the album when it was released, and we made a few weekend trips over East here and there, but this will be the first big run,” he said.

“It’s funny because this tour has kind of crept up on us which is kind of good because it shows that we’ve been really quite busy since the record came out it’s a good problem to have.”

After kicking things off in 2011, Aveira Skies quickly made their mark on the WA music scene with an undeniably infectious blend of melodic riffs and post-hardcore-esque aggression and breakdowns while their debut EP, Longer Than Flesh, Longer Than Ashes set tongues wagging and led them to sharing the stage with a string of national and international acts.

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“For us, the album was a long time coming because we’d actually booked in to record it twelve months before we actually recorded it,” he said.

“Also, there’d been a couple of lineup changes and when I joined before the first EP, pretty much everything was already written, but with the album we all had a hand in writing and I think that makes for a much stronger record.”

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hile his latest outfit, The Dead Daisies currently enjoying a bit of a purple patch, having just come off the back of string of mammoth tours in the US with the likes of Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kiss and Def Leppard, it’s refreshing to see that rocker Jon Stevens still has his feet planted on the ground.

“Those big shows are great, but the size of the show is irrelevant to me - I get just as much enjoyment playing an acoustic guitar to a small audience as I do with the big rock and roll show,” Stevens told TE. “I mean you see these big rockstars play these big shows and then go home to their mansions and twiddle their thumbs, which is definitely not for me.”

Stevens, who first sprang to public attention in this country as the frontman for legendary pub rockers Noiseworks, will be back in the region for two intimate shows as part of his Take Me Back tour “It’s an acoustic format show and really quite intimate, but in terms of what I’ll be playing, I don’t really know,” he laughed.

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TE caught up with Stevens on an increasingly rare home stint with the Dead Dasies heavy touring schedule taking up a lot of his time - as well as another run in Jesus Christ Superstar, this time as Pontius Pilate.

Formed in 2012 by Stevens and David Lowy, the band hit the ground running with a mammoth classic rock stomper Lock N Load (co-written by Slash) and have since backed it up with two blistering EPs - Man Overboard and Face I Love and a self-titled long player. With members that include or have included the likes of Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed( Guns n Roses), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy), Charley Drayton ( X-pensive Winos) and Darryl Jones (Miles Davis, The Rolling Stones) threes possibly no better band to which the term “supergroup” could be applied. Although Stevens said it was a term he was loath to use.

“I certainly hate that term, because it really means nothing - I mean, you’re only as good as your last tune,” he said. “We’re just a bunch of like-minded guys who are old and ornery enough to want to do things our way. We also play our hearts out every bloody night.”

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“A lot of people could identify with the song. Everyone in his or her mind thinks they’re a sexy thing - they think the song is all about them,” he said.

“Nobody wants to be left out, they want to think, ‘yeah, well I’m a sexy thing as well’.”

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After forming in London in 1968, Hot Chocolate went on to become the only UK band to have hits every year for 15 consecutive years.

Olive has particularly fond memories of the band’s early work during the disco era of the 70’s where the band spent time with musicians such as Leo Sawyer and Suzi Quatro.

“People weren’t afraid to let themselves go and have a good time but I think [now] everything’s a little bit closed up through political correctness,” he said.

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While Ballard said he wasn’t a massive reality fan before the show started, he certainly is now.

“I’m definitely into it s**tloads more now than I was before - I mean, it was always fun to take the p**s out of. The show has really made me appreciate it a bit more and appreciate just how ingrained reality TV is in our culture now.”

So what would Tom Ballard’s reality show entail?

“Oh, wow I’d be flattered but I don’t think it would work because I’m pretty boring,” he laughed.

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e may’ve given up his slot as host of Triple J Breakfast in November last year, after four years in the chair, but funnyman Tom Ballard is still loving his sleep ins.

“I’m actually in bed right now, having a bit of a chat to you,” he laughed.

“It’s funny because I’m still getting used to having a lie in - and while I definitely miss my Triple J family and the departure was pretty bittersweet, how good is sleeping in?”

Ballard will be heading our way next month and he said that while he hasn’t spent much time in our fair city, he was keen to regale Novocastrians about his extensive knowledge of the area.

“Well, this show isn’t one particular show - I guess it’s a kind of a “best-of” all of my material, so people can definitely expect some bloody side-splitting hilarity and lots and lots of mucking around.

“I haven’t really ever done stand-up in Newcastle before. I was there for the Young Writers’ Festival a couple of years ago, but that’s about it, so I’m keen to impress everyone with my Newcastle knowledge, you know like Morrie The Mole, the big tower that looks like a penis, Ozzie the Mozzie - I’m all over it.”

Since hanging up the breakfast headset, Ballard certainly hasn’t being resting on his laurels, currently appearing in the cracking ABC’s weekly dissection of the

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