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Stephen Bisset caught up with the manager and founder of ABBA tribute behemoth Bjorn Again ahead of their turn at the Civic Theatre to chat about famous friends and the lure of the Swedish pop megastars.

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he Shannons 2013 Mattara Hillclimb is on the bucket list for keen hillclimbers and so it has been so for over 5o years. Few things compare with a quick run along Shortland Esplanade, through the twists and turns of beautiful King Edward Park. It’s a fitting Grand Final event for the NSW Championship. Our thanks to Newcastle’s MG Car Club and the good people of Newcastle for the chance to “thread the needle” through the pinch in search of a fast time.

Here is a quick form guide to the top contenders for outright Fastest Time of the Day and drivers to watch in the smaller classes. This year’s championship (which takes in venues all around the state) has been a tight contest between current national champion Tim Edmondson in the hi-tech British built Gould V8 and current state champion, Mudgee’s Doug Barry in the V6 Buick powered Lola F300. So far Tim has managed to have the upper hand but Doug loves the challenge of this course and nobody tries harder.

Currently lying third in the championship is veteran competitor Ron Hay. His latest mount is a technically fascinating car which marries an Italian Dallara Formula 3 chassis to a NZ built (largely motorcycle based) 2.4 litre V8.

Beautifully made and works a treat.

Ron will be eyeing up an outright win while looking over his shoulder for the sight of ex Formula1 designer Malcolm Oastler who is now back in Oz and living in southern NSW. Malcolm’s weapon of choice is another Dallara chassis, this one powered by a Suzuki Hayabusa motor cycle engine and as you would expect it is a work of art. Malcolm registered a strong third place at his last start and the smart money could be on him to come up trumps.

Lying fifth on points is Phil Heafey in his trusty Mitsubishi Evo . A sedan an outright contender I hear you say? Yes indeed and if the conditions are not ideal Phil will make good use of the power and traction of his AWD machine to spring a surprise on the more favoured open wheelers.

A couple of local drivers worth watching include Maitland driver

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Peter Robinson (PRS openwheeler) and Kempsey’s Darren Read who’s recently stepped up to a lightweight bike powered Minetti sports car. Ashley Birks (Gemini) and young Pat Griffiths (Torana) have been stand outs in the Sports Sedan class while Newcastle Uni’s Prof Bill McBride

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he Tri-challenge Championship was started in 2000 by the MG Car Club, Newcastle to help MG Car Club, Newcastle, Kempsey Sporting Car Club and Tamworth Sporting Car Club to each stage an event, part of a series, that would attract many more competitors than they would otherwise have had.

It would have the added benefit of giving Club competitors a bit of travel, different tracks, more competition and , with only four events, a step up from local events but not a State Championship.

The Series has been very successful over the years with some drivers using it as a stepping stone to greater things and some happy to compete each year.

The first event on 7th March at Mt. Cooperabung, Kempsey, was won by local driver, Darren Read (Mineti) followed by three more Kempsey drivers,

Dave Morrow (Krygger), Kim von Holt (Gladiator) and Alan Hindes (Piranha).

The second round was held at Tamworth’s Oakburn Park Sprint Track and former MGCC local, Ed McCane in his Hi-tech Hayward won, followed

by Alan Hindes (Piranha) and Peter Robinson (PRS) from MGCC, Newcastle.

Ringwood’s third round near Raymond Terrace was nearly rained out, but a reasonable field attended with Kempsey’s Dave Morrow winning followed by Newcastle driver, Amy Mrcela (Elfin)and Kevin Edwards in his Mitsubishi EVO making good use of its AWD grip taking out 3rd place.

With the general downturn in the economy affecting some competitors, numbers were down from a couple of years ago, but again the Series has provided relatively cheap club level racing and a bit of travel.

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Add a ‘71 LS Monaro 350, 56 chev pickup and ‘57 chev hardtop and the shed is nearly full, “ nearly”.

Yes, it does appear I have a very understanding family who either just shake their heads or say yes he’s in the shed building something. To them “ luv ya and thanks”.

Without the help of people like Greg Snape from Classic Oz Wreck , Peter Robinson and the guys from Maitland Auto Parts, Jeff Holland from JP Fabrications who builds the best diffs in the country, these cars may have not happened and to all the race people I have met who have offered advice, help, friendship and at times criticism on driver ability and talent , thanks.

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rowing up in the sixties and seventies in Australia was a great time to be interested in Motorsport. With heroes like Bond, Brock, Grice and Harvey racing the Fords of Geoghegan, Moffat, French and others.

One of my earliest memories is of sitting in front of a black and white tv watching Bathurst, and it’s a yearly event still to this day, not to be interrupted by anyone except say for the delivery of either food or beverage.

After school, I completed an apprenticeship with Booths Holden in Mosman which sparked my enthusiasm to compete in Motorsport. Meeting guys like Graham Engel, Damon Beck,Graham Moore and some other guy called Peter Brock put ideas into my head which unfortunately at the time my pocket couldn’t match.

25 years later the cars I loved as a kid are now classics and very collectable.

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hile it certainly doesn’t hold a candle to the unabashed undergraduate hilarity of the original instalment in the franchise there is still plenty to like in this, the third ‘Hangover’ film.

While it may rely on many of the tropes and set pieces that made the first instalment so successful, this, unlike many other sequels, executes this revisionism well.

In the aftermath of the death of Alan’s (Zach Galifinakis) father, the wolfpack decide to take Alan to get treated for his mental issues.

But, as is the case in with these things, everything quickly goes pear-shaped on the way to the hospital as the wolfpack is assaulted and Doug is kidnapped. Now they must find Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong, in another show stealing performance) again in order to surrender him to the gangster who kidnapped Doug in order to save him.

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he refreshing thing about Woolongong stoner-rockers Tumbleweed’s latest album ‘Sounds From The Other Side’ is that, after thirteen years away from a recording studio, the boys bust out with as much fuzzed out rock and roll swagger as they ever did.

Right from the get-go, it’s obvious that this is a band that isn’t trying to break any new musical ground, but rather than just being a pastiche of past glories, this is an album that can definitely mix it in today’s musical melieu.

Standouts include the blistering ‘Dirty Little Secret’ and the infectious “oohs and ahs” chorus of ‘Night Owl’.

While not reaching the same dizzying heights as their seminal ‘Galactaphonic’ album, this is still a damn fine example of fuzzed-out psych-stoner rock and roll.

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f you were to compile a list of the best rom coms around, there would be few that wouldn’t include possibly the granddaddy of the all, ‘Pretty Woman’.

Directed by Gary Marshall (‘Happy Days’, ‘The Odd Couple’) ‘Pretty Woman’ tells the story of Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) a ruthless businessman who specialises in taking over companies and selling them off. In Los Angeles on business, Lewis decides to hire a prostitute, but rather than your stereotypical streetwalker showing up, he meets the hooker with a heart of gold Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and it isn’t too long before the sparks fly.

They take a liking to each other and he offers her money if she’ll stay with him for an entire week while he makes the “rich and famous” scene.

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t’s quite hard to believe that it’s been twenty years since the irrepressible Kim and Kelley Deal – alongside band-mates Jim Macpherson on drums and bassist Josephine Wiggs – released The Breeders’ seminal sophomore album ‘Last Splash’, which rocketed to both critical acclaim and commercial success on the back of

the omnipresent ‘Cannonball’ single and their renowned live show. In fitting celebration of this milestone, the lineup of The Breeders responsible for ‘Last Splash’ are hitting the road again and will be bringing the classic album to Sydney this month.

So, whether you’re an old school indie kid from back in the day looking for a stroll down memory lane or a newcomer with an interest in timeless rock’n’roll, this is one show that, if you miss it, you’ll be kicking yourself.

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rom humble beginnings in the iconic Melbourne rock venue the Tote, to playing the likes of the Reading Festival at the behest of grunge icons Nirvana and Wembley Stadium opening for the Spice Girls, there’s little denying that Bjorn Again are not only one of the best ABBA tribute acts in the world but also the best tribute act, period.

The band are set to head out on a national tour that promises, once again to be chock-a-block full of the ABBA glitz, frivolity and light-hearted parody that made them one of the most bankable and well-respected tribute act in the world and founder and manager John Tyrell told TE that the prospect of hitting Aussie roads was always an exciting one for Bjorn Again.

“We are absolutely excited – it’s out 25th year this year and and I have to say that we always get the best reception

from Australia.”

While Tyrrel said that Bjorn Again was, in essence a tribute band, they take it a step further, playing a little bit with the arrangements and poking-light hearted fun at the cult of personality surrounding the Swedish pop behemoth. With name slike Agnetha Falstart, Benny Anderwear, Frida Longstokin and Bjorn Volo-us – you know this is a band that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

“Because it is basically a tribute show, we still do all of the hits and the costuming, the band and just the general quality of the performance is pretty spot-on,” he said.

Tyrrel, who formed the concept for the show with Rod Stephen, said that in the beginning neither of them were particularly fond of ABBA – although that opinion has definitely changed over the years.

“Rod and myself had played in various cover bands and we were both quite influenced by heavier bands like Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin and, in the mid-80s we had become quite

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“Then we saw ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ and thought it would be a great idea to start a kind of ABBA version of Spinal Tap.” The band have also been given ringing endorsements from ABBA themselves with Benny Anderson commenting on London radio that “Bjorn Again are the closest you can get to seeing ABBA.” “Yeah that was pretty

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Aside from that wrap, the band also has a pretty impressive list of fans.

“Dave Ghrol is a fan – one of our biggest probably, we’ve played for Bill Gates, at Russell Crowe’s wedding and people like Robert Plant and Metallica have been spotted at shows which is just phenomenal when you think about it.”

Catch Bjorn Again at the Civic Theatre on Friday, October 11.

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Cape, one of the founding members of seminal So-Cal shredders Lagwagon will be in Newcastle this week, playing guitar

for the arguably the world’s greatest punk rock supergroup covers band, Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s before backing up with an intimate show that pays tribute to the late No Use For a Name main man Tony Sly as well as a show with another of his bands Bad Astronaut for the upcoming Hits and Splits Festival. Phew.

“Yeah it is a pretty hectic schedule, I’m not gonna lie to you, but I’ve always had so many good times in Australia, it’s always a pleasure to come back. Although it does get a little tough being away from the kids for so long but we have Skype

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Cape and Sly had been friends for years, with their respective bands Lagwagon and No Use For A Name sharing many stages over the years. In 2004, the pair teamed up for an album ‘Acoustic’ that highlights acoustic interpretations of each band’s songs before repeating the feat again in 2012 with ‘Acoustic: Volume Two’. Before Sly’s passing, the pair also formed a band, The Scorpios.

“Since Tony passed away, there is not a day that goes by where I don’t have a massive hole in my chest, but I think shows like this are a great way to remember such a fantastic songwriter” Cape told TE. ‘I’m going to be playing with Brian [ Wahlstrom, from the Scorpios] and we both did so much touring with Tony so, while it will be a kinda sad occasion, it will also be quite cathartic.”

Cape also promised Lagwagon fans a new album in the new year.

Catch Joey Cape when he plays with Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s at the Cambridge Hotel on Thursday, October 3, in the Tony Sly tribute at the Cambridge on Wednesday, October 30 and with Bad Astronaut as part of the Hits and Spilts Festival at the Cambridge on Wednesday, November 20.

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hen it comes to albums, twenty years is a long time between drinks by anyone’s standards. Listening to rockers The Baby Animals’ brilliant return to the spotlight, ‘This Is Not The End’, however, it feels as though the band never went away.

Hot on the heels of a well-recieved stripped-back acoustic East Coast tour earlier this year the band – Suze DiMarchi, Dave Leslie, Mick Skelton and Dario Bortolin – are ramping things up to the nth degree for their national ‘Feed The Birds’ tour.

“It’s just a really exciting time for the Baby Animals at the moment – everyone seems to be getting excited about the tour – we have fans requesting songs so it’s handy to have a bit of a back catalogue to draw on and we will also be shooting our first-ever live DVD which should be pretty huge.”

DeMarchi said that after releasing an acoustic album of their greatest hits - Íl Grande Silenzio’ in 2008 it had always been in the back of the unabashed “rock chick’s” mind to ramp things up again with the Baby Animals.

“I must say first of all that we are surprised and humbled by the reaction the album has been getting since we released it,”she said. Ï’d say that 90 per cent of the response has been amazing.

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“It was always in the back of my mind that I wanted to make a full on rock record – there were a lot of songs that were written that were maybe a tad slower than what we would normally write and they didn’t make the cut because we were really all about making a four on the floor rock album.

So just what is it about the Baby Animals that clicked?

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EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Cruisers; Saturday, Janey’s Alibi.

EDGEWORTH SPORT AND REC: Friday, Georgie’s Playground; Sunday, Mardy Leith.

EDGEWORTH TAVERN: Friday, Finn; Saturday, Defaced.

ENTRANCE BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Jenny Marie Lang.

ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Red Alert.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Thursday, The Rattle; Friday, Misbehave; Saturday, Hornet.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday/Saturday, Live Entertainment.

FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Friday, Crawford Brothers.

FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point: Friday, The Klassics; Sunday, Sheri and Dave.

GATESHEAD TAVERN: Thursday, Casho.

GEORGE TAVERN: Saturday, HP Duo; Sunday, Jack Daniels.

GOSFORD RSL: Friday, Pay the Rider; Saturday, Rave On; Sunday, Steve Twitchin.

GRAND HOTEL: Tuesday, Jazz.

GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday, Lachy Doley Band; Sunday, The Stillsons.

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL: Thursday, Mantra; Friday, Bakoomba; Sunday, Wax Lyrical Sessions.

GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, Jon-T; Saturday, Good Grief.

HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Malihini’s Over 30s Nightspot.

HAMILTON STATION HOTEL: Wednesday, Bite Back, Alignments, Metcalfe; Thursday, Spencer Scott, From Trees, Lucy Wilson, Jen Buxton, Lincoln La Fervre; Friday, Karaoke, Chronolyth, Dropbear; Saturday, Karaoke, Fatem, Break The Odds, Exit For Freedom.

HEATON-BIRMINGHAM GARDENS BOWLING CLUB: Thursday, Karaoke.

HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, Timmy Coffey; Friday, Sean Andrews, Incognito; Saturday, Sundays Record; Sunday, Timmy Coffey.

HOTEL JESMOND: Friday, Jack Daniels & Co Duo; Saturday, KDL Duo. HOTEL PREMIER: Saturday, Dave Owen, Jamie Martens; Sunday, The V Dubs.

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She has also been in the lead role of musicals, competed at Tamworth Country Music Festival, been in numerous choirs and also had the honour of singing the national anthem at both the Leopard Final Shootout Championships and the Australian National Go-Cart Championships.

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VUES ON THE BAY: Friday, DJ Fuel; Saturday, Affinity.

WALLARAH BAY REC CLUB: Friday, Cover 2 Cover; Saturday, Rockabilly Rogues.

WALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Rock Factor; Saturday, Rubber Bullet.

WANGI DISTRICT WORKERS CLUB: Friday, What’s The Next Line; Saturday, Mick Freeman.

WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Andrew G WANGI RSL: Sunday, Izzy and Leeroy.

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WESTS NEW LAMBTON MARBLE BAR: Friday, Dream Tambourine; Saturday, The Levymen.

WEST WALLSEND WORKERS CLUB: Friday, The Remedy; Sunday, Phil McKnight.

WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Wednesday, Flash Jam Night; Friday, Heart Attack and Vine; Saturday, The Stillsons, The Dennis Boys; Sunday, Cass Eager Duo, Ghost Road.

WINDALE GATESHEAD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Robbie Urquhart Duo. WINDSOR CASTLE HOTEL: Friday, Two Good Reasons.

WYONG BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Julia Starr.

WYONG LEAGUES CLUB: Saturday, D’Lish.

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SEVEN SEAS: Wednesday, Sound Search.

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SINGLETON DIGGERS, York Street: Saturday, Karaoke.

SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Back Beat.

SPINNING WHEEL HOTEL, Raymond Terrace: Sunday, Jerome.

STOCKTON BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Defaced.

STOCKTON RSL: Saturday, Snape Trilogy.

SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, Kim; Saturday, Pistol Pete; Sunday, Brooke Harvey.

SWANSEA RSL CLUB: Saturday, Back Beat.

SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, Robbie and the Rattlesakes.

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LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN: Friday, Mardmax.

LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Live Entertainment.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Friday, Dave Carter; Saturday, The Gaudreys.

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et ready to start swooning Newcastle. Ricky Martin is in town. The Latin pop megastar arrived on Sunday to begin rehearsals for his national tour which kicks off in Newcastle on Thursday.

Martin, who took a break from rehearsals on Monday to answer questions from the throng of assembled media, said that he was captivated by Newcastle.

“It’s just beautiful,” he said.

“I took a walk yesterday, it was very special, early in the morning, still dealing with jet-lag. It was 6.30 in the morning and I was taking a walk along the water and it was very special, very beautiful and very relaxing.”

The voice behind such hits as ‘Cup of Life’, ‘Shake Your Bon Bon’ and ‘She

Bangs’ said that punters could expect a joyous celebration of culture when he takes to the stage.

“It’s an intense cultural exchange,” he said.

“I am bringing music from pretty much all over the world. I’m from Puerto Rico, a very small island in the Carribbean very influenced by African sounds, obviously Carribbean sounds, Latin sounds and obviously my greatest hits which was where I started to cross over into the Anglo sound.

“All of that is going to be part of the show. It’s an hour and 35 minutes of intense adrenalin.

“The highlight of my year was ‘The Voice’ so I’ve invited some of my artists – Team Ricky to be part of the stage so we’ll just see how it flows – it’s going to be special.”

Catch Ricky Martin when he blows the doors off the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Thursday, October 3.

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nless you were one of the thousands of Novocastrians lucky enough to score a ticket to the NRL semi-final in Sydney over the weekend, chances are you would have been down at your local watching the Knights fight valiantly against Roosters for a place in the grand final.

On Saturday night, kick-off found me chowing down on some tasty pub-grub at the Commercial Hotel at Boolaroo.

While the outdoor dining area looked inviting on such a warm night, we opted

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Owner, Peter, reckons they sell more schnitzels at the Commercial than at any other pub and it’s not hard to see why.

My schnitty was juicy and tender, truly top-notch, and served with plenty of zingy tomato sauce and cheese, fresh vegetables and a generous dollop of creamy mash potato.

My dining partner went for the rump steak with mushroom sauce, which was quickly devoured between positive comments about the “extremely good” sauce.

Both meals were huge and definitely left us feeling more satisfied than the evening’s footy result did.

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fter sending both pundits and punters into a lather with their subtle and lilting sophomore album ‘Earnest’, Melbournebased alt. country outfit The Stillsons could very well have gone one better with their latest release ‘Never Gonna Go Your Way’.

While the album still bristles with the nuanced folk-tinged pop that made ‘Earnest’ such a hyperbole generator – helped in no small part by the undeniable musical chemistry that exists between drummer/vocalist Cat Canteri and guitarist/vocalist Justin Bernasconi, there is a much more urgent feel to proceedings this time around – as evidenced on the album’s “beefier” tracks such as and ‘Feel So Young’.

Canteri told TE that the band were over the moon with the way the album had

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“We weren’t really quite sure what to expect but the response has been really positive.

“Also, we ran a pozible campaign to finish off the manufacturing side of things and we gave some pre-release copies to pledgers and their response has been quite overwhelming too.”

If ‘Never Gonna Go Your Way’ represents a band who has a finely honed sense of where they want to take their music, Canteri said that was due to the amount of touring the band had clocked up in preparation for the album.

“We were doing a fair bit of touring up and down the East Coast and we had been playing a lot of the songs that ended up on the record for quite a while before recording them so there was definitely a sense of synchronicity in those sessions – it was very intuitive.”

Catch The Stillsons when they play at the Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, October 5.

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