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’ve never had much time for Tim Burton’s remakes of ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ in the past and walking into the 6:45pm screening of ‘Oz The Great and Powerful’ I thought the folk at Disney had just pulled a Burton with Oz and reworked a classic film that was still holding up fine even after 70 years.

There are plenty of references to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in this movie but they are more homages to its greatness. Like the original, the first part of the movie is filmed in black and white and a few actors including Michelle Williams and Zach Braff have roles both in Kansas and in Oz, but there are enough differences and new characters to meet to keep it interesting.

Check your expectations at the door and you’ll enjoy ‘Oz’ a whole lot more.

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While previous efforts like ‘The Else’, ‘The Spine’ and ‘Join Us’ pleased, they were a mere shadow of the duo’s earlier brilliance. While never living up to such fantastic albums as ‘Flood’, ‘Apollo 18’ and ‘Lincoln’, ‘Nanobots’ is definitely the best the band has produced for some time (their wonderful series of children’s albums notwithstanding).

Standouts include the pop-rock stylings of ‘Call Your Mom’ and the ode to a zombie apocalypse ‘Darlings of Lumberland’.

While the duo have packed 24 tracks into the set, don’t go thinking this is going to be some prog rock extravaganza. Nestled in between a plethora of pop gems sit little musical vignettes that last from six to 45 seconds, recalling the delightfully odd ‘Minimum Wage’ from the ‘Flood’ set.

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hile the violence is ramped up to Tarantino levels in this crime comedy from director Martin McDonagh, who brought us the utterly brilliant ‘In Bruges’, a razor sharp script, some truly hilarious moments and an impressive ensemble cast make up for the splatter.

In a similar vein to the likes of ‘Get Shorty’, ‘Seven Psychopaths’ tells the story of struggling screenwriter Marty (Colin Farrell), who, while trying to finish the screenplay for his film ‘The Seven Psychopaths’, inadvertently becomes embroiled in the seedy Los Angeles criminal underworld after two of his oddball friends – Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken) kidnap the Shih Tzu of underworld heavy Charlie (Woody Harrelson). The willful pup escapes and it’s up to this motley trio to get it back.

Sure, the plot does sound a bit ridiculous, but thanks to some wonderful performances, particularly from Walken and Rockwell, most of the ridiculousness can be forgiven.

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iding high on the triumphant Oscar win for the documentary ‘Searching For Sugarman’, the highly underrated yet utterly brilliant Rodriguez will be hitting Sydney for three highly anticipated shows (the second two have already sold out, so you’d better get in quick for this one).

It’s been 42 years since Rodriguez released his seminal debut album ‘Cold Fact’ with such insightful classics as ‘Sugar Man’, ‘Hate Street Dialogue’ and ‘Jane S. Piddy’, and now, thanks to the doco, he’s finally getting the global recognition he deserves (outside of Australia and South Africa where he has been revered for years).

Onstage with Rodriguez on his Australian Tour will be surf rock band, The Break, which comprises the three founding members of Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, Martin Rotsey and Jim Moginie as well as Brian Ritchie of US band Violent Femmes, and Jack Howard from Hunters and Collectors.

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ewcastle outfit The Cavalcade seem to be hitting their straps this year with a freshly minted single, ‘Little Games’, giving people a taste of the smooth, pop rock sounds that are about to drop on the band’s sophomore self-titled EP. The band also completed a run of dates in Victoria, including a couple of shows with British India last week and, by all accounts, everything went swimmingly.

For the uninitiated, The Cavalcade formed in 2010 and, after nine months honing their sound, the band unleashed themselves onto the world. After landing a support slot for Central Coast rockers, After the Fall, for their debut appearance on stage, The Cavalcade seemed to have an immediate effect on the audiences.

Although frontman, Patrick Truscott, said the band was a bit unsure how they would be received in their hometown.

“We were kind of superstitious about playing our music in Newcastle”, he admitted.

“The music scene in Newcastle

isn’t as prevalent as it once was, and crowds are only really interested in hardcore, metal, or dance club music, so we didn’t think our brand of music would be as appealing to the crowds in our hometown.”

They needn’t have worried though – The Cavalcade quickly established themselves as a formidable live act, supporting the likes of The Mission Motion, The Getaway Plan and ‘The Classic Crime’.

In November 2010, the band released their debut EP, ‘The Feeling Of Thought’, which set the template for the Cavalcade sound – a unique amalgam of ambient melodic progressions and up-tempo distorted breakdowns.

Now, with a new EP about to drop anytime soon, and with a live show that has been solidified thanks to some solid touring (which also includes the opening slot on US band Lydia’s national tour) this is one band you’re definitely going to want to check out.

Catch The Cavalcade when they play at the Great Northern Hotel on Wednesday, March 20 alongside Faraway Stables and Geography of Mars.

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debut release, the world/pop fusioninspired ‘Feel the Music’.

He also collected the most awards ever received by one artist in one year at the 2005 ABC Music Awards, acquiring the gongs for best artist, best male vocalist, broadcaster’s choice and APRA songwriter of the year.

On his world tour in 2008, Gian had the opportunity to perform with the likes of Miko Weaver (Prince’s guitarist from The Family), Chris Lee (the well-known blues session muso), and the legendary flamenco guitarist, Jeronimo Maya, picking up some tips and licks along the way.

Catch Gian when he plays at Shoal Bay Resort on Friday, March 15 and Wangi Workers Club on Saturday, March 16.

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fter spending a few years promoting his original music around the world, Newcastle-based singersongwriter Gian is taking a well deserved break – this time going back to his roots by performing a series of solo gigs covering some of the most loved songs of yesterday and today in his own unique style.

Gian’s catalogue of covers reads like a musical timeline crossing many popular genres from motown soul, rock, blues, 80’s pop and funk, reggae, R&B, top 40 hits and some great Latin tunes played by someone who knows what he’s talking about when it comes to flamenco guitar.

Gian is more commonly associated for his original music, firstly with his

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t takes something big to persuade a group to abandon a sound that has seen them through six records, but for Canadian double act Tegan and Sara, the reason was age.

Both now in their thirties and still finding their name appearing under bigger indie acts after more than a decade in the business, the twins were forced to re-evaluate their career in a big way.

The result is ‘Heartthrob’, a record that sees the Quins take a dramatic leap from their tried and tested indie rock leanings and embrace a much more mainstream, pop sound, a decision that Sara Quin said wasn’t an easy one to make.

“I don’t think I was concerned that people would like it,” Quin revealed to TE. “I think that for me what was more distressing was just wanting to be able to talk about this record and not feel bad for having the ambition that we did.

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as a ploy to be successful.

“I wanted people to say this was Tegan and Sara wanting to be more successful and not have all these negative connotations associated with that.”

Although admitting that nowadays she is far more influenced by artists like Alicia Keys and Beyonce than Peaches or Arcade Fire, Quin is still quick to reaffirm her punk rock roots.

“When we were teenagers in the 90s, this sort of idea of selling out or doing things that were disingenuous or too corporate, all of those ideas are very grounded in who we are as people.

“I still go sit in my closet and sing at the top of my lungs and probably terrify my neighbours and sing about my broken heart and my insecurities and my deficits as a person.

“I still eat, sleep and breathe this band.”

Excited to showcase new material when the duo are in Australia next month as part of the Groovin’ the Moo Festival, Quin said despite being pop songs, their new tracks pose new challenges when it comes to performing live.

“I have a tremendous amount of respect for people who are like, dancing around and running around in pop bands because I’m used to just standing incredibly stationary and singing in a fairly comfortable range for myself

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“I do get off stage and think, ‘Holy God, I’m tired,’ – every single night.”

Catch Tegan and Sara when they play at the Groovin’ the Moo Festival at Maitland Showground on Saturday, April 27. Or, if you missed out on tickets, catch them at the Sydney Opera House from April 25-26.

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hen it came time for Pete Murray to start thinking about his next project after his highly acclaimed ‘Blue Sky Blue’ set, he wanted to mix things up a bit.

Not content to release a greatest hits compilation, which may be expected of an artist of his calibre and longevity, Murray made the unusual, but ultimately rewarding decision to revisit ‘Blue Sky Blue’ – recording the songs acoustically in his adopted hometown of Byron Bay and enlisting a pretty formidable roster of friends to help out.

“The idea didn’t come straight away,” Murray told TE. “Myself and management had been talking for about 18 months about how we could do things a little differently and the idea of collaborating with other artists came up.

Anyway, I sent [the song] ‘Blue Sky Blue’ to Natalie [Pa’apa’a] from Blue King Brown and she did this rap over the top of it that just sounded great so we thought, ‘Let’s get some other friends in and revisit those tracks with a more laid back acoustic feel’.

“I didn’t want to release just another greatest hits album – it’s something a bit different.”

The unashamedly cruisey release features the talents of the likes of Ash Grunwald,

Scott Owen (The Living End), Katie Noonan, Busby Marou and Bernard Fanning and Darren Middleton from rock powerhouse, Powderfinger.

“I wanted to work with friends, first and foremost, on the album and I’ve known all these guys for years and I think that familiarity made things really when recording and really contributed to the laid back feel of the record.”

Murray added that it wasn’t just the people on the album that helped shape the feel, but also the location in which they recorded – the coastal paradise of Byron Bay. “Yeah, I’d say the location was a major influence on how things came out,” he said.

“Basically, we’d get up in the morning

and go and have a surf and then we’d go into the studio for a few hours and do it all again the following day – it was a brilliant way to make a record.”

Now, with the album out and winning quite a few plaudits around the traps for the quintessentially Australian songwriter, Murray is currently smackbang in the middle of a mammoth 44-date tour in support of the album, which will bring him to Newcastle later this month.

“We’re about a third of the way through the tour now and it’s been going really well,” he said.

“It’s just really great to be back out on the road. I guess I was kind of getting to the stage where I was getting over performing a little bit and everything that comes with wrangling a band on the road. Also, I was wearing one of those little ear

mics and that tended to make me feel a little bit disconnected from the audience. But with this tour, it’s really stripped back – it’s just going to be a three-piece including me with a stomp box, acoustic guitar and a harmonica – there’s a very organic vibe going on.”

Murray, who first drilled his music into the national consciousness with his debut album, ‘The Game’ in 2000, said he has come a long way as an artist since those formative years.

“Back then, the songs were a lot deeper and darker,” he said.

“That stuff is still there, but I do try and incorporate more into my songwriting as I go on – I’d like to think I’m a much better songwriter now than when I started.”

Catch Pete Murray when he plays at the Cambridge Hotel on Saturday, March 23.

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hen it comes to energetic and engaging live shows, few Newcastle covers acts approach the stage with as much gusto as The Capulets.

This five-piece is known to throw a few curve balls here and there, which isn’t surprising when you’ve got a frontman who is also equally adept at the sax, harmonica, guitar and didgeridoo.

It’s fair to say The Capulets don’t just stand there and run through a by-the-numbers set – they plough through it with rock abandon – with a set that includes tracks from the likes of Australian Crawl, Gnarles Barkley, Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin and a bit of Justin Timberlake thrown in for good measure.

They’ve even given into their inner child and have been known to unleash some sweet lighting and smoke effects.

Catch The Capulets when they play at the Exchange Hotel on Friday, March 15 and Belmont 16s on Saturday, March 16.

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ADAMSTOWN CLUB: Saturday, The Big Bang.

ANNA BAY TAVERN: Saturday, The Piranha Brothers AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, All Stars Duo; Saturday, Gibbo and Co. AVOCA BEACH HOTEL: Friday, Mama Jane Blues Band; Tuesday, Open Mic Night.

BAR 121: Friday, Jesse Vee; Saturday, Just Jace Duo BAR PETITE: Wednesday, Jazzis In; Friday, Emmy Rose; Saturday, Allon; Sunday, DJ Nicholas.

BAY HOTEL: Saturday, Daley Hollliday; Sunday, Dan Beazley.

BEACHCOMBER, Toukley: Friday, DJ Sheek, DJ Skeptic; Sunday, Acoustic Sessions.

BEAUFORD HOTEL: Saturday, John Larder.

BELLBIRD HOTEL: Saturday, Kim. BELMONT 16s: Wednesday, Carla Maree, Milton Ward; Friday, Roadhouse Rockers; Saturday, The Capulets; Sunday, Backbeat Duo. BELMONT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, John Jay. BELMONT HOTEL: Friday, Mike Vee; Saturday, Viagro; Sunday, Kellie Cain.

BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, Free Fallin’; Saturday, Dan Runchell and Friends.

BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Rock Factor.

BLACKBUTT HOTEL: Friday, Quaan; Saturday, Misbehave.

BRADFORD HOTEL: Saturday, The V Dubs; Sunday, Bella Dose Duo. BREAKERS COUNTRY CLUB: Friday, Troy Henderson; Saturday, Kristi Bennett; Sunday, Rebecca Henry.

BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, Open Fire; Sunday, Romney Watts.

CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Wednesday, DJs; Friday, Hand Of Mercy CANTON BEACH SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Red Alert Duo; Saturday, Van The Man Show.

CARDIFF PANTHERS: Saturday, Coldplay Show.

CARDIFF RSL CLUB: Friday, Talk Of The Town; Saturday, Red Alert; Sunday, Temple M. CATHO PUB: Sunday, Roar Boar.

CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, Morgan Sheather Duo; Saturday, Swingshift Cold Chisel Show.

CDB HOTEL: Saturday, James Paul.

CENTRAL HOTEL, Stroud: Saturday, Open Mic Night.

CESSNOCK SUPPORTERS: Friday, Two Good Reasons; Saturday, Karaoke; Sunday, Ruby The Clown, Kids’ Disco & Karaoke.

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Iguana.

CLUB SINGLETON: Friday, Pete Gelzinnis.

COAST HOTEL, Budgewoi: Saturday, Angel Gear.

COLLIERY INN: Friday, Karaoke.

COMMONWEALTH HOTEL: Friday, World Class, Acoustic Vern Solo/ CRICKETERS ARMS: Thursday, Ben Travis; Friday, Katrina Burgoyne; Saturday, Pistol Pete.

CRITEREON HOTEL, Weston: Saturday, Lee Rolfe D’ALBORA MARINAS: Sunday, Jack Daniels.

DAVISTOWN RSL: Saturday, Shawn Lidster; Sunday, Bowen, Claire and Fidler.

DENMAN HOTEL: Sunday, Tim Usher.

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DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Friday, Ryan Daley; Saturday, Greg Bryce and the Bad Bad Things; Sunday, Love That Hat. EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Phonic; Saturday, Idol Motion; Sunday, Talk Of The Town.

EDGEWORTH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Overload.

EDGEWORTH TAVERN: Friday, Busta Thong; Saturday, Shivoo.

ENTRANCE BOWLING CLUB: Wednesday, Open Mic Night.

ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Thursday, Smash Mouth; Saturday, Drapht EVERGLADES COUNTRY CLUB: Saturday, Retro Masters.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday, The Capulets; Saturday, Phase III; Tuesday, Salsa Dancing.

FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Friday, Phil McKnight; Saturday, Spank N The Monkey.

FIRESTATION HOTEL: Friday, Sundays Record Duo. FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point:

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GEORGE TAVERN: Saturday, Edie Love.

GRAND HOTEL: Tuesday, Origami.

GREAT NORTHERN: Saturday, The Owls; Tuesday, Play For A Pint & Sing For Your Supper.

GRETA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Levee Broke.

GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, Brien McVernon; Saturday, Janey’s Alibi; Sunday, Incognito.

GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Blue Suede Rockers; Saturday, Paul Storey.

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KINCUMBER HOTEL: Friday, Adam Black Duo; Sunday, John Currie LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN: Saturday, Live Music.

LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Marissa Lee. LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Thursday, Karaoke.

LASS O’GOWRIE HOTEL: Wednesday, Crazy Old Maurice, Skyepoint; Thursday, Creative Creatures Open Mic Night; Friday, The Main Guy and the Other Guys, The Havelocks, Some Chick & Her Ukulele; Saturday, Twin Lakes, Dan Southward; Sunday, Adeline Pines, Jen Buxton, The Havelocks.

LEMON TREE PASSAGE BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Loko; Saturday, Damien Rounce; Tuesday, Zane Penn.

LIZOTTE’S KINCUMBER: Wednesday, Mama Kin, Spender; Thursday, Zoe Keating; Friday, Jazz and Chili Crab Night.

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SHORTLAND HOTEL: Friday, Dave Owen.

SINGLETON DIGGERS, Alroy Park: Friday, Karaoke.

SINGLETON DIGGERS, York Street: Saturday, Jesse Vee; Sunday, The Big Bang.

SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Norm Bakker Tribute To Elvis; Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night.

STATION HOTEL, Kurri: Friday, Michael Mills.

STOCKTON BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Impudent Lager Wort; Sunday, Troy.

STOCKTON RSL: Saturday, Alotta Classix.

SUNNHYSIDE TAVERN: Saturday, Troy.

SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, Jerome; Friday, Twinsanity; Saturday, Retro Rockets; Sunday, Troy Kemp.

SWANSEA RSL CLUB: Saturday, Tru Grit.

SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Kids’ Disco; Saturday, Blue Gum. SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday/Saturday, DJs. TALL TIMBERS HOTEL: Friday, Greg Bryce.

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WALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Gen X; Saturday, Incognito.

WANGI DISTRICT WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Wet and Dry; Saturday, Gian.

WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Bob Allan WANGI RSL: Friday, Venus 2.

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WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Wednesday, Flash Jam; Thursday, Half Nelson; Friday, Cass Eager; Saturday, Back To The Wicko; Sunday, Doin It For the Kids Fundraiser, Dan Granero Band.

WINDSOR CASTLE HOTEL: Friday, Marissa Lee Duo; Saturday, Dave Live.

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xploding (geddit?) onto the Newcastle rock covers scene and bringing back the days of classic pub rock is Loose Bazooka.

Driving the rock solid rhythm section is Tony (Ronson) Moore on Drums, Dave (Daggy) Lewis on Bass and vocals, an on guitar and vocal Mick (Micky) Moore and Al (Abna) Beeton. With the powerhouse Bob (Fish) Glover up front wailing on the mic, these guys deliver rock and roll as it should be delivered – loud and with plenty of swagger.

Loose Bazooka have a huge repertoire from funk and blues to rock, with the likes of AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, The Angles, INXS, Easy Beats, Chain, T-Rex and The Doors getting the Loose Bazooka treatment.

Catch Loose Bazooka when they play at Warners at the Bay on Friday, March 15.

Zoe Keating; Thursday, Cookin Up Comedy feat Dave Williams; Friday, Dave Mason with Reel Big Dog; Saturday, Tony Joe White, Mojo Juju; Tuesday, Kieran Kane, David Francey, Lucas Kane.

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hen it came time for UK folk multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman to record his sixth and latest album, ‘Tales From The Barrel House’, he decided that he needed to take a different approach.

Instead of eschewing the creature comforts of the studio in favour of recording at home like a lot of artists seem to do nowadays, Lakeman went one further for the album’s opening track ‘More Than Money’ choosing

to record the song in a disused West Country copper mine.

“The whole concept behind the album was to write about a lot of the dying trades around the English West Country and I sing a bit about the miners and miners conditions on the album, so I thought it would be fitting to record a song in a copper mine,” he said.

“So we lugged everything down there and I had my lap-top and my Pro Tools and went about recording the thing – I’m really pleased with the result.”

Lakeman added that the location provided a kind of otherworldly feel to the track.

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“I can remember we had just finished a take and we were listening back to it and we could all distinctly hear a child’s voice laughing – it was pretty wicked.”

To further emphasise his homage to the dying trades of Devon (where Lakeman was born and raised), he recorded the remainder of the album in a disused Devon cooperage (the Barrel House from the album’s title) an old smithy and other workshops in the Morwellham Quay mining port on the River Tamar.

He said the end result was the album he had wanted to make since releasing his debut album, ‘The Punch Bowl’, as he felt he had more artistic freedom being on an independent label than he did after the release of his last long player ‘Hearts and Minds’ with Virgin/ EMI. “My whole sound is quite rooted in tradition, so this album really is the one that I’ve wanted to make for the past 15 years,” he said.

“After ‘Hearts and Minds’ was released I was getting a lot of pressure from EMI to come out with single and

I just found that pressure and having to compromise really quite stifling and it really wasn’t helping me grow as an artist.”

And grow as an artist he has. On ‘Tales From The Barrel House’, Lakeman not only wrote all of the songs – heartfelt folk-tinged paeans to simpler times – but played every instrument himself as well as producing and mixing.

“It was an extraordinary freedom to explore my music in this magical valley, which is close to my Devon home,” he said.

“I know this set of songs may be judged as harsh and raw, perhaps challenging for some, but, for me, that’s the whole point of ‘Tales From The Barrel House’.

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As a soloist guitarist/singer/ songwriter, his work is beginning to be recognised as something enticing and different in a musical landscape that is filled with an abundance of indistinguishable roots/folk artists.

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here’s no denying that soulful songstress Cass Eager isn’t afraid of breaking new ground. She has travelled extensively throughout Australia, Canada, The Middle East and East Timor and now she has plunged herself into the uncharted waters of motherhood.

“Well things have slowed down a little on the music side of late as camp Cass Eager has now expanded to three as we [partner Jon “Howler” Howell from Chase The Sun] now have 16-month old Hank to think about,” Eager told TE. “We’re still gigging around a fair bit just not as full on as we used to.”

Eager, whose soulful vocals have drawn comparisons to the likes of Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt, said that much of the inspiration for her music is drawn from her extensive travelling, not least her experiences in East Timor, where she toured five times – twice with the Australian Army where she performed for UN peacekeepers and in various orphanages.

“It’s a great way of doing it – combining travel and music and I have been afforded so many amazing opportunities and I really do think you get a better sense of a place if you’re performing there and speaking to the people.

“Also, I’d say the travelling I’ve done has informed my songwriting because you are a product of your experiences. My song ‘Beautiful

Day’, which is one of my favourite songs, was born out of my time in East Timor, which was such an eye-opening experience – it definitely broadened my awareness and understanding of human nature.”

In a case of one extreme to another and as a testament to her universal appeal, Eager also had the honour of performing at Kerry Packer’s polo property, where she played for none other than Prince Harry.

“I’m not really sure how that one came about actually, but it was a pretty surreal gig.

“People were milling around saying ‘Oh my God, Harry’s coming, Harry’s coming’, but I’ve never really been that phased by celebrity,” she said.

“Anyway, I played my set and a couple of his minders came up to me and said ‘The Prince would like to have a game of pool with you’, so I did and I nailed his arse to the wall – but he was such a nice guy. He asked me for some guitar lessons, so I showed him a few chords.”

For now, requests for Royal tutoring notwithstanding, Eager said she was in the process of working on a follow-up to her 2010 EP, ‘Down On Your Knees’.

“We’re doing a lot of writing, demo-ing and recording at the moment so we’re hoping to have an album out before too long,” she said.

“I’ll also be planning to return to Newcastle as much as I can because it’s always a really good show up there.”

Catch Cass Eager when she plays at the Wickham Park Hotel on Friday, March 15.

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Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said the show was more than just a celebration of Irish culture, as it also delves into the extraordinary contributions and lasting legacy of Irish women who settled in Australia during the Colonial period. The resilience and bravery of these amazing women will be presented through an entertaining series of anecdotes, littleknown facts, stories and songs.

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The Borderless project examines the remarkable stories of Irish women and their subsequent influence on modern society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The presentation charts the amazing journey, arrival and settling of these women in a very harsh environment, and acknowledges their contribution to the culture and society of Australian women to this day,â&#x20AC;?

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However, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently redressing that imbalance with his 20date â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Uni-Verseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tour that will bring him to the Bar on the Hill this week Drapht, who is still riding the crest of his glorious fourth album, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Life Of Rileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (which picked up a number one spot on the ARIA charts, ARIA and AIR nods for best urban release and three songs from the slab making the Triple J Hottest 100), said while

the latest album would form the basis of the show â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it would also incorporate tracks from his previous albums â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pale Riderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Who Am Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Brothers Grimmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely going to be touching on my whole career with this tour,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been ten years no since I released â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pale Riderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and I really appreciate the fact that I am able to develop those sounds that I came up with back then into something that is more representative of who I am now.â&#x20AC;?

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As soon as Young and the Horse hit the stage, they lurched into a blistering rendition of ‘Love and Only Love’ from the ‘Ragged Glory’ set, following it up with a transcendent version of ‘Powderfinger’.

While a large portion of the set was devoted to Young’s latest, ‘Psychedleic Pill’ – ‘Born In Ontario’, ‘Walk Like A Giant’, ‘Twisted Road’ and ‘Ramada Inn’ (by the way, this is one rocker that refuses to fade into that heritage artist glut), much of the Young and Crazy Horse canon was represented, with cuts from ‘Rust Never Sleeps’, ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’, ‘Harvest’ and ‘Tonight’s The Night’ all getting a look in. They even pulled out the old Buffalo Springfield track ‘Mr Soul’ for good measure.

While the crowd applauded politely after the new songs, they quite rightly went absolutely bananas when the band pulled out more well-known fare.

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‘Cinnamon Girl’, from the ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ album, still

sounded as fresh as it did when recorded back in 1969 and the inclusion of a new track, ‘Hole In The Sky’ and the unreleased ‘Singer Without A Song’, showed that Neil Young still has plenty to say and more than enough rock and roll chops to say it in.

While the extended version of ‘F***in Up’ complete with swirling feedback sections that would make My Bloody Valentine jealous may’ve alienated some of the quite middle-of-the-road audience, for me, it was a highlight of the set. It would’ve been THE highlight if Young didn’t decide to close the show with an awe-inspiring rendition of ‘Out Of The Blue’ from arguably one of the best live sets ever committed to tape, ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ – a perfect end to a near perfect set and the encore of ‘Roll Another Number’ was just the icing on the cake.

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