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Stephen Bisset caught up with Mark Williams, the frontman for the iconic pub rock outfit Dragon, ahead of the Oz leg of their 40th Anniversary tour to chat about longevity and new beginnings.

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ritten and directed by Joseph Kosinski (‘Tron Legacy’), this latest Tom Cruise vehicle is a rather slow burning and subdued sci-fi affair and, while visually stunning, those seeking a big budget escapist thrill ride might be better served holding off until ‘Iron Man 3’.

‘Oblivion’ is set in the not-todistant future (2077 to be exact) on a ruined earth after an alien invasion, which the humans fended off, left the planet almost uninhabitable.

Ex-marine Jack (Tom Cruise) and Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) are the last humans on earth and are tasked with monitoring and repairing the automated drones that scoot about the place.

Everything Jack believed about the war is thrown into question when he discovers a crashed spacecraft – the contents of which threaten to change the course of humanity.

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t’s been a long time between drinks, 13 years in fact, since a new Suicidal Tendencies album saw the light of day and thankfully, with the aptly titled ‘13’ those undisputed kings of crossover skate punk and thrash are looking to redress the balance after 2000’s widely disappointing ‘Free Your Soul and Save My Mind’.

Frontman Mike Muir is the only original Suicidal (with previous members in this ‘revolving door band’ including Robert Trujillo and Rocky George moving onto bands like Metallica and the Cro Mags and Fishbone respectively).

Given that it’s been more than 30 years since Muir and Co first defined a genre with their incendiary selftitled debut, it’s impressive that they can still retain an energy, that if not the same, is pretty darn close.

Standouts here include the hook and funk-laden ‘Cyco Style’ and the blaring shredder ‘Smash It’.

It ain’t no ‘Join the Army’ but, for newcomers, it’s a good place to start.

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ust in time for the school holidays comes this animated gem from firsttime feature director Rich Moore (‘The Simpsons’, ‘Futurama’).

Video game character Ralph (the well cast John C Reilly) is tired of being overshadowed by his game’s resident good guy, Fix-It-Felix (Jack McBrayer). Sick of being the bad guy, Ralph sets out on an epic journey, across the arcade, through every generation of video games to show Felix that he has what it takes to be a hero. Throw in a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade and Ralph might just have his chance.

The always hilarious Jane Lynch shines here as the salty Sergeant Calhoun from a ‘Call of Duty’esque title, while comedian Sarah Silverman hams it up as Vanellope von Schweetz from the cutesy racing game ‘Sugar Rush’.

A great school holidays DVD for a quiet or rainy day in.

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issed out on tickets to the sold-out Maitland leg of Groovin the Moo? Never fear, dear reader, as all you need to do to see those kings of kook pop They Might Be Giants is just make a quick trip down the F3 to the Metro Theatre. They Might Be Giants are John Linnell on keyboards and accordion and John Flansburgh on guitar, and their barn-storming live band includes Danny Weinkauf on bass, Marty Beller on drums and Dan “Solder” Miller on lead guitar. With their minimal stage show and innovative Dial-A-Song service, They Might Be Giants were prime movers in the mid’80s explosion of visual art, music, and performance art that put New York’s East Village scene on the cultural map.

With such seminal albums as ‘Flood’, ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Apollo 18’ under their belt along with such tracks as ‘Birdhouse in Your Soul’, ‘Anna Ng’, ‘Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’ and ‘Lucky Ball and Chain’, this is sure to be a doozy.

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fter losing their powerful frontman to throat cancer in 1998, pretty much everyone had relegated Aussie/Kiwi pub rock stalwarts Dragon to the annals of Aussie rock’s back pages. However, in a case of you can never keep a good band down, in 2006, Dragon took to the road once again re-invigorated and re-energised and they haven’t looked back since. Now, the band are about to kick off the Australian leg of their 40th anniversary tour and singer Mark Williams told TE that arguably the best band that Australia never produced couldn’t wait to get back to Oz. “Yeah it’s going to be really exciting,” he said. “The New Zealand shows were just great so we’re hoping that things will go just as well over there. People are going to get the chance to hear a few older Dragon songs that may’ve slipped off the radar and we’re also going to be playing a few newer tracks which is good for us because it keeps things fresh, y’know?”

Williams, who had quite a successful career in his own right said his inclusion into the Dragon lineup, of which he has been a part since 2005, had come as quite a surprise, albeit a pleasant one.

“That was totally out of the blue,” he said. “Allan Mansfield, who played keyboards for Dragon, asked me to sing at a memorial for Marc Hunter – the whole family was there and it was a massive event so that, in and of itself was a huge honour.

“Anyway after the memorial, Todd [Hunter] rang me out of the blue and asked if I wanted to be in the band. I didn’t have to be asked twice.”

After solidifying the new lineup of Todd Hunter on bass, Mark Williams on vocals, Bruce Reid on guitar and Pete Drummond on drums, the band wasted little time getting back into the swing

of things, releasing the studio album ‘Sunshine To Rain’ in 2006 and have since gone on to release three more EPs in ‘Happy I Am’, ‘It’s All Too Beautiful’ and ‘Chase The Sun’.

Williams said while he did feel a bit of pressure stepping into Mark Hunter’s shoes, he reiterated that his main aim wasn’t to emulate the iconic frontman, but rather to throw a fresh interpretation over such legendary Dragon tracks as ‘Are You Old Enough’, ‘Dreams of Ordinary Men’ and ‘April Sun in Cuba’.

“It was really daunting for me at the start because I really didn’t know Todd at all,” Williams explained.

“Then, after the first couple of rehearsals, I realised that what Todd wanted to do this time around was strip everything back, take a lot of the production out of things and really let the songs speak for themselves which allowed me to really do my own thing.

What was really interesting for me, especially in the first couple of shows, was how the crowds seemed to have forgotten a lot of the songs and when we started playing them there was like this wave of recognition and appreciation which came flooding back which was pretty awesome.”

For now, Williams said Dragon would continue doing what Dragon does best – touring, but added that fans could expect a new release sometime in the not-toodistant-future. “We’re just so excited and happy about where things are at the moment,” he said.

“We’re just really in love with touring and we pretty much look after ourselves and we’re quite a straightforward band.

We carry all of our own guitars to the airport. I will say that we are definitely due for another release. We’ve put out a few EPs over the last few years so we’d love to get back into the studio and have a crack at another one.”

Catch Dragon when they play at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, April 27.

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fter two short, sharp bursts of fist-pumping, melodic hardcore punk in the form of their self titled and ‘Early Days’ EP’s, Newcastle five-piece One Vital Word are about to unleash their debut long player ‘Picture Perfect’ and guitarist Nathan ‘Nuggs’ Trimble said the band was relieved to be at the end of the 12-month-plus process.

“Yeah we can’t wait to get it out there,” he said.

“We’ve been pretty much working on the album since we got together and started putting forward ideas at the start of 2012. We had a few things, more like skeletons of songs, that were left over from the ‘Early Days’ EP that we really fleshed out for the record.”

Beginning life as Burning Embers in 2007, One Vital Word are fast becoming one Aussie punk band to keep an eye out for with the band already snaring supports with the likes of Propagandhi, Toe To Toe, Heroes for Hire and Strike Anywhere as well as just coming off the Hits and Pits festival – sharing the stage with Mad Caddies, Good Riddance,

A Wilhelm Scream and Voodoo Glowskulls.

With their 2011 EP ‘Early Days’ selling out and causing music wags to say things like “If this EP is them laying the

slab, watch out, because they sure have the potential to build something big on it” and, all things being equal, it looks as though the album will exceed all expectations.

The band retained the services of Newcastle-based producer Mitta Norath, who produced their previous efforts, and Trimble said that sense of familiarity helped with the

overall cohesive sound of the record.

“I’d say that Mitta knows us better than anyone,” he said.

“We’ve had a really good history with him and he’s just a really rock solid guy when it comes to pulling massive sounds. We really kept him informed during the demo process so we were really able to hit the ground running when we got into the studio.”

While One Vital Word is known for their high-energy performances, Trimble said the band would be ramping things up a notch for their upcoming album release at the Cambridge.

“We always pride ourselves on putting on an energetic and really tight show, but we will be taking things to the next level for the album launch,” he said.

“We’re also so stoked that we’ve got such great bands supporting us.”

Catch One Vital Word when they release ‘Picture Perfect’ at the Cambridge Hotel on Friday, April 26. Along for the ride will be Newcastle poppunk favourites Local Resident Failure, Muswellbrook thrash/ punk/hardcore outfit Staunch and Sparrows, featuring ex-One Dollar Short front man Scottie Woods.

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ittle did anyone realise, back in the heady days of 1978, that The Radiators would still be together, still hugely popular and still producing quality music with no signs of slowing down.

Travelling thousands of kilometres across the length and breadth of the country, The Radiators have carved out a niche in the annals of Aussie rock history with such classic tracks as ‘No Tragedy’ and ‘Up For Grabs’. They have also headlined and shared stages with some of the most formidable Australian talent to ever plug in a guitar, including AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Dragon and INXS. 2004 saw the release of the

band’s 25th Anniversary Album – a compilation of their most popular singles. While the album sold well, the boys were keen to try something new.

So, in 2008 their controversial single ‘Gimme Head’ was re-recorded and remixed by The Cut and ended up at number nine on the ARIA club charts after just five days. Despite the passing years and rigours of touring, this is one band that has definitely not lost its spark. They continue to do what they do best – putting on a killer live show and the boys are still averaging about 150 gigs a year.

Catch The Radiators when they play at Caves Beachside Hotel on Friday, April 19.

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f you were around the Aussie festival scene in the late ‘90s or early naughties then, chances are, you will already be more than au fait with Melbourne punk hip-hop outfit 28 Days.

Their frenetic brand of tricked out punk rock catapulted the band to festival staple status around the country – not least for a formidable live show and a slew of killer tracks – most notably from the band’s second studio album ‘Upstyledown’.

It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anything major from 28 Days, with their last album – a compilation titled ‘10 Years of Cheap Fame’ dropping in 2007 (peacemeal shows throughout 2010 and 2011 and opening for Bodyjar on their swansong tour in 2009 notwithstanding) however, it looks as if it’s all systems go again as the boys, after years of abusive emails and jeers, are gearing up for a national tour that will revisit their classic ‘Upstyledown’ set.

Spawning such hits as ‘Sucker’, ‘Goodbye’, ‘Rip It Up’ and ‘Song For Jasmine’, ‘Upstyledown’ debuted at number one on the ARIA albums chart and went on to achieve platinum status and solidified the band as bona fide

with a string of radio hits that dragged them from Melbourne pub band obscurity to a household name.

Reinvigorated 28 Days are still all about the music and they are champing at the bit to get back out on the road to show the shoe-gazers how it’s done.

Make no mistake – these guys are extremely passionate about their music so, if you like your shows on the more active side, then you definitely won’t want to miss this one.

Catch 28 Days when they play at the Cambridge Hotel on Thursday, April 25.

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After the release of the first single from ‘The Last Good Party’ – ‘The Demarcation of Joseph Hollybone’, and a national tour with sold out shows all over the shop in 2012, Gay Paris have returned for the good of the people, to light the way to a departure from the ordinary. Apparently, word in the street is that the guys have crafted an ark of filth, seduction and raunch to show you the way and their one request is that you join them in support of their righteous crusade – to deliver on the promise of throwing the last good party. You asked for salvation and you shall receive.

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im and Mik have been playing music together for the past three years, combining their styles to create one enticing set-list. The duo performs an eclectic range of songs, from the classics to today’s tunes and everything inbetween.

Both musicians have an extensive history in the industry, Mik is the drummer for the award winning blues band The Bluezone. He joined the band after returning from the US where he spent a year and a half living and touring. Mik has been playing professionally for 15 years. Kim has recently released her debut solo album ‘Two White Horses’, she has also gained a reputation as one solo performer to keep an eye on. With both female and male vocals, great harmonies and great songs, Kim and Mik are sure to entertain.

Catch Kim and Mik when they play at the Queens Wharf Brewery Wharf on Saturday, April 20.

5 SAWYAERS: Wednesday/Sunday, DJ Patsan.

ABSOLUTE THAI, Charlestown: Friday, Emmy Rose; Saturday, Little Black Book.

ADAMSTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Sunday, Peta Evans Taylor ADAMSTOWN CLUB: Saturday, Deviation.

ANNA BAY TAVERN: Saturday, Lets Party.

ARGENTON HOTEL: Sunday, Live Band.

AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Soul Agents, Antoine, Back 2 Rock.

AVOCA BEACH HOTEL: Friday, Keith Hall & Pat Dow Blues Band; Tuesday, Open Mic AVON VALLEY INN: Saturday, The Brazillan Brothers.

BAR 121: Friday, ME ; Saturday, The Throsbies.

BAR PETITE: Wednesday, Ezee G; Friday, Kym Campbell; Saturday, Ryan Daley; Sunday, HP Duo. BEACHCOMBER, Toukley: Friday, DJs; Sunday, Sunday Sessions.

BEAUFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Jim Overend.

BELMONT 16s: Wednesday, Anthea Dennis, Anita Hartman; Friday, Rave On; Saturday, The Viper Creek Band; Sunday, Backbeat Duo. BELMONT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Trevor Mac. BELMONT HOTEL: Sunday, Paul Storey.

BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, Hayden Johns; Saturday, Grand Theft Audio.

BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Rock Factor; Saturday, Mick Jones.

BERESFIELD TAVERN: Saturday, Matt Gaudrey.

BLACKBUTT HOTEL: Friday, Stonefree; Saturday, VIP. BRADFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Flying Mare; Sunday, Hummdinger.

BREAKERS COUNTRY CLUB: Friday, Thom Wood; Saturday, Chris Byrne; Sunday, Jennie Marie Lang.

BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, Red Sweat; Sunday, Romney Watts.

CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Friday, Let the Number Be X; Saturday, Silverstein.

CANTON BEACH SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Brassick; Saturday, Be Bop a Lula.

CARDIFF PANTHERS: Saturday, Doors Tribute.

CARDIFF RSL CLUB: Friday, Gen X; Saturday, Formula.

CATHO PUB: Sunday, Sons Of Mercury.

CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, Radiators; Saturday, John Larder Duo CENTRAL HOTEL, Stroud: Thursday, Boulderdash; Saturday, Open Mic Night.

CESSNOCK SUPPORTERS: Thursday, Time Warp

Rocky Horror Tribute; Friday, Paul Robert Burton Duo; Saturday, Karaoke; Sunday, Kids’ Disco & Karaoke, Ruby The Clown.

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Talk of the Town; Sunday, James Chatburn.

CLARENDON HOTEL: Friday, Kylie Jane; Saturday, Howard Shearman.

CLUB AZZURRI: Sunday, Latinova.

CLUB TUGGERAH: Saturday, Trataka.

COLLIERY INN: Saturday, Karaoke, COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Boolaroo: Friday, Karaoke.

CRICKETERS ARMS: Thursday, Ben Travis; Friday, Jack Daniels; Saturday, ME. D’ALBORA MARINAS: Wednesday, Mick Jones; Saturday, James Paul; Sunday, Jack Daniels.

DAVISTOWN RSL: Thursday, Marissa Lee; Saturday, Jenny Marie Lang.

DENMAN HOTEL: Sunday, Kirsty Larkin.

DIGGERS AT THE ENTRANCE: Friday, They Call Me Bruce; Saturday, Duelin’ Piano Show.

DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Friday, Dream Tambourine; Saturday, Greg Bryce and the Bad Bad Things, OMG Duo. EAST CESSNOCK BOWLING CLUB: Thursday, Talk of the Town; Saturday, Karaoke.

EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, True Lies; Saturday, 24 hours; Sunday, Peter Stefanson.

ENTRANCE BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Jukebox.

ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Wednesday, Grinspoon; Thursday, Johnny Craig; Friday, Holly Wilson; Saturday, Cover 2 Cover.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday, The Capulets; Saturday, Hornet.

FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Friday, Graeme Mills.

FIRESTATION HOTEL: Friday, D’Lish.

FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point: Friday, The Flatrakkers; Sunday, Adam Price.

GEORGE TAVERN: Saturday, Cash and Co; Sunday, Pete G. GRAND HOTEL: Tuesday, Jazz.

GREAT NORTHERN: Wednesday, Dubray; Thursday, Goldsmith; Friday, The Hunters, Gang of Youths, Holly Who; Saturday, Ainslie Willis, Kira Puru and the Bruise, Post Paint, Grace Turner; Tuesday, Open Mic Night.

GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, The Throsbies; Saturday, The Rocker Fellers; Sunday, Defaced.

GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Tim Pringle; Saturday, Paul Storey.

HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Malihini’s Over 30s Nightspot; Saturday, D Love.

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HARRIGANS IRISH PUB, Pokolbin: Saturday, Pistol Pete, Karen O’Shea.

HONEYSUCKLE HOTEL: Sunday, Kylie Jane.

HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, Sean Andrews; Friday, Jon T, Skyepoint, DJ Patsan; Saturday, End of Days.

HOTEL JESMOND: Friday, The Levymen.

HOTEL PREMIER: Saturday, The Remedy; Sunday, DV8.

IRON HORSE INN: Saturday, Lianna Pritchard.

KENT HOTEL: Friday, The Core; Saturday, Funkey Monkey; Sunday, Thread.

KING STREET HOTEL: Friday, Marlo, Dexi, Rossco; Saturday, Nukewood; Sunday, Any Given Sunday.

KINCUMBER HOTEL: Friday, Bob Allan Duo; Sunday, Paul Watters.

KURRI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Kristen Lane Band; Saturday, Mark Harragon.

LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN: Saturday, Live Music.

LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Ryan Daley.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Friday, Hugh Gordon Duo; Saturday, Karaoke.

LASS O’GOWRIE HOTEL: Wednesday, The Double Shadows; Thursday, Creative Creatures Open Mic Night; Friday, The Seabellies, Dan Southward; Saturday, Adeline Pines, Isaac Graham, Ben David, Hamish White; Sunday, Loose Lucy, Milli Casey.

LEMON TREE PASSAGE BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Mardmax; Saturday, Daniel Arvidson.

LIZOTTE’S KINCUMBER: Wednesday, Jesse Bell, Trent Crawford, Michael Muchow, Peter Healey; Thursday, Zoe McDonald, Chasing Ruby, Fletcher Pillion, Eb and Liv, Sarak, Kellie & Stacey; Friday, Tex Perkins & Charlie Owen; Saturday, Christine Anu- Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook; Sunday, Paul Woseen.

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SHAFT TAVERN: Friday, Roar Boar.

SHENANIGANS, Maitland: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Solid Gold.

SHOAL BAY RESORT: Friday, Andrew G, Kellie Cain, Viagro; Saturday, Paul Nickerson, Revolver, Zane Penn; Sunday, Karma Groove, Katrina Burgoyne.

SHORTLAND HOTEL: Friday, Katrina Burgoyne.

SILK HOTEL: Friday, J Smith and the Kids, Peace Meal, Order of the Dragon.

SINGLETON DIGGERS, Alroy Park: Friday, Karaoke.

SINGLETON DIGGERS, York Street: Saturday, Kelly Hope.

SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Kim and Mik; Saturday, Bec Willis.

STOCKTON BOWLING CLUB: Friday, OMG; Saturday, DJ Symon; Sunday, Gene Valance.

STOCKTON RSL: Saturday, Live Entertainment.

SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, Phil McKnight; Friday, Damien; Saturday, The Rub; Sunday, ME. SWANSEA RSL CLUB: Saturday, Earthbound.

SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, Bloom.

SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Thursday, Open Mic TALL TIMBERS HOTEL: Friday, Gemma Glendenning.

TELARAH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Juke Box. THE THEATRE LANE: Saturday, Marissa Lee TILLIGERRY RSL CLUB: Friday, The Piranha Brothers; Saturday, Deborah Sinclair.

TORONTO HOTEL: Friday, Sunday’s Record Duo. TORONTO DIGGERS: Friday, Double Impact; Saturday, Red Alert.

TORONTO WORKERS CLUB: Friday, The Ratbags; Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night.

TORONTO YACHT CLUB: Friday, Boulderdash TOWN HALL HOTEL, Waratah: Sunday, Luke Austen.

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

WALLARAH BAY REC CLUB: Friday, Vinyl Express; Saturday, Hummdinger.

WALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Gen R 8; Saturday, Rubber Bullet.

WANGI DISTRICT WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Earthbound; Saturday, Club Jazz.

WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Lennie Live WANGI RSL: Friday, EZ Street; Saturday, Just Playin Around Show.

WARNERS AT THE BAY: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday, Hornet; Saturday, Kotadama.

WARNERS BAY HOTEL: Thursday, Misbehave; Friday DJs; Saturday, Mystery Trousers.

WESTS MAYFIELD: Sunday, Keith Scott, Roland Storm

WESTS NEW LAMBTON PIANO LOUNGE: Wednesday, Colin Stein; Thursday, Angamus; Friday, Warren Hunter; Saturday, Stuart Hamilton; Monday, Chris Hanley; Tuesday, Warren Hunter.

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WEST WALLSEND WORKERS CLUB: Friday, The Rocker Fellers; Sunday, Michael Mills.

WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Wednesday, Flash Jam; Thursday, Gleny Rae Virus Trio; Friday, Milestones; Saturday, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, Collins Class, Marshall O’Kell Duo; Sunday, Jungle Kings, John Larder.

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ncompassing the combined talents of Alisha Mitchell and Jason Bone, Ally B perform a wide range of music from blues, right through to pop, funk and rock.

Mitchell has performed in many Newcastle outfits such as Phonic and The Funky Do Das and has also featured in many musical theatre productions both here and in Sydney. Her powerful voice, combined with a vibrant personality makes for one formidable performer.

Jason Bone, meanwhile, is no stranger to the stage, having worked in such bands as Fumi Boca, The Good and with Morgan Evans and Mark Wells.

With a track list that includes the likes of Marvin Gaye, Eva Cassidy, Lionel Ritchie, Violent Femmes and Joss Stone, Ally B truly offer something for everybody.

Catch Ally B when they play at the Prince of Wales Hotel on Friday, April 19.

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t seems as though swampy blues soaked rock and roll is the order of the day in venues across Australia with acts like Chase the Sun and Marshall Okel kicking goals wherever they go.

There is another act that looks set to join the ranks of the Aussie blues rock elite – Transvaal Diamond Syndicate – as people who get along to their upcoming show at the Wicko are sure to find out.

The band began life in 2009 and, almost immediately, set tongues wagging largely due to their raw, energetic and, as some hyperbolists would have you believe, primeval live shows.

Not ones to shy away from the rigours of the road, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate have been plugging away, almost non-stop since packing up their gig bags.

A slot on 2011’s Byron Bay Bluesfest alongside the likes of Bob Dylan, Michael Franti and Ben Harper kicked off a year that would have the band release a foot-stompin’ as anything 7-track mini album, ‘Sins Of The Blessed’ that is as diverse as the terrain the band covered, deftly skipping from straight blues jams through to some rockabilly, stoner groove and a bit of roots-esque balladry. After a massive 40-date East Coast tour to promote the release, the band hit back again, in 2010 with the EP ‘Diamonds And Dust’ and again got tongues wagging.

The track ‘Behind That Smile’ took out a highly commended spot in the blues and roots category of the Q-song awards while the track ‘Home’ took out

the number one spot in Brisbane radio station 4ZZZ’s hot 100 of 2010.

Last year was pretty much the same for this sonic workhorse with the band undertaking a mammoth 63-date East Coast tour from Cairns to Tassie (and all points in between) to promote the single ‘Pistols At Dawn’. The guys racked up an impressive 20,000-plus kilometres in their trusty tour van – The TDS Express.

There’s no denying that this is one band that loves touring. While the term ‘the hardest working rock band’ in [insert country here] gets bandied about quite a bit, if there was one band that could lay claim to the title, it’s Transvaal Diamond Syndicate.

In keeping with their apparent daemonic quest to achieve white line fever, last year the boys nutted out a mammoth 63-date tour, but this year they’re ramping it up with a ridiculously ambitious 70-show, five-month Oz tour.

“Basically, if you don’t love music, I wouldn’t recommend it,” frontman Christian Tryhorn said.

Their live show reputation, full of sweaty machismo, catchy hooks, footstompin’ beats and tribal expression, has grabbed them support slots including Ash Grunwald, Dallas Frasca, The Snowdroppers, The Fumes, Elliot Brood, and The Beards.

If things continue like they are in 2013, there’s little doubt that Transvaal Diamond Syndicate could well lay claim to the ‘hardest working bands in Australia’ title.

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fter laying down the gauntlet with their impossibly catchy paean to the advantages of partying in ‘Partyhard’ (as well as the hilarious accompanying video that has had more than 4,500 views at the time of printing) last year, Newcastle’s own comedy stylists The Main Guy and the Other Guys are gearing up to release their debut, as yet untitled, EP with a little help from crowd-funding website pozible.

Main Guy The Duke (or Erling Grønhaug to the taxman) said the band had hunkered down in a mud brick house in Bucketty over the past two weekends to record the tracks with producer/ engineer on the rise Jamieson Shaw.

“We’ve been preparing for the EP for essentially the past year and we have our good friend Jamieson Shaw, who plays bass for Kira Puru and the Bruise – he’s just a recording engineer and producer on the go, man. He’s killing it at the moment so we thought before he’s thousands of dollars a day to work with we should get in good with him,” he said.

“So the EP will consist of the two tracks that we’ve already released – ‘The Bossa’ and ‘Partyhard’ and there’ll be another four tracks and we’re recording it in a place called Bucketty which is just f***ing amazing just being able to head out of town and just kind of smashing it out – Jamieson’s mum and dad own an awesome mud brick house in the middle of nowhere – no neighbours so we can play till all hours and it’s just been so much fun.”

To help with the completion of the EP, the band joined the ever growing list of Newcastle artists turning to crowd-funding and The Duke said he couldn’t be happier with the response even if he

may’ve been a tad uneasy about the prospect of going cap in hand to the public in the beginning.

“I’m quite surprised because, I mean, in the past I’ve seen plenty of friends set up pozible campaigns and I’ve donated to a few as well, but running our own, now that I’ve set one up, it’s really hard and kind of a bit uncomfortable because you kind of feel like you’re asking people to give you something for nothing,” he said.

“But really I do see the value of it because for us, where we are financially now from the gigs we have done so far, if we were going to do the whole thing ourselves, we wouldn’t be able to release it for another year.”

While The Duke said the band was keen to get out on the road to support the EP release, he remained pragmatic about the prospect of touring given the day-to-day realities of each member.

“We’re in a bit of a funny situation because the four of us are still dudes with full time jobs and kids – one of the guys is about to have a baby soon so it kind of has to be run as a hobby, but I do want to be a bit more active. So for the band’s sake that’s another reason I wanted to record, mainly because I want to make more videos – I just love making videos. That little clip [‘Partyhard’] has been a real stepping stone in terms of exposure. I think that with the right song and with the right video, because what we do is essentially comedy, it could really work quite well without the need to keep touring and touring.

“Although, once the EP is printed, we will definitely be hitting the road – y’know, Newcastle, Sydney , Katoomba, Woolongong and Canberra.

We might also pop down to Melbourne as well – we’ll just have to see how it will all work out logistically.”

To donate to the Main Guy and the Other Guys pozible campaign, visit www.pozible.com/ project/16995.

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ith their debut single ‘White Flamingo’ pricking up more than its fair share of ears around the country and with its follow-up ‘Backbone’ set to do the same, as well as a recent inclusion on the Maitland leg of the sold out ‘Groovin’ The Moo’ festival, it seems that things are definitely on the up and up for Newcastle popsters Goldsmith.

Not bad for a band that only really became a band 12 months ago.

“It’s been really good actually, everything has really exceeded our expectations so far which has been great,” singer Asher Morrison told TE. Morrison said the band, who took the name from their drummer Donnie Goldsmith, spent a fair bit of time incubating in Goldsmith’s basement before unleashing their vintage pop sounds onto the world.

“Donnie has a basement in his house, so after we got together, we headed down there and spent a lot of time writing and demoing tracks and then we’ve been building up a following, playing mainly around Sydney and Newcastle,” Morrison said.

The band’s first single ‘White Flamingo’ was mixed by Scott Horscroft (Leeder Cheetah, Stonefield) and bristles with an 80’s pop aesthetic

yet is complemented by some truly modern flourishes – the track kind of recalls Canadian pop rock outfit Destroyer, especially their latest Roxy Music-esqe meanderings on the album ‘Kaputt’.

For the new single ‘Backbone’ with its unbelievably lush vocal lines and warm vintage tones, Morrison said the band enlisted the help of producer Matt Redlich (Hungary Kids of Hungary) to lay down the final mix and give the song that unmistakable analogue polish.

“The great thing with Matt was that we channel a lot of 70s and 80s pop, like Fleetwood Mac and Dire Straits – especially on ‘Backbone’ and Matt mixes all on analogue desks,” he said.

“We recorded ‘White Flamingo’ on a digital desk which I really think suited the song, but for ‘Backbone’ we wanted to achieve a real warmth and I definitely think Matt helped us with that.”

With things definitely on the up and up for the five piece, Goldsmith are about to kick another goal with their inclusion on the ‘Groovin the Moo’ festival.

“It’s such fantastic news,” Morrison said. “It’s also freakishly good timing as we’ve just released ‘Backbone’ and everything – we’re all really excited. It’s going to be great.”

If you missed out on a Groovin the Moo Ticket, you can catch Goldsmith when they play at the Great Northern Hotel on Thursday, April 18.

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Eric Clapton and Liam Neeson. I was 21 when that happened and it was a completely amazing experience,” he said.

“It was my parents though, really, that influenced me to sing in the first place.

My dad always sang and loved to hear me singing and there was always music in the house growing up.”

Now, with an Australian tour just around the corner, Fleming said he couldn’t wait to get back down here, after such a successful run in 2011.

“I love Australia – I always have,” he said.

“I think there is such a huge similarity between you guys and us – I always feel right at home down there.”

Fleming added that, if nothing else, audiences could expect an honest and heartfelt performance at each show on the tour.

“The thing of it is, I just love performing – I love working with brilliant songs and great musicians and I’m going to keep on doing it for as long as that love is there,” he said.

“Some artists make the mistake of trying to fool an audience but I think that disingenuousness is very obvious to an audience and if you’re up there just going through the motions, they’ll see right trough you.”

Catch Tommy Fleming when he performs at Wests Lambton on Saturday, May 4.

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fter suffering the tragic and unexpected loss of both of his parents, within hours of each other, last year, Irish bel canto tenor Tommy Fleming, also known as ‘the voice of Ireland’ quite understandably, needed some time out to reflect on his life and career.

The result of this self-reflection led to what Fleming told TE was “his most cathartic album to date” – ‘Begin’ which has just been released in Australia.

“Recording that album was the best cathartic process I have ever been through in my entire life,” he said.

“I hadn’t even intended to record a new album until next year as I didn’t really have anything in the pipeline.

“Although, when it did come time to record, I found that people really did come out of the woodwork to help write with me. It was a very therapeutic process.

“The whole album really is a tribute to my mother and father and I guess that the theme that developed through the album is that of letting go of that old part of your life and starting afresh.”

For the past 20 years, Fleming has been mesmerising audiences with a voice that has prompted guitar God Eric Clapton to proclaim that Fleming’s version of the traditional Irish classic was “the best version of ‘Danny Boy’ – bar none”, while Bishop Desmond Tutu insists that Fleming’s voice is “truly an instrument of passion”.

His talent hasn’t gone unnoticed with the record buying public either, with his previous 11 albums raking in more than $1.5 million in sales.

While Fleming said he owes a lot to Irish folk great Phil Coulter, who took

the young Fleming under his wing on a US tour that shot his star into the stratosphere, it was his parents who initially ignited his passion for singing.

“Meeting Phil was just a case of being in the right place at the right time – I sang at a charity function that he was attending and the next thing I know I’m in the US meeting people like

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fter a hugely successful run last year, Aussie soul diva Christine Anu is taking her tribute to the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, back on the road, but this time around she said audiences could expect a much more intimate affair.

“The show has been downsized a fair bit and we’ll be taking it into smaller regional venues,” Anu told TE. “But it is moreso about intimacy and getting right back to the basics of the song.”

Anu, who first came to national attention with the Neil Murray-penned song ‘My Island Home’, said she had always been influenced by Franklin but it wasn’t until she embarked on ‘Rewind – The Aretha Franklin Songbook’ tour that a much deeper connection to Franklin’s music developed.

“Aretha means more to me now than she ever did in the past, appreciation-wise – the lady has covered so many genres in her career and she is just so clever and unique as a performer,” she said.

“It is a really eye-opening experience going through all of these songs because it really is like having a master class with Aretha herself and it’s also quite a workout.

“Soul music, especially Aretha’s music, is all about getting inside

yourself and giving yourself that workout – although a soul workout isn’t so much physical, it’s more like having a really great cry. It’s really quite cathartic.”

Catch Christine Anu when she performs ‘Rewind – The Aretha Franklin Songbook’ at Lizotte’s Lambton on Friday, April 19.

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isney’s latest on-ice production – ‘Princesses & Heroes’ is sure to delight and amaze both the young and young at heart when everyone’s favourite princesses, princes, trusty side kicks, heroes and villains hit the ice for an all singing, all skating extravaganza.

Enter a world of wonder where heroes and hearts prevail in the spectacular ice production that features eight of our most loved Disney princesses and their devoted princes in jaw dropping demonstrations of skating, acrobatics, high flying jumps as well as some lovable Disney friends.

Join Ariel from the ‘Little Mermaid’ as she yearns to explore the world above the waves while Prince Eric breaks the dreaded Ursula’s slithering spell to reclaim Ariel as his one true love. See Prince Phillip, from ‘Sleeping Beauty’ fame, defeat the evil Maleficent as she transforms herself into a fire-breathing dragon in a race against time to rescue

his beloved Aurora. Be there to discover a whole new world with Jasmine and Aladdin and watch with unabashed awe as the dreams of Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Rapunzel and Tiana all come true before your very eyes.

If you have even the slightest soft spot for fairytales then this amazing production is sure to melt your heart.

‘Disney On Ice presents Princesses and Heroes’ will be on at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre from June 2023. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek.

TE is giving one lucky family the chance to win a family pass (four tickets) to the Thursday, June 20 performance of ‘Disney On Ice presents Heroes and Princesses’.

To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@ newcastlepost.com.au with ‘Disney’ in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, May 14. Winners will be notified by phone.