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f ever you needed convincing that, over the past ten years, Australian hip-hop has well and truly shrugged off the stigma of being the poor, feeble and oft-rejected cousin to its US counterpart, then this compilation, the first release from It’s Official Music, will definitely do the trick. Right from the first track, The Hilltop Hoods’ smooth ‘I Love It’, this album grabs you and refuses to let go with classic cuts from the likes of Bliss and Eso, Koolism, 360, The Herd, Murph and Plutonic, Astronomy Class, Butterfingers, Pez and Urthboy. All of the major Aussie hip-hop food groups are represented here. Standouts include The Herd’s prophetic 2008 jam ‘2020’, the unabashed joy of Diafrix and Daniel Merriweather’s ‘Simple Man’ and the laconic style of Murph and Plutonic on ‘Heaps Good’. This is the perfect starter for anyone wanting to know what Aussie hip-hop is all about.
efore he was ‘the Govenator’, Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with fellow 80s action stars Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lungdren, elicited much criticism from pundits and moviegoers alike for being big on brawn but small on acting ability (“Get to the chopper, “It’s not a tumor”, “Who is your daddy and what does he do” et al.) Many times during the 118 soulless minutes that make up Len Wiseman’s (‘Underworld’) pointless rehash of Paul Verhoven’s 1990 sci-fi classic I found myself thinking “In Terminator 2, you promised you’d be back, Arnie. All is forgiven, please come back.” Total Recall 2.0 eschews the Mars setting of the original for a futuristic skyscraper, flying car and zippy elevatorladen Earth (that has more akin to the other Phillip K Dick adaptation ‘Blade Runner’) that is essentially window dressing over a paper-thin, Colin-Farrell-running-awayfrom-the-bad-guys-plot. While the CGI is a stark improvement on the original, even here all of the bells and whistles seem overdone and overplayed at the expense of character development
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larger-than-life nativity scene, the North Pole, fountain firework lights and cherry blossom trees. If that wasn’t enough, just a stones throw away from Hunter Valley Gardens, over at Harrigan’s Irish Pub, Aussie indie rockers Thirsty Merc (pictured) will be playing a special one-off show that you definitely won’t want to miss out on. With more than 250 million albums sold and more than 300 live shows under their collective belt, Thirsty Merc has, quite rightly, earned themselves a place as one of this country’s best loved indie-rock acts. Expect to hear such hits as ‘Mousetrap Heart’, ‘Tommy and Krista’, ‘In The Summertime’, ‘20 Good Reasons’, ‘Someday Someday’ and much, much more. Entry to New Year’s Eve at Hunter Valley Gardens is $20 for adults and $15 for children (4-15 years). Children four and under will receive free entry and every child will receive a free glow stick. For more information, visit www. hvg.com.au. Tickets for Thirsty Merc are $50 or $180 VIP (plus booking fees). For more information, visit harrigansirishpub. com.au.
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TOP KATZ basically becoming a much better band,” she explained. “We started off the year playing the amazing Woodford Folk Festival on New Year’s Eve and we’ve done two East Coast tours and we’ve been getting some really good feedback. It’s all been very positive.” In between all of the touring, Zoe K said she was also writing for album number two which would represent a broadening of the musical horizons for the band. “We’re still writing for the second album which will hopefully be finished sometime in 2013, and while the Shadow Katz line-up is still interchangeable, I’ve been lucky enough to have met a very talented sax player in Shane Landry who is also really good at arrangements, so there’s a lot more work going into the songs. “I’m also getting right back into the jazz side of things and, while I’m still really into the soul and funk, I don’t want to come out sounding like an Amy Winehouse rehash. I want to combine everything into something really new and fresh. It’s all about finding a balance.” Catch Zoe K and The Shadow Katz when they play at The Wickham Park Hotel on Thursday, December 20.
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hile her stage presence has been described as “a 1920s flapper on uppers”, Newcastle jazz, soul and R ‘n’ B diva Zoe K insists you never know what you’re going to get when she takes to the stage with her band, The Shadow Katz. “A lot of what I do onstage comes from a great deal of nervous energy,” she told TE. “Because of that nervous energy, there tends to be a bit of banter in which I have about an 80 per cent closing rate – the rest of the time it can get a bit dicey – let’s just say you never know what you’re going to get.” Call it what you will, there’s no denying that Zoe K has an abundance of stage presence and the formidable vocal chops that recalls the soulful intensity of the likes of Etta James, to match. It seems the rest of Australia might well be catching onto the 2009 ABC female vocalist of the year, with the band spending much of 2012 on the road honing their sound off the back of their self-titled album. “We have been pretty busy this year on the road and
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fter a triumphant East Coast tour back in October and equally successful stints in Europe and the US earlier this year, folk-blues duo Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson will be kicking off yet another East Coast tour in Newcastle in January in support of their latest album – the critically acclaimed ‘Wily Ways’. Robinson said Newcastle punters could expect the same engaging stripped back folk-blues that has permeated their career over the past
few years, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. “There will be lots of tracks from ‘Wily Ways’ in the set and we’ve also been working on a few new songs that might work their way in there at some point – there’s also going to be a lot of stories, anecdotes and tales from the road. We just can’t wait to get back out there,” Robinson said in a disarming Irish lilt. The pair, now husband and wife, first met when Fitz was performing in Ireland and it was suggested that he check out a wonderful Irish singer. He did, was duly blown away and the rest, as they say, is history. The first fruits of their musical
marriage was the brilliant debut ‘Beauty and the Beast’ that coupled Fitz’s obvious love of 1920s-esque electric slide blues with Robinson’s folk sensibilities to create something truly unique. “The best way I can describe the sound is that it’s original music with a true old timey flavour,” Robinson said. “It’s all about simplicity.” Robinson added that ‘Wily Ways’ was a natural progression from ‘Beauty and The Beast’ and was a document of the pair becoming more comfortable with each other as a duo. “The main difference on ‘Wily Ways’ is that I think we have honed our sound a lot more together and also, this time around, we enlisted the help of [Aussie blues and roots legend] Jeff Lang to
co-produce and he really knew what we wanted and how to bring those sounds out on the recording. “We’re both really chuffed with the album and we were also quite taken with the reaction it’s been getting as well. Europe was just amazing – France really came alive for us and England was great as well. We’ve actually been nominated for an award in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, which is really nice.” So, does all this add up to an even busier 2013 for Hat Fitz and Cara? “Who knows. In this business anything can happen so let’s just wait and see, shall we,” she said. Catch Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson when they play at the Royal Exchange Theatre on Wednesday, January 2.
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event coordinator and vocalist for Holly Who, Holly Clayton. “We many not have carols but we sure have the spirit.” Opting not to charge for tickets, the acts will be encouraging punters to join in on the Christmas spirit and pop a couple of bucks into ‘Thank You Tins’ – the proceeds of which will be distributed to local families through the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. “We’re anticipating a super special night,” Clayton said. “It all starts at 8.30pm and it’s BYO tinsel.” All of the Yuletide fun will be on at the Great Northern Hotel on Saturday, December 22.
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ot since the hits of legend Harry Belafonte have we experienced the joy that is calypso music. However, that has all been rectified with the birth of Australia’s first traditional calypso band – aptly named Eucalypso – and these guys are on a mission to change the face of roots music. While playing in a number of western swing and country roots outfits, Gleny Rae Virus never stopped listening to the music of great calypsonians such as Lord Kitchener, Mighty Sparrow, Lord Flea and The Roaring Lion. Eucalypso’s music is brimming with humour, political commentary, double entendre and they take the traditional
structures and instrumentation of calypso and add distinctly “local” lyrics laden with puns and the odd sexual innuendo. Working under her calypsonian nom de plume “Lady Gumnut”, Virus has written a collection of Aussie-themed calypsos dealing with topics such as over regulation, power tools, education and the sexual revolution. Her Big Bad Banksia Men consist of the three-part horn section, upright bass, guitar, drums and percussion with the lady herself on piano, violin, accordion and vocals. Get along to the Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, December 22 for a healthy dose of Eucalypso.
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drummer is sure to enjoy, the video is also a hoot. Put together by Kilroy with the help of friend, Joe Brumm, it features a James Bond-style chase between a puppet lion and zebra. “I’m not sure why they are chasing each other, it’s kind of hard to give inanimate objects intention, but it seemed like a fun idea at the time,” Kilroy joked. “We worked on it each weekend over a few months. “We like to take our time with things, that way you haven’t
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LONG JETTY HOTEL: Friday, Slam Tango; Saturday, Kellie Hope; Sunday, Chris Hannegar. MAITLAND CITY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Big Bang MAITLAND LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Back Beat. MARK HOTEL: Friday, Dr Zoom Duo; Saturday, Dan Beazley; Sunday, Love That Hat. MARY ELLEN: Thursday, Troy Kemp; Friday, Love That Hat; Saturday, Hey Poncho; Sunday, Mick Jones. MATTARA HOTEL: Friday, Lennie Live; Saturday, Karaoke; Monday, Talk Of The Town. MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Friday, Zane Penn; Saturday, Troy; Sunday, Kylie Jane; Monday, Mick Jones. MAYFIELD HOTEL: Thursady, DJ Guru; Friday, Debbie Newsome; Saturday, Mardmax. MJ FINNEGANS: Friday, DJs, The Zillers; Saturday, DJs. NAG’S HEAD HOTEL: Friday, Damien; Saturday, Twinsanity. NEATH HOTEL: Saturday, Loko. NELSON BAY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Talk Of The Town. NELSON BAY DIGGERS THE LOUNGE: Friday, The Rattle; Saturday, The Big Bang; Sunday, Marissa Lee. NEWCASTLE UNITED SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Damien Rounce. NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Wednesday, Whitey; Thursday, Gleny Rae Virus; Friday, Pana Duo; Saturday, Carrott ORANA HOTEL: Thursday, Thirsty Thursdays; Friday, Whysper, Space Ace; Saturday, Leeroy and the Rats. PEDENS, Cessnock: Friday, James Naldo.Saturday, The Pad and the Ugly. PIPPI’S AT THE POINT: Friday, Howard Shearman, Overload; Saturday, Cosy Velour; Sunday, Troy Kemp. PLOUGH INN: Friday, Mark Harragon. POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, James Paul. PRINCE OF WALES: Friday, Ally B; Saturday, Kylie Jane; Sunday, Gen R 8, Adz Drumz. QUEENS WHARF BREWERY, Wharf: Saturday, Kylie Jane, Ally B; Sunday, Gen R 8, DJ Patsan; Sunday, Chester Darvey. RACECOURSE HOTEL: Friday, Peta Evans Taylor; Saturday, Howie and Alex; Sunday, Jerome. REGAL HUNTER HOTEL: Saturday, Mike Vee. ROYAL HOTEL, Denman: Saturday, The V Dubs. ROYAL HOTEL, Wyong: Friday, Cash and Co. ROYAL FEDERAL HOTEL: Saturday, Dr Zoom Duo; Sunday, Dan Beazley. ROYAL INN, Waratah: Friday, Mike Vee; Saturday, Gian. RUTHERFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Mardmax.
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melt-in-your-mouth tender and the peppercorn sauce provided a spicy morishness that was hard to beat. Lastly, dining partner number two (young master 11) chose another pub classic – the chicken schnitzel with gravy, salad and chips and the enthusiastic young diner declared it to be “the best schnitzel ever”. The chicken breast was encased in a lovely wafer-thin crumb that was full of flavour and the homemade gravy provided the perfect accompaniment – as did a healthy portion of fresh and crunchy chips. However, perhaps the star of the show was the restaurant’s namesake – Hushie. He really made us feel welcome and as if we were dining at his home. Aside from running the restaurant with aplomb, Hushie is also a dab-hand on the microphone and when he is not wowing you with his affable demeanour, you’ll find him on stage with his sister, niece and brother-in-law, belting out some karaoke. Honestly, this guy can sing and his relatives are no slouches either. Dinner and a show! What more could you ask for?
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t’s pretty much a free kick that, no matter how surreptitious, sneaky or deceptive, a 12 foot ninja would be pretty hard to ignore. It would come as no surprise, then, that Melbourne outfit 12 Foot Ninja’s debut long-player, the intricate prog rock heaviness that is ‘Silent Machine’, is almost as big and imposing as the band’s namesake. The band are gearing up for a
massive Oz tour that will kick off in Newcastle in January and guitarist Steve “Stevic” Mackay told TE that punters could expect a ridiculously energetic performance with a little bit of zen thrown in for good measure. “We’re really looking forward to this tour, it’s going to be huge,” he said. “People can expect a bunch of material from the new album and some pretty wild stuff going on onstage. We’ve been standing on poles out in the water, perfecting our balance and making sure that our chi is flowing nicely so it should be good.”
After two short sharp bursts of 12 Foot Ninja, in the form of the EPs ‘New Dawn’ (2008) and ‘Smoke Bomb’ (2010) the band decided to take the plunge with a long-player and Mackay said the whole ordeal, while trying at times, couldn’t have gone any better. “The reception the album has been getting has been brilliant and the way critics, other bands – we’ve actually been embraced by a few bands in the States so we’re forging some really good friendships over there – and punters has just been fantastic. “The writing for the album was a bit all over the shop, though. Some of the songs were written completely on an iPhone, some came out of jamming
and some were written on a computer. There was no set plan. I essentially recorded the thing, like four times, changing little things each time, which was rather annoying, but to see the end result in your hands, it’s totally worthwhile.” As something a bit different, in the lead-up to the album’s release, the band released each track digitally with an accompanying comic drawn by UK artist Keith Dawes that fleshed out some of the weighty concepts contained on the album, which will be available at the show. Catch 12 Foot Ninja when they play at The Cambridge Hotel on Thursday, January 10.
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t’s a pretty telling statement of intent that iconic Aussie pub rock outfit The Choirboys’ first single was titled ‘Never Gonna Die’. Some thirty-plus years since the band’s inception, they are showing no signs of shuffling off this mortal coil with the band seeing out the year with a special acoustic show at Lizotte’s this weekend. “I reckon that, when we recorded that song [‘Never Gonna Die’], I pretty much knew that I was never gonna die,� front man Mark Gable told TE. “We were pretty young and stupid at the time and at that age you think you’re pretty much impervious to everything – you can smack into things, have things smack into you and the like and you just bounce back – also, if you did happen to die it would be a glorious death like an assassination and all the kids would weep that their people’s poet was dead. Honestly, though, it is pretty amazing that we are still around and having as much fun as we are.� When it comes to fun, Gable said that was pretty much the modus operandi for the Choirboys these days, as people who attend the acoustic shows will be able to attest. “This acoustic run will be our last shows for the year and it’s basically going to be a heap of fun – it’s not like working at all. We’ll just be rocking up with our acoustics, making a few
‘woohoo’ noises and cracking a few jokes – I like to tell jokes onstage – I don’t think they’re funny, but I get a few laughs from the crowd from time to time so it’s okay.� Perhaps best known for their anthemic hit ‘Run To Paradise’, Gable said the Choirboys were currently formulating plans to head back into the studio, sometime in the near future, to lay down some new tracks for a long player. “We want to put out a blues/pub rock album – much like our first record. There’ll be no niceness on there at all, just a lot of rough and ready blues and rock and roll with lyrics about old men wanting to sleep with young women – in their 50s,� Gable laughed. Catch The Choirboys in acoustic mode when they play at Lizotte’s Lambton on Sunday, December 23.
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Two for the price of one A fter sold-out performances across Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide earlier this year and hot on the heels of their impressive performances on the smash-hit TV show ‘The Voice’, Carmen Smith and Diana Rouvas will be coming to Newcastle for a very intimate acoustic show. The show will essentially be made up of three sets, with both singers performing separate sets before they join each other onstage for a powerhouse encore that is sure to impress. Smith is a versatile and engaging performer who not only writes, produces, dances and performs her own material but has done the same for many successful Australian artists. Her vocals have been featured on tracks from the likes of Diesel, Thirsty Merc and Guy Sebastian and she has just released her new single ‘They Don’t Know Me’ on iTunes. Rouvas, on the other hand, has been plying her trade in the Sydney soul circuit for years now. The pint-sized singer with one heck of a set of pipes loves nothing more than playing late-night venues – becoming energised from the hum and buzz of the after-hours lifestyle. The two singers had only heard of one another through mutual friends and when they finally met on the set of ‘The Voice’, it was like two old friends coming together, according to Smith. “It was like I had known her for years,” she said. “I started singing one of her songs to her from her EP a few years back – she flipped.” On ‘The Voice’, both singers were not only Team Joel and Team Keith favourites but also managed to please the crowds. Catch Carmen Smith and Diana Rouvas when they play at Lizotte’s on Thursday, January 17.
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