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The Shining Wednesday, 9.30pm • GO Easily the best adaptation of a Stephen King novel, Stanley Kubrick’s idiosyncratic direction in ‘The Shining’ makes this film one of the creepiest and tense in the horror canon.

Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) takes on the job of a winter caretaker at an isolated hotel, with his wife and child in tow, so he can concentrate on a writing project.

However the isolation soon gets to Jack and the cabin fever soon takes over. After being convinced by one of the hotel’s “ghosts” to correct the family, Jack goes insane.

Frightened Rabbit Thursday, February 6 • Metro Theatre After a brilliant turn at last year’s Groovin The Moo festival, and having signed on for this year’s Laneway, the mutual love affair between Australia and Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit is sure to continue when they head to Sydney for yet another headline show.

This Scottish indie-rock five piece are embraced for their exceptional energetic live performances.

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Bridges stars alongside Ryan Reynolds (‘The Change Up’) as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from a horde of malignant souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side.

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“Yeah this time around it’s going to be a lot like when we first performed the show at the Tillbury Hotel in Woloomoloo back in 1992 – there’s no band, it’s soley an acoustic performance with smatterings of dialogue between myself and the audience – also given that it is so up close and personal it is much more demanding on us to perform but, in the end, definitely worthwhile.

“People who haven’t seen the show can think of it as a kind of a conceived theatrical piece – it’s not a sing-along or clapalong show and I think it leaves people at the end realising the tragedy of the loss of Lennon.”

The show, which sees Waters chart John Lennon’s career via 31 of his most

memorable Beatle and post-Beatle songs, rises above a mere tribute act with Waters saying it’s more about the essence of Lennon than a picture-perfect interpretation.

“If I were to get on stage with the round glasses and a Sgt Pepper’s costume, in a way I think that would belittle John’s legacy,” he said.

“When I started this thing I never wanted it to be a tribute act and I really hoped that people would “get” what I was doing and, thankfully it has panned out really well – possibly more by good luck than good management.”

While Waters said he had rather pragmatic reasons for conceiving the show with collaborator Stewart D’arrietta, it had become one of the crowning achievements of his carrer.

“To be totally honest, I was out of work and I really needed something to do,” he said.

“I was given the opportunity to perform at the Tillbury Hotel and so I contacted Stewart with the idea of writing something about John Lennon – it was all done in such a rush but I think I really do work better under pressure."

Waters said that he believed Lennon

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was the most interesting Beatle due to his fearlessness and willingness to practice what he preached.

“He really revealed his innards to the world in his songwriting with a lot of honesty and dignity,” he said.

“He was also a brilliant songwriter and he backed up his word with actions, which I have always really admired.”

With the tour taking Waters through to April he said he would continue to be quite busy for the remainder of the year.

“I have a fair bit of work on now in film and TV, which is nice,” he said. I have a show, ‘Anzac Girls’ coming out this year on the ABC and there’s also season five of ‘Offspring’ but, after that I guess I’ll just keep on going the way I always have.”

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fter taking Australia and London’s West End by storm with his mesmarising tribute to John Lennon, ‘Looking Through a Glass Onion’ John Waters is bringing the show back to Newcastle in what he told TE would be a very strippedback affair.

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mind doing a few smaller special things like a split 7” with The Meanies or something,” he said.

“We recently questioned where we are going and where we want to be and it came down to as long as we’re having fun on our own terms, we’re gonna keep doing it.”

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our spaghetti of ideas and turn it into something coherent.”

Not content to be another heritage band, Lewis said that Tumbleweed were very much a going concern and that fans should expect new things in the pipeline.

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“Yeah, Newcastle has always been great for us,” Lewis told TE. “It’s like you guys and us have a similar rock and roll mentality – Newcastle is like our brother town.”

The band are currently enjoying a bit of a resurgence after releasing their fifth studio album ‘Sounds From the Other Side’ [their first since 2000’s ‘Mumbo Jumbo], late last year – an album that isn’t trying to break any new sonic ground, yet still manages to sound as fresh as their iconic ‘Galactophonic’ set.

“The album has been going really well and the new songs seem to fit in well with the older ones in the set,” Lewis said.

“Also, from all accounts there were a lot of Newie fans that latched onto the album quite early so, again, we’re really grateful to Newcastle.”

Listening to the album, you get an overarching sense that there was an ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ mentality that permeated the sessions – arguably due to the fact that the band enlisted long-time producer Paul McKercher to helm proceedings and Lewis said his presence made the prospect of hitting the studio for the first time in 13 years that much easier.

“Paul makes a hell of a lot of albums –

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trio, this is an act to please all ages and musical tastes.

These musicians have developed their talent during the 80’s and 90’s in the renown Newcastle pub and club scene and continue to evolve to meet the needs of today’s crowds.

They have played in respected local bands such as Nite Shift, Radio GaGa, Street Legal, Chosen Few, First Degree, Idol Motion, Your Move, Incognito, Scarecrow, Roadhouse and Alcatraz, to name just a few.

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boom of the 80′s. The show became the first non-music show to feature on MTV. Well if you didn’t know it already, Adrian Edmondson is Vyvyan, the delinquent punk, who lets face it, was most people’s favourite.

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Married to another high profile comedian, Jennifer Saunders, he even won Celebrity Masterchef in the UK this year. Always a bit of a keen muso, in 2008 Ade Edmondson formed The Bad Shepherds, with Troy Donockely and Andy Dinan, a folk-punk trio who pride themselves on doing radical rearrangements of great punk and new wave classics with traditional instruments.

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Well, given that it is the tenth year fro the little festival that could, organisers have pulled out all the stops to provide a lineup that more than competes with its metropolitan counterparts.

One act that is sure to have gig pigs, both young and old, salivating is the mighty Hoodoo Gurus (pictured). The Hoodoo Gurus have consistently been one of the most inventive, lyrically smart and Goddamn exciting rock’n’roll bands Australia has ever produced. Since their debut recordings as Le Hoodoo Gurus at the start of the 1980s, through to their chart-topping successes throughout the ’80s and ’90s, their international triumphs and countless sold-out local tours, from their break-up through to their comeback, Australian Music Hall of Fame recipients, the Hoodoo Gurus have been and remain one of the most popular and successful musical acts Australia has ever produced.

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Mick Jones is a well known, well respected and well loved vocalist and guitarist. He began singing at a young age, he loved nothing better than to have a sing-along with his Dad, while his Dad was playing guitar. His love for music and connecting with people led him to fully focus on becoming a working musician.

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EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, D Love; Saturday, The Urge; Sunday, Cover 2 Cover.

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The blues/roots/folkie returns to the Grand Junction next week in support of his new single ‘Window to the Sky’. “Yeah the Junkyard is more or less kind of a spiritual home for me,” Churchill said. “It’s a good pub and the crowds are awesome and, this time around, it will be a dinner show which is going to be extra special."

The new single sees Churchill take a bit more of a poppier bent, while still retaining his rootsy stock in trade, and he said the new direction was something he initially struggled with. “It is an interesting song in that I was having a bit of an internal conflict with how poppy it does sound, and I tended to put it down in the beginning,” he said. “Then I handed the song, along with about 30 others to my producer to choose from and he really liked it and I found that the more into the song I got, the more I liked it.”

Churchill said that the song, which will be found on his forthcoming fourth long player also represented a change in direction in that it was the first time he had handed over the reins to a producer.

“It is a very different phase for me, being the first time I’ve allowed a producer in,” he said. “I guess I’ve always been a bit reluctant to do so because, coming from the blues and roots scene, there is a real undercurrent of, I guess, not selling out and bringing a producer on board is kind of a part of that. But it was just so liberating in that it gave me the opportunity to let go of a lot of things and I think that in order to be truly creative you do need to relinquish control.”

No stranger to the road (he has just come off a European tour with Billy Bragg), Churchill said the best things about life on the road were also the worst.

‘Touring never stops – which is both the best thing and worst thing,” he said.

“It’s constantly exciting and consistently invigorating but at the same time you do find yourself having these mini freak outs where you just want everything to stop for a little while but I wouldn’t change anything.”

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since then have built on a strong Sydney fan base, air time on Triple J and other community stations and have toured the east coast several times generating more and more interest each tour. Uncle Jed find their sound is a blend of the music that has influenced the three of them over time – funk, soul, reggae and jazz, and are powering on now playing as up to a 7-piece with the amazingly talented musos and friends they have made while in Sydney. As the band continues to write and develop their unique style the future seems limitless with a new album in the works with their new single and film clip ‘Home’ being released late last year you can expect to see the new Jed album out sometime this year.

fter finding their way into the collective heart of Australia as winners of season seven of ‘Australia’s Got Talent’, Uncle Jed are a band that are pretty hard to ignore.

With a unique sound it’s hard to pigeonhole these guys into one genre.

Brothers Danny and Shannon Stitt decided it was time they moved to Sydney from Coffs Harbour in 2005 to collaborate with their cousin Laura after long distance jams no longer quenched their passion to make music together.

Since making a decision to pursue music, the three have never looked back. Releasing their debut self titled album in mid 2010 Uncle Jed performed to a sell-out crowd at the Basement and

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eciding to go out under his own name after considerable success with his outfit the Beautiful Girls may've been a tough row to hoe, but as the unpretentious singersongwriter told TE, it was a road well worth travelling.

“It was a little bit cathartic but it was also terrifying,” he said. “It’s really hard to describe, but you’ve really got to fight for your ideals in the music industry and when I decided to go it alone, there was this sense of “you’re completely mad, don’t change it” from a lot of people around me.

“But I’ve got a kid now and I didn’t have a dad growing up and the only thing I really had an attachment to was music so I thought “screw what’s right”, I should be proud enough to stand out on my own, on my own terms. A lot happens when you have a child and I guess I wanted to leave behind a legacy that was as honest as possible.”

After releasing two albums under his own name – ‘Seperatista’ and ‘Love Come Save Me’, McHugh is back with a new single ‘More Money’ – a track that is awash with a cruisy dancehall and dub

vibe that is sure to shift the perception of McHugh as rootsy- singer songwriter.

“I’m definitely not just an acoustic strumming guy,” he said.

“I really love all of that 80s digital dancehall like Prince Jammy and a lot of early hip-hop and stuff like that.

There was a bit of that influence coming through on [The Beautiful Girls’ fourth album] ‘Spooks’ but it’s really come to the fore now. With this track I got really obsessive with the kickdrum and getting really into the production side of things.

For McHugh, who has been a staunchly independent artist since day dot, being able to finance the next tour or album is the definition of success.

“Yeah, for me, success is about being able to make another record,” he said.

“The dollars and cents only factor in that I’m able to afford rent and continue to tour – I’m under no illusion that I’m going to make a bazillion dollars – nor do I want to.

“What’s really frustrating about the music industry is that you get these people in the business, they take someone, package them up to seem superhuman and then they tell the public that they can live a similar life to that person if they just buy all of their s**t. The fact is, we are all the same – we all have the same concerns and the whole point of what I do is to cut through that bulls**t.”

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t’s easy to love a lot of pub grub.

Satisfying. Affordable. Served in a relaxed atmosphere. A dependable dining option if ever there was one.

But every once in a while, you have the pleasure of dining at a hotel bistro that hits the rest for six.

For me, that bistro is Sniddy’s at the Hamilton Station Hotel.

I walked into Sniddy’s with my dining partner on Saturday night with high expectations, having been told by friends for years that they serve up the best schnitzel in town – a claim thrown around fairly often these days.

As I waited to put the schnitzel to the test, we ordered up some starters.

We kicked off our night by sharing a generous serve of crispy garlic bread and half a dozen, incredibly flavoursome oysters Kilpatrick – Sniddy’s orders in all its fresh seafood daily and you can certainly taste it in their oysters.

Then it was onto the much-hyped schnitzel. My options? Pork, chicken or veal. My choice? Chicken. My topper (and there is myriad to choose from)?

Hawaiian. Occupying nearly all of the space on my dinner plate, the schnitzel arrived at my table atop chips and fresh veggies, slathered with cheese, ham and pineapple. The schnitzel itself, meaty yet crisp, perfection, really. I could finally see what all of my friends were raving about.

As amazing as their schnitzels are, contrary to its name, Sniddy’s does have more to offer.

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The menu offers a range of light meals, steak and seafood options, extensive enough to please even the most fussy of eaters.

My dining partner opted for the scotch fillet with mushroom sauce – a quality cut of meat cooked to perfection and served with chips and salad. He’s already planning to come back with his mates.

It’s not just the food that’s great at Sniddy’s. The light and airy bistro and adjoining beer garden are an ideal

setting for summertime dining, the staff are friendly and attentive and given it’s location in the Hamilton Station Hotel, one of Newcastle’s leading venues for original local music, chances are you’ll have top-notch live entertainment as a delicious side-dish.

The overall verdict? Sniddy’s delivers the best schnitzel in town, hands down, with service and atmosphere to match.

Sniddy’s – you just earned yourself two more regular customers!

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hile France isn’t normally a country that you would associate with genres like reggae and ska, that is all set to change when kinetic and theatrical tenpiece Babylon Circus hit town this week.

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The Lyon-based ‘troupe’ pricked up quite a few Aussie ears when they were last here in 2010 for WOMADelaide and are back again, this time in support of their rollicking fourth long player ‘Never Stop’. Frontman David Baruchel told TE that the band couldn’t wait to kick of the Aussie tour.

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Babylon Rising people seem to like it,” he said. “We were first down there for Woodford Folk Festival in 2007 and things have beed growing steadily. Also, it’s exciting for us because of the lovely Australian summer – it is very cold in France at the moment.

While their stock in trade is definitely reggae and ska, this is one band that is not keen to rest on their musical laurels – combining elements of swing, punk, jazz and manouche into a heady amalgam that has drawn comparisons to the likes of Golgol Bordello and our own Cat Empire.

Baruchel said that the new album marked yet another shift in direction for the band who are on a seemingly never-

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ending journey of musical discovery. “It is the first time in the life of the band that we stopped touring for 6 months – not bad when you’ve been around for 18 years – and we wanted to make it a very sensitive album and very organic,” he said.

“To us, each album is different so for this I would say it is almost naked if that makes sense – the emotions are deeper and the sound is rawer.

“Lyrically the album centres on the notion of passage – from life to death, from the 30s to the 40s, from jail to freedom.”

So what should people take away from a Babylon Circus show?

“I would like them to leave the venue with the idea that the band didn’t play a concert for them, but with them.”

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