Newcastle Post - That's Entertainment 180614

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Directed by Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Singles, Jerry Maguire) this subtle and hopeful film has family viewing written allover it.

Benjamin (Matt Damon) has lost his wife. In a bid to start his life over, he purchases a large house that has a zoo. The zoo is need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper, Kelly (Scarlett Johannson), and the rest of the zoo staff.

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THE PREATURES Saturday, July 19 • Metro Theatre Australia's most hotly tipped new band, The Preatures will embark on their first Australian tour for the year starting in mid -July. The Two Tone Melody tour will showcase the band's latest single of the same name, as well new material from their much anticipated debut album plus, of course, all their alt radio faves, including the band's brilliant breakout track Is This How You Feel?

In between recording sessions, the band have somehow found the time to impress all and sundry around the world this year, including London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, New York, SXSW and Coachella Festival. They'll return to Australia in July after playing several more overseas festivals including Bonnaroo (US), Hurricane festival (Germany) and Glastonbury (UK).

Out Now Well, it's been 50 years since the Fab Four touched down in Australia and, to celebrate, some of the best Aussie voices have lent their talent to this compilation that is a must for any Beatles fan.

Covering their entire catalogue, this compilation features cuts from the likes of Katie Noonan (Blackbird), Doug Parkinson (Dear Prudence), The Sunnyboys (Birthday) and the Vines (I'm Only

Everyone's favourite psychotic and unhinged bushman Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) is back and, while WolfCreek 2 does contain some genuine scares, it is a pale imitation of the break-out original.

Picking up from where the first film left off, Mick targets another group of backpackers, this time English, and all of the typical and even hackneyed slasher flick tropes are here in spades. Aside from a truly disturbing and unsettling scene in which Mick plays a sadistic game of patriotic 20-questions, there is very little originality in this film. Jarratt does a decent job in this however, much of the menace he exhibited in the first flick has been replaced with a streak of humour that doesn't suit the tone.

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While there is some filler on here - such as a lacklustre version of Til There Was You by Harrison Craig there are some definite standouts including You Am I's brilliant rendition of I'm So Tired and The Hoodoo Gurus take on Hard Day's Night.

If, for some reason, Beatlemania hasn't caught up with you yet, this is definitely a good place to catch the bug.

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Now, you too can experience that joy when the Foggy Mountain Jam rolls into town next week.

The Foggy Mountain Jam started life five years ago in an unassuming paddock at Laguna in the Wollombi Valley. Nash Chambers, manager and producer for his sister, Kasey Chambers, decided to put on a show where like-minded souls could get up and play, essentially wbatever they liked. The first show featured the likes of Kasey Cbambers, her father Bill and Midnight Oil's Jim Moginie and, since then, bas been an annual event on the property.

The little festival that could bas now grown into a full-scale extravaganza of wandering minstrels where artists play their own hits and also jam along with their friends to their favourite songs. ''It was just a little festival, started by my brother Nash on his property in Laguna that was capped at around 500 people:' Kasey Chambers told TE. ''Nash's wife is a great cook and she would put on the most amazing food for everyone - it was just a really great little community event, but there bad been growing interest for us to expand it a little.

"It was us wanting to jam with all of our mates. We thought we might as well get an audience along and pay for it at the same time. Now it bas taken on a life of its own?'

Now, after a tubthumping turn at the Tamworth Country Music Festival earlier this year, the Jam bas gone on the road and Cbambers said that she is currently baving the time of her life. ''It's been bloody awesome," the multiple ARIA and Golden Guitar winner said.

"As far as going out on tour, the gigs are just so much fun, but just being out on the road with a bunch of great friends is just brilliant!'

The friends that Cbambers is referring to are certainly no slouches in the music game, either - aside from the Foggy Mountain Jam band and Cbambers herself, this unique "festival" will feature Busby Marou, who are currently killing it with their brilliant and critically lauded sophomore album Farewell Fitzroy, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Harry Hookey and Tamworth country sensation AshJeigh Dallas, who aside from snagging a permanent spot in Cbambers'

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band as her fiddle and banjo player, is also wowing pretty much everyone with her debut album Dancing With a Ghost.

Chambers said that the Foggy Mountain Jam was unique in that it wasn't as much about playing all the hits as it was about getting up there, trying new things and espousing the spirit of collaboration.

"It's kind of balf and balf. I mean I'm still going to play songs like The Captain or Not Pretty Enough because I genuinely still love playing those songs live and you do want to play the songs that the people want to hear:' she said.

"But the beauty of the Jam is that you're not necessarily locked in to playing all your hits as you would be on a regular tour and that offers a huge point of difference for the audience and for us up there on stage as well?'

"It's not about egos, success or selling records - it's just about baving fun and a sense of freedom and collaboration onstage."

The Jam bas certainly come a long way since that first one five years ago and Chambers said that there were plans to take it to head into the studio with all of the current line-up as well as the likes of Troy Cassar-Daley and Tim Rogers who also plays with Chambers' father Bill in the Hillbilly Killers with Newcastle's Catherine Britt.

"We really want to get the Foggy Mountain Jam name out there more so there are definite plans to get something down in the studio," she said. "The writing bas started, we've booked time. It's just a matter of getting everyone in the same room at the same time."

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You get the feeling with Blackbird that Sultan has found his niche - it is an album that revels in powerhouse rock and roll riffs, gospel flourishes, pure country tones and raw and aching ballads. The album has been getting it's fair share of plaudits around the traps with Radio National and Triple J giving it album of the week nods as well as a top five spot on the ARIA charts.

"It feels really good to finally have it out there - it has been a long time corning so it is nice to finally be in the light at the end of that long tunnel!'

With the album out and doing its thing, it seems that 2014 is shaping up to be a massive year for Sultan who was also recently named is the first ever ambassador for the GO Foundation. Helmed

by Australian of the Year and AFL player Adam Goodes and Swans legend Michael O'Loughlin, the GO Foundation aims to empower indigenous kids through educational scholarships. Sultan's role as ambassador will see him promoting the organisation in his day to day life and mentoring students involved with the group. He said he was overwhelmed to be chosen for the role.

"I'm really thrilled to be named as the first ambassador for The GO Foundation;' he said. "It's a real honour to be working with and alongside Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin. The Foundation promotes a really fantastic cause and I'm looking forward to helping them realise their goals now and in the future!'

Back to the business of music, Blackbird was recorded in Nashville with Grammy Award-winning producer Jaquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits) and Sultan said working with the lauded producer was a Godsend. ''We had a whole heap of songs going in to the studio - there were something like 38 - and Jacquire was really great at helping me be clinical and culling the list down to what ended up on the album;' he said.

"He really is a great producer and it was just fascinating to watch him work - 1 found that 1 really had to lift my game working with him, which is always a good thing!'

With Sultan's Blackbird tour taking him to the far reaches of Australia until the end of August, he said the secret to maintaining "match fitness' for such an extensive tour was to pace himself.

"It really is all about looking after yourself;' he said, "I was fortunate enough to play some shows with Bruce Springsteen earlier this year and that he was just amazing - he played for more than three hours and he didn't look like he even felt it. The guy was just so supremely fit and that's definitely something to aspire to!'

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Aftermaking their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (lonah Hill) and lenko (ChanningTatum)

when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when lenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership.

Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, ke Cube, Peter Stormare.

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From uplifting tales oflove, to wellcrafted family dramas, mysteries

and experimental cinema, the Travelling Film Festival (TFF) comes to Newcastle just five days after Sydney Film Festival's Closing Night Gala.

The TFF kicks off on Friday 20 June at 7Pm with Gabrielle (pictured), winner of Best Film at this year's Canadian Screen Awards and the official Academy Award entry for Canada. Gabrielle is an inspiring story of contemporary love, balancing sentiment with unflinching honesty and complex characters.

Other highlights include Rock the Casbah with an ensemble cast of the Middle East's finest actors: MorjanaAlaoui, Nadine Labaki, Lubna Azabal and HiamAbbass; the latest masterful film from one of cinema's most humane filmmakers, Richard Linklater, Boyhood covers 12 years in the life ofanAmerican family and was made over short periods from 2002 to 2013; Htunan Capital, an intelligent and stylish thriller based on Stephen Amidon's novel; award winning documentary Once My Mother from Australian director Sophia nHkiewia;andtheextraordinary Locire, a highly commended film, rousing a great deal of excitement at the Venice Film Festival.

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This unnerving feature directorial debut from actress lennifer Kent offers a refreshing take on the overdone "possession" horror sub-genre by avoiding many of the hackneyed tropes in favour of a more insular Kafka-esque nightmare that could easily draw comparisons to Roman Polanski's more unsettling work.

The story centres around Amelia (Essie Davis) who has never recovered from the sudden death of her husband. Seven years on and her son Samuel's unpredictable behaviour and irrational fears are exacerbated when a mysterious pop-up book called Mister Babadook shows up. Amelia tries reading it to Sam, yet its unsettling and violent imagery disturb them both and she throws the book away. When it unexpectedly returns Amelia starts to question the existence of the menacing shadowy figure in a long coat and top hat and before long, her reality is thrown asunder.

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[Rated M] Reviewed at Tower Cinemas. Newcastle by Amelia Parrott Tissues. Bring along a lot of tissues if you plan on seeing the Fault in Our Stars.

As ifthe image of a teen hooked up to an oxygen tank on the movie poster doesn't scream tear jerker loud enough for you, here is what you're in for.

Hazel Grace Lancaster is a 16-year-old living with terminal thyroid cancer. She is sent to cancer support groups by her well meaning mother, fearing her sick daughter is depressed. While she's there, Hazel meets a 17-year-old cancer survivor named Augustus Waters. They bond over novels and, well, you can guess where the boy-meets-girl story heads from there.

While being slightly on the predictable side in terms of plot, the Fault in Our Stars has plenty oflaugh-out-Ioud black comedy moments, heartwarming scenes and truly lives up to its reputation as an A-grade sob-fest.

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EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Defaced; Saturday, Gen X; Sunday, Bob Allan.

EDGEWORTH SPORT AND REC: Friday, Kisstory; Sunday, Lianna.

EDGEWORTH TAVERN: Friday, Crawfish Stew; Saturday, Spike Ryan.

ENTRANCE BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Cold Shot Duo; Saturday, The Best of British.

ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Adam Gear; Saturday, Core Duo. EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday, Grand Theft Audio; Saturday, Misbehave.

FAMILY HOTEL: Friday, Phil McKnight.

FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point: Sunday, A Touch of Country.

GATESHEAD TAVERN: Thursday, Pappy; Friday, Tres Hombres.

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ADAMSTOWN CLUB: Saturday, Deviation; Sunday, Adam Price.

ANNA BAY TAVERN: Saturday, Lennie and Carter.

AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Soul Station.

BAR 121: Friday, Bobby C; Saturday, Flying Mare.

BAR PETITE: Friday, Crocq; Saturday, Emily Sorrenson; Sunday, Little Black Book Duo. BATEAU BAY HOTEL: Saturday, Revolver.

BAY HOTEL: Saturday, Good Company.

BEACHCOMBER HOTEL: Friday, DJs. BEAUFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Stephen Boyd.

BELMONT 165: Wednesday, Ross Maio; Friday, Deviation; Saturday, John Waters Looking Through a Glass Onion, The Snape Brothers; Sunday, Klassics.

BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, The Levymen; Saturday, Grand Theft Audio, Kristy J. BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, The Smarts; Saturday, Solid Gold Party; Sunday, Red Dirt Country Band feat the Crosby Sisters.

BLACKBUn HOTEL: Saturday, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

BRADFORD HOTEL: Friday, Glam Slam; Saturday, Spank NThe Monkey BREAKERS COUNTRY CLUB: Friday, Brining Retro Back; Saturday, Steve Twitchin BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, Mirabooka.

CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Saturday, Benjalu.

CANTON BEACH SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Annie White.

CARDIFF RSL: Friday, Talk of the Town; Saturday,

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CATHO PUB: Sunday, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana Show.

CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, The Radiators.

CENTRAL HOTEL, Stroud: Saturday, Lee Rolfe.

CESSNOCK LEAGUES CWB: Friday, The Gaudreys; Saturday, Karaoke.

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CWB: Friday, Iguana.

CLARENDON HOTEL: Friday, Jack Daniels; Saturday, Eliza Kate.

CLUBAZZURRI: Sunday, Latinova.

CLUB LEMON TREE: Friday, Edie Love; Saturday, Jack Daniels.

CLUB MACQUARIE: Friday, The Sue and Mikey Show.

COLLIERY INN: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Pete Sneddon.

COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Boolaroo: Friday, James Naldo.

CROWN AND ANCHOR: Friday, Holly Wilson; Sunday, Jerome.

CUSTOMS HOUSE: Wednesday, Jon T; Friday, Matt McLaren; Saturday, AdzDrumz; Sunday, Ben Travis.

D'ALBORA MARINA: Sunday, Pistol Pete.

DAVISTOWN RSL: Thursday, Beau Smith; Friday, The Best of Gene Pitney, The Cher Factor; Saturday, Jenny Marie Lang.

DENMAN HOTEL: Friday, Tori M. DOYALSON RSL: Friday, Forever Rod - Rod Stewart Tribute.

DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Friday, Daley Holliday; Saturday, Greg Bryce and the Bad Bad Things.

EAST CESSNOCK BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Kit &

Pistol Pete (or Peter Pihlak to the taxman) has shared the stage with the likes of the McCormack Brothers, Tommy Emmanuel and Trisha Yearwood.

Since 1989, he has been cutting his teeth on the pub and club circuit and, more recently on the local scene with Newcastle trio After

Hours.

In 1988, Pistol Pete snagged a song writing deal with Sony and now has more than 1000 gigs under his belt.

Not a bad effort at all With a set-list that includes classic cuts from the likes of Jodie Messina, Dire Straits, Maroon 5, Steve Miller, The Violent Femmes, Bob Seger, INXS, Eagle Eye Cherry, Pearl Jam and Australian Crawl this guy has the versatility and chops to please almost any crowd.

To say that a Pistol Pete show is eclectic is an understatement.

This guy truly runs the gamut from the old favourites to today's chart toppers.

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GRAND HOTEL: Tuesday, Jazz.

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL: Wednesday, DJs; Tuesday, Open Mic Night.

GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL: Thursday, Lude Thorne; Friday, The Pete Cornelius Band; Saturday, The Denis Boys Band Album Launch; Sunday, Paul Greene and the Other Colours.

GRETA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, The Georgia Project.

GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, AdzDrumz; Saturday, The Remedy; Sunday, Dynamite.

GWANDALAN BOWLING CWB: Friday, KDL. HALEKULANI BOWLING CWB: Friday, Malihini's Over 30s Nightspot.

HAMILTON STATION HOTEL: Thursday, Madhouse DJs feat Hyjak, Pyne, Wizla, Micks King; Friday, Karaoke, The Arbitrary Method, From Love to Violence, Unstuck; Saturday, Karaoke, The Worsmn,

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HONEYSUCKLE HOTEL: Saturday, Hire Hats; Sunday, Kylie Jane.

HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, AdzDrumz; Friday, Matt MeIer, Jon T, Gen X; Saturday, Sundays Record.

HOTELJESMOND: Friday, 2 Good Reasons; Saturday, The Nick Raschke Duo. HOTEL PREMIER: Saturday, Mick Jones; Sunday, Mal Eastick.

IRON HORSE INN: Saturday, The Andy Show.

JEWELLS TAVERN: Sunday, Dream Tambourine.

JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday, Jerome; Saturday, DJ Fuel; Sunday, DJ Antone, DJ Fuel.

KENT HOTEL: Friday, Viagro; Saturday, Blu; Sunday, Thread.

KING STREET HOTEL: Friday, Propaganda; Saturday, Dave Winnel, Tom Piper; Sunday, Any Given Sunday.

KOTARA BOWUNG CWB: Saturday, Defaced.

KURRI BOWLING CWB: Friday, Pete Gilchrist.

LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CWB: Sunday, Paul Watters.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Friday, DJ Able LASS O'GOWRIE HOTEL: Wednesday, Polar Chills, Beaten Bodies, Spencer Scott, Jack Lundie, Shelby Clements; Thursday, Eliot Lee, The Duke Of Erlington, Joe Minett, Mark Goetz; Friday, The Maze, dave; Saturday, Bin Juice, The Hatty Fatners; Sunday, Pat Eyre.

UZOTTE'S NEWCASTLE: Wednesday, Carl Wockner, The Letter Tellers, Ellen MacDonald, Michael Garrett Trio; Friday, Lloyd Cole; Sunday, Melanie; Tuesday, Merewether High School Schowcase.

LONG JETTY HOTEL: Saturday, Murray Byfield; Sunday, Open Mic With Casho.

MARK HOTEL: Friday, The Capulets; Saturday, Daniel Arvidson; Sunday, Hornet.

MARY ELLEN: Thursday, Jack Daniels; Friday, Phonic Duo; Saturday, Incognito.

MARYLAND TAVERN: Saturday, The Andy Show.

MATTARA HOTEL: Friday, Lennie Live; Saturday, Disco & Karaoke.

MAmELD HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke.

MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Friday, Tony White; Saturday, Darren; Sunday, Matt McLaren.

MEREWETHER SURFHOUSE: Friday, Lauren Arms•• MJ F1NNEGANS: Friday, DJs; Saturday, The Hepburns, DJs. MOONSHADOW CRUISES, Nelson Bay: Saturday, Deuce.

NAG'S HEAD HOTEL: Saturday, Overload.

NELSON BAY BOWUNG aUB: Saturday, Karaoke.

NELSON BAY DIGGERS THE LOUNGE: Friday, John Waters Looking Through a Glass Onion, Good Company; Saturday, 2 Good Reasons; Sunday, The Andy Show.

NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHTaUB: Sunday, Holly Wilson.

NEWCASTLE DISTRICT TENNIS aUB: Friday, Karaoke.

NORTHERN STAR HOTa: Friday, Kenny Jewell; Saturday, Raoul Graf, Sam Reynolds Music School.

OCEAN BEACH HOTEL: Friday, Lianna Pritchard.

OCEANVIEW HOTEL: Saturday, Pappy and Thriller.

ORANA HOTEL: Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday, Newcastle Blues By The Beach.

PAXTON HOTEL: Saturday, Hard Cover.

PEDENS, Cessnock: Friday, Kristy J; Saturday, Voodoo Express.

P1PPI'S AT THE POINT: Friday, Katrina Burgoyne, Sundays Record Duo; Saturday, Dean Kyrwood Duo; Sunday, Troy Kemp.

PLOUGH INN: Friday, Allan Friehaut.

POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, Troy PRINCE OF WALES: Friday, Arley Black; Saturday, Tom Buckley; Sunday, Katrina Burgoyne.

QUEENS WHARF BREWERY: Wednesday, Timmy Coffey; Friday, Oh Webber; Saturday, Dave Owen,

Gel ready 10 rock High-octane rock outfit Defaced came about in 2007 thanks to Mark Wallace, with the view to gather exceptional musicians from all backgrounds to create a different show that delivers all your favourite songs from the vaults of the classics to today's current hits but since then they have gone through changes and additions to the line up to become a 'smokin' rock band.

Featuring the formidable vocal talents of the original Iron Maiden front-man Paul Mario Day, Defaced are one of the most experienced, versatile and exciting rock bands working the Hunter region. They are a combination of excellent, highly-respected musicianship, enonnous diversity in material, high energy entertainment, thoroughly professional attitude, and most importantly, damn good fun.

Few bands play with such passion and power, and with the ability to recreate so effectively so many types of music.

DJ RPM; Sunday, Perry Carter, DJ Dola, Gen R8.

REGAL HOTEL, Kuni: Saturday,4 Letter Word.

REGAL HUNTER HOTEL: Saturday, Pistol Pete.

RIVER ROYAL, Morpeth: Friday, Zane Penn.

ROYAL CROWN, Dudley: Saturday, Karaoke.

ROYAL FEDERAL: Saturday, Zane Penn Duo. ROYAL HOTEL, Denamn: Saturday, Failed Rockstars.

ROYAL HOTEL, Singleton: Sunday, Zac and Ben. ROYAL INN, Waratah: Saturday, Moose Preservation.

RUTHERFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Zac and Ben. SALAMANDER SHORES: Friday, MickJones.

SEVEN SEAS: Thursday, Jam Night; Saturday, Thread; Sunday, The Rockwells.

SHAFT TAVERN: Friday, VIP. SHINNEYS HOTEL: Sunday, Firewall.

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SOLDIERS POINT BOWUNG CLUB: Friday, Mark Lee. STAG AND HUNTER: Friday, Dylan Hartas and the Blues Martyrs; Saturday, The Septembers.

STOCKTON BOWUNG aUB: Friday, The Novos; Saturday, DJ Symon; Sunday, Kieran Wicks.

STOCKTON RSL: Saturday, DJ Vinnie, The Rattlesnakes, The Flatrakkers SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday, DJs; Saturday, Adam and the Talents, DJs. SUNNYSIDE TAVERN: Saturday, Dean Kyrwood.

SWANSEA RSL: Saturday, D'Lish.

SWANSEA WORKERS aUB: Friday, Kids' Disco; Saturday,. Franky and Johnny.

TELARAH BOWLING CWB: Friday, Russell Snape Duo. THE POURHOUSE, Maitland: Saturday, Graeme Mills.

THE DEPOT ON BEAUMONT: Friday, Mitch Capone, Dodgy Ankles Duo; Saturday, Kenny Jewell Duo. THE SMALL BALLROOM: Thursday, Saskwatch, The Naughty Rappers Collective, Jin Lawie; Saturday, Elliot the Bull.

T1LUGERRY RSL CLUB: Friday, Plastic Spurs; Saturday, Deborah Sinclair TORONTO DIGGERS: Friday, Frank Wakewood; Saturday, Franky and Johnny.

TORONTO ROYAL MOTORYACHTaUB: Friday, Casho.

TORONTOWORKERSCWB: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Dr Love.

WES ON THE BAY: Friday, DJ Fuel; Saturday, Hey Poncho.

WALLARAH BAY REC CWB: Friday, Cover 2 Cover.

WALLSEND DIGGERS aUB: Friday, The Big Bang; Saturday, Crocodile Rocket -Elton John Tribute; Sunday, The Cruisers.

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WANGI WORKERS CWB: Friday, Solid Gold Party Night; Saturday, Whisky Lane WARNERS AT THE BAY: Thursday, Dave Carter; Friday, Funkapedia; Saturday, Hornet.

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f indie-electro-psych-rock is your bag then you'll want to be all over this one like a cheap suit as Beijing's best exponent of the genre, Nova Heart are heading our way, and they're bringing Triple J Unearthed winners The Cairos with them.

Since their last visit to our shores in 2013, supporting Canada's HalfMoon Run, Nova Heart has been heard wafting over the Triple J high-rotation airwaves with their stunning trackMy Song 9.

Featuring the ethereal vocals of Helen Feng (dubbed China's Debbie Harry) and backed by guitarist and loop wrangler Roman "the Electric Cowboy" Radion and powerhouse drummer Atom, the dark electronica track - taken from their five track EP Beautiful Boys, is just a taste of what to expect from their forthcoming long player, due out later this year.

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"Live, Nova Heart is like watching a gathering at a religious service gone dangerously wrong. The world's most amazing female drummer, Atom, the size of a munchkin herself, powers through a show that feels like a voodoo ceremony while Helen holds the pulpit like an evangelical preacher shaking and panting as if she -s feeling some spirit possessing her body and asking for your souls. The guitarist sends only the dirtiest warbliest floyd-like hooks out in crashing waves as the bassist plays distorted grooves that seems some strange baby called industrial funk:' Wow! Brisbane pop rockers The Cairos are also in fine form, riding high on the back of their Nick DiDia-produced long player Dream ofReasan and an Asian tour in May.

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TJavellUngthousands upon thousands of kilometres up, down and across the length and breadth of this vast country, The Radiators have carved a niche in the annals of Aussie rock history. They have headlined and shared the stage with other great Aussie acts such as AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Dragon and INXS. 2004 saw the release of The Radiators' 25th Anniversary album, a compilation of their most popular singles. While this album sold well and had chart success, the boys were keen to try something new.

In 2008 their controversial and iconic single Gimme Head was re-recorded and remixed by The Cut in Sydney, and picked up

by Melbourne Recording Company, Vicious. The single debuted at number 25 on the ARIA club charts, quickly climbing to number nine in the first five days.

Despite the rigors of touring and the passing of years the spark and energy of The Radiators has not diminished. They continue to do what they do best - tour extensively, play an average of150 times per year and delight the legions of fans both young and old who still flock to grab a slice of living Aussie Rock history, rocking the night away to the great catchy songs and classic hits that have made The Radiators a household name in Australia.

Not bad for four boys from humble beginnings with big dreams and one wonders what this powerhouse band is capable of producing next.

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he sartorial splendour, driving beats and slinky, sexy guitar lines that is rockabilly will be the order of the day at the Wicko next weekend with a show recognising the oftunder recognised contribution of women in this iconic geme.

Dubbed The Rockabilly Women and featuring the talents of Narelle Evans (vocals), Jack Evans (guitar), Chris Perry (bass) and Antero Ceschin (drums), the show celebrates the lives and music of four female rockabilly pioneers - Wanda Jackson, Lorrie Collins, Janis Martin and Charlene Arthur.

Evans said that the show, aside from celebrating the music of these pioneering women, would also delve a little more into their lives and influence on the largely male dominated geme.

"This show combines the music of these wonderful women and is linked together with dialogue and images on a projector screen that tells the story of these four women from the 1950s who are pretty much forgotten:' she said.

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a resurgeance in this country, not to mention Newcastle, over the past ten years and Evans put this down to the unabashed fun inherent in the music.

"I think it was [1950S US anti rock and roll preacher] the Reverend Jimmy Snow who said it best when he said "the beat, the beat, the beat":' she said.

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f ever there was a band that deserved the title of hardest working outfit in Newcastle, it would be roots-rockers Benjalu.

Since their inception, the five piece have basically been touring ever since - taking their irresistible brand of chilled-out folk to pretty much anywhere that will have them - a list that is increasing with each passing year.

Frontman Ben "Gumby" Gumbleton and drummer Nick Cook are currently flying the Benjalu flag overseas on a five week European tour that has seen the pair play some 40 shows in 32 days - not a bad effort at all.

With barely enough time to unpack, Gumbleton and Cook will be rejoining their band for a run of Australian dates in support of their latest single You Guessed It from their latest EP Boondoggle.

"It's going to be really good to get the boys back in town," bass player Anthony Morris. "The Cambridge show is going to be a really good return for the boys we're playing in Sydney the night before but they won't have had much time to recover from the

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Morris said that the current European tour was originally organised as a bit of a whistlestop to drum up a few contacts for future Benjalu tours but it ended up blowing out to a fully fledged jaunt that saw Gumbleton and Cook play in the middle of Brussells to an audience of thousands and on the deck of a mansion at a garden party in Belgium.

"Yeah it sounds like they're having a blast over there," Cook said. "The whole idea was to go over for a while and build up some contacts for the whole band to back over and tour solidly but it

ended up being a pretty solid tour in its own right. To be honest, the rest of us can't wait for them to get back so we can hit the road again - we're getting itchy feet."

With the latest EP Boondoggle still doing its thing, Cook said the band were keen to get in and record their debut LP sometime this year.

"Boondoggle is definitely my favourite release - there was no pressure or anything - it was just like a jam," he said.

"But we are keen to release an album really soon. I'd say that Gumby would have written quite a few tracks over there so we should be good to go really soon."

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The tour comes on the back of a new album, Standards, recorded in late 2012 after Cole was inspired by the release of Bob Dylan's latest album Tempest.

"I took it as a kick up the backside. I'd been languishing.

Some years 1 wouldn't even write a song. But when 1 heard that record, 1 thought, 'damn, I've got all these notebooks full of ideas. What would happen if 1 just worked on them bloody hard and made a record?'"

Arguably the best album Lloyd has made since his debut 30 years ago with The Commotions, Standards is also his most rocking' and features musical contributions from Matthew Sweet, ex-Lou Reed sideman Fred Maher, former Commotion Blair Cowan, Joan as Police Woman and Lloyds' son Will.

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"I was completely straight - I was a very purist vegetarian at the time so yeah, I wasn't on anything at all so I remember absolutely everything;' she laughed.

"My most enduring memory of Woodstock was that just before I was to go onstage, it started to rain and people were handing out candles to everyone.

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"To me it was just an innocent, one-off quirky little song;' she said.

"That song was written after I'd undergone a 27-day fast. It was really early in the morning and I was walking back from a flea market and I could smell this beautiful aroma which tuned out to be a McDonald's hamburger - there was this wonderful sense momory of eating McDonalds as a kid and after I ate that hamburger I wrote Brand New Key as an attempt to capture a kind of springtime innocence:' With other singles such as Look What They've Done To My Song Ma and Peace Will Come, Safka was catapulted to the top of the late 1960s folk tree and was also able to mix it with the big boys - namely following The Who after their legendary performance of Tommy at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970.

"Yeah Keith Moon [Who drummer] introduced me;' she said.

"But my God those guys had everything - double everything, pyrotechnics and just a huge wall of sound. I remember standing at the side of the stage watching them with Jirni Hendrix who flatly refused to follow them, so it was up to me.

"By the time they had cleared all of the Who debris and I got onstage, everyone was asleep but I started playing and I saw all these little heads popping up like little budding flowers - it was amazing:'

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Since forming in Melbourne Australia in 2010 (and being 'Unearthed' byTriple j that same year for their song Dusk), Northeast Party House have built a cult following thanks to their heady combination of dance music with pop hooks and rock backbone. These five young guys have brought the party to stages ranging from the Falls and St Kilda festivals to national support slots for acts such as Jungle Giants, Midnight Juggernauts and Ball Park Music.

"Everything has always revolved around our live show. Playing live has always been a very different experience

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Album opener The Haunted creeps up with mesmeric, sparse beats, bass and keys before a sonic ambush of searing wall-of-sound keys thumps you into next week. With Any Given Weekend, Northeast Party House have brought the party home. And it's one you don't want to miss.

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aving only wowed Newcastle audiences back in March, singer-songwriter Josh Pyke is heading back to the region, as part of his regional Lone Wolf'tour, this time with Cessnock on the agenda.

It's a pretty tacit acknowledgement that you're onto a good thing when your album continues to wow the music buying public almost a year after its release.

That's exactly the case for Pyke's fourth studio effort, The Beginning and the End of Everything. The album came in at number seven on the ARIA chart as well as picking up an ARIA nomination for best adult contemporary release.

When it comes to tapping into the Australian cultural zeitgeist, pyke has been making a pretty decent fist of things, with four albums, 100 per cent in fact, making it to the ARIA top ten.

While reluctant to pinpoint the reason his deft turn of phrase and folk-tinged pop resonated so well with audiences, speaking to TE on his last run, Pyke said it may be because there was very little pretence in his work.

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In a spin lor Miller-Heidke Kate Miller-Heidke has the critics raving with her fourth studio album, and first independent release, 0 Vertigo!

The album was released in March and has garnered rave reviews along with a top five debut on the ARIA album chart. Miller-Heidke launched the album to her fans in capital cities with a sold-out series of intimate acoustic shows, featuring long-term collaborator Keir Nuttall on guitar and musical freak-genius John Rodgers on violin and piano. The trio will now embark on an extensive tour of regional centres to premiere songs from 0 Vertigo!.

As well as releasing 0 Vertigo! and her two Australian tours, Kate has just returned from playing sold out shows in London and The Great Escape festival in the UK and, after this Aussie run, she will be returning to the UK for her first headline tour to support the European release of o Vertigo! From there she will be heading straight to the USA to perform for the prestigious New York Metropolitan Opera in their production of The Death O/Klinghoffer.

Catch Kate MiIler-Heidke at Newcastle City Hall on Friday August 22. Tickets are onsale now through Ticketek.

"It's very hard to look at your work objectively like that, but I would say that the sort of music I make tends to be the type ofmusic that becomes associated with significant events in people's lives," he said.

"Also, a lot of what I do is very honest and quite personal and when you do write like that, people tend to throw their own life experiences into the song and then, I guess, it kind of becomes universal."

If its connection with audiences that Pyke is yearning for with his albums, the same can certainly be said of his live show.

"The best shows I've seen are the ones where there is genuine engagement with the audience," he said.

"Also, it's a feeling -whether it be a rush of adrenaline from a metal show or a feeling of intimacy from a stripped-back acoustic show - it's all about that feeling."

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Adding new blood to Newcastle's growing reputation for developing quality in new and original music: The graduates of TAFE Music Business Diploma Class of 2014 are wrapping up a productive semester by collectively organising a live performance to be held at The Wicko.

The night will feature various acts from the class including: Helta Delta (Americana), Dexter

Moore (soul-funk -pictured), DJ Perry Carter ( house-groove ), String Fiction ( alternative rock), DJ Hollywood ( electronica ) and Mr.Grief. The course offers comprehensive education on all aspects of working in the music industry, under the tutelage of Grant Walmsley (Screaming Jets, Monsters of Rock Downunder), Marcus Wright (Big Apachee), Mark Tinson (Heroes) and Reece

Doyle (freelance producer), so that whatever it is that one would want to actively pursue is covered. This brings focus to the changing music industry and how artists, managers, promoters, agents and venues can move ahead with new understanding and best practices.

Catch Class Act at the Wickham Park Hotel on Thursday, June 19 from7Pm.

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Lovin' You, Strutter, Detroit Rock City, and Rock and Roll All Nite to their credit, no one can deny that New York rockers Kiss know how to write a rock and roll belter.

Now, Novocastrian tribute outfit Kisstory pay homage to this rock and roll behemoth in a show that is a heady mixture of those classic tunes and the over-the-top visual spectacle - outrageous make-up, crazy costumes et al- that is sure to have die hards and newcomers alike salivating.

The members of the band, Thundercat (Brad Roulston), Demon (Gordon Bartlett), Starchild (Wayne Willoughby) and Space Ace (Lee Rolfe) bring years of experience to the band but they also share a common thread in being Kiss fans

and this transcends to the attention to detail in each and every performance.

Catch Kisstory at Edgeworth Sport and Rec Club on Friday, June 20.

t just 22 years of age, Melbourne- based rapper REM! has certainly crammed a fair bit in. After a massive 2013 that culminated in taking out the Triple J Unearthed artist of the year, he has certainly hit the ground running in 2014 with his album Raw X Infinity, featuring the singles Livin, Sangria and Tyson, currently tearing up Aussie airwaves.

Still quite new to the game REM! exudes a unique style, rhythmic flow and an honest delivery. His semi tongue-in-, by no means overshadows his lyrical abilities. REMI's rapping persona sits comfortably in myriad musical backdrops and tempos, and his singing voice is as smooth and catchy as the hooks he sings. Expertly balancing singing and rapping, REMI's content is highly selfreferential, littered with popcultural-tid bits and tales of a life equally footed in fantasy as it is reality.

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Within six months the group had won the Hilltop Hood's Initiative Grant and went on to playa heap of shows throughout 2011/2012 culminating with the release of RFYL Vol 1. in 2012.

At the same time as hyping for Run For Your Life, REM! was working on his own material, and the three joined forces to record and form a new band with REM! on vocals, Sensible J on drums and production and DJ duties, and Dutch on beats and production.

SWANSEA BUFFET 'all you can eat'

RESTAURANT Open 7 days for lunch Tuesday to Sunday for dinner Fresh seafood night on Saturdays

fR1515 Sausage Sizzle Saturdays!

From 12-3pm, every Saturday!

Receive 1 voucher per $3 bar purchase!

Kazza's Brasserie 53 $7.50 LUNCH SPECIALS Monday to Friday

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Courtesy bus running Wed, Thurs, Fri & Sat - see club for details.

Information for members and their guests. THINK! Do you have an Issue with gambling?

GAMBLING HELP 24/7 on 1800 858 858 or www.gambllnghangover.nsw.gov.au

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