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AIN’T NO ILLUSIONWhen it comes to hard rock royalty, they don’t come much more regal than Guns N’ Roses.
Stephen Bisset caught up with guitarist DJ Ashba ahead of their highly anticipated Newcastle show to chat about new beginnings and keeping up with Axl.
A parade of love for ex-Newie outfi t PAGE 27
Danny Bhoy vents some spleen PAGE 35
On the up and up with Bonjah PAGE 32
Capocci’s all-consuming passion PAGE 37
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Sick Of It All / Madball / Vision of Disaster – Tuesday, Feburary 26Manning Bar, University of Sydney Union
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark – Saturday, 6.30pm Prime
John Wheeler – Un-AmericanGothic
W ith a few exceptions, the fi rst in a fi lm franchise is always the best and this iconic adventure fl ick
from Steven Spielberg is certainly the best of the bunch.
Barely back from a treasure hunt in South America (that features one of the most legendary ‘man being chased by giant ball’ scenes in fi lm history), renowned archaeologist Dr Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by US Army Intelligence to carry out the unenviable task of recovering the biblical Ark of the Covenant – the resting place of the Ten Commandments. Not before too long, Jones is thrust into a rollicking adventure where he must do battle with pesky Nazis, duplicitous natives, nests of venomous snakes as well as, of course, the wrath of God.
Aside from his turn as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy, this could be Ford’s fi nest outing. This is matinee-style adventure at its fi nest.
A nyone familiar with arguably the world’s greatest ‘rockgrass’ (an enticing mix of rock and
roll and bluegrass) band, Hayseed Dixie, will already be quite familiar with John Wheeler’s alter-ego, Barley Scotch.
While he has been caterwauling over some truly creative covers (the Hayseed’s version of Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’ or AC/DC’s ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ have to be heard to be believed) for the better part of 12 years, Wheeler has fi nally decided to branch out on his own and the result is a very personal and beautifully produced batch of Southern rock.
While much of the album is penned by Wheeler himself, there are a few covers that creep in the set such as a brilliant rendition of The Jam’s ‘Eton Rifl es’. However, it is when Wheeler lets loose with his
witty and unique turn of phrase (that is an equal to his unique vocals) that the album truly shines.
T his quirky and unassuming sci-fi /romantic comedy might have one of the strangest plot lines in recent memory, but
it is also brimming with buckets of heart and some truly laugh-out-loud moments.
Darius (Aubrey Plaza) is a magazine intern who jumps at the chance to investigate the author of a classifi ed ad seeking someone to travel back in time with. Along with Jeff, the staff writer, and Arnau, a fellow intern, the three go on a road trip to a coastal town.
While Jeff just wants to chase after his high school crush and Arnau wants some kind of life experience, Darius spends her time with Kenneth, a man who believes that he has built a time machine.
The closer they become and the more they understand about each other, the less clear it becomes if Kenneth is just crazy or if he actually is going to successfully travel back in time. Defi nitely worth a look.
H ardcore kids, both old and new, start salivating because this is one triple bill of classic New York hardcore
to write home about.Sick Of It All have been thrashing
out classic hardcore anthems since 1986 and their latest set, ‘Based On A True Story’, is proof positive that these guys have the same passion and commitment to the cause as they did in the days of the burgeoning New York hardcore punk scene on the mid-1980s.
Madball are one of the few groups that can lay claim to achieving high marks in regards to all of the above, while also retaining an undying spirit that, to many, represents the heart of what the genre is all about.
Kicking off proceedings will be one of the most innovative bands to emerge out of the hardcore scene, Vision Of Disorder. Bridging the gap between hardcore and metal, Vision Of Disorder exploded out of Long Island in 1996 with a blistering self-titled debut and haven’t looked back since.
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ME, ME, ME
A great day for a parade
I t may’ve taken two years for Sydney outfi t Love Parade to make the leap from EP to full length, with their debut long player, ‘King Me’
set to drop anytime soon, but it seems as though it may be worth the wait.
The band’s last EP, ‘Strawberry Situations’, was a homage to the swirling sounds of 60s psychedelia and, as keyboard player James Law explained, while ‘King Me’ still has a foundation in that ‘Nuggets’-era goodness (Electric Prunes et al), there is a new-found pop sensibility creeping into the Love Parade oeuvre as punters who get along to the Lass this weekend are sure to fi nd out.
“‘Strawberry Situations’ was kind of inspired by those psych bands of the 1960s but for ‘King Me’, we’ve kind of moved into more of a power-pop direction. It’s a short sharp blast of pop – all of the songs clock in at under three minutes and the album clocks in at around the half-an-hour mark,” he said.
Wanting to make the biggest splash possible with the debut, the band enlisted the help of some “heavy” friends to oversee production duties – namely Robert F Cranny who
produced Sarah Blasko’s fi rst two albums, Midnight Oil guitarist Jim Moginie and Frenzal Rhomb frontman, Jason Whalley.
“It was great having those guys on board,” Law said.
“The result of having Jim, Jay and Robert on board is that the album is streets ahead of everything else we’ve ever done. Everything we’ve done before, there felt like there was some kind of compromise but, with these guys, there was no compromise – everything is completely realised and we’re really proud of what we achieved. Those guys have a tonne of experience and it was great having them on board.”
Love Parade, who met while studying at Newcastle University, are now based in Sydney but Law said the prospect of returning to Newcastle stages is always a good one.
“It’s certainly going to be good to play the Lass as it is the best live music venue in Newcastle, just in terms of the way the venue supports original music,” Law said.
“It’s also good because even if there’s a small crowd, it looks as though it’s packed, which is always encouraging.”
Catch Love Parade when they play at the Lass O’Gowrie on Saturday, February 23.
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T here has never been any question about whether or not Morgan Evans would have a career in music.
Now, having signed a major record deal with Warner Music, the 26-year-old believes he can fi nally describe his music career as “offi cial”.
When you’re around Morgan Evans, his excitement about the future is palpable. He has racked up more career milestones than many performers manage in a lifetime – including award nominations and sharing stages with the likes of Taylor Swift, Brooks and Dunn, Thirsty Merc, Shannon Noll and more. He cut his teeth as frontman and guitar slinger for multi-award winning local rock trio, Solver, whose accolades include best rock
act and artist of the year at the 2006 MusicOz Awards.
Morgan Evans is defi nitely one star on the rise. Catch him in his covers guise, ME, at the Duke Of Wellington Hotel on Sunday, February 24.
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A fter releasing ‘Chinese Democracy’ – arguably the most expensive album in the history of popular music
(costing an estimated $14 million) and instituting a bit of a revolving door band member policy since the mid 1990s, it seems as though legendary LA rockers Guns N’ Roses are, once again, hitting their straps as Newcastle audiences will discover when the band blow the doors off our fair city next month.
Guitarist DJ Ashba (who joined the band in 2009, replacing Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck) told TE that the band was in a very healthy place at the moment and couldn’t wait to get back to Australia after a hugely successful tour in 2010.
“Man, we are all beyond excited,” Ashba said.
“Last time we were down there, we had an absolute blast and I know that Axl has always loved Australia, so we just can’t wait to get down there and put on a kick ass rock and roll show for you guys.”
While Ashba is no stranger to playing big stages with the likes of Nikki Sixx’s (Motley Crue) side-project Sixx AM, he said Guns N’ Roses was a completely different proposition altogether.
“Yeah, it’s been f***king surreal,” he said.
“I’m totally honoured to be a part of
such a legendary rock band – it’s kind of hard to put into words but I mean, yeah, I’ve been around for a while and played on some pretty big stages, but Guns is a completely different animal. The Guns fan-base is just phenomenal – there are no better fans on the planet and it’s just so mind-blowing to walk out in front of them every night.”
While the core members of the Gunners – Slash, Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler – have long since left the band, larger-than-life front-man Axl Rose is still keeping the fl ame alive and has enlisted a veritable supergroup of players (Ashba, Tommy Stinson from the Replacements, Dizzy Reed, keyboard player from the ‘Use Your Illusion’ era, Chris
Pittman, Richard Fortus and Frank Ferrer, who have both spent time in the Psychedelic Furs and guitar wizard Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal).
While much as been said over the years in the music press and by hardcore fans about the legitimacy of the current lineup – Axl sans everyone else – Ashba said the band gets a kind of perverse pleasure out of shutting up the naysayers with some truly powerful live rock and roll.
“It’s been a hell of a lot of fun because as much as people might want us to fail, and want Axl to fail, we just ain’t going away,” he said.
“The thing about Guns N’ Roses is that we all have this tremendous respect for each other – it’s not like we’re Axl Rose’s backing band, we’re all part of the Guns N’ Roses family and I really think that translates onstage.”
There’s no denying that when it comes to polarising fi gures in rock and roll, few split the vote more than Axl Rose. He’s the guy whose one-of a-kind rock voice soared over such classics as ‘Sweet Child O Mine’, ‘Paradise City’ and ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. However, Ashba said while he was every bit the rock star, the ego that
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ILLUSIONwe’ve come to expect, if you believe the music wags, had maybe become a tad exaggerated over the years.
“Man, Axl is just such a nice guy,” he said.
“He’s an amazing mentor and I really do learn something from him every day. There’s no denying that he is a perfectionist, but it’s because he just loves what he does so much.
“The fact is that after all these years, Axl is just a phenomenal performer – when you put a mic in front of him, there is no-one in the world that can touch him.”
While it may’ve taken the band the best part of 14 years to produce ‘Chinese Democracy’ – with their last studio effort being the covers record ‘The Spaghetti Incident’, Ashba assured the Guns N’ Roses faithful
that they wouldn’t have to wait as long for the next release, with all members champing at the bit to record again – although don’t expect them to rush things.
“Absolutely there will be a new record coming out – it’s the band’s main focus at the moment,” he said.
“We’ve got a ton of stuff written but we are taking our time as we don’t want to rush in and make a mediocre record. We’re all just really excited about the future of Guns and Roses and for me as a songwriter, being able to go in the studio and put my own fl avour on the Guns N’ Roses sound will be truly amazing.”
Catch Guns N’ Roses when they play with ZZ Top and Rose Tattoo at Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, March 13.
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ABSOLUTE THAI, Charlestown: Friday, Emmy Rose; Saturday, Little Black Book.ADAMSTOWN CLUB: Saturday, Talk Of The Town; Sunday, Swing Company ANNA BAY TAVERN: Saturday, Four Letter Word.ARGENTON HOTEL: Friday, Karaoke.AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB: Friday Time Slip; Saturday, Paul Lacey.AVOCA BEACH HOTEL: Saturday, Bob Allan.BAR 121: Friday, Dave Owen; Saturday, Phonic.BAR PETITE: Wednesday, Ezee G, Friday, Gian; Saturday, Dean Kyrwoods; Sunday, Little Black Book.BEACHCOMBER, Toukley: Sunday, Sing for your Dinner.BEAUFORD HOTEL: Friday, The Throsbies; Saturday, Brien McVernon.BELMONT 16s: Wednesday, Brini Riley; Friday, Rockin Eddie Band; Saturday, Jungle Kings; Sunday, Klassic Blak.BELMONT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Trevor Mac.BELMONT HOTEL: Friday, Fash Duo; Saturday, DV8; Sunday, Tim Pringle.BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, OMG Duo; Saturday, Sunday’s Record Duo.BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, The Remedy; Saturday, Gen R 8.BLACKBUTT HOTEL: Saturday, Angel Gear.BRADFORD HOTEL: Friday, Ratbags; Saturday, Defaced; Sunday, Kristen Lane Band.BREAKERS COUNTRY CLUB: Friday, Dexter Moore; Saturday, Gemma Glendenning; Sunday, Jake rattle and Roll.BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, All Stars; Sunday, Terry Mac.CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Friday, Love Child; Monday, Comedy @ the Cambo.CANTON BEACH SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Brassick.CARDIFF RSL CLUB: Friday, Tres Hombres.CARDIFF PANTHERS: Saturday, Manpower Australia.CATHO PUB: Sunday, AC/DC Tribute.CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, The Rubl Saturday, Fin & Ashley.CENTRAL HOTEL, Stroud: Saturday, Plastic Spurs.CESSNOCK SUPPORTERS: Friday, Dr Zoom Duo; Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night.CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB:
Friday, Two Good Reasons.CLARENDON HOTEL: Friday, James Chatburn.COLLIERY INN: Friday, Karaoke.CRICKETERS ARMS: Friday, Phil McKnight; Saturday, Kim.CRITEREON HOTEL, Weston: Saturday, Kellie Cain.D’ALBORA MARINAS: Saturday, Bec Willis; Sunday, Damien.DAVISTOWN RSL: Thursday, Ryan Daley; Saturday, Shawn LidsterDENMAN HOTEL: Sunday, Lennie Live.DIGGERS AT THE ENTRANCE: Friday, Twitcho; Saturday, Girls With Guitars.DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Friday, Daniel Arvidson; Saturday, Bobby C; Sunday, ME.DUNGOG RSL: Friday, The Levymen.EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Rock Factor; Saturday, Overload; Sunday, Brien McVernon.EASTS LEISURE AND GOLF: Saturday, Karaoke.EDGEWORTH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Shivoo.EDGEWORTH TAVERN: Friday, Granite Revolution; Saturday, Bust A Thong.ENTRANCE BOWLING CLUB: Wednesday, Open Mic Night; Friday, Mic Nnight Showcase.ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Saturday, Robbie Urquhart.EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday, Incognito Band; Saturday, Hornet; Tuesday, Salsa Dancing.FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Friday, Lee Rolfe; Saturday, Bella Dose Duo.FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point: Friday, Kim; Sunday, Missin’ Bits.GATESHEAD TAVERN: Thursday, Lennie Live.GEORGE TAVERN: Saturday, Outerphase; Sunday, Troy Kemp.GOSFORD RSL: Friday, Lovebirds Duo; Saturday, Flyte; Sunday, Ambah Duo.GREAT NORTHERN: Wednesday, Garth Prentice, Zen and the Art, LoveChild; Thursday, Fox Control; Friday, BonjahGRETA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Slight Edge.GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, Purple Hearts; Saturday, Ngariki; Sunday, Defaced.GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Paparazzi; Saturday, Rave On Duo.HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Malihini’s Over 30s Nightspot; Saturday, Rebel Rousers.HAMILTON STATION HOTEL:
Wednesday, Funk Sway; Thursday, Madhouse DJs; Friday, Tired Minds, Staunch, All In A Year, Refl ection, Offi ce Jerks.HARRIGANS IRISH PUB, Pokolbin: Friday, Bec Willis; Saturday/Sunday, Mick Jones.HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, DJ Matteo; Friday, DJ Patsan, Phonic; Saturday, Loose Bazooka.HOTEL JESMOND: Friday, HP Duo.HOTEL PREMIER: Friday, Katrina Burgoyne; Saturday, The Throsbies; Sunday, Flying Mare.KENT HOTEL: Friday, The Urge; Saturday, Rubber Bullet.KING STREET HOTEL: Wednesday, Holiday House; Friday, The Only; Saturday, Yolanda Be Cool; Sunday, Any Given Sunday.KINCUMBER HOTEL: Friday, The Songsmiths Duo; Sunday, Gemma.KURRI BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Gary Davidson.LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Gian.LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday, DJ Ricky; Saturday, Black and Blue.LASS O’GOWRIE HOTEL: Wednesday, Ungus Ungus Ungus, The Dead Hills, Crazy old Maurice; Friday, Bigger Cages, Q’nRoo; Saturday, Love Parade, Sleepy Manpains.LEMON TREE PASSAGE BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Gen R 8; Saturday, Michael Mills.LIZOTTE’S KINCUMBER: Wednesday, Paul Rothenbuhler, Tiali, Jacob Pearson, Fox Control; Friday, Bondi Cigars; Saturday, The Russell Morris Band; Sunday, Juzzie Smith, Laura Hill.LIZOTTE’S NEWCASTLE: Wednesday, Jess Holland, The Delta Lions, Bec Willis, Jakki Pollock; Friday, Juzzie Smith, Laura Hill; Saturday, The Red Rose Argentinian Tango; Sunday, The Russell Morris Band.LONG JETTY HOTEL: Friday, Back 2 Rock; Saturday, Tim Usher; Sunday, Shawn Lidster.MAITLAND LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Earthbound.MAITLAND CITY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Dave Cochrane; Saturday, Rubicon.MARK HOTEL: Friday, Moonlight Drive Duo; Saturday, Nick Raschke Duo; Sunday, Love That Hat.MARY ELLEN: Thursday, Matt McLaren;
A s one of the region’s most recognised and respected entertainers, Daniel Arvidson shines as a highly experienced performer.
His expanding commercial and original material sets are exceptional, while his success as a musician is constantly increasing.
He is an award-winning artist, gaining awards both for his original music and performance.
Arvidson is fi rst choice for many major events and functions around the country and has also taken his magic around the world to places including Italy, New York and the Caribbean.
He has a massive repertoire, ranging from Coldplay, Bernard Fanning, Angus and Julia Stone, Bruno Mars, Jack Johnson and Jessie J to Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash, Neil Young and Pearl Jam, and more.
With an exceptional ability to capture an audience, his endless repertoire allows him to adapt his show for any scene.
Be it sweet and smooth for those quieter moments, or powerful and gutsy when you’re ready to dance, Arvidson knows how to deliver a song.
Catch Daniel Arvidson at the Duke of Wellington on Friday, February 22.
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to some good old rock ’n’ roll classics, then you should check out Moonlight Drive.
The Newcastle-based covers band pride themselves on creating a lasting impression on the audience and making every show different from the last.
The four-piece deliver a spectacular performance every time while ensuring the audience has a great time out.
With driving tunes from acts such as AC/DC, Blink-182, Deep Purple, Bryan Adams, Elvis Presley, Greenday, Grinspoon, Jimi Hendix, Nirvana and Pearl Jam, you know you are in for a treat when you see these guys play.
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A BIG YEARFOR BONJAHI f the sultry and soulful sounds of
the 1940s and 1950s fl oat your boat, then you’ll do well to get along to the Wicko this weekend
to get an earful of the darling of the Melbourne blues and rockabilly scene, Coral Lee, and her backing band, The Silver Scream.
Swinging from the sides of the rockabilly and R&B bandwagon, The Silver Scream is a collection of some of Melbourne’s favourite musos – Ben Hendry (Flap!) on drums, Elise Winterfl ood on double bass and Ben Franz (The Waifs) on lap steel.
After releasing her debut album in 2010 – the steam train rhythm, vintage vocals (think a cross between
Wanda Jackson and Doris Day) gritty guitar chops-laden ‘Little Red Rider’, Lee is back with her sophomore release, ‘The Rocky Road To Io’ and she said she couldn’t wait to give Newcastle audiences a taste of her latest batch of original tracks.
“We recorded the album completely live over three days with our good friend Paulie Bignall and we’re really
happy with it and can’t wait to get out there and play it for people,” Lee explained.
Lee, who is also a dancer, said it was the way people moved within the genre that attracted her to it in the fi rst place.
“I became totally absorbed by a couple of bands that were playing around Melbourne and just the way every one danced, as I am also a dancer,” she
said. “I was also into the
folk scene before that and quickly moved into rhythm and blues. In fact, sometimes when I’m onstage I get jealous of the people in the crowd dancing – I need to work it into the act where I can take off my guitar and join them.”
Catch Coral Lee and the Silver Scream when they play at the
Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, February 23.
OVER THE MOON
A fter relocating from their native New Zealand to Australia seven years ago, roots-pop four-piece Bonjah have made
quite a name for themselves as both a formidable live act and a pretty accomplished recording entity, with two critically-acclaimed albums in ‘Until Dawn’ and ‘Go Go Chaos’ (the latter bagging the band an artist to watch nomination at the 2011 Rolling Stone Awards and a best Australian blues and roots album nom at the 2001 AIR awards, while the former essentially picked up more nominations than you can poke a stick at).
After a red letter 2012 that included a highly successful trip to Europe, the boys are on the cusp of heading into the studio for album number three, which bass player David Morgan said would be a little a bit of a lighter affair than previous releases.
“I think it’s going to be more of a fun and upbeat vibe on the record,” he said.
“I’d say that we’re probably going to be taking things a little less seriously.
“As a band, we’ve always tried to progress and I think we’re really going to take things to the next level with the new album.
Morgan said the band have enlisted the help of producer Steven Schram, who also produced the Go Go Chaos set, to head into the studio next month.
“We’re going into the studio at the end of the month to work with Steven on a single and then we’ll be going back in April to do the fi rst half of the album and then again in May to fi nish it off, but we’re hoping that we’ll have it out by the end of the year.”
After kicking off last year in style, playing the Melbourne and Sydney legs of the Big Day Out, Bonjah picked up stumps and decided to try their luck in Europe and it seems to have paid off for the boys as plans are already in the works for a return visit.
“Yeah, 2012 was a great year for us,” Morgan said.
“We played the Sydney and Melbourne Big Day Outs which has always been a huge dream for the band.
“Then we headed over to Europe for the fi rst time – it was a bit of a whirlwind tour as we only played three shows, but it was just awesome. We played at a University festival in Germany and the organiser was a bit of a fan so he asked if we’d go on after the headliner who turned out to be the biggest hip-hop artist in Germany.
“We were like, ‘How are we going to follow this?’ but the crowd seemed to get into it which was nice. Then we went over to London for two shows which is pretty amazing itself, but there was one show we played at a club that fi t around 300 people and we managed to sell it out.”
Catch Bonjah when they play at the Great Northern Hotel on Friday, February 22.
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NEALE DOWN ON BROADWAY
T he Cruisers, arguably one of Newcastle’s best covers outfi ts, is made up of four extremely
talented musicians who have been entertaining crowds at the best clubs in Newcastle and surrounding area for years. Their consistent dedication to providing a pitch perfect performance is the reason they have built up a solid fan base that follow them wherever they go.
Their diverse repertoire includes music styles from the 50s through to the present day and is
guaranteed to please even the fussiest music fancier. Think the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Kelly, John Paul Young, Bryan Adams and Van Morrison and you know you’re in for a good time.
Aside from a varied and eclectic set that runs the gamut of popular music, The Cruisers also provide an energetic live show
that is guaranteed to please.The Cruisers will be on at Wallsend Diggers on
Friday, February 22.
CRUISE INTO THIS ONE
I t seems as though the sky’s the limit for Charlestown-based jazz and contemporary pianist, Jacob Neale, after he was named as one of three recipients of a scholarship
that will place the burgeoning talent squarely in the musical theatre mecca of Broadway.
An initiative between the Talent Development Project (TDP) – an organisation that cultivates Australian musical talent unearthed at the annual Schools Spectacular events – and the American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers Foundation (ASCAP), the ‘Bound For Broadway’ scholarship will give Neale a hefty foot in the door, putting him in contact with performers, composers and lyricists, as well as attending an ASCAP music theatre workshop helmed by world-renowned lyricist and composer, Steven Schwartz (‘Wicked’, ‘Godspell’, ‘Children of Eden’). He will also take part in a 40-minute showcase-cabaret to invited industry professionals at
the iconic Don’t Tell Mama cabaret club.“It’s just so exciting, I can’t believe I won the scholarship and I just can’t wait to get over there,” he said.
Neale said the selection process for the scholarship was quite rigorous, with applicants asked to complete research on musical theatre, present a showcase of three songs as well as undertaking a series of interviews.
19-year-old Neale graduated form TDP last year, and placed fi rst in the state for Music 2 and Music Extension courses in the HSC and was also selected to perform at the 2011 HSC Encore performance at the Sydney Opera House. If that wasn’t enough, he also performed at an Elton John’s VIP-only private dinner at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Not bad for a guy just out of high school.
Neale, who said he wants to pursue a career as a full-time working musician, said the scholarship represented a fantastic opportunity.
“It’s going to be so good to experience a culture like New York which has such a well-developed scene and is such a music-rich environment.”
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I f down home Chicago-style blues is your bag, then you’ll probably want to get along to the Mayfi eld Hotel’s revamped band room this
Friday night to check out one of the region’s fi nest exponents of the genre, The Blues Rattlers.This four piece offer a hard-hitting selection of old-school blues with infl uence coming from the likes of blues greats Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Howlin’ Wolf with a healthy sprinkling of the unique Aussie greats like Chain and Ian Rilen.
The Blues Rattlers is fronted by renowned Novocastrian axeman Robbie Urquhart who also takes up vocal duties while Mark “Merewether Fats” Salter (this guy is one of the fi nest harp players in the biz) wails on the mouth harp and slide guitar. Add to that a rhythm section comprised of
Ruben Andrews on bass and Trevor “Crusher” Cameron on drums and you know you’re in for a hard-drivin’ good time.
Described by some music wags as delivering “blues with venom”, the band has a driving intuitive feel that is, at the same time, restrained and explosive. This is a sound that rumbles deep down in the belly of the south and lashes out with some powerful blues riffi ng.
While they are well-known for their awesome selection of blues standards, don’t paint these guys into a corner as they’re just as likely to trow in a bit of rockabilly, swing and jump blues just to keep you on your toes.
Catch the Blues Rattlers when they play at the Mayfi eld Hotel on Friday, February 22
I got dem cosmic blues again mama
T here is little doubt that the ‘little instrument that could’ – the ukulele – has been undergoing a bit of a resurgence of late. The
likes of Eddie Vedder (who dedicated a whole album to the instrument), punk-cabaret chanteuse Amanda Palmer and Hawaiian virtuosos Jake Shimabakuro and Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole have really taken the ukulele out of the novelty song, Tiny Tim context and reframed it as a musical force to be reckoned with.
Now that people have recognised the rebirth of the ukulele, the question is: what will it be when it grows up? Can the ukulele move beyond rebirth and stand on its own feet?
Canadian ukulelist James Hill believes it can.
With fi ve acclaimed albums under his belt – the latest of which, Man With a Love Song, has been picking up plaudits across the globe – Hill has travelled the world for over a decade entertaining
and enlightening audiences with the surprising depth of his chosen instrument.
With the release of ‘Man With a Love Song’, Hill stands poised and ready to take his place in the ranks of today’s best young songwriters. Here, seemingly in a single blast, Hill’s songwriting has grown to rival his prowess as a musician. From the soulful big-band jazz of ‘What Would You Have Me Do?’ through the barrelhouse-bluegrass of ‘Hand Over My Heart’ and impeccable barbershop of ‘Lying In Wait’ to the spoken-word-and-junkyard-percussion of ‘Soap and Water,’ ‘Man With a Love Song’ is an album that fi lls you up and keeps you coming back for more.
Catch James Hill when he performs at the Newcastle Leagues Club on Wednesday, February 27.
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A fter becoming pretty much a household name in Australia thanks to a slew of sold out national tours, three highly
successful live DVDs and more Oz TV appearances than you can poke a stick at, Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy is back and this time he’s not happy.
The normally affable Bhoy will be bringing his latest show ‘Dear Epson’ to the Civic Theatre next month but be warned, dear reader, some spleen will be vented.
Bhoy, who described the show as “some stand-up with some sitting down” said the show would revolve around Bhoy’s recent spate of letter-writing to big companies complaining about the little things that really get under all of our noses.
“Yeah, I’m defi nitely going in hard on this one,” he told TE.
“I had a bit of what you might call a breakdown recently and I wrote a letter to Epson about the disparity between the price of their printers and price of their printer cartridges. I mean, honestly, you can buy a new printer for the price of one cartridge – it’s ridiculous.
“Anyway, I’ve expanded this to form the basis of the show where I’ll be reading out letters that I’ve written, not just to these big companies, but to anyone that p***es me off – it really is quite a cathartic experience.”
Australia was one of the fi rst places that cottoned on to Bhoy’s laconic style
of humour after he fi rst performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2003. Such is Bhoy’s popularity in Oz that he has released two stand-up DVDs that were fi lmed here – ‘Live at the Sydney Opera House’ and ‘Live at the Athenaeum’ – with a third, ‘Subject to Change’, recorded in Canada.
So, what is it about his style of comedy that appeals to Aussie audiences so much?
“I think that basically, it’s because both Australian audiences and Scottish audiences are very similar in terms of what they think is funny,” he said.
“Also my style of comedy is very story based – more in the tradition of Billy Connolly than any type of set up and punch-line comedy and because both Scottish and Australian people both seem to really love hearing a guy tell a great story, normally in a pub, that’s why I think it’s easier for an Australian audience to relate rather than an American one.”
No stranger to the lure of the road (he has been called the Bill Bryson of stand-up comedy), Bhoy is a much rarer fi xture in his home town of Edinburgh, although this is something he recently redressed when he recorded his latest and fi rst internationally available DVD ‘Live at the Festival Theatre’.
“I kind of felt that I’d neglected Scotland so fi lming the latest DVD there was a real no-brainer for me. It was an absolute brilliant experience being able to do my thing on home turf.”
While he is not afraid to take his comedy to the world, Bhoy said there
were some places that were more “interesting” than others.
“I think the most interesting place I’ve played was India,” he said.
“It was the fi rst place I’d played to a non-English speaking audience – well they spoke English but English wasn’t their fi rst language. Anyway, I don’t think they’d even seen stand-up before – they were more used to the whole Bollywood song and dance type of entertainment. It was a real eye-opener, that’s for sure.”
So for such a seasoned pro, performing at the Civic Theatre should be a doddle, right?
“It’s amazing how nervous I am still before I go out onstage – I’m a bundle of jitters,” he said.
“That said, as soon as I walk out on stage it’s like I’m in some kind of Oriental spa – it’s just so relaxing.”
Catch Danny Bhoy when he plays at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, March 2.
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CONSUMING PASSION
A nyone that has heard Maitland-bred Pat Capocci play guitar will know that this is one cat who knows his
way around a fretboard. While there’s no denying that there is a fair bit of natural talent swimming around in there, Capocci said he was constantly learning his craft – in fact, you’d be hard pressed to fi nd Capocci, on stage or off, without a guitar close by.
“It’s pretty much all I think about,” he told TE.
“I’ve been a bit lazy lately, so I’ve been getting up at around fi ve in the morning and I’ll practice for about two hours before work, then again at morning tea and again at lunch – I might be a bit obsessed but I’m never without a guitar.”
After developing his hepper-than-hep brand of rockabilly (with healthy lashes of jazz, country and western swing for good measure) in various outfi ts over the years, it seems as though his main squeeze, The Pat Capocci Combo, is beginning to break some serious ground overseas with the band heading over to Europe three times in as many years to an increasingly rapturous continental audience.
“Last year we did two European tours in August and March and they were just fantastic.
“The fi rst time we went over there,
I was just blown away with how big the rockabilly scene is over there compared to Australia – everyone in the scene over there is just great and they all seem to have so much knowledge about the music, like really rare records and stuff that we’ve never heard of – it’s awesome.
“We’re planning on heading back over there in June – it’s taken a bit of time, but I think we might be starting to break some really good ground over there, which is really encouraging.”
The band also has plans to head over to the US, the mecca of Rockabilly in the near future, visas and work commitments notwithstanding.
“We’d love to get over there, and we do plan to, it’s just a matter of juggling everything. It’s a bit harder to organise a trip to the States.”
Capocci, who cut his teeth with a heady mix of his father’s old Chicago blues albums and 70s English punk rock from the likes of the Buzzcocks, said the band was on the cusp of releasing their third album, ‘Call Of The Wild’ which, while retaining the core Capocci sound, represented a bit of a spreading of the wings for the three piece.
“I guess you’d say this album is a bit more adventurous than previous records,” he said.
“There’s a bit more of a Western swing infl uence in there and a few other surprises as well – I guess we’re just trying to challenge ourselves to come up with something a bit different each time around.”
Such is Capocci’s all-consuming passion for music and the esteem in which he is held in the Oz rockabilly/roots scene that, at last count and including the Combo, his name popped up in 10 different outfi ts – from fellow Maitland-bred Ezra Lee’s band, to Danny and the Cosmic Tremors to his drummerless Western Swing trio, the Twilight Rhythm Boys.
“Yeah, I’d say I’m in about ten different bands at the moment, although I haven’t got to the stage where I start playing a song from a different band while I’m onstage – I’m sure it’s bound to happen, but hopefully not for a while yet.”
Catch the Pat Capocci Combo when they play at the Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, February 23.
STEPHEN BISSET
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
L ast week, we told you about Newcastle singer-songwriter Amy Vee’s quest to fi nish her debut album ‘Fits and Starts’ via
the crowdfunding website, Pozible.With her album budget eaten up by
recording costs, Vee was left with a slab of freshly tracked songs but nary a brass razoo to take care of the artwork, pressing and manufacture of the CDs.
“The thing is, I had a budget for the album but I ended up spending a lot more time in the studio than I thought – which wasn’t at all a bad thing – and had no money left for production,” she said.
Well, we’re pleased as punch to report that Vee has exceeded her original target of $9,500 and can now get down to the business of putting the fi nishing touches on ‘Fits and Starts’.
Vee was obviously elated with the support she had received as her Facebook status, last week, illustrated.
“With only 2 hours to go, we just hit the 10k mark on Pozible. So, so stoked, excited and elated. Can’t wait to pay you all back in music. Amazing times,” she wrote.
Congratulations, Amy.
Creepy blues ain’t crazy
I t may’ve taken Caitlin O’Reilly a while to discover her songwriting prowess, but now that she has, it seems there is no looking back for
the burgeoning songster and her outfi t, Crazy Old Maurice.
“I’ve always been a muso but I had never led a band or written a song,” O’Reilly told TE.
“Then, in January 2011, I actually wrote my fi rst song while I was on my honeymoon and the rest, as they say, is history. I hooked up with Mike Collins on the upright bass and Tim Evans on drums and Crazy Old Maurice was born.”
Self-described as Newcastle’s fi rst and foremost “creepy blues pop” act, Crazy Old Maurice’s modus operandi seems to be defying categorisation with a sound that moves effortlessly from smooth blues to folk, to jazz and pop
– hardly missing a beat.“I’d say that we kind of defy
categoristion,” O’Reilly said.“We’re kind of a blend of really
mellow blues and because the guys are jazz-trained musicians, there’s a fair bit of jazz in there as well as a few other surprises.”
The band have plans to head into the studio this year to record their debut EP and plans are also in the works for a follow-up East Coast tour in support of the release.
O’Reilly said it was the band’s main wish that they offer punters a truly unique live experience – something that leaves them wanting more.
“I guess that people can expect something unlike they’ve never seen before with a Crazy Old Maurice show,” she said.
“It means so much to me when people come up to us after we’ve played a show telling us how much they liked the show and how we didn’t sound like anyone they’d heard before – it makes it all worthwhile.”
Catch Crazy Old Maurice when they play at the Lass O’Gowrie Hotel on Wednesday, February 20 along with Ungus Ungus Ungus and William Lee.
STEPHEN BISSET
ANYTHING IS POZIBLE