Hard Grind Is Fun For Metal Band With Edge

BLOOD Duster's bass player Jason PC said fans should expect to be greeted by a band covered in ``blood'' when they run on stage to perform their death metal concert on Friday ntsI September 2 .But don't expect a re- enactment of the concert that made Ozzy Osbourne and Black ...

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Band Put Cool-ism Up Front And Centre Stage

BRISBANE band Intercooler was close to ruin two years ago.One week before the group was to leave Australia to tour the US, their guitarist Michael Caso left the band.The group was in trouble because they were booked in to play throughout the US and they had no guitarist.With their reputation ...

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Corbett Has The Kudos From Folks Who Know

FOR almost 15 years Bob Corbett has remained a constant on the live circuit.Last year he was named Broadcasters' Choice at the 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards , which confirmed him as one of the region's finest talents.Throughout his career Corbett has enjoyed many different ...

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Seymour Continues Hunt For Challenges

MARK Seymour was faced with a choice seven years ago of whether to retire with the rest of the highly successful Australian band The Hunters and Collectors or risk his good name by pursuing a solo career.Seymour said that at first he wasn't sure if he'd moved his career in the right ...

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Driver Eight Put The Pedal Down

DRIVER Eight wasn't always intended to be a fully fledged band.In fact, the original line-up consisted solely of singer-songwriter Paul Nickerson .Bassist Gavin Chipperfield and guitarist Mark Paynter were called in by Nickerson to help him out at his live shows.In the end, the union ...

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Group On Funk Odyssey

DIRTY Laundry say the best way to describe them is ``a unique electro-funk odyssey of talent and tomfoolery''. But really what does this mean. Seany B , Dean Cherny and JJ Styles all draw inspiration from a number of musical genres to create an eclectic mix of funk- infused house, ...

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Original Blues And Rock'n'roll

THE Detonators claim they are explosive performers.But it wasn't until they brought about 30 of their Victorian friends along to a performance in outback NSW four years ago that the name rang true.Guitarist Paul Bignal said the locals didn't appreciate the Melbourne crowd taking over ...

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Cold Chisel Talent Back In Rock Mode

ONE of the talents that made Cold Chisel so successful is coming to Newcastle.Ian Moss , the former guitarist and songwriter from Cold Chisel, has been playing for more than 20 years as a solo artist or in a band.Moss, although a guitarist for most of his Cold Chisel career, did some song ...

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Combination Is Still A Finely Tuned Music Outfit

TWO successful Newcastle performers, Vince Martinelli and Rita Scott , combine to form the duo Martinelli-Scott .The duo has been described as a ``uniquely dynamic and versatile entertainment package'', performing everything from easy-listening to upbeat tunes.Martinelli, who shares ...

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