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Rockabilly Revival

Rockabilly Revival


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Me Me Me
Venue: Northern Star Hotel
Event Date: Saturday 8/8/1998
Author: Anthony Scully

SPY movies, 1950s sci-fi and spaghetti Western sounds are all music to the ears of ME ME ME who will launch its latest CD REMORSE IS MY BITTER COMPANION this Saturday night at the Northern Star Hotel.While its songwriting may be eclectic the band has adopted a more accessible approach to live ...

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Bands go for vinyl

Bands go for vinyl


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Arm's Reach, Toe to Toe
Event: Toe to Toe Gig
Venue: The Cambridge Hotel
Event Date: Thursday 6/8/1998

TWO Hunter 'hard core' punk bands have turned their backs on state-of-the-art digital audio technology and opted for analog, releasing their debut recordings on vinyl.The groups will support Sydney group TOE TO TOE tomorrow night at the Cambridge Hotel.Newcastle band ARMS REACH, ...

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Hear the Truth

Hear the Truth


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Brutal Truth, Nihilist, Infliction, Bias
Venue: SJ's on Beaumont
Event Date: Wednesday 2/9/1998

FORMER ANTHRAX bass player DAN LILKER and his latest band BRUTAL TRUTH will unleash its ferocity at SJ's On Beaumont on Wednesday, September 2.Local supports will be NIHILIST, INFLICTION and BIAS. The New York grind metal act toured Australia last year to promote SOUNDS OF THE ANIMAL ...

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Country Rock Duo

Country Rock Duo


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Hot and Bothered
Venue: Hamilton RSL Club
Event Date: Saturday 8/8/1998

COUNTRY rock duo HOT & BOTHERED will perform at Hamilton RSL Club on Saturday night. Guitarist GILES SMITH and vocalist NICOLE BEIGER perform an easy-listening mix of contemporary country, rock and pop music.Smith is a regular studio performer with Australian country crooner JOHN WILLIAMSON ...

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Father's Day With Jefferies

Father's Day With Jefferies


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Gina Jeffreys
Venue: Belmont 16ft Sailing Club
Event Date: Sunday 6/9/1998

THE queen of Australian country music GINA JEFFERIES will return to Newcastle for a special Father's Day concert.The Sunday, September 6, concert will be held to promote Jefferies's latest CD.Jefferies will also perform on Saturday, September 5, at belmont 16 Footers with THE WHEEL. ...

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Singh Returns to Star a Solo

Singh Returns to Star a Solo


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Bobby Singh
Venue: Northern Star Hotel
Event Date: Thursday 6/8/1998

THE last time BOBBY SINGH played at the Northern Star Hotel as a guest of jungle/hip hop band DHA the audience sat right down next to him and wouldn't let him leave for three hours.Dha will return to Newcastle in September, but tomorrow night Singh will return to the hotel to play solo, ...

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A Rare Exception

A Rare Exception


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Endangered Species
Venue: West Wallsend Workers Club
Event Date: Saturday 15/8/1998

LIKE a lot of original bands around town ENDANGERED SPECIES is only sighted on rare occasions in places you normally have to persuade your friends to visit. Occasionally the punt pays off when the screechy, moaning types give the stage over to an act that does its own thing without the need for ...

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Original is Surely Best

Original is Surely Best


Publication Date: Wednesday August 5, 1998
Artist: Brook Thompson, Ground Zero
Venue: SJ's on Beaumont
Event Date: Wednesday 12/8/1998

ROCK music will warp your mind . . . that's what they used to say in the old days.These days rock music is more likely to pound your mind into submission.But Newcastle guitarist BROOK THOMPSON, hopes to change all of that with the launch of his debut CD WARPED. Thompson, who also plays in ...

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