Glad to be going?

FOR an idea of the diversity of music being produced by the city's newest rock groups, the EXPOZAY band competition at SJ's On Beaumont is worth checking out.One of the groups, GLAD, will have a chance to turn it on while competing for cash and prizes tomorrow night.The appearance at ...

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Locals Get Big Break

INDIE rock band LE BONK and heavy original rock group KREED will rock the BLACK BOX this Friday night for all ages. Joining the group on stage will be Sydney all-female band WHEN ROBOTS RULE and Sydney punks HINDSIGHT. Le Bonk, featuring guitarist GEOFF MULLARD (pictured), comprises former ...

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Eagles Test

CD ADELAIDE rock band TEST EAGLES have taken a slightly more electronic tack with their follow-up CD to BEE STING with a new five-track CD FRIENDS. Playing tonight for THE HOTHOUSE at SJ's On Beaumont, Test Eagles have incorporated samplers into their live and studio mix to beef up the ...

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Angels Keen on Tatts Tour

WHEN THE ANGELS heard that ROSE TATTOO were getting back together and the chance to play support was offered, DOC NEESON said the band jumped at the chance. The gig at the Newcastle Workers Club on Thursday, August 6, was going be a chance to show off The Angels' latest album, SKIN & ...

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Sea Rolls Into Town

ROCK and groove group THE CRUEL SEA has the enviable ability to sound dangerous, brooding, sexy and sublime, all in the same song. Playing Thursday, August 27, at the Newcastle Workers Club the group, fronted by vibe master TEX PERKINS, will return to play tunes from its latest album OVER EASY. ...

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Like a Diamond

EVEN before Newcastle rock band LITTLE HORNET had released its second CD, TURN ON 2, people told singer TYRONE PENSHORN he sounded like NEIL DIAMOND. The original album features a cover version, Diamond's CRUNCHY GRANOLA, which bears an uncanny similarity to the original. This Sunday at ...

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Irish Humour

JIMEOIN has forged a place in the hearts of Australians dealing in what one critic described as 'bolshy speed-babble and cutesy ridicule of Australian idiosyncrasies'. The funny man will perform again at the Civic Theatre on Friday, August 14.JIMEOIN released a CD, GOIN' OFF, which ...

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Legends Team Up

THE producers of GREASE - THE ARENA SPECTACULAR have announced the follow-up to its record breaking debut, called THE MAIN EVENT. The concert will feature Australia's top three vocalists, JOHN FARNHAM, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and ANTHONY WARLOW with a 40-piece orchestra and THE FARNHAM BAND. The ...

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Dancing gumboots

GUMBOOT dancing was born in the gold mines of South Africa during apartheid, at the height of the migrant labour system and the oppressive apartheid laws. By slapping their hands on their gumboots and shaking ankle chains, the mine workers were able to communicate with each other. South ...

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Thorny Bunch of Roses

ROSE TATTOO, is the real deal, the fair-dinkum stuff of hard rock - less bullpuckey and maximum volume.When the group played its first official gig at the Bondi Lifesavers Club on New Year's Eve in 1976 it was 'volume and aggression' that drew attention, according to rock ...

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Finding Her Own Voice

MELBOURNE rock guitarist-vocalist MARIE WILSON was flown halfway around the world to work with a handful of the rock world's top writers to prepare for the September launch of her debut album. Her publishing company sent her to France last year where she co-wrote songs with MARK HUDSON and ...

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