Truth minus Spak Filla

FANS of thrash-metal-grind-core will be literally kicking themselves senseless with wild abandon over the prospect of seeing New York band BRUTAL TRUTH at SJ's Hotel in Beaumont St tonight.We can't sit through 10 seconds of the first track without feeling like this bloke on the cover of ...

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It's Pre Shrunk

IF the idea of a trek to Brisbane to catch LIVID on October 3 doesn't tickle your sense of adventure then maybe something a little closer to home the day after might do the trick.Just announced for Sunday, October 4, Wharf 3 Walsh Bay, Sydney Harbour, is SOAP, sponsored by ST VINNIES FOR ...

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Variety, simplicity in debut CD

AFTER years of singing and playing keyboards and guitar in local bands CAMERON BRACKEN has released his debut CD THERMO ACOUSTIC EQUILIBRIUM. 'I have returned to my only HSC highlight, songwriting,' Bracken said in a press release.The disc is Bracken's theory on life which ...

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Dee takes Time to Be Flower

HE'S better known as the front man of SOLDIER BLUE, the original hard rock band that broke up a year ago.But over the past year DEAN DEE has been noticeably absent from the original rock music scene.That's because Dee, playing this Sunday, September 6, at Marks Point Bowling Club, has ...

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Whispering Jack is Back

THE whisper is that he's coming back . . . and sooner than you think.We're talking about WHISPERING JACK and you can see and hear him on Saturday, September 12, at Club Phoenix.THE WHISPERING JACK SHOW, featuring the high-tensile tonsils of MIKE VEE, is a JOHN FARNHAM tribute show ...

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Being the Bee Gees

THEY may look a little like the BEE GEES but can STAYIN' ALIVE - THE ULTIMATE BEE GEES TRIBUTE SHOW actually sing like the dukes of disco?This will be the million-dollar question to be answered on Friday, September 11, when STAYIN' ALIVE takes to the stage beneath the big mirror ball at ...

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Faeries Do Exist

THERE'S never been a better time to believe in the TOOTHFAERIES. With its Latin, ska, pop and folk leanings, THE TOOTHFAERIES, performing tomorrow night at the Northern Star, hail from Brisbane and boast a line-up of acoustic guitar, dobro, lap steel, bass, vocals, percussion and drums.TASTE ...

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Expo Nothing Formal

DON'T let the title of SCHOOL FORMAL EXPO deter you.This Sunday's youth lifestyles expo at Newcastle City Hall will be anything but dreary.Music, fashion, skate flicks and computers will have kids flipping their wigs at the expo, which kicks off at 10am and rocks hard until 5pm.The ...

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Bigger Bellingen Carnival

FOR the past four years the BELLINGEN GLOBAL CARNIVAL has been staging a world music, dance and arts festival at the Bellingen show grounds during the October long weekend.This year the line-up is bigger and better than ever, with artists including VM BHATT (India), RUBY HUNTER (Australia), MOSES ...

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Golden Gina Has the Gift

WHEN the golden-voiced GINA JEFFREYS steps back into the limelight at your local club you'd be well advised to catch the show.Performing this Saturday night at Belmont 16 Footers and Sunday at Club Phoenix, Jeffreys is a class act, delivering songs that shine, to the backing of one of the ...

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