Grapes'll Get a Serious Grip on You

Dynamic redhead duo all set for a 70s musical teen throbWHAT do you get when you throw together two voraciously talented redheads? The answer, in the case of Melbourne's THE GRAPES, is melodies, harmonies and great tunes.ASHLEY NAYLOR (EVEN and RAIL) and SHERRY RICH (part of the US ...

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Satellite in Orbit For a Hot '50s Sound

JUMPIN' jivin' rock'n'rollers SATELLITE 5 play the authentic and obscure sounds of the 1950s, from the deep south of America.Playing this Saturday night at Phoenix with EIGHT BALL BABY and DJ JIMMY DEE, Satellite 5 features the slapping bass and driving guitar rhythms of STEVE ...

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Have a Geek at Amorosi's Top Style

HOT pop sensation VANESSA AMOROSI will join TAXI RIDE at their Newcastle show next Thursday, February 3, at the Workers Club.To say that Melbourne-born Amorosi, 18, had the most amazing year in 1999 would be an understatement.After debuting at number 25 in the ARIA charts with her debut single ...

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Celtic Passion Comes a'Tapping

TOURING Irish musicians SEAMUS BEGLEY and JIM MURRAY will perform at the Belmont Sportsmans Club on Friday night as part of their SOUTH WEST WIND TOUR. The pair performed last month at the Woodford Folk Festival, north of Brisbane, which featured the cream of folk and roots performers from around ...

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Flicks Given the Flick

IF you love movies but hate getting sucked in by hype to discover that the latest Hollywood offering is nothing but flimsy formula rubbish, then there's a website for you.Based in the United States the MR CRANKY website (www.mrcranky.com) has all the latest movies rated by one of the ...

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Phoenix Rises for Snapes

NEWCASTLE trio SNAPE BROS will mark this week's Tamworth's Country Music Festival by performing a special set, on Sunday at Phoenix. The free concert will feature a heaps of 'kick arse' country rock toons by artists such as ALAN JACKSON and THE EAGLES, right through to the ...

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