Pellicano Is Elvis To Max

MORE than 25 years have passed since the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Aaron Presley died but Max Pellicano is committed to keeping his music alive.His Elvis to the Max tribute show has successfully toured Australia for more than a decade to sell- out crowds.The forthcoming tour will see ...

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Don Juan Loves Latin

HIGH-profile Australian Latin DJ Don Juan will be a guest artist at the Latino Superclub event at the Hotel CBD, Newcastle, this Saturday ntsI dec 10 .With Latin salsa and R&B in the main room and latin funky house in the back room, guest DJs will include Stun , MaDD and Paul James .David ...

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Cobbler Nails New Career

PETER Brocklehurst is not your typical tenor.The world of classical singing was so far removed from the world he lived in that for most of his life singing the music he loved was just a dream.It's a rags-to-riches tale.The Australian singer grew up in a family of eight children and ...

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Bird Still Flies Wings Clipped

AFTER Radio Birdman's 1978 break- up three of the original members carried on the band's high-energy, hard-rock tradition as The Visitors. With ex-Birdman guitarist and songwriter Deniz Tek , drummer Ron Keeley and keyboardist Pip Hoyle , the band played a series of shows in and around ...

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Festival Is Green Without Envy

INTEREST in the second annual Peats Ridge Festival has doubled with ticket sales well up on last year's inaugural event.Organisers are now expecting the event to be sold out.The Peats Ridge Festival was established last year as the country's first major event run entirely on ...

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Brand To Voice Xmas Cheer

AUSTRALIAN country music star Adam Brand will return to Newcastle this week with a fun Christmas show.One of Australia's most successful contemporary country music artists, Brand has won eight Country Music Association of Australia Golden Guitar awards and three Mo Awards since his ...

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Big City Exile Find Inspiration In Angst

WHEN Mark Forester feels angry or sad there is one thing he must do.``I use songs to express my horror at things which would otherwise overwhelm me,'' he said.``Things that frustrate me, infuriate me and make me despair for the human race.``I don't do this by choice, I simply ...

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Let Swamp Blues Take You Under

AWARD-winning blues act Collard Greens and Gravy will play in Lake Macquarie this week.Formed 10 years ago, the Melbourne- based trio has established themselves as one of Australia's leading blues acts with their stripped-down swamp blues.Their third album, Silver Bird, won the Best ...

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Big O Tribute Back In The Black

Sinclair has always loved the music of Roy Orbison. Since he was a child, Sinclair has remained captured by The star's distinct falsetto and songwriting style were major attractipons. Sinclair said putting The Roy Orbison Tribute Show together was his way of paying tribute to the great ...

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