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#009 Ian Lobb & Emma Hichens

Episode 9 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guests Ian Lobb and Emma Hichens. In the wake of the news of the sale of the Lass O'Gowrie in Newcastle, we have our final episode for 2018. Recorded just over 2 months ago in the grand old Lass itself, we spoke with owner Ian about his background in pubs, the changes to the immediate area around his beloved institution, and the challenges he's faced with the rail changes and the shift from being a rock town to a developer paradise. We then speak to long tim...

Dec 20, 2018•45 min

#008 Marcus Wright

Episode 8 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Marcus Wright. Marcus is the brains behind local promotions company Big Apachee as well as licensee at the Wicko Park Hotel. He has been involved in the local scene in a number of capacities, including on stage, in the studio and behind the scenes booking and promoting shows and bands. In 2018 he was involved in a parliamentary enquiry regarding safeguarding existing music venues against noise complaints from residents of new developments. Our conversa...

Oct 24, 2018•32 min

#007 Kevin Bull

Episode 7 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Kevin Bull. Kevin Bull has been sporadically active on the local scene as a photographer since as early as 1983 before spending time in Sydney in the corporate world until 2007. In 2004 he began hosting a local music show on Coast FM, in 2005 he began shooting live music again and in 2007 purchased Reverb Street Press, which moved to an online only publication in 2012. We talked about life from the photography pit, vintage days of the Newcastle scene i...

Oct 17, 2018•37 min

#006 Tim Clack

Episode 6 of Newcastle Music Talk with guest Tim Clack. Tim Clack played with Newcastle misfits Schlauncher in the early 2000's and currently plays with punk rockin' boogie merchants Pawn Logic. He is a qualified working chef on top of being a musical powerhouse, working at Bolton Street Pantry. We talked about the differences in the scene between his Schlauncher days and now, memorable gigs at the Hunter on Hunter, and his new vegan lifestyle and his chef work. Songs Played 'Finest Beautiful In...

Sep 21, 2018•53 min

#005 Helena Kitley

Episode 5 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Helena Kitley. After moving to Newcastle from her native Coonabarabran, Helena Kitley has made a name for herself performing with Steely Divas, Glam Slam and a range of group and solo projects. Here she talks about her influences musically and vocally, her experiences playing locally at the Stag and Hunter and Wicko Park among others and growing up the only girl her age with music interests in a country town. Helena released a fantastic album The Tempo...

Aug 29, 2018•35 min

#004 Jon Fox Part 2

Episode 4 with Jon Fox (Part 2 of 2). Jon is a renowned live sound engineer who has worked across the globe with some of rocks biggest names as well as almost every room worth mentioning in town. He drums with the Dai Pritchard Band and also in a new project with yours truly. Conversation is split into 2 parts. Part 1 is available online. Part 2 deals with Jon's experiences in the local scene, thoughts of local venues and the health of the scene, as well as his favourite local bands. Find us onl...

Aug 15, 2018•44 min

#003 Jon Fox Part 1

Episode 3 with Jon Fox (Part 1 of 2). Jon is a renowned live sound engineer who has worked across the globe with some of rocks biggest names as well as almost every room worth mentioning in town. He drums with the Dai Pritchard Band and also in a new project with yours truly. Conversation is split into 2 parts. Part 1 deals mostly with Jon's personal background and his experiences working with the Eagles and Rolling Stones, as well as touching on the local scene toward the end. Conversation exte...

Aug 15, 2018•45 min

#002 Steve Simmons

Episode 2 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Steve Simmons. Steve "Simmo" Simmons has been the voice of Maitland band Mischling for the last 20 years as well as spending time with national heavy hitters Henry's Anger and Cryogenic, schizoid metallers Cigars For The Man and his current project Whatever. We spoke about his personal background, getting started with Mischling in the Maitland scene in the early 2000's, playing at venues like the old Hunter on Hunter in Newcastle and the Queens Arms at...

Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 9 min

#001 Troy Scerri

Episode 1 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Troy Scerri. Troy grew up in Sydney, breaking into the local scene in the 80's in his later teenage years making a name for himself in numerous bands including White Trash and Mortal Sin. He relocated to Newcastle in 2010 and continues to play music in The Neptune Power Federation and Buffalo Revisited. Conversation touches on how Troy got into heavy music, what the Sydney live scene was like in the 80's, changes he has witnessed in the local scenes in...

Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min

Newcastle Muso Talk Theme Song - Self Serving & Pissweak

The theme song for our show, from local band Gutter Dog (formerly known as Just Ace). Gutter Dog is a band I (Simon Threadgate, show host) play bass in, and this song was released on our EP in 2014. Check out the rest of the EP at http://gutterdog.bandcamp.com First episode of Newcastle Muso Talk goes live tomorrow, August 1. http://facebook.com/newcastlemusotalk

Jul 31, 2018•5 min

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