To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Tonight Alright, Spiderbait is heading on an extensive run of shows including one at Bar On The Hill in Newcastle on 30 August.

Tonight Alright has also just been released on vinyl for the first time featuring alternative artwork, imagery, and a previously unreleased version of their single Tonite.

Here’s the chat that we had with the absolute powerhouse that is Kram ahead of their show in Newcastle.

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Carrington institution, Franky’s Dumplings and Noodles is being given a new life this August with a residency at Young Street Hotel

The residency will take over Young Street each Sunday and feature Franky’s special menu, a new house band and close to BYO booze prices

Here’s the chat that we had with the incredible singer and owner of Franky’s, Matt McFarlane 

Footage of Franky’s courtesy of Wanagi-Zable Andrews

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Matt 'Magpie' Johnston, the man behind the Dashville machine, will hit the stage at The Stag & Hunter Hotel this Friday night with his Magpie Diaries.

The show will be the first time the band have played The Stag since releasing their latest single, Old Road.

Bonnie caught up with Magpie earlier today to talk about the show, new music and what's been happening on the farm.

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The Melbourne Ska Orchestra are about to head on tour to celebrate their 21st anniversary as a band!

This tour will also debut their yet to be released single John Wayne.

Here’s the chat that we had with Nicky Bomba ahead of their show in Newcastle on the 29th of August

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Newcastle based artist, Li Laurent recently released her debut album titled Not A Genre

The album is comprised of all previously released singles including fan favourites Little Black Soul and Lovely Boy

Here’s the chat that we had with Li about the album and her upcoming single Fragile Glass

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Local band One Flew Over are a pretty recent addition to the Newcastle music scene but their twisted and grungy sound makes them stand out from the crowd.

They’re playing a gig at the Stag with Maids of Horror and The Dustys on 16 August.

Here’s the chat that Bonnie had with One Flew Over after recording their warehouse session.

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Local pop queen, Mishayla has just released her first single of the year called Best Thing (I Never Had).

To celebrate the release of this song, Mishayla will play the Stag and Hunter Hotel this Saturday night with Chain Daisy and Lilac Cadillac on support

Here’s the chat that we had with Mishayla yesterday.

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Local unhappy rock band grub have just released a brand new single called Pulling Teeth.

This single is the first from their upcoming EP titled Pulling Teeth.

Here’s our chat with Jasper, Jacobe, Jed and Danny from Grub.

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Musical Director Dan Wilson will lead the bands playing on and offstage during Hunter Drama’s season of School of Rock The Musical this weekend

Dan sat down to walk us through how this highly anticipated show will come together in the Civic Theatre

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Yolngu surf rock band King Stingray are about to head on a regional tour armed with some new songs from their upcoming album.

They will land here in Newy on August 15 for a show at King Street Newcastle.

Here’s the chat that we had with Roy Kellaway

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