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Aussie hip-hop heavyweights Bliss n Eso are gearing up to embark on their biggest headlining tour to date. Stephen Bisset caught up with MC Eso to chat about breaking expectations.

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With their fourth album hitting the shelves in just 18 months, nobody could say that these Melbourne psych fanciers are afraid of hard work and they could be vying for the title of the Antipodean Guided By Voices (who have released 21 albums and five since 2012).

However, it is a truism that quantity doesn’t always equal quality and while there is plenty to like about ‘Oddments’ it doesn’t match the freak-out brilliance of previous efforts like ‘Float Up-Fill Your Lungs’ and ’12 Bar Blues’.

While it does seem like a less ambitious effort than those mentioned before, it’s still one hell of an eclectic release with lashings of psych, folk, lo-fi garage and even a touch of soul peeking through the wall of fuzz.

If you like having your heart strings tugged at, then this inspirational true story should be right up your alley. Will Smith stars, in a career-best role, as failed businessman Chris Gardner. After losing everything, he is forced to live on the streets with his son. Desperate to find a steady job, he takes a stockbroker internship however before he can get paid, he needs to go through six months of training. Smith’s son Jayden is also fantastic as Gardner Jr.

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Hugh Jackman stars as Keller Dover – a man facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter is missing and the only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on the street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) arrests its driver (Paul Dano), but a lack of evidence forces his release. With time running out, the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

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Robert Redford stars in this open-water thriller about one man’s battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is de-stroyed at sea. Written and directed by J.C. Chandor (‘Margin Call’), it is a gripping and moving tribute to ingenuity and resilience.

Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the lineup in the new film from the director and the producer of blockbuster comedy ‘Think Like a Man’. When a fast-talking guy joins his girlfriend’s brother — a hot-tempered cop — to patrol the streets of Atlanta, he gets entangled in the officer’s latest case.

A contemporary thriller in which the original monster of Victor Frankenstein stands between the human race and su-pernatural creatures. It picks up where the Mary Shelly novel ends: Victor Frank-enstein's death and the abandonment of his creature to meet its end in the Arctic.

Beneath Bruce Garrett’s shabby, overweight exterior, the passionate beating heart of a salsa king lays dormant. Only one woman can reignite his Latin fire. Spotlight hits, sweat drips, heels click - Nick Frost is Cuban Fury. 1987: A 13-year-old natural born dancer with fire in his heels is working himself up to explode all over the UK Junior Salsa Championships. A bullying incident on the streets of London robs him of his confidence. So it is that 22 years later, Garrett (Nick Frost) finds himself trapped in self-pity. Only Julia (Rashida Jones), his gorgeous new boss, gives him reason to live.

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‘Ocean’s Eleven’ with Nazis. That’s the best way to describe the latest directorial offering from George Clooney.

Based on a true story, ‘Monuments Men’ follows a ragtag platoon as they attempt to find and recover precious artworks stolen by the Nazis during World War II. Clooney heads up the ensemble cast, with appearances from Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, and Cate Blanchett. Although the story of ‘Monu-ments Men’ is undeniably intriguing, the similarities between it and ‘Oceans Eleven’ are annoyingly apparent. The scene in ‘Oceans’ where Clooney and Brad Pitt sit at the bar coming up with their team is played out to the letter between Clooney and Matt Da-mon in ‘Monuments.’ The short, snappy exchanges of dialogue are the same. Even the sweeping pan outside the Bellagio at the end of ‘Oceans’ is recreated. Clooney directed, co-wrote and produced this movie but it could have been twice as good if it were made with half as much involvement from him.

Given Aaron Paul’s bravura turn as Jesse Pinkman in the brilliant ‘Breaking Bad’, I approached this film with a certain sense of antici-pation – despite my usual ambivalence toward ‘car flicks’ (‘Vanish-ing Point’ ‘Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry’ notwithstanding).

Based on the iconic video game franchise, ‘The Need For Speed’ tells the story of a street racer, Tobey, (Paul) who is framed by a former business partner, turned pro racer, for the death of his best friend in a street race. After getting out of prison, Tobey is hell-bent on revenge and so he decides to take part in a cross-country race organised by the mysterious Monarch (Michael Keaton) – one of the most inexplicable characters in recent memory.

Tobey’s nemesis is having none of it so he puts a massive bounty on his head to prevent him from getting to the race. Oh dear. Sure, the stunts were great, with little to no CGI used, but that’s about as good as it gets. Where Jesse Pinkman had one of the most astonish-ing character arcs seen on television screens in quite some time, Paul’s street racer is as flat and one-dimensional as this film’s plot.

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After a mammoth 2013 that saw Sydney-based hip-hoppers Bliss n Eso release their second number one album ‘Circus in the Sky’,

the boys are striking while the iron is hot with their biggest tour to date, and arguably the biggest tour in Australian hip hop history that will see them play venues like the Domain in Sydney and Nobbys reserve in Newcastle – sites normally reserved for festivals.

While there’s no denying that Aussie hip-hop has undergone quite a renaissance over the past ten years or so, with the likes of Bliss n Eso, The Hilltop Hoods, and The Herd leading the charge, MC Eso told TE that he always knew hip-hop would get to this point in Australia.

“To tell you the truth, I did see a world like this, where acts like us could play massive shows,” he said. “Right from the beginning I saw the amazing depth of hip-hop talent we have in this country and I always had it in the back of my mind that it was only a matter of time.”

Eso said he put this rise in popularity down to the honesty and lack of preten-tion that permeated Aussie hip-hop.

“Anyone who grew up listening to hip-hop heard a lot of US rappers rapping

about keeping it real and stuff and, with-out naming names there are a lot that are not keeping it real,” he said.

“We took that whole keeping it real thing very seriously – I mean, if it’s not you up there you shouldn’t be doing it. I’d say Aussie hip-hop is a refreshing response to all of that cash cash, bling bling bulls**t.”

It seems that the Aussie record buying public agrees as they made ‘Circus in The

Sky’ the eighth best-selling album of 2013, spawning the hits ‘House of Deams’, Home is Where the Heart Is’, ‘Reservoir Dogs’, ‘Act Your Age’ and ‘My Life’. The crew also recently completed a North American tour that also included a stop-over in Afghani-stan – something that will live long in MC Eso’s memory.

“Yeah, that was just surreal – awesome, but surreal,” he said. “At first I was like

“what the f*** are you thinking, the clos-est I want to get to war is playing ‘Call of Duty’. It was just so freaky because we normally ask crowds to put their hands in the air, which we did over there and we were confronted with all of these soldiers holding their fully automatic weapons in the air because they have to be strapped at all times. It was an experience to say the least.”

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circus roll up, roll up. The circus coming to town. Featuring a litany of renowned Rus-sian performers and spe-cial guests from around the

world, The Great Moscow Circus promises to be two hours of “edge of the seat” enter-tainment - a dazzling display of showman-ship and death defying feats - from fun filled clowns to elegant mastery and, as general manager Greg Hall told TE, will exceed any-one’s expectation of what a circus can be.

“The first thing is you really need to sep-arate the Great Moscow Circus from other circuses in that this one is truly an institu-tion in Australia,” he said.

“The circus first came to Australia in 1965 and has been coming back consist-ently for 50 years – it’s truly an entertain-

ment institution. In fact it’s the most suc-cessful entertainment event – bar none. For example, our last tour of Australia cov-ered 81 cities, 72,000 kilometres and we performed to a total of 900,000 people.”

While Hall remained tight-lipped about the content of the show, he did let slip about one of the main attractions – the Globe of Death.

“Last time we had the Globe of Death we had four motorbike riders riding around a four-metre diameter globe. We had so many people request the stunt again, but because we don’t like doing things twice, we have upped the ante to include five riders,” he said.

While Hall, who has been managing the circus for 40 years, said while he couldn’t spruik the quality and spectacle of the

acts enough, he added that it was the au-dience’s reaction that gave him the most pleasure.

“When the show is on, I’m not watching the acts, I’m watching the audience – their reactions are just priceless. Especially the cynical 15 year olds who know everything who are left speechless. I remember a show recently, there was a little boy hold-ing Dad’s hand walking out after the show and he looked up at Dad with a beaming smile and he just said “aww thanks Dad” - you just can’t beat that.”

The Great Moscow Circus will be on in Maitland from Wednesday, March 26 to Sunday, April 7 on Cultivation Road, op-posite the Showground and in Newcas-tle at the TAFE Oval in Tighes Hill from Wednesday, April 9 to Tuesday, April 27.

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I f there’s one phrase to describe Tasmanian-based singer-songwriter Dewayne Everettsmith it would be

‘open-book’. His debut album, ‘Surrender’, released

this week, is a chronicling of a life laid bare. There is no stone left unturned, form his mother’s drug dependency (‘I Got No’), domestic violence (‘Surrender’) and abuse at the hands of his adoptive parents (‘Overdue’).

“It [‘Surrender’] really is the story of my life – it’s a very personal record for me and I talk about things on there that most artists shy away from,” Everett-smith told TE.

“It can be a little confronting and some people don’t know how to take it initially, but I find that, if I’m okay with it, they’re okay with it. Although, what I write about and what I sing about aren’t unique to me and often it can bring up memories for people which they may not want brought up, so you have to be very nurturing, but if I can, in some way help someone with what I’m singing about, or in some way connect with them, then I’m happy.”

That’s not to say it’s all doom and gloom on ‘Surrender’ with some truly joyous moments contained within, including the first time he kissed his partner (‘Caught On Your Lips’), a mesmerising Welcome to Country called ‘Melythina’, which is sung in the Palawa Kani – a traditional language of Tasmanian Aboriginals and ‘It’s Like Love’ a song he

wrote in conjunction with US viola player Jasmine Beams, for a Tourism Australia campaign.

“Yeah that was a really exciting project,” he said.

“I was teamed up with Jasmine Beams and we spent two or three days around Tasmania and Victoria to get inspiration.

I wanted to make it really personal and explore the benefits of giving and uncon-ditional love and I kept coming up with that phrase ‘It’s Like Love’.

“It was also really great being able to see the country though Jasmine’s eyes and I really think her beautiful playing reflects how she feels about the country.”

T he Hunter Valley folk Club are gearing up for a big one this weekend when Sydney folkies

the Wheeze and Suck Band bring their infectious mix of traditional, contempo-rary and ‘rootsy’ folk to Newcastle.

These costumed 'mad hatters' sing rousing sounds and soulful ballads in exquisite four part harmony and play high energy instrumental dance tunes which can often lead to audience

participation and revelry. Over the last ten years, the 'Wheezers', as they are affectionately known, have played in most major folk festivals and folk clubs as well as weddings, corporate functions and special events.

Local up-and-comer Charlotte De Wit will be opening proceedings.

Catch the Wheeze and Suck Band at the Wesley Centre, 150 Beaumont Street, Hamilton on Saturday, March 22.

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I f you’re a fan of the irrepressible Stevie Wonder and his classic 70s period in particular (a period

that produced such iconic albums as ‘Innervisions’, ‘ Talking Book’ and ‘Songs in the Key of Life, then you’ll likely be in funky heaven this weekend when a special Stevie tribute show hits Lizotte’s.

Dubbed ‘Songs in the Key of Life’, the show comes from the same creative team that produced the highly success-ful ‘Whole Lotta Love’ (Led Zeppelin) and ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ (Pink Floyd) concerts and promises to reprise Wonder’s vibrant and utterly life-affirm-ing catalogue.

Creative director Joseph Calerazzo told TE that audiences could expect a massive show that would focus on the funkier side of Wonder’s musical proclivities.

“I guess people can expect a whole lot of

Stevie Wonder,” he laughed. “Although I will say we are more focussed on his clas-sic period with songs like ‘Superstition, ‘Living for the City’, ‘Master Blaster’ and ‘Sir Duke’ than we are with his cheesier efforts like ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You.”

Calderazzo said the show would feature a big and brassy nine piece band as well as four vocalists – Lionel Cole (pictured, who just happens to be Nat King Cole’s nephew), Natasha Stewart (who has performed with Tina Arena), Christian Hemara (The Venusians) and Michael Duchesne (‘The Voice’)

“We really do have a wealth of talent in this show but possibly most notable is Lionel Cole,” he said.

“He’s an American who moved to Australia around three or four years ago – he’s a brilliant singer, and he has also toured with Mariah Carey as her keyboard player. But, overall, this is going to be one hell of a vibrant and colourful show.”

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G eorge Orwell wrote his seminal classic ‘1984’ in 1948 as a prediction of our future and, 66

years on, the themes resonate deeply, making the novel a reappearing title on many “must-read” book lists. Now the production team, Shake and Stir Thea-tre Company, who wowed Newcastle with their 2013 stage production of another Orwillian classic, ‘Animal Farm’ are bringing this frightening dystopian vision to life.

“The parallels between what Orwell explored and what we are experiencing in the 21st century are frighteningly accurate – and not just in politics but in many facets of modern living,” co-artistic director and co-adaptor Nick Skubij said.

“It is our aim to keep the story as dark, twisted and grotesque as it can be – it’s

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After pricking up ears from Newcastle to Nashville with two brilliant rock-tinged country EPs, ‘ Live Each Day’ and ‘While We’re

Young’, Novocastrian Morgan Evans is finally taking the plunge into long player territory, releasing his self-titled debut album at Lizotte’s this week.

Aside from the album launch, it’s a pretty hectic time for Evans at the moment, with two support slots with US hit-maker Gretchen Wilson in Melbourne and Bris-bane last week and a main stage slot at the massive CMC Rocks the Hunter festival at Pokolbin ( not to mention three awards - Oz Arisits, Male Artist and Video at the CMC Awards) – although as he told TE, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I’m right in the thick of it at the moment - it’s probably the busiest I’ve been in a while but it’s a very exciting time and I’m loving every minute of it. It’s absolutely a massive relief to have the album out, it feels like I’ve been talking about releasing this album to you guys for the last seven years,” he laughed.

If there’s one thing that can be said of the album it is that it traverses quite a bit of musical and lyrical territory – from the

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barnstorming rocker ‘Best I Never Had’ to the more soulful ‘Love You Home’ and ‘Make You Feel Like a Woman’. There’s even a brilliant cover of the Guy Clark clas-sic ‘The Cape’ featuring Kasey Chambers.

“I’m so stoked that song made it onto the album,” he said. “We had finished tracking all of the songs and there was the intention of putting an acoustic track on there, but we didn’t know which one. I was driving and that song came on the radio and it was like a lightbulb moment for me. I texted Kasey back in Australia and she jumped at the chance to sing it because she’s also a huge Guy Clark fan, so it worked out really well.”

Recorded and partly written in the songwriting Mecca of Nashville – a place that he said was almost impossible not to feel inspired, the album features the production talents of ex-pat Aussie Jedd Hughes (Keith Urban, Emmylou Harris) and a litany ot A-list players including slide player Dan Dugmore (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt). Evans said that lyrically, the album is essentially a chronicling of his life from burgeoning Newcastle muso to rising country star.

“I’ve been working toward this album since I started my first band at the age of thirteen,” he said. “It’s just life in general that formed the main inspiration. They say you’ve got your whole life to write your first album, so I was in no rush .”

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Maurice will be there for youN ewcastle's foremost "moody

pop for crazy people” outfit Crazy Old Maurice will be

releasing the first single, ‘Are You There For Me?’ from their upcoming debut album this week and will be celebrating at The Commons before taking the show on the road.

‘Are you there for me?’ is a desperate jilted lover song, building tension before exploding into craziness. Tastemaker Richard Kingsmill has already thrown his support behind

the track on Twitter, dubbing it “smoky stuff”. High praise indeed.

The release is somewhat bittersweet for Crazy Old Maurice power couple Caitlin O’Reilly and Tim Evans. The pair, who lived at the Morrow Park Bowling Club complex, were practic-ing the track the night before the tragic fire that claimed the club.

“After the intensity of dealing with the aftermath of the fire, it’s a massive achievement for us to release the single,” O’Reilly said.

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Crazy Old MauriCe The COMMOns, On BeauMOnT sTreeT haMilTOn Thursday, MarCh 20 i t’s been a long time coming but

Newcastle pop-rock darlings Holly Who will be releasing their self-

titled debut EP this weekend.The outfit, fronted by Holly Clayton,

has gained a reputation for producing live shows that bristle with an infec-tious energy and Clayton said captur-ing that energy on the EP , which she describes as a “colourful reflection of influences and the recording sounds of 60s and 70s rock and roll and Motown” - was high on the priority list.

“We knew we needed to produce recordings that would match the energy and uniqueness of our live set,” she said.

“We knew this would be a tricky process and one we weren’t willing to compromise, so we just took our time.”

Clayton added that she was quite chuffed with the way the band had been received around the traps.

“I met an older fan who said he’d recently ended up in an argument with his son,” she said.

“The shocked 20-year-old had a small image crisis when he realised his father was also heading out to watch Holly Who. I walked away from that smitten. They ended up at the gig together and, for us, that’s what music should do – unite people.”

Catch Holly Who at the Cambridge Hotel on Saturday, March 22.

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