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the master of puppetsTE caught up with ventriloquist extraordinaire David Strassman ahead of his upcoming Hunter mini-tour.

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British pioneering trip-hop trio Morcheeba are back with their original lineup, so get ready to hear the dreamy, soulful, down tempo sounds of the Godfrey brothers and the sweet, sensual vocals of Skye Edwards - one of the most vocally gifted soul singers of today - that we have loved since the 90s.

Morcheeba define the ‘chill out’ genre and are the perfect antidote to a big night, songs like ‘Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day’, ‘The Sea’, ‘Even Though’ and ‘Otherwise’ have been played in cafés, lounge rooms and at Sunday sessions worldwide and featured on endless compilations including the Café Del Mar series. Morcheeba will be hitting Australia hot on the heels of their latest album ‘Head Up High’.

what's on A strong narrative, coupled with a strong

emphasis on dynamics and creating plenty of ‘light and shade’ moments, make this, the third album from Michigan post-hardcore outfit, La Dispute, their most cohesive yet.

Largely a concept album, ‘Rooms of the House’ centres around the collapse of a co-habitating couple’s relationship and frontman Jordan Dreyer’s dense lyrics focus on the minutia of the relationship rather than the big things, which only makes the story more relateable.

Musically, this is an exercise in building tension. From the skippy ‘Stay Happy There’ to the stripped back and sparse closer ‘Objects in Space’, there is much musical ground covered and coupled with Dreyer’s oft screamo vocals, makes for a very interesting listen.

Cameron Diaz is at her sassy best in this comedy from director Jake Kasdan (‘Walk Hard’). When her wealthy fiancé breaks it off, Elizabeth Halsey returns to middle school - she's an awful teacher but wants to save for breast-implant surgery. She brightens when Scott (Justin Timberlake), a new teacher, turns out to be rich, and she stops showing films and sleeping in class when told there's a bonus for the teacher whose class scores highest on the state exam.

This pulse-pounding thriller was nominated for best picture at this year’s Oscars and it’s not hard to see why. Director Paul Greengrass (‘United 93’, ‘The Bourne Supremacy’) turns his distinctive visual style to the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the US container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates.

The story centres on the relationship between the ship’s commanding officer Captain Phillips (Tom Hanks) and the Somali pirate captain Muse (Barkhad Abdi) who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on a collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.

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When it comes to the world of ventriloquism there are few who hold a candle to the irrepress-ible David Strassman.

With his ‘renegade band of puppets’ – led by the loveable Ted E Bare and the evil and anarchic Chuck Wood, Strassman combines full-on theatrics, astute characterisation and razor-sharp comedy to create a show that almost defies categorisation

He has been a frequent visitor to our shores since the 1990s after regular appearances on shows like ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’ and with a mini-tour of the Hunter region kicking off next month, no one could claim that his popularity is on the wane. “I’ve been play-ing shows on the East Coast of Australia for years and it’s just wonderful – both the peo-ple I see at shows and the beautiful country that I get to see,” Strassman told TE. Strass-man said people expecting just a guy with his hand up the back of a puppet could think again. ‘It really is a full-on production show,” he said. “The level of production that I use at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney is the same

that I would use in Soldiers Point. There’s a massive projection screen that gives me the opportunity to have a chat to Ted back-stage and we also have some state-of-the art robotics which allow me to operate Chuck from the opposite side of the stage.”

For Strassman, aside from being able to keep your lips from moving while the pup-pet talks, the secret to being a masterful ven-triloquist is to create characters that come complete with all of the nuances, hopes and fears of regular people. “My characters have the same level of characterisation that you would find in a stage play,” he explained. “Chuck is the naughty little boy that we all wish we could be while Ted is kind of the sweet, innocent voice of reason. It really is important that the characters have com-plete back stories because it’s easier for an audience to relate to them.”

So just what is it that has resonated with audiences for so long? “I guess people just love seeing things they know aren’t real come to life.”

Catch David Strassman at Toronto Work-ers Club on Tuesday, April 1; Hexham Bowl-ing Club on Wednesday, April 2; Soldiers Point Bowling Club on Thursday, April 3, Belmont 16s on Friday, April 4 and Wests Lambton on Saturday, April 5.

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Mr. Peabody, the most accomplished dog in the world, and his mischievous boy Sher-man, use their time machine - the WABAC - to go on the most outrageous adventures known to man or dog. But when Sherman takes the WABAC out for a joyride to im-press his friend Penny, they accidentally rip a hole in the universe, wreaking havoc on the most important events in world history. Before they forever alter the past, present and future, Mr. Peabody must come to their rescue and face his most difficult challenge.

In ‘The Wind Rises’, Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful aeroplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innova-tive and accomplished aeroplane designers. Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki – the visionary behind such anime classics as ‘Spirited Away’ and ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’, ‘The Wind Rises’ is a feast for the senses.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky (‘Req-uiem for a Dream’, ‘Black Swan’,) and starring Russell Crowe, ‘Noah’ is a close adaptation of the Biblical story of Noah's Ark.

In a world ravaged by human sin, Noah is given a divine mission: to build an ark to save creation from the coming flood.

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I feel I may not be of the correct age or relationship status to fully connect with ‘Le Week-End’. That’s not to say it was a bad film, because it wasn’t, in fact in parts it was funny, melancholy and odd, but I just don’t think the story was for me.

A British couple, Nick and Meg (Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan), return to the spot of their honeymoon, Paris, for their 30th wedding anniversary, but the underlying cracks in their mar-riage are forced to the surface following a poor choice of hotel, a looming forced retirement and differing opinions on a free-loading, marijuana-smoking son. While in Paris, Nick, runs into an old friend, Morgan (Jeff Goldblum), who only serves to drive a wedge further between the couple. I can’t fault the cinematography or the cast. The film is a francophiles’ delight, and Broadbent and Duncan were brilliant in their expression of the nuances in their dialogue. Goldblum was a delight, with his exuberant performance a wel-come break from the heavy focus on the two main characters.

Take away all of the big budget CGI eye candy and surprisingly engaging action sequences and, at its heart, Pompeii is quite an old-fashioned and arguably clichéd love story.

Directed by Paul W. S Anderson, who is no stranger to the pop-corn flick (‘Resident Evil’, ‘Alien vs Predator’, ‘Death Race’ et al) this epic tale centres around Milo – a former slave turned gladiator. As is the case with these films, the hero must have a muse and in this case Milo’s is the beautiful Cassia (Emily Browning). The merchant’s daughter finds herself in a spot of bother when the das-tardly Roman senator Corvus (Keifer Sutherland) takes her unwill-ing hand in marriage. It’s up to Milo to save his beloved, however a spanner is thrown into the works when Mount Vesuvius decides to erupt, spewing torrents of lava into the once magnificent Pompeii.

Kit Harrington, John Snow from TV's ‘Game of Thrones’ makes a pretty decent fist of things as the brooding hero and, as expected, the special effects are massive, however, some hackneyed dialogue and a been-there-done-that plot bring the film down.

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If there was ever a show designed indulge you in a sci-fi fantasy of intergalactic proportions, it would have to be ‘The Empire Strips Back: A Star Wars Burlesque Parody’

Combining the seemingly disparate worlds of the ‘Star Wars’ universe and the titillating arena of burlesque, this is a sci-ence fiction fantasy like you’ve never seen before.

After wowing Newcastle audiences with their first theatrical outing in 2012, creative director Russall S Beattie will be bringing his sexy retinue of intergalactic temptress-es back to the Civic Theatre in a show that definitely pulls out all the stops.

“It’s a completely new show from the last one,” he explained.

“The last show was a lot smaller and I guess I was never fully happy with the overall scale of it – I mean it’s ‘Star Wars’ – it has to be massive.

“The whole show has been completely rebuilt – right down to the costumes and the characters are as close as possible to the movies – despite the fact that they’re female.”

Beattie, a self-confessed ‘Star Wars’ trag-ic, whose company Tenderloins has well and truly capitalised on the resurgence of burlesque with ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Batman’-themed shows said punters don’t necessarily need to be au fait with the

exploits of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo and the rest of the Star Wars universe, to appreciate what’s going on on-stage.

“Yeah I definitely wore out my old VHS tapes of the movies growing up and I was there in line to see the later films, even though they were crap,” he laughed.

“But you really don’t need to be a fan of the films, this is a show that works on so many levels – it’s just two hours of pure en-tertainment.”

“There’s definitely a lot of titillation going on in a show like this but it’s definitely not gratuitous – it’s just a hell of a lot of good, clean – well maybe not so clean, fun.”

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H ard-working and relentless de-termination are just two char-acteristics that can be attribut-

ed to Pat Capocci. Since forming nearly 10 years ago, the Pat Capocci Combo has emerged as one of Australia’s respected practitioners of Rockabilly and Roots music.

Growing up in Maitland, Capocci spent his early years listening to and being in-fluenced by traditional roots music of yesteryear. At age sixteen Pat became an influential member of numerous bands, developing his unique style and per-forming at local pubs and clubs.

Many years later and with over five records produced on the Prestone label, including compilations with leading acts across Australia, Pat has found himself respected both nationally and interna-tionally. Part of this respect lends itself to Pats ‘all or nothing’ mentality. Undoubt-edly one of Australia’s hardest working bands, with gigs 4-5 times a week, it is no wonder why all ages and subcultures across the country admire the energy and passion fuelled music that is the Pat Capocci Combo.

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THE Jungle Kings hail from Bondi in the eastern suburbs of Sydney – the playground of rich and poor, gangsters and suburban families, surfies and rev-heads, corporate giants and hoboes, sharks and whales; an area of high-priced real estate and junk-filled streets, local kids on skateboards and tourists by the truckload.Out of this ferociously fecund forest, this international vortex of bluebottles and back-packers, this Antipodean urban jungle, the Jungle Kings emerged.The rockin’ end includes Elvis Presley, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Cochran, Bob Marley, the Doors, Van Morrison, Paul Kelly, Pink Floyd, Oasis, the Beatles, the Stones and James Brown, while the rhythm ’n’ swing is a selection of classic swing and jazz by the likes of Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Louis Prima and Duke Ellington

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S ituated in the heart of bustling Beaumont Street, The Depot of-fers a range of modern Austral-

ian cuisine with a menu that is as varied and eclectic than the myriad dining and drinking options the venue houses.

While the tapas and starters menu seri-ously tempted with such fare as “Patatas bravas” crisp fried potatoes, aioli and spicy tomato dipping sauce and Chicken and corn croquetas with mustard crème fraiche, my dining partner and I decided to start with a rather humble entrée of warm marinated Hunter Valley olives and toasted sourdough with olive oil, balsamic and dukkah. The perfectly bal-anced dukkah provided a refreshing and spicy kick and the perfect accompaniment when added to each morsel of beautifully toasted and oil and balsamic soaked sour-dough. The addition of a generous portion of succulent Hunter Valley olives took this relatively simple dish to the next level.

With our interest well and truly piqued by the entrée, our mains were welcomed with great anticipation.

I opted for the chargrilled grasslands beef tenderloin, served with potato gra-tin, asparagus and onion crumble and the wow factor was definitely at fever pitch.

The steak, cooked beautifully medium rare was succulent, tender and the taste of the char grilling complimented the rich-ness of flavour in the jus. The perfectly

steamed asparagus added a welcome freshness, while a deliciously moreish po-tato gratin and a surprising onion crumble added another level of texture to this dish that rounded it off perfectly.

My dining partner’s choice of pork belly, ordered off the specials menu looked sim-ply stunning. Meltingly tender, succulent pork was served with roasted parsnips, bacon jam and sour apple puree. The parsnips were perfectly caramelised, bringing out natural sweetness in the tra-ditional veg. The bacon jam was surpris-ing – thick and with a burst of flavour that married with the sour apple flavours per-fectly. The pork was dressed with some crisp kale that both looked stunning and lifted a dish that could have been a poten-tially heavy main.

It was pretty hard to fault this dining experience. With ample spaces for both dining and drinking across three levels, The Depot is the perfect place for a long lunch or dinner, cocktails and nibbles with friends or your next party or function.

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F rom breaking crowd-funding records to gaining some pretty serious in-roads into the US and

Europe, it’s pretty safe to say that it has been a pretty massive 12 months for alt.rock boundary pushers 12 Foot Ninja.

Riding high on the release of their debut long player, ‘Silent Machine’, the band broke crowd-funding records when they raised $7000 more than their target to make the video for their latest single ‘Ain’t That a Bitch’. If that wasn’t enough, the band released ‘Silent Machine’ in the US in October last year to a thunderous reception that saw the eclectic banger gain the attention of SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal show whose listeners voted the band best artist and best song discovery of 2013. The band also embarked on their first tour of the US with Periphery, Born of Osiris and Dead Letter Circus – a tour that gained endorsements from the likes of Dino Cazares (Fear Factory) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre).

“It’s been a f***ing crazy 12 months,” guitarist Steve “Stevic” Mackay told TE.

“We broke the crowd-funding record, toured the US and Europe where we got

to play a festival with Meshuggah. It’s been mental.

“It has been really surprising that America is starting to go off – we’re actu-ally heading back over after the current tour to service demand – it’s kinda hard trying to juggle the different commit-ments that are popping up, but it’s a good problem to have.”

Before heading back Stateside the band are embarking on a national Oz tour to celebrate the release of the massive clip for the equally massive ‘Ain’t That a Bitch’.

The band pulled out all of the stops for the anti-cyber bullying themed clip – a gory tale of retribution against an inter-net troll, calling on a prosthetics guy who worked on ‘The Hobbit’, a 7ft Alaskan brown bear and Penthouse Pet Madison Rhys. Mackay said that despite all of the whizzbangery contained within, there were some ideas that were just too big for the clip.

“Yeah, we really wanted to do the whole ‘Matrix’ bullet-time thing for the fight scene but it proved too massive a task.

“But we’re just stoked with the reac-tion to it – I guess the concept of getting revenge on internet trolls just resonates with people.”

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A fter making some serious waves with increasingly well-received trips across Bass Staright to

the mainland, Tasmanian-bred singer-songwriter Christopher Coleman looks set to soar even higher with the release, this week, of his mature-beyond-his-years, unpretentious and beautifully lilting self-titled debut album.

The affable Coleman is currently on tour with his revolving door outfit The Chris-topher Coleman Collective (a tour which has seen sold out shows in Melbourne and a plum spot at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and he said things couldn’t be going better.

“Yeah, it’s going a whole lot better than I originally thought – there’s always a sense of trepidation going out on the road, but it’s just brilliant to see such a positive response.”

Lead by the arresting folk-pop single ‘Go Home’, the album is an unassuming mix of folk-pop, blues and even some drivier rock numbers underpinned by Coleman’s well-honed sense of narrative and deft turn pf phrase.

He said that the recording process was a relatively long one – one that started in the Tasmanian hinterland and took him halfway across the world to Sweden where the whole process was nearly de-railed by feline intervention.

“The whole thing started out in the mountains above Hobart when I had some mates from Sydney staying with

me – we were having a drink one night and I brought out the guitar and played them some of the songs,” he explained.

“They encouraged me to record them so I called a local engineer and we started tracking at my house in December 2012.

“We ended up mixing it in Sweden- there was a mutual friend, a producer in Sweden who needed a house sitter and

someone to look after his cats which we did and one of the cats went missing. We literally had to take six days out of the mixing time to search for this cat, but thankfully it turned up in the end.”

Catch the Christopher Coleman Collec-tive at the Royal Exchange Theatre on Friday, March 28 and the Grand Junction Hotel, Maitland on Thursday, April 3.

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i f you were gearing up to check out Kasey Chambers (pictured), Busby Marou, Harry Hookey and Ashleigh

Dallas, in the Foggy Mountain Jam at Hexham Bowling Club this weekend, well you’ll just have to hold your breath a little longer.

Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, some schedule shuffling had to be done and the Jam will now roll into town on Sunday, June 29.

What started as a small, boutique concert where artists and musicians became “jamming” mates in front of a small crowd of lucky punters on a private property in the Hunter Valley, has now grown to a full scale extrava-ganza of wandering minstrels where artists play their own hits and also jam along with their friends on stage to their favourite songs.

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