BANG FAM TRIBE ON TOUR
Zan Rowe and Myf Warhurst are bringing their Bang On Live podcast to Newcastle on March 7. Lisa Rockman talks to Zan about how they make the magic loved by so many.
NEVER TOO OLD TO ROCK
Deborah Harry is a proud 78 years old. And her band, Blondie, is rocking just as hard as ever as they wind their way to Newcastle. Josh Leeson tells the tale.
EMERSON TURNS ON THE HEAT
Chef Emerson Rodriguez will open up a new restaurant next week at the Royal Motor Yacht Club in Toronto. And he's ready to mix it up, he tells Jim Kellar.
THE PERFECT PLACE TO SPIN SOME VINYL
Publican Dylan Oakes has opened a "listening bar" on Hunter Street where music is more important than the cocktails, writes Lisa Rockman.
PULL UP A CHAIR, LISTEN TO THIS TALE
Newcastle playwright Carl Caulfield is an expert at finger his finger on the pulse of particular cultural moments. His new work, Karma Kafe, zeroes in on our love of cafe culture, writes Jim Kellar.
CHEAP TRICK KICKS THE CAN ALONG
Lead singer Robin Zander has a fond association with Australia that began with the band's first tour Down Under in 1979. He tells Josh Leeson they've still got plenty of music in 'em ahead of a show in Newcastle next week.
TRAGEDY OF HUGE PROPORTIONS
History writer Mike Scanlon writes about a fateful date - February 27, 1943, when an unexploded RAAF flare bomb killed five children in an explosion at Bonnells Bay.
