One of the most famous phrases on the planet might be given a little Rock n Roll makeover when McDonalds makes their debut on the big stage. But rather than having employees don the big hair and makeup themselves the folks at King St McDonalds, Newcastle have decided to contribute to the city’s Rock and Roll pedigree and support the next generation of Rock and Roll talent.
With multi-platinum selling bands such as Silverchair and The Screaming Jets born and bred in the city it makes sense that that an organisation that prides itself on “giving back to the community that supports it” does so in the most appropriate manner. Read the rest of this entry »
Q. What do a Neo Fauvist artist and a Rockstar have in common ?
A. The Archibald Prize
No, this is not some attempt at highbrow humour but the latest project for Hunter Valley based artist Peter Sesselmann. The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize and is the most prominent of all arts prizes in Australia. The Archibald is unique in that the subject should be considered to be someone “distinguished in art, science or politics”. So what subject would be best to compliment an artist such as Peter who is known for his loud vivid colourful style ?
Propelled by Straight Lines - the Single Of The Year - Silverchair’s fifth record Young Modern also claimed the band’s first Album Of The Year gong and three other awards including Best Group and Best Rock Album.
Their
five trophies takes their ARIA haul to a total of 19 since they burst
onto the scene as 14-year-olds, making them the most successful act in
the 21-year history of the awards.
While Johns’ wife Natalie
Imbruglia wasn’t on hand to cheer her husband on as she is on a feature
film shoot in South Australia, Nicole Kidman beamed when husband Keith
Urban again won Best Country Album.
His album Love Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing was mostly inspired by falling in love with the Hollywood leading lady.
"She is very prevalent in most of the songs," he said, before adding fans shouldn’t expect a duet from the pair any time soon.
"I promise not to act as well, so it’s a fair deal."
Source: Iain Shedden, The Australian
"LAST time we played here, no one liked us very much," joked Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns.
The singer had no such concerns when Silverchair made a triumphant return to their native Newcastle last night.
The Newcastle rockers rarely take second place to anyone, particularly in their home town, but they bowed to age, rather than experience as their older collaborators, Powderfinger, closed the show at the beginning of their joint tour last night.
The crowd of more than 7000 at Newcastle Entertainment Centre was more concerned with the quality of this rare double bill than its running order.
In fact, the Newcastle trio will spend the next nine weeks opening for their Brisbane colleagues on the Across the Great Divide tour, the biggest run of concerts either band has undertaken in Australia.
Source: ABC Online, Carol Duncan and Jeannette McMahon
When Newcastle-based jazz clarinet player Andy Firth received an invitation from the Carnegie Corporation to perform at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall, he was stunned.
After all, for most musicians the idea of playing Carnegie is just a dream.
"I had to read it a couple of times to realise it wasn’t a hoax," Andy says. "It’s very exciting. I still can’t quite believe it’s happening to me, and that I’ll be performing in the same hall where people like (cellist) Yo Yo Ma performed."
Andy Firth is rapidly becoming recognised as one of the world’s best jazz clarinet players, so you might assume that packing his bags and heading overseas would be the smartest way to advance his career.
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