All interviews from the 2018 season of Newcastle Muso Talk.

Featuring:
Troy Scerri - Guitar superstar with Neptune Power Federation & Buffalo Revisited
Steve Simmons - Vocal powerhouse with Mischling and stints in Henrys Anger and Cryogneic.
Jon Fox - Sound engineer to the stars, roadie for The Eagles and Rolling Stones among others,
Helena Kitley - Jazz and blues singing sensation from her own solo and duo endeavours.
Tim Clack - Low end rumbler with Newcastle legends Schlauncher and boogie-cum-punk rockers Pawn Logic. 
Kevin Bull - Editor at large for Reverb Street Press/Reverb magazine and live music photographer.
Marcus Wright - Licensee at The Wicko Park hotel and half of the brains trust behind Big Apachee booking agency
Ian Lobb and Emma Hichens - Owner and booker respectively of the iconic Lass O'Gowrie Hotel at Wickham, recorded prior to Ian selling the venue.

Newcastle Muso Talk 2018 Season

Episode 2 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Steve Simmons.

Steve "Simmo" Simmons has been the voice of Maitland band Mischling for the last 20 years as well as spending time with national heavy hitters Henry's Anger and Cryogenic, schizoid metallers Cigars For The Man and his current project Whatever. 

We spoke about his personal background, getting started with Mischling in the Maitland scene in the early 2000's, playing at venues like the old Hunter on Hunter in Newcastle and the Queens Arms at Maitland, as well as the opportunities that got away. 

A sample of Simmo's music can be heard at the following links.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF40CBBA39E262BF3
The Mischling EP 'Either One Of Those', released independently in 98 or 99.

https://open.spotify.com/album/5z4MpDO2L5jgS2pFhZx9VS
Cigars For The Man album 'The Adventures of Repus Polnud', released in 2008.

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#002 Steve Simmons

Episode 1 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Troy Scerri.

Troy grew up in Sydney, breaking into the local scene in the 80's in his later teenage years making a name for himself in numerous bands including White Trash and Mortal Sin. He relocated to Newcastle in 2010 and continues to play music in The Neptune Power Federation and Buffalo Revisited.

Conversation touches on how Troy got into heavy music, what the Sydney live scene was like in the 80's, changes he has witnessed in the local scenes in Newcastle and Sydney, and touring regional Australia in a thrash metal band in the 90's.

Songs played during the show are in order of being played:
Daredevil - 'Tom Waits For No Man'
Buffalo Revisited - 'Shylock'
East Coast Low - 'Sea Shanty'
Neptune Power Federation - 'Neath A Shin Ei Sun'

Hear Troy's music below

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7JycGU3Hz4e5g1ZFSAIy0P
Neptune Power Federation on Spotify

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTeOhmbKgi8
'Neath A Shin Ei Sun' video clip by Neptune Power Federation 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nczmv0BmTo
'Mothership' video clip by Neptune Power Federation

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Episode 3 with Jon Fox (Part 1 of 2).

Jon is a renowned live sound engineer who has worked across the globe with some of rocks biggest names as well as almost every room worth mentioning in town. He drums with the Dai Pritchard Band and also in a new project with yours truly.

Conversation is split into 2 parts. Part 1 deals mostly with Jon's personal background and his experiences working with the Eagles and Rolling Stones, as well as touching on the local scene toward the end.

Conversation extends into a second episode, available today.

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#003 Jon Fox Part 1

Episode 4 with Jon Fox (Part 2 of 2).

Jon is a renowned live sound engineer who has worked across the globe with some of rocks biggest names as well as almost every room worth mentioning in town. He drums with the Dai Pritchard Band and also in a new project with yours truly.

Conversation is split into 2 parts. Part 1 is available online.

Part 2 deals with Jon's experiences in the local scene, thoughts of local venues and the health of the scene, as well as his favourite local bands.

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Episode 5 of Newcastle Muso Talk with guest Helena Kitley.

After moving to Newcastle from her native Coonabarabran, Helena Kitley has made a name for herself performing with Steely Divas, Glam Slam and a range of group and solo projects. 

Here she talks about her influences musically and vocally, her experiences playing locally at the Stag and Hunter and Wicko Park among others and growing up the only girl her age with music interests in a country town.

Helena released a fantastic album The Temporal Lope in 2016 available at http://helenakitley.com, Spotify and iTunes (both linked below) and plays regularly around town, check facebook.com/helenakitleymusic, your gig guides and local venues for her appearances and check out her website.

Song played
‘Looks Like Rain’ – Helena Kitley
'Soulbaby' - Helena Kitley

Hear Helena's music below

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/helena-kitley/1144008299
Helena Kitley on iTunes

https://open.spotify.com/album/7DoCmaATRj9IkpnfmXY9B1
Helena Kitley on Spotify

https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/helena-kitley
Helena Kitley on JJJ Unearthed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8AfCC7GOjI
‘Looks Like Rain’ video clip by Helena Kitley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa4bEoykTTo
‘Forgot The Way’ video clip by Helena Kitley

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Episode 6 of Newcastle Music Talk with guest Tim Clack.

Tim Clack played with Newcastle misfits Schlauncher in the early 2000's and currently plays with punk rockin' boogie merchants Pawn Logic. He is a qualified working chef on top of being a musical powerhouse, working at Bolton Street Pantry.

We talked about the differences in the scene between his Schlauncher days and now, memorable gigs at the Hunter on Hunter, and his new vegan lifestyle and his chef work.

Songs Played
'Finest Beautiful Invincible' - Schlauncher
'Pawn Logic' - Pawn Logic

Hear more of Tim's music below.

Pawn Logic on Bandcamp
https://pawnlogic.bandcamp.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v05FO2rp2A
'What The Bastards Say' by Pawn Logic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjNOS3-Wdbw&list=PLLbBjwlMFF3xipJyxhXeFwEs8-2XrLNpn
Schlauncher Playlist on Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTJzckYYHWY&list=PL06CB7B723121F214
Schlauncher frontman Gerant's Telemarketing Prank Youtube Channel

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