A musicalrevolution360 will be hitting Newcastle in the new year as part of his regional Utopia tour and TE caught up with the rapper to chat about courting controversy and raising the creative bar

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While biting social criti-cism has long been a part of the culture of US hip-hop, with acts like KRS-One, Public

Enemy and a Tribe Called Quest using the medium to push the social and political boundaries, it is something that has never really been at the forefront of Australian hip-hop.

Thankfully, “controversial” rapper 360 (aka Matt Colwell) is trying to redress this balance. While his latest album Utopia features its fair share of braggadocio “party rap” (Eddie Jones, Speed Limit) it does veer into deeply personal and seri-ous territory, dealing with such topics as mental illness, depression, suicide and the underside of the music biz.

Colwell isn’t afraid to speak his mind away from the mic either, with the rapper recently generating a great deal of controversy over his comments about racism in Australia on the ABC panel show Q&A. Speaking on the show, Colwell said, “on Australia Day, you see dudes walking around with their tops off, and they’re getting on the drink and all that, and they’ve got an Australian flag wrapped around their neck. I’ve seen it so many times; like, I’ve been in a taxi where we’ve pulled up because these di*kheads have been walking across the road - they just start yelling at the taxi driver, like, ‘get out of the country, this is not your country,’ and they’re wearing Australian flags.”

The aftermath saw 360’s Facebook feed explode with Australians venting their ire at the rapper, which he told TE was a huge surprise.

“I was definitely surprised at all of the backlash - while some of it was positive, there was quite a bit of negative stuff that came out of it,” he said.

“If people were to look at my intent, basically trying to start a conversation about the inherent racism that exists in this country, they would see that I’m not rubbishing the country or the flag or anything and as I’ve said before, anyone who has got a problem with those comments is, more than likely, part of the problem.”

Colwell, who has spoken out vehemently on racism and homophobia in the past, added that the spirit of protest had always been alive in him, regardless of the issue.

“If I believe in something strongly enough, I’m certainly not going to keep quiet about it - it’s just who I am,’ he said.

With Colwell’s last album Falling and Flying hitting double platinum status and his latest Utopia recently going gold, it seems that the Oz record buying public is becoming very well acquainted with who 360 is.

He said that, after the success of Falling and Flying, while he did feel some pres-sure to replicate its success on Utopia, it was more about building on what he had accomplished on his sophomore release, both sonically and thematically. So he hooked up with producer Styalz Fuego (who co-produced Falling and Flying with M-Phazes) and they went to work.

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was kinda out of the blue,” he said.“With Utopia, I felt like the aim was to

make an album that was the next level in every way, so I guess that pressure was more put on by me to create something, I guess, bigger.

“So there was a hell of a lot of work involved with me and Styalz and we also had some help from a producer from Los Angeles called Lifted X Ryan who is signed to Kanye West’s label and has produced some tracks for Kanye so it was great to get that US perspective on things as well.”

Despite the fact that Utopia has been doing its thing since June, demand for

the album is still at an all time high as evidenced by the fact that 360 will be hitting up a slew of regional centres (including Newcastle) in the New Year on yet another leg of the Utopia tour.

“It’s gonna be mental and there’ll be a great cross-section of stuff from the new record and a bunch of old stuff too.”

“I’d like to say, as well, that I’ve had people come up to me after a show, who weren’t fans saying, ‘oh, I get it now,’ after seeing the live show. So, if you’re not into 360, still come along, you might just be surprised.”

Catch 360 at the Cambridge Hotel on Thursday, January 15.

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When Darren Middleton hits the links with a slew of stars of film, television, political, musical and sporting

persuasions at the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic at Cypress Lakes next weekend, don’t be surprised if the word “fore” is on the tip of the former Powderfinger guitar-ists tongue.

“It’s funny because I actually pulled the clubs out of the closet today and as soon as I finish talking to you, I’m hitting the course to start working on my swing,” Middleton told TE.

“Although, don’t be surprised if I put in an appalling effort, although I’m okay with that because it’s all a bit of fun and it’s for a good cause [The Jack raises money for diabetes prevention on the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation],” he said.

Aside from taking on the likes of Some-thing For Kate’s Paul Dempsey and Clint Hyndman, House Husbands stars Gyton Grantley and Rhys Muldoon and sporting legends Wally Lewis and Luke Priddis, Middleton will be heading back to the region in the new year, teaming up, in

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six piece band and working it all out now,” he said.

“It will be basically us, with no support, playing on each others songs and I’m really excitied to be able to play Transitions with the six piece band - to be able to hear all of the extra bleeps and beeps that are on the album. Guy’s record is really layered as well so it’s going to be great to hear those songs totally fleshed out.”

With Middleton well and truly in solo mode these days, he said that coming from the biggest band in the country to essentially start again from scratch did present some challenges.

“It wasn’t so much about coming from such a big band, I mean that’s part of it, but it was more about discovering who I was as a performer and getting used to being the centrepiece of everything - something that Bernard [Fanning] always took care of,” he said. “I’ve found that I really do love it - I’ve discovered I can get quite chatty onstage which is a bit surprising. I suppose you could call be a troubadour.”

Darren Middleton will be at the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic at Cypress Lakes Resort from December 15-17. Middleton will also be joining Guy Pearce at Lizotte’s Lambton on Thursday, Febru-ary 19.

music mode with good mate Guy Pearce at a special show at Lizotte’s in February.

With Middleton still riding height on the back of his cracking solo effort Transitions and Pearce dipping his toe into musical waters with his surprisingly accomplished

debut Broken Bones, this promises to be one hell of a show.

“To be honest, at this stage we don’t really know what form the show will take at this stage - Guy and I are good mates and we’re in the process of putting together a

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ABC4Kids preschool show juggernaut Giggle and Hoot will be winging its way to Newcastle in the new year for an all-singing, all-

dancing extravaganza with more than a few surprises thrown in.

In what is shaping up to be somewhat of a Big Day Out for tiny tots, Jimmy Giggle and his best friend, the mischievous Hootabelle will be brining along the legendary Bananas in Pyjamas and Zap, Mimi and Jango from the Hoopla Doopla crew and Giggle told TE that the prospect of a bit of summer silliness in Newcastle was an exciting one.

“I am very much looking forward to it,” he said.

“It’s great getting out on the road and getting that live feedback - it’s something that’s missing doing television.

“But, people can expect a whole lot of silliness and a lot of the favourite songs from the show like one of my favourites The Funky Owl. It’s basically a really good snapshot of the TV show except here when you yell out, we may just yell back, not like on the TV.”

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the taxman) said he believed the reason for the show’s success was it provided a healthy dose of good, old fashioned fun.

“The show is made with love and it really follows the classic children’s entertain-ment line where it’s all about fun. While there is certainly a place for educational kids’ shows sometimes it’s good, after a hard day of learning to put your feet up and have a bit of a giggle and a bit of a hoot,” he said.

“Also, we’re really conscious of meeting the kids on their level and not talking down to them which I think also helps.”

While Giggle conceded that children are definitely the harshest critics, he said he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“They can be a very touch crowd as they are so brutally honest but, it really does light up your day being a able to bring a little bit of fun into these kids’ lives - it’s awesome.”

Catch Giggle and Hoot and Friends at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, January 17 and Sunday, January 18.

TE is giving you the chance to win a family pass (2x adults and 2 x children) to Giggle and Hoot. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au with “Giggle and Hoot” in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Monday, December 15. Winners will be notified by phone.

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