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DJ, producer, cartoonist and occasional tea drinker, Andy Carthy aka Mr Scruff will be winging his way to Sydney next month.

His recorded work for legendary UK record label Ninja Tune has made him one of the longest-signed artists and a firm favourite with fans of soul and electronica. From his breakthrough 1999 debut LP Keep It Unreal to his latest Friendly Bacte-ria, Mr Scruff has been able to straddle Hip Hop beats, Swing House, Cheeky Sub Wobblers and Mid Tempo nodders like no other. Priding himself on playing marathon sets that delve deep into his musical cauldron - flitting between soul, funk, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, latin, ska, disco, house, funk, breaks, soundtracks and more, it’s key to note that Carthy knows music, having a desire to play exactly what he wants. Accompanied by his brilliantly cute animations on the big screen, Mr. Scruff is sure to deliver a playful audio and visual spectacle.

With the exception of the usual suspects - The Harder They Come, The Wall, Satur-day Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, Empire Records et al, this reviewer rarely sees the point in movie soundtracks. Could you not just play the film and not watch it?

It was this question that kept returning to my mind while listening to this over-blown, boisterous and, at times, preten-tious score from the equally overblown, boisterous and pretentious Peter Jackson film. Composed by the Academy Award winning Howard Shore, you could almost imagine listening to this while taking a stroll around Middle Earth but while putting a load of washing on? Somehow it just doesn’t fit.

I suppose it would be perfect, though, if you and a group of friends wanted to go on a really, really, really long walk.

Many have tried, and failed, to produce a funny flick about zombies, but Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright hit the nail on the head with this one. Shaun (Pegg) decides to turn his life around by getting his ex to take him back, but times it for the middle of what may be a zombie apocalypse. It’s an opportunity to show everyone how useful he is by saving them.

The first instalment of this adaptation of Frank Miller’s pulp noir classic dropped many jaws for its use of visceral violence and unique cinematography and it’s more of the same here. Weaving together two stories from Miller’s graphic novel series, A Dame to Kill For revisits many of the denizens of Sin City including Mickey Rourke’s man mountain Marv, and Bruce Willis’ hard-bitten cop Hartigan.

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added that he was adamant that she find her own voice.

“I remember asking him if I could take singing lessons and he asked “why?” and I said “because I like singing” and he said ‘no, because I don’t want you to sound like everyone else in the choir.”

However, when you can call on the likes of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Frank Sinatra for advice, you’re on a pretty good track.

“I learned so much from those guys,” she said.

“I learned my phrasing from Uncle Frank, everything I know about tone from Peggy Lee and just coming home from school and seeing people like Bobby Darin or Ella Fitzgerald in your living room or the great Sammy Cahn playing the piano - you can’t help but pick up a few things.

While tales of the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop) and their hedonistic partying are ubiquitous in the fabric of popular music mythology, Martin said that her home life painted a different picture.

“Sure, there were ups and downs, but I can honestly say that Dean Martin really was the coolest dad ever,” she said.

“He was very down to earth and except for when he was playing Vegas, he was home every night for dinner.

“It really was a wonderful life, growing up. I remember, when I was four years old , I put on a play for Judy Garland at her house and after the performance she came up to me and said ‘Deana, you were the best tree I have ever seen’. My first critic was Judy Garland.”

Martin has, for years, worked to ensure the longevity of her father’s legacy and in 2001 was successful in lobbying the Ohio governor (Dean’s hometown was Stuebenville, Ohio) to make June 7 Dean Martin Day.

Aside from the upcoming show, her latest project is a film adaptation of her bestselling memoir Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter’s Eyes.

“It’s just so exciting,” Martin said.“I was just talking to the executive

producer last week and it’s all systems go - Jennifer Love Hewitt has signed on to play me and we’re talking to Joe Mantegna [who played Martin in the 1998 film The Rat Pack] about directing. The trick, at this stage is finding the right person to play Dean - we have to be very careful about that.”

“Seeingpeople like Bobby Darin or Ella Fitzgerald in your living room or the great Sammy Cahn playing the piano - you can’t help but pick up a few things”

Daughter of the legendary crooner and Rat Packer Dean Martin, Deana, is certainly no stranger to the spotlight. An accomplished

singer and actor in her own right, Deana has also dedicated her life to keeping her father’s legacy alive - as Novocastrians are sure to find out when she hits town next month.

“You know, the more I get the chance to talk about him the longer the flag keeps flying so, I never tire of talking about Dean Martin,” she told TE.

While there will be a fair slab of Dean’s formidable catalogue included in the show - think the likes of Mambo Italiano, Volare and Ain’t That a Kick in the Head - Martin said the show was also a celebration of the Great American Songbook.

“People can expect beautiful tight gowns and lots of glamour,” she laughed.

“Aside from that, they will also hear a lot of Dean’s favourite tunes as well as some

of the greatest songs ever recorded from the Great American Songbook.”

One of the highlights, and surely one of the most poignant segments of the show will be when Deana sings a duet with her father on the song True Love, that she recorded for her latest album Destination Moon.

“It’s a wonderful song that was written by Cole Porter and we had the original Nelson Riddle arrangement that Dean used so hopefully I won’t be breaking down when it comes time to sing that one,” she said.

Martin added that the recording the song was also an experience that she won’t soon forget.

“It was an unbelievable experience but I almost couldn’t get through it,” she said.

“I was using the same mic that Dean used, the same charts and I was in the same vocal booth. Just hearing our voices together was phenomenal.”

Martin said that when she first told her father about her dreams to become a singer, he was instantly supportive but she

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Gareth Hudson has established a remarkable early career as a composer, performer and record producer.

After completing his studies at the Con, Evans toured the UK and Europe with The Good, performing at such festivals as The Edinburgh Fringe and Milan’s Dolce & Gabanna International Fashion Show.

Currently he performs and composes for Hudson Arc, and has performed at venues and festivals around Germany, the UK, France, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and well as various tours and radio appearances in Australia.

Gareth owns and manages the Hazy Cosmic Jive recording studio, and has produced and recorded with artists including: The Hilltop Hoods, Buddy Knox, Auriel Andrew, The Last Kinection, Amy Vee, Daniel March, Riley & Donna, and many more. The album Buddy’s Blues won best male vocal at the 2011 Australian Blues Music Awards.

Catch Gareth Hudson at Central Charlestown Leagues Club on Friday, January 30.

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Creating a ear-worm worthy blend of sun-drenched guitar pop and indie rock that has more catchy hooks and soaring melodies than you can poke a stick at, Hobart’s Chase City have all the winning ingredients of a band who will soundtrack your summer.

Their latest single I Lost Myself showcases all the best qualities of a pure pop song and is given that extra sprinkling of magic dust from renowned knob twiddler Magoo, whilst displaying a unique indie sound that keeps listeners holding on for more.

The band’s debut EP, Winter Dawn was released in late 2013 and immediately pricked the ears of the nation’s tastemakers.

After being unearthed by triple j and selected to open the main stage at Falls Festival, the band gained further exposure through spins on national radio, extensive touring and high-profile support slots with chart toppers such as Sticky Fingers, Yacht Club DJ’s, British India, Loon Lake, The Holidays, Dune Rats, New Navy, Millions, Oh Mercy and more.

Catch Chase City at the Lass O’Gowrie on Friday, January 30.

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While he is perhaps best known as the “fully sick” Habib from the Paul Fenech universe - Fat Pizza, Swift and

Shift Couriers and Housos - Tahir Bilgic is also quite a dab hand at stand-up.

“People don’t realise that I’m a stand-up comedian,” the funnyman told TE.

“Because most people know me as Habib, they come and see me do stand-up and are surprised, but I was doing stand-up for years before Fat Pizza.”

Tahir will be making his way to Newcas-tle next month for a night of lols at the Squire’s Maiden with fellow funnymen Joel Ozborn and Steve Phillip.

“This show is going to be great - I just love working with my friends and these guys are great blokes,” he said.

‘We’ve done plenty of shows together and we’re really looking forward to this one - it’s kind of like a road trip for us.

“My show will be very interactive - I don’t pick on anyone but I’ll let people throw topics at me so there’s a fair bit of

freestyling going on. Anyone that’s seen me before will know that I talk about racism a fair bit in my show, but every race definitely cops it - no one is safe.

“Not in a nasty way or anything - it’s more about breaking down cultural stereotypes in a side-splittingly funny way.”

Tahir - whose gift of the gab has seen him perform right around the globe - said that he had no idea that Habib and his neverending quest to find good looking chicks would become a part of the Austral-ian cultural zeitgeist.

“For sure I had no idea,” he said.When you think about it he’s been on TV,

in one form or another - from Fat Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers and Housos for the past 15 years and, in terms of Australian television, that’s a pretty big accomplish-ment. “I think the secret is that over that period, we’ve all become great friends.

“It’s funny because people often ask if we all grew up together - as if Housos is a documentary or a reality TV show,” he laughed. “But I guess that’s a really great compliment.”

Catch Tahir at The Squire’s Maiden, alongside Joel Ozborn and Steve Phillip on Friday, February 5 from 7pm.

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A sell-out hit at several international festivals, including the 2012 and 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, Tubular Bells For Two is a truly unique experience.

When two childhood friends from the Blue Mountains got together to try and recreate the classic Celtic-folk-rock opus by ear for acoustic guitars, they had no idea where it would lead them. In an impassioned quest, they started adding more and more layers, eventu-ally fashioning their first set of tubular bells from old fenceposts.

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