Ahead of Saturday night's show at Shoal Bay Country Club, Rai Thistlethwayte had a chat with AHA Newcastle Hunter's Nikki Taylor about why playing at local pubs is still important... Even when you're in Thirsty Merc! On Saturday, 3 March Australian band Thirsty Merc will hit the stage at Shoal Bay Country Club as part of their current Take Me Back tour. For the band, the tour marks a 15-year milestone and playing their way around the country is one way of saying thank you to

Notice of Motion Number 5 might become as famous, and indeed smell as sweet as its perfumed counterpart, if it lives up to the hype and hope of salvaging Newcastle's live music industry. Last night Newcastle City Council unanimously voted to endorse a plan, put forward by Councillor Carol Duncan, which once implemented, would go a long way to protecting local live music. The Notice of Motion included measures such as: The creation of a Newcastle Live Music Industry Advisory G