The Good Stuff

As most of you would be aware, we here at The Good Stuff are massive fans of William Crighton. His landmark album Water & Dust was a stand out release of 2022 and, when William was nominated for an ARIA Award recently for the album Water & Dust, we were both excited and positive that he would win. And he bloody well did. So, please welcome back to The Good Stuff, ARIA Award winning singer/songwrit...

Local singer/songwriter Anna Weatherup has a voice that can equally melt your heart or rock your soul. Her songs are a place where talent and passion meet, where you’ll find yourself reflecting on the lyrics and relating to what she is singing about. Above all, Anna is dedicated to her craft and her evolution as an artist is clearly evident on her new single ‘The River’ from her forthcoming album...

Newcastle two-piece band Midway have released two songs, ‘Red P’s’ and ‘All This Noise’, both of which are great songs that have become a regular spinners here on The Good Stuff. In addition, the guys have just done well in the Rolling Sets comp. As just a two-piece act, Midway create a big sound and we are honoured to be the show on which the band will premiere their brand new single today - to c...

Local 4-piece Trip Fandino have a wonderful knack of creating catchy hooks within their songs. Not long ago we spoke to the band about their single ‘Killer’ but, hot on its heels is their brand new single, their 7th release, ‘Sucker’ which they launch tomorrow night at Rogue Scholar. Welcome back to The Good Stuff Tone from Trip Fandino . . .

Dylan and Gary from Les Poetes Pop join us to premiere their brand new single 'Puerto Rican Mint'.

16 years ago, three-time ARIA-winning musician Yaron Hallis opened legendary underground Sydney venue Qirkz. It was followed by Camelot Lounge 4 years later, which has since become Sydney’s premiere intimate music venue. As both musician and venue operator, Yaron observed that there was no dedicated music venue in the Lower Hunter Valley and he decided to reform the 110-year-old Denman Hotel in Ab...

Hand-made dumplings and Korean fried chicken, washed down with a few beverages, overlooking the ocean. That's what's on offer at the Sukimama pop-up at Merewether Surf Life Saving Club every Sunday. Earlier this week Suki "Sukimama" Kwon spoke to Dan and Steve on The Good Stuff about Sukimama's latest pop-up.

Local band dust has been steadily building a following and releasing some highly spoken-about music. Their music has been self-described as noisy, dreamy, intense; and kinda like the sound of a burning doc marten. Following some pretty incredible news that was only shared this morning, it’s a pleasure to welcome to The Good Stuff Justin and Adam from dust . . .

Our next guest has achieved over 80 million album sales around the world, had 3 Grammy nominations, won 5 MTV video awards, won 7 ARIA awards and had 7 US top 10 singles. I speak of Andrew Farriss, co-founder of the legendary INXS who is now achieving solo success in the country arena. Following the success of his debut album and ahead of a show at Lizottes with Andrew Swift, we welcome to The Goo...

Support Act is a charity fund that provides incredibly important financial support for those working in the entertainment industry that have fallen on hard times. Each year, the organisation holds Ausmusic T-shirt Day where we can not only celebrate our fave artists but also donate to Support Act. Now under new ownership, this Friday night, Merewether’s Beach Hotel will be hosting a great line up...

Local singer/songwriter Natalie Henry has a reputation for mixing genres in a way that makes a powerful whole as well as possessing a unique style of story-telling that is vulnerable and unsanitised - it can be confronting but it’s definitely relatable. Following the release of her brand new single White heat yesterday, we welcome to The Good Stuff for the first time, Natalie Henry . . .

One of the Hunter’s most truly outstanding talents is singer/songwriter Amy Vee. Her voice is something that can be genuinely described as divine and her songs, while not normal pop fodder, reach into your soul and take you on a journey that explores not only her experiences and emotions but also your own. With two albums and an EP already released, Amy is steadily building an extraordinary body o...

Our audience may remember James Vidler from his time reviewing music documentaries for TGS or from one of the various bands that he has been a member of. He has played at New York’s legendary Cafe Wah, where Bob Dylan started out and he has delighted many with his unique take on music. Now, he has put together a new band called Not In The Business Of Taking Calls and, ahead of their show at Maitla...

Andrew Milos joins us to chat all things Newcastle Comedy Festival.

Kingswood are one of Australia's hardest working rock ‘n roll bands. Forming in 2007, the Melbourne 4-piece have released a stack of albums, including a christmas album, and have been nominated for countless ARIA, APRA, AIR and triple j awards. They’ve just dropped a new single and here talk to us about it is Kingswood frontman, Fergus . . .

Recently, Bonnie and I attended the West Best Bloc Fest, a unique festival featuring over 70 artists. One of the big highlights of the day was capturing an electric set by a group of funk freaks called Saylor & The Flavor. They played at the Star Hotel and the screams and applause of the crowd was thunderous. Like me, the audience was gobsmacked by the songs, the skills of the femme bongo player a...

A few months ago, we spoke to Andrew from Jams Karaoke & Bar in Union Street about a new venue he’d opened. Since then the venue has become a popular stop for those wanting to belt out some tunes and enjoy some carefully curated bevvies. Now, Jams is putting on a series of events called the Laneway Sessions. Here to tell us all about it are Andrew and Joel . . .

Murray Cook is, quite simply, a highly revered Australian. His time in The Wiggles has made him both well-known and hugely popular and, as we have learned, once you’re a Wiggles fan, that love doesn’t seem to fade. A big feature of Murray’s post-Wiggles life is his band The Soul Movers who are receiving rave reviews for their high-energy, electric performances. Ahead of their show at Dashville Nig...

Loons are a 4-piece Newcastle band that love to break boundaries. They describe their music as Psych Beach Rock and you can hear elements from the greats of the past in their ultra-contemporary mashing of genres. We last spoke to the guys a few months back when they released their single ‘Psycho’ and following their performance at Grooves On The Green. Now, we are honoured to be premiering their b...

The Cult Classic is a new type of festival created to help grow the Newcastle Music Scene. It’s being held at The Lass O’Gowrie Hotel on Saturday November 12 and features a stellar line-up of local and Sydney bands. Here to tell us all the details, we welcome back to The Good Stuff, Gabe . . .

David McCredie is an indie pop artist from the East Coast of Australia. He has amassed a loyal fanbase and spent the latter half of 2022 releasing singles regularly. To chat about his latest single and the future, we welcome to The Good Stuff David McCredie . .

When it comes to Australian Blues artists, there are few who have undertaken the journey of our next guest, Ray Beadle. Regarded as a guitar genius, he started out at just 9 years old and then spent the next 20 years honing his craft, including a lengthy stint with the legendary Foreday Riders, often referred to as ‘the university of the blues’. He has toured the US three times and secured a three...

Most of our regular listeners will know that we, here on The Good Stuff, have crowned Cooks & Bakers as “The Next Big Thing” to musically come out of Newcastle and take on the rest of the country and perhaps the world. Since their debut EP ‘Out of Touch’, their band has gone from strength to strength and last Friday released their brand new single. Here to celebrate the release and the tour that w...

Here on The Good Stuff, we spoke with critically acclaimed, award-winning artist Rachel Maria Cox about their last single ‘Say You Love Me’ from their forthcoming EP The Day You Left. The EP will be released on November 24 but a new single has just been lifted from the EP. It’s called Boy In A Band and here to chat about it and more, we welcome back to The Good Stuff, Rachel Maria Cox . . .

Now, we all know Newcastle is a creative city and home to a whole host of extraordinary talented artists. We talk a lot about the musicians and singers here on The Good Stuff but sometimes it’s good to give the other arts some love as well. Located in the heart of Adamstown, Brunker Community Theatre is run by a group of passionate volunteers, including actor/director Drew Pittman who we welcome t...