The Good Stuff

Today we're joined by HIA's Executive Director for the Hunter Craig Jennion to chat about their Building and Renovation Show. ABOUT THE GOOD STUFF:  Join Bonnie for all The Good Stuff happening around Newcastle and the Hunter. Good people, awesome music and great events happening in Newcastle and the Hunter every weekday from 4 pm. The Good Stuff! https://newcastlelive.com.au/the-good-stuff ABOUT...

Our guest on the show today is local musician, Ben Leece. ABOUT THE GOOD STUFF:  Join Bonnie for all The Good Stuff happening around Newcastle and the Hunter. Good people, awesome music and great events happening in Newcastle and the Hunter every weekday from 4 pm. The Good Stuff! https://newcastlelive.com.au/the-good-stuff ABOUT NEWCASTLE LIVE:  From what’s on, to what matters. Newcastle Live is...

Australian comedian Sammy J joins us to share some words of wisdom prior to his shows in Newcastle next week! YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWTpuz8h7I FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/newcastlelive/ STREAM: https://newcastlelive.com.au/stream/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/newcastlelive

We are joined by Georgie Winchester as our inaugural guest for a brand new era of The Good Stuff! Head to the Newcastle Live Facebook page, YouTube or Twitch to watch the full episode. YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWTpuz8h7I FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/newcastlelive/ STREAM: https://newcastlelive.com.au/stream/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/newcastlelive

Cormac Grant joins us to chat about his experience at The Gum Ball festival, pressing his originals on vinyl and everything else!

Local legend, Brodie Richardson is about to embark on a 100km trek to raise money for Kids with Cancer Foundation. @deathby100km bit.ly/deathby100km

Albert Lin is the creator of a show called ‘Of Stars and Streetlights’ which will be here at The REX this Friday and Saturday night. This one-man theatrical spoken word poetry performance explores suburbia, nature and the mundane beauty that surrounds us.

Today, we're sliding into the boots of some attendees from The Gum Ball to find out what makes Dashville so special. We will also be wrapping things up by talking about some of the highlights from this years festival.

Maho Magic Bar is an intimate, interactive, and mind blowing experience which is set up alongside The Spiegeltent until May 7. It is part show, part bar and all magic and features incredible magicians and performers from around the world. I’m joined by the incredible Sho and Shirayuri from Maho Magic Bar.

Local legend Daryl has been working at Wallsend Maccas for 6 years for a bit of social fun following retirement and has truly become a superstar employee seeing him win an all expenses paid trip to America. Despite being in his 70’s, Daryls customer service has been a shining example of what other Maccas stores hope to achieve.

Recently, Newy rock legends The Screaming Jets celebrated the 30th anniversary of their ground-breaking album ‘All For One’. In 2023, they’ve been on the road touring ‘The Rock Vault’ which will wrap up here in Newcastle on Tuesday April 25th at the Toronto Hotel. We're joined by frontman Dave Gleeson to chat about their long-lasting career.

Local singer/songwriter Angela Rose is the queen of summer like indie/pop with a dash of dreamy country-folk vocals. Angela has just released a brand new single called 24 that truly sheds light on some universal struggles called. It's also one of Bonnie's favourite releases of 2023.

Dashville, located in Lower Belford on Wonnarua country, is easily one of Australia's most magical festival venues and campgrounds. This weekend, Dashville will host The Gum Ball music festival and on that lineup we will see acts like The Baby Animals, The Waifs and a load of local bands and artists. To chat more about this epic place, I’m stoked to welcome to The Good Stuff Magpie

We're joined by local band Annakye to chat about their brand new single 'Too Far South'.

We're joined by award winning musical director, composer and performer Joe Accaria who will feature in the spectacular Velvet Rewired as ‘The DJ’. The must see show Velvet Rewired will hit the Civic Theatre from April 19!

Maniax is a brand new axe throwing experience coming to Newcastle. With a choppin 15 million axes already thrown at other Maniax locations, it’s very axe-citing that Maniax will be open to the public on the 19th of April here in Newy.

Marcia Hines is one of Australia's most beloved performers with a career spanning over five decades and 22 album releases selling 2.6 million copies. This month, we will get to see the incredible Marcia Hines play ‘The Diva’ and perform absolute disco hits in Velvet Rewired which will hit the stage of The Civic Theatre from the 19th of April.

Big Wett is an Aussie electronic/hiphop artist who has been absolutely trailblazing a path where sexuality and empowerment is at the forefront. She has released some incredible club bangers in the last year and Big Wett now seems to be on track for global domination.

For the month of April, the Hunter Valley Gardens has been transformed into a playground for all things archaic with the takeover of Mega Creatures. This immersive spectacle will see roaming dinosaurs, crawling insects and mythical creatures dominate the gardens with plenty of great activities for the whole family these school holidays.

Newcastle Food Month is a celebration of local eateries, chefs and producers. Throughout the month of April, there are feature events and epic deals all in the name of homegrown food. We're joined by one of the principles, Gus Maher.

Following a hiatus from the music industry, local singer/songwriter Melody Pool has returned with a phenomenal EP and an incredibly successful tour. Melody joins us to chat about the creation of her EP Lost In Time.

Spiegeltent Newcastle has thrown open the doors in Civic Park for their new show, The Party. And we’re here to tell you, it’s the wildest ride we’ve been on in a long time. From the opening (reverse) strip tease to the naughty shower scene and a sock act that would even make the Red Hot Chili Peppers blush, the creators of the show, Strut and Fret, have taken the risqué to new levels here. We're j...

Multi-award winning Australian artist Matt Corby has teamed up with Wild Turkey to create a mentorship program following a study of aspiring musicians and their perception of the music industry. This research has revealed that 9 in 10 aspiring artists feel it's harder than ever to catch a break – only 3% feel supported by the industry, and more than three quarters say they are struggling to pursue...

Carrington Bowling Club will open its doors this weekend for the second year of Cornfest which is a day of great homegrown music and of course a whole heap of corn related food and activities. To find out more we're joined by Murph from Cornfest and Good Corn Liquor.

Bandaid Bookings and Festivals are creators of lineups that truly celebrate and showcase local music. Following the extremely successful West Best Bloc Fest which featured over 60 local acts, Bandaid Festival 4 will hit The Cambridge on May 6. Dylan James Oakes joins us to chat about this lineup and an exciting event that his band Les Poetes Pop are taking part in this weekend!