Fellow podcasters Mossy and Robbo split a case with us on the 25th of September to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sydney Olympic Games.
There may or may not be a disproportionate amount of Nikki Webster talk...
To listen to Mossy & Robbo on the Naked Runner podcast visit thenakedrunners.com/podcast/
The lovely Joe (AKA Musk) of Newcastle act Musketeer joined us this week to drink beer with a duck on it and discuss one of Australia's greatest musicians, Nick Cave.
Hear about Musk's introduction to Nick Cave, his gateway Nick Cave record and details of the new Musketeer single due to drop on the 30th of September.
To find out more about Musketeer or listen to some tunes head to:
This week on Splitting Cases, former KB United Football star turned DJ Phil Dando educates Pointy and The Moose on Northern Soul.
Keeping in line with our previous episode on High Fidelity with Anthony Scully here is Phil's Top 5 Northern Soul songs.
Peta Dampney joins us this week to preach from the Baz Bible! Hear Peta and Moose educate Pointy on the merits of all of Baz Luhrmann's films, in particular Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge.
There is also a revelation about Peta's past that is well worth the price of admission. This pic might give you a clue.
Read Peta's blog by visiting www.petaisms.com.
Richard Stephenson from the band Great Toad joins us this week to talk about Sam Raimi's 1992 horror/comedy film Army of Darkness.
What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?
Moose and Pointy have been waiting a long time for someone to pick High Fidelity as a topic and our guest Anthony Scully does not disappoint.
What is your top five anything? Let us know at facebook.com/splittingcases.
We had a few drinks with the lovely chaps (not chips) from Newcastle Mirage. We set out to settle what is better. Dance music or rock?
The teams were Pointy and Ryan on the side of rock and Moose and Kian on dance.
Courtesy of https://instagram.com/p/5-m1agHvLY/
To find out more about Newcastle Mirage head to www.newcastlemirage.com.
On the 50th episode of Splitting Cases Cecilia joined us to talk about Buffy The Vampire Slayer. We figured it was only a matter of time until someone picked this topic!
Throughout our chat we realised Buffy taught us a lot of lessons such as:
Aaron Golledge from House of Rock Maitland met us at the Cambridge Hotel this week to talk about the band Nirvana and the launch of the House of Rock venue in Maitland.
We talked about how Aaron discovered Nirvana (the band that is!), the joys of Nevermind, his favourite Nirvana song and various other bands he was interested in at the same time.
The inaugural gig at House of Rock Maitland featuring Hyena Smiles and Just Ace is on the 24th of July. See you there!
It’s here! The very first live episode of Splitting Cases with the lovely Sarah Humphreys.
Sarah performed an amazing set in Moose’s backyard and then we recorded an episode about parenthood.
A huge thanks to Sarah for joining us on the show and performing a great set!
The two songs featured in this episode are Good Man and Lover, both from Sarah’s album New Moon. If you enjoyed the tunes go to sarahhumphreys.com and buy the record.
We sat down with Shannon from One for the Road Tours this week to split an assorted case of beer and talk about craft beer and the local bar scene in Newcastle.
Shannon gave us an education on what One for the Road Tours is, a brief history of beer, the difference between ale and lager and how he once graduated from Jim Beam to goon.
Pointy, Moose and Shannon celebrating a podcast well done!
The spoils of our night recording with Shannon from One for the Road Tours.
To find out more about One for the Road Tours head to onefortheroadtours.com.au.
Andrew Begley, the webmaster of the NLSC joins us this week to talk about running an online community, NBA gaming, hosting a podcast, his favourite NBA team and how to be a good online citizen. There may be a few Space Jam references.
Red Dwarf super fan and fellow podcaster John Dee joins us this week for our very first 'by request' episode. The subject? Cult UK comedy Red Dwarf.
Go to geekactually.com to listen to John's podcast Nerd Corner and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Craig 'Rosie' Rosevear from Rosie's School of Rock joins us this week to talk about his love for Australia's most beloved rock band, AC/DC.
To find out more about Rosie's School of Rock visit www.rosiesschoolofrock.com and to listen to Rosie's latest musical project go to monstersofrock.com.au.
