LATEST NEWS & UPDATES : FEBRUARY 2009
PRISONER CAST REUNION FOR 774 ABC ... Tuesday, 10th February 2009 will bring together a number of the original cast from the iconic television show Prisoner. They will re-unite for a one-hour special on the ABC Network's Radio show "The Conversation Hour" (774 ABC). The cast will come together from three separate cities within Australia; Award winning actress Val Lehman in Brisbane with Carol Burns, Amanda Muggleton with Fiona Spence in Sydney and Colette Mann with Jane Clifton in-studio with host, Jon Faine from Melbourne. Jane Clifton will also co-host the show.
This one-hour live-to-air special will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the show going to air in Australia on the 10 Network. Upcoming Events scheduled in Melbourne for the Anniversary include: a gourmet BBQ with cast members, held in the grounds of Global Television Studios (in full view of the studio building which was used as the outside of the actual Prison itself) which fans can attend and a separate "Dine With" evening organised by the Official Prisoner Fanclub, On The Inside with much-celebrated actress Maggie Kirkpatrick, who was responsible for the faultless portrayal of evil warden, Joan "The Freak" Ferguson.
From 1979 to 1986, the multi-Logie winning drama series Prisoner left no stone unturned. Its controversial storylines of rape, incest, drug abuse, murder, euthanasia and homosexuality saw the show censored often and banned in the state of Utah in America, where it aired in prime time attracting audiences of over 39 million.
But the show had its biggest success a few short years after its Australian run ended in 1986. The UK had been late to catch on to the phenomena that was Prisoner, but when it did its effect was immediate and large-scale; the show developing to cult viewing status within a matter of months. Special VHS and book releases prompted a run of Prisoner theatre productions (featuring some of the original cast) and a unique first-of-its-kind, Chat-Show format which toured the UK in 1990. This all served to support an estimated 12 million viewers-per-episode, who craved anything Prisoner related; many of whom are still extremely hungry for anything Prisoner related today.
Another milestone for Prisoner came more recently when the entire 692 episodes was released on DVD after much campaigning by Val Lehman and the shows fans. With 40 Volumes, 176 DVD discs and over 692 hours of viewing, it is the biggest box set ever to be released anywhere in the world.
Date: Tuesday, 10th February 2009
Station: 774 ABC
Time: 11AM to 12PM AEST / 12AM to 1AM UK time
Host: Jon Faine with Jane CliftonLive Stream Link: http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/radio/
* The Conversation Hour will be listed on the guide and you will need to launch a player on your personal computer.To check what time this is in your country - we recommend using the world clock meeting planner:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.htmlVAL LEHMAN- "BEA SMITH"
CAROL BURNS - "FRANKY DOYLE
AMANDA MUGGLETON - "CHRISSIE LATHAM"
FIONA SPENCE - "VERA BENNETT"
COLETTE MANN - "DOREEN BURNS"
JANE CLIFTON - "MARGO GAFFNEY"Amanda Muggleton will be live-to-air with Dan Mullins & Kayley Harris on the Weekend Drive Show tomorrow, Sunday 25 January 2009. She will be chatting at approx 5:15PM AEST (6:15AM UK time, should you want to tune in).
Colette Mann will be live-to-air via phone with Chris Smith on 2GBs The Afternoon Show, Friday 13th February 2009. She will be chatting at approx 1:40PM AEST (2:40AM UK time, should you want to tune in).
You can stream the stations show live at - http://www.2gb.com/ - towards top right is a panel with a red button to "Listen Live".
LATEST NEWS & UPDATES : JANUARY 2009
AMANDA MUGGLETON OPENS ACTING SCHOOL ...Scene & Heard, located in the heart of Lane Cove on Sydney's north shore, was founded by Amanda Muggleton, a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the United Kingdom and one of Australia's most enduring theatrical talents and Bernadette Eichner, who is formally trained and experienced in the theatre as well as having had a successful corporate business career. The school was established in response to a long held desire of both of us to share the joys and benefits of drama training to young people as well as repeated requests from local parents for such an opportunity for their children. Amanda Muggleton and Bernadette Eichner, the Directors of Scene & Heard, are both local residents who have held a long term dream to open an Acting School in this area.
Amanda Muggleton is one of Australia's best loved, most versatile and colourful leading ladies. Her work spans television, theatre, film, radio, public speaking, cabaret and musical theatre. Amanda was recently nominated for a 2008 AFI Award for 'Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama' for a role on the 7 Network's City Homicide. She is best known for her role as Chrissie Latham in Prisoner and Connie Ryan in Richmond Hill, and has won a number of prestigious Theatre Awards for Shirley Valentine, Master Class and Annie. Bernadette Eichner's experience includes theatre, radio, and cabaret and her successful business management career spanning 25 years has given her the opportunity to present to audiences as large as 1000 people.Scene & Heard will introduce your children to the world of acting, voice and physical movement for the stage, while increasing their self esteem, confidence, energy and life skills. The skills learned in drama training benefit everyone - from budding actors wanting to make a career of it to students wanting to do better in the school debate to professionals just wanting to make a more powerful impression in a corporate or community setting.
Scene & Heard offer the very best experience to your children, class sizes are limited to 12, so GET IN EARLY to secure your enrolment.LEARN MORE ABOUT SCENE & HEARD ACTING: http://www.sceneandheard.com.au
LEARN MORE ABOUT AMANDA MUGGLETON : http://www.amandamuggleton.com.au
LATEST NEWS & UPDATES : DECEMBER 2008
VAL LEHMAN INTERVIEWS...Val will be speaking to Danaie Gibson of the "Morning Magazine" show on Perth's RTR FM on Friday 12th December at 10:40AM (WA) or 12:40PM AEST. Val will also be chatting to Ryan & Emma of the "Radio Nouveau" show, on Brisbane's 4ZzZ 102.1FM at 10AM (11AM AEST) on Monday 15th December 2008. Time Out Sydney Magazine currently have an interview with Val running in this week's issue. You can read it here! More "Prisoner" media madness will be happening next year, including a mini cast reunion for 774 ABC Melbourne in January 09, who will dedicate an entire hour to the iconic TV Show on 'The Conversation Hour' which is co-hosted by Kerry Armstrong. Date to be confirmed.
LEARN MORE ABOUT VAL LEHMAN : http://www.val-lehman.comLATEST NEWS & UPDATES : NOVEMBER 2008
VAL LEHMAN INTERVIEWS... Award winning actress Val Lehman has just completed a busy day of interviews for the upcoming "Prisoner" 30th Anniversary Event to be held in Melbourne on February 22nd 2009. Val spoke with 2SER 107.3FM's Stephen Pickells for his "The Queer Noise" show. The interview will go to air on Friday 28 November 2008 between 7-7:30PM EST. Val also spoke at length with Frankie Magazines editor Nadia Saccardo for a feature in their "When I Was 20 Something" section. The feature interview focuses on the 20-Something years in the life of a famous Australian, past interviews include Andrew Denton and Glen Robbins. Val also spoke to Gay & Lesbian website SameSame.com.au, TV Week's Helen Vhut, Time Out Magazine's Andrew G and Liz Guiffe for "Interval"; this feature will run in Sydney's Drum Media, Melbourne's Inpress Magazine, Brisbane's Time Off and Perth's Drum Media. More "Prisoner" media madness will be happening next year!
LEARN MORE ABOUT VAL LEHMAN : http://www.val-lehman.com
AMANDA MUGGLETON... Award winning actress Amanda Muggleton has joined forces with RiSH to launch her very first website - www.amandamuggleton.com.au - Amanda has just completed two personal appearances over in the UK; a special "Prisoner" Lunch with fans in Birmingham and an appearance at Memorabilia UK on 23rd November. You can listen to a new in-depth interview with Amanda over at the Soap Show website. Amanda is currently nominated for an AFI Award for 'Best Guest or Supporting Actress In A Television Drama' for her role as Kath Booth in Network 7s "City Homicide".
LEARN MORE ABOUT AMANDA MUGGLETON : http://www.amandamuggleton.com.au
NEXT CROP ARTISTS... congratulations to VIOLENT SOHO for their Triple J "Next Crop' Artist feature! The band were featured heavily on Triple J on November 7th, where almost every show played their track 'My Generation'. The band were also interviewed for this feature. Violent Soho are currently overseas doing shows in London, Los Angeles and New York, they return to Austalia for an appearance at Homebake on December 6th. NUMBERS RADIO also got a 'Next Crop' feautre at the station on November 10th, their track 'Come On' is still enjoying great rotation at the Js and they have just been nominated for an Unearthed Award.
LEARN MORE ABOUT VIOLENT SOHO : http://www.myspace.com/violentsoho
LEARN MORE ABOUT NUMBERS RADIO : http://www.myspace.com/numbersradio
PRISONER UPDATE... we've been enjoying working on publicity for Val Lehman's 30th Anniversary Event for the TV Show "Prisoner" so much that we've joined forces with cast member Amanda Muggleton ("Chrissie Latham") ! Amanda has just been nominated for a 2008 AFI Award, so RiSH Art has designed and built her first website, and will be launching a small range of Merchandise for it in the coming months ! Amanda's just had a yarn to SX News Editor, Peter Hackney, whilst Val also chatted to Cherrie Mag's Editor Katrina Fox, courtesy of RiSH Publicity! More exciting news on "Prisoner" coming very soon !
LEARN MORE ABOUT VAL LEHMAN : http://www.val-lehman.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT AMANDA MUGGLETON : Coming Soon !
ADDITIONS TO THE RiSH PUBLICITY ROSTER... we are EXTREMELY busy - so much so that we welcome freelance publicist JESSICA TERRIL to the company ! She comes on board at the same time as the following artists; HOWIE DAY (USA), HARD-ONS, QUAN, BLACKLEVEL EMBASSY & the very wonderful SPARKS (USA). Here's a short run down on what we are currently "talking" about !
SPARKS... it's always a pleasure to work with an artist that is drenched in real music history. Sparks have influenced the likes of Beck, Bjork, Morrissey, Pulp, Pet Shop Boys and Babyshambles. They have released 21 - yes, 21 albums. They just executed a 21-night residency in London where they played each album in its entirety. One a night. They have collaborated with Faith No More, Bernard Butler (Suede), Finitribe, Ramones and Cheap Trick. Look out for interviews with Russell Mael in Drum Media, Time Off, Rave, Courier Mail (Bris), Daily Telegraph (Syd) and Beat. Also tune into 4ZzZ (Bris) for Russell will be chatting to Quentin Ellison (13th Nov) and 3RRR's (Melb) Simon Winkler. "Exotic Creatures Of The Deep" is out now on Lil'Beethoven Records/Shock. ALBUM OF THE WEEK Time Off (Brisbane) and Drum Media (Perth)
LEARN MORE ABOUT SPARKS : http://www.allsparks.com
HOWIE DAY... returns to Australia in November for his first headline tour ! This US solo artist has toured with Sheryl Crow, Tori Amos and Jack Johnson and has released two albums on Epic Records. The good folks at Select Music have got him Australia-bound this month! Howie has just completed a fun day of press so look out for a feature article or two in; The Daily Telegraph (Syd), MX, Drum Media, Brag, Time Off, Rave, Inpress, Beat, DB, Rip It Up, The Dwarf and Faster Louder !
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOWIE DAY : http://www.howieday.com
HARD-ONS... its great to be working with Ray, Blackie and Pete again ! The band are doing a special run of shows to fund their new album. In short, you can part with a mere $30 and get entry to one of their upcoming shows, a FREE 5-track CD and a copy of the next album when its ready! Blackie will be chatting to PBS presenter, Phil Mac on "Sunglasses After Dark" on 13th November at 8PM. Tune in !
LEARN MORE ABOUT HARD-ONS : http://www.myspace.com/hardonsband
QUAN... has released a new solo album ! "The Amateur" is out on Valve Recods/MGM. Check it out. He will be touring early next year and RiSH Publicity will be handling all tour press and radio ! Very exciting!
LEARN MORE ABOUT QUAN : http://www.quantheamateur.com
BLACKLEVEL EMBASSY... have a new album coming out on Chatterbox Records/MGM on 15th November. Its called "ASP" and its "AWESOME". It really is. The band have just spoken to Luke Monks for Drum Media and a lot more press action is imminent !
LEARN MORE ABOUT BLACKLEVEL EMBASSY : http://www.myspace.com/blacklevelembassy
NEWS IN BRIEF : NOVEMBER 2008
POLARKREIS 18... the Dresden based guys have a day of upcoming Press (13th November!) - look out for some interviews in Street Press very soon ! We'll keep you posted.
LEARN MORE ABOUT POLARKREIS 18 : http://www.myspace.com/polarkreis18
EUPHONIC have a new single in January "Long Way Down", a new video clip, another tour and are turning their sights to US College Radio with the upcoming release and radio servicing of single "Tipping Point". The band will be visiting the US East Coast for shows next year.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EUPHONIC : http://www.myspace.com/euphonicaus
ROGER LOVES BETTY... Jodi Phillis just spoke to Katoomba station BLU FM and the duo have just finished a run of shows in NSW. They are also preparing for another hit at radio with "The Driving Song", details soon !
LEARN MORE ABOUT ROGER LOVES BETTY : http://www.myspace.com/rogerlovesbetty
DAVID McCORMACK... has another single going to radio this month - the wonderful "AVO" taken from his recently released EP "Cassingle". Four "Single Of The Week" recommendations came from Rave, Time Off, Inpress and Drum Media Perth ! That's pretty huge ! David plays the Sydney Opera House this weekend ! At the Speilgletent ! Sunday 9th November.
LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVID McCORMACK : http://www.myspace.com/davidmccormack
BEN ELY'S RADIO 5... is about to hit the road with Children Collide ! Ben will be dropping into Radio Adelaide for a chat with Claire Knight on "The Range" on 15th November - and a visit to 4ZzZ FM Brisbane will be happening on 20th November !
LEARN MORE ABOUT BEN ELY'S RADIO 5 : http://www.myspace.com/benelysradio5
NEWS & UPDATES : SEPTEMBER 2008NUMBERS RADIO... the Triple J rotation of "Come On" has intensified and this month Numbers Radio won an Unearthed competition that saw the band taking centre stage at Valley Fiesta in Brisbane and rocking the masses. As well as gigging furiously the band's also released the filmclip for "Come On" which will feature as Rage's "Indie Clip Of The Week" (Friday 19th September) and has already earned them an appearance on "Video Hits". "Come On" is from their self-titled debut EP [Valley Trash Records/MGM) and is on rotation now at Triple J !
LEARN MORE ABOUT NUMBERS RADIO : http://www.myspace.com/numbersradioVIOLENT SOHO... have just finished off a national east coast tour with The Mess Hall. They have just played a blistering live set on Caroline Tran's Home & Hosed Show on Triple J ! Next, Violent Soho will jump on to the "main support" slot on the upcoming BLACK FRANCIS (Pixies) tour! Luke just finished an early morning chat with Peter Barr on RTR FM (Perth) to speak about their upcoming visit to WA! If that's not enough they have been added to The Falls Festival line-up (Marion Bay, TAS and Lorne, VIC) and Southbound Festival (January 09, Busseltown, WA) whilst their awesome debut album "We Don't Belong Here" (Emergency Music/MGM) continues to grace the airwaves and gets great reviews nationally. "It's a forceful declaration of intent, full of battering-ram guitars, vocals obscued by haze and distortion, and a ryhtmn section with enough power to flatten buildings." ROLLING STONE
LEARN MORE ABOUT VIOLENT SOHO : http://www.myspace.com/violentsohoPRISONER 30TH ANNIVERSARY... RiSH publicity is very excited to be working with three-times Logie Award Winning Actress, VAL LEHMAN. You may know her better as Wentworth Detention Centre's Top Dog, BEA SMITH. Respect! Val is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of "Prisoner" going to air with an event to be held at Nunawading's Global Television Studios (where "Prisoner" was filmed). In attendance at the Event will be some of the shows most loved actresses; Amanda Muggleton (Chrissie), Sigrid Thornton (Ros), Carol Burns (Franky), Fiona Spence (Vinegar Tits) and more! The event takes place on 22nd February 2009 and a small number of tickets are available to the general public!
LEARN MORE ABOUT VAL LEHMAN : http://www.val-lehman.comWELCOME POLARKREIS 18, BEN ELY'S RADIO 5 & HAWNAY TROOF - NEW ARTISTS TO OUR PUBLICITY ROSTER... RiSH are happy to announce three new acts to the roster this month! Firstly, we are now talking about all things POLARKREIS 18. Their debut self-titled album (themusicconnection/Inertia) is released 20th September. "...definitely the most exceptional pop album of 2008!" ****1/2 said TIME OFF. This Dresden 5-piece are about to become big news down under! Stay tuned!
LEARN MORE ABOUT POLARKREIS 18 : http://www.myspace.com/polarkreis18We are also about to jump two-feet-first into the national campaigns for BEN ELY'S RADIO 5 ("cheap, nasty and freaking dynamic") and fellow labelmate HAWNAY TROOF ("a decorated teenage bedroom painted with the energy of a mad man on the run"). Ben Ely's Radio 5 have a brand new album available "Transcending Reality" (Valve/MGM). Hawnay Troof album "Islands Of Ayle" (Valve/MGM) is also out now and he is currently appearing on the Parklife Tour. Both artists then join PEACHES for her Australian shows.
LEARN MORE ABOUT BEN ELY'S RADIO 5 : http://www.myspace.com/benelysradio5
LEARN MORE ABOUT HAWNAY TROOF : http://www.myspace.com/hawnaytroofDAVID McCORMACK... David's current "Cassingle" EP (Escarpment Music/MGM) has snared itself not one, not two, not three but FOUR "Single Of The Week" accolades recently. Inpress, Rave, Time Off and Drum Media Perth all gave David's current Extended Player the thumbs up !
LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVID McCORMACK : http://www.myspace.com/davidmccormackEUPHONIC... are re-charging their batteries in preparation for another run of upcoming shows in November. This time the band will be venturing into some more regional areas for the first time, with planned visits to Dubbo and Orange! "A breathless ride. Well worth the wait" said Drum Media. Their debut album "Drowning For Daylight" is available now on RiSH Records/MGM
LEARN MORE ABOUT EUPHONIC : http://www.myspace.com/euphonicausROGER LOVES BETTY... both Jodi Phillis and Tim Oxley have been very busy with radio commitments. Tim recently chatted to ABCs Annie Gastin, whilst Jodie has been talking to Marianne Mettes at Canberra's 2XX 98.3 and Katoomba's 2BLU FM! Airplay is continuing on the ABC Radio Network and now on Radio National. Their debut album is available now and is called "Let Love Begin" (Escarpment Music/MGM).
LEARN MORE ABOUT ROGER LOVES BETTY : http://www.myspace.com/rogerlovesbetty
NEWS & UPDATES : AUGUST 2008
VIOLENT SOHO... It gives The Frontier Touring Company great pleasure to confirm that Brisbane upstarts, Violent Soho, will support Black Francis on his forthcoming tour this September/October. Violent Soho are well respected within the Australian music scene, after spending years on the road perfecting their craft. Having toured in support of some of Australia’s most acclaimed bands – The Grates, Faker, The Vasco Era and The Black Keys to name but a few – you can be assured Violent Soho will bring their best while on tour with Black Francis. Violent Soho will tour off the back of their debut album release We Don’t Belong Here (in store now). Produced by Dean from Magic Dirt, We Don’t Belong Here has attracted rave reviews and didn’t disappoint those who have long anticipated this release. Black Francis returns to Australia for his first shows in over a decade. With countless sold out shows behind him, these shows will follow suit :
Sunday 28 September Metropolis, Fremantle
Monday 29 September HQ Complex, Adelaide
Wednesday 1 October Arena, Brisbane
Thursday 2 October Forum Theatre, Melbourne
LEARN MORE ABOUT VIOLENT SOHO : http://www.myspace.com/violentsohoEUPHONIC... continue their album tour in support of "Drowning For Daylight" (RiSH Records/MGM) with upcoming shows in Wyong's Chilli Lounge (Sat, 9th August) and Canberra's Transit Bar (Thurs, 21 August). Paul Carpenter will be chatting to Marianne Mettes of 2XX 98.3's Oz Music Show (Canberra) on Saturday 16th August, between 5-7PM. Look out for Features in BMA and also the Canberra Times. And this month's issue of Rolling Stone Magazine said: ""...heavy-hitting and radio-friendly, catchy-as-hell and intellectually satisfying. Drowning For Daylight manages to be both reverent and original, and points to a bright future for this Sydney quartet.""
LEARN MORE ABOUT EUPHONIC : http://www.myspace.com/euphonicausVIOLENT SOHO... have a live performance ready to air on Triple J this coming Wednesday 13 August ! It was recorded last month by the wonderful Leah Baker at the Js Melbourne Studios. Tune into Caroline Tran's Home & Hosed Show on the Js next Wednesday night, to listen. Violent Soho continue to tour their debut album "We Don't Belong Here" (Emergency Music/MGM) next week when they hit the road with THE MESS HALL - and following that - the guys head out with Pixies frontman, BLACK FRANCIS in Sept / Oct !!
LEARN MORE ABOUT VIOLENT SOHO : http://www.myspace.com/violentsohoROGER LOVES BETTY... continue the promotional trail in support of their debut album "Let Love Begin", when Jodi Phillis talks to Perth's RTR 92.1FM Peter Barr next Tuesday 12th August at 8:30AM (WST). "Let Love Begin" (Escarpment Music/MGM) has began to make its impact at radio with great support from PBS (#1 on their recommended Tip List) and 3RRR, Radio Adelaide, 4ZzZ 102.1FM and many other community stations. Keep an eye out for Inpress's interview with Jodi Phillis mid-August.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ROGER LOVES BETTY : http://www.myspace.com/rogerlovesbettyDAVID McCORMACK... new EP "Cassingle" (Escarpment Music/MGM) has just been released and its already snagged "Single Of The Week" in both Rave Magazine (Brisbane) and Inpress Magazine (Melbourne). David has just completed a run of shows with Frente's Ange Hart and Cassingle is a taster from the forthcoming Retrospective album (1990-2008), due out in October. Cassingle is receiving good support at community radio including a playlisting at FBI 94.5FM (Sydney).
LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVID McCORMACK : http://www.myspace.com/davidmccormackBADLANDS... is a "Punk Rock Metal" Festival. Its on 21st September at Manning Bar in Sydney from 2-10PM! Its headlined by Cog. And there's Kisschasy. Dead Letter Circus. Mammal. After The Fall. The Hot Lies. Trial Kennedy. Hell City Glamours. MM9. Horsell Common. Laura. Fifty Sixx. Violent Soho. Sleep Parade. Regular John. Tickets are $49+BF from Moshtix : www.moshtix.com.au and Ticketek : www.ticketek.com.au
LEARN MORE ABOUT BADLANDS FESTIVAL : http://www.myspace.com/badlandsfestivalBRIGHT RED... although the band have been largely quiet in 2008 following the departure of drummer Nick Kennedy, the band are preparing for FOUR showcase shows over in Manhattan, New York. The girls with new sticksmith Tim Duric will be playing live at Pianos on 10 August, 205 Club on 14 August, The Annex on 19 August and Lit Lounge on 2 September. All shows are in Manhattan, New York.
LEARN MORE ABOUT BRIGHT RED : http://www.myspace.com/brightredband
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