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My name is Zak Streeter, I’m fifteen years old
and I’m in Grade Ten at North Lakes State College.

Peter Pan, currently being recorded and stages with acts as diverse as America’s
mixed in Sydney’s Damien Gerard Studios Richie Ramone – yes, drummer with New
TEAM with engineer/producer extraordinaire York’s legendary Ramones! – and New
Russell Pilling, whose CV includes Zealand’s Bonjah, Team Utopia have played
records by Radio Birdman, The Church, alongside local heroes The Radiators and
UTOPIA Jon Stevens and The Cruel Sea. The EP is Mental As Anything among many, as well as
due for release online through Brisbane-
festivals like the Mitchell Creek Rock’n’Blues.
At this year’s Rockin’ 4 The Homeless, they
based Wild Weather Records.
Having gone through the necessary “Having Amanda and Sue, a female shared the stage with Diana Anaid and The
rhythm section,” Nebe admits proudly, Hoodoo Gurus, along with many other acts.
evolution and experimentation all the “is just amazing. They just rock! The three Earlier this year, Team Utopia had the very
best bands go through, singer, songwriter of us just work so well together and lock pleasurable honour to perform at this year’s
and guitarist Dan Nebe can now proudly in tight. Having Bob in there was great – four-day Way Out West Festival in Winton,
say, “Will you please welcome the Band we had to lift our game, and that was the alongside The Living End, Jessica Mauboy,
– Team Utopia – lead guitarist Mick best part of that experience, and having Russell Morris, The Black Sorrows and
Bristow from The Pretty Fingers, bass him agree to play on the EP was fantastic. fellow Brisbanites Sheppard, all part of the
player Amanda Emblem, notorious from But Mick Bristow is amazing. We’ve been celebrations at the rebirth of the Waltzing
her roles in Diva Demolition and Legless, great mates for a long time. Bob has a Matilda Centre at the Winton Hotel.
and drummer Sue Kennet (ex-Never certain presence on stage, but Mick goes Head on down to Thirsty Chiefs, on
The Sane).” to the next level and he’s taken us to the Saturday, October 13 from 4pm to
Team Utopia was born in the mind and next level as well.” watch Team Utopia perform along
heart of Redcliffe native, Nebe, back One of the songs on that forthcoming EP with Upsize and The Gastons for high
in 2011 and has seen some impressive is the current single, Calling Out To The octane arvo/night of ROCK!
musicians pass through its ranks to this Masses, a song about our need to stick
point, not least legendary guitarist Bob by each other to try and facilitate change
Spencer (ex-Finch, Skyhooks, Angels), in this increasingly chaotic world. That’s
who played with the band for much of something Team Utopia have tried to do
last year, before receiving an offer to in their own small way on a local level with
join Rose Tattoo he could hardly refuse. their commitment to the annual Redcliffe-
Spencer featured on Team Utopia’s last based funds and awareness-raising benefit
two singles, including the first single, concert, Rockin’ 4 The Homeless, over the
Strips Off My Soul, to be lifted off their past five years.
forthcoming debut EP, I Never Said I Was Over the past few years, as well as sharing