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issue 13|Friday December 3,2010|FREE
plus + q & a: corrine grant
+ arts: megan spencer
+ birds of tokyo
+ food fossickers
+ gig guide and reviews
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+ comedy
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entertainment . music . arts . reviews . fashion . food . life
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01. cover: brendan cowell02. contents | seven days what’s on03. cover story04. arts: megan spencer | reviews05. dave callan | birds of tokyo06. food fossickers | sound off07. learning curve | inbrief
08. gig guide | q & a
Aladdin JuniorVictory Christian College’s annual all school production, Crook Street Community Hall, Strathdale. 7pm. Details: 0419 483 423.
Bendigo Autism Asperger Group Open Day And Christmas break up.Free sausage sizzle and refreshments. Details: www.bendigoautism.org.au/events
Our Shed Open DayChristmas Market, Our Shed, 14 Sailor’s Gully Rd, Eaglehawk. 9am to 2pm.
Christmas car boot sale Rotary club of Kangaroo Flat, Gateway Park, High Street, Kangaroo Flat. 8am to 3pmDetails: 5447 8112.
Brass in the ParkRosalind Park 1pm to 5pm. Free.
An Australian Christmas with the Bendigo ChoraleUniting Church Hall, Forest Street, Bendigo, 2.30pm. $15 – Children and students to year 12 free. Details: 5443 0174.
Fundraiser Scrapbooking DayEaglehawk Football Netball Clubrooms, Simpsons Road, Eaglehawk. 10am until 5pm.Have fun all while raising money to support a local mother of three – Tania Sainsbury – who has just completed treatment for cervical cancerDetails: 0416 986 282.
Mature Age Persons Meet and Greet 2pm every Tuesday at The Newmarket Hotel. No cost. Details: 5446 2189.
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StereoSonicDecember 3Melbourne ShowgroundsCalvin Harris, Carl Cox, Afrojack, DJ Sneak, Reboot, Tiésto, Wiley, Aly and Fila, DJ T, Redshape, Bart B More, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Infected MushroomTickets and Info: www.stereosonic.com.au
Meredith Music FestivalDecember 10-12Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre Dirty Three, Washed Out, Little Red, Girls, Neil Finn, Clipse, Custard, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Reverend Horton Heat, Pantha DuPrince, C.W Stoneking, El GuinchoTickets and Info:www.mmf.com.au
Falls FestivalDecember 28- January 1 LorneInterpol, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The National, The Living End, Klaxons, Angus and Julia Stone, Tame Impala, Paul Kelly, Cold War Kids,Ladyhawk, Children Collide, The Beautiful Girls, Dan Sultan, Cloud Control, Yacht Club DJs, Washington, Boy and Bear, The Jezabels, Tickets and Info: www.fallsfestival.com.au
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And Australia has a bona � de shape shifter in Brendan Cowell.
After starring on stage and screen, Cowell has turned his hand to the world of novel writing, and his � rst tome, the extremely personal How It Feels, is out now.
We discuss the therapeutic experi-ence of writing, how Love My Way changed his life and why he loves American thespian Phillip Seymour Ho� man’s ways.
You’re a published author now, con-gratulations, how does that feel? It’s ridiculous, I walked past my local book store and it’s in the window and I’m staring at it going: ‘how the hell did I do that?’ It’s a real achievement because it was really hard and long and lonely, so I feel as if I’ve accom-plished something.
How long ago did you start it? Three years, it’s a fair chunk out of your life. And it feels like it’s done, I’ve kind of released something, I can move on a bit now.
So your publishing days are over for the forseeable future? I mean I told a story about being young, stories that have been on my mind that I’ve carried with me until adult life, and a lot of thoughts and issues from my past and I feel like now I’ve written it into a book and it exists now, I can go to the next phase of my life in a way (laughs).
So it was a therapeutic experience to a certain degree? It was, it probably opened more questions than it gave me answers, but it was a therapeutic thing to do because I was dealing with places where I grew up and issues and feelings from that time.
What kind of questions did it throw up? I thought about why young men take their lives, which was a close thing to me when I was growing up. And I’d never really answered it for myself so the book for me is an investigation into a few things like that, things I didn’t have clarity on. It kind of opened up more pos-sibilities.
Suicide something you’ve been closely
touched by then? Yeah, in Cronulla it was happening a lot, a lot of boys were taking their lives and one friend very dear to me did it, a handful of friends did it actually.
What did it do to you? It rips you apart, it ruins families, it destroys you because you think about your role in it or your last conversations and all the things you could have done. I know it’s a cliche but families become shells of people because their heart has been ripped out of their bodies. A lot of people think ‘why couldn’t I see how dark that guy’s life was’. It’s the worst thing.
Do you tap into this when you’re act-ing? Oh yeah, you have to personalise everything when you act. You can’t just provide a fake emotion, you have to think about things. I’ve worked with Phillip Sey-mour Ho� man and he taught me every part of a play should be connected to some part of your life, something you can empathise with.
He is an ornament to the acting pro-fession that bloke. What was he like to work with and what was he like as a man? He’s a really nice bloke, � ercely in-telligent, just a brilliant guy. But he’s a big dork as well (laughs). He’s very well read and he’s got a lovely wife and children, but he’s a theatre guy so he’s a really regular guy. You’re never going to buy a yacht with theatre wages, or get a heap of acclaim, your career is going to stay exactly the same, you do it because you love doing it. He’s a real force in the room, it was quite intimidating to act in front of him every day.
Would he be up there as one of your acting idols? Yeah, I love the fact that he’s a chameleon, you don’t recognise him from part to part.
I reckon you’re a bit the same. You’ve played the role of a bit of a loser in I Love You Too, then you’ve played quite intense roles on the stage. I don’t like to do the same thing twice.
What drew you to working with Peter Helliar in I Love You Too? I always liked the idea of acting in a romantic comedy. Working with Pete, he is my mate, but I
had to audtion with 60 other guys. Anoth-er guy actually got the role but he dropped out. I was in LA at the time and Pete rang up and said get on a plane, we need you for the movie.
What were you doing in LA at the time? I was living over there having a shot at the pilot season. It didn’t go too well, I didn’t really land anything over there but I’ll keep chipping away.
How did Love My Way change your life? I’d never written for, or been a lead in TV before, so I was a di� erent person at the end of it. I was thought of completely di� erently by the industry. Suddenly I was a di� erent � gure. Everybody loved that show, so after I could walk into big roles in movies. If I had a writing idea all the networks open the door to you. We all became very close on that show, it was marvellous, the ultimate � rst TV experi-ence really.
Do you have a preference – acting, or the often solitary experience of writing? I’m doing a play right now at the Sydney Theatre Company and I’m re-ally enjoying doing that, so I enjoy doing both. They both balance you out, mental health wise, because acting is very social, you have to interact with people, while writing is very lonely in your study with a cup of tea in the middle of the night, thinking about the world.
Is that the most productive time for you to write? I don’t really have a thing as my life is always so di� erent. I was liv-ing in New York when I wrote a lot of it. Sometimes I’d � ing out of bed at 2am and I’d write for an hour in the middle of the night. Whenever it needs me I guess.
Did it make you feel homesick, writ-ing about home from the other side of the world? I think that’s where the nostalgia is in it, because it is kind of a nostalgic book, about a magical time. I guess there is a heightened nature to memory, we make it a little grander than it is and it was upsetting. It was beautiful to think about, but it was also upsetting, a lot of it made me think about the sad things that happened.
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THE best two things I learned all week…That my new home Bendigo was quite possibly named
after a feisty shepherd-come-gold-miner nicknamed after English boxer of the day, William ‘Abednego’ Thompson, a triplet-alcoholic-bareknuckle-� ghter-turned-preacher, himself named after a � re-resistant, dedicated Old Testa-ment disciple! Phew…
And not only that, the land on which Bendigo was founded – the land on which I now live – is Jaara Country; the traditional land of the Jaara Jaara Aboriginal people, whose own local origins go back 40,000 years. Double phew!
All possibly common knowledge to many of you reading this, with family and/or farming roots that reach back for generations. But for a tree changer like myself – and the many others who will come, including tourists – � nding out these facts was like discovering ‘gold’.
Knowledge is ‘bullion’ when you’re laying down roots in a new place; it brings perspective, understanding and wonder.
I love exploring; it’s important when trying to create a sense of place and home.
Knowing what came before is just as important as un-derstanding what’s come after – a fact not lost on Sandra Bruce, the curator of ‘Naming Bendigo: evolution of a city’s identity 1836-1891’, now at the Post O� ce Gallery.
In the exhibition – and accompanying catalogue – San-dra lists the theories surrounding the origins of Bendigo’s name change from the City of Sandhurst to the City of Ben-digo in 1891 – a process that took 38 years after literally decades of being known as “Bendigo” to the world.
There are myths a-plenty, as there are artefacts in
the exhibit. Carefully displayed in the newly-built gallery on Pall
Mall, you’ll � nd objects that speak volumes about early local life.
Including a stoneware ‘Sandhurst’ water � lter made at Bendigo Pottery in 1858 (Sandhurst being just one of Bendigo’s previous names that didn’t stick); gold-mining tools on which you can almost see the miner’s � ngerprints; original currency, trophies, letters, maps, the very � rst edi-tion of ‘the Addie’.. and, traditional weapons of the Jaara Jaara people.
For me, one of the most compelling aspects of ‘Naming Bendigo’ was the ‘Welcome To Jaara Country’ short docu-mentary playing on the £ at screen.
The exhibit not only acknowledges the gold mining and sheep farming history that de� nes much of Bendigo’s identity, but the original inhabitants of the region, whose fate was changed radically by European settlement.
Produced by La Trobe Uni lecturer Gerry Gill and Jaara Jaara elder Uncle Brien Nelson, the DVD tells of the drastic drop in population once colonialists arrived, and the forced movement of his people to ‘Aboriginal Protectorates’.
It also talks of the reverance for the land – the country – sacred sites dotted around the region, and the fact that, in spite of adversity, Jaara Jaara still live ‘on country’. Rec-onciliation is another big theme.
Perhaps not a new story in Australia, but one that Sandra felt “important” to include: “We wanted to pay as much re-spect to Bendigo’s original inhabitants as possible, because the story [of the exhibition] is very much about white set-tlelement.”
Consulting with Uncle Brien as one of Jaara Country’s
traditional custodians was key when she was researching. “We’re getting very good feedback on the � lm – people are learning a lot!”
With the shows to change every three to four months, Sandra is aiming to have an entirely Indigenous exhibition at the Post O� ce Gallery in the near future.
“It’s not a permanent exhibit as such. We’ll cover all sorts of facets of the region’s history,” she said.
They’re oª to a good start…
Naming Bendigo: evolution of a city’s identity 1836-1891 is on until March 14, 2011, at Post O� ce Gal-lery, Pall Mall, Bendigo.
Photo: Uncle Brien and Sandra Bruce.
Carefully displayed in the newly-built gallery on Pall Mall, you’ll � nd objects that speak volumes about early local life.
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THE Last Airbender ticks all the right boxes as a great fantasy � lm with incredible special eª ects and a story that is full of action and adventure set in a mystical land.
The � lm is part of a trilogy which is based on a success-ful animated television series called Avatar: The Last Air-bender which aired during three seasons on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008.
The � lm version is faithful to the TV’s original concept (by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko) of setting the story in an Asian in£ uenced culture of ele-ment manipulation combined with martial arts.
The franchise’s central character is Aang who is a reluc-tant Avatar who can manipulate all four elements.
Aang and his friends must save the world from the evil Fire Lord who, with his Fire Nation, has being warring with the air, water and earth nation’s for 100 years.
The cast that brings Shyamalan’s project to life is head-ed by juvenile actor Noah Ringer who cleverly for his age plays the 12 year-old Aang.
He is supported by other capable young actors like Dev Patel (from Slum Dog Millionaire fame) who plays the Fire Nation’s Prince Zuko and Nicola Peltz and Jackson Rathbone who play Katara and Sokka from a Southern Water Tribe.
The work from the adult actors range from plausible to wooden like the performance of Aasif Mandvi who plays a hot tempered Fire National Commander.
While The Last Airbender might not challenge The Lord of the Rings’ supremacy in the fantasy genre, it is an entertaining 103 minutes.
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SIXTY-FIVE-year-old rock legend Neil Young has released yet another album, this makes me very happy. Being a Neil fan it’s hard to be critical but he has released a few stinkers over the years but in my ears this is not one of them.
Neil should be focusing on half price train trips but no, he keeps on working and working hard. His 33rd solo album (Or 63rd including CSN&Y etc) has seen him join forces with fellow Canadian producer Daniel Lanois. To sum the album up, Lanois stated in a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine that “We cut a couple of solo acoustic songs, but the rest is very electric” and “There’s no band, but I got in there with my sonics.”
The songs lack of other musicians and Instruments al-lows the album to breathe and breathe deep with Neil’s well considered yet somewhat depressing lyrics and haunt-ing guitar work. The songs are well played and sound just as you would expect and hope. At a mere 38 minutes, this is my pick of his most recent albums since Silver and Gold back in 2000.
Album: Le NoiseArtist: Neil YoungReviewer: Je ElseRating: 9/10
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Title: The Last AirbenderRating: PG
Director: M. Night ShyamalanStars: Noah Ringer, Nicola PeltzAction | Adventure | Family Review: Robert Gibson
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A Sunday night in Bendigo has never rocked this hard in a while.
After much fanfare The Birds of Tokyo � nally � ew into town to deliver a top class set at the Chinese Precinct, which proved to be an equally sweet location.
Support came from local band Oh Pa-ci� c; who looked even more excited to be there than any of the reported 1000 Bendigonians who � ocked to Dai Gum San for the free gig.
Just hours before hitting the stage, b.entertained caught up with lead sing-er Ian Kenny and the rest of the band for a quick chat, who admitted they were excited to be in Bendigo but had some mild concerns about the venue when they � rst rocked up.
“We actually thought it was a Chinese restaurant when we got here, we were a little bit concerned to be honest,” Kenny joked.
For The Birds, the chance to get back to the regional Australia attracted them to being part of the Optus Soundscribe competition in the � rst place.
“Our invested reason (to be part of the program) was to get out and play some regional areas,” Kenny said.
“Generally most of our tours have been city tours.
“We did play Leeton, in New South Wales, which is smack bang in the middle of nowhere, so it was just great to get out there and just play.”
For the man who’s made the extreme undercut popular once more, life has become pretty hectic; he fronts two
emerging bands: The Birds, and Kar-nivool, which has put his multi-tasking skills to the test.
“It’s either (I concentrate on) Birds of Tokyo or Karnivool on a day-to-day ba-sis,” he said.
And he’s still amazed at the success both bands have enjoyed in the past � ve years.
“It is a spin out but you put things in place to make it happen,” he said.
Does each bands represent a di� erent section of his personality?
“In some aspects they do, there are slightly di� erent personas which are tailored to each (band),” he said.
“I don’t know how people perceive my performance, but there are parts of me de� nitely invested in it (The Birds).”
On the back of hit single Plans, The Birds became the band on everyone’s lips at the ARIA Awards recently, after both performing at the event and lock-ing in six nominations.
“It’s (Plans) opened certain doors for us, across radio and other aspects of our career, but it’s good to know what a song can do when it’s treated right,” Kenny said.
Although his mind was on other things when the band’s name was read out at the event.
“I was actually eyeing o� these dump-lings, there was a lot of yum cha there,” Kenny said.
“I remember asking my girlfriend to pass me some and she said ‘I think you just won something’.
The ARIAs copped a heap of � ak this year, as it seems to every year, but ever the diplomat, Kenny was reluctant to join the chorus of dissent.
“Parts of us would have to agree with what some people have said about it,” he said.
“Some parts were really frustrating, you couldn’t really hear a lot.
“(But) What it does for Australian artists, it’s still a great thing, it’s still needed, it’s warranted.”
Lead guitarist Adam Spark was a bit more forthcoming about the ceremony’s much derided format and lay out.
“I think that’s where they stu� ed it up, I think one of the funny things was that Powder� nger didn’t know what they had won,” he said.
“Having the separation of artists and kids... I think the most exciting things about these awards shows is that they used to be able to see their favourite bands.
“(This year) They had to watch it on television actually at the event.”
The Bendigo gig caps o� a stellar 2010.
“You never quite know where you’re at until you’re there,” Spark said.
“I know that sounds really vague but if you had of told us two years ago you’d think ‘wow, we’re kicking arse’.
“It feels bigger than what we imag-ined.”
The Birds have no plans of taking � ight overseas just yet however.
“We don’t want to go over there until
we put out the record across the territo
ries, we want to go overseas as loud and strong as we can,” Kenny said.
“We want people to talk about us be-fore we hit the ground.”
Up next is the Big Day Out tour. And while the band is keen to see headliners like Lupe Fiasco and LCD Soundystem, Spark reckons the side stages will hold the most interest for true music lovers.
“The side stages will have a more in-teresting vibe,” he said.
“It’s great to have Tool and Rammstein but all the side stages seem to have the big interest factor.”
There will also be major interest now in The Birds’ next move.
“We’ll start writing early next year,” Kenny said.
“I’ve no idea what direction we’ll go in, it’s way too early to say.”
dave callan
How did you get into comedy? Well, I was at uni and there was a compe-tition on for comedy, and I always liked watching it on television so I thought I’d maybe give it a go. And it was all very shaky and awkward, like the � rst time of many things you might think of.
Was TV with Rove and stardom daunting? Well the night I got up and did comedy at that club, Rove was doing his second gig, so we started around about the same time, and so we kept up the friendship. When he started up the show he invited me over to be a part of it. Rove decried it as a bunch of kids being given the keys to the playground.
After a couple of years on the telly, you seemingly took a step back, how come? It was a really good show and I really enjoyed being a part of it, but it prevented me from touring and doing stand up, which is the main thing I love, also going overseas to festivals like Edinburgh and touring back in Ireland and England.
I made the decision to come back and do guest spots on Rove Live and do bits and pieces here and there, and not commit to the full season this time.
You currently host the Graveyard Shift in the wee hours of Sunday morning on Triple J. You get some rather loopy callers, got any fa-vourite calls? Yeah, Somebody rang from Tasmania. And they wouldn’t tell me their name and where they were from, so she just said to say her name was Fred and she was from Alaska. She was whispering, so I asked her why, and she said because aliens are scanning the area for life forms!
Who or what makes you laugh, who inspired you to get into com-edy? I really like old silent movie heroes, like Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. And as I was a kid I used to love Billy Connolly, and I really like Ben Elton and Rowan Atkinson as well.
Apart from playing this week, have you been to Bendigo before? What you think? Some of the buildings are amazing. I stayed overnight after the gig, so I had a bit of a look around, bit of a sticky beak.
Every comedian has a few horror gig stories, any gigs that stand out? This gig was terrible, it was at a university, it was outside and open air which is bad for comedy, and it was in the dark, they couldn’t see me.
I had a really really bad microphone and an amp, so you couldn’t hear me very well, cause it was kind of like a cheap guitar amp, so it was pretty bad so far. I was thinking could this get any worse?
Yes it could. I was waiting to be introduced and this guy gets up and he’s holding a crying baby.
This was like something out of a sitcom! So the guy says: “Everyone listen to the comedian.”“Oh and of course it’s (someone’s) birthday”. I thought that’s good, they can all sing happy birthday together. The bloke continued: “And of course we all know he died in a car crash on
Tuesday”. Then he said: “So, were going to have a two minute silence for him.” So after the two minutes they guy said: “And now, the comedian, Dave.”
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The Birds of Tokyo have had a hectic 2010.So are they head-ed for a much needed rest?“There’s no such thing as down time, there’s always something to do,” drummer Adam Weston admitted.“I’m going to have downtime,” lead guitarist Adam Spark interjected.Doing what?“Trying to surf, these guys (the rest of the band) play Buckhunter a lot. Co� ee, gym, boring stu� like that,” he said.
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Carefully displayed in the newly-built gallery on Pall Mall, you’ll � nd objects that speak vol-umes about early local life.
Little People’s Art Studio Bath LaneEver since Junior Masterchef, kids have been
wanting to get into the kitchen. I noticed these great little apron and chef hat sets last time we were in there for a kids party and all the kids were just loving them. Why not team it with a cooking class from…
Kids in The KitchenBrendan and Lisa Tuddenham are local chefs and
passionate foodies who have started up children’s cooking classes. The aim is to restore the basic fun-damentals of home cooking and eating well, but not only will they learn healthy habits, they use maths and motor skills… and better still, might be able to cook you dinner at the end of it. They’re running up to three times a day in maximum size classes of ten during these next school holidays. Phone Brendan on 0423 260 828 or visit www.kidzinthekitchen.com.au to � nd out more.
Pepperpot Bath Lane…and no, the cheese is not included if you buy
these great knives. I don’t know why I’m so far behind in knowing how important sharp, good knives are. Daz just won a good knife at the Camp Oven Cook O� and I’ve had to throw all my others out. Fantastic. Remember to make sure they give you a coin back though, as there’s that old wives’ tale that if you give someone a knife it severs your friendship. It’s all � xed if they give you a coin back. Phew. Unless of course it was a friendship you’re trying to sever and then the knife may be used in a di� erent way... but I digress.
Epicurean Delicatessen Mitchell St. Hampers are always a great hit. The Epicurean
has some already made or you can go in and hand select all your hamper goods personally and have them package it all beautifully for you. Yum.
The Cooks Gallery Queen St. I just love how these Kitchenaids look. I don’t
bake and so owning one would be excessive. But, if someone you love also loves to bake, then you are doing them a disservice not to let them have this.
Bendigo Wholefoods Lyttleton TerraceWhen I � rst wrote this up I’d written on global
hampers in paella pans etc. and as I read it out to Michele she said “surely you’re saying about the
cookbooks – that’s where the best cookbook range anywhere is... and I want all of them!” So, if you know Mi-chele, you know what to get her. Tip: Buy your favourite cuisine cookbook for your partner and they might just cook it for you.
Notts Timber DesignBeautiful chopping blocks, wooden
spoons, servers and spatulas, made locally using gorgeous Australian timbers such as Blackheart Sassafras,
Huon Pine, River Red Gum, Tiger Myrtle, River Sheoak, Blackwood and Leatherwood. The boards are made from one piece of timber which also re-duces the risk of splitting timber and glue joins. Phone: 0412 007 165 or visit website. Also avail-able at the Bendigo Visitor Centre.
Quinn’s Bluebird Mitchell St. Quinn’s is an institution and has been making
up fruit baskets at Christmas for longer than many of us have been alive – so they know what they’re doing. A great idea for someone who has every-thing already and especially if the house is going to be full of people.
Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates Bendigo Bank Building
Half of the people you are buying for this Christ-mas are likely to be chocoholics, so do them a favour and get beautiful hand made local choco-late from Hayley down at Indulge. If you’ve tasted her wares before, then you’ll know how good the quality is. Plus, these Christmas trees would make a great table centrepiece... for a while anyway.
Mandurang Valley Winery This Sunday (5th) only.
As we told you last week, this is the sale of the year and not only will you be able to stock up on jams, chutneys, puddings, biscuits... the list is endless, your money will be going to great causes. Head out for a lovely day and get there early to grab the hideously popular stu� . 10am to 3pm.
Okay, it’s December now so I’m going to let you start thinking about what to buy people, if you’re that way inclined. Being naturally drawn to all things food, here’s some ideas from local businesses if you’d like to get me a little something – or not just me, anyone who loves being in the kitchen (or at thedining table).
Foodie Christmas gift ideas
So, come on, surely your loved ones have had enough of the bath bombs, jocks and socks. Try something new, support local businesses and make everyone happy this Christmas.
nibbles. Went out for dinner at the Mexican Kitchen this week
and Daz has made the big call and stated that he thinks their ensalade verde is the best deal salad in Bendigo. He loved it… and just $7.50!
Every time my father-in-law is in town we head out to a di� erent pub for tea. He wants to eventually go to every one, and we’re getting there. This week found us at The McIvor for the � rst time. It was formerly the Sandbar on McIvor Road, near Sternberg St, and has been done up nicely inside. There’s also a big beer garden complete with juke box and pool table outside. Andrew and Anne Carin took over 3 ½ years ago and are doing great things. Open for Christmas lunch.
Artichokes are in season and it’s always a bit short lived, so keep an eye out for them and we’ll put in a recipe for you next week. They don’t just have to be beautiful table decoration you know.
Great to see the fantastic turn-up to Joel Salatin last week. There are now several hundred extra people in the region now looking for seasonal, locally grown produce. And that’s got to be a good thing.
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Right Here Right Now - Fatboy Slim. Need blood pumping inspirational music for your next run/gym session/project? Fatboy Slim created it.
Slam - Pendulum. Makes me want to break out in frantic dance whenever I play it. Luckily common sense tells me not to do that.
Ghostrider - RJD2. A great cruisy song for when you want to feel great, while crusing.
Black Betty/Ghost Riders In The Sky - Spiderbait. For when you don’t like the petrol in your car and waste most of it by putting your foot down to these songs.
Riders On The Storm - The Doors.The greatest song to listen to when it rains.
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand. Steering wheel slap happy tune that makes you stomp along.
All Along The Watch Tower - Jimi Hendrix. Not the original but still the greatest version of this song ever.
Kick Push - Lupe Fiasco. I don’t skate but this song makes me want to try.
Nothing Too Serious - Icehouse. Story of my life, ha ha.
The Best Thing - Boom Crash Opera. A truly momumental song I like to play when everything is going swimmingly. If I ever end up in space, I’m playing this in my spacesuit..
River side - Sidney Samson. This has been my favourite song for as long as it has been out, love to hear it when I’m out.
You’re The Voice - John Farnham. This song is always a good one to belt out in the car
Day and Night - Kid Cudi. Good song to listen to, always gets me ready for a night out
The Festival Song - PEZ. Hmm this one really does say it all about what it’s like to go to the festival.
American Pie- Don McLean. An oldie but a goodie, as long as I know I have known all the words to this song, and rock it out at karaoke... well try.
Speak No Americano - Yolanda Be Cool. AWESOME SONG can’t really say why I like it I just do haha.
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding. Another old song but gets stuck in my head for days on end.
Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner. Probably my favourite song that’s playing on the radio at the minute.
Back and Gold - Sam Sparrow. This song always reminds me of when I lived up on Mount Buller, it was played all the time and I just have good memories of it.
Louis Burdett - The Whitlams. An awesome song that brings back fun memories! Also has a lot of words and it took me ages to remember them all.
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It’s a beach party with a trivia twist.To raise money for Castlemaine’s commu-
nity radio station WMA 107.5 FM, the broad-casters will host a music trivia beach party at the Campbell’s Creek Community Centre tomorrow night from 8pm.
The station is fresh from winning the Most Outstanding Small Station Award at The Vox-ies – community broadcasting’s prestigious national awards ceremony.
“It’s going to make a huge splash in this year’s social calender,” presenter Frank For-
ster said.“The station is just going from strength
to strength. The community has really em-braced us, and we in turn are offering a bril-liant community service.”
With DJ Lifon Henderson on MC duties, and harmonies provided by local lasses the Deborah Triangles, the night should be a hit.
So grab your togs and towels, sunscreen and spades for the beach party of the year.
To book or for more details contact WMA FM on 5472 4376
As the career of two Bendigo bands take off, another closes the door.
Lemenesko have just dropped their debut four track EP, which is available from Kick Shoes on Bull Street.
The combo of DJ Angus Hibbins and singer songwriter Jordan Allen also recently played the Slap My Speaker festival in Mildura.
Meanwhile, tomorrow night Bendigo al-ternative rockers The Bride Stripped Back will officially launch their debut album, The Chaos And The Calm, at the Basement Bar.
Then the following Saturday, local funk masters Ethanol will play their farewell gig in Rosalind Park.
Frontman Albert Skip Skipper, bassist Dan-iel Guille, guitarist Tyson Hodges and drum-mer Colin Thompson have been entertaining the masses across the state since 1999, sup-porting acts like You Am I, The Fauves and Pete Murray along the way. So get down to the centre of town and see the boys off in style.
“We hope to make this concert a genuine celebration of local music, not just a self-indulgent wake for the demise of our humble band,” Thompson said.
Ethanol will also launch their new CD “Live @ The Newy”, which was recorded at The Newmarket Hotel on March 7 and 8.
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On his start in the industry IT was called cabaret in those days. Ben
Elton, The Young Ones, Stephen Fry and French and Saunders were known as alterna-tive comedians. They were called alternative because people thought they weren’t funny but I thought they were hilarious. You were performing to students, it was really exciting. But then it dropped the alternative comedy tag and became mainstream. But in the early days it was just observational comedy. Jokes about life.
On his relationship style of comedyI got into talking about girlfriends and how
women annoy me. I’m married now, but I’ve learnt that two out of three marraiges end in di-vorce, and the other in murder. They’re great fun women and I’ve had many many wonderful ex-periences and a few not so wonderful. But the thing about comedy is that it’s all about pain and tragedy, that’s where the biggest laughs are. So why wouldn’t you mine your girlfriend in that respect?
On the Australian sense of humourThey don’t like people to get too up them-
selves and you’re more self deprecating than Americans. It’s more like the English and Irish style of comedy. It keeps people down to earth, but you do celebrate winners. Look at Shane Warne, he walks on water, he’s a legend, in the UK too.
On preparing for a gig:You never take anything for granted, you al-
ways prepare your best because you can die on your arse anytime around the corner. I’ve been doing it (comedy) a long time. I went to univer-sity and did engineering but I went to my first ever comedy club in 1987 and I thought ‘that’s
what I want to do’. Stand up comedy was just coming out in London, you could find only about three gigs in the entire city, now there must be about 30 or 40. It’s huge. The way it broke into the mainstream was through comedians turn-ing up on panel shows. I did Talkin’ About Your Generation recently, that’s a good show, I was thrown into a vat of scrambled egg. I was in the Baby Boomer team but I’m not that old.
On his strangest gigI was once booked for a gig in Germany and
nobody spoke any English, and I don’t speak any German. I had to do some improvisational modern dance. I did some pretty dodgy things.
On his worst gigI was in Northern Ireland once and a woman
got up on stage to kiss me and the bouncers threw her off a little bit too roughly. It was in a real difficult area called Londonerry and a riot broke out. I had to barricade myself in the changing room. I hadn’t done anything wrong but it was absolutely terrifying.
Working with British comic legends Jo Brand and Steve Coogan
I did my first ever tour with Jo Brand and we smoked all the way over on the aeroplane from England to Australia. You just sat at the back lighting up. Jo is one of my oldest friends and she’s a fantastic comedian. She used to be a pyschiatric nurse but she’s larger than life. Steve and I started out together at pretty much the same time. He was just an impressionist at the start, he would do Roger Moore, Sylvester Stal-lone, Arnold Schwarzenneger, that’s all he had, he had an act of voices. But then he started de-veloping characters like Alan Partidge. I was his mate so he asked me to chip in with a few jokes. Since he’s gone to Hollywood we don’t meet us much as we used to. I think the scene over there
changes everybody, I’ve had a few friends who have gone over there like Lee Evans, we did our first ever Edinburgh Festival together, and now he sells out arenas. I don’t think they become more horrible you just grow apart, you don’t have as much in common.
On his favourite jokeNone of them are printable. Billy Connolly
was favourite comedian growing up and in fact Billy came to one of my shows when I was do-ing the Edinburgh Festival which was amazing. To have him in the front row. That probably was like having Marlon Brando turn up at a school play. The guy that really turned me on to com-edy though was Richard Prior. I saw him do the best ever stand up comedy concert which was Richard Prior In Concert in 1979. He was a trail-blazer.
On his love for The Ashes.It’s going to be a long series but I have high
hopes that England might not come here and embarass themselves again. That’s all I want, I want a good contest. I wouldn’t mind if you beat us 2-1, but as long as it’s worth watching. I’ve got two little boys aged four and two, half English half Australian, and we were sitting watching the cricket and one asked who they should support. I said ‘that’s a tough one, I said the men in white’.
On bringing the laughs to Bendigo.When I came to Australia I noticed there
weren’t any really good comedy clubs, that run along the same lines as the London comedy clubs, which is basically three acts and a com-pere. We’ve been running it (Red Rover comedy nights at The Shamrock) for about a year now and we’ve been getting the people of Bendigo to trust we’re going to give them a good night out. It’s all killer acts.
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gigguide. BASEMENT BAR Stringyback McDowell (Blues/Grime) | 9pm |$5 BRIDGE HOTEL Mystery Bets (Pop/Rock Covers) | Free THE HIBERNIAN Itchy Bits (Acoustic Pop/Rock Covers) | 8-11pm | Free THE OLD HEPBURN HOTEL Hydrosis (Pop/Rock Covers) | 9pm | Free PUGG MAHONES TOP JIMMY (Pop/Rock Covers) | 11pm BRIAN BORU HOTEL Lowpoint and Pretty Dirty | 8.30pm PUB AKA CORNER POCKET IN BENDIGO Helm support from Artilah and Abreact
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NEWMARKET HOTEL Bendigo Blues CLub Jam | 12pm to 6pm |Free BASEMENT BAR The Bride Striped Back (Album Launch) | 9pm | Free THE HIBERNIAN MTB (Blues/Rock Covers) | 8-11pm | Free BROADWALK CAFE Hot Licks (Jazz) | 12pm | Free SHAMROCK HOTEL KYNETON Matt & Gav(Acoustic Covers) | 9pm | Free DAYLESFORD INN Tiffany Eckhardt & Dave Steel w/One Woman Band (Blues/Folk) | $45 Din & Show/$20 THE OLD HEPBURN HOTEL Swamp Monkey (Pop/Rock Covers) | 9pm | Free PUGG MAHONES Balls n’ All (Pop/Rock Covers) | 11pm HUNTLY HOTEL Undercover (Pop/Rock Covers) | 8pm | Free GOLDEN VINE HOTEL Lowpoint | 8.30pm
MARONG FAMILY HOTEL Lou & the Pickups | 12.30pm to 4pm |Free BASEMENT BAR Open Mic w/ Host Deano | 5pm | Free GOLDEN VINE HOTEL Sunday Session w/Bel & Jon (Soul/Pop) | 4pm-7pm | Free THE OLD HEPBURN HOTEL Daylesford S.C Band | 4pm ONE TREE HILL HOTEL Morning Glory (Acoustic Covers) | 2pm | Free BRIDGE HOTEL The Mockbells | 1pm | Free DROVERS ARMS The Taylors Project (Rock & Pop Covers) | 2pm | Free
GOLDEN VINE HOTEL Jam Session | From 8.30pm | Free
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q&a.corrine grant
Corrine Grant has fast become one of Aus-tralia’s best loved female comedians – al-though the funny girl has a genuine inter-est in the more sombre world of politics, and became a key part in the Labor Party’s launch for glory at Saturday’s election.She reveals her thoughts on the trade which is comedy, lifts the lid on a bromance between two public � gures and her a� ection for indoor plants.
You came to Bendigo for the Labor Party launch, where does your fondess for politics stem from?
I’ve always had an interest in politics, which I think was evidenced by my work on The Glass House. Ever since I was a teenager I’ve been really interested in politics so it’s a nice opportunity for me to combine my passion and my work. I’ve always been interested in social justice issues, and I think coming from a small country town (Corryong) I’ve been interested in com-munities and how communities work together and you need good government to make it work e� ectively.
How did you get involved in comedy?I started doing stand up comedy as an acting exer-
cise, I was studying drama, so it was only ever meant to be something to help me with stage fright and help me with delivery. But then I guess I discovered that I really enjoyed doing it and I enjoy crafting a joke, putting it all together and seeing if I can get people to laugh. I think it discovered me more than me dis-covering it. But I was 19 years at the time, I wasn’t the smartest kid on the block (laughs). I think my theory was if I do the most frightening thing I can possibly do, everything else will seem easy after that.
What’s your advice for a budding comedian?Comedy is like an apprenticeship, the only way you
can learn it is on the job. And it’s a brutal way to learn (up on stage) because you have to fail on the job. I
did a gig in the snow in Mount Hotham, this was 15 years ago, when a bunch of us were all starting out. It was me, Rove, Wil Anderson and Dave Hughes, and on the stage next to us, literally right next to us was a darts competition.
I haven’t ever forgotten a punchline but I did forget the lines to a song once. I used to do songs and play guitar and sing and I did forget the lyrics to my own song. I called o� stage to Rove and Peter Helliar, be-cause they’d heard this song a thousand times, asking them what the words were but the buggers weren’t even watching, they were in another room watching TV.
You were on The Glass House which was famous-ly axed. Why in god’s name did they can it?
I’ve got no idea what the true reasons were, it was years ago so there is no point speculating about it. I guess we’ve all moved on. I really enjoyed working with those guys (Wil Anderson and Dave Hughes) and I do miss working with them. I guess it’s just one of those cases where you have to let go and move on. It was surreal at the time. We didn’t realise how loved the show was until the Prime Minister (John Howard) had to come out on radio and say he didn’t axe the show.
Who has guided you the most in your career?I’ve always loved Denise Scott, she has been a men-
tor of mine. Her and a fabulous woman called Linda Gibson, who died of ovarian cancer a few years ago, they were real mentors for me, when I was starting out.
You helped produce Labor TV during the elec-tion. What was that about?
It was just an election type thing, it was a great opportunity for me to be involved in a campaign and see how it all operates. It was a great opportunity to get to interview politi-cians which I � nd really interesting. We did a lot
of sketches as well, it’s not all serious, there’s a lot of fun stu� on there too. I guess in the same way as The Glass House it’s trying to get people engaged in the political side of life and the internet is such a massive tool now for that kind of thing we wanted to � nd a way for the younger generation to really get them passionate about politics that is in a way that is palpable and interesting for them.
Who were your favourite political interviewees:The Prime Minister and The Premier, John Brumby. I
found out that Julia Gillard knits, she’s a knitter. I found out John Brumby is pretty good at indoor cricket too. And he’s having a bromance with Rob Hulls. There’s a really funny video on Labor TV where I interview him about the bromance and he makes a public plea to John Brumby to acknowledge their bromance.
We also have a fun lighthearted story on Labor TV about Jacinta Allan where Adam talks to her about her old netball team. She gave a really nice speech at the launch too in Bendigo.
What’s the best part of being a comedian?I really enjoy my job, I enjoy all the aspects of it and
this has been a far di� erent opportunity to what I’ve done in the past. Whatever gets thrown at me I con-sider it at the time. I’ll be sleeping for a week now the election has � nished. We put a lot of content up on the website, me and Adam Rozenbachs.
Does it put a strain on your private life?I’m single so it (Labor TV) put a strain on my indoor
plants and that’s about it. I missed out on some quality drinking time, I didn’t live the cliche life of a comedian. I don’t mind a drink but I’m not nuts about it, there is no Leaving Las Vegas story to be found here. I’m a cliched girl, I love a sav blanc.
Corrine Grant produced Labor TV during the state election and can be found on You Tube.
words ben cameron
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