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ISSUE FIVE SPRING 2012
P O L L E N T E A RO O M A Trove of Tea s a nd Flowers
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A WORD FROM THE CREATORS Red wine, Julian Assange, Mt Wellington cable car,
Hobart begins to awaken from its hibernation.
gay marriage, Forestry Tasmania, red wine, lost
Another issue down. This time we have grown
licence, house party, God particle. Yeah, I’m writing
to 48 pages, and we’re damn happy about that!
these random things so that one day when I’m
With continuing support through advertising and
looking through a box of old junk in my shed and
sponsorship, like an outer-suburb hydroponics
I come across a stack of these magazines, I can
set-up, we hope to always keep growing. As always,
read this intro and be transported back to these
a sincere thank you to everyone involved in this
beautiful Tasmanian days.
issue. The willingness to contribute, collaborate and create is astounding, especially as not one of
Welcome to SODA Magazine V: Spring. Issue five?
us gets paid. We’ll buy everyone a drink at our first
Hot damn, come November, that’s a whole year!
birthday celebration to say thanks.
SODA continues to improve, getting fresher, clearer and more carbonated each issue. So much radness;
*If there are any alcohol companies or
record digging in Africa, Joel babe’n on the couch,
distributors that would like to sponsor us, please
we destroy the internet, Bedroom Philosopher.
contact us immediately.
Yeah. Awesome. DANIEL BUTCHER
AARON WASIL
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SODA TEAM DAN BUTCHER Managing director, and runnerup in the ‘92 Vic. Lego Building Championships. Loves model trains. Sorry ladies, he’s taken. AARON WASIL Creative director, meaning he is primarily concerned with our look. Fake tan issue is next. Sorry boys, he’s taken. SARAH FOLEY Sarah casts an eagle eye over our work, corrects it, and offers design advice. She recently played a seven letter word in Scrabble. KISHKA JENSEN & PHOEBE MCKAY Photographer and stylist, we call them up each morning before we go out. They laugh but tell us we look fine. ASHLEE IRWIN Ash is the sensible one, although we’re not sure, you know the quiet ones! She pulls our heads back in and connects us to the arts.
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CONTRIBUTORS JUSTIN HEAZLEWOOD
INGREDIENTS 6
Well, when you need someone
IN LIMBO, NOT LIMO
Tour de Bedroom Philosopher
to fill the magazine, look no further. Need a song for your car
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commercial? Sorted.
COOKING WITH... Kirsha Kaechele
JESS PEARCE
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Jess continues to write for us
MAKING ENDS MEET Tassie designers and their work
in between doing much more important stuff. We’re sure she
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outsourced the latest article.
IF A SHOE COULD TALK
Jess touches on what retifists know
TOM NOONAN
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Don’t know much about Tom.
SOUNDS OF AFRICA
Tom tours and mixes his journey
He has a tatt, partial to a white singlet and likes touring this
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LOCAL FASH MASH
place we call earth. JAMES BROWN
Spring fashion, made local
Mr Brown can illustrate the pants off you, in fact we’ve seen him
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do it at a bar once. For more
ART
Jamin commentates & contributes
check: www.brownjames.co.uk.
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PETE SAUNDERS
OPINIONS ON THE ISLAND
Logo or not logo?
Well, Pete knows how to design, in fact he’ll be looking at this very
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layout, thinking it could be done
HOW TO:
DIY fish preparation
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SWEET REVIEWS
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HOROSCOPES
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
COVER IMAGE Kishka Jensen
Alec Balcombe, Ingrid Berger, Jay Chapman,
STYLING Phoebe McKay
Jamin, Kirsha Kaechele, Steve Lovegrove,
MODEL Rosie MacDonald
Sam Lyne, Meg Perkins, Ali Pyrke & Sam Shelley.
TOURING
WHAT HAPPENS ON TOUR STAYS ON TOUR, UNLESS PENNED BY JUSTIN HEAZLEWOOD ILLUSTRATIONS BY Leigh Rigozzi
Whenever you see a biopic or documentary about a band, they make it look like one long rollercoaster of gigs and parties. Having been there I can say that life is the documentary footage that gets edited out. When it comes to touring, the rocking out bit accounts for 10% of your time, the other 90% is spent faffing, snoozing, grizzling and playing angry birds. Filling tour downtime is a skill every musician must possess. Imagine hanging out with the same five friends for 12 hours a day, five days a week in a small room with three CD’s, two magazines and a packet of sour worms.
Mission one is getting to your destination. Gone are the days of a hand-drawn map on the back of a Centrelink letter. Google Maps has revolutionised navigation, but isn’t immune to failing. During 2010’s national tour as The Bedroom Philosopher with my band The Awkwardstra, it suggested we take a shortcut through the Tasmanian midlands. We nodded off in the back of the van, safe on the main highway, only to wake up an hour later on top of a fog covered mountain with the petrol light on. Robot neglected to mention the shortcut included 65km of unsealed road. No sooner have you found your bearings then it’s time to ditch the hire car, lousy with flatulence, and leave the state by plane. A band at the airport is beloved by all, hogging the queue, taking 15 minutes to check-in and giving the doubledenimed impression they might actually be famous. If you see a band at the airport, go up and say, ‘love your stuff’. It will do wonders for their self-esteem. Alternatively, you could casually drop ‘I thought your last album was a bit overdone,’ and watch them wilt like leather flowers. Qantas declared war on performers last year by introducing a ‘one bag’ rule, regardless of weight. Bands skirted this by gaffer-taping their equipment into balls. Once you’ve put your back out loading into the venue, it’s soundcheck time. This involves listening to the drummer hit his snare a hundred times while the sound-guy swears at the knobs and dials (your band mates). After a tinnitus inducing, confidence shattering jam, you retire to the band room, usually a condemned cellar with zombie bar parts and a
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biker grade couch. The band sit around planning
drinking while upside down or getting someone to
a dinner heist on the back of a coaster.
scare you with the attendance figures.
There Will Be Thai. Touring is like taking a working holiday with your Pre-show rituals are different for every performer. I
sharehouse. It is the single greatest test for the
like to relax with a spot of yoga. The standing pose
band relationship. Those in possession of patience,
Downward Dag is best, given the one square metre
a sense of humour and a working credit card will be
of space available. Real privacy is non-existent on
able to ride the epic highs and soul-crushing lows.
tour, and small bites of alone time are cherished.
From blowing away tens of adoring fans to begging
The toilet is a good place to collect yourself and
the venue manager not to charge you for toilet
unwind with some quiet graffiti. I’m a discerning
paper, it’s one of the most exciting experiences life
connoisseur of venue bathrooms, comforted by the
has to offer. I couldn’t recommend it. Enough.
lemony tang and dim lighting. It’s the small touches you appreciate, such as toilet paper or a door. By this time the rider will be available. For most bands, the rider request is no more exotic than ‘anything.’ If your career is going well, you will be brought a tub of expensive non-twist European beers and no opener. These will be consumed by the support band while you’re on stage. Some like to loosen up with a few drinks before a show. I prefer to subside on a cocktail of water and nervous energy. This helps me maintain a cat-like state of awareness and cat-like state of clawing the couch. Performing is a huge hit of adrenalin, which needs time to subside. It’s important to find a space to
Justin Heazlewood performs as The Bedroom
carefully re-close the floodgates of your soul. I
Philosopher. His latest book The Bedroom
prefer a quick cigarette in a urine tinged stairwell.
Philosopher Diaries is available at Fullers
If the gig went well, it’s good form to hang by the
Bookshop or downloadable as an Ebook.
merch desk and bask in compliments. If the gig went poorly, then it’s like the hiccups. There is no
He’ll be perfoming at the Waratah Hotel,
known cure for disappointment, but you can try
Hobart Sept 20 & Fresh, Launceston Sept 21.
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COOKING WITH...
TRAVELLER, curator & mona’s first lady KIRSHA KAECHELE photographs Eila Fehlberg
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY RAW GREEN SOUP
the world. When gardening naked in your front yard (or in a Gucci bikini for more conservative
My friend Tora and I sealed ourselves in a cast off
suburbs) you are giving a gift to the world 3. Sharing
part of the Eiffel Tower for 30 days once. It was
beauty is inherently good. It is the generous act of
our biosphere project. She’s a real hippie like I
enhancing the human experience and caring for
am – well, a Glamour Hippie – so we earthed out
our environment. On a practical level, the Glamour
on all kinds of recipes that cause you to emanate a
Hippie diet is simple: if you want to look glamorous
very high frequency. We were interested in being
you need to eat raw living things, drink apple cider
beautiful. And making art. As part of our sojourn
vinegar and sprout, ferment and culture everything.
she taught me to make this soup. I kind of learned, because I was not attending to details, I was
First, you need to get your vegetables from MoMa.
painting my nails. But nonetheless I will do my
This is because MoMa’s vegetables are the best.
best to teach you.
And that’s because market hippies like Eatem Organics and Harvest Feast know how to grow
To be a hippie is very difficult. To be a Glamour
them. If you can’t do that they can come from
Hippie is fun! You don’t have to develop months
your own organic garden, but remember, there is
of dreadlocks or wear organic cotton clothes – you
more to growing vegetables than just planting and
can make health food in Versace dresses. High
watering them. Even if you have amazing worm
heels make mung beans spectacular, mung beans
compost tea, to achieve truly high frequency
make a spectacular you. In fact, the whole hippie
vegetables you have to put the right energy in. It is
philosophy is best achieved through vanity 1. This
a spiritual thing. If you do not understand this you
is because vanity is a natural state, and as hippies
should leave it to someone who does4. Note: Coles
we love and believe in nature. As an added bonus,
vegetables have a very low frequency and will not
vanity requires no discipline – it is basically
make you beautiful.
automatic being a ‘deadly sin’ 2. And it is good for
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INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons miso paste (make sure it is living – the kind that stays refrigerated)
A bunch and a half of raw spinach
Big sprinkle of kelp and/or dulse flakes
A bunch of coriander
(fermented seaweed is best if you can get it)
A handful of basil leaves
A few dashes of chia seed oil or macadamia oil
Any good greens you may forage – warragle, sea
A few dashes of sesame oil
celery (no kale – too fibrous)
Bit of fresh grated turmeric
3 avocados
Bit of fresh grated ginger/ginger juice
Half a green capsicum
Dashes of Braggs Liquid Amino Acids
(that’s so elegant – we say bell pepper)
(tamari is okay, commercial soy sauce will bring
2 giant ripe tomatoes
down your frequency and is not)
(yellow is best as it won’t compete for colour)
Cayenne pepper/pepper berry to taste
1 or 2 jalapeños 2 cloves of raw garlic (it tastes better if you instead
PREPARATION
roast a whole head, but if you are hardcore use two raw cloves)
Take all of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
Half a red onion (use carmelised onions if you
Adjust according to taste. If the soup isn’t silky
want it to taste better – but raw is ultra cleansing)
enough add some more avocado. Garnish with nori
Juice of 2 lemons
seaweed sprinkles, sunflower sprouts and flowers
Good dash of raw apple cider vinegar
or fresh coriander or leaves from fresh native
(with living cultures)
greens and a dash of sesame oil. Hold hands over
Good dash of organic maple syrup
soup and infuse with positive light. Serves six.
(or leatherwood honey)
1 I know this because I had dreadlocks once. They were very long.
Coconut water
2 Oooooooo!
(spiritually charged rain water also works)
4 Or buy our soon to be released book on how to imbue vegetables with positive resonance
3 Assuming you are following the Glamour Hippie Diet.
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MAKING ENDS MEET AARON WASIL ON LOCAL DESIGNERS MEG PERKINS & ALEC BALCOMBE
It began with a drive to Franklin, literally following a dirt road to a wooden house. Inside, a pot of tea and mini cheesecake were waiting for me on the kitchen table, surround by foamcore models, offcuts, drills and files. I was in the studio and home of Megan Perkins, predominantly a designer and jeweller, but general creative. I have a thing for minimalism and clever simplicity; both of which can be found in Meg’s pieces. Her jewels are all geometric form and pattern. Milky resins are intersected with warm wood and cold aluminium. Hidden joins and repeated shapes interlock to create a wearable object. Despite the vitreousness and rigidity inherent in each material, there is a softness that is somehow coaxed from each substrate by careful consideration and juxtaposition. Meg works with thought to re-using and utilising pattern and form. What may be an off-cut from one piece becomes the foundation for another. Her work considers themes of place and our connection to the environment through texture, colour, pattern and geometry. Meg is one of seven young Tasmanian artists currently participating in the JUMP program. The nation-wide mentorship program is for artists aged 18-30, who are in the first five years of their professional practice. JUMP artists are supported to undertake a one-on-one mentorship with a leading professional of their choice, with the outcome being a funded creative project. Alec Balcombe is another participant, who like Meg, has a passion for design. Alec predominantly creates objects and furniture, and like many young artists, does so with an environmental consideration. I met Alec at DOT (Designed Objects Tasmania), where he shares studio space with a mix
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of other designers and artists. He introduced me to his business partner David Houbaer, the other half of dhab Studios. The two lads are focussed on building a repertoire of work through contemporary and traditional techniques, that is all about the meeting point between sustainable practice and user interaction. Over a few beers Alec and David talked about the ways in which they plan to use and develop their skills further. Fundamentally, design can influence all aspects of life, and these guys want to push that; not just build a reputation for furniture. Their skills and willingness have led them to create lighting from salvaged cardboard, complete the interior of the newly-opened food store, The Aproneers, and soon tackle their first residential bathroom! Big things will come. Applications for the 2013 JUMP program are open from 3 September, 2012. www.meganperkins.com www.dhabstudios.com www.jumpmentoring.com.au 12
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KICKS & DICKS
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ABOUT A GUY FROM HIS SHOES? JESS PEARCE WORDS JAMES BROWN ILLUSTRATION
NEUTRAL SNEAKER One evening while cooking dinner, my mother
Whether he’s wearing Chuck Taylors, Vans, Dunlop
proclaimed that she is ‘quite partial to a man in
Volleys or some French brand with a crocodile
a Blundstone boot’. Personally, I prefer a lad in
or rooster on it, this man likes to play it safe
some New Balance 574s. This got me thinking
but still cares about his look. Clean or dirty,
– you can tell a lot about a man from his shoes,
monochrome or rainbow, every girl has had a
and the pieces of leather, rubber and canvas
crush on a classic shoe-gazer; these kicks truly
that he wraps around his feet can be romance-
traverse all subcultures, from surfers to punks to
making or totally deal-breaking. After scrutinising
Bieber. With a debt to film and music culture, the
the male of the species, I’ve established seven
wearer immediately aligns himself with icons of
essential categories of footwear that can be used
masculinity such as Wayne and Garth, Rocky Balboa
to translate the eligibility and constitution of your
and Danny Zuko. Perfect for skating and guitar
prospective mate. This field guide is designed
shredding, you can rely on this no-frills old faithful.
for ladies on the prowl (to focus your lusting in a profitable direction) as well as gents (to get attention from some babes). Verdict: safe
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THONG
CONSPICUOUS SNEAKER
Excluding any gent beach or pool bound, men
Adorning rappers, ballers, and guys who wish
in thongs should not be approached. While this
they were a rapper or a baller, the Crayola-bright
may seem controversial, what discerning girl
conspicuous sneaker is wearable, walkable art. This
really wants to have all the hairs, veins and ugly
man has great taste and is prepared to drop some
curvatures of a man’s foot in her line of vision
serious cash on his foot-bling collection, so it’s safe
when not absolutely necessary? Plus, they’re
to assume he knows how to wine and dine a lady.
awkward to walk in, are easily confused with
He loves attention, but not enough to compromise
ladies underwear, and frankly, pretty bogan. If
on comfort. However, he would probably pimp you
your beau insists on the flip-flop, your motto
for a pair of Nike Air Yeezys, so factor this in before
must be: swift intervention (like tinea). This
you flirt. Swoon over: Aziz Ansari in Jeremy Scott
category extends to Crocs (usually on chefs, who
for Adidas black and white panda topped sneakers
are psychos anyway) and Birkenstocks (unless he
in Parks and Recreation season four.
is Scandinavian). No matter what Zac Efron does, thongs will never be okay.
Verdict: avoid
Verdict: recommended
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LOAFER
Trainer
Pioneered by Ralph Lauren models and
Imagine – the beardy, tattooed barista in your
gondoliers and reinvigorated by Chuck Bass,
local coffee roaster is pouring ristrettos behind his
the loafer spectrum encompasses everything
Slayer. All of a sudden, the game-changer: barista
from velvet playboy slippers to boat shoes to
emerges wearing orange fluoro Nike Frees with his
Michael Jackson’s patent pair. You are entering
chinos. Until recently, this combo was an offense
risky territory. While his ego may be large and his
that only Jerry Seinfeld could (barely) get away
sexuality questionable, lasses who like their dates
with. But ugly fashion has infiltrated city dressing.
confident and collegiate are in luck. Sanitation
Built for speed, trainers allow modern garçons to
and scent could be an issue with this group, who
transition with style from their morning jog, to their
tend to eschew the sock and bare their ankles.
fixie bike, to picking up girls at the launderette.
On the other hand, he’s good breeding stock,
While he’s probably the worst type of hipster in
probably has a yacht and you can steal his copies
terms of taste for pop culture, this charming, sporty,
of Vogue Hommes.
Bear Grylls type will make an excellent beau.
Verdict: exercise caution
Verdict: approved
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Boot
Brogue
There’s something totally disarming about a
The lace-up brogue is the icon of the schoolboy
suavely distressed boot, Italian leather, desert or
and the suit, two very important periods in a fella’s
cowboy. Indeed, hello Noel Fielding. The accessory
life. It is a man’s shoe. As seen on the chiseled
of choice for mods, country musicians, fashiony-
detective in your favorite noir, Elvis (in blue
types as well as grubby-cute nature men (fruiterers,
suede), and hopefully your potential lover, it is a
bakers, fishermen and vintners), boot-wearers know
polished and dapper choice and should generally
how to get shit done. He’s probably good with his
be commended. It is the only shoe to be worn
hands, which is always a bonus. Mr. Boot is reliable,
with a tuxedo. Creepers are a modern twist seen
hard-wearing, and needs his shoes to go the
on the catwalk that could pique your interest. The
distance. Alarm bells will sound only when they are
beginning and end of men’s style, play it like a
too pointy or made of snakeskin. Steadfast like a
Bond girl and go classic.
knight on horseback, ladies who need a hero need not look further.
Verdict: dependable
Verdict: timelesS
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VOODOO SOUL RECORD DIGGING IN TOGO WITH TOM NOONAN
It’s a thick, humid mix of salt that first hits you when you step off the plane out onto the cracked tarmac at Togo’s decaying national airport in the once glorious capital, Lome.
however it was the exploits of Frank Gossner’s Voodoo Funk small record label and blog that had me packing my bags for Africa. My own story had started twelve months earlier when I travelled to Ethiopia in search of locally
The locals joke that Lome (pronounced ‘Lom-aye’)
produced jazz and soul records by artists such as
used to be Lome la plus belle (or Lome the most
Alemayhu Eshete, Mohammed Ahmed and Mulatu
beautiful to those of us that don’t speak a lot of
Astatke. The trip had yielded a few dozen seven
French); but that now it’s Lome la poubelle, in other
inch singles, a handful of twelve inch albums and
words Lome the dump. Sandwiched alongside Benin
ignited something inside me to travel further, and
between Ghana and Nigeria, Togo was previously
to search deeper.
regarded as one of jewels of West Africa, though two decades of unrest through the 1980s and
While music is greatly valued across all of Africa,
1990s has taken its toll. Grand old estates and
the worth that locals place on the format isn’t so
public buildings have been reduced to shells
great. With more sturdy and convenient formats
of their former glory, with squatting families
such as pirated CDs, mp3s and cassette tapes
occupying any space they can light a cooking fire
(check out the Awesome Tapes From Africa blog)
or pull a tarp over. As a Westerner visiting Lome,
it doesn’t leave much room for the large, brittle,
what appears to be now left of the capital is a
easily scratched black plastic platter. On my travels
heady mix of tropical exoticism combined with
I’ve heard stories of records being burned in fires
the omnipresent realities of an ex-French colony
to cook food, of kids using them as Frisbees or
slipping further into the Third World.
more commonly, just thrown away. So where do you get them from if there are no thrift-stores and
But it’s not the dirt or the grime that fills my mind
music stores don’t stock them? That’s all part
as I step onto the nights’ streets. It’s not the gangs
of the fun.
of pushy teenage touts each vying for an inflated cab fare, or the rough pothole filled city-centre
Now, two days later and the West African heat has
roads or the chaotic nighttime traffic on our way to
been eased somewhat by the seasonal rains. This
our hotel. It’s the music.
does nothing of course for the humidity as I weave my way through the traffic on the back of one of
Music is intrinsically wound into the fabric of
the cities many motorcycle taxis. The day before
African life and nowhere is it more evident than in
I’d met Augustine, a local Togolese high school
the west of the continent. More recently a number
student and my new friend. His broken English was
of European record labels have been doing their
much better than my year-eight level French, so
part to uncover and re-issue or release a slew of
we’d arranged to meet and follow a lead I had been
incredible albums and compilations. Analog Africa,
given. He is excited about looking for records and
Soundway and Hot Casa Records (among others)
would like to be my driver, for a small fee of course.
have all been doing incredible work in this area;
Just outside the Grand Marche I’d been told of a
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small music store that unexpectedly still had
Augustine is pleased. On the way back to the
a number of old records. And we were now
hotel he is full of questions – what will I do with
on our way.
the music? Why do I like it when I can’t understand what they are singing about? It doesn’t
At first impression, the shop does little to belie the
really matter what my answers are, as you can tell
treasures it could potentially hold. A cracked glass
just by his enthusiasm he is proud that his culture
counter, showcasing various products in ancient
means so much to someone from so far away. At
sun-bleached packets. Shelving units stacked with
the hotel we exchange email addresses and he
faded CDs, authentic products long made obsolete
asks that we take a photo together before quite
by the countless pirate music booths that occupy
a moving goodbye.
not only Lome, but most African cities. In the shop next door a group of old men sit around a bottle
Over a beer and a second listen on the hotel
of red wine chatting. Seeing us arrive, one of them
balcony, I feel lucky. Lucky to be here, lucky to
gets up and walks next door to greet us.
have met Augustine, lucky to have found what I came here to find, before the crowds and the
Muttering something in French, the old man
eBay hunters take over.
turns and points to a shelf to the left of the store. The bottom shelf is stuffed messily with a few hundred LPs. ‘Are these what you are looking for?’ Augustine turns and says to me, the enthusiasm evident on his face as he breaks into a smile. I set up my portable turntable, and for the next hour we sift through the damp pile. Through Augustine I try to convey what I’m after – highlife, afrobeat, African funk and jazz – although basically anything from Ghana, Nigeria, Togo or Benin produced before 1980 is what I want to hear. There’s a usual mix of what you might find in flea markets at home; soft-jazz crooners, houseband LPs playing the popular songs of the day, Tijuana Brass, etc. In amongst all this I manage to pull out
To listen to Tom’s mix inspired by his trip:
about a dozen decent records; a collection of ‘60s
www.soundcloud.com/tocn45
rumba from the Congo, a couple of afrobeat albums
Other essential links;
from Ghana and Nigeria, including an original Fela
www.soundwayrecords.com
Kuti, plus a various selection of highlife albums
www.analogafrica.blogspot.com
from Togo, Benin and even Cote d’Ivore.
www.voodoofunk.com
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Meet Joel. As beautiful as he looks laid in this classic setting, he ain’t no poser; He’s the real deal. a SODA feature writer and bass plucker in The Lucky Dips. he AGREED ON SITTING FOR THIS SHOT, ONLY IF WE never let anyone know about his rare bottle-cap collection. Come hither.
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FRIDAY NIGHT TRIVIA BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE REPUBLIC BAR
QUESTIONs 1
In ten-pin bowling, how many strikes do you need to bowl in a row to score a perfect 300 game?
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Which Australian band has sold the most albums?
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What does MONA FOMA stand for?
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From which country does the typeface Helvetica originate?
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What type of car is the time machine in Back To The Future?
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In what year was Tasmanian actor Errol Flynn born?
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Name one of the two cars seen teetering on the edge of a collapsed Tasman Bridge in 1975?
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Who is older, Jack White or Jack Black?
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Who shot dead singer Marvin Gaye?
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April 18th 1831 14 Fender Stratocaster 15 The Sydney Morning Herald,
His father, Marvin Gaye Snr EK station wagon
Jack Black
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HOW TO LOSE GOODWILL IN TEN DAYS DESIGNER PETE SAUNDERS SUMMARISES THE FACEBOOK FALLOUT OF A FEW DOTS
Ten Days on the Island is a state-wide biennial
downright pissed. Adam Gibson at the brilliant
international arts festival. A unique event in
SouthSouthWest summed it up best, ‘This year’s
Australia, Ten Days is a celebration of culture
identity is quite possibly the worst I have ever
in Tasmania. Over the last couple of weeks,
seen… I would like to offer my and my studio’s
Facebook has been abuzz with response to Ten
services and time, for free to fix this eyesore…’
Days revealing their new ‘logo’. Was it their new logo? Or part of a larger campaign? A joke designed
This response is indicative of the Tasmanian design
to get us talking? None of us knew – Ten Days
community. It is small but very tight-knit, full of
provided no context. They just changed their
passionate, dedicated and talented designers
Facebook profile picture and went about their day.
who want to see Tasmania represented in the positive light that it deserves. With the growing
As people questioned the new logo, Ten Days
transparency of business in general, the public
remained silent, suggesting it could be a hoax
too are more adept in the language of design.
to get a reaction. Well, it did – for all the wrong
No longer do we accept mediocrity — we want
reasons. A hoax campaign can be a valid marketing
considered and intelligent communication. More
technique, yet if that were true, someone at Ten
importantly, we want justification and context.
Days should probably have addressed the board with, ‘whoa now guys, surely there’s been enough
The designers responded angrily to Adam, and
contention about how we’ve handled our branding
Ten Days claimed their ‘widget’ (apparently that’s
in the past… maybe this isn’t our best move?’
what it was) was misunderstood and part of a larger campaign. Explanation/context did not follow.
Why all the hubbub? Because in 2011, the
Ultimately, Ten Days suffered from a lack of social
festival’s logo and support material was a stunning
media savvy. Many were willing to give them
example of clever design execution. Everything
the benefit of the doubt, until Ten Days failed to
from the programme guides to the signage used
contextualise their ‘widget’ or respond to inquiries
around the festival was strong, clear and visually
in any way. At the rate users consume information,
appealing. The identity signalled that Ten Days
everything needs to be available. When we ask
was a sophisticated and important cultural event.
questions, there needs to be answers. Otherwise,
The branding received recognition from the
we judge, speculate and assume the worst. No
international design community with a glowing
longer is no news, good news. Social media silence
write up from the popular design website Brand
manifests into fuel for technological-wildfire.
New. It was a look that Tasmanians could be
Ten Days have since reverted to their existing
proud of.
identity. The grand-unveiling of their new campaign will have to be nothing short of spectacular to
Whatever the intention of the new ‘logo’,
repair the years of goodwill they destroyed in less
most people oscillated between confused and
than ten days.
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HOW TO: FILLET a fish TOM WINDSOR takes us through a seaman’s journey SAM SHELLEY PHOTOGRAPHS
ONE: CATCH
TWO: KILL
THREE: FILLET
Now flathead, or ‘flatties’ as
It is important to ensure ‘humane
To fillet the fish, begin by
they’re locally dubbed, are
euthanasia’ (killing) of your fish.
inserting your knife
infamous as the most widely
Flathead have a map of Tasmania
perpendicular to the spine and
caught fish in Tasmania
on top of their flat heads. The
cutting through the head of the
(the Tasmanian Immigration
map conveniently sits directly
fillet, immediately behind the
Department actually list them
above the brain (very small, they
pectoral fin, through the flesh to
as a ‘must-catch’ pre-requisite
eat cheese remember) and the
the bone. Then proceed to run
for citizenship to the Apple
spine. Spike your knife through
your knife vertically as close as
Isle). Luckily flatties will take
the centre of this map of Tassie
possible without cutting through,
just about any bait, I have even
to ensure a quick and
along the backbone of the fish
caught one on a piece of cheese!
painless death.
until two centimetres shy of the tail. A nice fillet should have
NB: While it is not required for
peeled away from the body of
you to purchase a licence to
the fish but the skin is still on.
catch flathead as a recreational fisher, please make sure that your flathead is of legal size = 30cm or greater in Tasmania.
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FOUR: SKIN
five: COOK
Flathead skin is perfectly fine
way along (before you reach the
Flatties are best enjoyed fresh,
to eat if scaled and can be a
bones), put down your knife,
straight out of the water, and
nice crispy touch to the meal.
grab the separated flesh in your
living in Tassie there are no
Skinning has become popular, as
hand and tear the fillet. While
excuses not to! Toss your fillets
a method has been developed
it may take you a few goes, the
lightly in plain flour, salt and
that removes the skin and the
swift motion should ensure that
pepper. Fry in a pan for a couple
bones from the fillet in one
the bones (with a little bit of
of minutes or until the flesh is
swift move...so take note of
flesh) will be removed and the
white and opaque.
the details. With the skin still
clean flesh will break free ready
attached to the skeleton part of
for eating!
the fish, flop the fillet away from
Six: ENJOY
the backbone. Very carefully cut
NB: Old timers, and my late
Serve with a local beer for your
through the flesh of the fillet
grandfather alike, do not
hard day’s work, a couple of
as close to the tail as possible
appreciate this method as they
lemon slices and your choice of
making sure that you stop before
believe strongly in 0% wasteage
tartare or worstershire sauce.
cutting the skin. The knife should
of flesh and actually enjoy the
Grandad’s call regarding sauces:
be perpendicular to the fillet,
skill and process of removing the
‘What? Don’t you like the taste
with the blade angled towards
bones while eating. No flesh left
of fish!’
the head. With the tail and
on the plate and a neat pile of
backbone in one hand, delicately
bones. You could tell who’d been
slide the knife along the skin,
to the ‘Noely’ school of flathead
separating the flesh from it.
eating in my family!
Stop about two-thirds of the
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BLOOM
of petals, forcing the flower and
nutrition, and of course, the
creature to become one. For a
iconic Chiko Roll posters.
moment, his eyes still peek out
What classic advertising. A hot
at you before eventually they
babe on a motorcycle holding
disappear leaving the flower to
a cock-shaped snack. It’s so
finally bloom.
dumb and kitsch. They’re totally
Bloom is available at Fullers
collectable.
Bookshop and published by Fire
So on to the sad, watered down,
Door Press.
modern-day version of the Chiko
5/5 wayfarers DAN BUTCHER
Roll poster; the 2012 Chiko
Bloom is an exquisite little
Chick Calendar, hanging on the
illustrated flip-book designed
wall of the tea room at my work.
by Hobart artist, Ella Noonan.
The calendar features the 12
The petite square-shaped
finalists from the annual Chiko
book features 45 ink drawings
Chick modelling competition,
depicting the metamorphosis
layered with shots from the
of a bird-like creature. The
Simplot company’s lineup
frail-bodied creature begins
of deep friable, frozen food
covered in a confusion of beaks
products. Yay! Cut-out images
and feathers. In the next image
of Dim Sims, Spudsters, Beef
the creature is standing more upright, his claws have grown
The Chiko Roll poster on the
Croquettes and gulp, Fish Cakes, positioned over the top of
a little and his weight has
wall of my tea room.
shifted. These subtle changes
The Chiko Roll was invented in
of some vague, fake, surf trip/
continue throughout the book
the ‘50s by Frank McEnroe, a
promo tour. You can definitely
and the creature takes on
racist boilermaker-turned-caterer
feel the awkwardness.
many incarnations during its
from Bendigo. His ‘invention’
I die a little inside every time I’m
transformation, gaining and
is basically just a spring roll,
making a coffee and I stare into
losing limbs and features along
covered in thick dough instead
the eyes of one of these girls. I
the way. As you flip the book
of rice paper, so that people
doubt any of them ever imagined
your eyes gaze into those of the
could eat it at the footy and still
I would be staring at a picture
creature which hover around
have one hand free to get in
of a crumbed onion ring floating
the page as he animates, always
fights. He called it the “Chinco
just inches from their crotch
keeping their stare. Eventually
Roll”. Jesus.
while making afternoon tea.
the creature’s prickliness is
Renamed the Chiko Roll, it
The opposite of glamour. 12
subdued by a fur coating. He
went on to become a hugely
pages of failed dreams and
shifts down onto his fours,
successful Australian icon during
horrible exploitation.
extends his tongue, and from
the ‘60s and ‘70s. Its popularity
0/5 wayfarers DAN BUTCHER
it bursts the stigma of a flower.
was due in part to our complete
The flower bursts open in a tizzy
lack of understanding about
medium-quality modelling shots
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HOROSCOPES WORDS MIMI Mcintyre ILLUSTRATION SAM LYNE
LIBRA
SAGITTARIUS
General: Happy birthday! –
SCORPIO General: Scorpio’s are clever
General: This month everything
bound to be accurate sooner or
buggers – according to those
wonderful in the world will
later. This year the planets are
creepy astrology websites. So
happen to you. I’m talking
arranging extra special vibes
move to the mainland. Everyone
puppies and candy and
for celebrations; think feather
else is. Little old Tasmania
mysteriously winning Tattslotto.
boas, stripper heels (calling on
doesn’t need your clever little
Think this is all a joke? It’s real,
you here too, boys), Food Stop at
ways anyway. Just leave.
you can read it in the stars.
7am, and calling in sick for the
Health: Reasonable. Trouble with
Health: Amazing stars for health
next week.
the earlobes is possible.
this time of the year. Venus and
Health: Looking good (apart from
Money: You had best start saving
Saturn went out raving in the
the week after your b’day).
for that big move...
seventh house or something.
Money: An excellent time to be
Love: It is pretty much a certainty
Money: Tattslotto (see above)
investing in activities such as
in life that the instant one
Love: Channing Tatum called.
large-scale potato farming.
decides to make a big move and
He’s having trouble fitting all
Love: Nothing too serious. Note:
leave, everything falls into place
that deliciousness into clothing.
various persons hooked-up with
in the realm of looooove.
on your birthday do not count.
So awkward.
CANCER As your planetary aspect changes
ARIES Jupiter is crossing your aspect,
Creativity is flowing in the
in the coming months, your
bringing outdoor pursuits
veins, so why not pop down to
thoughts may move to homelife
into sharp relief. Planetary
Salamanca and tout yourself as
and the space which you inhabit.
alignments such as this usually
a professional photographer.
That’s okay, just remember that
favour sex in public places.
Along with every other person
CAPRICORN
floral arrangements are best left
who ever owned a camera. Way
to the experts.
to go, brosef.
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GEMINI The twins are but two halves of the whole, the right foot to the left, the dominant psychosis to
DEAD INTERNET The print industry is destroying the internet
the other insanity *insert vague comment about keeping up the meds here*.
AQUARIUS The birds are singing, spring is here, summer’s just around the corner. Except that it’s not. Have you noticed where you’re living? Move to Queensland and in the meantime get a reality check and put on some pants.
PISCES The MV Margiris super trawler has just rolled into town. I think it’s best that you lay low for a while. Or just pretend you’re an Aquarius. TAURUS Whilst drunk at a house party this astrologer calmly promised a friend that she would drop the c-bomb in their horoscope. Sober, I’m a wuss. LEO Jesus, get over yourself. Seriously, you are banned from horoscopes.
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Venus is sending sassy lady
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vibes your way. No, not like that you dirty minded prat. This is
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