←Volume 31
October 5, 2016
In this Issue:
Cinema Review: The Magnificent Seven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-RBA0xoaWU Whenever there is a critics’ poll of the greatest movies ever made, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) is always near the top of the list. (The most recent survey of punters’ faves that I saw had the preposterous Mulholland...
From Mother Russia to Mullumbimby
It’s been seven long years since VulgarGrad, the criminal seven, played MMF, leaving audiences reeling from the stench of the gutters of Moscow, with wallets missing and ears ringing with Russky expletives. It’s all about the attitude. If you...
Nothing Fake about Island Vibe
Joshua Appleby of Cheap Fakes got up close and personal with Seven about his band Cheap Fakes, playing at the upcoming Island Vibe on Straddie. Tell me how Cheap Fakes came to be. Cheap Fakes has been through a few incarnations...
Cinema Review: Truman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qh_nBPXyMg Beautiful people confined to wheelchairs or dying of cancer are a popular trend in cinemas, having more or less spawned their own genre. If not always sickly sentimental (Me Before You struck a fine balance between lachrymose and thoughtful),...
Live Music Roundup: Thursday 6 October, 2016
Mental music Having graced our stages, radio airwaves, record books, playlists, TV screens and award nights for close to 40 years, Mental As Anything are proud to announce the release of two brand-new singles: Shake Off Your Sandals and Goat Tracks in my Sandpit....
Blue Moon Music…
Pianist and author Jessica Roemischer combines music and story telling and video for a unique concert at the Byron Theatre titled Once in a Blue Moon. Tell me what inspires you about Byron Bay. Ever since I set foot on...
Unicorns do f*ing exist
Hailed since 2010 as one of the most exciting Australian heavy acts to ever turn their amps up to 11, Totally Unicorn are pushing back the covers and emerging with a bunch of angst-driven booze- and medication-fuelled power hits....
Every Woman at Glitter
Cabaret singer Trevor Ashley presents his sensational hit Show I’m Every Woman at Glitter Festival. What is it about singers such as Bette Midler, Cher and Shirley Bassey that have made them gay icons? Is there something in particular about...
Byron Beez win basketball final in thriller
The Byron Beez basketballers won a close-fought grand final against the Grafton Vikings 70–68 to claim the Sunshine Conference last weekend. The game was close all the way through with plenty of lead changes, according to Beez player Bret Madden. The...
Alstonville Oceania Cup full of spirit
Thirty-six teams competed in the 4th women and girls Oceania Cup football tournament held in Alstonville over the long weekend. The majority of the teams come from local north coast clubs but sides travelled from as far as Brisbane and...
Culture Roundup: Wednesday 5 October, 2016
Malala's story He Named Me Malala is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The film gives us...
Local talent selected for Futsal Australia
Mullumbimby High School Year 12 student Krista Ruehe has been selected in the u/19 Australian Futsal Team set to tour the USA next July. Krista was a member of the undefeated NSW u/19 team that won the National School Futsal...
Mandy Nolan’s Soap Box: Affordable housing and other urban myths
The other day on Gumtree someone posted a one-bedroom cabin for rent in Mullumbimby for 485 bucks a week. Wow, was it state-of-the-art, architect designed, fully furnished?… Nope. It’s rustic settler cottage style.
End of (School Holiday) Days
Story and photos by Vivienne Pearson There are still a few days left of school holidays. Depending on your family’s combination of kids, work and other commitments, you’re likely feeling either rested or restless. In either case, if you feel...
Here’s Cheers to Food in the Brewery
Story and photos by Vivienne Pearson The newly reopened Byron Bay Brewery has got a bit of well-deserved press for its beer, but what about the food? The menu is worth checking out, regardless of how much you like beer. The sharing-style...
Spring hum to menu
In August we reported spring sightings of rainbow bee-eaters flying the short distance from Byron at Byron’s rainforest to the dining verandahs, but on two subsequent visits we have craned our necks in vain for a sight of the...
