←Volume 33
![]( "Mandy Nolan on Iggy Pop at Blues Festival")
![]( "Interview with Ocean Alley")
![]( "Culture for the Byron Shire and Beyond from December 6-12, 2018")
![]( "Cinema Review: Robin Hood")
![]( "Cinema review: Widows")
![]( "Interview with Chayne Hultrgren")
![]( "Live Music in the Byron Shire and Beyond from Dec 5th, 2018")
![]( "Mullumbimby’s Magic doco launches")
![]( "Library of STUFF expands in Mullum")
![]( "Funds fo BYS raised by voices")
![]( "Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Women & Children First")
![]( "True Wheels triumph at triathlon")
![]( "Double losses for Byron cricket")
![]( "Taste not lost in translation")
![]( "Viva Mexico")
![]( "Easy every day")
![]( "But is it art?")
![]( "Corndale Corn")
![]( "Bounty in Bruns")
December 5, 2018
In this Issue:
Mandy Nolan on Iggy Pop at Blues Festival
Pop for Blues The last remaining third of modern music’s sacred triangle is coming to Bluesfest. David Bowie and Lou Reed have since departed, but Iggy Pop still endures. And it’s good news for music lovers: Iggy has been added...
Interview with Ocean Alley
An Ocean of psychedelic rock Ocean Alley have captivated audiences around the country with their psychedelic blend of surf rock amassing over 40 million streams online and 600,000 monthly Spotify listeners. Hailing from Sydney’s northern beaches the band are on...
Culture for the Byron Shire and Beyond from December 6-12, 2018
A round-up of of the coming music events in the Byron Shire and beyond.
Cinema Review: Robin Hood
https://youtu.be/zwPn9ZnbCo0 Accepting Judi Dench as Ian Fleming’s ‘M’ was a big ask at first, but it worked in the end. Likewise, Jamie Foxx as a black Muslim John (the ‘Little’ is dispensed with) in this latest Robin Hood caper is...
Cinema review: Widows
https://youtu.be/nN2yBBSRC78 Try not to be sucking on your choc-top when this starts. The opening shot is a big close-up of Liam Neeson sliding his tongue into Viola Davis’s gob, and it is a revolting sight. Not that there is anything...
Interview with Chayne Hultrgren
The Science Cowboy! The premiere of The Space Cowboy’s brand-new show Stranger Than Fiction will be at Circus Arts in Byron Bay this week. The Space Cowboy puts Arthur C Clarke’s hypothesis of ‘Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from...
Live Music in the Byron Shire and Beyond from Dec 5th,...
Family Jordan Hotel Great Northern | Saturday December 8 | 9pm | FREE Rarely seen outside the boundaries of Big Grass, their hinterland property, the Family Jordan are making one of their rare appearances in the big smoke. Bringing a bunch of...
Mullumbimby’s Magic doco launches
Walking down the main street of Mullumbimby it’s hard to believe the place was once a conservative dairy town facing an uncertain future.
Library of STUFF expands in Mullum
A Library of STUFF, a community resource of commonly used tools and equipment, will soon be expanding thanks to funding from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal.
Funds fo BYS raised by voices
A group of Russian defectors who overstayed their visas but obviously have not out-worn their welcome, the Dustyesky men’s choir held their Christmas spectacular at the Bruns Picture House on Sunday afternoon.
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Women & Children First
Women & Children First: The Liberal Party Guide on How to Kick the Poor One of the privileges of being a conservative government is the joy of kicking people when they’re down. Not rich people, silly! Poor people. They’re great...
All-round performance gives local lad spot in state team
Mullumbimby High School student Oliver Cronin cemented his reputation as an oustanding cricketer after he collected his first hat trick and scored 130 runs in the same match. Oliver was playing for the north coast rep side in the NSW Combined...
True Wheels triumph at triathlon
The True Wheel Cycles team was up against another 1,200 competitors in the Kingscliff Triathlon last Sunday and earned two podium finishes. In the Olympic mixed relay event Alex Evans, David Martin and Rob Bele got bronze, while Andy Kean...
Double losses for Byron cricket
Byron cricket suffered twin defeats on the weekend with the seconds losing to Lennox Head and the thirds beaten by the Alstonville Leftovers. The second XI scored 129 runs off their 40 overs batting first at Hill Park, Wollongbar. Lennox Head’s...
Taste not lost in translation
Story and photo by Vivienne Pearson How do you pronounce pho – ‘fo’ or ‘fur’? Paul Nguyen, owner of so-new-it’s-not-quite-open-yet Vietnamese restaurant, Bay Pho, pronounces it more like ‘fa’ but is clear that he doesn’t mind which way you say it. Pho...
Viva Mexico
It’s not very often that you can get authentic Mexican food outside of Mexico, let’s be honest, so what a breath of fresh Mexican flavour authenticity it is to have Chupacabra arrive in the Bay! You can find Chupacabra tucked...
Easy every day
It’s late in the day, everyone’s hungry and you don’t feel like cooking. Wouldn’t it be great to have a homecooked meal on hand to just pop in the oven, heat and serve? Byron Pantry is a boutique family...
But is it art?
By: S Haslam Wow, think my attempt at food art is lame? Here at The Echo I buy all the food I taste, but if you really want free food, and if you reckon you can take a better pic...
Corndale Corn
By S Haslam If you’ve ever been to Corndale you know it’s a pretty cool place: its beautiful undulating hills have a healthy, country feel; it has a lot of history, with many of the properties having been held for...
Bounty in Bruns
Sydney born chef and London restaurateur, Bonny Porter, is preparing to open her first Australian restaurant next month in Brunswick Heads. Overlooking the Simpson River, Bounty will be Northern NSW’s newest dining establishment serving breakfast & lunch 7 days...
