I went to the Tauranga Farmer’s Market on the weekend and to my unexpected delight Richard the Chilli guy had Grapefruit Chilli Marmalade. It’s great stuff. I haven’t had any in years and I really should make it myself as I have loads of chillies in the freezer and there’s grapefruit all around at the moment. The only other place I’ve seen grapefruit chilli marmalade is Q Gardens near Waitara, Taranaki.
Anyway, if you’re in Tauranga get to the farmer’s market and support local produce. The gluten-free sausages are great and I had the best masala dosa outside India there one fine day. I’ve only had two dosas outside India but it was pretty authentic.
The farmer’s market is starting at the Mount soon on Sundays and running to the slightly more civilized hour of 1pm.
Carl Shuker’s excellent novel The Lazy Boys is being made into a feature film directed by Brendan Donovan (Insider’s Guide to Happiness, Insider’s Guide to Love, Grasp, Here) and produced by Michael Wren.
Jingle Jangle Morning, taken from a verse in Bob Dylan’s song ‘Mr Tambourine Man’, is the title of a Bill Hammond painting depicting majestic avian musicians and serpentine creatures who sing, dance and play instruments upon a floating world of golden clouds and mountainous divides.
Bill Hammond’s sentient birdmen came about after a trip to the Auckland Islands where birds rule. Like New Zealand before the people got there.
Great Lake Swimmers have also contributed an original song entitled, “Gonna Make it Through This Year”, to a new compilation release named “PEACE ON EARTH: A HOLIDAY ALBUM” available exclusively as a digital download from Hard to Find a Friend and featuring fifteen never-before-released covers of Christmas classics and special holiday themed originals from various artists. Profits raised from this album go directly to Toys for Tots to give gifts to needy children on Christmas morning.
Here’s Scott Cudmore’s new video for “Your Rocky Spine”
GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS and (weewerk) are asking for 30 seconds of your favourite/significant travel footage. Share your secret spot, beautiful scenery or interesting experiences with us. Selected footage will be edited together to produce a finished video for Great Lake Swimmers’ Passenger Song.
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I’m finally planning on breaking my gig fast….Motorhead are playing TSB stadium New Plymouth October 20
Weird they’re not playing Auckland but it works well for me. I know Motorhead played Palmerston North when I was a very young whipper snapper, if I remember rightly there was a stabbing incident. Support from Rose Tattoo, surely Sticky Filth should be on the bill.
