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The Sunday Reeds | Music Profile
The Jesus and Mary Chain Meets Marianne Faithful: It’s Australia’
Their new EP ‘Amour Tragique’ on Heartgun Records
Release Date: 1st August 2014
Format: Digital Download
L-R: Jeremy Russell, Romana Ashton and Drew Jones. Photo by Rex Francis
The Sunday Reeds, named after Melbourne’s celebrated patron of the arts Sunday Reed, are Romana Ashton and Drew Jones. Though forming in 2009 as a duo, they soon started playing live as a three-piece and are regularly joined on stage by drummer Jeremy Russell.
Their first release ‘Drowning in History’ (2009) caught the attention of UK indie label Squirrel Records leading to extensive touring across Australia, the UK and Europe, during which bridges were burned, relationships ended and nervous breakdowns became commonplace. At one point the founding duo spent three days in Paris where the most romantic city in the world became an ironic backdrop for a particularly bitter relationship break up, one that culminated in their latest EP ‘Amour Tragique’ (Tragic Love).
A collection of five songs that detail doomed romances and love lost, ‘Amour Tragique’ combines the grittiness and angst of ‘90s grunge with the pop sensibilities of ‘60s pop, rock ‘n’ roll, a good measure of old fashioned blues and ‘80s new wave/post punk.
With contralto female vocals likened to Marianne Faithfull and Shirley Manson, and a rock ‘n’ roll swagger reminiscent of The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and Nirvana, The Sunday Reeds skillfully combine the most exciting elements of rock ‘n’ roll to create lyrically rich, infectiously melodic songs with a sound distinctly their own.
‘Amour Tragique’ will be launched at The Old Bar, Melbourne on Saturday July 5th.
Videos for the singles taken from the EP ‘Jean-Luc’ (a song about the tumultuous relationship between Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina) and ‘Something About You’ (a dark pop song about love and loss) will be released later in 2014.
Discography
Amour Tragique (EP 2014 – Heartgun Records)
Drowning in History (LP Vinyl Re-Release) (2013 – Heartgun Records)
Kill This Party/Fall from Grace (Single – 2012 – Heartgun Records)
Dark Rainbows (EP – 2011 – Squirrel Records UK)
Drowning in History (LP – 2009-Squirrel Records UK)
Clements Ribeiro AW14 Preview
We love Clements Ribeiro and wanted to bring you a preview of their beautiful clothes. Our top three picks are below.
Eclectic and feminine, the Clements Ribeiro style is a direct reflection of such a mix, subverting traditional fashion elements with wit and intelligence, their deceptively simple designs are both easy and unconventional. Colours, prints and materials are used in unexpected, innovative ways. Rather than revelling in excess, their mix and match approach strikes a fine balance between eccentricity and elegance – the designers like calling it ‘studied imbalance’. Their ‘Bohemia’ has become a reference within British Fashion, their influence spread worldwide.
Make Your Home Beautiful With 10 Quick & Easy Storage Life Hacks
To make your home beautiful for Summer, dust off those cobwebs and take a look at these ten quick and easy life hacks from LoveSpace to help declutter your home, organise your world and make the most of your space:
1. Don’t just use the space under the stairs to store boxes – add a desk shelf to turn it into a space saving office area.
2. Old perfume boxes or cereal boxes cut in half are perfect dividers for your draws to store your smaller items like makeup, jewellery, creams or hair accessories.
3. Use curtain hooks on a wardrobe rail for your handbags, making each one clearly visible.
4. Thread your ear phone, mobile charger (in fact any type of electrical wire!) through each end of a clothes peg to keep them nice and tidy and untangled.
5. Stuff old tissue boxes with all your old plastic bags and keep under the sink to save space and keep everything neat and tidy.
6. Use shower curtain rings to hang your scarfs through, and then attach all to a hanger – one hanger = all your scarfs!
7. Use chalkboard paint on a kitchen wall to write to-do lists, and messages to do away with the need for messy bits of paper.
8. Recycle jam jars and pasta sauce jars for candle holders, or to store paperclips, staples or any other little knick-knacks – Glue the lid to the underside of a table or shelf and simply twist the jar off to access what’s inside.
9. Mount a tension rod inside cabinets beneath your sink to hang your cleaning bottles on, providing more space below.
10. Take the lid off tin cans, paint the outsides to make them pretty – glue to them to a bathroom wall, then roll up hand towels and insert to create a funky storage solution?
Chains of Logic “Age of Progress”
Band/Artist: Chains of Logic
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Styles: Dubstep, Electronic, Experimental
Similar to/RIYL: The Future Sound of London, Skream, Datsik, Squarepusher, Rusko
CD: Age of Progress
Release date: 6/15/2014
Members/Instruments: Jesse Stephens AKA JSteev
Production: Jesse Stephens AKA JSteev
www.chainsoflogic.com
https://twitter.com/chainsoflogic
Bio:
Chains of Logic creates electronic music infused with an emotional edge. Music that can not only move you physically, but also mentally.
Age of Progress is the second full length album release from Chains of Logic. It is an exploration of the human condition in our rapidly changing times. It is being released worldwide by Houston, Texas based DropForge Records in both physical and digital formats.
JSteev, the producer behind Chains of Logic has been making computer based, electronic music for over 20 years under various monikers. He has also spent time playing bass in the clubs and bars in the Houston and Galveston area.
Michael Caines Grilled Turbot or Brill With Sweet Potato Chips & Mushy Peas
Prep time; 45 minutes/ 1 hour
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 x 130g fillets of brill or turbot skin off
1kg Sweet potatoes
100ml Olive oil
1 large sprig of lemon thyme
1 sprig of rosemary
1 Lemon
Mushy peas
400g frozen peas
50g unsalted butter
1 clove of garlic crushed
Salt and pepper
Method
Sweet potatoes need to be peeled and cut into chunky chips. Now place them into a pan and cover them with water. Bring to the boil and cook for 3 minutes, strain off and leave to air dry in the colander. Now place these into a roasting try and sprinkle with olive oil. Pick off the leaves from the lemon thyme and rosemary and chop finely, sprinkle the herbs over the sweet potatoes, mix well and season with salt and pepper.
Place into a preheated oven at 180°C for approximately 20-30 minutes.
Mushy peas, take the peas and cook in boiling salted water until soft, then strain them from the water and blend them in a food processor until a coarse puree with the butter and garlic. Place them back into a pan, season with salt and pepper and keep warm with a lid on top.
Grilling the fish, take a non-stick tray and brush with olive oil, lay the fillets onto the tray and season with salt and pepper, then drizzle with olive oil.
Pre-heat the grill and then place the fish under the grill, but not too near the heat as its better to cook it slowly until cooked through, this should take around 8-10 minutes, but it will depend of the thickness of the fish.
Once cooked, squeeze some lemon juice over the fish and some picked lemon thyme leaves, and then serve onto the plate with the sweet potatoes and mushy peas.
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Beyonce & Jay Z Kick Off On The Run Tour, Share Wedding Video
Beyonce and Jay Z have kicked off their On The Run Tour. They opened their 16-city tour in Miami, performing their 2002 hit Bonnie and Clyde.
The couple also let the public finally see their wedding video from their 2008 wedding, along with footage of their one-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.
“There were videos of Blue in the pool with her mom, walking holding hands with her parents, Jay Z kissing Blue. It was a sweet moment — Jay Z and Beyoncé were both facing the screen watching the Blue videos while they sang ‘Halo.’ It was like they were singing the song to their baby girl. The two of them were beaming, smiling watching their little girl on the screen.” a concertgoer told Us Weekly.
It is all very sweet and Mr and Mrs Carter are showing how strong they are against gossip about their marriage.
What do you think? Are they a great couple?
Michael Caines Roast Pork Loin With Cider Sauce & Gratin Dauphinois Potatoes
Prep time; 2 hours 30 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
1.5 kg loin of pork
Sea salt
Ground white pepper
1-2 tblsp groundnut oil
Cider sauce
20ml groundnut oil
1kg pork bones (ask your butcher), chopped small
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
1 Leek chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 bay leaf
2 thyme sprigs
2 sage sprigs
1 tblsp Plain flour
1 granny smith apple, chopped
300ml dry cider
400ml chicken stock
1 tblsp Dark Soy sauce
Gratin Dauphinois potatoes
Equipment: Pyrex dish 290 x 200cm
Ingredients:
300ml milk
200g whipping cream
3 garlic cloves lightly crushed
1 bay leaf
5g salt
2g white pepper
20g unsalted butter softened
1 kg Désirée, Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C/ Gas Mark 6. Season the pork loin generously with salt, rubbing it in well to encourage a crispy crackling, then season with pepper. Place a roasting tray or large ovenproof pan over a high heat, add the groundnut oil and heat to almost smoking point. Add the pork loin and turn to seal all over. Now place in the 500gr of the pork bones into the oven tray and put the loin on top. Transfer to the oven and roast for 1 ½ hours or until cooked through.
In the meantime, prepare the cider sauce. Place a heavy-based pan over a medium-high heat and heat up, add the oil. Heat well before you add the pork bones and colour until golden brown stirring frequently.
Add the vegetables, garlic and herbs, lower the heat and cook or 8-10 minutes or until softened and golden, now add the plain flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chopped apple and cider. Bring to the boil and reduce by half before adding the stock and soya sauce. Bring back to the boil, skim and simmer again for 45minutes.
Pass the sauce through a fine sieve into a clean pan and simmer to reduce by at
least half, to thicken and concentrate the flavour. Keep warm.
Gratin dauphinoise potatoes,
Pre heat your oven to 170°C / Gas Mark 3. Place the cream, milk, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and leave to stand for 10 minutes before using.
Take a piece of garlic and rub the Pyrex dish well with it, and then rub the dish with the softened butter.
Peel and slice the potatoes thinly using a mandolin and layer them into the dish, overlapping the slices evenly layer by layer. Finish off the top with a neat uniformed layer, now pass off the liquid over the top of the potatoes and down through the layers. Make sure that the potatoes on top are covered lightly with the cooking stock before placing them into the oven on a tray. After 10 minutes take a spatula and press down to ensure that potatoes remain covered.
Cook for 45 minutes to an hour then check to see if nicely coloured and continue to cook until the potatoes are soft. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Remove the pork from the oven, transfer to a warmed platter and rest in warm place for 10 minutes. Pour off the fat from the roasting pan, and then add the meat juices to the sauce. Carve the pork, first removing the crackling in one piece to make it easier to do so.
Arrange the pork slices on warmed serving plates. Add a portion of crackling and a large spoonful of gratin dauphinoise. Enjoy!
Uniform Foodies App
Chef Michael Caines and Uniformdating.com, the UK’s top dating site for uniformed singles, have partnered up to develop an app dedicated to uniformed professionals favourite foods!
Following a national survey to find out the UK’s uniformed professions favourite dishes, Michael Caines has develop these dishes into a range of delicious, easy-to-make recipes. All these, and many more recipes are available on the Uniform Foodies recipe app.
Uniform Foodies is available on iOS, 69p
Please click here