CULTURE CLUB
Fish and Floyd
Liam Stretch Culture Editor
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his month’s theme focuses on ‘eating and exploring’ – two of my favourite things. When I think of times when these have been combined with my cultural loves, one adventure stands out. It was 2019, and I was in ‘San Francisco of the South’, Invercargill, for the Pink Floyd Experience’s rendition of The Wall. It was prior to arriving at the stunningly restored Civic Theatre that I had the best tempura of my life – so far. This little Japanese place, Koji, in a former fish and chip joint, served up the freshest fish tempura, which I’ll probably never forget. It’s funny how that night is printed into my mind; the musicians from The Experience were also unforgettable. Anyway, enough nostalgia. Here are three things that I’m loving now.
WILLIE’S WORLD
TEA AND CROSSBONES
I never thought I would find myself listening to new Willie Nelson music. He didn’t strike me as having the energy to produce new tunes. Oh, how I was wrong, and I’m glad I was. His latest LP, A Beautiful Time, coincided with his 89th birthday and is raw, intelligent, and exceptionally listenable. My favourite track is the introspective Energy Follows Thought – it’s what you get when you’re a country artist who is also a hippie.
Our Flag Means Death, created by David Jenkins, is a refreshing take on the pirate world. Not since Jack Sparrow’s buffoonery have we been able to laugh at pirates in pop culture, let alone identify with them. This clever television series has some familiar Kiwi faces, with Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby taking leading roles. It’s absurd, funny, and oddly, extremely heartfelt in places. It’s a mustwatch on Neon.
BLUE IS THE NEW YOU The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes To Live To 100 is beyond a cookbook and centres around the ‘blue zones’, the top five places around the globe where people live the longest: Sardinia, Okinawa, Nicoya, Ikaria, Loma Linda. This is a social study of those that have unlocked the proverbial fountain of youth and their recipes. The photos are excellent also, worthy of your coffee table as much as your kitchen.
FINAL CALL. The last Spire Apartment is selling now. This 5th floor, two bed, two bath, quality home enjoys elevated views over Christchurch’s cityscape. Whilst it doesn’t include a carpark, your commute to the CBD is just a 30 sec trip in one of the building’s three elevators. 506/64 KILMORE ST $799,000 VIEW Contact Aaron Pero 0275 227667 aaron.pero@harcourts.co.nz GRENADIER REAL ESTATE LIMITED LICENSED REAA 2008
