Archive for January, 2007
Kaidan Meryl Tankard has choreographic cachet coming out her ears and her latest offering doesn’t disappoint. Inspired by a Japanese ghost story and featuring live music by Taikoz, Tankard has clearly steeped herself and her dancers in the musical and physical traditions of the land of the rising sun without falling victim to hollow exoticism [...]
In the hands of this French octet, punk-folk gets a brassy, gleeful, frenetic dose of gallic contempt in the best possible way. On albums their sound is softened by mastering, which can at times lend it a quaintness akin to the beret-and-baguette bliss of Les Ogres de Barback, but turn up to a live gig [...]
Oven: 175º. Approx. 45-60 mins baking time. Mix: 2 cups almonds finely chopped 2 cups walnuts finely chopped 2 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground cloves ¼ cup caster sugar 500 g phyllo pastry (1½ packet) Melt: ½ cup unsalted butter ½ cup margarine (or 1 cup Devondale Extra Soft salt reduced) Brush tray with [...]