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Come see ‘Crazy Heart’ for free!

Liam — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:41:05 +0000

Our first exclusive movie screening for 2010 is Crazy Heart! This stars Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal, who this week both received Oscar nominations for their roles in this film!

Our screening is taking place at Perth’s Astor Theatre. Head to the movie night page to grab your free tickets!

Nicko’s Pineapple Cake

Liam — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:50:15 +0000

Serves 12. Ingredients:

4 cups self raising flour
1 cup sugar
2 cups crushed pineapple
1 & 1/2 cups Milk
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Preheat oven to 180C. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir. Pour into a baking tin of your choice (we used a Ring Tin) and place in oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown on top.

Serve warm or cold with custard or fresh whipped cream. ENJOY!

Episode 318

Liam — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:46:12 +0000

We met another great magician, Vince Haines from Pop Magic Entertainment.
Blake Williams had this week’s music news, courtesy of Eagle Boys Malaga.
Ted Bull, Nicko, Tayla Divitini, and Cliff Reeve joined us for this week’s edition of bitch’n!
Blake had this week’s movies: Daybreakers, The Last Song, Prince of Persia, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
Nicko showed us his Pineapple Cake recipe! And thanks to Chooks Fresh & Tasty for supporting our Fresh & Local cooking.
We had music from Melissa Bauer and Travis Caudle. And Travis is currently touring his new ‘Signals’ album around WA – check out his website for more info!
And we gave away another new mobile phone thanks to Allphones, and we revealed the first Secret Sound for 2010, thanks to Reading Cinemas! You have to watch the show for your chance to win!

“It’s like making love, isn’t it?”

Liam — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:03:39 +0000

Nicko’s Scones

Liam — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:45:47 +0000

Serves 12. Ingredients:

5 cups SR flour
300ml cream
300ml lemonade

Preheat oven to 180C. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir until it forms a sticky dough.

Sprinkle flour on a board or workbench. Kneed dough until it forms a solid ball. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough until you have about a 1 or 1 &1/2CM thickness. Cut circles using a scone or cookie cutter. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper, and bake for 25 min.

Serve hot with fresh whipped cream and a jam of your choice. ENJOY!

Episode 317

Liam — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:37:56 +0000

Tayla Divitini was back to keep us up with all the live music and events happening around the nation.
Blake Williams was in with this week’s music news.
Cara Walker chatted with Fred about hemp!
We met Lucas Vanberkel from the Church of Scientology.
Cliff Reeve had this week’s movies: When in Rome, Alice in Wonderland, and Toy Story 3.

Nicko made us some scones! (video coming soon)
Paul de Ocampo demonstrated some more simple floor exercises.
We had some very lovely music from Jake Dennis.
We gave away a brand-new mobile phone, thanks once again to Allphones!

Back soon

Liam — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:23:18 +0000

We’d like to wish you all a happy new year! Our crew head back into the studio this week, and brand-new episodes of The Couch resume on Friday January 22nd. See you then!

Travis Caudle: Signals

Liam — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:59:47 +0000

Bindhu: O Holy Night

Liam — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:59:00 +0000

Christmas Special!

Liam — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:19:06 +0000

We met Josh Catalano, a contestant from the first series of Masterchef and whose family owns Catalano’s Seafood Secrets. They’ve got four stores around Perth, so check them out for your seafood needs!
Cliff Reeve brought us a couple of holiday movies – It’s Complicated and How to Train Your Dragon. We also checked out political comedy In The Loop.
‘Tis the season to party and celebrate – and Cara Walker had some advice for making your event a little greener.

Ray Haddad had one of the biggest sets of chopsticks we’ve ever seen!
Tayla Divitini brought us her top Christmas presents for girls and boys. Thanks to Toyworld Midland for supplying us with the toys!
Ted Bull chatted with Fred about some of the biggest news stories of the year.

We visited a street in the Perth suburb of Thornlie that really gets into the Christmas spirit! Ten of the houses put up amazing Christmas light displays, all to support Anglicare.
Nicko made us – what else? – White Christmas!
Linda de Ocampo brought us another great Sexiersize routine.

This episode was full of singing and dancing – including local band Neon to open and close the show, and we were treated to some amazing performances by Jake Dennis and two of our favourites, Travis Caudle and Bindhu Holavanahalli.
Thank you so much for watching The Couch throughout 2009 – let’s do it all again in 2010!