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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The 'bizarre' Australian trend that has left me and thousands of visitors dumbstruck: 'You're a cult'
Songs like the 'Macarena', 'Y.M.C.A' and 'The Chicken Dance' are perennial crowd favourites because of their simple and ready-made accompanying dance routines. However, an Aussie woman was recently stunned to learn that the similar Nutbush dance, which is regularly done at weddings and parties, is totally unknown to most people outside Australia. The revelation about the dance routine performed to Tina Turner's 1973 song 'Nutbush City Limits' has stunned both Aussies and tourists. Taking to Reddit, a woman detailed how she'd discovered that the Nutbush was a uniquely Aussie phenomenon while recently attending the Australian Jamboree 2025 in Queensland. She explained that the popular Scouts Australia run concert event was well-attended by locals alongside large numbers of 'people from different countries'. She recalled how one night, a country band came to perform classic popular large group dance songs 'like the Hokey Pokey'. 'As soon as they started [to play] The Nutbush, I noticed that EVERYONE that wasn't in an Aussie Scout shirt was like, "Whhaaaattt??".' The band even 'noticed' that many audience members were confused by the dance, and even stopped the show to provide a quick 'demonstration' so that everyone could join in. The post quickly attracted hundreds of comments, many from stunned Aussies who were floored to discover that it wasn't a universally known dance. A common refrain among the comments was the shortening 'TIL' - meaning 'Today I learned'. 'I always thought it was just a dance that somehow everyone knew, even outside Australia,' read one reply. But the post also attracted responses from tourists and expats, who confirmed they were dumbstruck at seeing large groups of Aussies suddenly break into a collective dance when the Tina Turner song played. 'You Aussies made it up. It's similar-ish to line dancing. But it's 100 per cent Aussie,' read one overseas visitor's reply. 'As a Pom, witnessing this happen at a wedding reception totally freaked me out. It was like someone pulled a mass mind control lever,' recounted another. 'Even Tina Turner who sang the song didn't know what the dance was until she came here,' chimed in another person. But the shocked reaction to the Nutbush being a uniquely Australian dance extended a step further. The top up-voted comment explained that the origins of the widely-known group dance routine actually traced back to the Australian education system. Indeed, last year a university research project published a report that found the Nutbush dance traced back to a NSW education department initiative in the late 1970s. University of South Australia sociologist Professor Jon Stratton said the dance was 'put together and then distributed through a teachers' meeting' as a means to introduce dance into the PE curriculum. The joint study between the University of South Australia and Edith Cowan University in Western Australia also found that the specific dance moves in the Nutbush drew inspiration from a highly similar 1950s line dance called the Madison. As the dance began to be taught more widely across Australia, the study noted that there was even slight differences in the exact Nutbush dance moves between different states and territories. The most up-voted Reddit reply confirmed that not only is the Nutbush 'an Australian thing', but one that 'originated' as part of the PE curriculum in NSW schools. 'I knew it was an Australian phenomenon, but didn't know it was developed for school PE,' replied one stunned Aussie. 'I'm 34 and realising only just NOW that I knew it from PE,' added another. 'Really? I thought we were taught it in PE because it was a classic dance, not the other way around,' puzzled a third person. In 2023, a Guinness World Record was set for the most number of people simultaneously doing the Nutbush when 6594 people participated in the dance at the Mundi Mundi Bash festival in NSW. It broke the previous record that had been set just a month earlier at Birdsville Big Red Bash festival in Queensland when 5838 people performed the Nutbush together. When Tina Turner released the song in 1973, it initially didn't chart in Australia. However, it entered the top 10 two years later, which is understood to coincide with the time the dance began to be taught in schools. More recently, the dance skyrocketed entered the social media zeitgeist as people recreated the dance in TikTok videos. Many light-heartedly referred to it on the platform as a 'traditional Australian folk dance'. The legendary pop singer behind the iconic track died in May 2023 at the age of 83. The lyrics of the famous song refer to the singer's childhood hometown of Nutbush in the US state of Tennessee.
Malay Mail
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Poached chicken and porridge comforts await at longtime neighbourhood favourite Lian Kee in Subang Jaya
SUBANG JAYA, July 24 — Picture 1996. The KL Tower was inaugurated. Michael Jackson performed two shows at Stadium Merdeka. The internet was fast becoming part of daily life, and everyone and their kids danced along to the Macarena, gleefully crossing their hands on their hips to the tale of poor Vitorino getting two-timed by Macarena herself with two of his friends! Fast forward to today, and things sure look different. At night, Lian Kee is the only stall operating in Restoran Meisek — Picture by Ethan Lau The KL skyline now bears the intrusive silhouette of Merdeka 118, the second-tallest building in the world. The internet is no longer just an essential part of our daily lives; for some, it is their entire life and livelihood. And poor old Vitorino can maybe finally find some solace in the fact that these days, we have Chris Martin of Coldplay to put adulterers on blast, deliberately or otherwise. But what about the constants? For folks living around USJ 14, Subang Jaya, one constant comes in the form of Lian Kee in Restoran Meisek, serving comforting poached chicken, bean sprouts, hor fun and porridge since 1996. Bean sprouts, some of which are short, fat and crunchy — Picture by Ethan Lau Those familiar with the area will recognise the address as the corner where the incredibly popular Aroma Burger stall is set up, widely considered the best spot for a Ramly burger in Subang. Elsewhere, Lian Kee has another location under the same name in Taman Subang Permai, and an additional outpost known as Tian Kee in Kota Kemuning. Lian Kee opens for business at four in the afternoon. One of the speciality dishes, Teochew-style braised tofu and egg — Picture by Ethan Lau They're the only stall in the kopitiam that operates at night, and their setup reflects that. Large signs tell diners to find a table and sit. A staff member will come to take their order, rather than having people walk up to the stall and get in the way. Drinks are self-service, and there is also a separate counter for payments and takeaway. It is an extremely well-organised system, clearly developed over the years of operating this way. The menu spans poached chicken (both the regular and kampung variety), bean sprouts, rice, hor fun soup and porridge. The plain 'hor fun' gets a squirt of prawn oil — Picture by Ethan Lau It also goes further with a few specialty dishes, including Teochew-style braised pork and tofu, Hakka-style braised pork with yam or preserved vegetables, and even a Thai-style fried fish to boot. Talk about diversified offerings. We ordered half a regular white chicken (RM33), which was smooth and moist. I never order kampung chicken when eating poached chicken because I find it's firmer, leaner meat gets in the way of achieving that slippery, supple texture. If you're the kind of health nut who worries about the fat content of regular chicken, then why bother? Just go full Rambo and boil some unsalted skinless chicken breast. Otherwise, stop letting your algorithm make you feel bad and live a little, man. And the best bit? The salty bit. The seasoned sauce was a winning mix of sesame oil, soy sauce, and maybe even a bit of shallot oil, all coming together in a medley of sweet and savoury that tied everything on the plate together. A similar tasting sauce adorned our large portion of bean sprouts (RM12), which were the short, fat and crunchy variety, much to our delight. Out of curiosity, we also tried the braised Ipoh tofu (RM3.50) and egg (RM2.20). Covered in a thick braising sauce, they made for an alright snack, but the prawn wantan (RM10) were what gave us real joy. Each wantan was firm and absolutely brimming with fresh, springy prawn flesh. The prawn 'wantans' were positively brimming with fleshy prawn filling — Picture by Ethan Lau They came in a simple chicken broth that carried maybe just a whisper of prawn oil. Something far richer and more intense came in the form of a bowl of plain hor fun (RM4.50). The broth was fairly savoury, with just a hint of sweetness from the prawn oil, and it seemed to appear on nearly every table in sight. It was clearly more popular than the rice (RM2). But the carb perhaps most worthy of being ordered is the porridge. Classic Cantonese-style porridge, complete with pork mince and both salted and century eggs — Picture by Ethan Lau It's smooth and velvety, classic Cantonese style, so it was only right to get it with the holy trinity of Cantonese porridge toppings: salted egg, century egg and minced pork (RM9). It might not be the most congruent pairing with poached chicken. It might even feel a little strangely tacked on. It isn't even exactly the kind of porridge most people are used to having with poached chicken. But as we've seen across the rest of the menu, Lian Kee goes far beyond just bean sprouts and chicken rice. When you've been around as long as they have, you're bound to pick up a few things along the way. That's life. Lian Kee Bean Sprouts Chicken Rice 连记鸡饭 in Restoran Meisek 12, Jalan USJ 14/1 K, UEP, Subang Jaya Open daily, 4-11pm Tel: 016-323 9499 Facebook: Restaurant Lian Kee * This is an independent review where the writer paid for the meal. * Follow us on Instagram @eatdrinkmm for more food gems. * Follow Ethan Lau on Instagram @eatenlau for more musings on food and mildly self-deprecating attempts at humour.
SoraNews24
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Japanese guitar maker Fernandes declares bankruptcy due to plummeting sales
The patch cable has been pulled. There comes a point in many young people's lives where they decide to pick up a guitar, whether it's to impress girls, let out some teenage angst, or because their high school refused to let them take just two classes in a semester even though they already had the necessary credits to graduate, because that meant the school would get less funding from the government, and then their guidance counsellor told them, 'I'm sorry, Steve, but my hands are tied. Why don't you take something fun like Guitar Class?' And for young people in Japan, a lot of first guitars were made by Fernandes, a Saitama-based company that started in 1969 and grew to receive worldwide recognition. Their guitars were especially popular in the '90s, having been used by members of Metallica and Green Day, while in Japan, they were often held by guitarists in the visual kei genre of rock, including those from bands like X Japan and Buck-Tick. ▼ Here's Hide of X Japan playing his Fernandes (often labeled as Burny) Yellow Heart model. By 1999, their sales were flying high at about four billion yen (US$26 million), but have been on a steady decline since and fell to 166 million yen ($1 million) in 2022, landing them about 24 million in the red. Despite some efforts to pull out of the slump, Fernandes finally had to file for bankruptcy in June of this year. It's fair to say that times are tough for a lot of businesses these days, but the spectacular fall of Fernandes left many wondering what happened to cause it in online comments. 'There are just too many secondhand guitars on the market now. Plus, people don't even need instruments to make music anymore.' 'My first guitar was a Fernandes.' 'Sad… It's the end of an era.' 'Does anyone even buy instruments anymore?' 'Once visual kei went down in popularity, times got hard for them.' 'I bought a Fernandes bass and guitar because I loved Hide.' 'They're still great guitars. It's just the times have changed.' 'The policies of the LDP are making all kinds of great companies crash. They need to go.' 'Most people don't buy instruments anymore, and those that do can only afford one.' 'Notice how everyone is saying 'My first guitar was a Fernandes,' but not their second, third, or fourth…' 'People don't have the endurance to learn an instrument with all the instant gratification content out there.' 'The music industry is going down all over the world. It's all EDM now.' Saying everything is EDM is kind of a cop out. Having grown up in the '90s, there was a hell of a lot of EDM back then too, and don't make me pull out the Macarena to prove it. Even as I write this, rock band Mrs. Green Apple currently holds about a quarter of the spots on the Billboard Hot 100 Japan chart. The world's top musician, Taylor Swift, is also a prominent guitarist, and a lot of younger idol groups are increasingly instrument-oriented. So, even though the musical landscape has changed, guitars still seem to be a big part of it. What happened to Fernandes was most likely the result of how the company was run or, as one comment pointed out, the general economic conditions of Japan as a whole. It was also reported that the brand name was sold to another company, but it remains to be seen if that means future generations around the world will continue to pick up a Fernandes as their first guitar. Source: Tokyo Shoko Research, My Game News Flash Featured image: Pakutaso ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Irish Examiner
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Enda McEvoy on calling the All Ireland final: 'I can't believe you didn't tip us...'
THE story begins in the summer of 1996. It was warm and sunny, everyone appeared to be doing the Macarena and Limerick and Wexford were making their way by circuitous routes – the former after a punishing campaign in Munster which would tell on them in the end, the latter by winning their first Leinster title in 19 years – to Croke Park. Your correspondent, newly installed as hurling correspondent of the Sunday Tribune, had opposed Wexford in the provincial final ('you'd have been mad to go for us,' Liam Griffin did have the decency to say afterwards) and again in the All Ireland semi-final. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Take us with you this summer. Annual €130€65 Best value Monthly €12€6 / month
Scottish Sun
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Dundee boss Steven Pressley says he EXPECTED to be booed after competitive debut loss to Championship Airdrie
FALSE START Dundee boss Steven Pressley says he EXPECTED to be booed after competitive debut loss to Championship Airdrie STEVEN PRESSLEY insists he understands fans booing after his debut defeat to Airdrie. The new Dundee head coach saw his Dens Park reign get off to the worst possible start as ex-Dundee United kid Chris Mochrie struck for the Diamonds just seven minutes in. Advertisement 2 Steven Pressley made his competitive debut as Dundee manager against Airdrieonians Credit: Kenny Ramsay 2 The Championship side won 1-0 and and the Dee fans booed Credit: SNS Pressley's slow-starting side couldn't find the equaliser they pushed for late on, with Airdrie boss Rhys McCabe clearing twice off the line from Billy Koumetio while keeper Cade Melrose made a series of stops. Honest Elvis admits his team didn't do enough to merit anything - and admitted afterwards everyone at Dens has had a major reality check. Asked about the fans' jeers, he said: 'I didn't expect anything else. 'When Dundee lose to Airdrie you have to accept you're going to get criticised for it. Advertisement 'There's no excuse for the result, we have to be better and improve in so many different areas. 'Sometimes when you come in, there's a freshness and there's that honeymoon period that I've talked about. You can think you are ahead of where you are. 'Today was reality, the real ball came out and all of a sudden we realise 'wow, we have a lot of work to do'. 'It's work on everything - the whole package from all aspects of our performance, bringing in the right types of players, to the physical performance of the team. Advertisement 'All of those aspects, we have to improve on. Over the piece we didn't do enough. 'There was a rustiness in some of the players' performances, that's natural at this time of the year. But we wanted to avoid the result we got today. Watch hilarious moment Scottish football fan dances the Macarena on the pitch behind the back of his jubilant manager 'The games are going to come thick and fast now, so the challenge is for us to get there and I have confidence in the group to do that. With the right additions we can make that progress. 'It's hard to say when we'll get them, we are trying and pushing to find the right solutions but it's not easy.' Advertisement Pressley's side had plenty of the ball early on but couldn't break down Airdrie's defence before getting a warning on 20 mins when the Diamonds worked a slick corner to Alex King for him to shoot. They got a let-off when that one hit the bar, but Mochrie wasn't as forgiving a minute later latching on to a ball over the top, spinning Ryan Astley then flicking past the badly-exposed Trevor Carson. Fin Robertson almost equalised with a low drive before half-time but was denied by inspired keeper Cade Melrose, who beat it away at his near post. Dundee chucked everything at Airdrie during the second half, but couldn't find a way past keeper Melrose or boss Rhys McCabe. Advertisement The stopper denied Cesar Garza with a great block when faced with the Mexican one-on-one, before the player-gaffer popped up twice to clear Koumetio's headers from Robertson corner kicks off the line. Simon Murray then looked like he was going to level with a quarter-hour left, but Melrose got down to tip his shot wide. Dundee thought they'd equalised in injury time with a Robertson drive from 16 yards but Craig Ross bravely got his head on it to secure the win. McCabe said: 'I thought we were comfortable in the game. Dundee had a lot of possession but didn't really look threatening. Advertisement 'We scored a well-taken goal, it's something we've worked on so it was good to see it executed.' Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
