STACK #122 Dec 2015

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The Cavemen reflect about how dudes interact? Maybe it reflects how pinched we all are by ideas that didn’t actually originate from us, rather society? Maybe it reflects that we’re pretty dirty blokes and will try anything – and if it wasn’t for the said social pressure and programming, we’d be far more debauched and degraded. It’s probably the latter. CV : I always like to think about what it would have been like to figure out some foods. I reckon people would have been eating banana peels and eggshells for a while before realising that you just want the inside bit. 04/ Which accents are you most proud of being able to reproduce? NB : Personally, I love doing the South African accent. I grew up in St Ives, and there’s a wonderful eclectic mix there, and a large population of South Africans – and it’s just the tastiest accent in the world to do. That and Scottish! You can sink your teeth into that crusty accent. When you do the Scottish accent, part of DOING that accent is BEING Scottish – as in, you start being a bit more raucous and semi-drunk and aggressive but friendly. CV : Yeah, I do a pretty good Afrikaans accent. Like proper Pretoria boer vibes. My Dad is Afrikaans, so I grew up copying his voice. Nick does an amazing Vietnamese accent, too. He’s got this character who is a white guy that grew up in Vietnam, so he looks white but sounds Vietnamese. 05/ There’s a definite Kiwi/Australian bromance happening across your creative work; for what should we be most thankful to the Kiwis? NB : I have so much to be thankful for! I love Kiwis. I’m a huge Flight of the Conchords fan and LOVE Rhys Darby and (amazing actor and filmmaker) Taika Waititi and Oscar Keightly ( Brotown ). There’s something so playful, hilarious and understated about Kiwis. They can say not much and I’m in goddamn stitches. I just think they’re a genuinely funny people, and their accent complements that. CV : Connor and I have everything to thank Kiwis

The creation of Nick Boshier, Christiaan Van Vuuren and Connor Van Vuuren, SOUL MATES follows two dudes whose friendship transcends time. The Bondi Hipsters talk to STACK . [ Sorry boys – this Q&A has been edited from its cruder, original version because STACK is a family magazine. ] a FINE BROMANCE

01/ What prompted you to turn your mischievous jokes/conversations into actual skits? CHRISTIAANVANVUUREN: My brother Connor and I had won this filmmaking competition thing called the One80Project. It was run through MTV and the prize was to get to make a one-hour pilot that would be broadcast on MTV. Connor and I had seen a bunch of Nick’s online stuff, thought he was hilarious, and felt like he was perfect for one of the roles in our pilot, called SICK! We had great fun working with him, so wanted to keep things going after that. That’s when Bondi Hipsters came about. NICK BOSHIER: Christiaan and I first met and started jamming together before we were “mate” mates. Did that make sense? As in, we said we should work together before we knew each other. We became friends through developing the Bondi Hipsters, so the definite point we decided to work together was the first time we sat down. 02/ Do you think everyone has one soul mate, and they’re the only one who can truly understand the cockles of your heart? NB : I did not expect this question from a JB Hi-Fi mag – but I love it! You would be a good first date! I have two opposing answers to avoid being wrong. On the one hand I say yes, soul mates is a thing. We fall for strangers immediately. Why? We meet the love of our lives on the other side of the planet, and there are so many reasons why this shouldn’t/wouldn’t happen. I believe in coincidence to a point, but then I also believe in people finding each other “again”. But, are they a “soul mate”? The one soul you’re tethered to for eternity? I don’t know. Intellectually I don’t see that being the case, not absolutely anyway. That said, I think that love, or whatever “love” is, is something that can bind us together at a spiritual level and can outlast the lifetime of one body… possibly? Something as powerful as love

could last more than 80/90 years – which is just a breath in forever. That love that could transcend our bodies isn’t just between two people, it could be a love for nature that pervades one lifetime, or love for dance or machines or cats… I know that’s on the odd side of things, but that’s where my musings take me when I’m ASKED BY JB-HI FI’S MAGAZINE THESE REALLY DEEP QUESTIONS! STOP YELLING! CV : You know how they say that every person is unique? I disagree. I think there are maybe about 50 or 60 different types of people. It’s possible that you have got many suitable soul mates, based on the types of people that you’re attracted to and get along with. 03/ What do you think the cavemen reflect about how dudes interact? NB : Ha ha, another good question. Dudes, myself included, are very affected by what society says is good or bad, right or wrong. As cavemen, without ANY of these pressures, what would happen? As in, would you experiment with homosexuality just because you had a body, a mouth and self determinism? I would say, yeah, probably. You’d just do it coz, and further pursuit of that action would be governed by your own thoughts and determinism vs. not our own thoughts, aka social programming. So what does

for. Our mum is a Kiwi. So we wouldn’t be here without them... But their accents are still stupid. And cheese isn’t as important as they think it is.

Soul Mates is out now on DVD

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