Not long ago we somehow found ourselves reading a transcribed PDF file of the new Harry Potter book on a laptop, in a public bathroom, and decided enough...
SummerWinter
19th Oct 05
Christmas came early last year and the glorious stocking filler was SummerWinter. In less than twelve months and in only three issues it set a new benchmark...
Room to Live Again
14th Aug 08
A couch, sleeping bag, lamp, guitar, laptop and a hermit crab tank. These are Ian Wadley's belongings furnishing Bus Gallery's tiniest nook. After a...
Cloth Ear Music
30th Aug 08
Online mail order service Cloth Ear Music is a boon for fans of lo-fi psychedelia, drone experimentation and handmade recordings. Operated anonymously...
HOMIES AND HOMOS
21st Apr 05
Having been released in Sept 2004 this album might not be gracing the grubby pages of the local street press but things move quickly in the media world...
Strawberry Pig
25th May 05
There was a man selling Strawberry Pig for $10 a pop on Bourke Street and he may or may not be Nicholas Eldridge himself. He had a sign that said "The...
And The Glass Handed Kites
31st May 06
Described as a ‘60 minute rock head-f*ck’, And The Glass Handed Kites by Danish band Mew is an ethereal exploration of bliss rock. Dark...
Podcast
4th Apr 07
There's a great podcast here of a talk by Carl Honoré who wrote In Praise of Slow. Listening to it is bound to have even the most speed-addicted...
Thai Food to Go
31st Aug 05
Thai Food to Go is decorated with kookie, mis-matched home-wares including wall cabinets filled with miniature figurines and thei rprized electric garden;...
Wholphin #4
21st Nov 07
Dead pets and hand jobs might seem like the obvious choice for exploring the themes of trust and relationships, but that's exactly the framework for the...
KenzoAmour
20th Dec 06
Instead of getting caught up in the peppered language of perfume – sensuous…cradled slumber…caressing skin…you get the drift...
Melbourne's best baguettes at Waffle On
17th Oct 07
Ever returned home too soon from a trip to Europe and found yourself unable to adjust? Walking around in a beret and stripy t-shirt, staring at the Arts...
John Cassavetes: The Collection DVD Box
6th Dec 07
Le Tigre posed the question in their catchy call-and-response 'What's Yr Take On Cassavetes?', "Misogynist? Genius? Alcoholic? Messiah?"...
Books at 100 Smith and The Painted Word
4th Oct 06
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where Kramer has this idea to make acoffee table book about coffee tables. Everything is going well untilhe spills...
Dream Island Laughing Language, Lucky Dragons
23rd Jun 08
The nanotechnological dream of photosynthesizing computers appears within reach when listening to Lucky Dragons. While the Macs employed by the LA duo...
Rainbow Man
14th Mar 07
After numerous 7 inches and remix appearances, Ed Banger Records boss Busy P has delivered his debut solo 12". On this EP you'll find three equally...
St Jude's Cellars
16th Apr 08
Previous occupant The Hideout was a funky, over-priced café that went out of fashion years ago, like nachos, wedges and the word funky. This gave...
Ceduna, the Sand Pebbles
19th Jun 08
Like a scene out of Oliver Stone's sixties psyche-crapfest The Doors, last summer Melbourne's Sand Pebbles trekked out into the desert with a bag full...
Ditto
30th Aug 06
The convenience store is our contemporary galleria; archways of chocolate legs splayed akimbo give way to the insinuation of ice-cream's carnal knowledge...
Lee Gallery
29th Aug 07
Debate spurred over Lee Jeans' cheeky lollypop-licky-licky advertising campaign late last year. Some applauded the work by infamous Vice photographer...