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Some albums remind you of a particular place, or, a particular point in time. Others remind you of a journey, of many places, of times that were indefinite...

If, like us, you spent far too much time amusing yourself in maths class by punching 58008 into a calculator and turning it upside down, this may alarm...

I used to think audio tours were lame. All those people smugly strolling around galleries, wearing headphones, getting told what to think. I prefer my...

Sure, the Swiss army knife might help you survive in the wilderness. But how does one get by in the fashion badlands? They can be just as dangerous, especially...

What one place can you score: mix tapes made by Calvin Johnson, furry dolls by Mike Kelley, claymation DVDs by Ian Svenonius, limited edition Maui and...

Recently I caught up with Jamie Doom from the Bang Gang Deejays. We took a few minutes to chat about the new album they are releasing, why Melbourne is...

Here's a hit of sunshine to spark up your day like a doobie. Mood Patterns is the debut full length from Belles Will Ring, the Blue Mountains' answer...

The word ‘empire’ is usually associated with the grandiose. A term as loaded as a Bonaparte cannon, it conjures up images, words and disjointed...

Pseudo- comb. form 1. false. not genuine 2. Resembling and imitating.

Pseudo in persona, not design. Design collective Pseudo Republik’s...

Sometimes Melbourne wants to be New York so badly it's embarrassing. The worst part is the way every vaguely ‘serious' periodical wants to be The...

With renowned photographer Max Doyle as editor-in-chief, Doingbird is somewhat of a diamond-in-the-rough of locally published magazines. Well-written...

For a sexually explicit and politically subversive producer, Christine Vachon holds a homely title.

The “Godmother of politically committed film”...

If they hadn’t already appointed the King of Moomba for this year, here’s a man who would be well in the running: Herbie, of Herbie’s...

The Spanish have it down tight when it comes to good eating; taking your time, digesting, having a listen to conversations around you, and savouring your...

Even though Collins Quarter was destined to be a Friday-night-work-drinks haven, there are a few hours in the morning where it doesn't smell of dry cleaning...

It's been worth the wait for the Fleet Foxes' well-crafted debut to rear its head; folk, country, and bluegrass mixed together to rather more dreamy...

Thai Food to Go is decorated with kookie, mis-matched home-wares including wall cabinets filled with miniature figurines and thei rprized electric garden;...

Mum gave me a Scrabble set for Christmas this year, no it's not like that; I really wanted one. Despite this, the holidays were a difficult time, my worst...

London to Brighton hits the ground running. Kelly, a woman with a horror-show swollen eye, rushes a terrified young girl into a public bathroom. Kelly...

Who's blazing a flare-trail across the face of music's electronic future, then? Who's keeping the dream of hard-patched classicism after Jim O'Rourke's...