Ikko Banquet

Did you know that John Safran got his first job in advertising by cleaning the front windows of an ad agency every day for a week? (They didn't ask him...

Rogue is a bunch of dance renegades who've recently stampeded, possibly Fame! style, beyond the mirrored walls of the VCA. The Counting/Ocular Proof...

We all know how starved Northcote has been of a decent bar proper, the Darebinshire crew have long craved a good stool to call home, that ain't of the...

After their crass kiddie glitch pop first release, Gorillaz have taken the challenge of a difficult second album and proved that they are more than...

The cover has had a bad wrap. "Don't judge a book by its cover", they sneer. "That blue-grass cover version of Snoop Dogg's ‘Gin...

In places like South Central Los Angeles, Saturday nights are for listening to N.W.A and mulling over two possible career choices: Bloods or Crips. It...

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...

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...

Sahara, despite its name, is an oasis in a desert of crap city cafes. Positioned above Swanston Street it is a nice reminder of what Melbourne used to...

Those prolific Design is Kinky kids are at it again, doing their bit to bring good talent into the limelight. Empty Mag is a really well balanced...

Is there anything more intriguing than Japanese pop culture? We can't get enough. In a country of Japanophiles most of us would gladly trade our island...

How would you like to amble into a bookstore, order a book not in stock and watch while a computer-operated machine prints and binds the book in about...

Far be it from the ThreeThousand staff to lay claim to being wine buffs, but we will say that this: Tannins Fine Wine's Yarra Valley Pinot 2003 is the...

One-upmanship is rife amongst diners: 'Oh yeah?! You want the BEST pad thai? I KNOW the BEST in MELBOURNE, BY FAR! You don't.' I could never complete:...

The five boroughs are used to describe the distinct areas of New York City to avoid confusing it as one large whole of geographical space. It is also...

Created by Melbourne and NYC based jeweller Edward Janssen, This Charming Man lets you wear your food without ridicule. From whole sandwiches and bagels...

"JT's stories are like stitches, like exit wounds, dispatches, depositions. He is the brilliant, gifted and profound fly on the wall. You'll need...

"One of the ways I can tell that I am unhappy is if I get squeamish about looking up internet photos of STDs, footballers' broken legs, napalm babies."

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“They wear their hearts on their sleeves, have their heads in the sky and their guts in the gutter. This is the life of a hopeless romantic.”

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Although Napoleon Bonaparte's Frenchmen didn't survive the winter, Melbourne's Dead Frenchmen are taking it by the balls of the brass monkey. Their new...