Next time you boil the kettle, stop and think about your relationship with it. Why? Because jewellery designer Shaun O'Connell says so.

When his grandmother's...

In a world where people rarely say what they mean or mean what they say, it’s vital that we have a document such as Don Watson’s WEASEL WORDS...

If, like me, you still wander down York Street hoping that Waterfront Records will suddenly reappear like Brigadoon, you need to look over at the sunny...

Julien Temple has a long career in music video, and directed the fascinating Sex Pistols doco, THE FILTH AND THE FURY, back in 2000. It used snippets...

There’s no shortage of ethos options being slammed in all directions at any given moment. Let alone the hounds of ‘culcha’ who are only...

It’s not often you hear ‘non profit’ and ‘music promotion’ in the same sentence, but it’s not often you come across...

The irrepressible convention stranglers Damn Arms have long been rubbing shoulders with the highest echelon of post-punk-new-wave glitterati like Test...

We've been picking and mixing since we were kids. Back then, one of the best pick 'n' mix(es) was at Target. This was when the concept of 'paying by weight'...

I think deep down we all like to believe that we are photographers. We get the digital camera out every couple months, wave it around to get some weird...

I'm a member of a book club. There. I said it.

Although the mere mention of it draws laughter, shame and definite sense bewilderment from people...I'm...

Few things bring such happiness in life as freshly-cooked dumplings. The little tubby parcels are the culinary equivalent of a cheek breaking grin. So...

There is something cinematic about listening to The Dears, but also something that is so personal that it would probably piss you off if you ever heard...

If you know the world is going to explode in a fiery Armageddon, and feel that before you depart this mortal realm, you must take one last opportunity...

For many, who have been put off horns and all things Gypsy by the likes of The Cat Empire, Beirut’s debut album ‘Gulag Orkestra’ is...

DJs Edo and Steezy are awesome DJs in their own right, but team them together and it's the Apollo Kids that drop the bombs. Sure, we might be a little...

In Victoria Street terms, Dragon Den has done its time on the main drag and proven itself worthy of community scrutiny. Decked out in Vietnamese décor...

I thought long and hard about a shop in Sydney that best captures what TwoThousand is about. It kept me up at night. Days later, I'd still failed to come...

Four months ago, a lady called Lin Lin said goodbye to her native New Zealand and headed off to the big Sydney smoke. In her bags she packed not lanolin...

When it comes to forming an indie sensibility many bands attempt to channel the talents of their idols, deconstructing popular sounds and influences and...

Let's be honest. Many of us get a little shiver of excitement around festival time. The rest of us are overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the program...