Damn Arms

Yes, this water is what we would regard as a ‘luxury item' - yes, it's more expensive than a carton of beer and yes, technically it's just water;...

It's a sad reality that, in an effort to appeal to the tourist dollar, The Rocks is one of the yuckest places in town. The warren of laneways and stairs...

Classic cult movies, like books, are the ones everyone knows, but haven't necessarily seen before. Then when you stumble upon one on Fox Classics or in...

Izrock has a new office buddy and business partner, pushing the population up to three. Our new guy is a little unproductive; in fact, he's an average...

If you've spent any time on music blogs in the past few months, you'd have heard the growing murmur about Passion Pit. The hype has built to levels rivaling...

Always a favourite for me when I'm in Sydney, our friends at Incu have stores that are constantly exciting and great fun to shop in. Their latest buzz...

Just like hookers must get sick of sex, I gotta tell you sometimes I get overwhelmed with music - and it leaves me flacid. It's nice to know there are...

Describing music is, almost inevitably, a frustrating series of inadequate analogies. In the case of SONGS, my grey matter latched onto the following:...

After reading the following, it would suffice to say that I arrived in Manly slightly excited and a little apprehensive. Here goes: "Ride the twisted...

Richard Kelly won fans with his slice of moody postmodern angst, DONNIE DARKO. Now thanks to Popcorn Taxi you get a one-off screening of his follow-up...

So it's kind of similar to the Korova Milk Bar from A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, only instead of milk laced with drugs and naked lady furniture, they've got...

More often than not, dressing is a balancing act. Lean too far one way and you're more masculine than Annie Hall, too far the other and Alannah Hill's...

W.C. Fields once said, "never work with children or animals," but he was a strange man. Petrina Hicks works with both, and she does it well...

So Mercy Arms have always been OK - they've been around for a while and they've scored some nice supports slots like The Strokes. Then Capital Records...

Few things in life are as deliciously rousing as grabbing your air guitar, pumping the volume and powering out a few chords in time to your favourite...

Mexicans are awesome. Tamales, sombreros, lowriders, hair nets, chihuahuas, Speedy Gonzales, Salma Hayek, Ricky Martin...Too bad Down Under we can't get...

Now this is a group show, a big-ass group show. Greg Perano has curated over 100 artists' work in 23 different sketchbooks that he sent out to all corners...

Do you know what a hippie is?

With their headscarves and hand bells, communal chanting and four-part harmonies, Yeasayer have a lot in common with west...

Unless you know their tastes, recommending artists or artworks to people is always a gamble. Individual taste arbitrates with a heavy hand. To some, Basquiat...

We’ve only heard the first single of this like everyone else, but it’s already racking up in the 30’s on our iTunes play count, thank...