When You Are Engulfed In Flames, David Sedaris

Determined to go down in the record books as making the most shameless plug ever, I’m going to use this spot to let you all know that the next issue...

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...

NOWNOW. It's what your mum would say when you were young and you’d had a run in with the footpath or the foot of your brother. It's what she'd...

Once again we are forced to let go of something that, for a short sweet interval, had a whole lot of potential. Gifted: Sydney's indiest indie record...

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...

Bad things come in pairs, and now there are two similarly named annoying little Italians that we can't stand. The first: Vinnie (pictured). The second:...

In the opening article of ANOTHER MAN, biographer Charlotte Chandler recalls talking to Pavarotti on the occasion of his 20th farewell performance. As...

Question. What do you do when you have found the world's greatest shop?

a) Go there as often as possible
b) When people ask "where did you get that...

This is the first book in the SUPERIOR PERSON’S… trilogy. A buffet of quirky words to memorise and dazzle those around you with incessant...

There’s something disconcerting about seeing comic book characters age slowly. Comic book fans are used to dramatic flashbacks and glimpses into...

I’ll take the brusCHEtta. “Certainly sir. The brusHEtta.” This happened – twice - so now I can never ever eat on Norton Street...

“There was a long period after the first album where I felt disillusioned with the machinery of the industry.”

“Recorded relatively...

When the word ‘bestseller’ is used to describe a book it makes most purists gag and conjures thoughts of Dan Brown-esque chapter hooks and...

A bad haircut can leave you in dis-tress. Jokes aside, my favourite barber is Sedition on Victoria Street, Darlinghurst. Barber Michael Joyce is a transgressive...

Once upon a time mad, cynical geniuses like Kurt Vonnegut and Phillip K. Dick made a living hacking out stories for pulp magazines, trashy bits of entertainment...

For all the commercial success Mr Williams has had producing hits for other artists, his solo work and N*E*R*D project have barely touched the top 10...

This week we thought it was time to share the worst kept secret of the online fashion websites – JC REPORT. If you don’t already know about...

Down the South end of King Street is friendly Justin and the shop he co-runs - Bravery Repetition and Noise. The store is named after what we thought...

Listening to Phoenix is like listening to good advice. Their songs are ingrained with experience and a certain perspective that comes from never taking...

I'm still sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to love or hate these guys. I love their prints and some of their artists, but hate the hype and...