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Early last year a new wave of Swedish artists began to receive mainstream attention. A year on from ‘The Whistle Song' and the Scandinavian invasion...

Why does the word eclectic get bandied around so much? Does everything that's even slightly diverse have to be considered eclectic? In light of this we...

In their own words, Pete Versus Toby like to keep it simple and like colour. They wear their philosophy on their T-shirts - ‘Gingerbread men make...

Awaba café provides a great reason NOT to visit the North Shore. Situated just across the road from Balmoral Beach, you would expect the tranquil...

How great is procrastination? The internet has taken this art-form to a whole new level - now you can look like your tapping away madly, hard at work...

Close your eyes and imagine you're in a calm, empty room. A softly lit, minimalist Oxford Street boutique, with white walls, experimental chill out music...

Editor Alice Gage once wanted to rock some serious boats. She was filled with rage at the numbness around her and thought that a cutting political publication...

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...

In 2004, TWOTHOUSAND just missed out on winning the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction. To show that we harbour few, if any, hard feelings, we recommend...

The humble lollipop has come a long way. Before the Chupa Chup started throwing parties and orbiting the earth, it was just a humble pop from rural...

Do you know that I keep cornflour in my bathroom? No? Well, neither did Holman. This is surprising, as Holman Wang is a man unnaturally obsessed with...

Reductive art-rock trio My Disco continue to distil the drums-guitar setup to its essence with PARADISE - a new album of unsettling, hyper-disciplined...

In stark contrast to the conceit and posturing of other beach suburbs stands the enjoyably innocuous Brighton-le-Sands. It continues to be maligned, or...

Mike Relm is as badass as they come. He has won turtablism championships, plays live with completely original video DJ'ing mash-ups, and is just releasing...

It can't just be our imagination. It's the plain truth, good pubs are getting harder to find as more and more venerable old watering holes are being "refurbished"...

It has zombies, werewolves, cannibals and vampires …and it’s not Facebook. TRASHARAMA has more gore and bodily fluid than you or your online...

An A-grade harvest of Australian and international brands makes BLOOD ORANGE well worth a look. Love it for its fine crop of Terry De Havilland shoes...

There's this guy called Jonny Nails (yes, his real name) who co-runs a great blog called Polaroids of Androids. POA had a party late last year above...

Western wear! This book was published about six months ago, so it’s not totally new, but I only just discovered it. It’s a definitive guide...

With a name like Lover, it is not enough merely to be loved - as this Australian label surely is - you must, like the great seducers of history, love...