The Hampdens

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...

Back in 2004, Tim Minchin was a ranga from Perth who wrote weird satirical songs that record companies didn't know how to market. Then he had a makeover...

For an accessories label, Paris House has one hellava mission statement:

‘The truth isn't the truth until people believe in you, and they can't...

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...

Has David Lynch just become a friendly caricature of American oddness? I mean, once you turn 60, start evangelising about meditation, and release your...

Collective nouns are fun: A ‘rainbow' of hippies, a ‘compact' of beauticians, a ‘matinee' of nannas - the list goes on. But what works...

30 DAYS OF NIGHT is a vampire lore twisting suspense gorefest, set in the Arctic Circle in the town of Borrow during a month of darkness - with a bunch...

In our worldly population of over 6 billion, the average person has around 700,000 hours to live. While most have watched a clinically damaging number...

If you are ever wondering where Shepard Fairey got the inspiration for his Obey logo - look no further than the awesome movies of Mr. John Carpenter...

No matter how hard you try, sometimes it can be difficult to carve your own identity in the fashion hyper bowl. Melbourne label Jaakan however, refuse...

For years, I've been plagued by the horrible feeling that something was missing from my life. Maybe a shotgun wedding, a illegitimate child oran addiction...

’High Fidelity’ has nothing on Music Recommenders. Combining forty leading independent record stores from around the world it pools their...

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

We are truly an attention-challenged, internet-addled generation who has forgotten that news can be found outside an RSS reader. For us overwrought victims...

It's a shame that slogan T-shirts are lamer than a guy who just got stabbed in the kneecap with a wasp knife, because the other day I was inside my...

The problem with so much jazz and electronic music is its dry, cerebral nature. Translation: it could use a nice big pair of old-fashioned balls.

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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...

Skateboarding - it's not for everyone. It's noisy and painful and something many of us grow out of when we get into the serious business of finding a...

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...

Hovering three floors above the Dixon Street Food Hall, nestled amongst Chinese travel agents and masseur parlours, you'll find Sydney's most genuine...