Alvin Purple

About 30 years ago, the tag 'Made in Japan' carried a certain stigma. It stood for inexpensive manufacturing, mass product and cost-effective labour...

I really don't know what to make of this album. It's kind of an angular, electronic funk affair, much like if LCD Soundsystem had slightly less sensical...

You like tits? Me too. Nice, big, juicy-ass tits. Don't come at me with no half-a-handful titties, that's a deal breaker, no sale. I wanna woman who can...

Over the last six months Oxford Street has entered what meteorologists would describe as a dry spell. With the new Westfield landing smack bang in the...

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...

There's nothing wrong with the matchbox car per se, but it doesn't quite have the design aesthetic of the vinyl toy. Which leads me to wonder how children...

1. Matsuri, 614 Crown St, Surry Hills
2. Kings Lane Sandwiches, 1/ 28 Kings Lane, Darlinghurst
3. Guzman y Gomez, 175 King St, Newtown
4. Deus Café...

Despite its beautifying adjective, a ‘pretty dog' still implies some sort of ugly. Kind of like a Puggle, Miss Piggy or Brooke Satchwell. Maybe...

If the word 'awesomest' was an illustration (or even a word) then it would be illustrated by Shaun Tan. Tan is the king of Australian book illustration...

For years now, from an unassuming building on Elizabeth Street opposite the Waterloo skatepark and a lolly factory, Darren Knight has been repping great...

What is most miraculous about Miracle Asian Food Plaza is that it stocks the two most crucial staples of a modern diet: Cincalok Sauce (pureed whole shrimp...

Nurses will tell you that there are certain creepy rooms in every hospital where you can sense a disquieting presence. It's not a ghost as such... more...

Trying to stay one step ahead in the fashion game is kinda like tying yourself to a treadmill and breaking the off switch.

Thankfully though, for we...

Though I've been skateboarding since 1986, I still hate walking into a skateshop. Either it's some hardcore store with a crew of snot-nosed punks behind...

Ifyou would say you love reading about sad people not expressing theirfeelings properly, what you're really saying is that you like Canadianfiction. And...

This is a public service announcement for the citizens of Sydney. We wish to advise you that a collection of monsters have penetrated your society. We...

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

In our "vacuous and shallow" city, a restaurant is judged on its location, celebrity clientele and architecturally designed toilets more than...

We love DEXTER.

Even as he's butchering his victims and gathering his blood-trophies, you can't help but love DEXTER. He's been the star of his own series...

Looking back to the seventies, not much in terms of fashion has remained relevant. This is not true of New Zealand brand, Zambesi who after nearly thirty...