Beaches

We live in a global village, which means it’s now possible for gigantoid multi-national corporations to exploit swarthy, fly-attracting people in...

Through the looking glass of 290 Crown Street, curious eyes have witnessed the once carte-blanch cube fill with bric-a-bric to the point of near eruption...

Daft Punk are soon to land and their meteoric and enigmatic nature makes this akin to the passing of Haley’s Comet. However, in the lead up, rather...

With BIG BROTHER making heroes out of arseholes it is not unreasonable to lose faith in the system that denotes good from bad, and meaningful from mediocre...

Incu patiently built a reputation as one of the best boutiques in Sydney through their City store, but have recently turned it up a number of notches...

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

“Recorded relatively...

Remember NINE QUEENS, the con-man caper flick from Argentina that lingered in small cinemas back in the early ‘00s? Director Fabian Bielinsky...

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

Canadian owner Brody Petersen and his team have brought a fresh new eatery to the Bondi area. It's a little dark, it's full of atmosphere and it's loaded...

It would be a shame for Tom Vek to be consumed and spat out like a liquorice jellybean by the hype-machine that is inevitably about to engulf him. Vek...

Field Day… Meredith… Falls… Pub Sounds… Big Day Out… Laneway – the list of Summer music festivals is longer than...

Let's begin by setting the scene. It's Friday night, around 7.30pm, and you're further gone than Tony Bullimore in his little yacht. This is a crucial...

Got a score to settle with your Nan? Need to deodorise your car? Why not get a bottle of Hotel Slut? Etat Libre D'Orange perfumes are either cashed-up...

With a trial move to the Central Coast imminent, I'm haunted by images of Iguana Joes and the local Federal Member, so it is a relief to have found...

Four months ago, a lady called Lin Lin said goodbye to her native New Zealand and headed off to the big Sydney smoke. In her bags she packed not lanolin...

Hmmm - how does TwoThousand love thee Maya? Let me count the ways...

1. (Full) Tandoori chicken: soft and succulent with just the right hint of spice...

Sophomore albums are make or break for any artist - whether you slump or whether you thrive depends on the act's talent and depth, and some artists just...

Not since a grade 5 music recital have we been subjected to an instrumental, and although this is probably not a good point of comparison CLASSICS, the...

"There are infinite dots in this universe, the stars are dots and we are all dots, you are a dot, I am a dot, there are lots of countries and they...

If you've taken a fall from the fashion horse of late, chances are you're dreading a re-mount of the bucking, temperamental steed. And if you're anything...

PARIS, LA is a magazine started by long time Purple contributor Dorothee Perret with a vision to cross oceans by daydreaming about the other side...

I know it's a pretty broad statement but I think Koko Espresso Bar on Holt Street has the best coffee in Sydney...well maybe that is a gross generalisation...but...

Not to be confused with Hoboe's Remorse (aka Sunday Morning Shame Spiral), Buyer's remorse is a terrible affliction affecting 8 in 5 Australians. There...

I'm sure that someone, somewhere, has invented a handier, more useful kitchen gadget than this. But until it's delivered to my front door in eco-friendly...

Few spaces capture the awkward loneliness of life like the Darren Knight Gallery. Whether displaying works by Noel McKenna, Rob McHaffie or Michael...

FOLLOW ME was the heartbeat of Australian fashion publishing back in the '80s. Slick, cool and new – a swan amongst seagulls. While mainstream titles...

As live bands go, The Horrors are just about the most exciting and entertaining act around at the minute. Their shows are riotous, mesmerising and...

Garden Life is fast becoming as famous as some of it's A list clients, which include John Laws, Elvis, Cleopatra, and Jesus. But luckily you don't have...

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...

With renowned photographer Max Doyle as editor-in-chief, DOINGBIRD is somewhat of a diamond-in-the-rough of locally published magazines. Well-written...

The Wooster Collective celebrates ephemeral street art from around the globe, and they’ve recently released the product of their first foray into...

Blowing shit up, it never gets old but until recently destructibility in games was always limited by technology. Even the original series of Red Faction...

Birthdays are good for you. They must be because the people who have the most birthdays live the longest. So it is with unreserved celebration that we...

"Who'd have thought a magician could get this rich?" I said, stepping from David Copperfield's private jet. Lou was less than astonished, "The...

They say friends in need are friends indeed. Well, Black & Blue Gallery is a friend, and it is in need...indeed.

After a busy start to the year...

I don't really watch a lot of film, or TV, nor do I know enough about it to do any sort of adequate critique, but I will do my best here.

I recently...

Do you plan to have intercourse in the next six months? Scratch that. Do you ever you plan to have intercourse? If your answer is a resounding "F!*k...

Charlie Kaufman's first feature as director is uncompromisingly weird and will make you feel either really smart or really dumb. You might stroll out...

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

When Lyn & Tony are not taking photos for fancy fashion magazines, they are telling us what's what, smiling nice for The Selby (see decap...