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Through Delia Derbyshire and Dick Mills's work at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the '60s, JG Ballard's suburban sci-fi, Throbbing Gristle's camp...

Cairns is known for its barrier reef, its melting mercury and its cruise ships. It's definitely not known for progressive fashion, because, we imagine...

The most exceptional thing about DOT DOT DOT magazine is the fact that it doesn’t make you want to buy anything. That is, except for the issues...

The eagle has landed, and it's wearing shiny pants. Last Friday, American Apparel opened its Sydney doors, unleashing layer upon layer of evocative...

I'm not a gusher. I'm not an air kisser. I'm not a quaffer of white wine or a scenester. In fact, I pretty much lack all the distinguishing characteristics...

Melbourne's style is an acquired taste. Kind of like roasted eggplant and fetta on rye. Not the taste most Aussies are used to, unless they're well travelled...

To appreciate the awesomeness of the Portable Film Festival you need to think about two seemingly unrelated things at once. Firstly, you know how ‘normal'...

Stray cats are an odd breed. They're either all nice and purring and winding around your leg looking for some attention, or they snarl and hiss and stare...

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...

Do you shower with a bucket? Maybe you separate plastics from paper? Or use the same bathwater after your partner/spouse/flatmate?

Our environmental...

The summer release of WEIRDO RIPPERS saw No Age bring together a collection of songs that had spanned five independently released EPs,as kind of an introduction...

The Strand Arcade is a haven in a CBD riddled with bad fashion and bad coffee. Not only can you pick up the most amazing chicken parmigana roll downstairs...

'Blood nut' is a funny noun. It's both affectionate and slightly offensive. Special Kev is a blood nut (according to his Uncle Nobby, who reckons that...

Everybody in Asia knows that if you want the best food, you head straight for the street vendors. They have one signature dish. If the food ain't good...

Chloe suffered the jeering nonsense of wowser conservatism when she sailed to Melbourne in 1880. Generations have since filtered out such prudery. Not...

If you were looking for a new place to have dinner in Darlinghurst, then you will be very very very happy.

Two weeks ago, a cosy and delightful Italian...

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...

Travellers returning from a Parisian sojourn prattle on about history, architecture, and romance (blecch), but true sophisticates go for one reason: the...

In the golden age of infomercials, Demtel would advertise a set of steak knives by cutting through a shoe. Tim Shaw also went nuts on tomatoes and a...

We don't usually blow our own trumpet, but the excitement is building for the next Incu Window Project, so here comes the big up...

The Kingpins...