Cooks River Motor Boat Club
Screw astrophysics - time travel is as easy as a trip to Tempe.
Behind a mannequin shop on the Princess Highway, across from bobbing and rocking little tugs, sits the Cooks River Motor Boat Club - a haven for Sydney's die-hard rockabilly and country enthusiasts. It's a down-home, no frills bowling club-style joint with cheap beer and great atmosphere.
Jasmin Lebanese Restaurant
-Complimentary plates of fluro coloured pickles.
-Faux marble and gold cornices and glorious murals of the coast of Lebanon.
-Tabouleh of mint and tomatoes so fresh they are growing off the plate.
-Hummus mushed moments ago from the creamiest of chic peas.
-Moist, tasty falafels of the most rare and excellent falafel stuff.
Interplay
Demystifying the creative process can be a dangerous thing. Sometimes it's nice to think artists are rarefied beings, periodically struck by bone-shaking bolts of inspiration, rather than slobs like the rest of us, makin' stuff in their underwear amongst toast crumbs and fallen armies of takeaway coffee cups.
The Ultimate Rock Brain Challenge
If you can recall the founding members of The Yardbirds; the band who released 'Listen To Your Heart' in 1988; and James Newell Ostergberg's stage name, consider the stakes below.
Pop Heads invites all dinosaur rock brains, vinyl appreciators and audiophiles to THE ULTIMATE ROCK BRAIN CHALLENGE.
The Moth
"It's homeopathic inner crystal meth." Just so we're clear, sexual misadventurer and author Jonathan Ames is talking about unashamed old-fashioned story telling.
In 1997, poet and novelist George Dawes Green and a small circle of friends gathered to spin spellbinding tales on a New York porch - THE MOTH was born.
Paris Transatlantic
Music eZines, like MESS+NOISE or PITCHFORK, are great vehicles for promotion (and perhaps hype) if you are an independent artist or label. They have grown to have a real impact on the industry and musicians. Rarely though, do you find an online music magazine that is willing to delve deep while remaining somewhat esoteric in its content.
South American Night
Ever wondered where you can get a muy authentico taste of South American life? Ever imagined it'd be in Kenso? At a bowling club?
Kensington Bowling Club has been running an extremely popular South American Night for years. From 7pm ‘till midnight, Latino families, grandparents, and young singles get decked out, get their grub on, and get down - seriously.
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