It's that thing that someone significant in your life proposes to you and then you think: maybe getting drunk alone with a Netflix subscription and a...
The Germans are coming. But looking at the current international climate, and crunching the numbers that are possible to predict, that won't be for at least a couple of years. So, let's embrace state-specificity and welcome a Bavarian celebration. The celebration comes bearing beer, lederhosen (of the...
This week has serious vibes. Disturbing ones. From the guy dressed up 'ironically' as Bill Cosby for Halloween. 10) La Sirene French Farmhouse Feast 22nd October What: In late 2011 there was a hype spreading through the Melbourne beer community about a mysterious new beer that had being popping up...
Drink to mother's ruin. She's had her fun. It's time you had yours. 10) Baroque Ensemble and Early Voices 23rd October What: The University of Melbourne's Baroque Ensemble and Early Voices present a concert featuring J.S. Bach's choral masterwork Magnificat, BWV 243.2, written for the feast of Visitation in 1733. Why: A...
This week's a true joy. Because of the alcohol. Not the ravers. 10) Resist Day Party 26th October What: Resist is proud to present its next massive event at this never-before-used-as-a-day-party-space venue. Featuring an almighty minimal, house and techno lineup. Why: A rave remarkable for the new space in which it's being...
Do you love long walks on the beach? Yes? Then it's time you got a tattoo indicating as much, because 'liking beaches' is clearly the majority of your personality. 10) Mirusia and The Original Seekers 20th October What: Mirusia is one of Australia’s favourite singers and has won hearts around...
We're popping the cork off this week. And we didn't just phrase it that way because of deep-rooted alcohol issues. 10) Hidden Haciendas #013: 12 Hours of Power 2.0 25th October What: Hidden Haciendas is back delivering you another sell-out 12 hour non-stop party at one of Sydney's finest underground...
It's been two decades since these cats first hit the airwaves. Two decades of war, famine, political dissent, ideological zealotry, fascistic nationalism, and psychologically disturbing CGI. You'd think that society, by now, would be so desensitised to the cacophony of discord that ever-surrounds the aggressively mediocre that...
Feeling morally in the red? Of course you are, you're alive. Which means you haven't fallen upon a literal and ideological sword to protest any one of a number of literal and ideological mass extinctions. It's 2019 and you're a monster for breathing. The least you can do is...
Australia's never been particularly religiously fervent. Which is a shame, in some respects. The pretension, the delusion and the ridiculous costuming are undeniably entertaining. And there's something vaguely thrilling about the heavy air of shame and the worshipping at an altar that floats over a swirling mass of...