Be In The Black Before The Red and Green with The Melbourne International Arts Festival

It's easy to be provoked in the era we're living in. There's so much to be angry about. Politics, the economy, mass poverty, the environment, Metallica cancelling their Australian tour and Michael Bublé not cancelling his Australian tour. But provocation doesn't necessarily involve anger. One can...

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The Louder of Two Evils: Coffs Harbour International Buskers & Comedy Festival

New South Wales is experiencing the worst rat infestation in decades. That's right. It's not the ebb and flow of a calm, mercury-infused ocean you're hearing in the sultry twilight hours, it's the tiny claws of a million rats nesting restlessly underground on mountains of abandoned hipster...

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Top 10 Melbourne Revelry On this week 29/09/2019

The Germans are coming. So you might as well drink, dance and drink again up until the point when they arrive. The next world war go by a lot quicker if you're not sober.   10) White pres. Matt Sassari 4th October What: White Noise is kicking Spring off with someone...

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Top 10 Sydney Culture On this week 29/09/2019

This week's as good as it gets. Because humanity's only going to exist for about 5 more years and we haven't set a very high standard.   10) Cirque du Soleil: KURIOS – Cabinet Des Curiosités  5th October-24th November What: Cirque du Soleil will bring its newest creation to Australia: KURIOS...

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Burning Seed: The Burn That Doesn’t Need Penicillin, a Green Alternative or the Death of Corporate Media

Being conscious on a macrocosmic scale is exhausting. To do an act that could be considered a moral one is to commit to a point in the future when you realise you've wiped out a species or decimated an economy or been genuinely appreciative of the...

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Top 10 things On in Brisbane this week 22/09/2019

The river's on fire. Come see it before the realities of future fracking make the experience less poetic and more literal.   10) K Motionz Live 22nd September What: At just 19, K Motionz has already become one of the most in-demand Drum & Bass producers in the UK. His 16-track...

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Top 10 Melbourne Culture On this week 22/09/2019

This week is as big as it is little. Just like your fried chicken-induced heart attack in the grand scheme of things.   10) Reef and Beef at Iki-jime 25th September What: Iki-jime will partner with Dal Zotto Wines to present the finest from the kitchen accompanied by a selection from...

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Top 10 Melbourne Revelry On this week 22/09/2019

Listen here. There's a dance music festival coming. So you're going to need whisky and earplugs. We can provide the first thing.   10) TR!P 10 feat. Kelsta, M-Experience, Andy Golden + Classic House Upstairs 28th September What: Along with a pumping main floor giving you nothing but the best Hard...

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Top 10 Sydney Culture On this week 22/09/2019

Take a deep breath. Smell that? It's not just carbon emissions caused by faceless industry. It's also the emissions of hundreds of desperately fragile theatre students.   10) Palla Jeroff Exhibition Opening 24th September What: Celebrate the opening of this remarkable exhibition of new paintings and ceramics by Palla Jeroff. Palla...

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Top 10 Sydney Revelry On this week 22/09/2019

This week's going to burn a little. But don't worry. Kris Kristofferson has a whole suitcase full of ointments and unguents.   10) The Berlin Experiment 27th September What: Be greeted by their friendly nurse at the door and receive your patient number on entry. This dim lit underground space with...

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