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Five New Art Exhibitions Shaking Up June

Visit '70s California, the strip club and the protest barricades.

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Elizabeth Rose's New Single Is an Anthem for Marriage Equality

With sale proceeds being used to help fight discrimination. What a legend.

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Ostro's Josh Emett Is Bringing You a Side of Live Music with Your Mains

Matter-of-factly named 'Dinner and a Show', you will be treated to exactly that.

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Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This June

Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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Why Is Tame Impala Suing Their Ex-Record Label Modular?

Kevin Parker's on the warpath.

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The State of Fun in Australia

Gelato Messina, The Festivalists, Giant Dwarf and Secret Garden discuss active play, festival culture and whether red tape is killing creativity.

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Win a Double Pass to See Salute

Never forget.

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Five Semi-Permanent Speakers We're Excited to See

Only a month to go.

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Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland this June

Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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Aotea Square Set For a Wintry Makeover

Skating in a winter wonderland.

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Win Tickets to See Grace Jones at Carriageworks

Be front and centre for this legendary Vivid Sydney headliner — there will be costume changes.

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Converse Are Winging Bands to the Best Studios on Earth

Just don't forget your drumsticks.

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See Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away as an 8-Bit Video Game

Hayao Miyazaki's beloved film, as an adorable platform adventure.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Reveals First Lineup for 2015

Sundance smashes, Jason Segel taking on David Foster Wallace and Neil Armfield’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of 'Holding the Man'.

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Florence and the Machine Announce Splendour 2015 Sideshows

Their Coachella set finished up with 'Dog Days Are Over'. Just sayin'.

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What It's Like Learning to Dance in Pointe Shoes in 12 Weeks

To play Bottom in the Australian Ballet's The Dream, male dancers need to make like the ladies and go en pointe.

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Ken Griffen's 'Face Value' Distills Superficial Encounters into Art

The Huffer art director's first solo exhibition is a series of disembodied remainders of fleeting relationships.

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Watch Royal Headache's Opera House Vivid Gig Get Shut Down By the Cops

You can take the band out of the garage, but you can’t take the garage out of the band.

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Vivid Sydney 2015

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The Australia Council Has Started Suspending Funding to Artists After Budget Cuts

Your calendar of shows to see might be looking a bit lighter a few months from now.

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What to Expect from the Newly Resurrected Astor Theatre

Newly appointed general manager Zak Hepburn talks us through Palace's plans.

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Changes Galore for Gisborne's Rhythm and Vines Festival

It's a new year for the New Year's festival.

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Artist Stanley Donwood's Retrospective Goes Beyond the Radiohead Album Covers

Now showing at Carriageworks, the artist talks collaborating with Thom Yorke and that time Glastonbury Festival just didn't understand him at all.

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The Seven Best Cinemas in Wellington

A museum cinema hybrid, Wellington's oldest cinema and a theatre stacked with comfy armchairs.

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There's More to Brisbane Festival 2015's First Announcement Than Just Dinner and a Show

First off the rank, a three-part gastronomic and theatrical escapade — with an inbuilt afterparty.

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Five Tips for Survival in the Post-Financial Collapse Blackmarket

Scavenge some goods for post-apocalyptic trading in pvi collective's participatory performance.

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Sydney Fringe 2015 Has a Brand New Festival Village

Expect prohibition-style gin bars, masquerade horror installations and a huge focus on Erko.

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The Winner of the 2015 Billy T Award Has Been Named

Props, costume changes and audience participation = maximum lols.

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Brilliant Advice, Lessons and Revelations from the Auckland Writers Festival

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Some Very Good Reasons to Head to this Week's Red Bull Sound Select

In case you were planning a quiet night in this week.

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The Ten Best Gigs to See at Vivid Sydney 2015

Don't attend Vivid through your smartphone; get amongst the tunes.

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Lee Lin Chin Announced as Australia's Official Eurovision Spokesperson Because All Is Well

"I’m not worried about being up early, I’ll just have to take a break from the clubs for 20 minutes."

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Here is a Movie Theatre Truck That Delivers to Your Doorstep

The pure potential of an actual, literal, motion picture.

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Win Tickets to See Wild Tales

Six people are driven to the verge of a nervous breakdown in this twisted tour de force.

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Grace Jones Announces Third Vivid Sydney Show

The queen is staying a little longer at Carriageworks.

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Theatre Director Oliver Driver Makes Cinema Come Alive in New 4D Play

The man driving the crazy theatre-film hybrid show.

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Giant Dwarf to Launch New Event Where Pollies Present Their Own Slide Night

Kristina Keneally and Julian Morrow invite Australian politicians to bring along their own personal photos — and explain themselves.

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Blur Now Have Their Own Official 'Magic Whip' Ice Cream

For sharing with all the people, so many people.

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Guide
Your Guide to the Documentary Edge Film Festival 2015

The Documentary Edge Film Festival brings us a full schedule jam-packed with fascinating films.

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Shadow Electric Is Hosting A Fundraiser Party for Nepal

Clear your calendar for one huge and bighearted openair bash at the Abbotsford Convent.

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The Winners of the 2015 Music Managers Awards Have Been Announced

Celebrating the often-unsung heroes of the music industry.

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Guide
The Eight Best Bookstores in Wellington

Because books are a whole lot more than just a few hundred printed pages that smell really great.

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