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NewsAstral People’s Top Five Tunes to Start Your Weekend
Crank up a spot o' Rainbow Chan, Phuture and The Avalanches this weekend.
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NewsDustin Tebbutt Talks Roasting Coffee, Living in Sweden and Working with Oliver Tank
If it’s ethereal indie folk you’re after, Dustin Tebbutt is your man.
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NewsNew York’s East Village Radio to Shut Down After 11 Years
Heavy licensing fees will see the independent online station forced to shut down, broadcasting its last show on May 23.
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NewsUniversal’s Harry Potter Theme Park is After Your Galleons With Their Latest Gringotts Ride
It features a 60-foot dragon. Enough said.
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NewsDiners To Pay With Instagrammed Food Pics at World’s Most Infuriating Pop-Up
Do you tweet before you eat?
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NewsGum Ball to Possibly Take a Break in 2014
Another bout of festival cancellation blues is about to go 'round.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsFive Things You Can Expect From The Government’s Piracy Crackdown
Tony Abbott and George Brandis are going after your Game of Thrones.
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NewsWin Tickets to See The Broken Circle Breakdown
An interesting, bluegrass-filled take on what's probably the most miserable story you can tell.
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NewsThe Holidays Announce Their Biggest Australian Shows Yet
Sydney yacht rock dudes are a long way from an actual holiday, with huge Australian dates locked in for June.
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NewsSt. Vincent Has Created Her Own Signature Coffee Blend
The New York-based multi-instrumentalist joins James Murphy and David Lynch with her own cup o' joe.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsMinimal Living: Rejecting Excess and Finding Clarity with Lottie Consalvo
Are we weighed down by our possessions? We speak to artist Lottie Consalvo about low-living.
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NewsMeet ‘Him’, the Talking Website Bringing Us One Step Closer to Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’
Spoiler: it's super creepy.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bars in Adelaide
With licensing loosened, 2014 is proving Adelaide's year of the small bar.
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NewsThe Walking Dead Pop-Up Store Requires You Pay with Your Blood
That T-shirt'll cost you about 335ml.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Adelaide
We might be able to convince you to visit with just one word. That word is 'wine'.
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EventTogether for Lebanon Fundraiser
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
Abla's, Carlton
Abla’s, A1 Bakery, Alimentari, Larderfresh and Linden Cook are joining forces to raise money for people in Lebanon.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Melbourne.
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EventThe Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale
Sat, 26 Apr - Fri, 30 May 2025
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.
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EventLego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition
Sun, 4 May 2025 - Mon, 26 Jan 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Australia's world-first Lego 'Star Wars' exhibition is soaring into Melbourne in 2025 — from May the fourth, of course.
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EventThis Never Happened Presents
Fri, 17 Jan, 2025
170 Russell, Melbourne
Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Melbourne party that won't allow phones.
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EventThe Rose Street Market
Sat, 23 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Rose Street Artist's Market, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's weekly artisan design and art market is a must-hit if you're up for some weekend shopping and wandering.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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NewsWin a Trip for Two to Adelaide with Wotif
Luxury accommodation, wine tours and five-course degustations - don't mind if you do?
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NewsWin Tickets to See The Double
From the director of Submarine comes this deadpan Dostoyevsky adaptation.
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NewsSplendour Patrons Charged Thousands in Potential Ticketing Hack
As if the process of getting a ticket wasn't stressful enough.
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NewsMichelangelo’s David Is at Risk of Falling Over
A biblical hero and flawless Renaissance man brought down by his Achilles heel.
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NewsMovement Celebrate EP Release with This Crisp Friday Playlist
The lads from Movement were kind enough to share their EP celebrations, fixing us up with a solid playlist of their go-to tracks right now.
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NewsThe World’s Smallest Postal Service Has Arrived
Can our love of adorably small things save a dying industry?
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NewsThese Artists are Painting an Entire Town in Mexico
'Painting the town red' gets a whole new meaning.
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NewsFour DIY Beauty Treatments for Under $10
Tried and true tricks from a jaded cosmetics counter worker.
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NewsWinemakers Want You to Skip the Pre-Drinks and See the Supports For Once
Ditch the pre-drinks and discover the next Arcade Fire.
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NewsSydney’s The Rook and Melbourne’s Black Pearl Are Swapping Bars
Because you should never be too old to go on exchange.
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NewsAndrew McConnell’s Supernormal Is Finally Opening in Melbourne
Lobster rolls and karaoke, together at last.
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NewsLaneway Festival Detroit Cancelled
Stateside fans won't see Laneway due to a lack of artists this year.
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News52 Tuesdays’ Unique Look at a Teen and Her Transgender Mother
With a wave of Sundance hype behind them, filmmaker Sophie Hyde and actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey bring 52 Tuesdays home.
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NewsWin Tickets to Bad Neighbours
Zac Efron and Seth Rogan enter a territorial war and we all stand to benefit.
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NewsLondon Might Become a Friendlier City with Project Talk to Me
An end to lonely tube commutes on dark, frosty mornings?
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NewsThis Guy is Trying to Collect Every Copy of Speed on VHS
Like the bus in Speed, we collectively cannot - and will not - stop.
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NewsSound Summit Announces 2014 Hiatus
Cue anxious collar pulling and angry pub rants about the end of festivals altogether.
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NewsAaron Sorkin Has Apologised for The Newsroom
"I wish that I could go back to the beginning of The Newsroom and start again."
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NewsLorde Postpones Australian Tour Due to Illness
The dynamo 17-year-old has postponed due to illness after heavy international touring.
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NewsRent Joss Whedon’s Brand New Tribeca Film ‘In Your Eyes’ For Just Five Clams
The Avengers director high-fived his fans worldwide by releasing the film online.
