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NewsThe Kite String Tangle Chats Debut Releases, Green Day Cover Bands and Remixing Lorde
Kicking off a national tour this week, Danny Harley has come a long way from his teenage Green Day cover band.
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NewsThe Black Keys Top Bluesfest’s Massive First Lineup Annoucement
Bluesfest 2015 is looking to younger whippersnappers this year.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Night Moves
Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard get radical.
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NewsDirector Florian Habicht on Putting Pulp to Film, with a Little Help from Sheffield
It took a whole town to tell the story of Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, life, death and supermarkets.
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News21 Things We Learnt From Salman Rushdie at FODI
Salman Rushie likes 'The Big Bang Theory', thinks Roald Dahl is an arsehole and hopes people will get sick of boring religion.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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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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NewsWork-Shop’s Crafty DIY Classes To Launch in Melbourne
Appreciate whisky like Don Draper, nail that street mural or build your own kickass terrarium.
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NewsRemembering The Astor Theatre: Eight Film Buffs Share Their Stories
If this really is the end for the iconic venue, consider this our eulogy.
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NewsExperience an Entire Day of Sightseeing in These Stunning Timelapse Photographs
All of the tourist attractions, none of the travel.
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NewsA Studio Ghibli Film Showcase Is Coming to Australia
Take a look inside the kingdom of dreams and madness.
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NewsThe ABC Launches Its First iview-Only Series Next Month
Who would have thought it'd be about a post-apocalyptic panda?
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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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NewsA Whirlwind Guide to Eating in Vietnam
You don't need mountains of time to experience the diverse regions of Vietnam, just an open mind. And mouth.
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NewsMeet Smash Palace, the Bus Bar Driving Christchurch’s Hospo Revolution
More than just a booze bus, Smash Palace is a temporary bar bringing good spirits to town.
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NewsFour Creative Projects to Visit in Christchurch
Bars on buses, pop-up public buildings and shipping container shopping centres are part of a city brimming with innovation.
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NewsThe Hits and Misses of the 2014 Emmy Awards
Epic pashes, surprise foxes and a Night at the Roxbury. Classic Emmys.
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EventJuly Warehouse Sale
Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
July Luggage, Collingwood
From design-forward suitcases to everyday book totes and toiletry bags, refurb your travel essentials with discounted pieces from this local luggage label.
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EventMFWF: Pizza Pronto — James Lowe at Figlia
Thu, 26 Mar, 2026
Figlia, Brunswick East
Bringing London-born pizza innovations to Lygon Street, this one-night takeover combines Michelin-led cred with crowd-pleasing slices.
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EventMelbourne Women in Film Festival
Thu, 19 Mar - Mon, 23 Mar 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Melbourne's female-focused film festival returns for the tenth year with five days of screenings, panels and workshops at ACMI and Fed Square.
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EventBrunswick Music Festival 2026, Featuring the Sydney Road Street Party
Sun, 1 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar 2026
Various venues across Brunswick, Brunswick
Celebrate the sounds of this music-making neighbourhood with a week-long showcase that kicks off with an unmissable street party.
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EventPost-Race Afterparty at Mr Mills
Thu, 5 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar 2026
Mr Mills, Melbourne
A basement bar transforms into the epicentre of race week celebrations by Chivas Regal CrystalGold, featuring electronic duo Set Mo.
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Event'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.
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EventFebruary at Peninsula Hot Springs
Tue, 27 Jan - Fri, 27 Feb 2026
Peninsula Hot Springs, Fingal
Soak up summer while it lasts with midweek two-for-one bathing, Lunar New Year festivities and romantic Valentine's escapes.
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EventLaunch Weekend at Upstate Oakleigh
Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
Upstate Oakleigh, Oakleigh
Get in a high-energy workout in the southeast, as this rapidly growing brand of Pilates studios launches its latest wellness destination in Oakleigh.
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EventAfrica Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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EventJackalope Cinema 2026
Sun, 1 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar 2026
Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula, Merricks North
Make your Mornington Peninsula stay even more picture-perfect, with this month-long open-air cinema program.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Boyhood
Richard Linklater has been filming the same movie for the last 12 years, and you have to watch it.
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NewsThe Australian Names Their Hot 50 Restaurants of 2014
Who gets the top gong in the latest attempt at restaurant ranking?
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NewsTweet Your Own TV Drama with BBC and Gracie Otto
Using Agatha Christie-worthy characters, you decide this mystery's ending.
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NewsDavid Attenborough is Filming a 3D Doco on the Great Barrier Reef This Year
This is going to be well worth the IMAX money.
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NewsListen to the Album Sonic Youth, Ariel Pink, Yoko Ono and Others Recorded for Plants
It's some seriously chill listening.
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NewsLady Gaga Was At Cherry Bar Last Night and You Totally Missed It
The one night you refrain from hitting up AC/DC lane!
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The Astor Theatre Has Announced its Closure For 2015
Time to get weirdly sentimental with a screening of Pulp Fiction or Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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NewsThe Palais Theatre is at ‘Imminent Risk of Closure’
Bob Dylan must party really hard. Port Phillip Council are lobbying the state government for $15 million in restoration costs for the iconic venue.
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NewsRodriguez Announces Australian Tour
THE Rodriguez last toured here with Midnight Oil in the '80s.
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NewsLegendary Bennetts Lane Jazz Club To Close
Great, just when we were having a few victories for Melbourne's live music scene.
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NewsSnapchat Could Be Adding News and Ads to Your Drunken Selfie Feed
Could there be ad breaks interrupting your sexts?
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NewsBondi Hipsters Joined the Viral Old Spice Campaign with Their Own Mahnly Ad
Because Old Spice makes your beard grow quicker. Fact.
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NewsGet Ready for a Foodie Love-In With Ben Shewry and the Team From Attica
The owner of Australia's best restaurant has created a two-day "anti-festival".
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NewsHumans of New York Has Gone Global
Photographer Brandon Stanton has left the five burroughs behind.
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NewsThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Melbourne International Film Festival
If there's justice in the world, the best movies will be in cinemas soon.
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NewsYarra City Council Really, Really Doesn’t Want You to Party in Public Parks on NYE
They've just passed a motion banning alcohol from all public spaces and they're going to spend at least $180,000 to enforce it.
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NewsParadise Music Festival Returns with All-Australian Lineup Announcement
Kirin J. Callinan, Oscar Key Sung, Crooked Colours and Young Franco are headed for postcard-perfect Marysville.
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NewsHow to Stick to Your Guns and Make Machines Behave Themselves with Seekae
With the upcoming release of their third album, Seekae are heading out on tour.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See at the Melbourne Writers Festival 2014
Obviously we're hoping for a boozy run in with Dave Eggers, Helen Garner, and Salman Rushdie, but we have a few back up plans too.
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NewsSounds in the Snow Secret Location Revealed
Care for some warm cider and electronic pop by the hot pools?
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NewsDarlinghurst’s Forbes and Burton Owner Denies Barista Job for Being Black
"African people can't make good coffee."
