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NewsSeekae Announce Third Album and 2014 National Tour
Sydney's ambient electro darlings have dropped All The News.
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NewsVictorian Government Opens Can of Worms for Music Venues with Noise Surveys
There are few types of resident more thrilled to have reason to rant than a live music venue neighbour.
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NewsWin Tickets to Wagons’ Acid Rain and Sugar Cane Tour
Frontmen rarely come as charismatic as Melbourne's Henry Wagons.
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NewsPenny Penny Talks South Africa, Yothu Yindi and Finally Kissing Australian Soil
From a poverty-stricken childhood to international stardom, cult South African musician Penny Penny has been dubbed "the next Rodriguez".
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NewsFive Unexpected Things We Learnt From Cannes Film Festival 2014
Tarantino says cinema is dead, and your boyfriend Ryan Gosling sucks at directing.
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NewsBob Dylan Announces 2014 Tour of Australia and New Zealand
The legendary musician is gifting us with a month-long tour for his 73rd birthday.
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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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NewsSt Vincent Talks Parallel Lives, Interpersonal Travel and Reading Up on Freud
Annie Clark talks transcending the conscious brain, overcoming self-delusion and resisting domestication.
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NewsNPR’s New Database of Commencement Speeches is Guaranteed to Make Your Day
Because uni grads aren't the only ones in need of a little inspiration.
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NewsLook Out, Melbourne Taxis Have Just Raised Their Fares
Your cab home tonight will be at least $6 more expensive.
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NewsMan Drowns in Darling Harbour at Opening Night of Vivid Sydney
Sad news from the festival of light.
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NewsAustralia Gets Its First Annual Scandinavian Film Festival
Experience the cool cinema of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
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NewsJonti Buries Himself Under an Avalanche of Tunes for Vivid LIVE
Ahead of his Vivid performance at the Opera House, Jonti took time out to discuss his love for The Avalanches and what to expect from the future.
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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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NewsGrow Your Indoor Garden Haven with New Plant Warehouse Loose Leaf
The Loose Leaf team chat about reconnecting with nature, your home's microclimates and the one plant that thrives on neglect.
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NewsBirthday Stats Show Australians Love to Stream Flume and Lorde on Spotify
Celebrating its second birthday in Australia, Spotify has released a bucketload of stats in one super scrollworthy infographic.
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NewsSiberia Records’ Top Five Jams To Psych You Up For Vivid LIVE
To psych you up for their Vivid LIVE Studio party, the dudes at Siberia have put together a playlist of weird and wonderful offerings
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NewsKeith Haring’s Johnston Street Mural Has Been Tagged Again
The question remains — should the piece be restored or left to gloriously decay?
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NewsMelbourne Heads Back to the Trailer Park
Perhaps the only place where you can down a fried catfish po' boy for dinner and salted caramel creme brulee for dessert.
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NewsThe Ten Best Restaurants in Adelaide
The top Adelaide restaurants respect the exceptional produce and wine at their doorstep.
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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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NewsOver 80 Writers and Editors Slam Arts Cuts in Open Letter to the Abbott Government
Christos Tsiolkas, JM Coetzee, Anna Funder and 85 others protest against the 2014 Budget's cuts to arts funding.
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NewsAn Insider’s Tips on How to Do Radelaide
Cam Knight shares a few of his favourite Adelaidean things.
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NewsMcLaren Vale Sea & Vines Festival Showcases Adelaide’s Wine Country
South Australia's McLaren Vale and its winemakers are not only familiar with a good drop, they are synonymous with the stuff.
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NewsJames Vincent McMorrow Talks Booting the Bottle, Post Tropical and Game of Thrones
The Irish native checked in from Dublin ahead of his highly-anticipated Australian tour.
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NewsMeet Grant Street, Southbank’s Latest Revamped Arts Space
Turns out student theatre is much more than cheesy Shakespeare and unsubtle politics.
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NewsR.I.P. Society’s Top Five Tracks to Start Your Week Loudly
R.I.P. Society founder Nic Warnock runs you through The Dead C, Holy Balm and Sydney newbies Feedtime.
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NewsJanelle Monae and Kimbra Postpone Golden Electric Show
Sudden illness has held up The ArchAndroid singer in Melbourne.
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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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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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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.
