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  • The Vengaboys Still Like To Party

    The original ambassadors of cheesy Europop are still alive and kicking. Get onboard the Vengabus.


    Who would have thought the novelty act that brought us such '90s...
  • Black&Write: Fellowship On The Rise

    Black&Write is a fellowship enabling Indigenous authors the chance to win a $10,000 prize, professional manuscript development from 'black&write!' Indigenous editors

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  • Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: Trouble Down Under

    Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs is a dance producer acting like a chef who, having removed the main ingredients of a standard meal, has created something beyond

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  • The Griswolds: The Vacation Is Over

    Infectious indie-rockers The Griswolds have enjoyed the success most bands dream of in just a few months.

    Lead guitarist Dan Duque-Perez can’t believe their luck, with...
  • Bombay Bicycle Club: A Guy Thing

    Last time Bombay Bicycle Club were in Australia, they were supporting fellow English rockers Elbow. Here’s hoping that band’s frontman believes imitation is the sincerest

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  • Tarantino To Visit Australia For Django Unchained Premiere

    Academy Award-winner Quentin Tarantino will visit Sydney next month to attend the premiere of his critically acclaimed new film, Django Unchained


    Much like his...
  • Sounds Of Sydney: Harper

    “Nothing really gives me the same pleasure as finding a new song, and just picturing hundreds of people in front of me just going off to it,” Harper tells me of his love for

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  • Racecourse Drive In Cinema Season Announced

    The Racecourse Drive-In Cinema will re-open in May 2013 for a three-month season, giving Sydneysiders the opportunity to experience new movies and themed nights from the

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  • The Presets Announce Additional Dates

    The Presets can't stop adding dates to their national headline tour. Who do they think they are — Bruce Springsteen?


    Less than one week since tickets went on sale...
  • More Australian Springsteen Shows Announced

    Well, that was quick.


    In response to yesterday's frantic pre-sale that saw tens of thousands of fans trying to snap up, well, less than tens of thousands of...
  • The Wonder Years: Making Waves

    Although pop-punk has fallen out of vogue in recent years, Pennsylvania rockers The Wonder Years have never been fazed by the fickle nature of mainstream

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  • The Datsuns: Global Boogie

    Seeking refuge from the demands of touring and band life, The Datsuns’ frontman Dolf de Borst lays low in Sweden.


    De Borst resides in the country’s capital, with...
  • I'm There: Grandma's Bar

    What?
    
A retrosexual haven of cosmopolitan kitsch and faded granny glamour, with its fresh n’ fiery cocktails served to you by an amiable and conversant...
  • Russell Brand @ Brisbane Convention Centre 04.12.12

    Last night I ventured to the Brisbane Convention Centre to witness Russell Brand, not really knowing what to expect. The self-confessed ‘Mrs Katy Perry’ has been a media wet

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  • Pop-Up Life

    Everything pop-up is chic and seemingly successful at the moment.


    There are pop-up restaurants, pop-up cafes, pop-up bars, pop-up fashion retailers, pop-up...
  • Half Moon Run Announce Oz Tour

    Canada's Half Moon Run — currently riding high on industry buzz and glowing praise from the liks of NME, Brooklyn Vegan and Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett — will start 2013

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  • San Cisco: After Awkward

    San Cisco aren't your ordinary gaggle of teens.


    When I catch up with frontman Jordi Davieson, the indie-pop foursome from WA have just returned from New York (where...
  • Danny Bhoy's Return To Oz 2013

     2013Danny Bhoy, the Scottish Comedian hailed by the Montreal Gazette as "one of the most sparkling wits in the world", is returning to Oz this coming

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  • Dune On A Sonic Journey

    Following the release of her debut single 'Shoestring' from her forthcoming EP, due for release in 2013, Dune will be bringing her atmospheric kaleidoscope of tracks to The

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  • International Artists Raise Money Through Alphabetica

    Alphabetica is a special three-day exhibition in Sydney made up of 26 internationally renowned artists, illustrators and typographers from around the world. Such artists

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