Dead birds, shopping and a day spa at Splendour In The Grass
Splendour in the Grass is renowned for offering up the most unique atmosphere any Australian music festival can give. Three days of intense partying with an…
Court up in new technology
Ever wondered what industry the iPad would infiltrate next? Bet you didn’t consider the court room. The all-conquering electronic tablet will be doing its darnedest to…
The Lynch pin
His portfolio is studded with some of the strangest scenes to have graced cinema and television, from ‘The Elephant Man’ to ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Eraserhead’ to…
Alcopop sales drop; your government drinks to that
You might recall, in 2008, an ‘alcopops’ tax that was implemented with the aim of “reducing alcohol consumption and alcohol harm”. In a nutshell what this…
Turn your Big Day Out memories into big fat prizes
Twenty years is big bickies on the festival circuit, and Big Day Out are proud to announce that next year marks their 20th Anniversary. That’s two…
Getting ready for Parklife…
Festivals come and go but few are as jam-packed with quality acts as Parklife. This year, the Parklife national tour sees in Melbourne on September 24…
Art and culture: it’s all relative
Since 1973, every two years in Sydney has been marked by twelve weeks of what is one of the longest running visual arts shows in the…
More magic at The Maj
His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth this year celebrates the 10th anniversary of its ‘Cabaret And Comedy Carnivale’ and the lineup is worthy of a massive drum…
Each to their own: three new 'phones' from Sony Ericsson
The problem with smartphones is they’re often over-ambitious. Pimping themselves out with the ‘best’ camera, the ‘fastest’ processor or the ‘sleekest’ body often leaves other aspects…
Saving the planet one coffee at a time
This is a photograph taken by one Melbourne office showing one day’s worth of discarded coffee cups alone. It’s nice to know, then, that reputable cafés,…
Gaming's just gotten that much bigger
Warner Bros Games have got a huge bag of big product to appease even the most jaded gamer. Three titles that are already being bandied about…
Brilliant brainwashing
Pop art collectors ought to be in ecstasy spotting this image. Mr Brainwash, the artist who had the pleasure of designing the packaging for Madonna’s ‘Celebration’ compilation (DVD,…
The writing’s on the wall
Stuck on what to gift someone with? Please don’t settle with socks; that’s no way to make friends. Instead suss out Australia’s leading online giftware store…
