Yes, Baz Luhrmann’s kaleidoscopic interpretation of The Great Gatsby is jam-packed with pastiche, but nobody does the classics-deconstructed-to-the-Nth-degree thing better than our Baz. Critics who preach…
After the first Hangover film featured a baby in tow – adding more chaos to our bad lads’ stack of troubles, and with the second having…
One of the early pioneers of dubstep, ShockOne, aka: Karl Thomas, released his experimental anthem Adachigahara’s Theme back in 2009, quickly becoming a favourite in underground…
One of the first records this scribe ever reviewed was LL Cool J’s I’m The Type Of Guy back in 1989. Yes, yes, I’m showing…
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is one of those rites-of-passage films that leaves you feeling good, despite…
When it comes to reading up about the best of classic and up-and-coming music artistry, Cream would regularly turn to two publications, one on either side…
I’m not usually one for self-improvement books. Never been one to ‘pay’ for a makeover or any kind of self-improvement. That said, I have taken a…
Phenomenal as it might seem, this scribe once slept in the very room Oscar Wilde died in. Apparently it’s also actor Johnny Depp’s favourite room to…
Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power (41 years old) has had a chequered history of alcohol abuse, broken relationships and psychiatric episodes. Fresh from the…
The multi-talented electronica musician Laurie Anderson is renowned for bringing performance art to the mainstream and popular culture to the avant garde, so when it comes…
Few record labels still press vinyl. Few deserve to, come to think of it. But Future Classics, the Sydney-based but universally renowned label is proud to…
There are two things we look forward to when visiting Melbourne. The first being the hospitality: all those colourful coffee shops, small bars and restaurants, each…
In my books, there are two types of drag queen. There’s your more common variety, who does it for show, to be spotted in bars that…
