Category: Arts & Entertainment
H&M’S ULTIMATE SUMMER NIGHTS AT THE EMERSON
With the sound of a saxophone being coherent as you escalated up to the roof top of The Emerson last week, the…
THE COUNTDOWN FOR THE HUNTING FOR GEORGE COLLECTIVE AUCTION
unting For George is an independent online boutique based in Melbourne, with an extensive product range…
LEVIS x KINGSWOOD AT ROOFTOP CINEMA
Much loved denim label Levis teamed up with indie rock favourites, Kingswood to take over Rooftop…
GET IMMERSED IN LOCAL ART AT ART + MEL
Melbournians are invited to experience ART+MEL, an immersive two day art event without the white walls…
CELEBRATE SPRING WITH FEAST OF MERIT
There is no two ways about it. Melbourne is a food obsessed city. Diners are prepared…
MOSSGREEN CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH A SPRING PARTY
Mossgreen’s Spring Party, in celebration of the gallery and auction house’s 10 year anniversary promised to…
THE MUST VISIT EVENT FOR FOODIES
hat is the taste of Melbourne? Whether it’s the tang of Pedro Ximenez Sherry in Movida’s…
YELLOWGLEN BRINGS SPRING RACING TO SYDNEY
Yellowglen are enlisting the help of ambassador Samantha Wills to bring a little Melbourne Spring Racing…
LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE 2015 GOLDEN PLAINS FESTIVAL BALLOT
DON’T MISS OUT! The Ballot for Golden Plains 2015 closes this Monday 13 October 2014 at 9.09am.…
ESCAPE INTO BRILLIANT TRACES
As part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, new theatre group Humanitas Howl bring their debut play Cindy Lou…
THE 2014 LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS A TASTE OF MEDITERRANEAN TO OUR SCREENS
The 2014 Lavazza Italian Film Festival kicks of this week bringing a touch of the Mediterranean…
QV BUILDS A FOREST SANCTUARY IN THE MELBOURNE CBD
In a Melbourne first, QV Melbourne, has stayed true to its unique and eclectic style by…
WHAT DO YOU CALL SOMEONE WHO COLLECTS HOTEL STAYS?
hat do you call someone who collects hotel stays? “Very welcome” according to Art Series Hotel…
ADVANCED STYLE AT MIFF
The 2014 Melbourne International Film Festival kicks off on Thursday 31 July, and brings with it…
GODS, HUMAN SACRIFICE AND ART – THE #AZTECSMELBOURNE EXHIBITION HAS IT ALL
Discover the exciting and tragic story of the Aztec civilisation at Melbourne Museum this Winter. The…
SPAIN’S REBEL REGIONS PART 1: BASQUE COUNTRY
spent Spring travelling around the north and east coast of Spain. It was my first time…
A TOUCH OF EUROPEAN NIGHTLIFE AT MADAME BRUSSELS LANE
While a night in on the couch in front of the heater after a long week…
SHINING A LIGHT ON PHOTOGRAPHER CAITLIN WITHERS
‘What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to…
2014 ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Australia’s short film festival, St Kilda Film Festival last night awarded Director Dave Wade and Producer Alexandra BlueBest Short Film for Welcome to…
DAVID MCDIARMID SHAKING THINGS UP AT THE NGV
Looking for a fun activity to do in the city this week that will open your…
FROM THE CLEAR WATERS OF ST LUCIA
Amidst the dark and intimate surroundings of The Corner Hotel, St Lucia emerged; bring with them…
SWEET VIBES AT BOOGIE FESTIVAL
With no plans over the Easter weekend what better way to take in a true country…
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL BAR AT CINEMA NOVA
To celebrate the Australian release of Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Nova Cinemas…
WANG GONGXIN AT THE NGV: VIDEO ARTIST
Wang Gongxin is one of China’s most renowned video artists. He is a man who plays…
GOOD VIBRATIONS, A FILM CELEBRATING MUSIC AND BEING ALIVE
As stated by the one and only Bono, “Richard Dormer’s performance is a transcendent, anarchic, amazing…
THE HYPNOTIC RULE OF THUMB
You know something different is about to happen the moment you walk into the Malthouse Tower…
A NIGHT OF INDIE ROCK WITH LOON LAKE
The first time I saw Loon Lake live, I was under the big top tent at…
A BARREL OF LAUGHS – MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
A highlight of the events calendar sees Melbourne’s finest funniest return to the city for the…
DRESSED FOR WINTER – FASHION FILM AT ITS BEST
A combination of guilty pleasures for a Sunday afternoon, fashion and French, Dressed for Winter explores…
TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH MUSIC WITH THE MSO
You can’t call yourself a lover of music, if you haven’t experienced a concert performed by…
MELBOURNE GET READY. JEAN PAUL GAULTIER IS COMING TO THE NGV
Earlier this morning the art glitterati gathered in a dimly lit room in the depths of…
SUPERGRAPH – A GRAPHIC ART FAIR DEBUT
Five years in the making, the inaugural SUPERGRAPH launched in Melbourne with Australia’s newest Contemporary Graphic Art…
FOODIES REJOICE THE MELBOURNE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL IS HERE
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (28 February to 16 March 2014) now in its twenty…
WHITE NIGHT TO SHINE AGAIN THIS SATURDAY
Inspired by the Paris Nuit Blanche festival, White Night is by far Melbourne’s most stylish festival…
BEG, SCREAM AND SHOUT AT THE ABBOTSFORD CONVENT
The city of Melbourne is nothing if not eclectic. It likes to think it provides a…
SPECTACLE – VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR
A dizzying exploration of music video as an art form… The Australian Centre for the Moving…
FORKLIFT – CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY OF BODY AND MACHINE
It’s the graveyard shift and three women find themselves in an industrial wasteland, willing to risk…
SPOIL YOUR LOVED ONE WITH A STAY AT THE INTERCONTINENTIAL MELBOURNE THE RIALTO
What should be arguably the most romantic day of the year can also come with a…
ROLLING STONE’S NIGHT OF NIGHTS
The 5th Annual Rolling Stone Awards took place last night, presented by Patron Tequila, one of…
THE SUN SHINES ON ST JEROMES LANEWAY FESTIVAL, MELBOURNE
Now in its 10th year, Laneway Festival was the brainchild of Jerome Borazio and Danny Rogers.…
GO PRO HERO 3+ REVIEW
Has there been a moment when you’re on the back of a jet ski, surfing waves,…
SO FRENCHY SO CHIC 2014
Music lovers flocked in their hundreds to Werribee Park, where Cartell Music and Renault presented this…
NOT YOUR AVERAGE MONDAY – CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, THE CORNER
Calypso beats, seventies sequin threads and faux American accents; it could only be the return to…
INTERVIEW WITH BOYEUR
Melbourne boys Tim Ischia and Hugh Middleton blend classical music with modern hip-hop to bring you…
WAR IS OVER (IF YOU WANT IT) – YOKO ONO AT THE MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
Yoko Ono is a fascinating character in her own right. Wife of John Lennon, artist and…
THE RAILWAY MAN
When films are touted as being ‘based on a true story’, there is naturally a touch…
SEB MONT AND THEE TAKE TO THE CORNER
The Super Unsigned Music Festival took place over the weekend at Melbourne’s iconic Corner Hotel. Amongst…
PRINTISM – REAL ART IN PRINT
With technology at our fingertips and almost having too much choice in every avenue of our…
MELBOURNE NOW AT NGV
Melbourne Now, the latest exhibition from the National Gallery of Victoria, explores the various ways in which…
THE SONGS OF JAMES BOND
The most successful franchises of all time, British spy James Bond has captured the hearts…
SUPERGRAPH 2014 – AUSTRALIA’S CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART FAIR – ROUND 2 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN
SUPERGRAPH, Australia’s Contemporary Graphic Art Fair, is excited to take place for the first time at The…
REMOTE CONTROL TOURIST IN MELBOURNE
Imagine being able to visit a location, before actually getting on a plane and jetsetting…
SUPERGRAPH – CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART FAIR
SUPERGRAPH, Australia’s Contemporary Graphic Art Fair, is excited to take place for the first time at The…
OPENING GALA NIGHT OF THE 2013 LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
The 2013 Lavazza Italian film festival kicked off last night, with festival ambassador, Supermodel Nicole Trunfio,…
INTERVIEW: WE THE PEOPLE
Pictured left to right: Matthew Jennings (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Phillip Black (Bass, Vocals, Guitar), Jonathon Ferraro (Drums) and James…
CHENNAI EXPRESS
Chennai Express, a humbling tale of life, love and relationships, follows Rahul, a 40-year-old Bachelor as…
MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL
Melbourne’s annual celebration for writers, readers and thinkers begins another chapter this month beginning on the…
PICKS OF THE FLICKS FOR MIFF
The annual Melbourne International Film Festival is one of the big hitters when it comes to…
THE GLORY BOX DOWNSTAIRS
Finucane & Smith is the provocative theatre house behind Salon The Burlesque Hour seen by 45,000…
AUSTRALIAN ENCOUNTERS
The serendipitous moment where two people from very different worlds meet can have a profound effect…
ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE PRESENTS- EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH
This winter the Arts Centre Melbourne will see the revival of one of the most groundbreaking…
LORD OF THE FLIES
Kip Williams’ theatrical adaptation of William Golding’s classic, ‘Lord of the Flies’ is an interesting…
THE NICHOLAS BUILDING
Nestled between Arthur Daley’s Clearance house and Subway on Swanston Street lies the Cathedral Arcade in…
INTERVIEW: REEF IRELAND
Photo by Alex Vaughan Looking at the clean-cut young man before me, it’s hard to believe…
THE CRUCIBLE
Based upon the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690’s, Arthur Miller’s classic tale, ‘The Crucible’…
HAPPY TUNES FOR WINTER DAYS
As the cold weather well and truly closes in, I’ve been turning to music to keep…
TRUE SELF EXHIBITION BENEFIT AT GPO
Held high up in Melbourne’s own GPO, the True Self Exhibition celebrated positive self image. Commissioning…
BY THEIR OWN HANDS
It is not very often that independent theatre companies get full curatorial freedom to perform their…
‘TRUE SELF’ AT MELBOURNE’S GPO
As the home for a totally unique retail and leisure experience, it only makes sense that…
SHATTERED: THE ALL AUSTRALIAN TERRORIST
After nine years and thirteen productions, Jessi Lewis takes to the stage once more with SHATTERED,…
BENJAMIN LAW
In light of the…
ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL’S OPENING NIGHT: LIGHTS… CAMERA…
Thursday night saw the opening of the 30th annual St Kilda Film Festival, where attendees saw…
EMERGING WRITERS’ FESTIVAL 2013
Melbourne has a plethora of different film, art and cultural festivals that celebrate the breadth of…
ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL 2013
The St Kilda Film Festival, big brother of all Australian short films festivals, is almost thirty…
MOTHER’S DAY OUT
‘Tis that time of year again, when we celebrate our mothers by treating them to breakfast…
I AM ELEVEN DVD LAUNCH
Whether you were a brainy bookworm, a class clown or a solitary schoolyard curiosity, there’s a…
INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL MELBOURNE
Hungry for a taste of Indian culture? Well, you’re only a $1100 ticket away from the…
TONIC HOUSE CELLAR LAUNCH
The air grew a little cooler as Melbourne’s Tonic House opened its cellar doors last week,…
SI SENOR POP-UP TAQUERIA
Got a free Friday or Saturday night in the next couple of weeks? Well, grab a…
NEON FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRE
Melbourne’s inaugural NEON Festival of Independent Theatre begins in May. The Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) has…
MUSIC APPS; EVERYDAY THEY’RE SHUFFLIN’
Like most other people walking down the street, you’re listening to your favourite beats sounding from…
KING OF THE NORTH: NORTH MELBOURNE
Only a short stroll from the CBD, North Melbourne was built by locals, for locals. Subsequently…
DAVID O’DOHERTY’S ‘SEIZE THE DAVID O’DOHERTY’
Walking down Swanston Street, it’s easy to see that the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is well…
8TH – 14TH APRIL
MONDAY 8TH Top Arts/Designs Top Arts showcases the ‘best’ work of VCE students, visit the…
TO DO LIST: 25TH – 31ST MARCH
Monday 25th Dior & Yamamoto: The New Look 1947 was Christian Dior’s debut spring collection that…
MEERA SEETHI IS ‘FOREIGN RETURNED’
Canadian artist Meera Seethi has launched her first major solo exhibition at Melbourne’s Sofitel as part…
CONVERSATION PIECE
Presented as part of the Dance Massive Festival and showing at Arts House, Meat Market in…
SAN PELLIGRINO CAFE SOCIETY PHOTOEXHIBITION
With all the Fashion fanfare sweeping Melbourne during LMFF, San Pellegrino and RMIT offered up something…
L’OREAL MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL CULTURAL PROGRAM
The 2013 L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival is in full swing, and the city’s most versatile venues…
ALL THINGS RETURN TO NATURE/ TOMORROW
Taking you on an explorative journey through time and space, the double-bill show of And…
BEN DALTON OF HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY
With their second album ‘You’re A Shadow’ playing on iPods and radio stations everywhere, the Hungry…
THE URBAN COFFEE FARM & BREW BAR
Descriptions like ‘smooth caramel texture’ and ‘zesty aftertaste’ are the kind of uber-specific things baristas say…
FLESH AND BONE; THE MEAT IN THE MFWF AND LMFF SANDWICH
Is gender becoming fluid? Or is it a sign that we are approaching equality? The changeability…
LMFF 2013 PREVIEW
With Fall/Winter fashion weeks wrapping up for another year and Sydney being the last leg of…
DONKEY SKIN COLLECTION LAUNCH PRESENTED BY JESS DEMPSEY
Melbourne Central’s fashion boutique, Fame Agenda, celebrates the launch of their 2013 Resort Collection Donkey Skin…
SPEED DATING DO’s AND DON’Ts
When it comes to dating, both men and women can often be lost for what to…
ONLINE DATING
Online dating is not as scary, or as creepy as some may think. In a time…
TO DO LIST – 25TH FEBRUARY- 3RD MARCH
Monday 25th Opera in the Market A night of shopping instantly turns into a night…
MELBOURNE’S BIKE FEST
If there’s one thing that truly sets Melbourne apart, it’s our love for bikes. We’re pedal-pushing,…
SHOPHOUSE RAMEN POP-UP RESTAURANT
Lately the pop-up store phenomenon has been moving from the world of fashion into food. Taking…