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Was it '99 when Rocking Horse Records moved to Albert Street? Does anyone remember? Not that it really matters, the place still exudes that so-familiar-it's-almost-family...

Once this beautiful singer who just so happens to be best friends with Feist was telling me about her secret singing technique. She reckoned that...

At 4:00 on Sunday morning a bunch of crazy mother uckers, in full costume, will join others around the world to dance the Thriller dance simultaneously...

It seems it's a real challenge to write about art without getting high on your own cultural superiority. But the writers of un Magazine have always...

Mistletone Records planted its flag by releasing a little album by Ariel Pink. For some time, House Arrest was that one album people put away entire...

I once said the word 'letterpress' in a roomful of designers and I won't be making that mistake again, not without a poncho. Blubbering, sweating, the...

A friend of mine once had Grant Stevens as a tutor at uni for video art 101 or something or other. I know this because, well, that friend was me. I remember...

Tom Cochraine knew what life was about and to a lesser extent so did Ace of Base,and arguably so did Morrissey but probably not this guy.

As...

Nestled in the shade of a dozen leafy giants is a collection of tables and chairs. They form part of sanctuary of sorts, tucked neatly between city walls...

One element of the new Bob Dylan biopic is getting all the press: a half-dozen actors (male, female, black, white) playing Dylan at different points of...

It's hard to find a good ol' fashioned sandwich fix. Trendy cafes charge you a bloomin' arm and leg just for a bit of ham and cheese, sure they have the...

Watchmen is a Graphic Novel noir-detective tale/super-hero fable/political thriller/romance with social commentary, brutal psychological realism and...

Anais Nin once said, "The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery, there is always more mystery." So, with that...

The onslaught of anime in the '90s brought us tentacle sex, exploding heads, ninjas drowning in molten gold and psychic children who might be god...

Don't you just love it when a festival has it all? Music, visual and performance art, atmosphere, values, no ‘roided up guys with their shirts off...

If the word 'awesomest' was an illustration (or even a word) then it would be illustrated by Shaun Tan. Tan is the king of Australian book illustration...

Ever since we rediscovered The Modern Lovers about a year ago, Pablo Picasso has played a huge part of our daily lives. Produced by John Cale from the...

In case you missed the Alibi Room launch party last Friday (think costumes, chaos and a whole lot of cocktails) do not despair: the quirky mag that...

Have you ever looked at your bathroom mirror and thought, 'God I wish my toothbrush was attached to that?' Reaching down into your regular toothbrush...

We sincerely hope that you're reading this edition of FourThousand on Thursday. Because if it's actually Monday right now and you're bludging at work...