Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians / The Pretty Guns

How does one define this great sunburnt nation of ours? Do we define ourselves in clichés, like Akubra hats, backyard cricket, pink zinc on our...

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...

"Oh Harry look, there's a DIY Festival on this weekend. Maybe we could pop in there on our way out to IKEA to get some advice on our new walk-in-wardrobe...

Wanna get high this weekend? Or would you rather hoist a bit of fabric bound together with nylon and hollow plastic tubing into the air? We know what...

Birthdays are good for you. They must be because the people who have the most birthdays live the longest. So it is with unreservedcelebration that we...

Cairns is known for its barrier reef, its melting mercury and its cruise ships. It's definitely not known for progressive fashion, because, we imagine...

If I get asked where the closest cut in town is one more time… I swear I’ll explode - when I tell you we’ve found it! Just 15 minutes...

Bean bag, bean bag. Whatcha doin’ sittin’ on that bean bag?
Reading Shrigley’s Worried Noodles!

Tree stump, tree stump. Whatcha...

Whether your favourite dress-up fantasy is the quintessential princess, the burlesque babe, a Popeye sailor girl or a roller derby queen…...

Okay, enough mucking around with frivolous books. Sometimes you’ve got to knuckle down and improve your life with some serious, brow-straining...

Blood nut is a funny noun. It’s both affectionate and slightly offensive. Special Kev is a blood nut (according to his Uncle Nobby, who reckons...

Overnight success, smashing instruments live on Letterman, drug problems, an extended hiatus, a triumphant return to form, and now Melodia. While this...

Let me tell you a story of a sweet and sour woman, Cosmina. She runs the most amazing vintage store ever – Zabbar. It looks low-quality from the...

With a chilly April already upon us, it looks like Brisbane is headed for a long, cold winter. This may mean your chance to finally wear that expensive...

Streetwear doesn't get sweeter this season than Okay! The brainchild of local fashion whiz-kids Kris and Gavin, have launched their second Autumn/Winter...

If the guy sitting behind you on the train reading your magazine over the back of the seat pisses you off then Is Not Magazine is not the mag for you...

Once upon a time Stephan’s Tower wasn’t tucked away in West End. No, no, the Skyneedle (or “Night Companion” as it was known)...

Buying a T-shirt is kind of like choosing a pizza base. Stay with me now. Imagine yourself walking up to the local pizza store. You're hungry, damn hungry...

Ellen Page's role as 16-year-old mother-to-be Juno MacGuff guarantees that every vaguely alternative boy in the western world is now in love with her...

When was the last time you went to a party in a soup kitchen, where the bands played in the kitchen, the bands' names started with a derivation of the...