Urban Grind

Okay, we’re not even going to bother trying to be clever or witty in describing this performance because it’s shocking enough as it is. All...

Describing music is, almost inevitably, a frustrating series of inadequate analogies. In the case of Songs, my grey matter latched onto the following:...

November 1982: LIFE magazine gathers together the best arcade game players for a tournament and a delightfully enthusiastic picture, cheerleaders and...

Noise music can be one of the most divisive little buggers out thereand there can be an extremely fine line self between exploration and outright self...

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...

"Just one more bubble tea, then we'll leave"

Enter Quan-Yin Tea House and your afternoon may just mysteriously slip by. Hidden within the metropolis...

Ah, the changing face of The Valley... the TCB Building might be little ahead of its time for Brisvegas (God, we all hate that nick-name but still try...

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...

Brisbane modern rockabilly foursome Yves Klein Blue have achieved the kind of success that could turn any young band into a bunch of twats. Yet despite...

It's been just over a week since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to the indigenous population of Australia. It's neither here nor there for us to...

Has the world gone foodie-mad? Everyone wants to be the next Jamie Oliver/Nigella Lawson or Gordon ‘the f word’ Ramsey (p.s Ramsey you’re...

Music Lover? Check. A little bit nerdy? Check. Ever wondered how music and memory work together? Wondered why all teenagers since 1997 enjoy the song...

Everybody knows that heaps of awesome wacked out shit happened in the seventies. But the decade wasn’t all about disco and deep throat and Doobie...

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...

If you want to know the time there are two options - analogue or digital. Sundials look sweet but aren't that practical, and trying to chart the sun's...

Is there anything better than nervous laughter spreading slowly through a cinema? Old-fashioned Spanish ghost story The Orphanage possesses the entire...

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...

Ken Done has said, “In the times in which we live it is far too restricting to say that art can only be found in art galleries and not touch people's...

Bouquiniste, it's French for bookseller. Merlo, it's Australian for good coffee. Café Bouquiniste, specialises in both of these, plus a well...

Just when you thought you couldn’t love Dendy any more, they are releasing the Rodriguez – Tarantino Grindhouse double feature in all...