My Birthday Party: a chronicle of artworks and life, by Martin Bell

The trademark sound of this New York two-piece (three-piece in live shows, however) shines through yet again on the act’s third album, aptly titled...

Once upon a time watercolour felt very feeble and inferior as an artistic medium. It just sat there all forlorn and dried up in its packet; a real lonely...

Fresh from Sydney's fashion week, the bambam winter 08 collection is finally here. For those of you who aren't familiar with the brand, Bambam is the...

Catherine Breillat is best known for her films A Ma Soeur! and Romance. If you're a Breillat fan, you will know that her films portray a world that is...

Lula is the kind of girl you'd have a crush on. Or be intimidated by. Or want to be best friends with. Or all three. She's a babe (of course), and...

In the vein of Radiohead, but with a much more ambio-pysch feel, Brisbane lads The Oyster Murders produce tunes which drift leisurely over your consciousness...

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...

In these times of hungry soil and secular delirium we hail the kitchen as sanctuary. Conveniently, we found a petite publishing trio fascinated by the...

Ok, it’s true. We aren't as young as we used to be. There, we admitted it.

Once we could party all day and all night, living solely on a diet of...

It’s amazing to see a local band mature and develop into a true musical force. The release of their debut EP will help Pink Bullet cement their...

Would you believe that there are no good carny jokes anywhere at all on the Internet? That was our original plan for filling this section, but seeing...

You know that little stairway between Hopscotch and Hit And Run in the Valley? Looks a bit dank and hell seedy. Well there's a shop up there. Hiding...

For many of us, op-shopping is one of life's simplest (and greatest) pleasures. Not only is your money going to a good cause, but also you can come home...

There’s a ‘famous’ Brisbane artist now based in New York City who apparently turned up to a small exhibition in the Valley last year...

They say Annerley is the new West End (albeit a slightly sloppier and more suburban version). Sure, it does have that same community feel, bohemian vibes...

Tired of chompers, talkers/shhhers! and people with big heads at the flicks? Welcome to Blue Room Cinebar – where you can hire a private cinema...

Yes another bookshop-café... it must be a trend or something. However, this trend sure doesn't offend at Riverbend (ha! a rhyme). So much more...

Be whisked away into a utopia of old-world glamour at Brisbane jeweler, Chelsea de Luca's new haunt on James Street. The first stand-alone boutique...

They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky...

Sydneyfour-some Richard In Your Mind cultivate weird neo-psychedelia similarto The Flaming...

Don't be fooled by the fact that Martin McDonagh's In Bruges stars legendary douchebag Colin Farrell. Gone is his whiplash-inducing Miami Vice-era...