Following up from her Golden Gibbo nominated masterpiece ‘The Merchant of Whimsy’, Clara Cupcakes returns this year with something both very different and very familiar. ‘Hot Patootie’ brings all the joy, unrestrained silliness and expert vaudeville surrealism that Clara has…
My ephemeral history as a whisky drinker only lasted about four hours, on a night train from Edinburgh to London. The fatal combination of generous sips straight from the uber-priced bottle of Scotch and good old motion sickness had me…
If you’re like me, and you have dreams of living in the past, but conveniently forget about how disgusting and unhygienic the past was, then you too love going to themed events and wishing it was real. For me, The…
Trading the green and Guinness on St Patricks Day for a Japanese funk/soul/jazz band may seem like a daring decision, but one that I can safely say I do not regret. This particular night was at Howler, as part of…
“I can feel my heartbeat in my eyes” says one of my colleagues and I have to agree. My heart is beating in time to the top 30 dance songs in the background. “Maybe this is the end?” I think,…
Given the opportunity, would you strap yourself inside a steel can attached to humankind’s most powerful rockets, hurtle through the cosmic abyss for seven months towards a cold, desolate rock floating an average 225 million km away, then never return?…
The Next Wave is an experimental festival that is unique to Melbourne, running 5 –22 May. Occurring every two years it’s almost a month of performances, dance, art installations, photography and experiences that will get you thinking. With 37 projects…
After Melbourne had brought out the slightly crappy winter preview for a few days, I was feeling a bit wary of the likelihood of an open air concert at CERES. Mother Nature was on the side of the Brunswick Music…
Saturday night = dancing. Especially when it’s a whole night of the amazing music from the Woohoo Revue supported by the equally great Willie Wagtails and Galata Express – brass, babes, and big bold Balkan tunes (with a hint of lots…
Wow. What a day I had at Peninsula Picnic. If I had written this review at around 6pm during the event, it would have looked something like this: MISSY HIGGINS came onstage and then MISSY HIGGINS sang some really great…