Melbourne is the #1 place to be in Australia if you’re keen on the live music scene, whether that’s as a punter or a performer or even a publicist (alliteration fuels creative industries). There’s one place for all these folks…
Full disclosure – I had high expectations when I heard that Nakkiah Lui’s new play was opening at the Malthouse. ‘Blaque Showgirls’ did not disappoint. The play follows ‘light skinned ‘blaque’ girl’, Ginny Jones (played by Bessie Holland), who dreams…
The 2016 Palestinian Film Festival is coming to Melbourne. During the last weekend of November, cinephiles will have the opportunity to discover Palestinian perspectives from around the world. With eight feature films and nine short films screening, we’ve prepared a…
He may be diminutive in size but he towers in stature. His legend is known worldwide but he is a local Melbourne man. His voice is rich and calloused, bearing testament to the artistic excellence and grace of a man…
What other way to kick off the eve of our first 30 degree day in eight months then with a massive party in the State Library of Victoria? You heard it right, Melbourne Music Week is back with the most…
Many people are curious about a plant-based diet but just don’t know where to start when it comes to the cooking part. This is where Vegie Head’s workshops come in. Run by Adele McConnell, founder of Vegie Head, the workshop is held at the…
The Golden 20s: a time of post-war celebration, female liberation, and nightclub debauchery. In short – a time I would have liked to experience (minus the two World Wars between which this small sliver of prosperity was wedged). Luckily I…
He’s back. From the post-Depression 1930s, the vaudeville stages of London, and the backlots of Hollywood. It’s the man with three eyebrows, in the tuxedo jacket and pin-striped pants, a fat cigar, and an ability to talk underwater. It’s Groucho…
Melbourne Music Week never ceases to amaze in terms of innovation and quality of the performers. ‘Hush’ was billed as an evening through the Melbourne Parliament building. Over three nights, sections not normally available to the public: the Parliament library,…
If you know me at all, you know I really like coffee, and that sleep is for the weak. Sometimes I like to very thoroughly put that quote to the test, and openly embrace my true love: espresso martinis –…