Simon Taylor Does A Whole Bunch of Cool Stuff
Have you ever been so keen for a show you’ve rocked up a whole week early? That’s how ready I was to see Simon Taylor Does A Whole Bunch of Cool Stuff (and even then, I still managed to arrive…
William McHenry Gin workshop at the Australian Drinks Festival
I’m a distiller! Or more accurately, I have a personalised bottle of gin that tastes like I’m a juniper boss. Master Distiller William McHenry combined science and botanicals to teach participants how to distill their own gin. This special event…
The Terminus Hotel Craft Beer Showdown: IPA-Off
When The Terminus Hotel announced their IPA Craft Beer Showdown, I couldn’t click ‘attending’ on Facebook fast enough. Manager Dave Langlands assembled a mighty list of Victorian craft brewers to showcase their IPAs. The showdown was a good-natured IPA smackdown…
Getting low to the jazz-funk hip hop of The Internet at 170 Russell
Hip hop and jazz-funk fusion has been around since the ‘90s, with pioneering artists like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and Guru of Gang Starr creating a fresh new sound that has stood the test of time and…
Campari Galleria launches in Melbourne
Campari has always been a household name, from a cheeky nightcap to the classic cocktail favourite, the Negroni. The ruby red Italian aperitif is also popularised through the reproduced art works that adorn many interiors from cafes to homes throughout…
Striking Film Festival showcases student filmmakers
The red carpet was rolled out for the premiere of the Striking Film Festival at Collins234. It was an enchanting, intimate affair of celebration. The event recognised Melbourne’s budding student filmmakers by unveiling their short pieces to a panel of notable judges…
Shadowlands at the Arts Centre
The title does say a thousand words in this case as the incredible New York-based Shadowlands team takes you through ‘shadow lands’. It’s hard to describe exactly what you’re in for, think hand puppetry with a Phd meets the Three…
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
One might feel inclined to roll their eyes at the thought of an Ab Fab adaptation for the big screen. I can understand that. Remember Da Kath and Kim Code? The small-to-silver screen move rarely ever results in anything even edging…
Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2016: The Plus Ones’ guide
Melbourne Spring Fashion Week — MSFW to those in the know — turns our city into the most stylish place in the country. From 26 August to 2 September, you can spend every one of the eight days at a fashion-related…
‘Extinction’ at The Arts Centre
A wild rainy night on the Great Ocean Road. Harry franticly rushes into a nearby veterinary clinic with a bleeding animal wrapped in a sheet. He is met by Piper, an idealist American zoologist and her activist paramour and vet…