We all know how awful it is to have soppy wet feet in winter – in Australia it’s inevitable because we get used to dry weather and flimsy shoes (see rubi shoes). Then when the rain starts to pour (like tonight or March 22nd) we start going over our options. Wellies? They look ghastly no [...]

If you’ve been out and around at gigs like Easy Tiger at Shape and Jukeboxxxx at the Norfolk basement, you may have noticed a new name popping up in the midst of the lineups. Sleepyhead is getting around and he’s just released a mix for free. Think Hollertronix/Girltalk – check it out and share the [...]

The Voltaire twins are shooting a music video for their track D.I.L. and they need you to lend a hand! Literally. Asking for all kinds of hands, including varying skin tones, bendy fingers and marks such as scars and tattoos. So if you want your 15 mins of fame (or rather if you want your [...]

hexachordal is the YouTube channel of Tom Milsom, an English boy who dislikes the typeface Helvetica, covers and composes 8-bit music and songs for the ukelele. He verbalises OMG as “omguh.” And has a zine. Confused? Don’t be. Just watch and let the anxiety melt away… (Tom’s 8-bit cover of The Magnetic Fields‘ All My [...]

Yeah ok so I know it’s only 5 but that’s because the quality of online stores is either really good, really poor or they don’t ship to Australia. Here are the best ones I’ve found. Australia Shopping online from stores based in Aust. means you get your stuff quicker for cheaper. On the downside, overseas [...]

After giving a rant about where not to shop, I thought I’d afford readers a list of where I think you SHOULD shop. So here it is – warning however – they aren’t wallet friendly, though I’ve tried to skip the more expensive retailers. Also it’s not ‘top 10′ cause I thought the length of [...]

I must admit I was perving on the outfits here looking for possible ideas – funny stuff, learn not to take yourself too seriously. Look At this Fucking Hipster

Wasteland is a store located upstairs on King street that houses a rich variety of art and culture from Australia and around the world. It’s a ‘concept’ store, similar to Colette in Paris, featuring sculpture work by George Kustorkov originally made in the 1970′s for ‘Cardin Salon International’, a full length mural wall by Sydney [...]

Pedestrian – the place to go to find the latest news in the world of pop cult. Delivering videos, news, blog posts, photogalleries, podcasts on new of fashion, music, art, design, and parties. Pedestrian had its humble beginnings with the distribution of a bi-monthly DVD called ‘Plastizine’. Within the DVD were featured stories about and [...]

The rest is for you to find out… HA – SECRET SOCIETY OF COSMIC DANCE The Heavenly Ascension To The Secret Society Of Cosmic Dance Every Wednesday night 7pm till late (Launch party! 1st April) In a world full of so much disposable dance music, trendy hedonism and ear grating soulless music comes a night [...]

Hey Im new here. Im Cale, a.k.a. Sleepyhead. As a friend of your favorite blog mistress, I was asked to contribute to this blog and seeing as I am trying to procrastinate from uni work, I figured this was a good a way as any. PS I’m not actually a vegan/vegetarian, but i have no [...]

Free Icecream is an organisation based in Brooklyn, NY. Their primary concerns are giving away free music, free drinks and free icecream. “FreeIceCream.net is dedicated to creating fun and giving it away for FREE. Our FREE parties always feature FREE drinks, FREE music give–aways, and of course, FREE Ice Cream!” Since we dont live in [...]

First post for the new year – and what a find! I was looking for presents for a loved one and as I was walking down Hay street away from King street and toward the malls, I chanced upon this lovely store. It’s definitely tucked away and a little hard to find, but packed full [...]

Tame Impala is an Australian band that is getting lots of press at the moment – if you’ve been look closely at a lot of lineups for recent and upcoming gigs and festivals, you’ll see their name popping up quite a bit. They’re currently supporting MGMT on their national tour, and will be coming back [...]

Ohh! Crapp… is actually the name of a top music blog that features primarily Australian music. Not sure if it falls within blogging ettiquette to plug other blogs but I think this justifies an exception. Good music always recommended, and they’ve done quite a few interviews too, including teenagersintokyo, bitchee bitchee ya ya ya, the [...]

Tonight! Cultural Centre! Free! People Power is a program designed to generate good times, generate thought about issues of sustainability, and generate electricity. Generate electricity? People power? No, this isn’t The Matrix, because thankfully there are no robots. It is more about bicycles powering 1000 LED lights, flying high above the Cultural Centre. Along with [...]

Minkpink clothing is hot. Minkpink is a fresh clothing label right here from Aust, and they’ve seen an unprecedented amount of growth since the brand started out in 2005. It’s no wonder, their pieces are just fabulous. As stated on their website, they take influence and ideas from ‘high-end designers, current trends, street styling and [...]

Oh wow, Artrage is here and the Prom’s this friday. Who are you taking? (who am I taking for that matter, none of my friends can make it D=) With bands like Gameboy/Gamegirl, Oohee, So So Modern, Boys Boys Boys!, Voltaire Twins, Shazam, Super Supreme Team and local vegan rtr dj Dave Cutbush, it’s set [...]

Idiomag is a new, free online magazine that customises its content to interest you, based on what music you listen to. Technically you don’t have to actually do anything, but you need to have a profile on a social networking site (such as a last.fm or iLike) or specify artists you wish to be notified about. Content includes [...]

I know it’s probably unfair how I keep talking about pigeonhole to the exclusion of other stores. However, Pigeonhole is celebrating its first birthday, with drinks in-store on friday, oct. 10th from 5pm to 9pm. I also do realise that a lot of our readers are on the pigeonhole mailing list and probably already know [...]