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Cinemix: La Haine with DJ Dexter

The Melbourne Music Festival gives DJ Dexter the chance to re-imagine the soundtrack to the gritty French film La Haine, live in the cinema. This exciting performance is our pick of the festival.

Fringe: Cinema’s Other Room – Richard Tuohy

What exactly defines art? A collection of experimental 16mm short films by Richard Tuohy and Dianna Barrie is the event that makes me question this definition.

Music: A Dead Forest Index

Aidan Stewart chats to Melbourne's A Dead Forest Index about drawing influence from unlikely sources, gigs by candle light, and the band's brand new debut EP.

Simone Gill – Count My Blessings

Simone Gill's debut album breathes fresh life into the contemporary soul genre, with a unique sound that also encompasses funk, reggae and pop.

Children Collide – Theory of Everything

Local lads Children Collide return with an aggressive second album that progresses expertly from their debut, channelling the raw, grunge sounds of Seattle in the 90s.