If you love zines and comics you should get to the Hawthorn Town Hall’s Yeah Write! zine fair day on Sunday 26 October 2008, 11am - 4pm. Click here for more info.
If you’re a writer/illustrator and you’re looking for some…

It’s that time of year, folks: organisers of the Fringe once again invite you to to dive into Melbourne’s very own celebration of a curious and brilliant independent arts scene. The beloved, open access, multi-arts festival runs right throughout Melbourne…

The Italian Film Festival, now in its 9th year, makes a stylish return to Melbourne this year from September 17 - October 5. The program includes the best boot-shaped offerings from the Rome, Berlinale and Cannes Film Festivals, plus a…

Charltons is one of Melbourne’s more baffling icons.
Having decidedly shunned the alt-arts ‘cool’ movement of its byway peers in recent years, Coverlid Place’s famed pool-hall-cum-nightclub is a trashy blemish on an otherwise trendy bar scene - a laneway oddity.
The venue’s owners have also attempted to thrust together the quiet gaming crowd and the raucous, late-night, [...]

‘meet you at seven’ is the latest exhibition by Melbourne-based photographer Jess Edgar, and is on display at the iconic Mario’s Cafe, nestled warmly at 303 Brunswick Street in Fitzroy.
Jess says:
“meet you at seven explores the connection between…

The annual Unsensored exhibition, created and run by Melbourne Silver Mine, is a collection of analogue-only photographs from 30 local artists. It runs from August 8 - 20 at the Collingwood Gallery, and it’s free. Click on the image for…

Collingwood’s cleverly named Mannequins Galore, near the corner of Johnston and Smith streets, is a true Melbourne worst. From its graffitied shop front, right through its frightening collection of lifeless monstrosities, this store screams ’stay away’ (note the…

The Melbourne Stencil Festival makes its triumphant return through August 1-10, with a whole host of street and stencil art exhibitions, workshops, tours, talks and more set to hit Abbotsford and surrounds. Check out the full program here.
The MSF…

Last November, indie-retro-pop-rock-harmonisers Little Red found themselves placed peculiarly alongside homemade toffee and scone stalls, on stage at the East Ivanhoe Primary School fete. Flanked by Wilbur Wilde (saxophonist of Hey Hey It’s Saturday fame and Ivanhoe East resident), the five young Melbourne lads rocked the schoolyard with trademark grins and enthusiasm.
“We never turned down [...]

If you’re looking for some affordable, local rock goodness, Melbourne’s British India is releasing its sophomore long-player Thieves on Saturday July 19, and celebrating with a free in-store gig at JB Hi-Fi, Bourke Street on the day.
The festivities kick off…