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MF&W – Cooking with James Squire

It's just gone 3pm and I'm stumbling out of the James Squire Brewhouse, facing the judgemental eyes of sober passers-by. Luckily I'm armed with a hazy smorgasbord of facts and phrases to justify my state.

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2011

Loosen that belt and forget the refreshing clarity of Feb fast - the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is upon us once again. This year's enormous program is full of Epicurean delights, but to save you trawling through it, here are Laneway's picks. Stay tuned for the dishevelled, wine-stained reviews.

Live: Pornland – The Espy

"Merrr-ryyy Christ-maaas, motherrr f----errrs!" roared Pornland front-man, Slatty D, as he strutted onto the stage wearing a cheap Santa suit and black eye mask, to launch this utterly incredible Xxxmas special.

St Kilda Openair ticket giveaway

You know summer has arrived when the word 'rooftop' sneaks its way back into your vocab. Suddenly the winter-paled masses are happy climbing those few extra stairs to grab a drink, enjoy some live music, or catch a film. Now, St Kilda Openair has combined all three.

Profile: Little Red

Little Red Band Members

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…

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Passion Pit – Corner Hotel

The super-hyped US quintet put on a short but fairy-floss sweet performance that had an elated crowd singing and jumping and clapping and dancing in absolute ecstasy.