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Arts
Anonymity - A Vandal Spruce exhibition

Anonymity – A Vandal Spruce exhibition

Vandal Spruce looks to elicit a response through being confrontational, utilising disturbing mashups of pornographic and skeletal images. Nothing like a larger than life, bright pink naked woman with a skull for a head to make you look up from your iPhone.
MICF: Rue Bebelons | Cam Marshall, Victoria Healy, Neil Sinclair

MICF: Rue Bebelons | Cam Marshall, Victoria Healy, Neil Sinclair

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival isn't chained to the civilised seating of the town hall. Marlowe Dale checks out some of this years acts at Rue Bebelons, one of the festivals boozed up bar venues...
Photo Recap | Falls Festival 2011

Photo Recap | Falls Festival 2011

Olivia Blackburn went along to Falls and shot approximately one million awesome shots. Check out our pic of the lot....
Top 5 | Melbourne Music Week | 18 – 26 November

Top 5 | Melbourne Music Week | 18 – 26 November

Only in its second year, Melbourne Music Week is set to pulse through the city with electro beats, free gigs, music industry workshops and a little thing called, Kubik. We're a bit excited.
Melbourne Festival 2011 | Political Mother

Melbourne Festival 2011 | Political Mother

It has received rave reviews all over the world, but does it live up to the hype? Roger Nelson reviews the Hofesh Shechter Company's performance of Political Mother at the Melbourne Festival.
Melbourne Festival | Tom Tom Crew

Melbourne Festival | Tom Tom Crew

Rochelle checks out the gravity-defying antics of the very awesome, Tom Tom Crew, performing at The Forum until 23 October.