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All right, this is a bit of an old photo, but I just wanted to give a little love to the city of Toowoomba, which is about an hour’s drive west of Brisbane. One of my favourite people in the world, my friend Michael Stevens, is from there, they have ace...
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We physically can’t stop listening to Applause Cheer Boo Hiss by Canadian indie-rock trio Land of Talk. So we tracked down singer and guitarist Liz Powell and had a little chin-wag about her career.What do you like best about the album? “What I like b...
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Here’s something I learnt today. During the mid-1800s, when hooped skirts and crinolines were getting bigger and bigger, someone took out a patent “for a garment inflated by means of bellows and deflated to enable the wearer to sit down”. Sadly it d...
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The lovely lass from Adelaide (and New York) Krista Polvere is officially launching her album Here Be Dragons at the Toff in Town in Melbourne tomorrow night (that’s Wednesday May 28th, kids). Before she unleashes her creation on the world, we had a lit...
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If you’ve been spending your day looking at an ugly computer screen, here’s something pretty to give your eyes a nice rest on a Monday afternoon. MyPetSquare’s skivvy dress looks equally ready for the ‘70s-style ski chalet or your next fondue part...
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I popped along to a House Proud installation last night. The series is part of Melbourne’s Next Wave Festival, and basically it’s artists teaming up to kind of create an art exhibition in someone’s living room. Yep – it’s in someone’s actual h...
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OK – I’ve been inspired to follow Lara’s lead and show off a bit of expert eBaying myself. I’ve become slightly obsessed with all the vintage quilts on the American eBay site, and have been bidding on them for ages, only to be pipped at the post b...
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Yay! The lovely Band of Horses have just announced the dates for their little Australian tour in August, so in honour of the occasion I thought I’d wheel out a longer cut of the interview I did with their beautiful and bearded singer, Ben Bridwell, way ...
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I’m going to visit some friends in the States next month, which means a) I have zero cash to spend on fun weekend activities, and b) I was in need of some cool thank-you presents to dole out after staying on people’s couches and spare beds. So here’...
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Hello pets, Glad you could be here for our new site-warming party. Pull up a chair and get comfy. Once we’ve cleared away all the streamers and party hats and leftover gingerbread, we’re going to be decorating and renovating as time goes on, making su...
