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Prince was never one to be put in a box. When MTV asked him, in 1985, if he had sold out his black fans with Purple Rain, he shut them down with: “I grew up in a black and white world and I listened to all kinds of music when I was younger.” As the LA Times said, “Prince was our first post-everythin
The Peninsula Picnic was one of the sold-out highlights of the summer calendar last year. Following on from that success, this year they have a music line-up perfectly fitting a relaxed sunny day filled with local food, craft beer and wine. The ethereal Ruby Whiting from Shoreham will play first wi
I am always on the look-out for movies I can watch with my kids and not hate (they are five and three). I thought Malificent would be a winner recently but I ended up liking this more than my little ones. Frozen? They love this way more than me. I refuse to see any toy from my childhood turned in
Simultaneous national tours with Icehouse and Reece Mastin are obviously not enough to keep Michael Paynter busy. He also has a tour with The Veronica’s coming up, is managing bands and has started his own production company, M-Squared. Luckily for us, we can catch him headlining the Main Street F
Ella Hooper got her big break in 1996 when she entered her song “Kettle” into a Triple J song contest and won. Success with Killing Heidi and more recently Versus followed and she is now about to release her first solo album, In Tongues. Currently the Melbourne Music Bank ambassador, she is puttin
Imagine spending 20k on a trip to Europe and not even having a good time. That would be a bummer. So why not keep the stakes low this month and just see some foreign films? The Lavazza Italian Film Festival is at Palace Cinemas September 17 to October 12. You can make the experience more complete
Mish Wookey opened The General Wine Lounge in June 2013 with the vision of a welcoming wine bar featuring live music, events and art exhibitions. She has achieved all of this except the art exhibitions, but as of June 28, a permanent space called the Fig Tree Gallery will launch within the venue.
Films make you feel something and emotions teach you stuff, so the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (May 8-22) will make you better at life. Who needs annoying internet quotes like ‘You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyonce’ for motivation when you can just go to the movies. And if
