An Embarrassment of Riches at MEREDITH 33

Junae Won and Lachie Carroll

The belief that urban and rural traits could never comfortably blend first broke down when I moshed with Tokyoites to GoRead Article

BAR ITALIA at Northcote Theatre

Junae Won

I’ve always struggled to explain the sound of bar italia to anyone who didn’t endure puberty with me. I can’t really pinRead Article

OASIS: TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF NOWHERE Dives Into Their Rock Stardom

Dom Lepore

Oasis needs little introduction. The Manchester band took ‘90s rock music by storm, from practising in their tiny BoardwRead Article

THE JURY EXPERIENCE: A BA Student Versus a Flawed, Amateur Courtroom

Zeinab Jishi

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be on the jury in a court case? Do you want to be able to enjoy the dramRead Article

Who’s Really in CONTROL? Keziah Warner’s Sci-Fi Epic Lands at the Explosives Factory

Jalina Cameron

I admit it: reality TV is my guilty pleasure. There’s just something strangely addictive about watching people perform fRead Article

It’s Alive! Del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN, Jacob Elordi and the Futility of it All

Lachie Carroll

Del Toro’s  Frankenstein reminds us that, despite the increasing difficulty of separating film from content, the cinematRead Article

I Lost My Hearing at the PIXIES' Concert

Astara Ball

Boston-born American alternative rock band Pixies played a ground-shaking gig at Festival Hall to a deafening crowd. AmoRead Article

TAME IMPALA’s DEADBEAT Isn’t Committed to the Dancefloor

Dom Lepore

Modern indie is incomplete without Tame Impala, the psych-rock turned synth-pop brainchild of Perth’s Kevin Parker. He’sRead Article

After Summer: TSITP S3 in the Rearview Mirror

Owini Wijayasekara

Spoilers ahead, summer sweeties!Read Article

TAYLOR SWIFT: THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL or the Death of a Feminist?

Amaya Sachdev

CAMILA CABELLO Dazzles for a Lacklustre Crowd

Zen Lam and Zeinab Jishi

Zeinab and I arrived at the Margaret Court Arena after wandering around Olympic Boulevard for half an hour, and we were Read Article

Bricks, Mortars and Breaking Hearts: 5Bells’s NEW HOME's Guide to Building a Home

Jessica Fanwong

In our post-pandemic world of cost of living crisis and soaring housing prices, building a dream house seems out of reacRead Article

AUDREY HEPBURN and YOU YOU YOU: What We’ve Missed from Maisie Peters

Owini Wijayasekara

We haven’t heard from British singer/songwriter  Maisie Peters in a while, and she’s been teasing her third album for soRead Article

FROG's Daniel Bateman on THE COUNT, Touring and the Melbourne Renaissance

Felix O'Kane

In the midst of the release of Frog’s new excellent album, The Count, Daniel Bateman joined us over Zoom from New RochelRead Article

BIBI Invites Us Into Her World with EVE at Festival Hall

Jalina Cameron

TW: Contains brief discussions of suicide and mental health themesRead Article

Honey Don't Believe the Hype

Maxwell

The Friend: This Frazzled New Yorker Can't Write for Shit!

Sabine Pentecost

CHANGELING Reveals What is Beneath the Mask at MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL

Zeinab Jishi

CW: This play contains themes of domestic violenceRead Article

WESTGATE: A MIFF review

Astara Ball

Adrian Ortega’s Westgate (2025) is a deeply personal homage to the resilience of working class migrant mothers and commuRead Article

TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE: Cultural Exploration and Cinematic Perfection Combine in Docu-Fiction

Claire Le Blond

What is identity? How can it be portrayed? Who are we–to ourselves, to our kin, to our country–in a world that moves beyRead Article

FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM: Windows to Europe

Ben Zhou

Returning to Melbourne after living in Europe has given me a new lens through which to appreciate my hometown. I went frRead Article