Hannah Brooks
VICE Presents The Fashion Issue Launch
A little while ago we pledged to throw a party every month. It made perfect sense to shack up in one of our favourite venues, The Liberty Social. But just to keep you on your pretty little toes we’re moving to the Tote
We Saw This: Liquid Handcuffs + Guy and Marcus Blackman Experimentation Project
Reasons why this show at Hell’s Kitchen on Saturday night was bound to be good: Guy and Marcus rarely play; it was Liquid Handcuffs’ first show; Jack Mannix was launching a zine and the flyer promised cute boys that were young, hung and dumb.
We Saw This: Holy Balm
Usually when a band from Sydney plays Melbourne no one really cares, unless it’s Circle Pit. Or, it turns out, Holy Balm. For an icy evening an impressive bunch of people turned up to see these guys at the Liberty Social. In the city. Since Holy Balm...
Koala Dung Earrings Are a Real Piece of Shit
Sometimes you don’t know what’s missing in your life until you see it. Such is the case with earrings made out of koala feces.
The Phantom Massacre
Since 2004, almost 5,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the southern provinces of Thailand in a series of bombings, shootings, arson attacks, and decapitations.
Pleasure to Meet You, Rainbow Guy
Thirty years ago, Rainbow Guy (aka Guy Feldmann) was divinely inspired to change his gypsy ways, settle down, and complete two very important missions: build the Temple, a nondenominational gathering place devoted to the pursuit of truth, and burrow an...
When Rat Ruled The World
In 1983, having recently moved to Sydney, a young Jac Vidgen threw a party in his Elizabeth Bay apartment. He’d done stuff like this before and like his previous efforts, the party was an unmitigated success.
A Dirty Little Rag With Filth In It
Back in the late 1950s, when Richard Neville finished high school, Australia was in many ways, uh, what’s the word? Oh that’s right…totally fucked.