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Books & Music
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Hello young, money challenged university student. Are the words ‘free’ ‘two for one’ ‘half price’ ‘BYO’ ‘happy hour’ and ‘discount’ like music to your ears? Yes, then you must read on! There are tricks to living like pigeon kings and queens on a mi-goreng budget. We are here to help...
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Scrum-diddly-umptious
With the perplexing popularity of foodie shows like MasterChef, it’s now normal to bemoan the placid sunday roast or those banal carbonara fridays. Thankfully Scrumptious Reads is here to tempt you out of your food hibernation. This winsome concept store in Southbank has already turned a few beaks with its... -
This is One Black Cat You Want To Cross Your Path
Pigeons aren’t famous for being songbirds. Nor do they often associate with cats. However, pigeons can (safely!) find music to bop their little heads along to at Jet Black Cat Music, West End. Shannon, the owner, makes friends with everyone from behind her piano counter where she spins crystal clear... -
West End Twilight Markets
The corner of Wilson and Boundary Streets in West End may look like a mundane bank car park by day, but come Saturday afternoon, the area undergoes a bespoke metamorphosis to become something truly special: the West End Twilight Markets. The seductive aroma of organic coffee wafts onto the street,... -
BIGSOUND DAY 3
Oh it’s all over! And what a night! We flew through the city alighting at various pumping venues and were treated to some of the greatest new bands in Australia. We then fluffed up our tail feathers at the after party as some big birds spun amazing tunes for the... -
Avid Reader
Jane Austen, that minxy mistress of wit, was pretty observant: “the person, be it lady or gentleman, who has not pleasure in a good novel (or nice bookshop), must be intolerably stupid”. Some sassy words to go with Good Guide’s visit to Avid Reader, West End, celebrating National Bookshop Day... -
The Gathering Festival
So you remember waking up and Cloudland Ballroom was gone in the night; going to the Royal Exchange Hotel involved Harleys’ and Ducatis’; Powderfinger held the resident spot at Rics. You remember an epic era of backyard gigs, 10pm lock-outs, Joh Bjelke-Peterson, the Valley, strip clubs, crooked cops, punks and...