Level four of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation may not look like much with its maze of cubicles and squashy couches but it is the central nervous system of the beast that is the Chaser. A mock school photo of the boys hangs on the wall behind us as we wait on the couches for Chas Licciardello. He is running slightly late for the interview courtesy of New South Wales’ public transport system. Despite the group’s success, they have not progressed to chauffeured limousines.

Chicago is slick. The show is a well-oiled, meticulously crafted musical. It is highly entertaining, but perhaps at times a little too smooth for its own good because it forgoes grit in favour of glitz.

Discovering the truth about your identity can be difficult, especially when you’re constantly being distracted by puking children and carnival music. In his first directorial effort since his comedic smash Superbad, Greg Mattola provides a healthy dose of languish, love and laughs in the coming-of-age film, Adventureland.

This new Australian play from Mary Rachel Brown is a very well conceived piece which deals delicately but honestly with issues of mental illness. Focusing on the relationship between a mother (Tracey Mann) and her son (Lindsay Farris) the play charts the sons spiral into mental illness and the effects on their lives.

Will the Global Economic Crisis (GEC) facilitate social change? And do the recent ‘Group of 20’ (G20) protests reflect a rise in anarchism? Donna Yan and Bonita Silva investigate.

As 20 of the most powerful leaders of the industrial world converged in the white-topped ExCel Conference Centre in London, thousands of people with banners in hand took to the streets of the capital in a two-day mass protest, driven by mounting discontent.

With long winded rants and a glass of wine in hand, it was hard to see where Dylan Moran’s former alter ego (misanthropist book store owner Bernard Black from the cult comedy series Black Books) ended and Moran as a stand up comedian began in his show at the State Theatre on May 2nd.

There’s something irresistible about a candy store. All that sticky sweet goodness that hooks you in challenges you to sample each piece of shiny, coloured confectionary. But after a few bites, the appeal is gone and there is a sickly hollow at the pit of your stomach that makes you regret ever stepping foot in there.

Clockwork is a new chapter for Phrase. More than three years after the release of his debut album Talk with Force, the Melbourne-based rapper is looking to make a fresh start with a record that marks a significant stylistic departure from his earlier work.

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Hard to believe, but Vertigo editors are humans too and we made a mistake. We printed a draft copy of Sophie Jeliba’s What It Feels Like piece in the latest edition. Vertigo apologises for any offence caused. The full article with an exclusive photo gallery can be found here.

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