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Tunnel Number Five
Darwin's WWII Oil Storage Tunnels were built during the war to protect oil stored in Darwin from Japanese bombing. By the time the tunnels were completed the risk from bombing...
Q&A with Uta Uber Kool Ja
You've heard about the famous celebrity after-parties. Well, get the champagne on ice because Uta is inviting you to hers and it's going to be wild. Off The Leash caught...
Leah Flanagan
With a suite of new creations, local soul singer Leah Flanagan returns home this August to play stages big and small. You released your beautiful album Saudades last year –...
Statement Earrings Workshop
Not since the 1980s has there been such a time for statement earrings – those flashy, dashy, shoulder-grazing pieces whose statement might be nothing more than a giant exclamation mark...
Ed Kuepper
ARIA award winning solo artist and founding member of legendary 70s proto-punk outfit The Saints and post-punk originals Laughing Clowns, Ed Kuepper brings his one man request fest to Darwin...
Get It On! Indigenous Textile & Fashion Exhibition
When Injalak Arts sent a call out for 'something wearable' created from three metres of their famous hand printed fabric, the response was resounding. With fans of their Indigenous designed...
National Indigenous Music Awards
It's been a big year for Indigenous music. This month the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA) will set the stage on fire with hip-shaking rock n' roll, sublime singing, powerful...
One Tropical Day feat. Grinspoon
We are well and truly into the Dry season and Aussie rock heavyweights Grinspoon are dropping by to help Top Enders celebrate. They visit the NT as a part of...
DSO Kids' Classics – Play me a Story
The first instalment of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra's (DSO) new education series Kids' Classics explores how to tell a story through music. By Chelsea Heaney. Designed specifically for a younger...
Darwin Festival – Q&A with Acting Artistic Director Felix Preval
Darwin Festival is almost upon us and anticipation is running high. For three weeks in August, Darwin is abuzz with some of the hottest music, theatre, comedy and cabaret –...
Rosella Festival
Rosellas have proven a popular drawcard for this festival in Adelaide River, where the wild, red hibiscus is plentiful and locals make handmade goods year-round. “We do a lot of...
MUSIC on the Big Screen
When the Darwin Entertainment Centre turned 30 last year, the management’s attention turned to the venue’s projector room, which was built but never commissioned, lying dormant and film-less. “So for...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
It's no surprise that Shakespeare's most delightful and fantastical play found further life as a ballet. Set to a romantic score by Felix Mendelssohn, the Melbourne City Ballet brings the...
10 Years at the Top
10 years ago this month, a brand new little what's-on guide to the Top End was launched kicking and grinning into the world. By Rosa Ellen. In the tradition of...
Comics' Corner – Fringe Festival Forecast – A Jovial July
July sees Darwin electrified by some dynamic comic talent. If Adelaide has Mad March, Darwin now has Jovial and Juvenile July. Maybe it doesn’t quite roll off the tongue but...
Growing Up Troppo – July
Pack away the iPad and put Pokémon on hold – school holidays are here. By Libby Larsen. It's the time of year when Top Enders are itching to get out...
Assault Your Ears – July Podcast Review
Welcome to Assault Your Ears, a monthly column dedicated to podcasts. By Jess Ong. If there’s one thing you need to wrap your ears around, it’s Ear Hustle – a...
Territory Day – signature events
There’s no avoiding the artillery of crackers – and howling of canines – but Territory Day also brings the liveliest Mindil Beach Sunset Market of the year. Singer-songwriter Pete Murray...
