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With tight riffs and even tighter jeans, AC/DC have had us thunderstruck for more than 50 years. In this edition, we celebrate Australia’s biggest rock’n’roll band as they hit our shores for the final leg of their explosive world tour.
Tastes like home. With an abundance of tomatoes in the village, meals such as Chicken Rice Mountains were created. Stews could be served with rice, so they were filling and could stretch far and feed many, but they were mainly created as the ingredients were accessible: tomatoes, oil, rice and protein.
Read MoreNoel Gallagher met David Bowie once – and can’t remember it. But he does remember Oasis’ first record deal and what he thought of Blur’s Damon Albarn (he’s since changed his mind about that).
Read MoreAngie McMahon grew up with Bruce Springsteen as the soundtrack to all her favourite memories: she tells us why The Boss is her kindred guide.
Read MoreWaiting to bring his newborn home from the hospital, writer Murray Middleton found solidarity in a sleep-deprived, unshaven bunch of bedside hopefuls: the NICU dads.
Read MoreTastes like home. Every time I make it now, I’m taken right back to those early days and it feels like I’m cooking not just for myself, but also to honour the legacy and lessons my dad passed down to me.
Read MoreTen years ago The Big Issue created Homes for Homes to help house people who need it most. It’s taken long-term vision – and a whole lotta belief that together we can solve our housing crisis.
Read MoreIn my vision, Heathcliff lives in Avondale Heights and is a purveyor of fine meats at his local IGA. The ghost of Kath, his long-lost lover, comes banging on his sausage display case one day. “Look at moye, Cliffy, ya foxy moron!” she calls.
Read MoreTastes like home. For this recipe, I’ve chosen something that takes me home to Australia. Like lamingtons and Anzac biscuits (and Vegemite, obviously!), Iced VoVos, stalwarts of school lunchboxes and afternoon teas, are one of those shared memories that create a connection between Australians whenever we’re far from home.
Read MoreAcross the 1960s, The Beach Boys were a certified hit machine, with sensitive perfectionist Brian – like a cross between Phil Spector and a teddy bear – at the helm. But Brian’s body of work is more than just the golden-oldie staples beloved of classic rock stations today. Here’s a sampler of his complex, compulsive,…
Read MoreThe prawn cocktail says home to me because it was always present during Christmastime, when the family got together.
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