You knew we were good for it...

Before our last lingering memories of Univibes' Suburban Festival (a.k.a. biggest house party in history!) disappear into the ether, we thought we'd bring you this hazy, gin-soaked montage in vibrant StormOrphan Technicolor!


Beyond this treacherous ravine lay a magical place, akin to something from The Faraway Tree... a fantastical twilight zone that would vanish as quickly as it had appeared.

Lacking any conventional form of transport or your modern electronic-locater devices, M+A were forced to use our superior tracking skills, following the beats of the distant drums and, by proxy,our hearts...



Any music festival, even the ones in someone's backyard, needs...well...music. The UniVibes kids set up three stages, graced with a plethora of Canberra's talent...

Hip-Hop upstarts, Still Cool
(they don't have a MySpace, but if you're really interested, let us know! As one of Still Cool is M's brother and nepotism is rad!)


Days after launching their EP, Rubycon took to the stage to get the crowd moving.


While heavy rock isn't our cup of tea, the very hardcore Atlantis Awaits reached round behind us and pressed themselves against our ears, like a slightly forward, but irresistible stranger (musically speaking, of course)

One of the highlights of the event, and indeed a fixture at any self respecting house party, was The Den Of Debauchery/The Clothesline!

This was the scene of many a groping, illicit substance and enlightening conversation with a stranger.

(This a pretty poor photo, but us Orphans were slightly terrified of The Den as night fell and decided to hightail it out of there)

While the whole thing reeked of hedonism, the central message lived on....

M + A