All About Brown Alley

Becoming a father a little over a year ago has really pushed me to ask myself the hard questions: What kind of world do I want to leave for my son? What will my legacy be? When on earth is the next time I’m going to get to party my balls off? [more]

It had all the makings of a techno lover's wet dream. Four internationals, three stages, three levels, eight hours and what was rumoured to be the most impressive level of production at a Likes of You party to date. [more]

Having never seen Pendulum before, their live shows are the stuff of sweat and exertion, but for this DJ set they seemed to delve into more standard drum n bass DJ convention. [more]

Breaks experts Stanton Warriors break the house down alongside fellow Against the Grain record label artists Skool of Thought and Adsorb, giving its Melbourne crowd a night to remember... [more]

The Likes Of You pres Audion, Omar S, Oxia and Dubfunk [more]

If there was any ever doubt, breaks is still slamming, and School of Thought and Drumattic Twins are still on the top of their game. [more]

Loco Dice was the ying to Cattaneo’s yang, as smooth as Hernan’s was layered, as funked up and Hernan’s was driving, and, in all a surprisingly pleasing way to close out one of the finest nights in memory. [more]

In my opinion, unfortunately, Belgian progressive master Pole Folder was a disappointment. I appreciate that some of the audience may have been fans that were there to discover what detailed nuances may come to light in his ‘live’ performance. [more]

Darkbeat continues to be a shining light in Melbourne’s dance arena. Their 6th birthday party was another well organized display of their pulling power. At this rate, their 7th is an almost guaranteed certainty. Easter Friday 2010, see you there. [more]

The last few years have been good to dubstep in Melbourne. There have been steadily increasing audiences, regular internationals and some great cross-pollination with other styles. Too Much is a new night started by local DJs Same-O and Fooishbar. [more]

At around 1am, Italian stallion Andrea Bertolini came on and did what he does best… Getting everyone moving. [more]

On my way to Brown Alley I was already anxious with anticipation knowing that I was going to see one of my favourite dance acts, Joris Voorn, and backing him up was Nic Fanciulli, no slouch on his own! [more]

Even with the cancellation of Eric Prydz, the 2nd birthday of The Likes of You was always destined to be a large and epic party. A lineup with any of Carl Craig, Huntemann or Radio Slave is always going to be a good night, but with all three... [more]

Deck the halls with house and techno, the ITM Xmas bash is back with a vengeance. [more]

Every now and again an event comes along with the potential to change your life. For a lucky few, they happen every weekend. But for the true techno devotees of Melbourne, nights like this happen once in a blue moon. [more]

The Earthdance Launch party presented by Royal Doof featured many of Melbourne's finest DJs, so a big Friday night was definitely on the cards. [more]

Courtesy of Rock Like This & Darkbeat Productions, a collective sigh of relief hit up Brown Alley on Friday 27 June for a brand new club night for Melbourne with label boss and Breakbeat heavyweight Skool Of Thought headlining as resident DJ. [more]

The June instalment of the bi-monthly night Instinct at Brown Alley was, for my first experience, a smashing night that went really well and I can only hope that the next one in August is just as successful! [more]

So it may have been a little too packed at points, the smoking room was somewhat on the cancer inducing side, and the 2am curfew smacked us all right in the face for the first weekend yet. But who cares? We got to see Stephan Bodzin for THREE hours. [more]

For those that don’t know the Welsh based duo of Hybrid, then it’s time you became acquainted with them. Their futuristic, melodic breaks have filled the record boxes (or should that be CD cases) of the world's greatest DJs for well over a decade now [more]

There are gigs you go to, and then there are aural experiences that leave you tingling long after the last beat is played. The SOS live experience is definitely of the latter. [more]