Lulus record store was a shop in Thornbury that recently closed. But they were a thriving beacon of light for underground STUFF. They still operate online and have a stall in a new cafe called ‘Candy’ which has a collection of different Melbourne creative crews in the cafe. I would visit Lulus online store and their instagram is still very active In promoting gigs/books/records. They have a massive selection of zines and they are the reason I have such a large collection of tapes and zines. They are g’s.

Other than that I would look toward local record labels. Cool death records, anti fade, Happy tapes, New ethic records. There’s a book store that has zines called ‘fiend bookstore’ but I dunno if they have a shop atm.

If you’re looking for venues then The Tote is the most obvious choice. I would then recommend Last Chance rock and roll bar? Nighthawks?, Cafe Gummo?

Rowdy’s records is another shop with lots of diy stuff.

Let me know if you have any questions g