13/12/2011 When I realised I left my pen at home, I knew…read morethat I immediately needed to get to this place. Luckily, I have drive, a writing addiction, and important information given to me by customer attendants for previous reviews, to remember. Great store for a writer like me. I've been here before several times pretty much just for essential items like the odd multitrip bus ticket, stationery or magazines. The Rundle Mall Plaza Newsagency does feel a little bit empty each time and somewhere you don't want to hang around for too long. Upon walking in, you are emerged in a very quiet culture, complete with several rows of mindless magazines and greeting cards for less than half an hour of fun. I managed to walk around the crowd a bit, to get to the area known as "the great wall of pens", that holds plenty of different coloured pens, pencils, and other stationery. A perfect place to take a visiting guest or regular who has the "writing itch" to scratch off...it'll bring out the inner writer within.

I've really only been in here the once, but I was impressed enough to bother writing a review on…read morethe place. They've got a really good range. Now, as a bloke, I've noticed that some news agencies have very little in the way of reading material for the fellas. They almost all, pretty much without exception, have stacks of women's magazines. That never really changes. A lot of places limit their mens range to *those* magazines that are wrapped in plastic (apparently to seal in the badness), and maybe a couple of magazines for the dude who likes V8s and other pushrod-powered dinosaurs. Not that's there's anything wrong with them. I've got some varied tastes as a car nut, but the same old Aussie muscle car mags just don't do it for me. So when I walked in here, I wasn't expecting much. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. Not only did they have some of the harder to get stuff (like some of the US based VW mags), they had plenty of copies of each. I walked out with my copy of ACVWs, Zoom and HPI, as well as a PC magazine. This place has some real variety. I'll be going back again next time I'm in Adelaide.

Keep abreast with Adelaide's music, entertainment, lifestyle, food and fashion news by picking up a…read morecopy of Rip It Up. A free weekly street magazine, you'll find them at popular hot spot at Macca's, railway station, cafes, libraries and more! This is your go-to source to scoop up the latest music reviews, band reviews and upcoming artists in South Australia. The magazine also cover reviews on movies, newly released DVD, fashion, food and upcoming arts and exhibition galleries. If you're new in Adelaide, grab a copy and get your best music and entertainment dosage here.

Two words: gig guide!…read more Adelaide's most comprehensive guide to what's on for the following week can be found in this free street newspaper. You can pick up a copy pretty much everywhere in Adelaide, and it's a super handy little snapshot of what's going on. Food, drink, a little smattering of fashion, music, arts. As it's produced on a weekly basis content is more aimed more at big picture coverage rather than more super readable articles etc - though it does have good interviews every now and then. Personally I don't really grab it for a read - some street press publications take advantage of its status outside of the normal publishing rules to produce some really opinionated and experimental content - RiU isn't one of those publications. That said, it doesn't need to be. It's firmly entrenched as your #1 go-to for what's on in Adelaide.

This is another one of those places that has literally being around for donkey's years. It's…read morebasically a newsagency, and it is very conveniently located on the main pedestrian arcade between the railway station and Hindley Street. Don't expect anything particularly rare, but it does supply pretty much everything you need.

I personally love train rides. The longer the better! One of the reasons is that you can spend time…read morereading magazines in the gently swaying carriage. (The other is that I've always wanted to solve a murder mystery on a train, Agatha Christie style....one day.) But back to the first reason: though I don't catch trains terrifically often at Adelaide station, whenever I do I will pop into the Station Arcade newsagent for a mag. While the store isn't huge, it does have a top selection of magazines across all genres. They even stock my all-time favourite magazine, Lula, which can be hard to find in Oz. There are lots of imports and at pretty good prices too. The staff are super friendly and helpful as well, especially red-head chick (sorry I don't know your name, red-head chick!). Worth a glance even if you're not hoping on board a train.

This youth community radio station plays new dance music as well as some Aussie, hip hop, pop and…read moreindie. All the people on air are volunteers, so you do get the good with the bad, but at least all the presenters actually want to be there as it is out of their own time. The station has a great friendly youth feel about it, with great on air chemistry of hosts, informative news bulletins morning and afternoon, chat shows and plenty of specialist DJ shows. The talent is pretty good, with some Fresh volunteers getting scouted for bigger and better things in the media industry, but most are just there in between uni and to have a good time playing awesome music with friends. Fresh hold the occasional party throughout the year, including Xmas and their station bday, which always go off for the volunteers, competition winners and listeners. Tradies make up most of the listeners, along with young people, and you always hear random shout outs and track demands which are obviously inside jokes. A great station which promotes within the youth of Adelaide and plays mostly new dance music and remixes of songs.

great personal service. very very helpful. highly recommended. thank you. Ordered a hard to get…read moremagazine. I was kept in constant contact and updates.

A small newsagency set in the now newly renovated Pasadena Shopping Mall. Hurray for us in the…read moresouthern suburbs! It has your usual magazines, newspaper supply, stationaries and the Lotto tickets (sorry boring!) for those who fancies this sort of gambling. If you're looking for an Adelaide themed calendar they have plenty here and at great prices too. You'll also find small gifts and the usual knick knacks which is perfect for those last minute shopping. Kids usually come to this stall to collect a free 20cents to deposit at the nearby weighing machine. Overall experience: a-okay!

One of two newsagencys in Blackwood. This one has a good range of magazines, newspapers (but not…read moreThe Age!), a bookshelf with a selection of some of the latest paperback novels, comic books, cards, etc. They also have a selection of greeting cards, office supplies, school supplies and also have a photocopy service. The central counter has lots of paraphernalia on and around it, the incidental items you may miss if they were placed elsewhere. It is also a licenced lottery agenc and no matter how many times I ask for the winning ticket, so far it hasn't happened! On the other opposite side of the counter is the giftware area, which has an adequate range of last minute gift choices.

Friendly local newsagents, wonderful range of newspapers, magazines covering all topics and great…read morerange of cards and gifts too. very friendly helpful staff, a Blackwood icon for many years, always see someone you know and have a chat

Half newsagent and half gift store and I love their front window changing displays, it adds colour…read moreand gives ideas to passing foot traffic. They do all the usual newagent services like selling magazines, newspapers, books and lotto tickets also greeting cards, wrapping paper and gift ribbons, bows and tags, etc. The other half is dedicated to giftware, homewares and accessories such as scarves, handbags, jewellery, etc. There are some lovely smelling candles and room diffusers plus placemats and decorative table settings. A great place to stop by and pick up a last minute gift along with all the trimmings, including scissors and sticky tape.

Wonderful little shop that always has a great selection of greeting cards and gifts. Free gift…read morewrapping offered for Mother's Day and also free macarons from The Mac Factory.

If you're a budding film maker and think you're the next Steven Spielberg then you should contact…read morethe Media Resource Centre. Located in the Arts Precinct in Adelaide's West End, the Media Resource Centre run a myriad of workshops and initiatives for those wanting to make a career in film. If you want to make a short film, you should look into their Raw Nerve program. And its not just the young and cool catered for at the MRC, they even run workshops and forums for Seniors with their Seniors on Screen program. You can hire your gear from the MRC, you can learn a new skill in one of their workshops and you can go there to watch all the latest cutting edge films from Adelaide's independent film community. Want to be a film maker? Get thyself to the MRC.