What's Going On Brisbane and Surrounds
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Underworld: A Shining Past And Future
After more than 30 years together and, more recently, a few years apart, Underworld have rediscovered their spark.
Mention the UK duo and it’s likely that 1996... -
6 Reasons To See The 2016 Banff Mountain Film Festival
Hot on the heels of the prestigious mountain festival, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is heading to Australia.
Brisbane filmgoers will need to switch... -
Sacha Drake's Work Wardrobe Solutions
"It doesn’t matter how old or young you are, as a general rule, sun-dresses, tank tops, spaghetti straps, plunging necklines and thongs need to be reserved for weekends,"
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Tom Ballard @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Former triple j breakfast host and, you know, that guy you’ve probably seen somewhere, Tom Ballard is one of the more exciting, young voices in Australian
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Wondered: Alice Returns To Brisbane
Alice's final trip to Wonderland will be the maddest tea party this Easter.
Inspired by Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland', writer and director of... -
70 Years Of The Blind Boys Of Alabama: Jimmy Carter Looks Back
People get ready: The Blind Boys Of Alabama are coming.
With a career spanning seven decades, The Blind Boys are legends of the industry, and this month they're... -
Layers Of Possibility: Metalicus Autumn/ Winter 2016
Winter wardrobes can be tricky to master, with the eternal fears of unflattering, bulky layers and boring colours. Though with Australian womenswear brand Metalicus' newest
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5 B-Side Songs With Silver Sircus' James Lees
Brisbane band Silver Sircus will return to the stage this weekend (Woolly Mammoth 19 March) for the first time in 2016 (aside from the core band performing the Ziggy Stardust
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Tuka's Chaotic Balancing Act
Usually when a band member goes solo it's a sign of the end. But for Brendan 'Tuka' Tuckerman – of Thundamentals – it's been a successful (albeit hectic) juggling
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Brisbane Baroque Returns With Stellar Cast For Agrippina
After an award-winning first season, Leo Schofield's Brisbane Baroque returns in 2016 with a new festival of unmatched creative energy.
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Orgasmic Meditation: Women Paying Strangers To Stroke Their Vaginas
How far would you go to get some inner-peace?
A new trend in meditation sees women paying strangers to manually stimulate them in front of a group of people.... -
Steen Raskopoulos @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Steen Raskopoulos doesn’t so much as put on a show, but create a world in which the audience are his puppets.
His approach is far from traditional, creating humour... -
Dear Albert @ World Science Festival Brisbane Review
Dramatic readings have gone out of fashion over the years. We like our theatre events to have pizazz: fog machines, lighting changes and people flung about the stage like
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Peter Helliar @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
As part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival, 'The Project' host Peter Helliar brought 'One Hot Mess' to the Powerhouse (12 March), asking the important questions like “if you
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Tripod @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
When you’ve been writing comedy songs for two decades, you’re bound to have a lot of music that doesn’t get the airtime it deserves.
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15 Ways To Be A Patriot With True Australian Patriots
Visit the True Australian Patriots Facebook page and their 'About' message says it all: 'We are against HALAL and other philosophys destroy AUSSIE WAY OF LIFE! Hands off our
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Big Gay Day 2016 @ The Wickham Hotel Review
It’s Sunday morning (13 March) and the heavens have opened with rain on the day of the 16th annual Big Gay Day at The Wickham Hotel.
I am praying for sunshine, and... -
Killswitch Engage: Seven Kinds Of Hardcore
Pioneers of noughties metalcore, Killswitch Engage assault the ears with songs about loss of love and faith, heartbreak and disillusion.
It is the sound of a... -
Not 4 Kidz @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
I’m a sucker for twisted re-imagining of kids TV.
Whether it’s the boundary demolishing 'Wonder Showzen', the pseudo-education of 'Look Around You' or the more... -
Damian Callinan @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
At most comedy festivals, you get your big names, your phoning-it-ins, and your ambitious up-and-comers bringing their ‘A’ game to every performance, even if it’s just
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