The Screaming Jets
In 1990 five blokes from Newcastle called The Screaming Jets took the Aussie music scene by the scruff of the neck and gave a red hot shake. Before they had […]
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In 1990 five blokes from Newcastle called The Screaming Jets took the Aussie music scene by the scruff of the neck and gave a red hot shake. Before they had […]
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MAJOR WILLIAM YANG EXHIBITION OPENS AT QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY An exhibition of more than 250 works by Australian photographer and performance artist William Yang opens at the Queensland Art Gallery
Australia gets the mushroom treatment Simple music for thinking minds is the Massive Attack formula. Their multi-layered sounds and stream-of-consciousness wordplay inspire a listening pleasure that’s hard to define. Together,
Thanks to our friends at The Reset Collective we have five in-season double passes to give away to The Food Club – starring Kirsten Olesen Stina Ekblad and Kirsten Lehfeldt.
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Curated by Tim Riley Walsh, On fire: climate and crisis profiles contemporary Queensland art in a time of significant ecological change. It situates this analysis during the emergence of what
Thanks to our friends at Transmission Films we have ten in-season double passes to give away to Ammonite – starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, which releases in cinemas on
GOMA TO PRESENT EUROPEAN MASTERPIECES FROM THE MET IN 2021 Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) will be the exclusive Australian venue for the major exhibition ‘European Masterpieces from The
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CHALK Originally formed by four young university students in 1991 Chalk were led by singer/guitarist James Klimt. They were heavily involved with the cities’ flourishing noisy guitar pop scene. In
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For the best part of two decades, Roz Pappalardo has been shaking things up, challenging perceptions and forging her own direction through the music landscape. There have been rock records, folk
Richard Jewell Directed by Clint Eastwood. Stars: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm and Kathy Bates. Rating: 3.5/4 Hats off to the great Clint Eastwood who has
We have five in-season double passes to give away to The Peanut Butter Falcon. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and newcomer Zack Gottsagen, The Peanut Butter Falcon is an
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The Gentlemen Dir: Guy Ritchie Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant. (Two stars) Guy Ritchie returns with The
The Good Liar Dir: Bill Condon Stars: Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren (Four stars) Here’s a late entry for best film of 2019. The Good Liar is a decade hopping
Thanks to our friends at Studio Canal we have five in-season double passes to give away to Knives Out. Here acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick/Looper/The Last Jedi) pays tribute
BOB HAWKE at Woodford by Sean Sennett Hidden in the trees on the outskirts of the Woodford Folk Festival is a battalion of ancient caravans that house longtime volunteers and friends who
Us Starring Lupita N’Yongo, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, and Elisabeth Moss Directed by Jordan Peele Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 3/5] To an audience at the South
MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE ‘GOOBALATHALDIN DICK ROUGHSEY: STORIES OF THIS LAND’ OPENS AT QAG The first major retrospective celebrating the life and work of artist and Lardil man Goobalathaldin Dick Roughsey (1920–1985)
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Everybody Knows Starring Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darin, Carla Campra Directed by Asghar Farhadi Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 3/5] From the minute Penelope Cruz hits the screen in
Thanks to our friends at Transmission we have five in-season ten passes to see Sometimes Always Never. The film stars Bill Nighy and releases on March 14. The movie also
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King of Thieves Starring Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Charlie Cox, and Michael Gambon Directed by James Marsh Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 3/5] “So that’s how
At Eternity’s Gate Starring Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaac, Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Mads Mikkelsen Directed by Julian Schnabel Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 4/5] There’s a scene some way
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Brisbane Entertainment Centre 26.02.2019 The Red Hot Chili Peppers are touring Australia for the first time in over a decade. With most of the band in
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EMINEM QSAC. Brisbane. 20.02.19 It’s been five years since Marshall Mathers III last toured Australia. And five years to the day that he last played Brisbane. Fresh from his show
If Beale Street Could Talk Starring Stephen James, Regina King, Directed by Barry Jenkins Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 2/5] Moonlight, Barry Jenkins’s award-winning film from 2016 about the life
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Slash Ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Brisbane Convention Centre 30.01.2019 Few things warm the heart as much on a Wednesday night as walking into a venue and seeing a
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Ben is Back Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance Directed by Peter Hedges Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 3/5] Ben is Back, the new film by
The Hate U Give Starring Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall, Common, Issa Rae, and Anthony Mackie Directed by George Tillman Jr. Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 5/5] “If you
Eighth Grade Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan Directed by Bo Burnham Reviewed by Michael Dalton 5/5 This week in The New Yorker, film critic Richard Brody
Green Book Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali Directed by Peter Farrelly Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 2/5] Wikipedia: The Negro Motorist Green Book, a mid-20thcentury guidebook for African-American travellers written
Phil Collins Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 19.01.19 Phil Collins makes his way onto the stage in front of forty thousand paying customers with the aid of a walking cane. It’s no
Mary Queen of Scots Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant Directed by Josie Rourke Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 3/5] It’s a miracle
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The Favourite Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult Reviewed by Michael Dalton [rating: 4/5] It would seem that for the time being director