Single Asian Female; Singular, Authentic, Fierce

If you haven’t heard of this breakout success from Michelle Law, you simply aren’t going to the right type of parties. Never fear, The Creative Issue is here to clue you in.
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St Kilda: Australia’s largest free festival

Heading to Australia’s cultural capital in February?

If so, pop the St Kilda Festival in your diary. Read More

Slowly Slowly Brings Down The Basement

Slowly Slowly have built a dedicated following in their home town of Melbourne, but last Friday night it was their Brisbane show that went off with a bang. “This is like a home show” declared frontman Ben Stewart. “Thank you so much everyone for coming out, this is crazy”.

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Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Dogmatic’ at the Brisbane Powerhouse

What do handfuls of turd, corn on the cob, the pouch of Douglas and Taylor Swift have in common? Find out in Hannah Gadsby’s latest show ‘Dogmatic’!

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Contour: the “Melbourne look”

Introducing Nadine Karaan, a young makeup enthusiast. Karaan says, “Makeup is my life. It’s not about looking fake or like a Barbie doll, it’s about having control over myself. Being able to give myself a look, but still know it’s … Read More

6am at the Garage presents: Projections of Dance

6am at the Garage is bringing cinematic grandeur to alternative dance music with their Projections of Dance film series at the iconic Astor Theatre. The media collective has developed an eclectic but cohesive program of electronic music cinema that mixes together fiction, documentary and concert films. Read More

REVIEW: Ryan Adams – 1989

Ryan Adams’ 1989, a top to bottom cover of Taylor Swift’s hit album, is a heartfelt alt-country love letter to one of the finest pop stars of a generation. Read More

Review: Craig Finn- Faith in the Future

On his sophomore solo album, Craig Finn has stripped away the noise and grandiosity that’s defined most of his career, revealing the core components of his distinctive lyrical style while telling tender, grounded stories. Read More

Review: Destroyer – Poison Season

With Poison Season, Destroyer have channeled the melancholy of mid 50’s Sinatra and the swagger of early 70’s Bowie into an album that somehow sounds both original and cohesive. Read More

Dig, Lazarus: The Bible in Modern Lyricism

It’s a strange truth of modern rock lyricism that when secular songwriters draw on the Bible the results can be truly transcendental. Read More

The Imagined 80’s of Modern Indie Film

“They don’t engage in the empty nostalgia of simply referencing classic films, hoping to somehow co-opt the aura of cool. What they share, along with awesome synth soundtracks, is an aesthetic philosophy”

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Review – UMRIKA

In Umrika, America is the promised land, a place where Indian villagers believe they can can be delivered from the prisons of poverty and tradition. It’s a bold choice for the opening of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, a melancholic glimpse into a country simultaneously buoyed and burdened with the weight of familial love. Read More

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is back, boasting what they are calling their “strongest lineup yet”. With a selection that includes a mix of lavish Bollywood productions, critically lauded dramas and intriguing oddities, it’s a hard claim to argue. Read More

Interview with Beauty Pageant Contestant Raquel Garach!

Ever wondered what it takes to compete in a beauty pageant? Ever wanted to get to know the glamorous stars behind the pageants?

Raquel Danielle Garach is a role model, inspiration and a unique beauty that has taken over the beauty pageant scene, here in Melbourne. At the young age of 20, Raquel has participated in four beauty pageants across the country.

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