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MANE Releases Glorious Coping Mechanisms EP!
December 5, 2020 | Victoria Jenkins
MANE has finally released her brand new Coping Mechanisms EP, and the only thing that could make us hit pause was the opportunity to catch up with the stellar South Australian artist herself!
Harves On New Single ‘The River’
December 3, 2020 | Victoria Jenkins
Melbourne duo Harves have just released their second single ‘The River’. TCI spoke with one half of the project, Matthew Wright, about writing and recording the track in lockdown, as well as their future plans for the band.
Dulcie Chat About New Single ‘Dust’
November 14, 2020 | Victoria Jenkins
Western Australia’s Dulcie have just released their shimmering new single ‘Dust’ and TCI caught up with Ashleigh Carr-White to chat about the track and its music video, as well as their upcoming live shows, and plans for 2021!
The Flowers: ‘You Don’t Say!’
August 16, 2020 | Victoria Jenkins
Indie-pop rising stars The Flowers are all set to release their fourth single ‘You Don’t Say!’ and we caught up with front-woman Agnes O’Dwyer to chat about the track, body image, recording and their plans for the rest of 2020!
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Album Review: Holiday Party’s Self-Titled Album
July 6, 2020 | Reece Dargie
It’s been three years since our first taste of Holiday Party‘s album with ‘I’m Still Here’, watering mouths with their signature scents of “junkyard pop”. Read More
EP Review: San Cisco’s Flaws
April 10, 2020 | Georgia Kearins
San Cisco have finally returned to bless our ears with their long-awaited EP, Flaws.
Album Review: The Kite String Tangle’s C()D3X
March 22, 2020 | Reece Dargie
A leetspeak variation of a word that generally means handwritten books, C()D3X is an appropriate rebrand for Brisbane producer The Kite String Tangle‘s (aka Danny Harley) latest full-length. Read More
’80s synthesizers, chimey guitars and indie pop: Meet Selahphonic’s Jamie and Tim
April 29, 2016 | Ashleigh Hopping
If you’re into Two Door Cinema Club or The Wombats, then meet Sunshine Coast’s Selahphonic. The Creative Issue caught up with 2/5 of the band for a rapid fire Q&A before their gig at The Foundry.
Band Focus: Rainy Day Women
November 22, 2014 | James Bullock
Listening to Triple M on a Sunday night is a bit of a lottery, with a favourable outcome of either Bon Jovi, ACDC, INXS, Cold Chisel, Greenday or any other group that appeals to it’s sweaty Baby Boomer listener base, to whom ads about Ride-On mowers slide in nicely with football snippets and power-chord station ID’s.
Very rarely however, they begrudgingly sample a track from a lesser known act, and when this happens it may actually be worth the listen. Read More
Review: Bombay Bicycle Club At The Tivoli
October 9, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
I’ve always been a big fan of our ever growing cultural scene, and this years Riverfire showed me just how amazing our city is. Last Saturday, while most of Brisbane where out-and-about, one of the most exciting bands out there filled the small, but intimate, space of the Valley’s iconic Tivoli Theatre with their sensual electro-rock beats. Yes, of course I’m talking about Bombay Bicycle Club. Read More