Tia Gostelow Talks ‘Get To It’ and Calling Brisbane Home

At 19, musician Tia Gostelow is the youngest ever recipient of Queensland Music Awards’ Album Of The Year and managed to score a Triple J Feature Album spot with her debut Thick Skin. After moving from Mackay to Brisbane, she’s begun work on its follow up.

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Montaigne on Complexity and Common Sense

Voltaire said that ‘common sense is not that common’, and now Montaigne is bringing her own philosophies to the matter in her new album Complex. We sat down for an enlighting chat about the concept of complexity, common sense, and the recent renaissance of Montaigne‘s own music. Read More

Artistic All-Rounder Mika Campbell Puts the Feel Good in FeelsClub

Brissy band FeelsClub have been killing it in the local scene of late, dropping their new single So Done and selling out to Foundry gigs in the last twelve months. Read More

Queensland Theatre Celebrates 50 Years with 2020 Launch

2020 will mark the Golden Jubilee Of Queensland’s titular theatre company, and they have decided to celebrate in style. Read More

Catching Up With Concrete Surfers

The Creative Issue caught up with Jovi, the singer and guitarist of Brisbane punks Concrete Surfers to talk about recording their EP, BIGSOUND, Crafted Festival and what’s next in the pipeline.

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Class is in Session; talking School of Rock with Nadia Komazec

Odds are if you were born in the nineties, Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song will always bring to mind Jack Black rocking out in the cult-classic movie School of Rock. Now is your chance to live that nostalgic dream the smash hit stage show adaption is crashing into Brisbane this month. We sat down with lead actress Nadia Komazec to talk about the show, theatre for youngsters, and the subtleties of her character Patty Di Marco.

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Star On The Rise: Mardi Wilson On ‘Astronaut’

Songwriter Mardi Wilson is a regular on Brisbane’s gig circuit and is capturing quite the fan base. TCI caught up with the 23-year-old following her set at the Tenerife Festival’s River Stage to chat about her latest single, ‘Astronaut’.

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Seaside Talk New Single ‘Sycamore’

TCI caught up with Darcy Dexter, vocalist and guitarist from Byron Bay four-piece, Seaside, for a chat about the band’s origin, their latest single ‘Sycamore’ and her experience touring.

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Learning the Ropes With Georgia James

We chat with singer/songwriter Georgia James about starting out as a recording artist and her debut single, ‘Start a War’. Read More

Radolescent Talk Debut Album + Tour

Isaac Atkinson, vocalist and guitarist from Radolescent, chats about the band’s upcoming debut album and the journey from playing parties to interstate touring. Read More

EDC’s Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth On The Dinner Party

Expressions Dance Company brings a whole new meaning to your average dinner party. Read More

Take A Dance With Nerida Matthaei

One of the most important functions of the arts is to help have society have those tough conversations – and to do it with style. If beautiful movement and societal commentary sound like a fun night out to you, then you should know about angel-monster; the newest dance installation from Phluxus2 Dance Collective. We sat down with artistic director Nerida Matthaei to find out more.

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Exploring Kurios with Cirque du Soleil’s Rachel Lancaster

In a world where, lately, it seems life is a circus, what can we do as people to help calm things down or calm ourselves down? Why run away with it, of course.

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This Time Only Discuss Marco Ave And Debut EP

This Time Only is the latest punk rock band to come out of Sydney and they’ve just released their second single ‘Marco Ave’ ahead of their debut EP. Read More