Review Lyon Apprentice’s: Be honest, be wild, be free
The ambience found throughout Be Honest, Be Wild, Be Free is intoxicating, much like Jeff Buckley’s Grace. But the vocals contained seem to fit…
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TUESDAY’S GOOD GOES DELUXE
Local Blues outfit, Tuesday’s Good are still treading the boards and in deluxe form. After gigging relentlessly since their self-titled EP was released last…
A look into the minds of music: Lyon Apprentice
Christie Ots sat down with Adam and Nathan Lyons, from Lyon Apprentice to talk about their upcoming EP, how they juggle their burgeoning musical…
Lane Harry – Making It Look “Easy”
If you haven’t heard the name Lane Harry then you’ve probably been living under a rock for the past 6 months. This kid is…
FROM TWENTY TO FOUR THOUSAND, NO BULL
They’re returning to rock the east coast of Australia, then all the way to China. Elliot The Bull are back with a bang with…
Darren Middleton: One Thing to hear this year
Darren Middleton was gearing up for a national tour, kicking off right here on the Gold Coast, when he caught up with Christie Ots….
Claire Anne Taylor: A Bluesy tale for a beautiful woman
In the middle of creating a music video for her upcoming single Devil and preparing for Bluesfest Claire Anne Taylor caught up with Christie…
Cloud Control: Heaven’s unplugged harmonies
How high can one band’s harmonies soar? How versatile and dynamically adaptable can one band be? In Cloud Control’s case, extremely. Dream Cave was…
Hilton removes ‘man in grey suit’ from menu
Hilton Worldwide has ceased all sales of shark fin in its hotels as of April 1, a decision that shows a growing trend towards…
Gold Coast Green Week
Green Week is an annual event, this year taking place 31 May to 8 June and hosted by Gecko – Gold Coast & Hinterland…
Buying local: good for you, good for the environment
You know, there are plenty of food trends that come and go. But this notion of mass produced food bathed in chemicals, shipped thousands…
Better to have loved the reef and lost…
People along the Queensland coast have watched half of the Great Barrier Reef die in the last 30 years. To capture some of these…
Review: Ze Pickle
Cnr Park Ave & Connor St, Burleigh Heads In a suburb dubbed as ‘the new Byron Bay’, within sight of an award winning beach,…
Review: Corner Espresso house
Christine Corner, 221 Christine Avenue, Varsity Lakes Heading to the local shops became a lot more enjoyable nine months ago when a caffeinated gem…
Review: Mavis’s Kitchen
64 Mt Warning Road, Uki NSW On a steamy March day after the relentless heaving rain, my body craved nothing more than getting outdoors…
Hang Ten – Cool 12 Vegetarian Eats
The vegetarian dining scene has flourished during the past couple of years, particularly on the southern end of the Gold Coast. There’s a growing…
Fringe dweller: Acai
Part of becoming a fringe dweller has been my foray into exotic sounding health foods. Intriguing sounding delights such as hemp seeds, almond milk,…
Experience Ginger and the Ghost
Mysterious. Ethereal. Dreamlike. These are the words that best describe the sounds of Sydney duo Ginger and the Ghost. Gracing us with their second…
Northern NSW quartet off to Canada: The Black Lullaby
North Coast NSW indie rock quartet The Black Lullaby have been selected to showcase at Canadian Music Week 2014. The band was chosen from thousands of…
Hussy Hicks are back with some new friends
The Hussy Hicks are at home on the road – or so it seems. These two talented ladies spend most of their time lugging…
Music in the Park – right across the GC
A live music initiative supported by Gold Coast City Council sees 13 shows take place between March and July. Music in the Park presents…