Alisha Todd drops sweet new single ‘If You Wanna’
Gold Coast musician Alisha Todd hasn’t been wasting any time. Her new single ‘If You Wanna’ dropped yesterday and she has two more soon-to-be-released…
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Jason Baird: Gold Coast’s Screen Professional of the Year 2020
Imagine a spellbound five year old on the cusp of the late 1970s, captivated by a black and white-faced, fire-breathing Gene Simmons et al,…
Preparing the City Collection for the new HOTA Gallery
Staff are doing an incredible amount of work, preparing the City Collection for the HOTA Gallery opening in 2021. Did you know HOTA is…
Craig Tuffin: Not your average photographer
Meet Craig Tuffin. Based out of Kingscliff, Craig turned to working with 19th century photographic processes including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes in 2006. He…
These five artists are all the rage at HOTA
You’ll have heard by now about HOTA – Home of the Arts’ rapid response program to support local artists. The Rage Against the V(irus)…
TAFE Queensland supports struggling international students
TAFE Queensland staff on the Gold Coast are rallying together to support international students doing it tough, after recent events have left many struggling…
Golden generosity in the time of COVID-19
The last month has been a difficult time for the Gold Coast hospitality industry, with current restrictions meaning that they have had to rely…
Amy Shark, Tones and I, Sophie Monk amongst Special Guests for 2020 Virtual Gold Coast Music Awards Presentation
The Gold Coast Music Awards lives up to its stellar reputation with Amy Shark, Tones and I and Sophie Monk amongst special guests to…
GCMA 2020 | Musician of the year finalist: Julz Parker
Julz Parker is without a doubt one of the country’s most talented and highly respected guitarists. And that’s little wonder when you find out…
GCMA 2020 | Musician of the Year finalist: Jackson Dunn
Jackson Dunn knows a thing or two about performing on the Gold Coast. He started playing guitar when he was ten and went on…
GCMA 2020 | Musician of the year finalist: Lindsay Waddington
Lindsay Waddington, or “Waddo”, as he’s affectionately known, has a list of career achievements as long as this current lockdown is feeling. Compere, producer,…
GCMA 2020 | Musician of the Year finalist: Felicity Lawless
Visionary, bohemian rocker Felicity Lawless stimulates the senses and elevates the soul with music which is extremely hard to pigeonhole. Something Felicity is no…
GCMA 2020 | Musician of the Year finalist: Leesa Gentz
Leesa Gentz has been singing for as long as she can remember. When she was just nine, her parents took Leesa and her sister…
Meet the Gold Coast’s best musicians
The five finalists for Musician of the Year at the Gold Coast Music Awards. When we introduced the Musician of the Year category into…
Incredible Gold Coast talent showcased as Artist of the Year finalists
We’re completely and unashamedly biased about the quality of music coming out of the Gold Coast. But more than that, we’re also totally proud…
Getting Liberated With Yorke
Having announced her presence on the musical landscape over the past few years with her well received singles ‘First Light’ and ‘Wake the City’,…
Video of the year finalists reveal their favourite music clips
We all connect with music in different ways and for some it’s the full audio-visual package that gets a song over the line. The…
Gold Coast Music Awards: Just what makes a great song?
What makes a great song? Ask a bunch of different people and you’ll get a bunch of different answers. So that’s exactly what we…
Release of the year is hotly contested at this year’s Gold Coast Music Awards
The past 12 months have seen some truly world class releases emanate from these parts. Narrowing the field down to the final nominees proved…
Six live venues battle it out for the top gong at Gold Coast Music Awards
In these crazy times of self-isolation that we currently inhabit, now more than ever we can all appreciate the joy and invigoration that live…
Gold Coast Music Awards: Live Act of the Year finalists
Who’d be a Gold Coast Music Awards judge? Each category comes with its own set of challenges, but in the case of Live Act…