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A Brisbane Circus Show Asks Who Carries the Load
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A Brisbane Circus Show Asks Who Carries the Load

Phillipe Blake·29 October 2026·2 min read
Liminal Traces: Brisbane Photographer Lex Lucas Lets Time Unfold Within an Image
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Liminal Traces: Brisbane Photographer Lex Lucas Lets Time Unfold Within an Image

31 October 2026
French Luxury Appliance Maker De Dietrich Lands on the Gold Coast
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Queensland Theatre Unveils 2027: Wenham in An Iliad, a Miss Fisher Premiere and Counting and Cracking's Queensland Debut
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The Castle Reveals Its Kerrigans as the Stage Show Extends Its Run
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JISOO Dives into Dark Dance-Pop with Spellbinding New Single ‘ADDICTED’
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JISOO Dives into Dark Dance-Pop with Spellbinding New Single ‘ADDICTED’

The second single from JISOO's first full-length solo album is out now, with a music video. The album has no release date yet.…

The Urbanite—2 November 2026·2 min read
The 16-Year-Old Whose Doorbell-Camera Video Went Viral Is Playing The Tivoli
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The 16-Year-Old Whose Doorbell-Camera Video Went Viral Is Playing The Tivoli

Maple's Pet Dinosaur released her debut EP, Child's Play, on 30 October. She supports Waterparks at The Tivoli on 21 February.…

The Urbanite—2 November 2026·2 min read
Gracie Abrams Brings a Glastonbury Favourite and a Vinyl-Only Song to a Deluxe Daughter from Hell
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Gracie Abrams Brings a Glastonbury Favourite and a Vinyl-Only Song to a Deluxe Daughter from Hell

Five extra songs, including 'Out of Nowhere' and the vinyl exclusive 'Crazy Girl', arrive on 20 November.…

The Urbanite—30 October 2026·2 min read
Sir Patrick Stewart, the Yorkshire Shakespearean Who Captained the Enterprise, Dies at 86
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Sir Patrick Stewart, the Yorkshire Shakespearean Who Captained the Enterprise, Dies at 86

The actor who gave Star Trek its conscience and the X-Men their moral centre died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, after a private illness his f…

The Urbanite—30 October 2026·2 min read
Small Mouth Sounds Will Make You Fall in Love with Listening
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Small Mouth Sounds Will Make You Fall in Love with Listening

Our review of Queensland Theatre's Small Mouth Sounds, a silent comedy where every seat has headphones and the smallest sound becomes the st…

Phillipe Blake—29 October 2026·2 min read
Justin Summersgill on AmazeApp, Debt and Starting Again in Brisbane
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Justin Summersgill on AmazeApp, Debt and Starting Again in Brisbane

The founder of Brisbane’s Wolfpac business club on how AmazeApp closed, the debts he is repaying and the $500 event that restarted his caree…

Phillipe Blake—28 October 2026·2 min read
The Engagement Ring Cassandra Mamone Almost Turned Away
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The Engagement Ring Cassandra Mamone Almost Turned Away

How a reluctant first commission, a ruby hidden inside every piece and a stubborn eye for natural diamonds built one of Adelaide's best-know…

Phillipe Blake—27 October 2026·2 min read
Haute & Freddy, the Pop Duo With a Runaway-Circus Backstory, Play Brisbane in March
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Haute & Freddy, the Pop Duo With a Runaway-Circus Backstory, Play Brisbane in March

In the duo's telling, Haute and Freddy are circus runaways. The Los Angeles pop pair release their Halloween single 'Film Noir' and play Bri…

Phillipe Blake—27 October 2026·2 min read
Secret Love Letters and a Toowoomba Voice: Jude York Plays Melt This Thursday
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Secret Love Letters and a Toowoomba Voice: Jude York Plays Melt This Thursday

Every night on his sold-out European tour, Jude York asked fans for secret love letters. On Thursday the Toowoomba-born singer plays Melt at…

Phillipe Blake—27 October 2026·2 min read
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