Arts

Jaws promotional image. | Newsreel

50 years on and Jaws’ two notes still quicken heartbeats

By Alison Cole Our experience of the world often involves hearing our environment before seeing it. Whether it’s the sound of something moving through nearby water, or
Read more 19 June 2025
Lucky Country

Melt Festival colours Brisbane culture

By Susan Schwartz Brisbane’s Melt Festival is back for 2025 after last year’s phenomenal debut celebration of the vibrant LGBTQIA+ arts and culture scene. It will
Read more 19 June 2025
AFCM2

Chamber Music Festival outgrows Townsville

One of the world’s most loved classical music celebrations – the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) is on next month for the last time in Townsville. It
Read more 17 June 2025
CATS 2025

CATS returns to make new memories

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mega-musical CATS is returning to Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre at QPAC in February as part of its 40th Anniversary Australian tour. The smash hit
Read more 16 June 2025
Men at Work promo. | Newsreel

Call to find music coming from a land Down Under

Most Australians love the idea of home-grown music, but not many are proactive in seeking out local talent. New research from Music Australia found 71 percent of
Read more 16 June 2025
Queensland Ballet Sia pic. | Newsreel

Gold Coast scores Queensland Ballet debut

Queensland Ballet will debut an innovative contemporary dance experience set to the music of pop icon Sia on the Gold Coast. Elastic Hearts will feature the music of
Read more 16 June 2025
Jane Larkin, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Larkin takes her storytelling to The Edge

An array of Australian sporting champions have been meshed with a kaleidoscope of iconic Sunshine Coast locations in a new Netflix film. The Edge, which premiers on the
Read more 16 June 2025
Brian Wilson, from the Beach Boys. | Newsreel

Billboard honours Brian Wilson with a Beach Boys Top 20

Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson died this week, aged 82, and the music experts at Billboard have taken a look back at the band’s greatest hits. A team at the
Read more 12 June 2025
Brisbane Festival Art

No bridge too far for Bezzina’s farewell Brisbane Festival

Three of Brisbane’s bridges will be transformed as part of this year’s Brisbane Festival, the final showpiece under the charge of Artistic Director Louise
Read more 11 June 2025
Katie Perry

Katy Perry tours Brisbane next week

Limited tickets are still available for Katie Perry’s The Lifetimes Tour at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre next week on June 17 and 18. It’s Perry’s first tour
Read more 11 June 2025