Review: Trade at Brisbane Powerhouse
“A creative mind in panic is a beautiful thing to see” - a tag line for the early days of Theatresports, the acting version of a sporting head-to-head contest based on the teachings of Keith Johnstone - shows the performer in a vulnerable state, and if played well, will drag the audience into that space where they feel that vulnerableness keenly as well.
Review: MELT Comedy Gala at Brisbane Powerhouse
The staple of Comedy Festivals worldwide finally made its way to this year’s MELT Festival of Queer Arts and Culture at the Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre - the Comedy Gala. Like a cross between the fresh, and possibly healthy Swedish smörgsabord and the steaming olfactory assault of a Chinese buffet, a Gala can be a bit hit and miss. For MELT’s first attempt at one, it was definitely a hit, combining some very well-known names and a couple of names you should know, and will after the night’s performance.
Shoeb Ahmad: "quiver versions"
- Shoeb Ahmad has put her hand to all sorts of sounds in all sorts of groups, like Agency, Spartak and Tangents. Given that weird, wonderful, loud and wild back catalogue, her full-length, solo debut, quiver was a bit of a surprise in its quiet, tentative, even bleak outlook. Detailing Shoeb’s journey to coming out as a trans woman and negotiating thorny issues not just of gender but of religion and race as well, was never going to be easy, in life or in music.
Cereal Killer: The Beginning & End Of Cereal Killer
- It’s difficult to imagine a band called Cereal Killer taking themselves very seriously. The self-described Geelong stadium rock band is comprised of strays from Wet Blanket, Ausmuteants and ORB has been kicking around since they spat out a scrappy EP of demos in 2016. You’re probably not expecting me to tell you that, in 2019, they’ve decided to call it quits.
Kirin J. Callinan: Return To Center
- It’s been a rocky eighteen months for the enfant-terrible of Australian, avant-garde pop-rock. If a duet with Jimmy Barnes was ‘divisive’, flashing his tackle at the ARIAs was even less well received: Callinan walked away with a year’s good behaviour bond, only narrowly avoiding a conviction.
Review: I LOVE GAY at Brisbane Powerhouse
I LOVE GAY is a “sparkling salute to the most fabulous flag of all.” Last Friday Night, and yes that is a line from a Katy Perry’s song, I had the opportunity to attend I LOVE GAY at the Brisbane Powerhouse which was part of the Melt Festival. Accompanying me was my partner in crime/fashionista/DIVA/and legs for days: Michael. Once the shows were announced for Melt, Michael and I instantly knew that we needed tickets for I LOVE GAY and would do anything… ANYTHING for them! This Is How We Do (Perry again).
11AM Zedlines
Good morning this is Mat and Coen with your 11am Zedlines
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Gold Coast council trials recycled roads
The Gold Coast Council has potentially found a new way to reduce landfill, by using recycled glass, tyres and plastic for roads.
A 410-metre long stretch of KP McGrath Drive in Elanora is the first to trial the use of recycled materials, using crushed glass making up the lower layer of the road and plastic car bumpers for the upper layer.
Acting Mayor Donna Gates says using recycled materials reduces the need to buy sand as well as asphalt, and hopes the trial in Elanora will result in a long-lasting road at an improved price.
RACQ issues flood warning for Brisbane
The RACQ is warning motorists in bayside and riverside suburbs to avoid parking in low-lying and flood-prone areas as higher than normal high tides have been expected since yesterday.
RACQ spokesperson Lucinda Ross says the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a peak tide of 2.7 metres on Thursday.
Mrs Ross says people driving through suburbs such as Albion and Newmarket should keep in mind there may be water over the road, adding it is never safe to drive through flood water.
New HIV cases hit 18-year low
Australia has recorded its lowest number of new HIV cases since 2001, with a 23 per cent decline in cases nationally in the past 5 years
Kirby Institute Researcher, Professor Rebecca Guy, says the reduction in cases is due to widespread HIV testing and treatment as well as improved access to PrEP, a daily pill taken to prevent HIV transmission during sex.