Weekend Sports Wrap

  NRL Round 10 – Nick Underhill Broncos 32 def Titans 18 Dragons 20 def Bulldogs 18 Roosters 6 lost to Knights 38 Panthers 26 def Sharks 22 Warriors 12 lost to Cowboys 34 Eagles 34 def Eels 10 Tigers 22 lost to Rabbitohs 23 Storm 46 def 6 Raiders Game of the Week: Undoubtedly the Rabbitohs vs Tigers Match. The Rabbits came...

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Price hike doesn’t deter punters

Words: Alex Fynes-Clinton Tickets to Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass 2009 music festival sold out in record time despite a 25 per cent price increase. Ticket prices swelled to $249 despite the economic recession, up $50 on last year’s cost. The price hike appeared not to put off eager punters, who snapped up 17,500 tickets in...

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Almost a Warm Cup of Coco

Words: Emma Gibbs Writer/Director James Bogle brings you Closed for Winter, Natalie Imbruglia’s debut feature leading role in a story about one woman’s journey to come to terms with her past demons and live in the now. The story follows Elise (Imbruglia) as she goes through the paces of her mundane life as she is haunted by her...

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Dance, Drink & Screw

Words: Mikaila Schedny For just over two years Common People had been Brisbane’s premier underground Indie club. Indie in this case being ‘non-mainstream’ and underground being a kind of word-of-mouth, friend of a friend, personal and quiet little place that isn’t really quiet at all. Common People is known as a place to let...

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Music Out Of the Ball Park

Words: Dave Callaghan Photos: Kate Scantleton April 30, 2009 If you like fun yet sophisticated music, Ball Park Music is the band for you. Looking at their stage setup with cartoon-like cardboard cut-outs of clouds, a sun and a cactus together with a plethora of balloons tied to the roof, I immediately assumed this backdrop would be...

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