One great thing about Brisbane is that the Brisbane City Council encourages artists to paint the ugly grey Traffic Signal Boxes - so you get some great splashes of colour on the roadside.
Read more to see a bigger version of this picture, and to find out more about the Traffic Signal Boxes in Brisbane.
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A few weeks ago, I helped Brisbane organic/blues project Lightbulb record the ‘Transition‘ EP.
Read more to see bigger photos, and to listen to the 4 songs on the EP.
I got to Southbank for the Australia Day celebrations at about 3 pm, and managed to get photos of sheep-pups, Bollywood Dancing, children in Welsh costume, singers, crowds, fireworks and more.
There are over 100 photos and lots of details about the day…all you have to do is keep reading…
Friday January 26th is Australia Day, the 219th anniversary of the day that European settlers landed at Sydney Cove.
It’s a public holiday all around Australia, and there will be a lot of activities at Southbank. I’ll be there taking photos for a big report that I will publish on Monday (it will take me all weekend to get it just right).
The picture at the top of this article is of the artificial beach at Southbank.You can click on the picture to see it on the flickr photo-sharing website, or to see a map showing exactly where I took it.
Read more to see a bigger version of the picture.
This sculpture at Southbank is called “Witness Box”, by Daniel Templeman. It is at the south end of Southbank - if you click on the photo, you will get taken to where it is stored on flickr, and you can see a map of where the sculpture is.
Read more to see a bigger version of this photo.
Thanks to the good people at Raw Audio, I’ve just found this YouTube video of Brisbane Pirate Metal band Scuurvy playing their song ‘Send Ye Down to See Olde Hobb’, at the Jubilee Hotel, Fortitude Valley, in April 2006.
Read more to find out about their free gig tonight at Club Phoenix, 235 Edward St, Brisbane City.
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Welcome to the very first article at Brisbane is Home. This list of links will give you a start on the info you need to have fun in Brisbane.
The two biggest general ‘What’s On’ guides are Our Brisbane and Brisbane City Life.
If it’s weekend fun you are looking for, there are plenty of sites that have all the news:
Raw Audio is an Internet “TV and Radio Station” devoted to Brisbane music.
Clubbing: In The Mix and Scene Magazine’s Clubbing Guide
Live Music: Rave Magazine Gig Guide and Featured Gigs of the Week, Scene Magazine Live Music Guide, the Original Music Guide at Brispop.com, and Radio 4ZZZ’s Event Guide.
Jazz: Brisbane Jazz, the regular gig listing from Jazz Scene, and What’s on this Week at the Brisbane Jazz Club.
Classical: Radio 4MBS-FM’s Classical Music Diary.
Arts: Scene Magazine Arts Guide.
Movies: Mainstream, arthouse and independent movie times in Brisbane.
