I was scanning the lead story in the local rag “The Independent” (which is a thinly disguised excuse for some property ads) over a quick lunch today. It’s about how Stephen Fitzgerald, the guy who has owned Ric’s Bar and Fat Boys Cafe in Fortitude Valley for the last 15 years is calling it quits due, he says, to “The Hill Song Brigade and Bligh”.

It read like a serious article until I got to this section on page two:

He had to “get his COC out”? “We got the COC in our hands…”??

I started to think someone was ‘avin a laff.

Sure enough, the end of the story has this photo:

I don’t know who the guy on the left is, but the guy on the right is Orson Welles.

In the online version of the story, The Independent uses this photo instead:

Well the story made me laugh but it’s a serious issue and it’ll be a shame to see Ric’s / Fat Boys go. I’ve seen a lot of great new bands there, including one of @pressdarling‘s outfits. I think Fat Boys was the first place I had coffee in Brisbane when I moved here and it was great to know that a good latte could be found here, although, I’m sad to say, the last couple of coffees I had there were quite below par.

Three 13 year-old girls and an 11 year-old boy make up the Brisbane band who call themselves The Danger Bunnies. I caught up with them recently to chat about their inspirations, aspirations, and crows.

Check out their site: myspace.com/thedangerbunnies

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Brisbane Confidential 12 – Brisbane is Jazz from Brisbane Confidential on Vimeo.

One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Do you? —Bix Beiderbecke

During the Valley Jazz Festival I caught up with three of Brisbane’s best young jazz musicians – Rafael Karlen from the West End Composers Collective, Laura Kahle who is now based in NY but was a co-founder of the WECC and the guest composer and conductor for the WECC during the festival, and Andrew Garton from The Abbreviations Orchestra – to talk about the state of jazz in Brisbane.

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Queensland Art Gallery presents “American Impressionism & Realism” and “The Met Up Late”, weekly live music performances, jazz DJ and talks. I managed to chat to the performers who opened this year’s event – Aussie rock legends Kim Salmon and Dave Graney. Check out details about the exhibition and upcoming performances at qag.qld.gov.au/the_met.

Brisbane Confidential 09 – The Met Up Late from Brisbane Confidential on Vimeo.

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Brisbane Confidential 5 – Deborah Conway, QMF from Brisbane Confidential on Vimeo.

Australian singer and actress Deborah Conway is the 2009 Artistic Director of the Queensland Music Festival  qmf.org.au). Cameron caught up with her recently at The Joynt cafe/bar in South Brisbane for a quick chat about what we can expect at this year’s QMF.

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I chat with some of the top jazz talent in Brisbane for the 2009 Valley Jazz Festival – Toby Wren, Jamie Oehlers and Melissa Western. Part 2 coming soon! Venues featured are Barsoma and The Judy.

Brisbane Confidential 002 – Valley Jazz Festival (part one) from Cameron Reilly on Vimeo.

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