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Making Trouble was not an ordinary job, and we believed in the extraordinary product we produced. We believed in the passion and effect of our voice and the creative expression of artists and makers. We were independent and expert at building sustainable, vibrant and dynamic arts communities. We knew that the best way to do that is to provide high quality and beautiful content that is FREE and easy to love.
HERE COMES TROUBLE – OUR STORY
Trouble was born in 2004 in the central Victorian town of Newstead, beginning life as free street press and heralding the next tree-change movement of artists and creatives into the region. The street press magazine achieved National distribution in 2010, and by 2011 boasted a CAB audited circulation of 20,000 copies monthly.
In 2012 Trouble again moved early to adopt a digital distribution format with the successful launch of an iOS app, a new, responsive website, and a fresh approach to social media. The app was decommissioned in 2015. Our podcast, Deep Trouble, was launched in 2018.
Merran Esson : Standing Still and Silently Balancing
June 7, 2020 | troublemag
The Western Sydney University Sculpture Award & Exhibition has been postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19, but the finalists have been announced. Congratulations to: Mark Booth, Jennifer Cochrane, Chris Edwards, Harrie Fasher, John Fitzmaurice, Jim Flook, Martin George, Akira Kamada, … Read More
Sex & Death
April 8, 2020 | troublemag
Episode 1 – Dumped and Humiliated
Dumped by her boyfriend, publicly humiliated in an acting class, and reprimanded by a strange guy at the local chicken shop – could Charlie’s day get any worse?
Sex & Death follows aspiring but … Read More
Sex & Death
April 8, 2020 | troublemag
Episode 2 – Can I Punch You?
Pat follows Charlie to her audition. Charlie offers to drive Tanya (and her piles of things) to Damian’s house.
Sex & Death follows aspiring but hopeless actress Charlie and her lost cause attempts … Read More
Sex & Death
April 7, 2020 | troublemag
Episode 3 – You’re Too Good Looking
Charlie discovers something strange about Pat’s boss. Tanya confronts Damian about why he never got Charlie off.
Sex & Death follows aspiring but hopeless actress Charlie and her lost cause attempts at romance. … Read More
Sex & Death
April 7, 2020 | troublemag
Episode 4 – Oh My God I Love You
After yet another humiliating acting class for Charlie, Tanya reveals some incredibly unwelcome news.
Sex & Death follows aspiring but hopeless actress Charlie and her lost cause attempts at romance. Produced … Read More
Highness : Savage Amusement
July 2, 2018 | troublemag
HIGHNESS parades the regal feminine from the famous to the everyday, shape-shifting through a shining array of queen personas.
Highly performative and visually immersive, HIGHNESS richly considers the work of wearing a crown: its freedoms and limitations; its histories of … Read More
St Vincent, Chloe in the Afternoon
June 2, 2018 | troublemag
Live (4AD Session)
Artist: St. Vincent | Album: Strange Mercy, 2011
St. VINCENT brings her latest album MASSEDUCTION to Carriageworks for her only Sydney performance on Sunday 17 June. St. Vincent aka Annie Clark has been described by the NME … Read More
The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Trailer)
May 2, 2018 | troublemag
Directors: Shaun & Jay Perry | Featuring: Lawrie Fildes, Glenn Luck, Mark Reed & Alfred Nicado
The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald is a dark existentialist comedy that follows two weary hitmen on a routine ‘clean up’ job. Whilst in … Read More
Have You Seen The Listers?
April 4, 2018 | troublemag
(A Troubled Feature Trailer)
Director: Eddie Martin (Jisoe, All This Mayhem) | Featuring: Anthony Lister
Have You Seen The Listers? is a candid and personal insight into the rise of world-renowned street artist Anthony Lister as he challenges conservative Australia, … Read More
Daniel Moynihan – A Rare Beast
March 7, 2018 | troublemag
Artist Daniel Moynihan takes us through the process for printing one of his etchings. Moynihan’s unique and deeply informed process of printmaking has evolved through 50 years of practice. He talks of his formative years in Melbourne, Udo Sellback and … Read More
