Culture
Music
Paul McCartney to tour Australia in October
Six years since his last Australian tour, McCartney will sing in a virtual duet with his former Beatles bandmate John Lennon.
- by Martin Boulton
Latest
These are the best Sydney gigs to catch in August
This month: Dance floor mavens from a range of eras, a great band with a dodgy name, a folk doctor, and a rapper who’s probably way more into the movie Titanic than most.
- by James Jennings
The cello metalhead behind the soundtrack of your favourite films and games
You’ll hear classically trained Tina Guo on films such as Dune and Top Gun: Maverick, and she’s played with Adele and Stevie Wonder, but it wasn’t until after she joined a circus that her parents accepted her musical path.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77
With an astonishing vocal range, he was also “the sweetest man in the music business”, according to former bandmate Don Felder.
- by Hillel Italie
Documentary
Pop culture
The birth of Aussie hip-hop – and how it became a cultural force
How a New York City art form found its way to Australia and evolved into one of our most significant cultural forces.
- by Bella Ann Sanchez
The night Sinead O’Connor took on the pope on television
Under the guise of being a pop star performing a song, O’Connor held court for three minutes on the miseries of discrimination and abuses of power.
- by Jon Caramanica
Opinion
Vale
We needed you, Sinead, the crazy-brave anti-Barbie
You were unfiltered, unapologetic. The news of your death this morning had me weeping in bed.
- by Michelle Griffin
Sinead O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies aged 56
The Irish singer was known as much for her shaved head and outspoken views on religion, sex, feminism and war as for her music.
- by Sylvia Hui
He’s worked with Beyonce, Usher and Ed Sheeran. What’s next for this pop star?
J Balvin has topped the charts, racked up billions of streams and counts Beyonce’s daughter as one of his biggest fans.
- by Osman Faruqi
Walk in as an audience member, leave as a performer
Pub Choir has achieved cult status, with thousands of people attending sold-out shows. Ahead of an overseas tour, we speak to founder Astrid Jorgensen to find out why.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Splendour bounces back, but low crowd numbers raise questions over future
How is Splendour going to redeem itself this year, and more importantly, will the patrons forgive it for the 2022 debacle?
- by Mick Radojkovic