Pop music
Why Neneh Cherry had no interest in a duet with Nicki Minaj
The iconic 90s musician always resisted being an “empty shell that looks great”, she says.
- by Andrew Drever
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‘Nothing else sounds like it’: How Kate Bush keeps finding new fans, across the generations
Kate Bush’s iconic song Running Up That Hill is surging in the charts thanks to Netflix’s Stranger Things. But what makes the musician so compelling?
- by Shane Wright
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Kid Laroi’s mum arrested, pleads not guilty to fraud
The pop star has detailed the lengths his mother had to go to make ends meet, but his rags-to-riches story usually skips over his early years in private school. Riches to rags to riches, perhaps?
- by Andrew Hornery
Young, rich and famous: Is Laroi still the kid from the block?
In the three years since he left Australia, The Kid Laroi has become one of the biggest superstars in the world.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Life as an endless group therapy session? Brené Brown isn’t the only way
Self-help is a fantastically lucrative industry, but there is nothing groundbreaking about the Texan psychologist.
- by David Free
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Review
Don’t expect glamour, but this Sex Pistols series is an absolute riot
Trainspotting director Danny Boyle brings to life the punk pioneers who created chaos and left their mark on music, fashion and culture.
- by Karl Quinn
Locked and loaded, Pistol is ready to fire
Like the band at the heart of its story, Pistol is as much about politics and society as it is about punk music.
- by Michael Idato
This Aussie band cracked the US. Then everything changed
A global pandemic and Australian floods nearly cruelled the dreams of dream-pop purveyors Eliza & the Delusionals.
- by Cat Woods
Can Ukraine win? How politics is shaking up Eurovision like never before
The Eurovision Song Contest has broken a cardinal rule this year as geopolitics explodes on centre stage.
- by Michael Idato
It took six years to make their next album. Everyone had an opinion
More than half a decade had passed since Warpaint put out an album, so their Australian drummer invited the girls up to Joshua Tree to jam.
- by Cat Woods
Lil Nas X and The Wiggles want to tour together. It won’t happen, but it should
Is the Big Red Car really packed and ready to go down the Old Town Road?
- by Meg Watson