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Lady Macbeth deserves a better fate than Shakespeare dealt her. This play offers that chance
Horrors both supernatural and human abound in this creative and provocative re-working of The Scottish Play.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way
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He might not look familiar, but his voice haunts TV’s biggest shows
Greg Gonzalez is the man behind the songs that took Cigarettes After Sex from cult status to global arenas.
- by Barry Divola
Empire of the Sun’s new album is four years late. Blame the spirit
Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore had to wait for the cosmic delivery of their latest album.
- by Michael Dwyer
And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...
A new book celebrating 60 years since the Beatles toured Australia is the deepest dive into the Fab Four you could imagine.
- by Michael Dwyer
What does Michelangelo have to do with Baby Reindeer? You’ll never guess
Long before Taylor Swift, conspiracy theorists were joining the cultural dots.
- by Jordan Prosser
Meet the breakthrough artists defining a new generation of pop
Pop music seems to have lost a lot of its energy recently, but a new generation of artists are filling the void by releasing songs that are both catchy and candid.
- by Nell Geraets
From Dave Grohl to Charli XCX: Five ways to maximise a pop feud in 2024
In today’s saturated pop landscape, feuds are a proven way to boost yourself to viral stardom. Here’s how it’s done.
- by Robert Moran
Long before streaming, video stores offered happiness for hire
Youth groups were too holy, malls too expensive and skate parks too unpredictable when I was growing up. Thank goodness I had somewhere else to get my dopamine hit.
- by Simmone Howell
This documentary is the most revealing exploration of a musician’s art you’ll ever see
Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney was given one instruction by Paul Simon: “The music has to sound good.”
- by Tom Ryan
Major record labels sue AI music generators
Major record companies, including the Sony, Universal and Warner conglomerates, sued two digital music generation companies on Monday, accusing them of using copyrighted sounds and songs to train the artificial intelligence that powers their businesses.
- by Marc Tracy
