Culture
Music
Opinion
Live music
In 1997, Mick Jagger asked: ‘Our last tour?’ Keith’s answer nailed it
I then described them as “the four oldest teenagers on the planet”, but with Thursday’s news of the release of a new Stones’ album, the title doesn’t quite work anymore.
- by Jeff Apter
Latest
★★★★
Review
Nostalgia, fury and wit make Olivia Rodrigo’s new album a triumph
The pop superstar draws on a well of 2000s pop-rock influence to chart the angst heartbreak and the thirst for vengeance.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Burning Man in a burning world: Is this the end of music festivals?
From Splendour to Burning Man, extreme weather is battering outdoor music festivals at an alarming rate. What do they need to do to survive?
- by Nell Geraets
We let the greatest Australian pop song of the 21st century pass us by
It’s not simply criminally underrated, it’s perfect.
- by Tom W. Clarke
Every Kylie Minogue song ranked
Her new album is just around the corner, so what better time to rank all 170 of Kylie’s songs.
- by Robert Moran and Annabel Ross
Frenzied Freddie Mercury auction totals $24 million
Before the auction began, the entire room, including auction house specialists in black tie, banged their hands to the Queen song We Will Rock You.
- by Kate Krader and James Tarmy
‘The Sydney Opera House of rock’: Save the Tote crowdfunding campaign pays off
The iconic Collingwood music venue has been bought by the owners of The Last Chance - and the community - thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Playing for themselves: Rolling Stones launch new album Hackney Diamonds
When the Rolling Stones last made an album of original music, Lady Gaga was an undiscovered 19-year-old. Now, they’re back.
- by Latika Bourke
Did John Farnham really ‘gift’ his song to the Yes campaign? It’s complicated
If we’re talking about the words and notes on the page, You’re The Voice doesn’t in fact belong to Farnham. So was it entirely a gift?
- by Michael Dwyer
Former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell dies at 56
The singer, whose former band shot to fame after its 1999 hit All Star was featured in Shrek, died of liver failure at home on Monday.
- by Claire Moses and Ben Sisario
8-bit Bach: There’s more to video game music than bleeps and blops
From Donkey Kong and Bach to Tetris and Tchaikovsky, music in video games is vast and varied, yet some still associate it with 8-bit electronics.
- by Nell Geraets