Culture
Music
Best of the week: what to see, hear and do in Sydney from June 21-27
From world music to radical storytelling, First Nations history to unique online performances, we have your week covered.
- by Nicole Elphick
Latest
Pop culture
Home Sweet Home: How vocalist Vika Bull is keeping busy
The angel-voiced singer tells us what she's been up to at home recently.
- by Nicole Elphick
Sex & relationships
'Life has come full circle': Jonathon Welch on his biggest influences
The choir master is carrying on his mother's work by raising his two great-nephews.
- by Jane Rocca
Performing arts
'The emphasis on celebrity is grotesque': Chrissie Hynde, rock goddess
She may be approaching 70, but Chrissie Hynde will not let age – or a pandemic – slow her down.
- by Jane Rocca
Hurricane Chris 'A Bay Bay' official video
Watch the music video for Hurricane Chris' hit 'A Bay Bay'.
Chief Keef ft. Tray Savage & Tadoe 'Chiefin Keef' official music video
Tray Savage features on 'Chiefin Keef'.
Spectrum
Inspired by David Bowie, Jehnny Beth of the Savages finally goes solo
How the multi-talented Jehnny Beth ignored the doubting voices, then bent boundaries and channelled Bowie to make her complex debut album.
- by Barry Divola
Review
Music reviews: Braids, LA Priest, Hans Knappertsbusch and Jim Snidero
LA Priest's Gene, Hans Knappertsbusch's Bruckner Symphonies, Jim Snidero's Project-K and Braids' Shadow Offering.
- by Jessie Cunniffe, John Shand, Barnaby Smith and Barney Zwartz
Review
Eskimo Joe's new single, Say Something, has taken on new meaning
It was originally a call-to-arms inspired by climate change rallies, then came the global pandemic and Black Lives Matter.
- by Rodney Yates
Review
Review
Bob Dylan's new album will stand the test of time
Rough and Rowdy Ways continues the gravity-defying trajectory of the artist's music during the past two decades.
- by Michael Dwyer
Flashback
From the Archives, 1980: They still call her the Forces' Sweetheart
Dame Vera Lynn began singing at the age of seven and had a career that spanned decades. She first performed in Melbourne in 1963 at Festival Hall.
- by Bruce Best