February
ABC’s Pope Playlist imagines there’s no heaven … or religion too
From Ed Sheeran to Adele to Whitney Houston, ABC Local Radio’s internal playlist of “safe” songs to play should Pope Francis die is surprising.
January
Marianne Faithfull, pop star and Jagger muse, dies
The fresh-faced, feather-voiced 1960s pop star went from girlfriend of Mick Jagger to a homeless heroin addict, only to re-emerge as an acclaimed cabaret singer.
Why Paul McCartney, at 82, cannot let it be
Back on tour last month, the legendary songman is still hungry for appreciation and intent on settling old scores.
November 2023
Almost impossible-to-believe Beatles track drops
Titled “Now and Then,” the recording is the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century.
June 2023
Why this Rich Lister isn’t worried about falling profits
Grant Petty, founder of Blackmagic Design, is backing artificial intelligence features to help earnings at the Melbourne-based manufacturer of video and broadcast production equipment recover.
AI helps complete ‘last’ Beatles song with John Lennon’s voice
More than 50 years after the Beatles broke up, Paul McCartney said artificial intelligence helped create one last song that will be released later this year.
December 2021
Mike Nesmith, the Monkees’ John Lennon, was the real deal
The ‘prefab four’ were dismissed as fakes by rock snobs. But to their cerebral, erudite guitarist and songwriter, they were anything but.
October 2021
Paul McCartney reflects on his life though his book ‘The Lyrics’
The legendary Beatle says his new two-volume career retrospective, which gives the personal details behind 154 songs, is ‘as close to an autobiography’ as he will write.
John Lennon’s mind games now lie across another universe
The famous Beatle would have been 81 today. But even if he had lasted this long, it’s unlikely his lyrics would make it now.
January 2021
Phil Spector, famed music producer imprisoned for murder, dies at 81
Spector single-handedly created the image of the record producer as auteur, a creative force equal to or even greater than his artists, with an instantly identifiable aural brand.
October 2020
Money's too tight to mention, unless you are the Treasurer
Canberra cover band Simply in the Red now dominates the top 10 charts.
July 2020
Can Europe save its summer?
Governments dependent on spending by overseas visitors are desperate to reopen their economies after the coronavirus lockdowns.
March 2020
Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus
The former movie producer, who is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, has tested positive in Wende Correctional Facility, upstate New York.
January 2020
How Millennial millionaires made Rolls-Royce cool again
It has been years since the ultimate symbol of the staid and stuffy British establishment had this kind of cachet among the young, moneyed and fabulous.
August 2019
Beatles fans gather for 50th anniversary of ‘timeless’ album
Hundreds gathered to commemorate the moment when, 50 years ago, four men were immortalised in one of the most imitated music photos ever taken.