Paul McCartney
Sex, drugs and underlying health issues: The diabolical cost of insuring old rockers
The huge financial hit from abandoning a show means the stakes for ageing artists couldn’t be higher.
- James Hall
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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.
- 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.
- Jordan Prosser
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- Performing arts
Unseen for 60 years: Lost Beatles tape unearthed at secondhand market
Sydney filmmaker and former musician Greg Perano bought an old 8mm film that contained live footage from the legendary Sydney Stadium gigs for $11.
- Michael Dwyer
- Opinion
- Courts
It’s a crime that my father can’t serve on a jury
For whatever reason, the gods of the NSW Sheriff’s Office have had a love-hate relationship with my dad over the decades.
- Michelle Cazzulino
42 things the Brisbane Times team loved about Brisbane in 2023
From Lang Park to the stages of QPAC, a lot of good things happened this year.
- Cameron Atfield, Kristen Camp, Alex Condon, Brittney Deguara, Nick Dent, Jocelyn Garcia, Courtney Kruk, Tony Moore, Rosanna Ryan and Matt Shea
- Opinion
- Ageing
Eighty is not the new 60. We’re just getting better at being 80
There’s no way I’ll airbrush 20 years of great experience from my life.
- Anne Ring
‘Abbey Road were disgusted’: George Martin’s son Giles on AI and the Beatles’ legacy
Giles Martin was messing with sacred texts. His late father, Beatles producer George Martin, told him he’d gone too far. Paul McCartney listened and said “go further”.
- Michael Dwyer
Prayer beads or cocaine? Chasing the Beatles’ dark horse
George Harrison was a mass of contradictions, as Philip Norman’s relentless biography shows.
- Michael Dwyer
Should there even be a new Beatles song? We ask the experts
We ask a musician, an industry mainstay, academics and a critic to tell us what they think about the new Beatles song and its use of AI.
- Hannah Story
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