Barry Divola
Writer
Barry Divola is a journalist and author who specialises in music, popular culture, the arts, podcasts and travel.
No longer hiding a bad-hair day: the baseball cap is back
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Deborah Cooke, Melanie Kembrey, Sharon Bradley, Louise Rugendyke, Barry Divola and Melissa Singer
★★★★
Hotel reviews
Hilton’s giant new New York hotel is perfect for first-time visitors
The first property from Hilton’s new brand Tempo is a 661-room behemoth that towers over Times Square.
- by Barry Divola
‘Life-seeing’: Could this travel trend be the antidote to overtourism?
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Greg Callaghan, Nicole Abadee, Barry Divola, Sharon Bradley, Dani Valent and Damien Woolnough
‘The proof is in the listening’: The bars giving vinyl another spin
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Jonathan Seidler, Paul Connolly, David Leser, Barry Divola, Damien Woolnough and David Swan
Before pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto died, his son filmed a spellbinding swansong
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Barry Divola, Melanie Kembrey, Frances Mocnik and David Swan
The ghosts haunting Nick Cave’s biblical new album
On their 18th album together, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds go searching for the light.
- by John Shand, Robert Moran and Barry Divola
Behind the scenes with Elizabeth Taylor, the woman who loved love
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Louise Rugendyke, Barry Divola, Dani Valent, Nicole Abadee and Frances Mocnik
Not a purity ring in sight: The new movement driving Gen Z to swear off sex
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Lauren Ironmonger, Melanie Kembrey, Melissa Singer, Frances Mocnik and Barry Divola
Could a single guitar change history? The Stratocaster did just that
From Smoke on the Water to Like a Virgin, the 70-year-old guitar shaped some of world’s biggest hits.
- by Barry Divola
Subtle and sublime, this album feels like it could have come from half a century ago
The 25-year-old’s new album is a grower that rewards careful listening.
- by Barry Divola and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/by/barry-divola-hvf4u