Michael Dwyer
Michael Dwyer is an arts and music writer.
Think you know John and Yoko? Not like this guy
Decades after the bizarre friendship began, unassuming radio DJ Elliott Mintz still doesn’t know why one of the world’s most famous couples chose him as their confidante.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Could Countdown be reborn on the ABC?
The landmark music program is celebrating its 50th birthday. Its impact on local artists was undeniable, and there are calls to bring it back.
- by Michael Dwyer
He joined the B-52s for the twang. But sacred harp singing brings him to Melbourne
Musician and composer Pat Irwin has played it all, across six decades. He’s now in Melbourne for a world premiere that draws on a type of singing made famous in the Appalachian hills.
- by Michael Dwyer
Amyl and the Sniffers were about to top the charts. Sony had another idea
There’s a lot more to reaching number one on the ARIA charts these days than simply selling the most records.
- by Michael Dwyer
Hidden locations, sold-out shows: It’s live music, but even the band is secret
From vintage stores to loungerooms, a new music platform is matching audiences with artists in intimate, secret spaces.
- by Michael Dwyer
The heartbreaking truth about Brian Jones, rock’s first lost boy
A new documentary, <i>Stones and Brian Jones</i>, traces the short, inspired life of a forgotten man.
- by Michael Dwyer
Who are the real Britpop kings? This doco puts Blur v Oasis to bed
A new documentary sorts the champs from the chancers in Britpop’s long game.
- by Michael Dwyer
Gangsters and toy koalas: This unknotting of a sibling relationship is oddly affecting
A portrait of a dysfunctional family loving each other in the ways they know best, Golden Blood is a story of yearning and ambition.
- by Sonia Nair, Barney Zwartz, Michael Dwyer, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Jessica Nicholas
An Australian literary classic gets a mixtape makeover
My Brilliant Career the musical finds a bit of Billie Eilish in Miles Franklin’s heroine.
- by Michael Dwyer
Cold Chisel at 50 show why they’re one of the world’s great rock bands
Jimmy Barnes sang with every atom of his visibly scarred body. Pianist Don Walker, guitarist Ian Moss, bassist Phil Small and drummer Charley Drayton played like their lives were on the line.
- by Michael Dwyer
Amyl and the Sniffers are back with fighting words and fist-pumping energy
New album Cartoon Darkness starts with a vicious smackdown of critics – and things only get better from there.
- by Michael Dwyer
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