Interview
Who are we? Where did we come from? Settle in for a night like no other
Archeologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts admits that explaining life on Earth in one evening is “a bit ambitious”.
- by Kylie Northover
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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
As a Wiggle, he brought joy to millions, but privately, he was in pain
A new memoir details the mental and physical torment Anthony Field endured over decades – and how he helped launch the Wiggles into the stratosphere.
- by Michael Lallo
The (musical) forecast is bleak, but Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi is still in the game
Provocative British band Fat White Family, notorious for their chaotic on-stage energy and off-stage antics, are returning to Australia – and hopefully won’t be arrested this time.
- by Jenny Valentish
Sick of feeling invisible, Jo Stanley created her own radio station
She’s one of Australia’s most successful hosts – yet traditional broadcasting left her underwhelmed. So she decided to build a new network from scratch.
- by Michael Lallo
Extent of Epstein’s crimes yet to be told, says Australian journalist
Lucia Osborne-Crowley says there’s a bigger, darker story yet to be told about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Meet Yerin Ha: The Aussie actor taking on the ‘surreal’ world of Bridgerton
Bridgerton’s new leading lady is a Sydney local who didn’t grow up watching period dramas. But she’s already enchanting the world.
- by Meg Watson
It’s interesting how much time you spend not being a musician: G Flip
Melbourne Fashion Week’s ambassador is the role model they never had.
- by Michael Dwyer
How pop star Kim Wilde became an award-winning gardener
As a singer, she broke records in the 1980s – then gave it all away. But Wilde, who tours Australia in October, couldn’t stay away from music for long.
- by Michael Lallo
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals his former life as a ‘drug-crazed hippie’
Australia’s favourite science guy reveals that he’s led quite the life, in his new memoir.
- by John Bailey
Tash Sultana: from viral guitar hero to CEO
The Australian busker turned global festival sensation says being in the music business is “an amplified life”.
- by Michael Dwyer
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