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This Grammy-nominated band has released 60 albums, and never had a record label
Martyn Jacques founded The Tiger Lillies in 1989, and has been touring the world with his macabre “death oompah” group ever since.
- John Bailey
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The unique way Olivia Colman settled Aud Mason-Hyde’s on-set nerves
In their biggest role to date, actor Aud Mason-Hyde stars alongside Olivia Colman and John Lithgow in Jimpa.
- Kylie Northover
Billie Marten was signed by a label at 15. Now 26, she struggles with being called ‘prolific’
The British singer-songwriter is touring her 2025 album, Dog-Eared, around Australia and New Zealand in February.
- Emily Kaine
‘Dispiriting and negative’: Why thinking about the future worries Bill Bryson
The prolific writer has returned with a sequel to his bestseller A Short History of Nearly Everything.
- Michael Dwyer
‘It’s not a war zone’: CNN legend on Trump, dictators and a barefoot afternoon in Melbourne
Christiane Amanpour has spent a career in the crucible of war. At Melbourne Park, she reflects on the ghosts of Bosnia and the fragility of truth.
- Stephen Brook
How an unseen man without a plan turned Top Gear into TV gold
Unleashing the chaos of Jeremy Clarkson and co, Andy Wilman produced a hat-trick of juggernaut shows.
- Paul Kalina
‘Kind of social vertigo’: How The Police drummer Stewart Copeland copes with fame
The rock legend reflects on his old band, their legendary fights and his CIA spy father.
- Michael Dwyer
I don’t want you to like me for my morality: comic Gianmarco Soresi
The musical theatre student-turned-stand-up understands that the line between skewering the sacred and being plain mean is a wobbly one.
- John Bailey
Nina Oyama’s balancing act between naughty and nice
The comedian, actor and writer has just voiced a role in an animated kids’ film – a world away from her edgy stand-up material.
- Kylie Northover
‘People either get it, or they don’t’: Brooke Satchwell is thriving in her second act
The actor has found a new purpose in her 40s – and roles that push all sorts of buttons and boundaries.
- Louise Rugendyke