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Billy Woods’ Golliwog.

The best album of 2025 tackles a racist local staple

American artist Billy Woods’ latest rap masterpiece has an added layer of uncomfortable resonance in Australia.

  • Nick Buckley

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Folk Bitch Trio

Homegrown hits: the best new Australian music to hear this month

Including Folk Bitch Trio and saxophonists Sandy Evans and Andrew Robson in full flight.

  • John Shand, Nick Buckley and Robert Moran
“Once you’re over 50, you can go on a low-carb diet for six months and only lose half a stone.”

Singer David Gray thought it’d be OK to ridicule Trump in the US. He was wrong

The British singer-songwriter on lucky breaks, self-care while touring and not preaching to the crowd.

  • Benjamin Law

The June 29 Edition

In our cover story this week, lead singer of Garbage, Shirley Manson, proves she’s as fun and feisty at 58 as she was at 28.

Shirley Manson returns with her band for their eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.

Eight albums and two hip replacements: Shirley Manson shows no sign of slowing down

After three decades in the music industry, the Garbage frontwoman remains as feisty and assured as ever.

  • Jane Rocca
The original and alternate cover’s to Sabrina Carpenter’s upcoming album Man’s Best Friend.

Sabrina Carpenter reveals alternative album cover ‘approved by God’

The original cover of the star’s upcoming album Man’s Best Friend sparked uproar. Now, like Kylie, Gaga and Christina Aguilera before her, she’s offered an alternative.

  • Nick Newling
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Lorde digs up skeletons on her “scary and vulnerable” new album.

‘I felt uncomfortable the whole time’: Inside Lorde’s raw and risky return

Lorde leans into vulnerability on her raw new album, Virgin.

  • Jules LeFevre
Pulling the Strings: The 32-year-old bluegrass phenom is touring Australia in July.

Growing up, he faced poverty and addiction. Now he counts Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan as fans

Billy Strings, bluegrass music’s boy wonder, explains how he found his purpose (and a couple of Grammys along the way).

  • Jane Rocca
Jarvis Cocker performs with Pulp at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles last year.

Britpop legends Pulp have dropped their first album in 24 years. I have some thoughts

Jarvis Cocker and co return with the years showing in a good way. Like all good disco.

  • Michael Dwyer
Haim’s new album I Quit, with cover art photographed by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.

Haim are everywhere right now. Even they don’t know how they’ve managed it

With new album I Quit, the Haim sisters – Danielle, Alana and Este – are at the top of their game.

  • Robert Moran

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