Culture
Music
A pop album about IVF and middle-aged dating? It could only come from Robyn
The most influential pop star of the 21st century became a single mother through IVF – and then made an album about it.
- by Nick Buckley
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Taylor Swift’s sweet tribute to Travis Kelce as she sweeps iHeartRadio Music Awards
The pop superstar and her fiance made their awards debut as a couple at the ceremony in LA – and they had plenty to smile about.
- by Nell Geraets
Pop’s most influential innovator returns, hornier than ever
Robyn dives into IVF, motherhood and middle-aged sex on her audacious new album.
- by Annabel Ross
This album is the first pop masterpiece of the post-Brat age
April Harper Grey, better known as Underscores, is pop’s new avant-garde genius.
- by Robert Moran
Opinion
The Verdict
Why the world chose the wrong NSYNC solo star
While Justin Timberlake played it safe with R&B, JC Chasez’s Schizophrenic was a fearless, genre-bending masterpiece that was simply too weird for 2004.
- by Tom W. Clarke
Getting intimate: Pinchgut wants you to lean forward in this ‘reckless’ move
Historically scaled performance returns intimacy to the concert hall.
- by Nick Galvin
Jeff Goldblum’s eccentric rhythm finds its groove at the piano
At 72, Goldblum seems less an actor or musician these days than a meme in the original sense: a kind of agreed cultural constant.
- by Michael Dwyer
Exclusive
Live music
The Sydney venues cradling the next generation of bands
Our city’s legendary pubs gave the likes of AC/DC and Midnight Oil their start – now young artists are forging a new path in a very different live music scene.
- by Kayla Olaya
PayPal offers refund hope for some Bluesfest ticket holders
The online payment platform has announced it is temporarily relaxing their refund rules to help some ticket holders recoup the money they spent before the festival was unexpectedly cancelled.
- by Nell Geraets and Karl Quinn
Bluesfest’s collapse leaves many questions. These six demand immediate answers
Confusion and anger has followed the news that the 2026 festival is off and the companies behind it are in liquidation. But Bluesfest chief Peter Noble has yet to respond.
- by Karl Quinn
Flea on LeBron, Bondi Beach and his vulnerable new jazz album
The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has realised a childhood dream with his new trumpet album, Honora.
- by Robert Moran