Culture
Music
AFL grand final entertainment disjointed, but a balm all the same
With music before the game and at half time, too, it's a miracle the AFL managed to squeeze any footy in to its biggest day (turned night) of the year.
- by Karl Quinn
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With a powerful new album, Midnight Oil makes a statement of their own
Midnight Oil's first album in almost two decades is also their most musically diverse.
- by Martin Boulton
Courts
Dee Snider: Universal's soldier in the fight for copyright
With a lengthy deliberation likely in the case against Clive Palmer, Twisted Sister's greatest hit could be stuck in your head long past Christmas.
- by Michael Dwyer
Pop culture
Record collector passionate about keeping retail vinyl trade alive
Passionate record collector and host of The Vinyl Guide podcast, Nate Goyer, explains his passion for vinyl and the importance of Record Store Day.
- by Tom Compagnoni
Spectrum
Peter Garrett's playlist : 21 top Indigenous acts to tune into
The singer reveals the Indigenous artists on his playlist on the eve of the release of the new Midnight Oil album, The Makaratta Project.
- by Shona Martyn
Review
Music reviews: Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and more
Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You, The Modern Congress's Until Tomorrow, Elvis Costello's Hey Clockface and This Is the Kit's Off Off On.
- by Barry Divola, Kish Lal, Craig Mathieson and John Shand
Ariana Grande plays the president in Positions music video
Ariana Grande releases new music video for her song Positions
Video
Why record store day matters
Nate Goyer is a passionate vinyl collector and host of The Vinyl Guide podcast.
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Review
Bruce Springsteen's Letter To You is honest, raw and spiritual
New album Letter To You is Bruce Springsteen's first with the E Street Band in six years.
- by Martin Boulton
Opinion
Spectrum
Peter Garrett: What I learnt in a revelatory journey into the desert
Growing up, he heard no music from Indigenous Australia. Then a tour offered a brief but important immersion in the music and issues of First Nations people.
- by Peter Garrett
Bruce Springsteen zooms from his studio
Discussing his musical career and his new album Letter to You recorded with the E Street band, Bruce Springsteen conducts a zoom interview from his studio.