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A grim truth is spun into a compelling and scathing new story
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Jason Donovan in The Rocky Horror Show, Samuel Beckett’s Worstward Ho, Vidya Rajan’s Crocodiles and more.
- by Cher Tan, Karl Quinn, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Jessica Nicholas
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Meet Laufey, TikTok’s hottest jazz ambassador
Blending bossa nova and Taylor Swift, the 24-year-old Icelander’s debut Australian tour sold out in minutes.
- by Michael Dwyer
These are the best Sydney gigs to catch in June
This month you can catch K-pop behemoths Blackpink, booming beats, beautiful Blood and a man bigger than Bach.
- by James Jennings
Rising star Budjerah shows that he has talent well beyond his years
A wrap of the week’s live reviews, including Budjerah, Hiatus Kaiyote and The Necks for Vivid Live, Matt Corby and Scenes from the Climate Era at Belvoir.
- by Millie Muroi, Angus Thomson, John Shand and Joyce Morgan
Never mind the monarchy: Meet the band picking up where the Sex Pistols left off
Electro-punk duo Sleaford Mods are kicking against the status quo in their UK, and bringing their searing sound to Australia this week.
- by Martin Boulton
Opinion
Performing arts
Opera? It’s really just Home and Away with music
The best way to disguise the banality of the plot is to sing it in a language no one understands.
- by Anson Cameron
Blackballed for speaking out, this musician is finally telling her story
Deena Lynch, better known by her stage name Jaguar Jonze, has spoken out about abuse in the music industry since 2020. But her activism has come at a cost.
- by Hannah Story
From the Archives, 1998: Teenagers shattered by the loss of Ginger Spice
It was the day five became four: official confirmation that Geri Halliwell - otherwise known as Ginger Spice - had left the Spice Girls.
- by Rachel Gibson
Unify proves Australia’s alternative scene is the strongest it’s been in years
Emo may have been a dirty word in the ’00s, but in the 2020s it is thriving.
- by Tahlia Pritchard
Korean American artist Yaeji harnesses the raw power of rage at Vivid
A wrap of the best live shows from the weekend, including Jose Gonzalez, Yaeji, Birdz and Fred Leone, Mamma Mia! The Musical and STC’s Do Not Go Gentle.
- by Shamim Razavi, John Shand, Joyce Morgan, Em Meller and Michael Ruffles
Horror, religion, cannibalism: The story behind Barack Obama’s favourite new artist
Musician Ethel Cain brings her haunted vision of America to Vivid and RISING.
- by Brodie Lancaster