Pop and rock

Laneway festival review – Haim, Phoebe Bridgers and Fred Again try out new Sydney venue, with mixed results

Olympic Park in Homebush is about as far as you can get conceptually from an inner-city laneway – but it was the set times that caused the biggest comedown

Jared Richards

06, Feb, 2023 @1:35 AM

Hifi Sean & David McAlmont: Happy Ending review – a dream voice that’s lost in the mix

The producer-singer duo reunite for more dance-leaning soul that ignites only when McAlmont’s gorgeous vocals are allowed to take flight

Damien Morris

05, Feb, 2023 @3:00 PM

David Bridie: Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads is the most perfect song of all time

The first single off the US band’s 1980 album Remain in Light inspired a musical awakening in the My Friend the Chocolate Cake singer

David Bridie

05, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

Young Fathers: Heavy Heavy review – a joyous feast of noise

The Edinburgh band’s fourth album is an enjoyable mix of driving beats and infectious enthusiasm

Ammar Kalia

05, Feb, 2023 @1:00 PM

Robert Forster: The Candle and the Flame review – bittersweet songs with added resonance

This home-recorded album from the Australian singer-songwriter is at once premonitory and healing – and very much a family affair

Kitty Empire

05, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

One to watch: Venbee

The teenage tearaway turned UK charts fixture is so much more than a ‘one-hit wonder on the radio’

Kate Hutchinson

04, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

Gender inequality and outdated voting metrics: are the Brit awards still hitting the wrong notes?

The ceremony will broadcast on a Saturday for the first time to attract viewers, but a shortage of women nominees and viral music stars suggests the awards remain out of step, say critics

Laura Snapes

03, Feb, 2023 @4:00 PM

Nick Carter countersues two women accusing him of sexual assault

A lawsuit for the Backstreet Boys singer describes his accusers as ‘opportunists’ taking advantage of the #MeToo movement

Shaad D'Souza

03, Feb, 2023 @1:45 PM

M(h)aol: Attachment Styles review

The five-piece combine wit, skill and primal music on an album that is vulnerable, triumphant and cathartic in equal measure

Dannii Leivers

03, Feb, 2023 @8:30 AM

‘It’s a homage to what Mark E Smith taught us’: ex-Fall members House of All deny exploiting band’s legacy

Smith’s family have called the new band ‘extremely offensive’. Martin Bramah, a founding former member of the original Fall lineup, defends his new outfit

Dave Simpson

02, Feb, 2023 @4:51 PM

Your ultimate Brisbane events guide: the best things to do this weekend, and what’s on through February

From blockbuster exhibitions and stage shows to a feast of live music – here are the best things happening in your city in February

Steph Harmon, Sian Cain, Janine Israel, Anna McGahan and Michael Sun

02, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

Robert Forster: The Candle and the Flame review – intimate and life-affirming

Made in the wake of his wife and musical partner Karin Bäumler’s diagnosis with ovarian cancer, Forster’s eighth solo album is startling in its quiet power

Andrew Stafford