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Kylie, Genesis Owusu and David Bridie: Australia’s best new music for June
Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Isabella Trimboli, Janine Israel, Shaad D'Souza, Andrew Stafford and Michael Sun
02, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
Succession’s Jeremy Strong tried to jump into a river during final scene: ‘I didn’t know I was gonna do that’
Known for his method acting, the Emmy-winning star spontaneously tried for an alternate ending – but it didn’t make the final cut
Michael Sun
31, May, 2023 @5:28 AM
Ramsay art prize 2023: Ida Sophia wins $100,000 for ‘deeply emotive’ video work
The acquisitive award is Australia’s richest art prize for artists under 40, with the finalists exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia until August
Michael Sun
26, May, 2023 @1:32 AM
Foo Fighters announce Josh Freese as new drummer after Taylor Hawkins’ death
Freese, who previously played at tribute concerts for Hawkins, was announced as the new drummer in a cameo-filled, tongue-in-cheek livestream
Michael Sun
22, May, 2023 @2:21 AM
Tim Finn, Ninajirachi and Kirin J Callinan: Australia’s best new music for May
Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month
Shaad D'Souza, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Isabella Trimboli, Andrew Stafford and Michael Sun
04, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Young Adult: Charlize Theron is a singular monster in this stomach-churning film
Jason Reitman’s 2011 film has largely faded from critical attention but is worth revisiting to meet Mavis, a chaotic black hole of empathy
Michael Sun
02, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Flume wins song of the year at 2023 Apra awards for Say Nothing
Same track that topped Triple J’s Hottest 100 takes top gong, with Rüfüs Du Sol, the Kid Laroi and Sampa the Great also winning
Michael Sun
27, Apr, 2023 @12:03 PM
‘Plenty to savour’, ‘sensual’, ‘a great gift’: the best Australian books out in April
Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on
Steph Harmon, Susan Wyndham, Michael Sun, Sian Cain, Bec Kavanagh, Alyx Gorman and Walter Marsh
07, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘Rapper music’ is luring youth into a life of crime? We’ve heard this one before | Michael Sun
NSW police claim hip-hop is being used by criminals to recruit young people, and it has been banned from the Easter show. But this moral panic is very old news
Michael Sun
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Tame Impala, Xylouris White and Becca Hatch: Australia’s best new music for April
Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month
Michael Sun, Shaad D'Souza, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Andrew Stafford
06, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Neil Diamond on living with Parkinson’s disease: ‘I was just not ready to accept it’
Musician gives a rare and candid interview about the 2018 diagnosis, which led to his retirement from touring
Michael Sun
03, Apr, 2023 @1:31 AM
Peta condemns Rings of Power producers after horse dies on set of Lord of the Rings spin-off
Animal rights group urges film and television productions to use CGI in place of living creatures
Michael Sun
27, Mar, 2023 @3:08 AM
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