Most teenagers have enough trouble navigating high school without having to contend with millions of strangers watching their every move. But for 16-year-old Australian rock sensation Maple’s Pet Dinosaur, growing up and breaking into the music industry have become almost inseparable experiences. What began as an outlet for the anger and isolation she felt while…
Western Australian singer-songwriter Michael Ward returns with “Little Yellow Aeroplane”, a grunge-rock track about trying to leave a toxic relationship. The single is out this Friday, 30 October, and we’re delighted to bring you an exclusive first listen today. More than 20 years in the making, “Little Yellow Aeroplane” was first written on the front…
When does ambition become obsession, and at what point does the pursuit of success begin to fundamentally alter who we are? In A24’s psychological crime thriller Primetime, Robert Pattinson portrays television journalist Chris Hansen, whose involvement in NBC’s controversial To Catch a Predator series transformed him into an unlikely cultural phenomenon. Set against the sensationalised…
In 2024, Aussie singer-songwriter Gretta Ray’s life took a turn when she was abruptly diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening infection of the heart. Just two days after moving to London to continue exploring her flourishing music career, she was forced to shift both her life and career, redefining her priorities and reimagining the future that…
In 1982, Loudon Wainwright III made his first trip to Australia and brought his father along. “We’d never done anything like that,” Wainwright says, speaking over Zoom from his home on Long Island, New York. “He actually wrote a column about the tour, and we had a wonderful time.” His father, Loudon Wainwright Jr., was…
