
Smart black man with a plan
Culture
Briggs on hip-hop, humour and a new generation of Aboriginal leaders
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Smart black man with a plan
Culture
Briggs on hip-hop, humour and a new generation of Aboriginal leaders
Turning away
blog
Anohni at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Vivid Sydney, 27 May 2016
Melancholy undercurrents
Today
Culture Club at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 11 June 2016
The reckoning
Culture
Beyoncé’s powerful ‘Lemonade’
Express to nowhere
blog
The defunding of Express Media and Voiceworks will destroy a good part of our country’s literary future
In distress
arts
Beautiful suffering in PJ Harvey’s ‘The Hope Six Demolition Project’ and Anohni’s ‘Hopelessness’
Australian ugliness
Culture
Gareth Liddiard on The Drones’ ‘Feelin Kinda Free’
The heroism of facts
blog
Best Picture Oscar-winner ‘Spotlight’ steers clear of triumphalism
Kesha v Dr Luke
blog
The music industry cares more about the material value of women than it does about their safety
Songs for the 3 am
Culture
Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ and Future’s ‘EVOL’
Purple night
blog
Prince at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 21 February 2016
Live from Mexchester
blog
Mexrrissey at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney Festival, 23 January 2016
One of the great Australian albums
Culture
The Triffids’ ‘Born Sandy Devotional’ 30 years on