Archive for March, 2023

AC/DC announce first live show in seven years

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Veteran rock ‘n’ rollers AC/DC are returning for their first show since 2016, and with frontman Brian Johnson back in the fold.

Remember these names: The musicians on their way to being the next big thing

Friday, March 31st, 2023

The local music scene is filled with up-and-coming artists doing interesting things. Meet six of the most exciting.

Now that’s a facelift: How new hospital site is celebrating local heroes

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Unremarkable scaffolding at the new Footscray Hospital construction site has been transformed into something more significant, highlighting diversity in the western suburbs.

The new wave of Kiwi comics ready to tickle Australian audiences

Friday, March 31st, 2023

A raft of New Zealand comedians are making their name internationally – and looking to Australia instead of Edinburgh for their big breaks.

‘Masterclass’: This is a super album from an indie supergroup

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus of boygenius have crafted an album that’s more than the sum of its parts.

‘Like being addicted to crack’: Comedian Mandy Nolan’s wild political ride

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Mandy Nolan came close to an unlikely win at the last federal election. Now she’s turned it into a comedy show, but don’t rule out a second tilt at Canberra.

As governor-general Quentin Bryce loved the NGA. Now she’s trying to save it

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Dame Quentin Bryce has joined leading artists to call for a fix to the financial troubles engulfing the National Gallery of Australia.

‘Nothing like this has happened to me’: Artist’s shock at prize win

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Jane Grealy has won the Dobell Prize for Drawing with a poignant image of her neighbour’s garden.

‘Nothing like this has happened to me’: Artist’s shock at prize win

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Jane Grealy has won the Dobell Prize for Drawing with a poignant image of her neighbour’s garden.

Can’t decide who to see at the comedy festival? This might help

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

With 600 shows and more than 140 stages, this year’s laugh-fest welcomes a host of fresh faces from home and abroad. We meet nine who will have you in stitches.