Arts

Review: Sometimes it takes a dancing pig

By Shane Rodgers It took me a few days to find it. I went to the Beetlejuice The Musical Brisbane opening night last week and something about it hovered around for a few

Taylor Swift matches Elvis and chases The Beatles

Taylor Swift has consolidated her place in music history with her 14th number one hit on the Australia charts. That puts her equal with the legendary Elvis Presley. Only

Bluey’s World given extension to stay in Brisbane until 2028

Bluey’s World in Brisbane has been given a two-year extension of its temporary facility at Hamilton Northshore. More than half a million international and domestic

Gabba night of Jose Carreras, Robbie Williams, The Corrs

Opera great Jose Carreras will lead an epic concert with Robbie Williams, The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia, Darren Hayes, Sheppard, Katherine Jenkins and Mark

The Brisbane Festival program for 2026

The Brisbane Festival 2026 program features an expansive celebration of art and community as imagined by new Artistic Director Ebony Bott. Tickets are on sale for

International film festival ‘paused’ for 2026

The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) will be “paused” in 2026 and redesigned under a different operating model. Screen Queensland said this week that the

Paul McCartney back in the Australian top 10

Prolific former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane has debuted on the Australian ARIA charts at number 5. This marks 83-year-old Sir Paul’s 18th

Half of Australia’s bookstores have closed in a decade

By Katherine Day, Bec Kavanagh and Matthew Holden In the past year alone, at least 13 independent bookshops have closed in Australia. Some have operated for decades

Melbourne’s curious obsession with black clothing

By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne and Jye Marshall Anna Wintour, former editor in chief of Vogue, once said she would “never ever wear head-to-toe black”. It’s not a

A century-old piano mystery has finally been solved

A long-standing debate in music circles on the impact of touch on a piano’s sound appears to have been settled. According to the Japan-based NeuroPiano Institute,

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