Dick Diver: All in a day's work for the dedicated
Bronwyn Thompson Dick Diver's Al Montfort is juggling many demands.
Beady Eye: Don't look back in anger
GEORGE PALATHINGAL Don't mention Oasis (or Blur for that matter), Beady Eye are blazing their own trail.
Critics' picks
From Chicago's Q Brothers, creators of the Off-Broadway hit The Bomb-itty of Errors, comes another funky take on Shakespeare.
Pam Ann's Plane Filthy: Fasten seatbelts, turbulence ahead
STEVE DOW Bawdy air hostess Pam Ann is flying high in New York but heading for Aussie runways soon.
Ker$er
Kerser: Fresh voice for local stories
PETER VINCENT Campbelltown rapper Kerser has been pegged as Australia's Eminem.
Rudimental: Group effort feels the love
CRAIG MATHIESON Rudimental's members joined forces and turned street sounds into radio-friendly hits.
Hard act to follow: Winning the second round
GEORGE PALATHINGAL We're not talking about artists going solo or side-project splinter groups - here are five more bands for whom the end of a brilliant outfit didn't mean they couldn't achieve great things with a new one.
The true meaning of Australia Day
Australia Day may be an artificial holiday, but take some time to think, declares Rhys Muldoon.
My perfect weekend
Lauren Ziegler We always make sure there's a lot of swimming and eating. We live in Bondi so we'll get up and make a big feast, and go for a surf around Bondi, or up on the Northern Beaches where we grew up.
The Wolf of Wall Street: No laughing matter
Jenny Cooney Carrillo Martin Scorsese mulls over the controversy surrounding his latest film.
Cloud Control: No place like home
Roger Ma Folk-rockers Cloud Control will be back on familiar territory for Australia Day.
Martin Scorsese's leading men
GARRY MADDOX Just as Woody Allen is known for his great roles for women, Martin Scorsese's movies have had powerhouse roles for male actors since the 1970s, writes Garry Maddox.
PBS Live Drive steps up a gear
STICKY CARPET An all-star line-up of home-grown acts to join community broadcaster PBS's annual series.
Beady Eye
Don't look back in anger: Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye open to playing Oasis songs
George Palathingal Liam Gallagher's other band, Beady Eye, is cranking out the classics.
Listening out on Australia Day
Cal Wilson My top priority for Australia Day? Just listening...all the day long...
Rap voice of the south-west
Peter Vincent Sydney's bad-boy rapper stands his ground in face of the critics.
Rocking on with a heart of stone
Brett Woodward Vista Chino drummer Brant Bjork has remained true to his roots.
Wild tale takes us for a ride
Jenny Cooney Carrilllo The Wolf of Wall Street is intended to be excessive to the point of absurdity.
Don't be fooled by the look
Anthony Carew An indie-rocker may appear to be a slacker but he's working hard at his craft.
Hint of a dark cloud
Jon Caramanica Justin Bieber's new movie charts the emotional highs and lows of a teen music star.
Melbourne film listings
Philippa Hawker and Jake Wilson New releases this week: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, The Great Beauty and more.
Shortlist weekly album reviews
This week: new music from Angel Haze, Jungal, Mogwai, The Cartwheels and Bo Ningen.
Critics' picks
Reaching cinemas this weekend are two movies from high-profile American directors that feature in Hollywood's awards season. From Spike Jones (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are) comes the comic romanceHer, in which Joaquin Phoenix (pictured) plays a lonely writer who falls for his computer operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. The Coen brothers follow A Serious Man and True Grit with Inside Llewyn Davis. Set in 1961, it's a musical drama about a struggling singer-songwriter, played by Oscar Isaac.
Feeling the love
Samuel J. Fell It has all come together nicely for psychedelic pop-rockers Grouplove.
Folk heroes
Jenny Cooney Carrillo Oscar Isaac fills out the title character in the latest Coen brothers' movie, Inside Llewyn Davis.
Bridging the gap between art and cricket
Rhys Muldoon visited two places of worship over the holidays: the SCG and MONA.
My perfect weekend
Lauren Ziegler ''On a Friday night, I'll go and watch one of my friends performing in an independent theatre show, somewhere like the Old 505 Theatre (in Surry Hills) or the Sidetrack Theatre in Marrickville.
Stepping into the shoes of Jack Ryan
Stephanie Bunbury Chris Pine is the latest chiselled leading man to flesh out Tom Clancy's CIA hero.
Third time lucky for classic
BERNARD ZUEL Big Star have influenced generations - and get a special tribute at the Sydney Festival.
Up close and technical
Jenny Cooney Carrillo Scarlett Johansson voices a computer operating system that reaches out to Joaquin Phoenix in Her.
Uplifting journey
ELISSA BLAKE A dance show pairs performers with a 2.5-tonne forklift in a bid to challenge stereotypes.
Major grunge influence sure to be a blast
Patrick Emery A Sydney band which broke up 25 years ago is to play in Melbourne again.
Live music reforms on way
STICKY CARPET Government may finally recognise Melbourne as music capital of the southern hemisphere.
Headfirst into the lion's den
Anthony Carew Singer Lauren Mayberry says Chvrches chose to attain Next Big Thing status.
Living in the shadow of a myth
Dave O'Neil Could Morrissey and Marr ever back up and revisit the Smiths?
It's a spiritual experience
Bernard Zuel New movie Spirit Of Akasha is all about reverence for surfing culture and paying tribute to an alternative-Australian classic.
Inside Llewyn Davis
Coen brothers Joel, Ethan create music to the eyes in Inside Llewyn Davis
Stephanie Bunbury Joel and Ethan Coen's path to their Oscar-nominated Inside Llewyn Davis hasn't always been clear.
On with the show
John Bailey It sounds like a movie script, but it was all too real for cabaret duo The Wau Wau Sisters.
Her
The star who's never seen
Jenny Cooney Carrillo Scarlett Johansson's role as a system voice belies her own IT connection.
Shortlist weekly album reviews
This week: new music from The Boss, The Necks, Stephen Malkmus and Sharon Jones.
Melbourne film listings
Philippa Hawker and Jake Wilson New film releases this week: 47 Ronin, Inside Llewyn Davis and Her.
St Kilda Festival shows its cards
Mary Mihelakos Australia's largest council-run music event unveiled its full 2014 program this week.
The Crate: Lowell Fulson's Tramp/Pico
CHRIS JOHNSTON The A-side and B-side of this soul/funk/r'n'b/blues '60s single are like companion pieces.
Performance
Grin and bear it: festival short cuts
ELISSA BLAKE The Sydney Festival's About an Hour program has bite-sized morsels up for grabs.
Story behind the flight of fantasy
Jenny Cooney Carillo Colin Farrell fleshes out the Australian background of Mary Poppins in Saving Mr. Banks.
Music
Powerhouse of infectious energy and singalong pop
Daisy Dumas Lyon's 10-piece ska band Babylon Circus have returned to their rock roots.
Creation in the moment
John Bailey The search for the essence of a role keeps actress Nadine Garner coming back.
Anarchist Committee back with a bang
John Bailey The Anarchist Guild Social Committee returns this month after lying low for three years.
