Barry Divola
Barry Divola is a journalist and author who specialises in music, popular culture, the arts, podcasts and travel.
He might not look familiar, but his voice haunts TV’s biggest shows
Greg Gonzalez is the man behind the songs that took Cigarettes After Sex from cult status to global arenas.
- by Barry Divola
Latest
The Bikeriders: The film that cast Austin Butler before he became a heartthrob
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Louise Rugendyke, Frances Mocnik, Barry Divola and Damien Woolnough
The gold rush is over. Now podcasters are picking up the pieces
Doom and gloom have been hanging over the podcast world for the last 18 months. Is it the end, or a new beginning?
- by Barry Divola
The secret to finding la dolce vita? Staying in the same place for a month
The sweetest staycation: setting up a home base for four weeks in the heart of Rome’s Trastevere neighbourhood.
- by Barry Divola
The Test: a case study on the pros and cons of authorised sporting docos
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Louise Rugendyke, Melanie Kembrey, Barry Divola, Jonathan Seidler and Frances Mocnik
A pub with no peer: Remembering the glory days of the ‘Hoey’
As Vivid celebrates Sydney’s long-ago shuttered Hopetoun Hotel, memories of the gigs, the punters and the toilets come flooding back.
- by Barry Divola
Season three of Bridgerton wants to sweep you off your feet
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Louise Rugendyke, Katrina Strickland, Barry Divola, Nicolee Abadee, Frances Mocnik and Damien Woolnough
This album helped define the ’90s, now the band will play it in full for the first time
As Air plays 1998’s Moon Safari live for the first time, the odd couple reveals the story behind the era-defining album – and their own relationship.
- by Barry Divola
Does Saturday mean The Quiz and Dicey Topics? Here’s where to join in live
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Karl Quinn, Barry Divola, Jonathan Seidler, Melanie Kembrey and Melissa Singer
When a TV show on a real-life story covers big ideas, do small glitches matter?
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Louise Rugendyke, Katrina Strickland, Nicole Abadee, Barry Divola and Melissa Fyfe
Better than the Beatles? Pop’s most precocious siblings make their case
On their naggingly catchy new album, the Lemon Twigs still sound like they’re living in an eternal 1968.
- by Annabel Ross and Barry Divola