Pop Music
‘Anti-hero’: A philosophical take on Taylor’s existential authenticity
A University of Melbourne expert asks what it means to be ‘authentic’ when you are a mega-celebrity, like Taylor Swift, in the digital age
The myth and magic of Sgt Pepper
As the Beatles' most celebrated album, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band, turns 50, Mark Pollard from the University of Melbourne discusses its many myths.
Eurovision skyrockets into orbit with Timberlake
Eurovision's knack for capturing the zeitgeist is paying off amid Swedish savviness and now raw US star power, says University of Melbourne experts
The purple reign is over: Long live Prince’s legacy
Prince was an icon of R&B, funk and jazz who went against tide as we know it, creating a new context for pop music, says University of Melbourne expert.
An icon who collected sounds
Rock icon David Bowie was an obsessive listener, but he taught us how to listen to music we thought we already knew.