Isabella Trimboli

Sydney Festival’s new director, Olivia Ansell, wants to remind the city of its unruly histories.

Marcus Whale’s singular music spans popular and classical forms to expose the monstrous transcendence of desire.

Marianne Faithfull’s meditative new album, She Walks in Beauty, reflects her lifelong love of the Romantic poets, although it elides their more radical edges.

More than 40 years after starting the iconic band Pulp, Jarvis Cocker continues to evolve as an artist. He speaks about the raves of the late ’80s, his concerns about the growing costs of humanities degrees, and his latest album, Beyond the Pale.

Despite its hypnotic melodies, complex dynamics and cohesive sound, Grimes’ album Miss Anthropocene falls short of its aim to revitalise our engagement with the climate crisis.

A swim, au naturel, with associate creative director Hannah Fox.