Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is a Sydney-based writer and zen master, who also led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in the '90s.

Opinion

The odd story of how Brian Eno composed the Windows 95 startup sound

He made it on a Mac, too.

Features

Features

The Rolling Stones, and when novelty packaging goes very badly

You can blame Andy Warhol for this mess.

Features

Conspiracy theory: Nicki Minaj is actually just Jay-Z sped up

There is a conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj is actually just a sped up Jay-Z, with Nicki being a model employed to artfully mime these Jay-Z verses.

Opinion

Facial recognition software is coming to a gig near you

Opinion

In 2019, your face will be your concert ticket

The latest ticketing technology should have people very worried.

Opinion

Opinion

Isn’t it weird how triple j lost its way as soon as I got older?

As I have aged, I have noticed the darnedest thing: triple j no longer appears to be appealing to the youth.

Opinion

The NSW Government doesn’t support its artists

The NSW State Government just unleashed the worst round of arts funding to date.

Opinion

Frank Sinatra: the godfather of the concept album

Before Pet Sounds, before Sgt. Pepper, there was Frankie.

News

This is what musicians spent their first APRA royalty payment on

From hot dogs to hard drugs, musicians know how to spend their dollars. We asked an artist to illustrate what songwriters spent their first royalty payment on.

News

Spotify wants to help you place new music on its playlists

The Swedish tech firm today launched a new feature in beta.

Features

Remembering that time Evel Knievel sued Kanye West for his ‘Touch The Sky’ video clip

Knievel filed a lawsuit against Kanye West claiming copyright infringement relating to his name and likeness, calling the clip "vulgar and offensive."

Features

Features

How ‘Staying Alive’ helps people to stay alive: the song’s role in CPR

We always knew The Bee Gees were lifesavers, but the beat of 'Staying Alive' has truly helped many learn the proper rhythm for CPR.

Opinion

Opinion

Bands that wouldn’t have gotten far with their shitty early band names

Radiohead, we're looking at you.