Music

Martyn Stewart, the man who collects the earth

Martyn Stewart, the man who collects the earth

Martyn Stewart has had brushes with death, spent nights behind bars in foreign countries and received threats from large corporations whose acts of animal cruelty he’s dedicated his life to exposing. Now 69, and with a documentary on his life in the works, Stewart’s archive of 97,000 field recordings lays bare a planet changing in real time. Esquire listens in

Apr 17, 2025
Jeff Goldblum on personal style, fashion faux pas and life advice from Cate Blanchett

Jeff Goldblum on personal style, fashion faux pas and life advice from Cate Blanchett

The ‘Wicked’ star is bringing back bowling shirts with his jazz band’s new Brain Dead collab

Apr 16, 2025
Jacob Elordi’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ look is unexpectedly punk

Jacob Elordi’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ look is unexpectedly punk

Images of the Australia actor in character as Heathcliff on the set of the upcoming Emerald Fennell-directed adaptation have emerged, with a surprising detail raising eyebrows

Apr 15, 2025
‘One to One’ review: John & Yoko returns to an often forgotten Lennon era

‘One to One’ review: John & Yoko returns to an often forgotten Lennon era

The project marks a chance to reassess, yet again, one of the most consequential and confounding artists, in any medium, of the 20th century.

Apr 15, 2025
Djo and his journey to ‘The Crux’

Djo and his journey to ‘The Crux’

‘Stranger Things’ fans will recognise him as Steve Harrington. Music fans know him as Djo. Now, Joe Keery is ready to play the most authentic version of himself, starting with his new album, ‘The Crux’

Apr 8, 2025
The Beatles will never die. Is that a problem?

The Beatles will never die. Is that a problem?

News that Sam Mendes will helm a four-film series on each member of The Beatles raises some questions about cultural fatigue, the power of nostalgia and the complexities of generational identity

Apr 7, 2025
Everything you need to know about all four of the ‘The Beatles’ movies

Everything you need to know about all four of the ‘The Beatles’ movies

It’s official: Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Paul Mescal have been cast as the Fab Four in the 2028 biopic

Apr 1, 2025
Untitled Group and the big business of dance music

Untitled Group and the big business of dance music

Ten years ago, four friends from Melbourne bet it all by launching a New Year’s music festival. Now, Michael Christidis, Nicholas Greco, Filippo Palermo and Christian Serrao are behind Australia’s most influential independent music and events company, Untitled Group, their ticket sales booming while legacy operator struggle to stay afloat. What’s their secret to success?

Mar 28, 2025