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Even though you may want to, you just can’t watch 'Seachange' forever – no matter how hard you try. You’ll hit a point where you know all the words and crave some modern Aussie content. Fortunately, Australia has produced some incredible programs this decade. Let Joel Burrows talk you through some of our favourite shows of the last ten years.

Guy Davis reflects on the ways our TV viewing habits have totally changed since the start of the decade – from the rise of social media conversations, to the domination of streaming services, to our inability to resist a binge-watch.

Felicity Pickering takes a look back on the Hollywood film trends of the decade, from superheroes and reboots to the industry finally and meaningfully engaging with issues around diversity and sexual assault.

From building the Californian desert-rock sound to working as a veterinary technician, singer-songwriter John Garcia now builds his performance schedule around being a dedicated family man. Brendan Crabb finds out more.

Ahead of his return to Australia this summer after two cancelled tours, Jamaican icon Shaggy tells Cyclone he's "happy to be finally coming".

“People are invited to enjoy it or not fucking enjoy it as they see fit," frontman Andy “Falco” Falkous tells Steve Bell, ahead of Mclusky*'s long-awaited reunion tour to Australia.

Frank Lopes Jr talks to Sam Wall about the rise and fallout of Hobo Johnson.

Hannah Story asked a slew of Australian comics, including Tom Ballard, Pauly Fenech, Heath Franklin, Geraldine Hickey, Nazeem Hussain, Bev Killick and Matt Okine, to reflect on the last decade in Australian comedy, and what they hope to see in the future.

Yet again, we polled The Music team and contributors to pick out the best of the year 2019. The TV Show Of The Year picks were dominated by streaming services.

Joel Burrows talks to Eamon Flack from Belvoir St Theatre, Todd MacDonald from La Boite, and Matthew Lutton from Malthouse Theatre, about the theatre trends that defined the decade, and what comes next.