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Taylor Swift announces resale date, new tickets for Australian shows
New seats will be on sale for Swift’s Australian leg of the Eras Tour on Friday, which sold out in June when millions of fans tried to buy tickets.
- by Kate Lahey
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Boom, bass, shake-shakes the room: Working with the Melbourne Town Hall organ
Electronic artist David Cohen, aka Sow Discord, has cut loose on Melbourne’s venerable Grand Organ for his latest sonically challenging album.
- by Will Cox
★★★★½
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Vegas high: in an intimate setting, Kylie delivers nostalgia with sparkle
Minogue’s 75-minute show knots the strands of her career - from gay dance clubs to great arena tours - into a sophisticated and sultry biography.
- by Michael Idato
★★★★
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Third time proves the charm for Sam Smith
The English singer-songwriter finally lives up to their potential.
- by Michael Ruffles
Five gigs you don’t want to miss in November
From celebrating de-evolution to revelling in some old-school soul, there’s plenty to keep Sydney music fans happy this month.
- by James Jennings
‘See you in two months’: For It-Boy Troye Sivan, a second date is a luxury
From YouTube sensation to actor, pop idol and style-setter, the 28-year-old is redefining what it means to be a creative artist.
- by Brodie Lancaster
Should there even be a new Beatles song? We ask the experts
We ask a musician, an industry mainstay, academics and a critic to tell us what they think about the new Beatles song and its use of AI.
- by Hannah Story
Simple, witty and so sad it hurts: The Beatles’ final song reviewed
After a week of build-up, The Beatles have released what’s been billed as their “final song”.
- by Michael Dwyer
How The Beatles kept their new track a secret, even from the orchestra
In a new short film, McCartney reflects on the making of a new Beatles song with AI and how the strings musicians were completely unaware of what they were playing.
- by Hannah Story
‘Sheer terror’: Peter Jackson makes video for new Beatles song
The Lord of the Rings director has made a clip for the hugely anticipated track, even though he says it would have been easier to do a runner.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Daniel Johns signs lucrative global publishing deal with BMG
After distancing himself from his Silverchair bandmates, Johns has signed a new deal that includes the entire back catalogue of the former band’s music.
- by Martin Boulton