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Why fans of the world’s biggest pop stars are mad at Taylor Swift

Why fans of the world’s biggest pop stars are mad at Taylor Swift

Is Taylor Swift really “chart blocking” Charli XCX and Billie Eilish? And what does that even mean?

  • by Meg Watson

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A Beatle urged him to stick with tabla. Now he’s the top living player

A Beatle urged him to stick with tabla. Now he’s the top living player

This year alone Zakir Hussain has taken home three Grammys and appeared in a Dev Patel film – now he’s heading to Australia.

  • by Jessica Nicholas
How the Teskey Brothers finally found rock-life balance on the road
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How the Teskey Brothers finally found rock-life balance on the road

Constant touring was taking its toll on the band even as they were cracking the big time internationally. So they ripped up the formula and started again.

  • by Karl Quinn
John Farnham makes rare public appearance since cancer surgery

John Farnham makes rare public appearance since cancer surgery

Farnham appeared at his son’s wedding celebrations and is pictured in family photos posted to social media.

  • by Helen Pitt
This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang

This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang

The Herd are one of Australia’s best-known political acts. Befitting their activist origins, the band’s final song will be an anthem for Gaza.

  • by Helen Pitt
Charli XCX’s late-night masterpiece Brat is her best album yet

Charli XCX’s late-night masterpiece Brat is her best album yet

Texturally brash and genuinely affecting, the pop iconoclast’s new album is a must-hear.

  • by Jules LeFevre
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Unseen for 60 years: Lost Beatles tape unearthed at secondhand market

Unseen for 60 years: Lost Beatles tape unearthed at secondhand market

Sydney filmmaker and former musician Greg Perano bought an old 8mm film that contained live footage from the legendary Sydney Stadium gigs for $11.

  • by Michael Dwyer
Settle down, Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia
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Settle down, Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia

Looking beyond the headlines and focusing on the Eras Tour’s Australian leg in isolation, it’s worth noting a few sober facts now that we’ve all, ahem, shaken off the excitement.

  • by Tom Compagnoni
This wildly popular music is a source of pride and sadness

This wildly popular music is a source of pride and sadness

Nearly 25 years on, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man remains as relevant as ever.

  • by Nick Galvin
This album feels destined to become a seminal Gen Z breakup record

This album feels destined to become a seminal Gen Z breakup record

Gracie Abrams, nepo baby and Taylor Swift acolyte, has crafted one of the year’s best pop releases.

  • by Annabel Ross and Tom W. Clarke
Rapper at centre of ‘white devil’ school song controversy addresses furore

Rapper at centre of ‘white devil’ school song controversy addresses furore

A song from Indigenous rapper Birdz was banned from a Sydney primary school this week. But he says it’s been taught inside classrooms for years.

  • by Meg Watson