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James WigneyHit.TV Editor/Scene editor

James Wigney is the editor of the Hit.TV and Scene entertainment liftouts in the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald sun and has been writing about film, music, television and comedy for more than two decades. In that time he has interviewed some of the biggest names in the entertainment world – from Pink Floyd and Pink to Harrison Ford and Jennifer Lawrence – and been behind the scenes on Marvel and James Bond films and backstage with Coldplay and U2. He’s also a pop culture tragic, with a particular interest in sci-fi, and very broad musical tastes (and a particular soft spot for classic rock).

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Beatles,Paul McCartney (L) and John Lennon in a previously unreleased photo taken during the recording of

Secrets of the Sgt. Pepper’s sessions

THE Beatles are famed for their experimentation and broad palette of styles and sounds on Sgt. Pepper’s, but there was another key figure in the studio too.

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Texas State Capitol for Escape story on Austin, Texas.

Austin, Texas: Best places for music, eating and shopping

It’s become a global mecca for music’s best and brightest talents but there’s more to this southern American city.

Geoffrey Rush in Melbourne at The Olsen Hotel for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales promotion. Picture: David Caird

Rush’s pirates’ treasure keeps giving

GETTING killed in the first Pirates move was no barrier for Geoffrey Rush’s Captain Barbossa — and filming with the world’s best keeps him coming back.

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Upcoming Movies

Tom Holland is Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures' SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING.

Spider-Man spills his super secrets

THE latest Spider-Man, Tom Holland, will take the character back to his comic book roots as superhero guru Kevin Feige sheds light on Marvel’s world.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Peter Garrett and Midnight Oil perform at Selinas on April 13, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Midnight Oil back with a vengeance

FIRST REVIEW: Fans lost their collective minds as Midnight Oil tore through their sprawling set list in their official warm-up show.

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Comedy Festival

Retired footy champ and I'm a Celebrity star Dane Swan in town for a series of speaking engagements. He is pictured at the Sebel Playford on North Terrace. Pic: Tricia Watkinson.

Swanny tells all in candid comedy Q&A

DANE Swan is an odd comedy festival inclusion, but his boozy one-off show reveals he didn’t try hard enough at footy, thinks the Brownlow Medal’s a ‘pain’ and how he could have became a mortician.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: (NO SALE/NO ARCHIVE) In this handout image provided by the BBC, Actor Hugh Jackman speaks on The Andrew Marr Show on February 26, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Overs/BBC via Getty Images) Warning: Use of this copyright image is subject to Terms of Use of BBC Digital Picture Service. In particular, this image may only be used during the publicity period for the purpose of publicising

Hugh’s weird inspirations for Logan

HUGH Jackman had two unlikely inspirations for the highly praised film Logan, in his farewell to Wolverine — the character that made him a star.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: (L-R) Sound mixers Peter Grace, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell and Andy Wright, winners of the Best Sound Mixing award for 'Hacksaw Ridge' pose in the press room during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Bumpy night for Aussies at Oscars

THE Australians didn’t fare well at the Academy Awards but we had a few tastes of success. See who was successful and who missed out.

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FILE - This Jan. 8, 2017 file image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Streep gave an impassioned speech at the Golden Globes criticizing President-elect Donald Trump for mocking a disabled reporter and calling for the defense of a free press. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP, File)

Streep, Trump feud shapes Oscars politics

THE bitter feud between Meryl Streep and Donald Trump sets the scene for a politically charged Oscars — but does anyone watching actually care?

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Axl Rose during the Guns 'N Roses concert at the MCG on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, in Jolimont, Victoria, Australia. Picture: Hamish Blair

Guns N’ Roses booed for ultimate live sin

GUNS N’ Roses rocked Melbourne’s MCG last night, but faced boos from angry fans due to one slip of the tongue.

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