First lookMusicThe Oscar-nominated actor reportedly collaborated with Austin Butler’s entire Elvis team to transform into the beatnik bard for the upcoming biopic directed by James Mangold | WATCH
KHiveUS PoliticsLast-minute US presidential candidate Kamala Harris is racing to craft her image – and social media users are moving even more swiftly to signal support, flooding the internet with jokes about coconuts and ‘brat summers’.
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Common bondThe TimesThe King, Prince George and Princess Charlotte have all been seen wearing the colourful accessories made trendy by Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
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CONFESSIONALReviewSinger, songwriter, bassist and The Church’s frontman confesses about the benefits of artistic patronage, loosening up on stage, paying tax and coping with his thin skin.
The Weekend Australian MagazineJazz musician Linda May Han Oh on being immortalised in a Pixar film, touring with her husband and son – and her surprising musical influences while growing up in Perth.
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60th ANNIVERSARYMusicNarrowing six decades of Australian music down to just three acts is a tall order, but our selections each resonate across the decades by touching millions of listeners here and abroad.
ALBUM REVIEWSReviewViral megahits released by teenagers rarely guarantee a sustained music career, but on Charm, this clever US pop artist continues her trend of crafting rich, complete albums.
IN DEPTHThe TimesWhen Andrew Billen met Carla Bruni four years ago, she said that allegations against her husband, the former president Nicolas Sarkozy, would ‘go away’. Now she faces criminal charges.
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‘absolute viciousness’ArtsThe star has alleged that the producers of her debut feature, The Deb, have pulled the film from premiering at the closing night of Toronto International Film Festival.
REVIEWReviewAhead of an Australian tour, Monty Python co-founding writer, performer and musician Eric Idle reflects on his hit transforming funerals into more upbeat affairs.
musicMusicOn Wednesday, Tina Arena took a moment to drink in the spectacular sight of a wide open blue sky meeting the rust-coloured sand that dominates the remote Big Red Bash festival.
MUSIC FESTIVALSMusicIn far western Queensland, the pop-up city of 7500 campers known as ‘Bashville’, the home of the Big Red Bash is an oddity in the Australian music festival market.
‘Our hero’MusicThe Back to the Future actor, who has been battling Parkinson’s since 1991, joined the band for an emotional performance of their 2005 hit ‘Fix You’| WATCH
Q&AWeekend Australian MagazinePaul Dyer has spent 34 years at the helm of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, which plays Baroque music on period instruments. It involves a lot of musical detective work…
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REVIEWReviewA new documentary film captures Midnight Oil’s 46 years of ‘stirring the possum’ through its bold activism, larrikin spirit, ‘commando events’ and hook-filled rock ‘n’ roll songwriting.
Into the lightReviewThe festival’s eclectic program this year will involve almost 150 artists who draw on everything from deepfake technology to 3D NASA photographs and the primal power of fire.
Festival line-upThe TimesDua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA are top of the festival bill — and it’s all because of Taylor Swift.
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ALBUM REVIEWSReviewSoprano Siobhan Stagg soars over and around the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s superb playing on ‘Debussy & Strauss’. Conducted by Jaime Martin, this is music-making to savour.
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MusicThe TimesThe band’s reported $1.9bn deal with Sony rivals that done for Michael Jackson’s record-breaking back catalogue.
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eyes were ‘bloodshot and glassy’WorldThe 43-year-old pop superstar was arrested and arraigned after driving through a stop sign and failing to stay on the right side of the road on charges of driving while intoxicated in the affluent Hamptons.
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