If there were any doubts about the lingering force of fabled rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix more than four decades after his death, his latest single should put them to rest.
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Miley Cyrus ‘sick of lies’
Miley Cyrus is “so sick” of rumours that she and fianc
Kronos Quartet: ‘It’s not work.’
It’s a figure that’s almost mind-boggling.
A degree of indifference to mediocre debut
What a strange choice of stories for the first instalment of TV3’s new current affairs show Third Degree (Wednesday, 8.30pm). Former rivals Duncan Garner and Guyon Espiner came across like stand-up comedians as they stood the entire show passing comments on the stories and taking blokesy swipes at each other that made them sound like Waldorf and Statler, the old guys from The Muppets
Moves to bypass gay sex film ‘ban’
The producer of “banned” gay sex film I Want Your Love has defied the Australian censors, claiming the movie’s global release on Monday via web-based video-on-demand services represented a way “to bypass the gatekeepers” and render them irrelevant. Classification Australia’s refusal to grant the film exemption from classification – which would have allowed it to screen to adult audiences at three queer film festivals around the country – has drawn criticism from Hollywood actor James Franco and attracted worldwide media attention.
Journey of the mind and body
It started with a simple movement: lifting her arm again and again, alone in a dance studio.
Mindy McCready farewelled
Mindy McCready’s time in Nashville was filled with music, and her memorial service in Music City reflected that.
Let’s talk about Adam Hills and Joan Rivers
OPINION: So, if you’ve been anywhere near the internet this week, you will be aware that Adam Hills is the new king of the GIF set jungle after his The Last Leg screed about Joan Rivers went viral. Here, play catch-up if you’ve not already seen it 10,000 times:
William Moody, aka Paul Bearer, dies
The WWE says William Moody, better known to pro wrestling fans as Paul Bearer, the pasty-faced, urn-carrying manager for performers The Undertaker and Kane, has died. He was 58.
British guitarist Alvin Lee dies
British blues-rock guitarist Alvin Lee, who was best known for his performance with rock band Ten Years After at Woodstock in 1969, has died, aged 68, his family said. “With great sadness we have to announce that Alvin unexpectedly passed away early this morning after unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure,” the family said in a statement on the singer’s official website