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                <title>This Live Rockumentary Is Bringing the Music of Bowie, Prince and George Michael to Sydney</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The team behind '27 Club' is heading to City Recital Hall with an eight-piece band and a celebration of the artists we lost in 2016.</p>
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                <title>Takashi Murakami Will Present His First Australian Solo Exhibition in the Art Gallery of New South Wales This Summer</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Haymun Win]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Japan's Andy Warhol will be bringing his iconic giant flower sculptures and offbeat takes on traditional art to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. </p>
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                <title>How to Win Tickets to the Exclusive Mentos Fresh Sounds Class of &#039;26 House Party, Curated by Rolling Stone AU/NZ</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>From genre-bending solo artists and indie-pop duos to Western Sydney rappers and Melbourne rockers, a new generation is bringing fresh sounds to the local music scene. The Mentos Fresh Sounds Class of '26, curated by Rolling Stone AU/NZ was created to put some of those artists under the well-deserved spotlight. The annual initiative brings together [&hellip;]</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From genre-bending solo artists and indie-pop duos to Western Sydney rappers and Melbourne rockers, a new generation is bringing fresh sounds to the local music scene. The Mentos Fresh Sounds Class of '26, curated by Rolling Stone AU/NZ was created to put some of those artists under the well-deserved spotlight. The annual initiative brings together [&hellip;]</p>
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                <title>Charli XCX Is Putting Her Wardrobe and Stage Looks (Back) on Vinted For Charity</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Haymun Win]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The hyperpop star will doing some vintage shopping of her own. </p>
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                <title>Nik Sharma and a James Turrell Experience Headline Powerhouse Parramatta&#039;s Unmissable Opening Next Weekend</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>New South Wales&rsquo;s newest and largest museum is opening with a cultural and culinary party, with a Jannawi Dance Clan performance, Western Sydney chefs cooking Lebanese, Vietnamese and Cantonese food, Priya Ragu live and Es Devlin&rsquo;s first Australian exhibition.</p>
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                <title>What to Book at Just For Laughs Sydney 2026</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>From Greg Davies and Dara &Oacute; Briain to an Opera House Gala and late-night showcases, here&rsquo;s where to start with Sydney&rsquo;s spring comedy calendar.</p>
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                <title>Now Open: Fino Books Is the North Fitzroy Bookshop Stocking, and Hosting Poetry Nights, Story Time and Writers&#039; Workshops</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The long-empty shopfront with the patchwork tiled floor is now an indie bookshop with crates of Northside vinyl and a busy events calendar.</p>
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                <title>From the Cinema to Your Couch: The New Movies to Buy or Rent This Month</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Your next couch-and-popcorn session has a new lineup of films to choose from.</p>
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                <title>This Just In: Live Nation Is Bringing a New 5000-Capacity Live Music Venue to North Melbourne&#039;s Arden Central Precinct</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hudson Brown]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Get ready for more big nights out, with a purpose-built, 5000-capacity live music venue landing just outside the CBD.</p>
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                <title>This Just In: Um, Did the AO Just Accidentally Confirm Fergie as Next Year&#039;s Headlining Act?</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>A Melbourne content creator reckons the clues dropped at the AO 2027 launch point to the &lsquo;Glamorous&rsquo; singer &mdash; and the Australian Open&rsquo;s reply isn't exactly denying it.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Melbourne content creator reckons the clues dropped at the AO 2027 launch point to the &lsquo;Glamorous&rsquo; singer &mdash; and the Australian Open&rsquo;s reply isn't exactly denying it.</p>
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