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New video: it's all about Hugh Sheridan Off the heels of his debut 'Just Can't Throw Us Away' comes Hugh Sheridan's follow-up 'All About Me' — and MusicFIX is giving you the first look at the new song.

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Music Review: Foo Fighters & Robbie Williams Robbie's appeal lies in the chorus. Rock DJ, Let Me Entertain You, Angels - a verse is just a means to a middle for Mr. Williams. His last album lost the chorus and truckloads of fans along the way.
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Listen now: Lily Allen like you never heard her before You might think you've heard Lily Allen's album It's Not Me, It's You. You'd be wrong.

A special edition of the album has been released, featuring the hit songs from the original version as well as a whole bunch of extras — acoustic versions, remixes, and Lily's cover of the Britney Spears chart-topper 'Womanizer'.

And you can stream the album for free right here at MusicFIX — the perfect way for Lily fans to fill in time before she heads to Australia in 2010 for Big Day Out.

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Video: Ministry of Sound's raunchy new tune Aah, another Ministry of Sound song, another raunchy video clip.

Titled 'aNYway', the track is by Ducksauce and appears to be influenced by the Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore classic Ghost — if Ghost was, like, 100 times sexier. (I don't recall Patrick slipping his hand inside Demi's bra in the movie. Or the two of them crafting a huge penis-shaped thing out of clay. Hmmm...)

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Powderfinger promises: "We'll never mime like Britney" Powderfinger have a tonne of festival appearances and a tour coming up following the release of their seventh album, Golden Rule — and they've promised there'll be no Britney-style lip-syncing.

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The new Nat Bass: Rogue Traders unveil lead singer Rogue Traders have revealed their new frontwoman... almost 18 months after Natalie Bassingthwaighte quit the band.

Sheesh, they sure took their sweet time finding a replacement!

Sydney singer Mindi Jackson has been named as the band's new singer — just in time for the release of their number single 'Love in a War', which will start trickling onto radio stations on November 20.

Sydney-born Mindi has MySpace to thank for her job in the ARIA-winning, chart-topping group: even though she's been singing since she was barely out of nappies, she didn't get her big break till Rogue Traders founding member James Ash discovered her on the social networking site.

I hear that Mindi won't hesitate to sing Nat's trademark hits like 'Voodoo Child'. That could stir up a bit of tension in the Australian music scene (... I hope. Bring on the ARIA Awards red-carpet catfight!).

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Jonas Brothers spend a Night at the Museum Ben Stiller's action-comedy Night at the Museum 2, out now on DVD and Blu-ray, has about a million big name stars in it — the cast list reads like a list of Academy Awards invitees. Actually, make that a million and three: the Jonas Brothers are also in the movie!

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Australian Idol: top 2 It's time for another episode of this wretched show. Hurrah!

The group routine — if you can call three singers a group — begins with the opening bars of 'The Final Countdown', a song I will forever associate with Gob from Arrested Development. But then it morphs into a medley of the top three's performances throughout the season: Stan does 'Purple Rain', James does 'Crazy', and Hayley does 'Somebody Told Me'. And then it really does end with them all singing 'The Final Countdown'.

And now it's time for James to be eliminated. That's not how Andrew G introduces it, but — come on. The first Idol through to the grand final is Stan. (Which I just accidentally mistyped as "Satan", heh.) (Note to Stan's fans: please don't bother pointing out that this is evidence that I hate him, and I should be fired or whatever. I don't care.) That leaves Hayley and James, and of course Hayley is also through to the final. Of all the not-very-surprising eliminations this season, that was probably the least surprising.

James remarks that Idol is the best thing he's ever done in his whole life. Lucky he's only about 12, or that would be pretty sad. He adds that before the competition, he used to play restaurants and pubs to only two or three people. I hope going back to that won't be too hard on him. (I kid, I kid.) (Sort of.)

Tonight's guest judge is Michael Buble, the most charming man in the universe. In his first 10 seconds on stage, he displays more energy than the Maddens and Pete Wentz had in a whole episode.

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Interview: Guy Sebastian's famous 'fro makes a comeback! When Guy Sebastian first popped up on Australian Idol all those years ago, it wasn't just his voice that propelled him to victory — it was also his afro, a haircut so beloved by fans that they adopted the chant "Go the 'fro!"

The 'fro did go: Guy chopped it off after his Idol victory, an instant controversy erupted. So will his infamous hairdo ever make a comeback?

The singer reveals all to MusicFIX, chatting to us about the 'fro, what it was like to work with big-name artists on his latest album Like it Like That, and revealed what he really thinks of Australian Idol!

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Music reviews: Black Eyed Peas, Guy Sebastian

With two mega, huge, electro fist-thumping singles in 'Boom Boom Pow' and 'I Gotta Feeling' already lifted from their latest album The E.N.D, the Peas have paused to catch their breath and the party has gone to grab a drink while they wait...
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New video: it's all about Hugh Sheridan MusicFIX Blog by Sam Nov 20 2009 2:29PM Off the heels of his debut 'Just Can't Throw Us Away' comes Hugh Sheridan's follow-up 'All About Me' — and MusicFIX is giving you the first look at the new song.

We gotta say: Hugh's is looking pretty fine in the clip, which dumps him in the desert (in trendy aviator sunnies) where he's rescued/stalked by a woman I can only assume is a massive Packed to the Rafters fan.

Keep an eye out for the blink-and-you'll-miss-it shirtlessness:

'All About Me' is from Hugh's album Speak Love, which releases on November 27.

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Music Review: Foo Fighters & Robbie Williams MusicFIX Blog by Jade Nov 19 2009 3:11PM

Single review: Robbie Williams - Bodies

Robbie's appeal lies in the chorus. 'Rock DJ', 'Let Me Entertain You', 'Angels' - a verse is just a means to a middle for Mr. Williams. His last album lost the chorus and truckloads of fans along the way.

Bodies the new single off of his seventh album 'Reality Killed the Video Star' was a perfect choice to piggyback a comeback on. The fuzzy guitars and synth beats do a damn fine job of building interest till we reach the main event and Robbie's voice bursts through, bringing with it the memory of just how catchy and fun he can be.

Admittedly the choir and the string section are a little naff and it's definitely no monster hit like 'Rock DJ'. Still it is a pretty slice of pop pleasure from someone who unlike 'Take That' you aren't embarrassed to admit you listen too. You will like it if: You're in need of a new karaoke tune.

Album review: Foo Fighters – Greatest Hits

The Foo's are the gateway band for the next generation (not sure what letter of the alphabet that is). They are the band every 13 year old first turns too when they are on the cusp of realising there is more to music than the Top 40. Easy listening with just enough edge and cred to ease the transition into some harder sounding stuff.

Everyone remembers their first, it always maintains a slight rosy coloured special sheen, and it's why a decade later grown up kids get misty eyed when 'Monkey Wrench' suddenly appears on a shuffle playlist. It's why record companies are cynically smart enough to release a Greatest Hits album just before stockings must be stuffed in time for Christmas.

While the obligatory two new songs tacked on the end - 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward' won't make it to 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2', the CD serves its purpose as you find yourself discovering or dusting off their old albums.

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Listen now: Lily Allen like you never heard her before MusicFIX Blog by Sam Nov 18 2009 4:52PM You might think you've heard Lily Allen's album It's Not Me, It's You. You'd be wrong.

A special edition of the album has been released, featuring the hit songs from the original version as well as a whole bunch of extras — acoustic versions, remixes, and Lily's cover of the Britney Spears chart-topper 'Womanizer'.

And you can stream the album for free right here at MusicFIX — the perfect way for Lily fans to fill in time before she heads to Australia in 2010 for Big Day Out.

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Video: Ministry of Sound's raunchy new tune MusicFIX Blog by Sam Nov 18 2009 4:01PM Aah, another Ministry of Sound song, another raunchy video clip.

Titled 'aNYway', the track is by Ducksauce and appears to be influenced by the Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore classic Ghost — if Ghost was, like, 100 times sexier. (I don't recall Patrick slipping his hand inside Demi's bra in the movie. Or the two of them crafting a huge penis-shaped thing out of clay. Hmmm...)

Check out the clip right here:

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