Jimmy Barnes
June tunes: The best gigs to see in Sydney this month
From Japanese Breakfast to Warren Ellis, here are the best acts to catch this month.
- James Jennings
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A late-career marvel and an enriching memoir: The Age Book of the Year winners
The winners have been announced at the opening of the Melbourne Writers Festival.
- Kylie Northover
- Opinion
- Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano: ‘Michael Hutchence climbed on my balcony one night … and stayed for breakfast’
On her latest tour, Kate Ceberano will share stories from her remarkable career. And, as she tells Fitzy, there are many tales to tell.
- Peter FitzSimons
‘A wonderful woman’: Jimmy Barnes unveils another grown-up child
The rock’n’roll legend has made something of a habit of discovering grown-up children he didn’t know he had.
- Karl Quinn
- Opinion
- Australian music
Cold Chisel can tell you everything about your parenting skills
Anyone who’s seen Chisel or just listened to the radio since the 1970s will know what I’m on about.
- Kate Halfpenny
Why Elly-May Barnes wants to give musicians the chance her dad Jimmy gave her
The singer is hosting the new series Headliners, which gives artists living with disability the opportunity to play at the Mundi Mundi Bash.
- Bridget McManus
Cold Chisel at 50 show why they’re one of the world’s great rock bands
Jimmy Barnes sang with every atom of his visibly scarred body. Pianist Don Walker, guitarist Ian Moss, bassist Phil Small and drummer Charley Drayton played like their lives were on the line.
- Michael Dwyer
- Dicey Topics
- Good Weekend
Mahalia Barnes grew up in a rock ‘n’ roll world - but sex still wasn’t spoken about
The singer, 42, started performing as a child in The Tin Lids with her three younger siblings and now plays with her band, The Soul Mates. She portrays Mary Magdelene in the upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar.
- Benjamin Law
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- Review
Who needs that sentimental BS? Cold Chisel rock hard at 50
Jimmy Barnes bellowed as often as he sang, but he and his bandmates moved the crowd at the first of two sold-out Sydney shows.
- Michael Bailey
‘I always looked to Dad with stars in my eyes’: Elly-May Barnes on her famous father
The daughter of Jimmy Barnes reflects on the great men she has known, many of them renowned musicians.
- Jane Rocca
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