Jimmy Barnes
Heathers the musical is here – and it’s so much more than a nostalgia hit
Can musical theatre do justice to the doom-laden subversiveness of Heathers?
- Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Martin Boulton and Sonia Nair
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Bluesfest music festival cancelled as organisers appoint liquidator
Organisers of the northern NSW festival said it was “incredibly difficult” to scrap the April event that was to have featured Split Enz and Earth, Wind and Fire.
- Kayla Olaya and Karl Quinn
‘That’s been keeping her going’: David Campbell’s Christmas wish for Magda Szubanski
When the Today Extra co-host steps onto the Carols By Candlelight stage, there are two people he hopes will be watching.
- Bridget McManus
The Aussie restaurants Jimmy and Jane Barnes love the most – and what they always order
When the legendary rocker isn’t grilling on his hibachi to Miles Davis, he and wife Jane like to dine out. They share some of their favourites in Sydney, Melbourne and overseas.
- Jane Rocca
Jimmy Barnes headlines free concert to reopen City Square after a ‘serious glow-up’
The public space in the heart of Melbourne has been closed for eight years to support construction of Town Hall station as part of the Metro Tunnel Project, and has been given a major update as part of the works.
- Caroline Schelle
Lynne McGranger takes the Gold, Tom Gleeson makes mischief and the ABC cleans up: Highlights of the 2025 Logies
Home and Away stalwart Lynne McGranger won two Logies, while the ABC comedy series Fisk romped home with five awards on a night that also paid tribute to cancer-stricken comedy legend Magda Szubanski.
- Karl Quinn
Australia’s ‘Abbey Road’ produced a generation of musical genius. It’ll never happen again
Armstrong Studios – later AAV and Metropolis – produced countless hits and a generation of producers and audio engineers. Roger Savage doubts Australia will have anything like it again.
- Cassandra Morgan
Jimmy Barnes doco to premiere at Melbourne International Film Fest
Making the sequel to Working Class Boy proved painful for the hard-living rocker, both emotionally and physically, says its director.
- Karl Quinn
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
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