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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jimmy Barnes Drops ‘DEFIANT' Album Ahead of Australian Tour: Stream It Now
Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has released his 21st solo studio album DEFIANT, just one day before launching a national tour across Australia. Out now via Mushroom Music, DEFIANT arrives after a difficult period for Barnes, who has undergone multiple surgeries in recent years, including a life-threatening heart operation. Despite the challenges, the Cold Chisel frontman says the new 10-track set carries a message of resilience. More from Billboard Queens of the Stone Age Couldn't 'Over-Rehearse' for Paris Catacombs Concert Film: 'You Go Down There & All the Plans Are Off' Billboard & Global Venture Partners Launch Billboard Africa Here's What Fans Think of SiR Claiming Drake Had His 2024 Toronto Show Canceled 'Nobody lives this long without copping some knocks and I've taken my fair share, particularly lately,' he said in a press statement. 'But none of us can control what life throws at us. We can only control how we respond — and for better or worse, I've never liked to take a backward step.' While he didn't intend for the album to take on a particular theme, Barnes says that in hindsight, DEFIANT reflects a consistent message. 'I didn't set out to do it deliberately but now that the album is finished, I can see there's a recurring theme about the satisfaction you can get from fighting back. That's why it's called DEFIANT.' The album marks his first new project since 2022's Blue Christmas and follows a career that includes a record-breaking 15 solo No. 1 albums on Australia's ARIA Albums Chart — more than any other artist in ARIA history. He's also notched five more chart-toppers with Cold Chisel, making him a singular force in Australian rock. 'I'm ready to rock!' Barnes said. 'All of the songs on DEFIANT are made to play live and I can't wait to blow the roofs off with them in my live set.' 'I'm really looking forward to getting back on stage with my band again. I'm so proud of this new record – all the songs mean a lot to me and I can't wait to share them with you. It's going to be some serious fun!' The Defiant Tour kicks off June 7 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre and will continue through major cities including Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, wrapping in Canberra later this month. In addition to the album and tour, Barnes will appear on the debut season of That Blackfella Show, billed as Australia's first national First Nations variety show. The series is filmed in front of a live studio audience and features a lineup that includes rapper BARKAA, comedians Steph Tisdell and Dane Simpson, and broadcaster Abbie Chatfield. DEFIANT is available now on all streaming platforms. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Scoop
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Jimmy Barnes Releases 21st Studio Album 'DEFIANT'
[6th June 2025] Today the inimitable Jimmy Barnes unleashes his 21st studio album DEFIANT. An album so clear in its message and resounding in its conviction, Barnes shares 10 new songs that can only be classed as triumphant, including lead single 'New Day', title track 'Defiant' and live favourite 'That's What You Do For Love'. The album releases on the eve of his national tour, starting tomorrow night in Adelaide. Over the last few years, several major surgeries, including a life-threatening heart operation, put the iconic rocker flat on his back. Each time he clambered to his feet, some other medical drama knocked him down again. As always Jimmy's response was to just keep getting up and punching back – firstly with Cold Chisel's triumphant The Big Five-0 anniversary tour late last year, and now a brand-new solo album and tour called… appropriately… DEFIANT. These are clearly the songs of a man who still has a point to prove: raw and inspiring. And he is in career-best voice – riding and driving an emotional rollercoaster from soothing croons to wailing abandon. They are the sounds of a singer who has finally arrived at the point of complete instrumental control. About Jimmy Barnes... Jimmy Barnes is the heart and the soul of Australian rock and roll. His name evokes the sound of ear-splitting rock classics plus signature readings of soul standards. He has enjoyed twenty-one #1 albums here – more than The Beatles - and sold more records in this country than any other local artist. For well over 45 years he has delivered some of our most intense and iconic live performances and sung unforgettable hits like 'Working Class Man', 'Flame Trees', 'No Second Prize', 'Khe Sanh' and 'Shutting Down Our Town'. From a wild youth fronting the legendary Cold Chisel to his more recent years as a beloved family man, Jimmy has been through it all and literally lived to tell the tales. He is truly in a league of his own, having been inducted into the ARIA Hall of fame ... twice.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Jimmy Barnes: Defiant review – familiar but reliable territory from the indestructible rocker
'He's been wondering lately, where did all the good times go?' While this line in the opening song on Jimmy Barnes' new album is ostensibly about a couple struggling to make ends meet, it's hard not to think of Barnes lying in a hospital bed, a recurring sight in recent years: recovering from infection, then hip surgery, then bacterial pneumonia, then open heart surgery, then hip surgery again … but eventually 'it's a new day', as Barnes sings on the second track, a sentiment delivered without a question mark. If you're wondering where all the good times are, it seems Barnes' answer is: wherever the hell I want them to be and, until it all ends, I'm going to be a rock star. Specifically a rock star of the late 80s and early 90s, when he didn't have to dress down, à la grunge, or gloss up, à la ozone-depleting poodle metal, and instead slipped on a leather jacket and leaned into the camera as a freight train pulled out behind him. Defiant lands smack bang in the middle of that Peak Barnes Moment and it is no coincidence that while Barnes shared the songwriting with some old hands and near-family, the production is given over to that master of Australiana rock, Kevin Shirley. You'd know his work from early Silverchair, the Screaming Jets, the Angels, Baby Animals, Cold Chisel … and Tina Arena. You'd know his work by the ringing clarity in your ears. It's in the in-your-face drum sound (that snare snap is sharpened to a point) and forward-facing guitars (you could do your hair in the reflection from the shine on them), and it's in the careful middle ground of keyboards and a smattering of modern country to show range. You can recognise it in the prominence given to every corrugation of that lived-through voice and the softening agent of rich backing vocals and, in the powered-up ballad Beyond The Riverbend, even in the bagpipes. If this album were any more 1990s, it would come with a Hawkeian cigar and a Rachel haircut. A song like Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don't has the skinny-arse shaking beat of the Rolling Stones or the Faces, but those drums won't let you do anything other than stomp. Things are a little lighter in opener That's What You Do For Love, its 'woah-ohs' softening the ground, but the backing vocals of an escalating chorus and a hero-cast guitar solo don't resist the temptation to go full back-of-the-beerbarn anthemic. If the muscular rock of Nothing Comes For Nothing and the brassy southern soul Sea Of Love, possibly the most satisfying song on the album, gives Barnes a moment to ease back on the throat – but there's little evidence he was looking for respite. He rips it up in the title track and pushes it to the edges in the husky Never Stop Loving You; even at half-force in Dig Deep he feels powerful, controlled rather than raw against the saloon piano. What heart operation? That operation and its aftermath, however, does play through Barnes' lyrical focus. Not just in the obvious I-get-knocked-down-I-get-up-again rugged roar of the title track's 'I don't get tired, I just higher/I stand defiant', but in the reflections of a man given yet another chance. There are throwbacks to the stories he's told us in his series of hugely successful memoirs. Of mistakes and repair, like The Long Road's declaration that 'I'm on the long road to perdition', and of coming through a childhood where 'if you showed any weakness, the streets will make you bleed', as he sings in Dig Deep. And there is Never Stop Loving You's clear view of the complications and satisfactions of a long love affair that was not only life-saving but life-affirming. It's true that this makes for an album that could hardly be said to break new ground or reach stellar heights. But it's also true that it nails the essentials of Jimmy Barnes – and even more so, the Jimmy Barnes that people wanted to hear in the good and the bad times almost half a century ago. Defiant is out now (Mushroom)
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jimmy Barnes says his 'troubled' sister became possessed after playing with a Ouija board: 'She was frothing at the mouth'
Jimmy Barnes has lifted the lid on a terrifying incident that happened when he was child. The Cold Chisel frontman, 69, candidly opened up about the inspiration for his latest project - a horror novel - and how it is based on a real life experience he had while growing up in South Australia. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, he revealed that his 13-year-old sister Linda and her friends were fooling around with an Ouija board in the room next to his when she became 'possessed', displaying odd and violent behaviour. 'She ran at the wall and smashed her head and face, blood and everything,' he recalled of the horrifying moment in a chat with the publication. 'She picked herself up and was running in to the other wall and mum, who's pretty tough, came running in and held her down and Linda was pretty well frothing at the mouth. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'She was talking weird stuff that didn't even sound like her voice,' he added. In the wake of the incident, Jimmy's parents enlisted the help of doctors and spiritualists, however he maintains that his sister was 'troubled' right up until her death in 2022. The story, while a traumatising one for the singer, gave him the idea to start his novel which is loosely based on his life, taking place in Port Adelaide. Jimmy already has a large catalogue of books behind his name - six to be exact - including Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Highways and Byways. However, his health has seen a dip in recent months, taking time away from his writing and performing. In February, Barnes was hit with yet another medical blow, following three separate surgeries in the past year and a half. The Never Tear Us Apart hitmaker has been in and out of hospital since late 2023, receiving two hip operations and open heart surgery. The musician underwent another operation on his hip just six months after he was forced to get urgent 'remedial' hip surgery in August last year. In a video shared to Instagram, Jimmy could be seen using a walking frame to aid him as he hobbled down a hallway in the hospital just 24 hours after surgery. Garbed in a patient gown, Jimmy appeared to be in good spirits as he took a stroll through the building wearing compression socks and foot pumps. 'I'm walking, day one. Woohoo! I'll be jogging by tomorrow. Dancing by Friday,' he joked. Jimmy was forced to cancel two months' worth of gigs last August after noticing an ache in his side while performing in New Zealand, which led to an urgent 'remedial' hip operation. He previously underwent open-heart surgery to fend off a staph infection, which then returned and attacked his hip, leading to surgery and a six-week recovery. The rock star made a triumphant return to stage in October after his health struggles as he performed with his band Cold Chisel at The Entertainment Quarter. The Cold Chisel 50th anniversary tour, dubbed The Big Five-0, sold over 150,000 tickets across 16 shows, making it one of the most highly-anticipated Aussie tours of the year.
West Australian
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Your Week: Music and more this week in Perth
Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18, 7.30pm, State Theatre Centre, Perth Famous for his work with legendary rock group Cold Chisel, Mossy lands in WA for his One Guitar One Night Only shows which, confusingly, he's performing on two nights. Who knows how many guitars he really has? Expect to hear songs including Bow River, Georgia On My Mind, and a few surprises. Tickets $97 from Saturday May 17, 8pm, Fremantle Get your dancing shoes on for this riverboat chic rock'n'roller who is steaming into WA for one show only. Pokey is touring in support of his 2024 album Rhumba Country. Support from Lucky Oceans. Tickets $71.62 from Moshtix Sunday, May 18, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Yagan Square, Perth To mark National Reconciliation Week, a major celebration of Noongar culture is taking place in the heart of the city. Curated and hosted by Phil Walleystack, there will be performances from Bobby Bennell, Tahlia Pabai, Indigo Ellis, Gina Willams and Guy Ghouse, and Sounds of Marawar. Family-friendly. Free Tuesday May 20, 7.30pm, The Rechabite, Northbridge and Wednesday May 21, 7pm, The River Hotel, Margaret River. She might be on a regional tour, but Thelma Plum has made an exception for WA and is performing a show in the heart of the city before she heads to Margaret River. The singer will be playing songs from her 2024 album I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back, as well as hits from throughout her career. Tickets $66.30, from Oztix. Wednesday May 21-June 17, Claremont Quarter The globally acclaimed art piece Airship Orchestra is landing in Perth for four magical weeks. This immersive installation features 16 towering, glowing inflatable characters, some up to 6m tall, and a giant community colouring mandala. An enchanting blend of light, sound and play. Free Thursday, May 22, 7.30pm, Planet Royale, Northbridge With it's well-known songs including Holding Out For A Hero, Let's Hear It For The Boy, and Footloose, this is a show that will get your toes a-tapping. The play, based on the film of the same name, celebrates the power of rebellion, friendship, and finding your voice. Tickets $89 from Ticketmaster Friday, May 23-May 25, 10am and 1pm, Regal Theatre, Subiaco Join Peppa, her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig as they sing, dance, build sandcastles, swim in the sea and, yes, jump in muddy puddles. Tickets $36.90 to $84.90 from Ticketek.
