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The Age
2 days ago
- Business
- The Age
Sydney hotel turns 50, but its iconic bar is turning 132
Apart from its entertainment value – and that ran deep – the TV series Mad Men indulged in the hijinks of a 1960s US advertising agency, giving it scope to explore historic events and emerging industries and their pioneers. One such industry is hospitality, and the agency is hired by Conrad Hilton to further the interests of his burgeoning hotel group. Here, fiction meets fact, for Hilton was indeed a pioneer – in his use of advertising and public relations, but also as the person to establish the world's first international hotel chain, the concept of hotel franchising (an investor builds it, the brand runs it) and the first airport hotel. The hospitality giant's first venture into Australia was the Chevron Hilton in 1960 and later the Sydney Hilton, which opened for business in 1975 and so celebrates 50 years this year. One of its durable features is the basement Marble Bar. That bar has some history – it opened in 1893 as part of the George Adams Tattersall's Hotel and was dismantled piece by piece when that building was to be demolished, eventually reassembled to open as the basement bar below George Street as part of what is now the Sydney Hilton. If those walls could talk, one thing they'd mention is the photo shoot for Cold Chisel's 1979 album, Breakfast at Sweethearts – with the cover photograph in the Marble Bar. By some accounts, the band itself didn't love the album, but it did win 'Cover of the year' at the Countdown awards. And if Cold Chisel happened to drink a pina colada to celebrate, that cocktail combination of rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice, then they had Hilton to thank for that – the drink was created in the 1950s at their hotel in Puerto Rico. Hilton also claims to have invented the chocolate brownie, but that is more by way of inheritance. The brownie is generally believed to have been created in the kitchens of Chicago's Palmer House Hotel in 1871 and Hilton bought that hotel in 1945. In Australasia, Hilton has 47 hotels with upcoming openings including the $575 million, 227-room Waldorf Astoria Sydney at Circular Quay, claimed to be 'Australia's most luxurious hotel'. It is expected to open late next year.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney hotel turns 50, but its iconic bar is turning 132
Apart from its entertainment value – and that ran deep – the TV series Mad Men indulged in the hijinks of a 1960s US advertising agency, giving it scope to explore historic events and emerging industries and their pioneers. One such industry is hospitality, and the agency is hired by Conrad Hilton to further the interests of his burgeoning hotel group. Here, fiction meets fact, for Hilton was indeed a pioneer – in his use of advertising and public relations, but also as the person to establish the world's first international hotel chain, the concept of hotel franchising (an investor builds it, the brand runs it) and the first airport hotel. The hospitality giant's first venture into Australia was the Chevron Hilton in 1960 and later the Sydney Hilton, which opened for business in 1975 and so celebrates 50 years this year. One of its durable features is the basement Marble Bar. That bar has some history – it opened in 1893 as part of the George Adams Tattersall's Hotel and was dismantled piece by piece when that building was to be demolished, eventually reassembled to open as the basement bar below George Street as part of what is now the Sydney Hilton. If those walls could talk, one thing they'd mention is the photo shoot for Cold Chisel's 1979 album, Breakfast at Sweethearts – with the cover photograph in the Marble Bar. By some accounts, the band itself didn't love the album, but it did win 'Cover of the year' at the Countdown awards. And if Cold Chisel happened to drink a pina colada to celebrate, that cocktail combination of rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice, then they had Hilton to thank for that – the drink was created in the 1950s at their hotel in Puerto Rico. Hilton also claims to have invented the chocolate brownie, but that is more by way of inheritance. The brownie is generally believed to have been created in the kitchens of Chicago's Palmer House Hotel in 1871 and Hilton bought that hotel in 1945. In Australasia, Hilton has 47 hotels with upcoming openings including the $575 million, 227-room Waldorf Astoria Sydney at Circular Quay, claimed to be 'Australia's most luxurious hotel'. It is expected to open late next year.
The Age
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
Sydney Morning Herald
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- 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
