Simon Le Bon talks to Maynard ahead of the Duran Duran Australian tour in 2010.
Category Archives: Retro
Maynard goes New Romantic on Sunday
For one brief hour, just this once, I’ll be playing at the Electronique monthly New Wave afternoon this Sunday 3rd September with a New Romantic set sure to impress the shoulder pads off you all.
Duran Duran, ABC, Spandau Ballet, Lene Lovich and even Blue Rondo a la Turk will be played between 4-5pm after which I will possibly be asked to leave the building by management, leaving Mark Vick & Jade to Grey to continue the regular New Wave sounds of the afternoon through to 10pm.
That’s at Harpoon Harrys 4-5pm Sunday.
Maynard plays a touch of New Romantic with Jay Katz
What did you do in the Cold War Uncle Maynard ?
1984, a time that thermonuclear war was even more tangible than now. AND we supposedly had adults in charge then.
Using 2 Nagra reel to reel tape machines, I put this together in my lounge room in Newcastle East one night in 1984.. Wacky and very 1984. It was for broadcast on 2NUR-FM “Radio Stupid”.
The Doomsday Machine….
Voice of the Beehive, Sydney, 1992
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Voice of the Beehive played toured Australia in 1992 and rocked my world during their Sydney shows in 1992.
Voice of the Beehive sisters Tracey Bryn & Melissa Brooke Belland, as well as Daniel “Woody” Woodgate (Madness) blew into the Triple J studios one Friday afternoon. Wearing fairy outfits and waving magic wands with Woody sporting a huge grin, I knew this interview was going to be fun. It was. The songs I Walk The Earth, Perfect Place, Don’t Call Me Baby, Adonis Blue and their power pop cover of I Think I Love You are some of my favourite pop songs of the late 80s/early 90s.
Voice of the Beehive played Enmore Theatre and the northern beaches while in Sydney in 1992 and I never have found out the secret about the possible surfer guy or why Woody always has a clean white t-shirt on tour.
Voice of the Beehive on Wikipedia.
Voice of the Beehive on Myspace.
Have some fun with Melissa & Tracey as the show off their fashion and dance moves 1988 style.
Voice of the Beehive join a top lineup to play Indie Daze in London, October 4.
The Dynamic Hepnotics are back (one show only)
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The Dynamic Hepnotics cut a rug across Australia & New Zealand in the 7 years they played across your wide brown land. And they are returning for 3 shows only. 1 in Sydney, 2 in Melbourne.
These days they are busy people with busy music careers, so I put my foot in the door of the lead singer and all round playboy, Continental Robert Susz, at his swanky Kings Cross apartment. An apartment that Adam West himself would be jealous of.
Join Continental Robert and myself in the Suszland music room for wine, music, gossip and Undercover Elephant.
If you don’t go to their upcoming shows you truely are a burden to society.
Get up offa that thing!
The Dynamic Hepnotics official site and tickets to their shows.
Soul Kind of Feeling clip (see if you can spot Dave Wray/Frank Bennett)
Get all their remastered tracks at iTunes or Bandcamp
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Cliff Richard interview 1991
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The unedited interview sounds from Maynard and Cliff Richard squashed together in a small hotel room with producer Chris Norris during Cliff Richard’s 1991 Australian tour. Cliff answers questions from listeners honestly about his music, make-up, miming and celibacy.
What is his favourite song? Hint: It’s not the same as Maynard’s.
Totally 80s Tour, Part 3 – Limahl
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Final part of the backstage antics during the Totally 80s tour across Australia last winter. Limahl has a drink and tells us what it was like working with Georgio Moroder to produce the song Never Ending Story.
In fact let’s all have a few drinks and meet everyone backstage.
In this show you will hear from:
Paul Lekarkis (just back from shopping)
Dave Schulz, Chris Olivias, Terri Nunn of Berlin (they have sock envy)
Ivan Doroschuk (very elusive)
Dave Sterry Real Life (he knows where the bodies are buried)
Johnno Smallman (artist liaison, I’ll let him explain it)
Katrina of The Waves (poodle and pub talk)
Martika fans from Portland in Victoria
Paul Gray (our musical director and Mr Waa Waa Nee)
Simon Shapiro (bass player and Mr 1927)
Sunday Afternoon Fever – Brady Bunch Special
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From September 1992 it’s Sunday Afternoon Fever celebrating all things Brady in a bumper 3 hour episode with music, interviews and a special Brady Maynard’s Mastermind. We also let the people of Australia decide, by voting for their favourite Brady member.
Mrs Fred Sinatra of Las Vegas is along to give advice on love, Lance of The Hollywood Kids has gossip about the opening night of Fire Walk With Me, as well a the exciting new Drew Barrymore TV project with Aaron Spelling 2000 Malibu Road.
We speak with Christopher Knight, Peter Brady himself about being the fictional middle child and how he feels about the opening night of The Real Live Brady Bunch.
The Soloway sisters join us with Warren Coleman to talk about the afternoon they came up with the idea for The real Live Brady Bunch show in their lounge room (their mum thought it would get them in trouble). Jill Soloway has since gone on to write Six Feet Under among many other projects and Warren has won an Oscar.
Andrew G takes questions from the listeners on all things Brady while in between we hear some music from Caligula, Screamin” Jay Hawkins, Def Fx, The Shamen, Utah Saints, Cracker, Stray Cats and more. Quite the afternoon of listening ahead of you.
We miss you Florence Henderson.
Joanne Accom & Jack, Jack, Jackie
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Joanne had the biggest selling Australian single of 1999 with Jackie. A song that Blue Zone, Lisa Stansfield’s band had covered. Joanne’s version sold over 70,000 copies worldwide.
Joanne Accom had belted out the vocal as a know-it-all 18 year old and now finds herself touring in 2016 with The Vengaboys, Tina Cousins, Whigfield, Sonique & Crystal Waters.
How did that happen?
But more importantly, why does she had a bag of Sonique’s shoes at her house?
Howard Jones Australian tour 2016
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Howard Jones is touring Australia with Kim Wilde in a tour that starts today. So let’s have a chat with Howard about his early years manufacturing cling wrap all the way through to his latest release Engage. Find out what Mr Jones has in his lounge room and what radio station he listens too.
Here is my interview with his tour buddy Kim Wilde
All you need to know about where to see Howard Jones & Kim Wilde.
