What I was playing during the festivities on the final night of The Castanet Club exhibit at Newcastle Museum. Three hours of uncool cool. With smatterings of Castanet Club and Musical Flags tracks.
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Chit Chat von Loopin Stab and Tony Whittaker have made the best (and only) documentary on The Castanet Club. The Castanet Club Story.
Chit Chat drops in to tell Maynard the story behind the Story.
Just look at what he wrote about us…
What The Castanet Club achieved in their 9 years would impact the landscape of Australian entertainment for the next 20yrs. The rise of Triple J, Sandman and Flacco, Young Einstein, Good News Week, Channel [V], Play School, Sale of the Century, Full Frontal, Happy Feet, Fast Forward, Kath, and Kim and even Mambo T-shirts are in some way connected to this remarkable group of unfashionable humans.
Half hour Castanet Club Story documentary with lots of interviews with members and even Tim Ferguson, Paul Livingston, John Doyle & Jane Turner turn up to talk about Castanet Club history and what we are doing now…
Maynard presents a video show with Castanet Club archival footage and influences.
Maynard celebrates his opening up, and we all find out how excited the people and cats of Australia are about that.
The whole shabang has a heap of great tunes, fun and foolishness.
Lots of guests, including Tim Ferguson, George Hrab, Tony Push, Richard Saunders (dancing) and introducing Leslie Fountain as our new “choreography correspondent”.
There is an unseen version of Venus from The Castanet Club from 1986 that will give you some lighting tips.
Also thrill to Tea Towel Time and the Smart Ass Quiz with my silent co-hosts hippo Anderson Cooper and teddy Noam Chomsky.
Bring your cat.
I promise average entertainment for no apparent reason.
Maynard is questioned about his musical choices by Charlie Fatt. Dig some Electric Six, B-52s, Mari Wilson AND Sammy Davis Jnr finally together on the same show.
After 30 minutes of technical issues on both sides Rob Darby finally get’s me on the phone. Cranky but always ready to talk with Rob Darby about a wide ranging group of issues.
None of which we solve. But I did bring the correct size soapbox.
Be loud, be proud and prepare ye for the third and final episode of Almost Live from the Castanet Club! from the now closed Castanet Club exhibition.
With current public health orders preventing visitors from experiencing our special exhibition The Castanet Club – An exhibition you can dance to! in person, we’re bringing the fun to you with this limited release variety show.
In true Castanet Club collaborative style, we’ve gathered talented musicians, videographers, sound engineers and visual artists to produce a modern take on a classic Novocastrian attitude: get your friends together, have fun, make art and share it!
We bring you a big finish with Newcastle legends Fish Fry getting us off to a roaring start with 24 Hours from Tulsa. Maynard and Zorica demonstrate Rodney Cambridge MBE’s Lamington Recipe (concluding it’s easier to go to the bakery). Finally, Nastassja Bassi haunts us from 1986 with a beautiful version of Wuthering Heights.
Watch The Castanet Club Comes to YOU!
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Get your Castanet Club full colour 110 page book with over 200 photos you haven’t seen…
Maynard is questioned about his musical choices by Charlie Fatt. Dig some Bananarama, Right Said Fred, Electric Six and The Castanet Club finally together on the same show.
Saturday night Maynardarama broadcast to the world a message of foolishness and colourful tea towels wrapped in the grooves that are so needed these days.
Enjoy a trampoline with Ann-Margret, a casually undone bow tie with Tom jones or maybe marvel at Mari Wilson changing her outfit in under 25 seconds on live TV. Tim Ferguson drops in to monkey around AND International (but mainly NSW) Tea Towel News.
Watch previous Castanet Club based video livestreams from August
A final video livestream to finish off this current series of live broadcasts from Maynard International Studios.
A show full of videos, foolishness and fluff that I found down the back of my couch.
Expect some Ann Margret, Tom Jones, Doug Parkinson going wonderfully cowboy in 1979, Tim Ferguson and yes Mari Wilson and her tea towel.
Here’s the link to watch that will be active around 8.30pm Saturday:
https://www.mixcloud.com/live/dj-maynard/
Watch the previous shows featuring The Castanet Club video and photo archives.
