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Australia’s Coldest 100 – 2021

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Australia’s Coldest 100 returns in January with some world class musical awkwardness that only Australia can produce. From The Bum Dance to Song of Wollongong, this list of 100 songs about Australia or by Australians (who may have received bad career advice) is a must for fans of the musical road less travelled.

The Coldest 100 is the creation of Andrew Sholl. He’s been featuring it on Twitter since 2016 and so far this year the combined worldwide interest in his list has seen 75 million views. So put that in your slouch hat and smoke it.

Every year I’m asked two questions: Where’s Johnny Farnham? and Where’s Alan Jones?

Andrew Sholl

I didn’t know Alan Jones was a singer, and I’m still not sure. But he gives I Am Australian a red hot try.

Any chance Alan gets to perform he’s up it like a rat up a rope.

Andrew Sholl

@Ozkitsch Andrew Sholl has been at this for 5 years now and he shows no sign of running out of Aussie musical oddities.

Look and listen to The Coldest 100 2020

The New Goldiggers give Helen Reddy’s anthem a new look.
John Farnham belts out the joy of shopping in Adelaide
The host of Sounds Donny Sutherland 1977
Miss Piggy as Marie Antonette singing disco
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We Don’t Care Quiz show January 2021 – Australian music retro edition.

Maynard’s Mastermind returns as the We Don’t Care Quiz to suit the awkward zeitgeist that 2021 will become. (Trigger warning, two German words appear in this 50 minute show)

We Don’t Care Quiz

Join Maynard, Richard Saunders, and inflatable hippo Anderson Cooper as we test your knowledge of Australian retro music up to 1998.

Questions on everything from Aunty Jack to The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Dickhead. What could be more Australian than that?

If you have any issues with the We Don’t Care Quiz, you have our answer already.

November’s Mastermind Quiz

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RAT Party NYE 87/88 live on RAGE

Rage via VHS tape from possibly the only time it did a live outside broadcast. Maynard hosted Rage from 1987/88 RAT party in at Hordern Pavillion, Sydney goofing with the crowd.

Rage NYE live crosses from RAT Party, Sydney Hordern Pavillion 87/88.

The live cross at midnight has the Castanet Club in the background finishing their gig that night, then some New Year’s thoughts from the crowd, a run down the giant slide, a visit to an unimpressed DJ Tim Richie, then goodbye from the central dance floor at the Hordern Pavillion.

These all went to air between music clips played in back at ABC-TV at Gore Hill between 12-1am NYE 1987/88.

Maynard live Rage NYE 87/88 RAT party
Maynard live Rage NYE 87/88 RAT the crowd looks impressed

Maynard Hordern Dance Party special

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Have a Madd New Year this New Year’s Eve

Its a Madd New Year from 9pm New Year’s Eve through to 1am. Video livestream LIVE at Mixcloud.

Every Madd Club video livestream from this year. PLUS at midnight Maynard live to air interviews (direct from VHS) at NYE 1987/88 Rage Hordern RAT party.

THEN get your groove on watching the hot retro explosion that was Ant, Kate & Maynard working The Moshpit, Newtown in Septembertill about 1am.

Get your kook on with a Madd New Year.. See you in the chat room from 9pm.

Facebook event for Madd New Year

Maynard Mixcloud live page from 9pm – 1am New Year’s Madd

This will take some explanation. Best you just watch Madd New Year.

A Very 2020 Xmas spectacular to warn to what to expect

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A Very “2020” Maynard Xmas

2020 as a year was a real shit show. So to deserves a shit show to send it off.

Join Maynard, Tim Ferguson, George Hrab, Lance Leopard, The Darbys, Brigitte Handley, Tony Push, DJ Mark Alsop (& Boo), Richard Saunders, Christopher Laird, Who Are These Podcasts and many other people who should know better.

It’s Xmas time 2020
A Very 2020 Maynard Xmas
A Very 2020 Maynard Xmas

Last year’s 2019 Xmas show. We did warn you…

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Feel like you want a new year? The 2021 Maynard calendar can’t be worse.

Travel through the fresh new year 2021 with your Maynard calendar. Your year has to be better.

You’ll see Tim Ferguson, and all the usual Maynard antics that make up what he calls a year in full colour (except January).

Download the 2021 calendar as a 12 page pdf file below:

Download your free Maynard 2021 calendar here

Have it printed in A5, A4 or even A3 for a year of Maynard on the wall or desk of your choice.

Compiled by Richard Saunders from weird photos from Maynard’s scrapbook.

May in the 2021 Maynard calendar
May in the 2021 Maynard calendar
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Bunga Bunga 64 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

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Bunga Bunga 64 comes live to you from Tim’s lounge room with the help of Richard Saunders. We fully promise that as usual, don’t expect too much.

Tim has been making art, Maynard has been making a nuisance of himself.

You’ll believe a cat can fly after this mystical journey into your murk.

Watch the video of our November Bunga Bunga livestream.

Tim’s art available by commission

Here’s Bunga Bunga 63

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A very spooky retro Halloween

Get your panties into a bunch (I pre bunched mine) and prepare to clutch your “pearls” as we scare the gihoodie out of you with this Halloween special from my Rewind show from 1998.

You find this show spooky and kooky. Especially if you find pyjamas terrifying.

“The body count of this show is a little higher than usual.”

Dr Beat Miami Sound System
Dr Beat Miami Sound System

Music from The Romantics, The Rubbettes, Renee Geyer, The Communards, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, even Johnny Hates Jazz.

Paul Lekakis clip
Mr Boom Boom Paul Lekakis is on the show.
Maynard with Halloween mask on head
Put the mask back on!
The body count is high on this Halloween special.
The body count really is high on this Halloween special.

Watch the Maynard 1987 special