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What Double J Should Sound Like

I got together with DJ ADHD & Tony Push to bring you some Alt Pop sounds of the 20th century.

Featuring sounds like these and more….

DJHDD – Hey Hey (Were Not The KLF)
The Beat – A Good Day For Sunshine
Xray Spex – Age
DJHDD – Buy Me A Combine Harvester
Maynard F# Crabbes – Bananarama Drama
Essential Logic – Fanfare In The Garden
Dusty Springfield – Spooky (Quinten 909 remix)
Planet Maynard’s Shatner – I’m Real
Throbbing Gristle – Hot On The Heels Of Love
JPL – Dont Stop The Wild Thing
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – Take Five
B(if)Tek – Les Galaxies
DJ Maynard – Kopyright Liberation Front

Patreon Pandering February 2019

Patreon Pandering, every month, only for our important Planet Maynard Patreon supporters that no one else can hear.

This month Maynard and Tim Ferguson, crawl right up your altruism.

Suck ups, validation for the only listeners that matter, the Patreons.

Join the Patreons and get the ridiculous level of regular flattery you so richly deserve.

We want to make you feel wanted as a Patreon of Planet Maynard & Bunga Bunga.

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Maynard’s Loveshack (Baby!)

People all over Sydney are rushing, hushing and flushing to The Red Bar (upstairs) in Glebe for the underrated date of Saturday March 16th 8pm til midnight for Maynard’s Loveshack.

$10 on the door.

Join Maynard in his LOVESHACK. But what will it sound like? If you like your retro sounds eclectic, it might sound something like this or not.

Maynard the retro DJ behind the Madd Club and many other happenings over the decades, presents a night of shameless sounds that celebrate the pop and pretentiousness of the late 20th century.

The legendary Lance Leopard will be choosing the music for the first hour or so and will keep making entrances till he is noticed. Upon which he will immediately hold court.

It’s a rare chance to have a meet up with Lance and Maynard. So have your questions ready.

Video will be screened from the Maynard International Studios library to inspire your dance moves.

Maynard with Lance Leopard in his Ivory Tower, Darlinghurst, 2018
Maynard will be playing Lance Leopard’s personal selection of tunes from 9-10. Lance will be holding Court after making an entrance (he will be available for questions).

Facebook Loveshack event page

But what music will you play at Loveshack Maynard?

William Shatner charms Sydney

William Shatner charmed the frankly overexcited crowd that came from far and very wide to see his live solo show at The State Theatre in Sydney in October 2018.

I grabbed my best Shatner tie and my 1969 BBC Star Trek puzzle book and knew I was going to be among my kind of people.

Maynard wearing his William Shatner tie for William Shatner live in Sydney.
If I can’t wear this tie tonight. Then when?

The resulting Planet Maynard podcast is from the dozen people I spoke with at The State Theatre that night.

The many shades of Shatner mentioned included:

The Outer Limits, TJ Hooker, Miss Congeniality, The Twilight Zone, Shit My Dad Says, Tribbles, Gorn, Kingdom of the Spiders, Canada, Red Shirts,Flying High 2, Star Trek 2 (but not Star Trek 5). Yet not one person could even hum the theme to one of my favourite works of The Shatman, Barbary Coast.

Here’s Bill in a mauve smoking jacket as he turns out to be a man of many disguises in the opening credits.

That theme tune!

Thanks to the Red Shirts, Belinda and her mum Robyn from the southern tablelands, Kevin Williams and the disgruntled Canadian.

Look At His Butt podcast (the all Bill all the time Star Trek show)

Maynard loves the musical career of Mr Shatner

A Sixpack of The Coldest 100

The Coldest 100 was the creation of Andrew Sholl on Twitter in 2016 and has been the Giddy Uncle of Triple J’s Hottest 100 ever since. Anyone can have a guess at the hottest song of the year, but who has ever nominated the Bunnings theme or Kylie Minogue performing her version of Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep?

Andrew only does this on Twitter (he has a real job) and releases his Coldest 100 in parallel with what ever number Triple J is up too.

The Coldest 100 can best be described as questionable songs by Australians and about Australia. So Andrew Sholl sat down with me at The Madame Frou Frou Cafe to sample a sixpack of his 100 cold ones.

Australian Kitsch on Twitter

Here are a selection of 2019 Coldest 100 entries on YouTube. A list of The Coldest 100 from 100 to 75 is below. You’ll have to wait till January 27th to find out the worst  coldest of The Coldest 100.

https://youtu.be/Jl2YLuKjwBU
Japanese duo Peanuts – Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Spot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhF0dyK6LVU
Red Rubber Ball – Cilla Black (The Seekers)
The Rooty Hill RSL Club Band bring the 1973 funk to Tower Of Strength

Here is the entire Coldest 100 as a Youtube playlist. (you have been warned)

The Coldest 100 -75

100
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (2004)
Scared Little Weird Guys
https://youtu.be/HahOnU3WglM
99
Canberra, We’re Watching You (1975)
Dalvanius and the Fascinations
https://youtu.be/quZjurDmiGc
98
Toodle-oo Kangaroo (1956)
Frank Virtue and The Virtues
https://youtu.be/7QRBbuJ4qwk
97
What Next! (Rolf Harris Medley) (c.1966)
The John Charter Group
https://youtu.be/vQduPtA5wLc
96
Poltettu Humppa (Beds Are Burning) (2000)
Eläkeläiset (Finland)
Video: https://youtu.be/ilJJAaQ_ApY
Audio only: https://open.spotify.com/track/2WfU6TUISX6PVrBCuxFbjR
95
G’Day From WA (1986-87)
Mojo Singers
https://youtu.be/VNT1PUGG_IE
94
I Love You Fair Dinkum Dinky Di I Do (1955)
Danny Kaye
https://youtu.be/vsrDpDfhA2c
93
While the Billy Boils
Ann Sidney
https://youtu.be/1HTkr0nW-ZY
92


Georgy Girl (1967)
Mitzi Gaynor
https://youtu.be/tUPEVNKabGg
91
Sea of Heartbreak (1971)
Lionel Rose
https://youtu.be/-q7GXjh_kNc


90
Sport
Bowlin’ Shane
Haskel Daniel v Sideshow
https://youtu.be/3Mu3lkjC9pA
89
Kangourou (1980)
Plastic Bertrand (Belgium)
https://youtu.be/kAKMdtByMDo
87
Wake Up Australia (1973)
Bootleg Family
https://youtu.be/g769F94B7P0
86
Olivia Newton-John and Pat Carroll
https://youtu.be/C-DEZZ8a1rE
85
Click Go the Shears (Māori version, 1966)
Lou and Simon
https://youtu.be/rbU7nucfxmk
84
The Mighty Maroons (1984)
Rod Williams arr. Keith Urban
https://youtu.be/j0gL5jYSklc
83
Pack Up A Dream and Head for Hayman Island (1950)
John O’Connor and George Watson’s Hawaiians
https://soundcloud.com/nfsaaustralia/pack-up-a-dream-and-head-for-hayman-island-john-oconnor-and-george-watsons-hawaiians
82
I Just Wanna Yodel Like You (1981)
Mary Schneider and Melinda Schneider (8 y.o.)
https://youtu.be/FnLTnqLLmJE
81
Hector the Trash Collector (1968)
Frankie Davidson
https://youtu.be/HdfnvMdMNAs


80
Bouzouki (1971)
Dawn Dixon
https://youtu.be/80HFasr-lUo
79
Red Rubber Ball (1969)
Cilla Black
https://youtu.be/VhF0dyK6LVU
78
Heart of The Sunshine Coast (1978)
Shorty Ranger
https://youtu.be/RwRaANZ-NBs
77


Woobinda (Italian) (1978)
Riccardo Zara con le Mele Verdi
https://youtu.be/tPVP-XJ7lvs
76


Especially for You (2001)
Kylie Minogue and Kermit the Frog
https://youtu.be/WY7I4Qxl4Xw
75
Waltzing Matilda (1960)
Enoch Light and His Orchestra
https://youtu.be/pLuJVAywuRo

Bunga Bunga 51 – Maynard & Tim Ferguson

Bunga Bunga 51 brings you all the hope and excitement of 2019. Thus making you really nostalgic for 2018 almost immediately.

Tim Ferguson & Maynard or Maynard & Tim Ferguson, but probably all four of them, have the starts and the smarts to show you a good time in January as we venture into a very certain uncertain political landscape.

Maynard is starting a new Saturday night of retro grooves in Sydney at Red Bar in March and Tim is taking his new solo show on tour across Australia.

Bunga Bunga 51 also leads you down the comedy back alleys less travelled as we meet Richard Wilkins, an unattended chicken and wake up to smell the cupcakes (or is that onions?).

Our highly festive 2018 Bunga Bunga Xmas Xmas show (in case you missed it)

Groove to the scary sounds of The Vinyl Dungeon with Christopher Laird

Who Are These Podcasts? review an Australian vegan podcast.

Where you can see Tim’s live show.

The Ferguson Report in The New Daily – Fake News You Can Trust.

Damian Cowell’s Disco Machine meets TISM & Kylie

Bob, the painting Tim talks about in Crankmail.

Get in on this whole Planet Maynard Patreon thing. Only $1 a month to get that sucking up you so richly deserve.

Patreon Pandering January 2019

Patreon Pandering, every month, only for our important Planet Maynard Patreon supporters that no one else can hear.

This month Maynard and Tim Ferguson, crawl right up your altruism.

Start 2019 with flattery for the only listeners that matter, the Patreons.

Join the Patreons and get the ridiculous level of regular flattery you so richly deserve.

We want to make you feel wanted as a Patreon of Planet Maynard & Bunga Bunga.

Especially for the upcoming long weekend. Patreons can get a sneak peek at The Coldest 100, the most jingoistic and daggy music by Australians and about Australians from Andrew over at Australian Kitsch

Join us!

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Maynard Staff Xmas Party & Easter Bonnet Parade

The annual Planet Maynard combined staff Xmas Party & Easter Bonnet Parade was just as wild as every other year.

I may have to get a permit for the parade next year. Which is a little regulatory overreach I think.

This is a behind-the-scenes look that non-industry types don’t usually see.

You can still enjoy the excitement and pageantry of a high class office social event, without anyone getting in trouble.