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Bunga Bunga 42 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

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The calm before the storm that will be Bunga Bunga live, The Festival of Dumb Ideas. Tuesday night Sydney.

Maynard meets Tim Ferguson in his Fortress of Arrogance, surrounded by an impenetrable ice wall, no criticism of any kind can get through.

In their excitement Tim & Maynard insult most of the major cities of Australia, and Geelong. Probably most Australians as well.

Tickets for Tuesday night at Harold Park Hotel

Beware the Potato Menace!

General, Retro

Bachelors from Prague, perpetual cool

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Two interviews with Melbourne’s Bachelors from Prague, 1989 & 1990. Henry Maas & Andrew Philipp are both up early (twice) to talk about The Energetic Cool and Great albums.

Despite my not really being able to describe their sound or genre accurately, Henry and Andrew are very patient with me. Even going so far as to give me a job offer.

All the important issues are covered, the size of their dressing room, why they don’t wear bright colours and is their manager Mario Macaroni a fictional character?

We even namecheck a few long gone venues like The Harbourside Brasserie and IDs.

Thankyou to Bachelors from Prague for all the very cool good times.

And they are back,so go see them! (and their dressing room)

Bachelors from Prague Facebook page

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Bunga Bunga 41 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

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Bunga Bunga 41 has Tim Ferguson giving dating advice to Maynard, but in doing so, he reveals a terrible secret.

They both reveal the until now, secret upcoming Bunga Bunga live show; The Festival of Dumb Ideas, to be recorded at Harold Park Hotel, 14th November. they want to meet their audience and simultaneously find out if they have one.

Tim & Maynard spy on a couple at the Madame Frou Frou Cafe, Tim claims he can read their minds. Maynard questions the wisdom of yoga pants.

Bunga Bunga 41 has wide ranging themes, from dancing vs spoonology as an art form, to the always thorny issue of killing something in the name of poetry.

But the discussion gravitates to comedy, sex and Sci-Fi.

But not before Tim reveals an alarming trend in his cat Kitler’s musical taste.

Come and bring your Crankmail and we’ll answer your questions live.

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Maynard in Playboy mourning shirt
Maynard in Playboy mourning shirt

Playboy coffee art at Madame Frou Frou
Playboy coffee art at Madame Frou Frou

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Bunga Bunga Live! – The Festival of Dumb Ideas

BUNGA BUNGA LIVE!
The hilarious podcast BUNGA BUNGA will be performed & recorded live!
Tuesday 14th November at their local, The Harold Park Hotel, Glebe.
Funny man Maynard & even funnier man Tim Ferguson, present an evening of comedy, wits and foolishness..
Smart, sharp, sexy are just 3 words! Learn even more words at the show.
Bunga Bunga promises tantalising and useless information to goose up your mind.
Razor sharp blunt tools will make quick work of the nation’s problems.
You’ll laugh, you’ll think, you’ll dance like Cory Bernardi is watching.
The stars of Australia’s fastest-growing podcast will meet special guests and explain the world.
Bring your Crankmail and leave with the certainty that you know everything (like Tim does)
Special Guest for our interview chair will be Simon Day of Ratcat (and many other things)

Tuesday 14th November
$15 (el cheapo)
Harold Park Hotel, Glebe
7:15

BUNGA BUNGA – you know what it means!

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General, Retro

The Killjoys for breakfast

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The Killjoys from Melbourne were always one on my favourite bands from that city. Although musically the opposite of bands like The Bachelors From Prague and certainly TISM, they carried a similar fun loving spirit about their music and live they were always, well, a delight.

On 5th July 1991 I recorded this for the Triple J breakfast show and it has gone unheard since then.

The Killjoys formed in 1987 and at this time in 1991 their album Ruby won an ARIA award for Best Independent Release. If you are a keen scuba diver, you may be able to find that award at the bottom of Darling Harbour near the wharf, as it was dropped accidentally overboard, shortly after it was awarded to the band, while they were on their way to a post awards party. The Killjoys even hired a diver to look for the ARIA award next day.

It has yet to be found.

Get together with Caroline Schwerkolt, Craig Pilkington (who went onto The Blackjacks), Anna Burley and Will Larsen (up the back playing a hell tambourine) to hear One & Only and the sweet Calling Me On.

Start saving up for a vibraphone, because after hearing The Killjoys, you’ll want your own.

AND the best news is that they are back together and you can experience them again.

The Killjoys recording session engineers at Triple J for this were Geoff Overmyer & Chris Norris.

The Killjoys official website

The Killjoys Bandcamp page

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Bunga Bunga 40 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

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Tim Ferguson & Maynard return with Bunga Bunga 40. A Bunga Bunga show that mends Australia’s ills and heals our society, but sadly they again fail to fix each other.

We bring you real news, fake news, answer your Crankmail, present Moneyshot Theatre, take a journey in the Tim Tunnel with Tim and change the history of the Victorian gold rush.

Also finally Tim Ferguson has a right of reply (to a question nobody asked)

Tim Ferguson – Fake News You Can Trust

As mentioned (perhaps just in passing) in Bunga Bunga 40:

Maynard’s Moneyshot Theatre live 2010 (part of Maynardarama live show) 

Book – It’s Not About The Shark

General, Retro

Dave’s Dud Discs – 1 Rare Ungroovy

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Dave Mulligan brought Dave’s Dud Discs into my life originally in 1986 on Radio Stupid, the Saturday morning show on 2SER-FM. “Rare ungroovy” would be the best way to explain the collection of over 10,000 7″ singles that are in Dave’s collection.

These segments are from the Triple J breakfast show 1988 & 1990 and you will hear these previously unheard discs from the 50s & 60s, perhaps for good reason.

Asiatic Flu – The Uptowns
Taxtime – Cab Calloway (Mr Minnie The Moocher)
The Ballad of the Green Hornet
I Just Can’t Wait – Noel Harrison
The Joker Went Wild – Brian Highland
I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter – Connie Francis
Boeing Boeing – Roger Miller
It’s Summertime USA – The Pixies Three
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – The Temptations
Ain’t No Surf in Portobello – The Valves
The Rockin’ Teenage Mummies – Ray Stevens
Desafinardo – Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
Just What I Always Wanted – Mari Wilson
Louie Louie – The Surfaris
Isn’t This Just Like Empty Vee? – The Atavistics

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Spring is here on the 2017 Maynard calendar

September is here in the 2017 Maynard calendar, and to celebrate the burst of colour that is Spring, it’s in full black & white monochrome.

Do you recognise everyone pictured?

There’s Stuart Wagstaff & Rachael Beck from my appearance on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. The Teen Queens when they dropped in on Mind Twist one Saturday morning. DJ Sveta and myself DJing at Sydney Mardi Gras Fair Day, and a publicity shot from Triple J breakfast show.

You can download the entire calendar for free here.

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.

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Maynard plays a touch of New Romantic with Jay Katz

ABC Lexicon Of Love - London 1982
ABC Lexicon Of Love – London 1982