This Friday night sees the return to The Sly Fox hotel in Enmore of Jack The House 4.
DJ Mark Dynamix, Steve Gordon & Phil Smart will be bringing you the sounds from 1988 – 1992 that you haven’t heard that loud, or ever heard at all.
The mixed happy crowd that is the trait of Jack The House will be grooving to some Manchester and Madchester sounds as well as a fair dose of Hip House.
Note in the show that Maynard always says “Madchester”, while Mark says “Manchester”. If anybody is wrong, it’s probably Maynard.
DJ Mark Dynamix joined Maynard at Madame Frou Frou cafe to explain to him why Happy Mondays are the go this time round.
Latest What Double J Should Sound Like show has plenty of variety from Campbell, Jay and myself.
I brought along A Certain Ratio, B-52s (live, from that new album pictured), Colourbox, Tenpole Tudor and a rare Ringo Starr track (aren’t they all?)
I have included the B-52s live track as they are touring with Simple Minds in February 2017. See you there, but never at a winery gig, as you will hear us discuss in this show.
Show 113 also includes Shackleton, The Beatmasters and Hot Chip. Enjoy!
Thank you Enmore Theatre for one of the wildest shows it has been my pleasure to be involved with.
Even before the show, everyone was singing along with every song on the pre show tape.
My job was to come on and name the artists (although Stacey Q was unwell tonight and unable to play Sydney, fans should drop her a line and wish her a speedy recovery) and introduce and back announce them. The Sydney audience made it a pleasure.
The crowd tonight hung on every song of every performer onstage, and when I genuinely thanked them for “actually leaving the house to experience music” they were ready for a huge night.
I popped into the foyer and out the front of the Enmore Theatre with my camera crew (the Skeptic Zone podcast host Richard Saunders) to record some of the punters having a good time for this website and to show the world that shamelessness is no shame.
I especially enjoy the range of reactions Berlin get to their set. Terri Nunn wandering among the crowd singing “Take My Breath Away” is a hi-light of the show. From a performers perspective, seeing 2000 people with their backs to the stage, watching her dance with an unexpecting couple at the very back of the venue is surreal.
After the show Saturday night, Terri Nunn, David Schulz & Chris Olivas asked to have their photo taken with ME.
I was honoured to ham it up with them. I see my job as making their job as performers easier. I’m hope that happened tonight.
As I said “if the Weimar Republic had been anything like (the band we just saw) Berlin, the world would be a better place.”
Roll on to Canberra……
Maynard with Berlin Enmore Theatre, Totally 80s tour
Saturday is the last Maynardarama in Newcastle. We’ve had some fun at The Royal Exchange in Bolton Street since November last year. Every month bringing a surprise line up of video clips to Dean’s big screen and welcome downstairs bar.
I’m thinking Elvira might be a good way to go out.
Jeff Duff has been on the Australian and UK music scene causing a stir since the 1970s. Jeff foolishly invited Maynard to visit his funky Elizabeth Bay pad in Sydney to hear first hand, stories from his book This Will Explain Everything. Rude bits aplenty.
This fan site about Jeff Duff will explain anything his book may have missed.
One hundred and two shows later, What Double J SHOULD Sound Like powers onward. A rare show without funkster Campbell Drummond (due to his ambassadorial visit to NY) Jay Katz, DJ ADHD, Ant Banister & myself present a far-ranging selection of music.
We present for your inner sanctum; Jeff Duff, George Hrab, The Orb, Mike Oldfield, The Selector, Desmond Dekker, Devo, Clock DVA, Sandman interview und more.
The Madd Club with Maynard exploring the 90s sounds this time, played a set at Jack The House 3 on Friday night. The usual mess with unexplainable videos and dance moves made for a “special” night.
The Sandman, Steve Abbott is back to let you know where he’s been and maybe where he’s not going.
What Happened To Sandman – or How I Became A Birdwatcher.
Starts in Canberra May 28 and 29 at Street 2 Theatre. Depending on how Steve and his Director Warren Coleman feel, it may go as far as Taree, maybe even further.
Steve is a very engaging performer that you can spend time in a small room with without regret. Last time I checked, no other show in Australia was offering visual proof of an audience epiphany. Not even those really well State funded shows with costumes.
DJ Mark Dynamix wondered who he was having to support him on Friday night at Jack The House 3 so he decided to interview me about the Madd Club and its lost history of making a mess.
Sunday night the Doug Anthony All Stars returned to the Enmore Theatre for the first time this century as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival. The full house loved the show as usual and I thought I’d meet a few of the crowd, new and old to find out once and for all; who is their favourite All Star?
