That time in November 1995 when Australian television changed forever, as I lent my considerable gravitas to Banana Mini-Wheats. All my own stunts.
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Watch YOU Can Start The Music! Right now..
The greatest and longest tradition in Australian history is the screening of Village People’s Can’t Stop The Music every NYE across Australia. So elevate your experience this NYE by watching this anytime before you watch the movie, anywhere, anytime, to get you in the mood for the musical extravaganza of 1980.
It’s not New Year’s Eve in Australia till we see Steve Gutenberg over excitedly skating down Broadway!
Madd Club podcast supporting Village People at Enmore Theatre 2015
YOU Can Start The Music!
The greatest and longest tradition in Australian history is the screening of Village People’s Can’t Stop The Music every NYE across Australia. So elevate your experience this NYE by tuning in for this pre movie warm up to get you in the mood for the musical extravaganza of 1980. This NYE, CH 9 is playing their VHS copy of Can’t Stop The Music at 11.20pm in NSW.
It’s not New Year’s Eve in Australia till we see Steve Gutenberg over excitedly skating down Broadway!
YOU Can Start The Music will happen at 9.30pm NYE so you have time to prepare yourself for the movie. You know, rearrange seating, send the kids to the casino or something.
AND from 8.30pm to 9.30pm I’ll be screening an encore of this year’s A Very Maynard Xmas 2023, so you can get pre-excited with the rest of us in the live chat.
Watch from 8.30pm New Years Eve on this link
A Very Maynard Xmas 2023 (in Cheap-O-Scope)
A Very Maynard Xmas is the highlight of the year for people who don’t get out a lot. It’s just like an old style Xmas variety show, but without the style, or the show.
Our guests dropping by this year include Tim Ferguson getting a surprise gift, Lesley Fountain dancing with a choir, Brigitte Handley hanging out with some creepy German dolls, Christopher Laird eating some sort of donut, Tony Push reading his Bowie inspired Xmas poem, George Hrab becoming a super hero, Rob and Roy Darby supplying some quality original music and other people who should have something better to do at this time of year.
A Very Maynard Xmas 2023 promises you almost an hour of Xmas entertainment that you will only have yourself to blame for. Musically the show has everything from David Essex to The Gibson Brothers and Lulu. Plus a monkey washing a cat.
Watch A Very Maynard Xmas 2022
Watch A Very Maynard Xmas 2023 (in Cheap-O-Scope) Saturday, 2nd December.
Join me Maynard for A Very Maynard Xmas 2023, my frugal festive video livestream from my enchanted Xmas grotto for the annual extravaganza of shamelessness. This year in Cheap-O-Scope!
Use this link on Saturday 2nd December from 8.15pm Sydney (9.15 UTC)
Yuletide guests include Tim Ferguson, Lesley Fountain (the dancin’ fool), George Hrab, Brigitte Handley and notorious Communist teddy bear lawyer Noam Chomsky.
“We choose to do these things because they are cheap, as am I”
This year the show is on a budget and has no crew, but you will be amazed what I do with old string and a piece of tinsel. There will be choral music, but Lesley Fountain (Glenn Keenan) will be showing you some dance moves that will have those pesky singers off your lawn in no time.
So this year the video livestream is ALL about hastily conceived gift ideas for people you don’t even like.
A Very Maynard Xmas 2023 happens on Saturday December 2nd at https://www.mixcloud.com/live/dj-maynard/ with a pre show starting at 8.15pm (9.15 UTC). It’s free to watch and you can join all the fun in the live chatroom so be in on it.
Watch A Very Maynard Xmas 2022
Brain Freeze – A Coldest 100 video livestream – 2023 (Parts 1 & 2)
Australia has always enjoyed an inordinate ability to laugh at itself, so needing a good laugh and well meaning carry-on, enjoy Brain Freeze with 30 odd (very odd) video clips from the Coldest 100 – 2023.
With two big shows over two Saturday nights, it is Australia’s Coldest 100 – 2023. Hand picked by Andrew Sholl, it features world class musical shonk that only Australia can produce. From Marlene Dietrich to Steven Farnham via Skippy. The Coldest 100 is songs about Australia, or by Australians that sometimes don’t work out that well…
Appearances from Tim Ferguson, Lesley Fountain (Glenn Keenan), Brigitte Handley, Charlie Fatt, Tony Push, Richard Saunders and (time permitting) Noam Chomsky the communist teddy bear arts lawyer.
Just look at this list of artists that Andrew Sholl has curated that you’ll never again see on the same bill. The Coldest 100 – 2023 brings Bud Tingwell, Germaine Greer, Tina Arena, The Singing Citizens of Macarthur, Johnny Raper, Ian Turpie singing some Nirvana, and the legend himself, Steven Farnham.
From Skippy to The Muppets, Kamahl, Young Talent Time, Julia Morris and Melissa Tkautz, it’s two shows YOU don’t have to apologise for.
Going out as livestreams in HQ with a pre show, here are the edited versions for you.
Keep an eye out for special guests Tim Ferguson, Brigitte Handley, Lesley Fountain/Glenn Keenan, Charlie Fatt and others that were sucked in to add to the cultural carnage.
@OzKitsch on Twitter has been compiling this list every January for the last eight years. This year his clips were so good we made the show twice…
Follow OzKitsch on twitter for all year round Aussie goodness.
Listen to Andrew Sholl & Maynard playing some of The Coldest 100, 2023
Brain Freeze, The Coldest 100 video livestream 6th May AND 13th May 2023
Prepare yourself for the video livestream of the warmest parts of The Coldest 100, 2023. So much this year it takes TWO one hour shows to appreciate it.
Maynard hosts a video livestream of Australia’s own Coldest 100 – 2023. Saturday 6th May AND 13th May 8.30-9.30pm. (UTC 10.30-11.30) Pre-show from 8.15pm (UTC 10.15) Hand picked by Andrew Sholl, @OzKitsch on Twitter & Instagram, it will feature world class Australiana that only Australia can produce (obviously).
Here is the free link to view from 8.15pm on May 6th & 13th
The Coldest 100 is songs about Australia, or by Australians that somehow worked out well (or not)
Expect to see Bindi Irwin and her Crock Men, Johnny Raper, some of the Young Talent Team, Julia Morris, the legend that is Kamahl, Marlene Dietrich, Miss Piggy, Bud Tingwell and Yahoo Serious doing their bit to get on the show.
With guest presenter appearances from Tim Ferguson, Brigitte Handley, reality challenged Tony Push, some Planet Maynard Patreons, Lesley Fountain (Glenn Keenan) and the guy who started the whole shabang Andrew Sholl.
See you then! Cobbers…..
Just watch the clip below to see what you can expect…..
Link to video livestream active from 8.15pm Saturday 6th May AND 13th May
This is what happened on Brain Freeze last year.
Video -“Weird Al” Yankovic Over Enmore Road 14th March 2023
Weird Al Yankovic rocked the very foundations of Australian society during his recent tour of the continent. With his hot accordion and even hotter band he left little or no doubt who wears the Hawaiian shirt in his relationship with his dedicated fans. Maynard interviewed Al and some of his fans at Enmore Theatre, Sydney 14th March.
Enjoy watching a show no sane adult should be party to.
Watch Maynard’s Weird Al clip special
Weird Al Yankovic fans in Sydney go nuts during his last tour here
Maynard presents Weird Al Yankovic Over Enmore (video livestream) Sat 1st April.
Use this link on Saturday 1st April from 8.15pm Sydney (9.15 UTC)
Weird Al Yankovic rocked the very foundations of Australian society during his recent tour of the continent. With his hot accordion and even hotter band he left little doubt who wears the Hawaiian shirt in his relationship with his dedicated fans. Maynard interviewed Al and some of his fans at Enmore Theatre, Sydney 14th March. Watch along live and join us in the chatroom for an show no sane adult should be party to.
Facebook event link for livestream on 1st April from 815pm -ish
It will all happen at https://www.mixcloud.com/live/dj-maynard/ with a pre show starting at 8.15pm (9.15 UTC). It’s free to watch and you can join all the fun in the live chatroom so be in on it.
Watch Maynard’s Weird Al clip special
Weird Al Yankovic fans in Sydney go nuts during his last tour here
Vale Burt Bacharach
With the passing of the musical legend Burt Bacharach, let musical maestro George Hrab explain the intricate genius of his weird, but very wonderful songwriting while songstress Mari Wilson sings “Are You There?” live from 1983.
Enjoy the rest of the show featuring Bacharach lover Mari Wilson.
