Friday night in Sydney at The Factory, Ratcat and Toys Went Berserk celebrate 30 years of making noise and music. I’ve been invited to be the DJ and MC for the night and I’ll be playing some of my favourites from the 90s. Just a small sample includes Clouds, Bjork, The Sharp, Caligula, Frente, The…
First in a series of interviews with the audience and artists recorded during the Totally 80s tour across Australia in July. Dave Sterry is Real Life who performed Catch Me I’m Falling & Send Me An Angel during the show. He has some great stories to tell. I spoke to him backstage in Perth. You’ll…
Thanks to the cast and crew of Doctor Doctor for letting me in to lend some great legal support to Hugh in his time of need. Think of me as the Dr Nick of lawyers. Sometimes you don’t have to say anything to get your message across. Click here to view
In 1995 Ogilvy & Mather hired me to front a series of four 15 second TV ads for Equal sweetener. Keep an eye out for Jenny Hope, as an indignant mother, she has been a long time Micallef regular and producer of kids quiz show Mind Twist I hosted for Channel 10. I did like…
I was lucky to interview James Freud a number of times in the 80s and 90s, this tape I found recently was the last radio interview I did with him after the release of his Step Into The Heat album in 1990. Mushroom had spent a record amount on the album, something that James hadn’t…
The big opening night party before the Sydney launch of Tim Ferguson’s movie Spin Out. Lots of excitement about ute driving and free drinks. Paul Livingston, Paul McDermott, Ted Robinson & hordes of Tim’s fans had something to say to Maynard. McDermott and Livingston give Maynard the first reports of the Doug Anthony All Stars…
What Double J Should Sound Like celebrated its 2nd birthday and over 118 shows last Friday with a bang up party at the Sydney Gaelic Club. Join Miss Death and Maynard as they warm up the crowd early in the evening. Miss Death with her signature spooky sounds and Maynard as he takes a dip…
Maynard is on the set of Tim Ferguson’s new movie Spin Out in Shepparton. Meet the crew, the cast, the dog, and the local police as Maynard talks Utes and circle work. Hear from Tim Ferguson, Morgan Griffin, Xavier Samuel, PiaGrace Moon, Lisa Kowalski, Thomas Blackburne, Travis Jeffery and other members of the cast and…
Ratcat celebrated 30 years as a band with Toys Went Berserk & Spod at The Factory in Sydney on 14th October. Maynard was on hand as DJ/MC and the night went a bit nuts. Hear from Simon Day, Nic Dalton, Andy Jarvis, Coo Bennett and a lot of over excited fans. Go onstage, upstage and…