Maynard was the host of Planet Fx, a Sci-Fi comedy/geek/music/variety show every weekday afternoon for 2 years when Foxtel first started in Australia in 1995 & 1996, before he went of to host music television (remember when that was a thing) on Red Tv and Channel V.
Here are two clips from the Planet Fx show one with Bob Downe (Mark Trevorrow) singing Xanadu (to a backing track, he is not lip syncing) and one featuring a phone call to a Triple J regular Mrs Fred Sinatra of Las Vegas (who is actually lip synced, as you’ll see from the video).
From September 1992 it’s Sunday Afternoon Fever celebrating all things Brady in a bumper 3 hour episode with music, interviews and a special Brady Maynard’s Mastermind. We also let the people of Australia decide, by voting for their favourite Brady member.
Mrs Fred Sinatra of Las Vegas is along to give advice on love, Lance of The Hollywood Kids has gossip about the opening night of Fire Walk With Me, as well a the exciting new Drew Barrymore TV project with Aaron Spelling 2000 Malibu Road.
We speak with Christopher Knight, Peter Brady himself about being the fictional middle child and how he feels about the opening night of The Real Live Brady Bunch.
The Soloway sisters join us with Warren Coleman to talk about the afternoon they came up with the idea for The real Live Brady Bunch show in their lounge room (their mum thought it would get them in trouble). Jill Soloway has since gone on to write Six Feet Under among many other projects and Warren has won an Oscar.
Andrew G takes questions from the listeners on all things Brady while in between we hear some music from Caligula, Screamin” Jay Hawkins, Def Fx, The Shamen, Utah Saints, Cracker, Stray Cats and more. Quite the afternoon of listening ahead of you.
We miss you Florence Henderson. Florence Henderson with Maynard 1990s
Joanne had the biggest selling Australian single of 1999 with Jackie. A song that Blue Zone, Lisa Stansfield’s band had covered. Joanne’s version sold over 70,000 copies worldwide.
Joanne Accom had belted out the vocal as a know-it-all 18 year old and now finds herself touring in 2016 with The Vengaboys, Tina Cousins, Whigfield, Sonique & Crystal Waters.
How did that happen?
But more importantly, why does she had a bag of Sonique’s shoes at her house?
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 backstage with me. Your name is on the door.
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 yelling “epicureans” from my passing VW.
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 intended as you will hear.
I asked him to pick any track off the album to play, something I always like to do as often singles aren’t chosen by the artist.
James chose Lets Get It On from the album, perhaps because it was the closest track on the album with the sound he originally intended for the entire album.
He mentions his son Harrison, then 2 and an incident with Madonna that we never did find out about.
This was not a great time for James, but his natural charm and sense of humour shines through as always. He is missed on the Australian music scene to this day.
On a technical note, the interview was for my Triple J breakfast show so wasn’t as long as it could have been, the open reel tape suffers from overprinting towards the end, hence the echo effect. Original production by Chris Norris.
Tim Ferguson is off to the Edinburgh Festival with the Doug Anthony All Stars, Maynard has just returned from an Australian wide tour with lots of 80s stars. So they have a lot to talk about.
They answer your Crankmail and mention Vengaboys and Limahl.
This show Tim has some handy hints on how to start a fight while flying and how to deal with with those pesky English hecklers.
By the end of Bunga Bunga 31 we will have lived up to our usual Bunga Bunga guarantee that you will be no wiser, but you may have learned something.
The legendary Sounds of Seduction, a full hour of fun and funky weird ass music video…
Perhaps the most exotic and exciting night in Sydney’s history is Sounds of Seduction. Hosted by Jay Katz and Miss Death, it plays the broadest range of music imaginable.
On the release of the now very collectable Sounds of Seduction CD, I did a Channel V special on the Club in 2000.
You will meet the guests, the hosts, the go go dancers and the wildest selection of music inner city Sydney experienced for decades.
AND let me know if you are planning to enjoy Sunday afternoon upstairs at the Darlo Bar, Kings Cross for Viva La Vinyl.
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.
