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The Castanet Club Story story

Chit Chat von Loopin Stab and Tony Whittaker have made the best (and only) documentary on The Castanet Club. The Castanet Club Story.

Chit Chat drops in to tell Maynard the story behind the Story.

Warren Coleman, Steve Abbott with Chit Chat 2021
Warren Coleman, Steve Abbott with Chit Chat 2021. With photo from 1983.

Just look at what he wrote about us…

What The Castanet Club achieved in their 9 years would impact the landscape of Australian entertainment for the next 20yrs. The rise of Triple J, Sandman and Flacco, Young Einstein, Good News Week, Channel [V], Play School, Sale of the Century, Full Frontal, Happy Feet, Fast Forward, Kath, and Kim and even Mambo T-shirts are in some way connected to this remarkable group of unfashionable humans.

Mikey Robins as Elvis with Glenn Dormand in 80s photo by Maynard
Mikey Robins as Elvis with Glenn Dormand in 80s photo by Maynard

Watch the documentary here

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