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Weird Al Yankovic played the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Saturday night to a packed crowd of chanting Weird Al fans. I got in the middle of them and found out that Al is more loved, by more people, of all ages than ever.
The dress code for the night was loud and the headgear; tinfoil.
Thanks to everyone for allowing me to accost them with my microphone, and to the man himself Al.
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April 1989 & Bananarama tour Australia for the first time. Maynard chats with Jacquie O’Sullivan (who replaced Siobhan Fahey when she left to do Shakespears Sister) about Melbourne nightclubs, safe sex and heavy drinking during their World Tour. This is a real time capsule from 1989. You don’t get so many questions about condoms these days.
Jacquie O’Sullivan, Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward turned up at Maynard’s Madd Club on the Monday night in Sydney, that is where the above photo was taken, about 2am.
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Tim & Maynard return with Bunga Bunga 20 to bring you the birth of the latest show for the Doug Anthony All Stars; Near Death Experience. Follow the lads and their fans over two weird nights at the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney. DAAS try out the jokes and songs for the first time in front of an audience. Meanwhile at the Frou Frou Cafe, Tim still tries to cheer Maynard up about being unemployed all year.
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November 13th brings a return to the sounds of the Hordern Pavillion parties of 1988-1992. Jack The House is a one off party being put on by DJ Mark Dynamix. Let’s dive into those years and find out what will be on the playlist on the night. This could be a chance to wear those fluro bike shorts again…
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Kiss played Sydney on Saturday, and just the Kiss stage show is larger than life, so are their fans. Out the front of the arena were three generations of fans, dressed and made up, ready for the huge night it was.
Even “The Elder”, a lesser appreciated Kiss offering got a mention.
And we finally got the definitive answer as to why Gene Simmons is such a legend.
Which explains why this story comes with a language warning.
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Maynard interviews Gene Simmons in 1990. Gene was producing tracks for Doro Pesch at Fortress Studios in LA that day. Gene Simmons talks about the worst Kiss gig, how many cars he needs and how long the beach Boys could stay alive in New York City.
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Two interviews with Mr Brian Canham from 2008 and 2010, in which Brian talks about his career with Pseudo Echo and his hair. He explains his “artistically shaped lyrics” and a few of the artistically shaped cars he has owned (that broke down in very unartistic ways). Is he still Listening? Does he still Love An Adventure? How much fun was producing Chocolate Starfish? Brian Canham solves many of your Pseudo Echo issues.
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Maynard interviews Errol Brown lead singer and songwriter of Hot Chocolatein 2006. Errol talks about their hits and career during the 70s & 80s. And why he shaved his head. He was a true gentleman.
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Naoko Yamano, singer from Shonen Knife (Boy Knife) speaks to us from Tokyo on their upcoming Australian tour and their new album Overdrive. The band formed in 1981 and is more popular across the world than at home in Japan. Shonen Knife are always fun live with a raw, yet cute sound that makes them one our favourite bands. Let’s Knife!
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Danger 5 returns for a second season. It’s the bongo playing, dogs dancing, Nazis in space, Pterodactyl riding, quadruple flame throwing chainsaw wielding, head exploding show that you can’t miss. David Ashby is “Jackson” and the co creator, Maynard asked him some ill informed questions and against legal advice he answered them.
