INXS: Access All Areas

Epi 214: Elegantly Wasted Vs Listen like Thieves

Listen like Thieves vs Elegantly Wasted Time to get back to the music that filled our heads, hearts & eardrums over the years with our song showdown episode.
With the 28th anniversary of Elegantly Wasted single upon us, the Bee contends that it’s the greatest INXS song that namesakes an album title. Haydn, takes the contrary view that Listen Like Thieves is the greatest single release that namesakes an actual album release.
“So Houston, we have a problem” that requires a deep dive debate with opposing thoughts, views and opinions. Etched in pour collective minds and souls, both tracks managed to traverse INXS’ recording career at starkly different times. Listen like Thieves, the last ever single released that was a full band songwriting compilation and Elegantly Wasted, recorded uniquely in Ireland at a time post a Michael & Andrew night out on the town with Bono from U2. Either way, both songs serve as a signpost of INXS’ incredible versatility in musicianship and songwriting.
With a jam packed news section to add, there is no other place to be this week than with the INXS: Access all Areas Podcast team!
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Epi 213: AshenMoon (Part 2)

THE MOON HAS LANDED – INXS Access All Areas Interview with AshenMoon (Part 2)
In the second half of our exclusive INXS Access All Areas interview, we catch up with Garry Beers and Toby Rand, who have now reunited with their AshenMoon bandmates in Brisbane, ready for lift-off on their first Australian tour! 🚀🎸
But that’s not all—while talking all things AshenMoon, we also dive into some major INXS news! Garry shares insights on the new release of Listen Like Thieves and gives us a glimpse into INXS's upcoming 50th anniversary in just two years. We ask the big question: What are the celebratory plans? 👀🎶
📅 Tour Dates:📍https://www.ashenmoonmusic.com/liveshows
🎟 Tickets on sale now
Get ready for an unforgettable experience—see you there! 🤘🌙

Epi 212 “Garry Beers & Toby Rand Interview”! Part 1

Buckle up, everybody, for our “First Feature February” interview with Ashen Moon Co-Founders Garry Beers and Toby Rand.
Obviously, the INXS halo looms large over Garry, but in this deep dive, we open up about the vital and vibrant rock sounds that are Ashen Moon. A chance meeting before COVID saw Garry and Toby come together, with the musical alchemy being immediate. Soon after, the fantastic EP Umbra 1 was released with four fantastic and varied tracks, namely: Dustbowl, Future Kings & Queens, Mosquito, and Without Faith.
With a pending Australian tour in March, we dive deep into the state of rock music, its place in the modern landscape, and its importance in inspiring emerging music fans looking for a vehicle to express their enthusiasm. Honest, passionate, and inspired, Garry and Toby present as united and passionate proponents of the rock genre.
We delve into all matters INXS, with Garry sharing his passion for the recently announced 40th anniversary Listen Like Thieves reissue in May this year, the possibility of future INXS concerts in their 50th band anniversary year, plus the recent omission from the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame nomination list. Last but not least, we get to share patron questions with Garry and Toby.
So sit back, forget about the problems in your lives, and enjoy a unique and informative Access All Areas edition! Love and Peace
 
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Epi 211: INXS + Rock & Roll Hall of Fame = LONG Overdue!

INXS + Rock & Roll Hall of Fame = LONG Overdue!
It’s time to make some noise, INXS fans! The Access All Areas INXS Podcast has teamed up with the passionate crew behind the Induct INXS Petition to tackle one BIG question: Why isn’t INXS in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame yet?! In this must-watch episode, we break down:  The band’s global impact & why they deserve the honor  How YOU can help push the petition forward  The biggest roadblocks (and how we can smash through them!)  Why the Rock Hall can’t ignore INXS any longer!
Let’s be real—over 60 million albums sold, sold-out stadiums across the globe, and a back catalogue of anthems like Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, and New Sensation that still dominate playlists today—INXS more than deserve their place among the greats. And if you need more proof that INXS is still as powerful as ever… Our mate, the legendary Garry ‘GB’ Beers, just gave us the heads-up that INXS’s The Best Of album is BACK at #1 on the Australian Music Charts! Decades later, and still topping charts—because INXS isn’t just a band, they’re a legacy.  
Listen or Watch the latest episode via or Youtube Channel, sign the petition, and let’s get INXS inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame where they belong!  Don’t forget to subscribe & follow the INXS Access All Areas Podcast for exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and everything INXS. The charts don’t lie. The fans won’t be silent. Let’s make this happen.
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Epi 210: Milestone Memories: Need You Tonight & Beautiful Girl Anniversaries

With a catalogue as extensive as INXS’, there was bound to be moments in time when certain songs captured the zeitgeist attention of the music buying public and critics.
Look no further than January 28th, 1988 when a humble hard working sextet from Australia hit number one on the Billboard Charts with Need You Tonight. A song, that now, sounds so familiar, crisp and radio friendly but then, a new modern twist on funk, soul and pop with sound production so cutting edge, every breath, ooh and aah sounded like Michael Hutchence was singing it to you directly from your living room. Combined with an innovative, breathtaking and cutting edge video clip, Need you Tonight put INXS into the stratosphere of superstardom and success. MTV awards ensued, world tours were booked and the album Kick had the necessary momentum to spawn 4 subsequent hit singles and international acclaim.
Five years later in February 1993, a less prominent and commercially successful track was released as the fifth single to Welcome to Wherever You are, namely Beautiful Girl. A self-penned track by Andrew Farriss as an ode to new fatherhood, this restrained, mellow and resonant song showcased a maturity, subtlety and consciousness to both the INXS writing and recording process. Charting steadily if not spectacularly, the film clip by Mark Pellington of U2 and Pearl Jam fame would garner a Grammy nomination for Best Video of the Year losing out to Peter Gabriel’s “Steam” clip. That aside, the social conscious messaging of the clip resonated nicely with the lyrical content whilst Michael’s channeling of Lou Reed, circa The Velvet Underground era only added to its worthiness.
So sit back and reminisce as we step back in time and honour two distinct but two important songs in the INXS catalogue that still resonate 37 and 32 years later respectively.
Love and Peace Haydn & Bee
 
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Epi 209: Michael Hutchence at 65!!

With the passage of time, many in the INXS fan community and wider musical world have had to accept that this great Australian icon of entertainment shall never grace us with his presence again.
With numerous tears shed, we like to look at January 22nd each year as a day of celebration. A day when in 1960, Michael Kelland Hutchence entered the world and changed life as many know it. A singer, a friend, a brother, a bandmate, a Father and a beacon of light for his peers.
So in today’s episode of INXS: Access all Areas, we revisit a special past episode from way back to episode 88 where we pay homage to the immense contribution Michael had on all of those around him.
We miss you Michael!
Love and Peace
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Epi 208: “Back to the Beginning with Guiness”!

INXS: Access all Areas steps back into the Time Machine in this latest episode where we interview the wonderful Mal Walker from Guiness, the prequel band to INXS from the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Full of insightful anecdotes and unique moments in time, Mal recounts the early days when Tim, Kirk and Garry collaborated and set out on their musical journey with ambition, work ethic and inspiring drive.
Mal shares fascinating moments when the band got to record at ABC Studios, a venue INXS would go on to use on many occasions in the future plus the crossover circumstances of another pre INXS outfit, namely Dr Dolphin. Effusive in his praise for Tim, Kirk and Garry, it came as no surprise to him to see them reach the summit of the global music scene, hence was their inner commitment to making it work.
Without a hint of professional jealousy or envy, Mal shares the songs and albums INXS would go on to record & release as his desert island classics! The sense of brotherhood, respect and passion in Mal’s words resonates throughout this episode and we think this is a “not to be missed episode” where listeners can go back to a more innocent, simple but meaningful time when art, ambition and the stars aligned in a perfect way.
Love and peace
Haydn & Bee
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Epi 207: “Top 10 INXS Cool moments in time”!

As we welcome in 2025, Bee and I get back to basics where we deep dive into our own individual top 10 “cool INXS moments” where the band set the trend, walked between the raindrops and reigned supreme with sauntering swagger!
In popular culture, there is often a time when an artist, actor, athlete or celebrity icon trailblaze their way into our hearts and minds inspiring aspiration and emulation. Throughout INXS’ career such moments were omni present with Michael and the band carving a sleek, slick & cool veneer underpinned with genuine substance and specialness often raising the bar for their contemporaries and emerging acts.
So with zero crossover between Bee and I cover a gamut of moments in time when INXS traversed gimmicky trends and artists but rather, set the cultural rock star zeitgeist in their own individual, creative and time honoured way.
With a freshly updated news section and hints of forthcoming episodes revealed, buckle up, undust your blue tooth and earbuds and enjoy the first episode of INXS: Access all Areas for 2025!!!
Love and peace
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