INXS: Access All Areas

Epi 146: INXS’s X Tour, John Roden, Sound Engineer.

In this episode, we go back to the X Tour with Sandy Renner Davidson, when she was handed every fan girl’s (and boy’s) dream of being asked to come on tour with INXS.
 
Sandy was fortunate enough to meet John Roden, Sound Engineer to so many great well-known artists, while on a plane with Paul McCartney’s entourage before being asked to join the INXS entourage.
Going on to live the full experience of life on tour in the 90s with INXS, one of the biggest rock bands on their biggest tour.
Hear some great stories and insights as she tells us her stories for the first time.
 
Love, Bee 🐝
 
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Epi 145: INXS Burst Their Own Bubble

With 30 years upon us since April 1993, it harks back to an anniversary period where INXS no longer felt controlled by the record company and commercial management interference. Thus, they embarked on one of the more daring and “punk-style” initiatives
 
With Welcome to Wherever You Are barely seven months old, and with a plethora of new material from the Full Moon, Dirty Hearts recording sessions, INXS commenced a scaled-back, stripped-down and back-to-basics tour of clubs, pubs, and Universities in Australia and then Europe.
 
Jumping off the cliché humdrum of album, world stadium tour, and promo press junkets, the band was excited to get back to basics: record more, tour less, and enjoy the purity of making vital music together.
 
So, for the critics who saw smaller venues as a sign of a band’s popularity waning: dig a little deeper and you’ll find them recapturing artistic freedom and bursting the bubble of external industry expectations by “doing it their way”!
 
Love and Peace ✌️
Haydn
 
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Easter Greetings and Raffle Prize Draw

Happy Easter INXS Fans!
This a short show to announce our latest winners and the link below is the INXS Party Playlist, that Baird kindly made for the Podcast to celebrate the podcast hitting over 3K followers on Facebook, check out the video of this Podcast on our website and join in by following us on your fav social 
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Epi 144: From AC/DC to INXS/ Interview with Michael Browning

Michael Browning is a seminal giant in the Australian and worldwide music and entertainment business, having been at the forefront and emergence of two of the world's biggest bands—namely AC/DC and INXS. Originating from the fast Melbourne music scene at only 19 years of age, Michael carved a pathway and stepping stone for others to emulate.
 
From his beginnings as a nightclub owner to a talent booking agent to band management, record label creator/owner, to the author, Michael has seen and experienced a life many would envy. These days he consults and still passes on life and business lessons to new and emerging projects and acts.
 
But it’s this podcast that we compare and contrast the two careers of AC/DC and INXS through the lens of Michael Browning, who was the lifeline and managerial presence. It was he who gave these famous bands the very chance to rise from their humble beginnings of gigging, writing, and recording to eventually conquer the globe.
 
With fascinating insights, anecdotes, and stories from a time and place, sit back and embrace the Michael Browning story!
 
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Epi 143: Elegantly Wasted Reviews REVIEWED!

As we wrap up our 5-episode deep dive on Elegantly Wasted, we take the unique step of going back to 1997 and beyond and assess the album reviews. Often critical and commercial success are mutually exclusive; however, we place a lens on which reviews actually review the songs and which are only interested in the theatrics that surrounded Michael during this turbulent period.
 
Bee and I literally read out over 15 reviews, with many favorable in their assessment of the album and some less so. It’s rare to hold reviewers and critics to account, and it was fascinating seeing how peripheral some of these “self-proclaimed” know-it-alls failed in the core task of examining the songs vs the optics.
 
Nineteen ninety-seven was a tragic year for the band with Michael’s passing. But, as Tim Peacock from Undercover Music so eloquently explains in his April 2022 re-review some 25 years later, we now have clean air to appreciate and view the songs for what they were: lyrically potent, musically challenging, and melodically excellent.
 
So, buckle up as we put to rest INXS’ last studio album as an original six-piece, “Elegantly Wasted”—which was “Better than Oasis”!
 
Love and Peace ✌️
Haydn
 
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Epi 142: Elegantly Wasted Recording Engineer Mike Plotnikoff, Part 2

With a massive surge in downloads for our exclusive interview with Elegantly Wasted’s Recording Engineer Mike Plotnikoff, we round off the discussion in part 2 with one of rock music’s finest producers.
 
Mike opens up about Michael Hutchence’s incredible talent in the studio and bears witness to how he was tracking personally and professionally in what sadly was his last 12 months. Feeling Michael’s rock star vibe and charisma, whether in the studio or socially, he compared his aura favorably with other singing icons such as Steve Tyler from Aerosmith.
 
Mike expands the discussion into several famous identities he has recorded with, namely Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Carlos Santana, plus provides unique insights into the intangible energy that permeates a great recording experience and its effect on the finished article.
 
With a news section longer than “War & Peace” but read out faster than Usain Bolt, we at INXS Access All Areas ensure we inform effectively without the waffle!!!
 
So, do yourself a favour and grab your preferred beverage and enjoy another edition of “your” favourite INXS podcast.
 
Love and Peace ✌️
Haydn
 
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Epi 141: Elegantly Wasted Recording Engineer Mike Plotnikoff, Part 1

The guests keep coming, with Bee and me proud to welcome legendary recording engineer Mike Plotnikoff to the INXS Access all Areas Podcast. Having paired up in his formative years with famed producer Bruce Fairbairn, he was half of the Canadian duo responsible for some of the biggest-selling records of the 1990s by acts including
AC/DC, Aerosmith, and the Cranberries.
 
Come 1997, both Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence reached out to Bruce and Mike, having put together a wealth of strong material and demos via an extended songwriting session in London where Michael had the best and most honest lyrics of his career.
 
In the first of our two-part series, Mike opens up on the recording process of Elegantly Wasted with huge respect for the professionalism, talent levels, and preparation of Andrew and Michael. Feeling Michael’s rock-star aura and swagger, Mike shares great insights into how great INXS were to work with whilst providing never before seen photos of Michael and the band, both in the studio as well as Spain where recording duties extended.
 
This and a whole lot more! So, sit back and remember an important time and place where Michael’s last musical contribution started and lives on today.
 
Love and Peace ✌️
Haydn
 
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Epi 140: Elegantly Wasted Side 2

It’s with great pleasure that we get to deep dive and reviews side 2 of 1997’s Elegantly Wasted by INXS, starting with ‘Girl on Fire‘ at song 7. We take the unique step of also reviewing bonus songs ‘Shine‘ and ‘Let It Ride,‘ both of which were only on international releases (not American).
 
As always, Bee and I get to add some “deep cut” tracks that weren’t singles to our ever-growing Spotify playlist of lesser-known INXS songs that simply showcase the depth of this classy band's songwriting catalogue.
 
Combined with some great fan engagement, the most up-to-date news, and interesting album anecdotes, this is a not-to-be-missed INXS: Access All Areas episode.
 
Love and peace ✌️ Haydn
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