INXS: Access All Areas

Epi 149: Ollie Olsen’s former Manager Bruce Butler Prt 1

We at INXS Access All Areas love producing every episode and sharing them with you, but sometimes a guest comes along that literally blows it “out of the park”. Bruce Butler, a true music heavyweight and Australian national treasure, is that guest!
 
This two-part deep dive pays particular homage to the greatness of Ollie Olsen, who currently faces the biggest health fight of his life, plus the exciting re-imagined version of “Rooms for the Memory” (an initial 1987 solo number 11 hit for Michael Hutchence via the Dogs in Space soundtrack).
 
Bruce opens up on this exciting initiative that coincidentally was re-recorded on January 22nd 2023 (sounds familiar), including an updated film clip by Richard Lowenstein, plus a cast of many Australian recording artist luminaries like Adalita, Mick Harvey and Andrew Duffield. With a goal of raising funds for Ollie, this exciting project shall see an international release in July and a possible in-store live performance launch.
 
Having also managed The Church, launched Virgin Records in Australia, and set up iconic shows here such as The Factory and Countdown Revolution, Bruce’s integrity to project and artist selection is exceptional.
 
Bruce’s revelations about meeting Michael Hutchence as teenagers in Sydney, the missing master recordings of Max Q and the plethora of fantastic anecdotes throughout his career make these two episodes a NOT-TO-BE-MISSED experience.
 
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Epi148: Interview with Dellacoma, from The Australian INXS Show

Have you ever been to see an INXS tribute band? Well, this week we are lucky to get an interview with Dellacoma, the HOT lead singer from The Australian INXS Show, who are now touring Australia.
Having headlined as the number #1 act on the international cruise ship circuit, the band is now storming onto the stages of Australia. If you’re a Patron of our show, we have free tickets for you, so make sure you listen to the end to find out how you can get one.
 
Dellacoma is the kind of guy you want to hang out with, have a beer and hear his many stories, down to earth and a great showman. We can’t wait for you to meet him! This, plus loads more INXS fun with me, Bee, and my side Kick Haydn! LOL
Love, Bee 🐝 
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Epi147: Our 3rd Birthday Celebration

"It’s with great delight we welcome you “to the party, calling all nations” for INXS Access All Areas’ 3rd birthday extravaganza with five special patron guests from around the globe.
 
With guests from Norway, England and Australia, Bee and I have the pleasure of hearing personal INXS origin fan stories, their connection to our podcast episodes, plus INXS projects many are working on themselves.
 
We find everyone reveling in the joy of being INXS sycophants with plenty of laughter and joy thrown in, with a random INXS quiz added in by passionate Melbourne patron Mark Bartlett.
 
So, for a slightly different episode and format upon us, open your favourite beverage and “click cheers” with us as we celebrate the journey and the future of INXS Access all Areas.
 
Love and peace ✌️
Haydn
 
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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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Love Haydn & Bee

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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