Before Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, iPods, and playlists, we music fans of the 1980s were sheer lovers of the “mix tape” format: often a romantic ode and gift to a high-school love, a compilation of radio tracks taped whilst studying or a most timely road-trip option when the old AM/FM frequency started to crackle as the family wagon hit the countryside. So, today we dive deep into Bee’s favorite INXS songs, all themed for a much-needed escape away with the girls. We get to enjoy an assortment of IN...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 146
Well, the votes are in, the polls are closed and the ballots tabulated from over 30 countries’ citizens voting with passion and glee. So we are proud to announce the most primal moments of Michael Hutchence’s career. With nominations from video clips, live performances, and interviews all the way through to cinematography, Michael captivated the hearts, souls, and minds of millions of fans globally. So, sit back, pour a glass of your favorite tipple and allow a “smile on the dial” as INXS: Acces...
Jun 19, 2022•55 min•Ep. 145
Last week, Haydn & Bee outlined the primal Michael Hutchence moments submitted by you, the fans. This week, Bee & the ladies of the INXS AAA Newsletter team had a little overnight get-together to dish on their favourite Primal Michael Moments. Danyelle, Laurie & Bee shared their thoughts with each other and gushed over Michael as only fan girls can. Add a bit of “liquid courage,” and the conversation turned a little spicy! 🍸🍹 So, bring your pillow and sleeping bag, and join us for ...
Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 144
The great Michael Hutchence is regularly eulogised as the “last great rock star”! Adjectives such as charismatic, sinewy, smouldering, spellbinding, and magnetic described Michael’s limitless appeal. So, today’s much overdue episode is for you, the fans, as Bee and I interact on what your favourite Michael Hutchence primal moments were and still are. With hundreds of submissions flooding in via all of our digital platforms, we read out as many as we can and nostalgically remember the joy Michael...
Jun 05, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 143
There will not be a podcast episode this week; however, we do have a special announcement to share with you all. Play to find out! https://www.inxsaccessallareas.com/patrons
May 29, 2022•7 min•Ep. 142
INXS: Access All Areas has largely taken a chronological deep dive over the last two years. However, today we are taking a “Marty McFly” trip back in the “DeLorean” and breaking from convention. As such, we travel back to November 4th, 1985, when INXS led a swathe of Australian talent by headlining the Charles & Diana concert: “Rocking the Royals”. Situated in Melbourne, Victoria, whereby the state was celebrating its 150th anniversary, The Arts Centre gig became the most hotly-contested tic...
May 22, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 141
As Bee and I come to the conclusion of our five-week examination of Full Moon, Dirty Hearts, we deep dive into Side 2 tracks, namely: 7. Full Moon Dirty Hearts 8. Freedom Deep 9. Kill the Pain 10. Cut Your Roses Down 11. The Messenger & 12. Viking Juice With further analysis by famed producer Mark Opitz, we get further insights into the melodies, songwriting, and recording techniques with precise detail. Additionally, Bee and I get to add some interesting non-singles album tracks to our ever...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 140
Hey, “don’t bore us get to the chorus”, I hear you say. Well, after Mark Opitz's fantastic insights into the whole Capri setup and backdrop on the recording of Full Moon, Dirty Hearts, it’s time for the songs. As such, we take a forensic deep dive “CSI Capri style” into tracks 1-6 on side one of the album, namely: Days of Rust The Gift Make your Peace Time I’m only Looking & Please (You Got That...) Expanding on the production, band performance, and musicality of each track, we unearth some ...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 139
Episode 103: The Making of FMDH, Part One In the first of our two-part deep dive with famed international producer Mark Opitz, we tackle the actual making of Full Moon, Dirty Hearts on the Italian island oasis (whoops!) of Capri and aim to put you right in the time period. Mark Opitz defines in episode 103 of INXS: Access All Areas that the role of the producer is akin to the director of the movie: guiding the engineers to follow his time-honored practices in getting the sounds and sonics of the...
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 138
----more---- Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (November 1993) was the fastest album release (only 15 months since Welcome…) since the band’s second album Underneath the Colours in 1981. Too much product too soon was the record label’s thoughts, and as such, this poorly-promoted release suffered commercially after 1992’s critically-acclaimed Welcome to Wherever You Are . That aside, Full Moon, Dirty Hearts was a versatile, hook-laden album with more right- and left-turn sounds and sonics than a “Rome City...
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 136
From the outset, big thanks to all of the well-wishers who made episode 100 such a beautiful experience for Bee, the team, and me. Today, we are fortunate to delve deeper with the inimitable Darren Jones, whose access, anecdotes, and involvement with INXS have few peers. We get to hear about Garry Gary Beers’ fantastic Mangrove Studios which was state-of-the-art for its time and gave back to the Australian musicians such as Silverchair, Courtney Barnett, and Sarah Blasko. Darren also shares a ra...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 135
Bee and I proudly celebrate episode 100 of INXS: Access All Areas with an episode jam-packed with familiar voices expressing their heartfelt thanks and thoughts amidst a cavalcade of anecdotes. We especially deep dive with one of INXS’ true heroes, Darren Jones, who was a true pioneer in the website space in the late 1990s, collating and distributing news and content at a global level. Destined to be a future honorary patron, Darren has generously donated rare content such as the Dekadance mater...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 134
Episode 99: O Canada INXS Love Much like Australia, Canada is a country of true beauty and vast landscapes. Similar to INXS’ homeland, Canada was and still is a marketplace where rabid support and loyalty to the INXS catalogue remains to this day. In episode 99, INXS: Access All Areas pays tribute to both band and Canadian fans for their mutual love for one another as myself and Bee, dive deep into all successes and experiences that created such joint love. Singles chart success, touring, record...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 133
It’s with a heavy heart that the world mourns the loss of Australia’s answer to Michael Jordan or Babe Ruth. Cricketer Shane Keith Warne (passed away on Friday, March 4th from a sudden heart attack at the age of only 52 in Thailand where he was holidaying at the time). With 708 wickets in the difficult art of leg-spin bowling, Shane managed to make the long-forgotten art of leg-spin bowling sexy again... so much so that Elton John and Mick Jagger wanted to be him and Ed Sheeran, Roger Federer, T...
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 132
With the final INXS track in Song Week upon us, we culminate with Never Tear Us Apart, a track that has grown from a beautiful ballad to truly iconic status. Ensuring a fourth consecutive top 10 from album KICK, Never Tear Us Apart is an alternative sounding Fats Domino-inspired waltz transformed into a beautiful, lush orchestral masterpiece. Soaring the charts globally, this ballad never wastes a note, lyric, or moment, and still, 35 years later produces spine tingles and heart flutters. Whethe...
Mar 04, 2022•35 min•Ep. 131
Episode 96: INXS Song Deep Dive: Need You Tonight The crowning Billboard chart performance of INXS’ career stateside, Need You Tonight in January 1988 soared to the top of the charts. The lead single off the album KICK, with this song the pressure and eyes of the world were waiting to see what INXS would come up with. INXS was not to be outdone and not to disappoint. Need you Tonight captivated the ears, eyes and dance floors around the globe with its sexy and sensual vocals and instrumentation ...
Mar 02, 2022•28 min•Ep. 130
Well, folks, we are up and running in “Song Week” as we deep dive into the third groundbreaking and pivotal song that proved to be a shapeshifter for INXS. Today it’s 1985’s “What you Need” from the album Listen like Thieves. A song that nearly never came to fruition if not for both Chris Thomas’ insistent ask for “one more song” with the hit-making scope and the band’s preparedness to polish up an old demo. With little time, Michael and Andrew came up with the lyrics, the band rehearsed and rec...
Mar 01, 2022•34 min•Ep. 129
Episode 94: INXS Song Deep Dive: The One Thing Second up in our celebration of INXS song week is 1982’s The One Thing, a track that might be argued was the most significant musical leap and audience reaching of their careers. With shrewd management by Chris Murphy, INXS had Mark Opitz now at the helm who had the ability to bring out that “big INXS sound” for the first time. With their first top 15 hits in Australia roaring through the airwaves, it set up Shabooh Shoobah for 12 months of Top 40 o...
Feb 28, 2022•30 min•Ep. 128
Bee and I are about to undertake our most ambitious recording workload with 5 episodes in 5 days!!! Why? Well, it’s time to go back and celebrate 5 “turning point and pivotal songs” in the INXS catalogue that remain fan staples and permeate the sound waves globally on a daily basis. First up, we discuss the legendary Australian charts number 3 hit “Burn for You” in all its glory, with sounds and structures reminiscent of two other tracks of its era. Added to the Live Baby Live album in 1991, “Bu...
Feb 26, 2022•58 min•Ep. 127
We return to Part 2 interview with Richard Clapton that takes things up a notch. Australia’s preeminent singer-songwriter continues to share fascinating tales of his days with INXS that include a life-changing night when he slept in the bed normally occupied by Michael and Kylie, the re-recording of INXS’ The Loved One in Paris, and his long-standing relationship with Chris Murphy. Forever erudite and giving, Richard continues to talk with grace, humor, and fondness for the halcyon days before d...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 126
BREAKING NEWS: “Rock n Roll Hall of Fame snub leads to fan revolt”! In an episode not to be missed, INXS: Access all Areas brings to you this “special edition, not to be missed” episode attacking the criminal omission of INXS off the latest 17 artist ballot that was released last weekend. With such “non-rock n roll” artists like Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie making the ballot, this concept of recognizing this institution is sadly becoming a modern-day exercise in woke, identity ...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 125
Episode 90: Richard Clapton: INXS on the Avenue, Part 1 The 1970s were a seminal time worldwide for singer-songwriters with the names James Taylor, Billy Joel, Carol King, and Neil Sedaka permeating the cultural landscape. In Australia, Richard Clapton spearheaded the “down under” contribution to the field of songwriting success. However, it was 1981 when a chance meeting with six young musical upstarts from the Northern Beaches paved the way for an enduring and successful musical kinship and fr...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 124
Episode 89: Happy Straya Day, INXS and Fans January 26th is Australia Day, and it’s with patriotic pride we take listeners back in time when this freshman band of brothers blasted out of the blocks with a gunslinging swagger to take on the Australian music scene. Full of passion and pride, INXS were proud of their Aussie heritage but never made it a cringey marketing ploy unlike their contemporaries (hello, Men at Work!). So, this week Bee and I pay tribute to the 1977-86 period of INXS’ career ...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 123
Episode 88: Happy 62nd Birthday Michael Hutchence C’mon INXS fans! Let’s take heed from Andrew Farriss, who recently on our podcast urged all fans to celebrate Michael’s birthday rather than commiserate his passing. So, with January 22nd upon us, that’s what we are going to do. Michael Kelland Hutchence, born in 1960 Sydney to Patricia Glassop and Kell Hutchence, grew up to be one of the most charismatic frontmen of his era and all time. With moments of grace, moments of brilliance, and a pencha...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 122
Episode 87: Your INXS Dream Concert Event (Pt. 2) The Dream INXS Concert continues... with encore after encore amounting to a spectacular, surprising yet wonderful ending. A concert with our heroes at the forefront where they should be, ready to be honored by their fans, family, friends, and peers! This epic concert was created by the fans for the fans. It was so sad that we never got to say goodbye to INXS properly. Haydn and I hope that this will take you all there and you can rejoice in our i...
Jan 16, 2022•46 min•Ep. 121
Your INXS Dream Concert Event (Pt. 1) Happy new year everybody, and we are pumped to back on the audio waves with what may be our most enjoyable, fantastical, and tongue-in-cheek episode. As true INXS fans, we all deep down harbour that one wishes to see the most spectacular concert experience with the dearly departed Michael and co. upfront and personal delivering their craft. So, in the first part of this double episode, we suspend reality, travel to the “metaverse” and conjure up a utopian co...
Jan 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 119
Episode 85 "And that's a Xmas Wrap" As we say every week “that’s a wrap….. a Xmas Wrap” for 2021 and we dedicate our final episode of the year to our patrons and listener community. Bee and I reflect on the episodes that made 2021 a true joy and have a few INXS band members drop by and wish a festive cheer to us all. Looking forward to 2022, we share with you the topics and guests we are pumped to air on INXS: Access all Areas such as Jon Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Richard Lowenstein amidst many...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 117
After 18 months of deep-dive album reviews, from the self-titled debut to 1992’s Welcome to Wherever You Are, Bee and I took on the exciting task of compiling a Spotify playlist of “great deep cut” tracks that were never singles around the world. These songs in many ardent INXS fans’ opinions have been cited as favourites and as such, we wanted to highlight their “awesomeness”. More than just a singles band, INXS always treated each song’s addition to an album with the utmost diligence. No fille...
Dec 17, 2021•53 min•Ep. 116
Episode 83 Richard Lowenstein: An Original Story It’s often opined that Chris Murphy was the 7th member of INXS and, from a business point of view such sentiment, seemed more than legitimate. However, it’s without a doubt that artistically Richard Lowenstein was that 7th member. Joining the INXS family in Northern Queensland as that pasty, vitamin D-deprived emerging auteur in early 1984, he would go on to be an intrinsic and artistic tour-de-force shaping INXS’ ascent from hard-working, freshme...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 115
Episode 82: Jon Farriss; A Special Relationship. In this modern world where times have been tougher than ever “true friendships” are golden. So today we celebrate the enduring relationship between Jon Farriss and Britain’s Simon Yeo whose lives cross paths in the early 1990s and has stood the test of time and distance! Simon Yeo was a Merchandising Manager with Polydor Music and got acquainted with the entire band through this role. A chance follow-up meeting with Jon through mutual friends in H...
Dec 04, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 113
