INXS: Access All Areas

INXS is the “Soundtrack to our lives” and thankfully filmmakers and TV producers have been similarly seduced by the melodies, rhythms, and hooks in INXS’ catalogue. So this week we say “thank you to all of the INXS: Access all Areas” community to whom have engaged with us by sending through their favorite INXS tunes from film and TV over 40 years. From the biggest films to the most iconic TV shows...

So it’s December 1983 in Melbourne Australia and 3XY on the AM dial puts out the most unbelievable, hook-laden, catchy, funky, memorable 5-minute tune to ever hit my 13-year-old ears. Who was this? What was this? What had I just heard, please Mr. DJ tell me at the end of the song and please, please, please don’t go to an ad! Bad luck as they immediately go to a Coco Pops jingle commercial. Eager b...

  As INXS: Access all Areas moves forward from its 50 episode trial run, we take a step back to where it all started as a touring live act on the Northern Beaches and vital Sydney Pub scene where the band plied its trade, experimented with original tracks, and lit up the audience with timely cover songs of luminary artists of that time.   A new friend of the podcast Peter Toluzzi was just the man...

“We are One” From a little idea 12 months ago, INXS: Access all Areas celebrates its first birthday “live” from The Hard Rock Cafe in Darling Harbour Sydney. Joined by close friends and our very first Patron Carmen, we challenge the technological limits by recording and beaming out, live and on delay to our international audience.   We celebrate with past guests such as the omnipresent Richard Sim...

As we near our 50th episode, it’s time to take stock and look back on INXS: Access all Areas and let you: the listeners tell us what has been your Top 8 podcast experiences. From competitions to band member deep dives to interesting guests, this episode is our chance to “reminisce and remember” what has been an incredible 12 months with you all. So as we embark on an exciting celebration next week...

It’s been years since Australia has seen the genius of Andrew Farriss hit the stages of Australia to share his genius songwriting skills. However, that unenviable hiatus ends this week as Andrew takes to the stages in this post-COVID-19 environment to debut live tracks from his debut album to enthusiastic Aussie fans, sprinkled with INXS classics! INXS: Access all Areas shall take you “ up, close...

INXS: Access all Areas mission statement has always been to create a groundswell of “people power” to wake up the sleepy Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Committee. Additionally though and equally important is to bring new, experienced, and uber-fans closer to the band. So this week’s episode achieves this second objective in spades with a deep dive into Mary Woods. One of INXS’s greatest fans, greatest m...

As we push to acknowledge the value of patrons in pushing INXS towards getting recognition within the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, we thought it was time to take a deep breath amidst the INXS fan community by embarking on our 5th international zoom chat series. From the far reaches of the Netherlands to the midlands of England to the garages of Kangaroo Valley in the Southern Highlands of New South W...

𝗔𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗫! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗡𝗫𝗦 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗫 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲...

They say the hardest thing to do once you’ve climbed the peak of a mountain in a sporting or artistic sense is to stay there!   So when INXS graduated to the biggest band on the planet during 1988 and 1989, the pressure was on to surpass “Kick” with its next album. Album X as Michael Hutchence often referred to it marked a shift in songwriting, lyrical maturity, and Michael’s vocal delivery.   A f...

Before a rock group can become the main concert act, you need to pay your dues as a support band. INXS definitely did this in the early days supporting iconic acts in the day such as Midnight Oil and famously Queen and Adam and the Ants. In the Summer of 1991, it was INXS’ turn to return the favor to one of Britain’s most in-demand and highly regarded acts “The Soup Dragons”. When asked to join th...

“Sophisto Punk” you say Mr Opitz? A phrase born out from the early days recording The Angels at Alberts. More than just a pun or fancy combining of nouns and adjectives. It represented a sound, a mood and a standard that artists working with Mark would embrace. It’s his musical DNA that would elicit such great relationships with bands like INXS, Cold Chisel, The Models and AC/DC to name but a few....

Not to be missed...   If ever a country can thank and pay homage to one person who unequivocally shaped the landscape and soundscapes of Rock n Roll, Australia should do so.   Mark Opitz undoubtedly is the George Martin of Australian music with a resume that boasts AC/DC, The Angels, Australian Crawl, Noiseworks, The Hoodoo Gurus, Divinyls, The Models, and our very own INXS to name a few. To knock...

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆? 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗜𝗡𝗫𝗦 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 “𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲”.  𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲, 𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘇𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 (𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗶), 𝗜𝗡𝗫𝗦 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.  𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼...

Without the fans packing stadiums, buying albums, and inspiring radio to broadcast their tunes, INXS like all successful bands would have struggled to make it out of the suburban pub scene of the Northern Beaches. Fans create passion, adoration, inspiration, unity, momentum, and a movement! A movement in INXS’s case that has inspired fans growing up in the 1980s to become the musical figures of th...

The musical maestro behind some of music's catchiest melodies, feel-good funk, and heartfelt lyrics, Andrew Farriss is without peer. The middle brother of a triumvirate musical family, Andrew was happiest on stage hiding “top left-back” allowing his bandmates to strut their stuff. Essentially the songwriting burden from Listen Like Thieves onwards, Andrew despite the onset pressures and expectatio...

So it’s that time again where we posthumously acknowledge the birthday anniversary of that sweet soul of INXS charismatic frontman, Michael Kelland Hutchence.   Unfortunately gone but never forgotten we focus this deep dive on Michael’s work, not the image.   Never one to stray from having a pen and pad handy, Michael put pen to some of the most heartfelt and enduring lyrics. Lyrics that were ofte...

“It’s with great sadness that Bee and I learn of the sudden and premature death of INXS Manager Chris Murphy.   Always ahead of the curve, Chris’ business contribution and cutting edge marketing prowess saw Chris have the Midas touch. Condolences to all the band, the team at Petrol, and to his family.   We know that the INXS community is in shock with this news and we send out our love to you all....

“We’re back in black, it’s been too long, we’re glad to be back”! Hello and all and best thoughts for 2021. We’re both excited to join you all again, as we do our second battle of the bands, whereby we compare the career trajectories of these iconic Sydney Australian supergroups. Both achieved the lofty domestic success that then translated internationally with a “live concert” repertoire seducing...

A special treat for some uber INXS fans and Patrons of INXS Access All Areas. Bee has now for 2021 started a new segment called, the Bee-line. She will be zooming in with some of INXS's friends and finding out more about the INXS lifestyle, from people who knew them.  We kick off with this special zoom chat with a Big friend to the show, Nick Egan. Nick Egan was not only a very close friend of Mic...

Merry Christmas 2020 So if the almighty holy man up in the sky is true, surely we can ask for a refund for 2020!! A year lost, sacrifices made and liberty compromised. But as they say “never waste a crisis” and that’s how INXS: Access all Areas was born. In lockdown with no longer procrastination as an excuse, Bee and myself in May 2020 started a journey to celebrate all things about this iconic b...

Merry Christmas 2020 So if the almighty holy man up in the sky is true, surely we can ask for a refund for 2020!! A year lost, sacrifices made and liberty compromised. But as they say “never waste a crisis” and that’s how INXS: Access all Areas was born. In lockdown with no longer procrastination as an excuse, Bee and myself in May 2020 started a journey to celebrate all things about this iconic b...

For the most ardent INXS fans, an excellent compilation of “B sides and rarities” provides the ears with fresh sounds and melodies. For newer fans, it’s often a wonderful deep dive into an unchartered catalogue of hidden gems worthy of your time and effort.   So we dedicate and call this episode “The Other Sides” of INXS! Many an exploration into the creative, fun, humorous, clever, and occasional...

They say that “art vs commerce” are often mutually exclusive...   Well in the case of MAXQ this is certainly true. Riding high on the universal love of INXS’ Kick juggernaut, Michael Hutchence and Chris Murphy were completely opposed as to what should come next. “Capitalise on INXS’ ascent into the pantheon of musical giants or allow members to recharge the batteries and pursue longstanding indivi...

In the afterglow (get it) of 1988’s Kick album juggernaut, the band took their first genuine break since commencing in 1977.   With all members having a year off in 1989, Michael seized the opportunity to explore the burgeoning dance scene and sonic experimentations that became MAXQ. An album that merged the mainstream with the underground via the cutting edge production talents of Ollie Olsen and...