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INXS
It began in the drinking dens down under at the tail end of the 70s, and ended tragically 20 years later in a Sydney hotel room. Yet for a time…
Classic Album: INXS – Kick
On their sixth album, the Aussies laid their ambitions bare, tapping into the zeitgeist and transforming into global megastars – though the iconic funk-rock hybrid was almost scrapped by their…
The wizards of Oz – How Australian music conquered the world
In the wake of punk, bands from a Land Down Under took on the charts… In this article from 2017, Jonathan Wright spoke to Mental As Anything’s late vocalist Greedy…
Issue 78 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
In the latest issue of Classic Pop, we have the definitive interview with a-ha’s Morten, Magne and Paul who reveal all about their complex band dynamic and new album, True…
INXS: Inside Kick
INXS marked 30 years of Kick in 2017 with a remastered version of their sixth album. That year, we met founder members Andrew and Jon Farriss to talk about the…
INXS music to soundtrack new short film
A new short film is set to be soundtracked by the songs of INXS. Original Sin – The 7 Sins drops on 16 July on the Veeps streaming platform and…
INXS Interview: ‘We were all part of a brotherhood’
They were the Aussie gang who could have ended up as petrol pump attendants. Instead, INXS conquered the world and became embroiled in a saga of drugs, ghosts, undiagnosed mental…
Releases & Reissues: 17 January
In this week’s roundup of releases and reissues, we’ve mixed the old with the new, with an album that hits the shelves today and some reissues we hope you haven’t…
INXS Set To Release ‘Live Baby Live Wembley Stadium’ The Soundtrack
On 13 Saturday July 1991 INXS, one of the world’s most revered and iconic bands, delivered the gig of their lives at London’s Wembley Stadium to 74,000 ecstatic fans. After…
Issue 57 of Classic Pop magazine is on sale now!
In the latest issue we have a world exclusive with INXS about the forthcoming Michael Hutchence documentary Mystify and hear how their legendary 1991 Wembley Stadium show is about to…