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Two interviews with Melbourne’s Bachelors from Prague, 1989 & 1990. Henry Maas & Andrew Philipp are both up early (twice) to talk about The Energetic Cool and Great albums.

Despite my not really being able to describe their sound or genre accurately, Henry and Andrew are very patient with me. Even going so far as to give me a job offer.

All the important issues are covered, the size of their dressing room, why they don’t wear bright colours and is their manager Mario Macaroni a fictional character?

We even namecheck a few long gone venues like The Harbourside Brasserie and IDs.

Thankyou to Bachelors from Prague for all the very cool good times.

And they are back,so go see them! (and their dressing room)

Bachelors from Prague Facebook page

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Bunga Bunga 41 has Tim Ferguson giving dating advice to Maynard, but in doing so, he reveals a terrible secret.

They both reveal the until now, secret upcoming Bunga Bunga live show; The Festival of Dumb Ideas, to be recorded at Harold Park Hotel, 14th November. they want to meet their audience and simultaneously find out if they have one.

Tim & Maynard spy on a couple at the Madame Frou Frou Cafe, Tim claims he can read their minds. Maynard questions the wisdom of yoga pants.

Bunga Bunga 41 has wide ranging themes, from dancing vs spoonology as an art form, to the always thorny issue of killing something in the name of poetry.

But the discussion gravitates to comedy, sex and Sci-Fi.

But not before Tim reveals an alarming trend in his cat Kitler’s musical taste.

Come and bring your Crankmail and we’ll answer your questions live.

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Every Bunga Bunga show ever for your binge listening

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The Killjoys from Melbourne were always one on my favourite bands from that city. Although musically the opposite of bands like The Bachelors From Prague and certainly TISM, they carried a similar fun loving spirit about their music and live they were always, well, a delight.

On 5th July 1991 I recorded this for the Triple J breakfast show and it has gone unheard since then.

The Killjoys formed in 1987 and at this time in 1991 their album Ruby won an ARIA award for Best Independent Release. If you are a keen scuba diver, you may be able to find that award at the bottom of Darling Harbour near the wharf, as it was dropped accidentally overboard, shortly after it was awarded to the band, while they were on their way to a post awards party. The Killjoys even hired a diver to look for the ARIA award next day.

It has yet to be found.

Get together with Caroline Schwerkolt, Craig Pilkington (who went onto The Blackjacks), Anna Burley and Will Larsen (up the back playing a hell tambourine) to hear One & Only and the sweet Calling Me On.

Start saving up for a vibraphone, because after hearing The Killjoys, you’ll want your own.

AND the best news is that they are back together and you can experience them again.

The Killjoys recording session engineers at Triple J for this were Geoff Overmyer & Chris Norris.

The Killjoys official website

The Killjoys Bandcamp page

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Tim Ferguson & Maynard return with Bunga Bunga 40. A Bunga Bunga show that mends Australia’s ills and heals our society, but sadly they again fail to fix each other.

We bring you real news, fake news, answer your Crankmail, present Moneyshot Theatre, take a journey in the Tim Tunnel with Tim and change the history of the Victorian gold rush.

Also finally Tim Ferguson has a right of reply (to a question nobody asked)

Tim Ferguson – Fake News You Can Trust

As mentioned (perhaps just in passing) in Bunga Bunga 40:

Maynard’s Moneyshot Theatre live 2010 (part of Maynardarama live show) 

Book – It’s Not About The Shark

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Dave Mulligan brought Dave’s Dud Discs into my life originally in 1986 on Radio Stupid, the Saturday morning show on 2SER-FM. “Rare ungroovy” would be the best way to explain the collection of over 10,000 7″ singles that are in Dave’s collection.

These segments are from the Triple J breakfast show 1988 & 1990 and you will hear these previously unheard discs from the 50s & 60s, perhaps for good reason.

Asiatic Flu – The Uptowns

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Bunga Bunga 39 has Tim Ferguson with the Doug Anthony All Stars in the UK. He’s working at the Edinburgh Festival followed by a season in London.

Maynard and Tim tackle politics, sex, the moon landing hoax and rocks in your muesli (muesli-leaks).

We answer your Crankmail about aeroplanes, autographs and the very meaning of Bunga Bunga itself. We have answers this multiple times, may we recommend having a slow binge listen to Planet Maynard, starting at Bunga Bunga 1

In Bunga Bunga 39, Tim changes radio history, while Maynard plays with his doll (but it’s a good one).

As heard in Bunga Bunga 39:

Got rocks in your muesli?

The easy listening 1960s supermarket sounds of the Seeburg 1000

Wikipedia entry for Bunga bunga

Teen Vogue guide to anal sex

Maynard with Doug Anthony All Stars and fans at Enmore Theatre 2016

Sound on the moon? Apollo moon hoax video. Watch from 48 minute point to hear the sound we talked about.

Julie Newman as Catwoman, tries it on with Batman again.

The Workers tell kids to go to bed 2012

Big Dog tells kids to go to bed 1994

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Voice of the Beehive played toured Australia in 1992 and rocked my world during their Sydney shows in 1992.

Voice of the Beehive sisters Tracey Bryn & Melissa Brooke Belland, as well as Daniel “Woody” Woodgate (Madness) blew into the Triple J studios one Friday afternoon. Wearing fairy outfits and waving magic wands with Woody sporting a huge grin, I knew this interview was going to be fun. It was. The songs I Walk The Earth, Perfect Place, Don’t Call Me Baby, Adonis Blue and their power pop cover of I Think I Love You are some of my favourite pop songs of the late 80s/early 90s.

Voice of the Beehive played Enmore Theatre and the northern beaches while in Sydney in 1992 and I never have found out the secret about the possible surfer guy or why Woody always has a clean white t-shirt on tour.

Voice of the Beehive on Wikipedia.

Voice of the Beehive on Myspace.

Have some fun with Melissa & Tracey as the show off their fashion and dance moves 1988 style.

Voice of the Beehive join a top lineup to play Indie Daze in London, October 4.

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Bunga Bunga 38 brings together the raw emotion of Tim Ferguson pining for his beautiful wife and Maynard bustin’ some new dance moves while feeling funny in his water about touching someone else laundry.

Tim has some advice for Government, God and even the occasional listener

AND we all can groove to the 80s as well as some organ antics from way back.

We answer your Crankmail, Tim wears a shirt and Maynard gets a free drink.

Check out Maynard’s smooth dance moves at Electronique on Sunday. See you there August 6th.

The international Trans symbol.

Maynard on a political show?

Rainbow Wars, not Colour Wars as Maynard said on the show.

This guy can play the Hammond organ like hell.

Upcoming Doug Anthony All Stars shows

Tim’s Fake news You Can Trust at New Daily

Help out the show by becoming a Patreon supporter, Tim & Maynard thank you.

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Bunga Bunga 37 is a show unlike any we’ve done before, sorta. This time, Tim & Maynard journey to the heart of Australian Labor Party fundraising territory as Tim was hosting the evening and finally had an opportunity to meet Clementine Ford as she was the keynote speaker. Tim is your host and Maynard is...

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In 1942 the Japanese invasion of Australia seemed imminent and inevitable. Scorched Earth plans to deny the Japanese invaders were drawn up across Australia and Sue Rosen uncovered the very detailed New South Wales Scorched Earth plans that had been forgotten and misfiled at the end of the Second World War. The plans drawn up...

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