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On "INXS Day," the 45th anniversary of their first concert, the Australian new wave act announced a crop of upcoming album-related projects. On Aug. 26, the band will release Giles Martin’s ...
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How INXS Conquered the World
INXS was growing in the studio, one album at a time. Guitarist Tim Farriss, a cofounding member of the Australian group, can ...
INXS’s sound morphed over the years, moving from the ska-lite of their 1980 eponymous debut through the post-punk of Shabooh Shoobah into the perfected pop-rock of KICK and toward the ...
That's the name of deceased INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence's child, whom he sired with Paula Yates, the ex-wife of Live Aid saint Sir Bob Geldof. Like all rock bands, we dabbled in all sorts ...
INXS’s career took a significant turn with the release of “Shabooh Shoobah” in 1982. This album marked their transition from a local Australian act to an internationally recognized band.
By the time of 1982's "Shabooh Shoobah," which featured the band's U.S. breakthrough singles "Don't Change" and "The One Thing," they were an ace live act. It helped, of course, that INXS' hits ...
Today, we revisit INXS’s fifth album ... The final track on Shabooh Shoobah and the band’s usual set-closer, it’s the kind of feel-good, brawny U2 anthem that U2 have spent decades trying ...
Prior to "Kick," INXS had made five records beginning in ... In retrospect, Farris says he loves the stuff on "Kick" but also cites "Shabooh Shoobah" as his favorite band album along with other ...
In 1982, INXS signed deals with American and European labels and made a big splash with their first internationally distributed album Shabooh Shoobah and the dynamic lead single “The One Thing ...
What makes INXS' ongoing chart domination so impressive is the fact the mini-series wrapped up tk, well before the latest chart-cycle. By Lars Brandle Australia’s rekindled love affair with INXS ...