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Starstruck the greatest Australian movie musical of 1982 featuring a tutu, a cockatoo and Max Cullen, was a huge hit when we we presented it at Sydney Underground Film Festival on Saturday. 300 people over 2 cinemas turned out to laugh and sing along to Gilliam Armstrong’s Starstruck. A film rarely screened in recent decades. Plenty of Starstruck enthusiasts turned out in costumes, there was even a kangaroo suit, in tribute to the famous kangaroo suit Jackie Mullins peels off during her first song (Temper Temper) in the film at The Lizard Lounge. Which was externally played by Bondi Pavillion in the movie. Then we all danced to the long deleted Starstruck soundtrack album afterwards for an hour or so before we had to shush up, as the next film was starting at the festival and we didn’t want any trouble. We are like that. As well as many of the songs off the soundtrack, the sounds of 1982 and adjacent were heard and danced too. I also included music from our previously featured movie masterpieces Can’t Stop The Music and Xanadu. Maynard & Pete Young in Starstruck outfits for Starstruck movie screening. Your free Starstruck 2026/2027 calendar is available for download here for you to print out any size you like Pete & Maynard perform I Want To Live In A House dance onstage. Not to be confused with the original David Atkins choreography. Brian Thomson, Production Designer on Starstruck with Glenn Keenan/Lesley Fountain and friend. Part of the 300 people at the Starstruck screening Sydney Underground Film Festival 2026. Maynard rehearsal with Cardboard Mullins and bubble machine. It seems to be working. I can’t recommend this Ultimate Starstruck website highly enough. Camille Scaysbrook has all the answers to any questions about the movie, it’s production, it’s locations and more. Maynard dives into Can’t Stop The Music Listen to last 2025’s Xanadu after-party The post Starstruck movie after-party soundtrack appeared first on Planet Maynard.

Dr Cara Santa Maria has been with The Skeptics Guide To The Universe podcast for over 11 years now. Along with the rest of the crew, she recently visited Sydney, Australia for NotACon, hosted by SGU and Australian Skeptics. The three day skeptical festival was full of science and science adjacent antics. During a break in the last night of the show, I was lucky to catch Cara, who is a clinical health psychologist, science communicator, podcaster, and Emmy Award-winning journalist. She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in 2025 in the Patient and Family Support Program at the Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center. She also holds an M.A. in Clinical Psychology, an M.S. in Biology with a concentration in Neuroscience, and a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy.  So obviously I started by asking her about Devo .. Cara Santa Maria 2018. Source: Wiki Our conversation ranged from advertising on podcasts to being a public figure, and we even speculate on how much George Michael will be played by George Hrab at the 80s Singalong grand finale at NotACon. Also we discover Cara’s height in the newly discovered German metric measurement of the Zentimeter.  Breaking news: she’s 165,000 Zentimeters. Skeptics Guide To The Universe website Talk Nerdy, Cara’s podcast website God Awful Movies podcast on Apple Podcasts The post Dr Cara Santa Maria – Skeptics Guide To The Universe appeared first on Planet Maynard.

Sunday Afternoon Fever, Triple J live to air 15th November 1992 and I’m heavily celebrating International Village People Day. We had original Village People members David Hodo (Construction Worker) and Felipe Rose (Native American) live in the studio to take listeners’ questions and take some Polaroid photos with me … which were the prizes later in the show for Maynard’s Mastermind, we were that cheap. The people at home are sitting there thinking – “Tonight, I want to see something cheap and vulgar.”David Hodo -Village People Some of the questions for David and Felipe included: John (Adelaide) – Why a construction worker? James (Sydney) – Why is David’s nickname “Scar”? Caroline (Perth) – Is Glenn Hughes’ (Leatherman) back as hairy as his chest? Marissa (Sydney) – Do they have any costumes to wear in front of their friends? Caroline (Melbourne) – “Village People are the best band in the world ever!” Elvis (Gold Coast) – Remake Blue Hawaii with Village People. Mrs Fred Sinatra has gone missing at the Sands Casino buffet in Las Vegas, so I call them to see if I can find her. This show featured a lot of technical trouble with the new Poul Kirk digital audio desks that were installed throughout the Ultimo ABC at that time. We had to reboot (which took between 5-7 minutes) two or three times during the live broadcast, which meant moving to another studio briefly, then back again to maintain continuity. I really did miss broadcasting from Triple J’s William St Sydney studios. We rarely experienced technical issues as often there. Except when Micheal Tunn spilt cola into the desk. But that only happened once… Lance and The Hollywood Kids dish the very 1992 Tinsel Town gossip (Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Alladdin, Jack Nicholson, U2 & the Madonna Sex book). While listeners Michelle (North Ryde), Julian (Newcastle) & Peter Young a current Patreon supporter (Castle Hill) play Maynard’s Mastermind. This week it was top to bottom Village People questions. Movie man Peter Castaldi reviews Can’t Stop The Music and the 1992 releases Honeymoon In Vegas and the final ever Carry On movie with Julian Clary, Carry On Columbus. Village People live at Hordern Pavillion in Sydney 1980 (actually recorded by Triple J) Lene Lovich live in Sydney, 1985 (recorded by Triple J) Listen to all of What’s Rangoon To You Is Grafton To Me But what did you play on the show Maynard? Here is a list for ya!. Village People – Macho Man (Live)Def Fx – Surfers Of The MindCure – Friday I’m In LoveLene Lovich – Lucky Number (Recorded live 1983 by Triple J)Single Gun Theory – From A Million Miles (Recorded live by Triple j)Ratcat – Holiday (Recorded live by Triple J)The Rutles – Goosestep MamaShonen Knife – Goosestep MamaL7 – Pretend We’re DeadHoodoo Gurus – Come AnytimeDivinyls – I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart AnymoreShamen – Boss Drum (Beatmasters Mix)Big Tuna – Normie Vs Casey (Demo)Swing Out Sister – Am I The Same Girl?Soft Hard – Take A Walk On The Wild Side (Cantonese)Baby Animals – Impossible To FlyStray Cats – Elvis On VelvetCustard – BedfordVillage People – YMCA (Live)The Sharp – Talking ShyWas (Not Was) – Shake Your HeadA.L.T. & The Lost Civilization – TequilaBananarama – Movin’ OnSultans Of Ping – Where’s Me Jumper?Betty Boo – I’m On My WayMadonna – FeverStereo MC’s – ConnectedVillage People – Can’t Stop The MusicGloria Gaynor – I Will SurviveUtah Saints -Something GoodDuran Duran – RioVillage People – Spend The Night (partial)Village People – Diet (partial)Village People – MilkshakeVillage People – Spare My Balls (live)Village People – Trash Disco (live)Four Seasons – Oh, What A NightThe Popinjays – Too JungFrente! – Accidentally Kelly StreetMay May – Life’s A TestFantastic Planet – Carry On ColumbusDwight Yoakam – Suspicious MindsUtah Saints – Something GoodNew Order – Bizarre Love TriangleVillage People – San Fransisco (You Got Me) Top tunes on International Village People Day, or anytime for that matter. Special thanks to the work of Anne Marie my Producer and all Triple J in 1992. More Sunday Afternoon Fever – Sunday Afternoon Fever – The Death of The Reels The post Sunday Afternoon Fever 15.11.1992 – International Village People Day, Hollywood Kids Gossip, Mrs Sinatra missing at the buffet. appeared first on Planet Maynard.

Sunday Afternoon Fever, Triple J live to air on 14 November 1993 and what a line up! Dannii Minogue is back in Australia, engaged to Julian McMahon, and she has a new album to play us. Denis Leary is chuffed with the success of his No Cure For Cancer album and his song Asshole, which SAF was the first to play in Australia. I’m especially proud of that one. “When people say to me ‘I don’t like Kylie’s music’, I think, I’m her sister you know.”Dannii Minogue Mrs Sinatra in Las Vegas has a new cordless speaker phone. Micheal Idato at the Mirror newspaper wanted to know who gave Ann-Maree Cooksley her job at Channel 9, so I rang them and asked. Lance and The Hollywood Kids share some very 1993 gossip about Heather Locklear and Johnny Depp. More about Dannii Minogue’s Get Into You album. We announce the 9 runners up and the winner of Sit Next To Maynard at Madonna Contest and play the Madonna soundalike entries we received. Thanks to Jaynie Edwards (Perth), Carolyn Hull (Bassendean, Perth), Lewis Payton and Rachael Wood (Subiaco, Perth), Kay Richards (Gorokan, NSW), Vivian and Rosie (Pascoe Vale, Melbourne), Caitlin Yeo (Earlwood, Sydney), runner up Nick Yankovic (Marino, Adelaide) for his polka rendition of Like a Virgin and the winner Eirinn Johnson (Northbridge, Perth) for his high Baroque interpretation of Erotic. Richard Kingsmill drops by to spin some Revolting Cocks. Listeners Ainsley (Melbourne), Kirren (Kardinya, Perth) and Jason (Brisbane) play Maynard’s Mastermind testing their Minogue family knowledge. Questions were prepared by the researcher for the show, Justine. Crappy New Releases feature Desi Arnaz and The Muppets. We even hear the start of the film show that followed Sunday Afternoon Fever at 6pm, Creatures Of The Spotlight with Peter Castaldi and Lawrie Zion. But what tracks will we hear from the show Maynard? Here’s a list smarty bum. Salt-N-Pepa – ShoopThe Wonder Stuff – Caught In My ShadowThe Models – Preacher From The Black LagoonThe Cure – Hello, I Love YouUrge Overkill – Positive BleedingDie Screaming Lederhosens – Dog Pound Hop (Ren & Stimpy Theme)Weird Al Yankovic – Bedrock AnthemCaptain Coco – The Three Little BopsThe Beloved – Outer Space GirlM People – Movin’ On UpDenis Leary – AssholeDenis Leary – Voices In My HeadNew Order – RegretBarefoot (Rowan Smith) – Baby (You Got in the Way)Madonna – Hanky PankyKate Bush – Eat The MusicDannii Minogue – Be CarefulDannii Minogue – Get Into YouKylie Minogue – Shocked (DNA Mix)Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The NamePet Shop Boys – Go WestThe Revolting Cocks – Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Rod Stewart cover)Jenny Morris – Price I Pay (Billy Bragg cover)The Other Two (Gillian and Stephen from New Order) – SelfishDennis Walter – The Ship Song (Nick Cave cover)Caligula – Tears Of A ClownABBA – Lay All Your Love On Me (Ben Liebrand remix)Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy Every song a winner! Special thanks to the work of Anne Marie as Producer, Justine Lynch and all Triple J in 1993. More Sunday Afternoon Fever – Sunday Afternoon Fever – Caligula 21.3.1993 The post Sunday Afternoon Fever 14.11.1993 – Dannii Minogue, Denis Leary, Mrs Sinatra, Maynard & Madonna Live Competition appeared first on Planet Maynard.

Triple J live to air 18th April 1993 and despite the ARIA awards being on the Wednesday, it seemed the Australian music industry was still missing in action on Sunday Afternoon Fever as I brought to Australia everyone that would talk to me on the night, from the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Multiple interviews from artists and audience members during the 1993 ARIA after party. (no recorders allowed during the actual show, remember when that was a thing?) Hear from Ash from Caligula, Andy Glitre, Boom Crash Opera, Glen A Baker, Elle McFeast, D-Gen, Mick Molloy, Jane Kennedy, The Rockmelons, Ray Medhurst, Johnny Diesel, Kate Cebrano, Crowded House and more… Details for 1993 ARIA Awards Lance and The Hollywood Kids dish the very 1993 Tinsel Town gossip (Johnny Depp has bought a nightclub). While listeners Matt (Perth), Amy (Adelaide) & Jason Strong (Wannaroo, WA) play Maynard’s Mastermind. This week it was random music clip questions prepared by the newly promoted senior researcher for the show Justine. Crappy New Releases from Kim Carnes and Eddie Murphy. Jim Rose Circus history But what tunes did you play on the show Maynard? Here is a list I still stand by. Utah Saints – New Gold DreamShaggy – Oh CarolinaTom Jones – Help Yourself (Live in Las Vegas)Hummingbirds – If A VowDef Fx – Feels GoodSnow – InformerTlot Tlot – Mothers FluidYothu Yindi – Sunset Dreaming (Reckless Kelly soundtrack remix)Barry Manilow – Copacabana (1993 remix)Belly – Feed The TreeThe Church – Under The Milky WayRob Clarkson – The Sphinx, The Parthenon & MeHeadless Chickens – JuiceNits – Soap Bubble BoxMixed Relations – Aboriginal WomanSteven Wright – Bizarre AirwaysHeaven 17 – Penthouse & PavementBoom crash Opera – In The MorningPee Wee Herman – The Girl On The Flying TrapezeSingle Gun Theory – From a Million MilesRight Said Fred – Stick It Out (Red Nose Day single)Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)Caligula – I.C.URockmelons – Form One Planet (1993 remix)James Taylor Quartet – Love The Life (1993 remix)The Real Thing – You To Me Are EverythingCleopatra Wong – Baby For YouWeen – Push The Little DaisesSt Etienne – Your In A Bad WaySwamp Zombies – CreepsElektric Music – Baby Come BackClip Clop Club – Rabbit Shootin’Just A Gigolo – David Lee Roth Top tunes! Special thanks to the work of Anne Marie the Producer, Justine Lynch and all Triple J in 1993. More Sunday Afternoon Fever – Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1993. The post Sunday Afternoon Fever 18.4.1993 – ARIA Awards, Jim Rose Circus, Toni Pearon, Andrew Denton, Steven Wright appeared first on Planet Maynard.