Michael Hutchence

'Take Me Home Tonight' is set in 1988 and follows the adventures of recent college graduate Matt, his twin sister Wendy and best friend Barry as they try to figure out what to do with their lives.  Matt persues his dream girl Tori at a wild Labor Day party by telling her he works for Goldman Sachs when he works at Suncoast video.

The soundtrack to the movie is a collection of 80's songs, including INXS's top 5 US hit single 'What You Need' (written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence).  Other songs include 'Hungry Like The Wolf' (Duran Duran), 'Kickstart My Heart' (Motley Crue), 'Safety Dance' (Men Without Hats), 'Come On Eileen' (Dexy's Midnight Runners), 'Let My Love Open The Door' (Pete Townsend), 'Bette Davis Eyes' (Kim Carnes), 'Video Killed The Radio Star' (The Buggles) and more!

The title comes from the Eddie Money song 'Take Me Home Tonight'.  Originally the film was to be titled Young Americans' and 'Kids In America' by David Bowie and Kim Wilde.

The film was written by the writers of 'That 70's Show', directed by Michael Dowse and stars Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer, Dan Fogler and Michelle Trachtenberg.

Note: 'What You Need' features in the movie but is not included on the soundtrack cd.  'What You Need' is included in the film courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.  By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing and courtesy of Mercury Records Limited, under License from Universal Music Enterprises.

Watch the trailer here:

President Barack Obama received a present from Australia's first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the end of her first official visit to the US.

Ms Gillard handed the President an iPod with a selection of Aussie music including the likes of Kylie Minogue, Midnight Oil, Jimmy Barnes, Powderfinger, Yothu Yindi, Nick Cave and more.

Four INXS tracks (featuring Michael Hutchence on lead vocals) were included – New Sensation, Never Tear Us Apart, Need You Tonight and The Loved One.

There has already been a lot of debate about which classic Australian artists were left off the playlist such as John Farnham, Men At Work, Cold Chisel, The Triffids, Icehouse to name a few.

Hopefully President Obama enjoys listening to Michael singing while on his presidential road trips, or flying on Air Force One around the world! 

Michael Hutchence era INXS posters and backstage passes are on display at the 'Poster George' exhibition at the Festival Theatre in Adelaide!

George Jankovic has worked with most major rocks stars in the world. Come and see his unique collection of street art which represents the best live entertainment presented in Adelaide in the last 30+ years, in the Performing Arts Collection’s latest exhibition Poster George.

On display until 7th March, 2011 in the Festival Theatre Foyer, the Poster George exhibition tracks George Jankovic’s incredible career, which started back in 1978 with David Bowie. Unemployed at the time, George picked up work promoting the Bowie tour – plastering derelict fences and demolition sites with Bowie posters in the middle of the night. Now, Poster George (as he is infamously known) works as driver and runner for rock stars such as Lady Gaga, Metallica, Robbie Williams, Pink, U2, Cher, Kylie, Madonna and most international acts visiting Adelaide. In his words he is "some sort of weird valet… we take care of them, whatever they need – we’ll source it". But he doesn’t work alone – he has a handpicked crew who help out with any request, no matter how unusual.

Incredibly, George has kept a copy of every poster he has ever put up. The pile of posters is 6 metres high and hundreds of crew tags and makeshift tour paraphernalia like Pink’s dressing room door label spill out of biscuit tins, shoe boxes and drawers. He still goes out today with brush, bucket and crate in hand sticking up posters, but now negotiates with building owners first. He has been heard to say more than once "it’s the silliest job I’ve ever had".

Exhibition Coordinator Helen Trepa says, "The Poster George exhibition is about a man with an extraordinary job and his handpicked crew, with never seen before snapshots and anecdotes about mega rock stars plus George’s own collection of street posters, crew tags and souvenired tour ephemera like Bob Dylan’s cigarette packet. His wife Kerry has photographed hundreds of George’s posters into a stunning montage. The exhibition will give you an idea of what a "normal" week’s work is like for Poster George and his crew."

Poster George Runs until 7 March 2011
Festival Theatre foyer, Adelaide Festival Centre  

9am – 6pm Monday – Friday and performance times

FREE entry

   For further information visit www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au    

February 7th, 2011

'INXS Live' (iTunes-only album) has entered the ARIA Digital charts at #9!  On the ARIA Album charts it sits at #44.

The live album contains 26 live tracks with Michael Hutchence on lead vocals.

Burn For You
Faith In Each Other
Guns In The Sky
Communication
Mystify
Original Sin
One X One
Hear That Sound
I Send A Message
What You Need
Wild Life
The Stairs
This Time
I'm Just A Man
Seaching
Bitter Tears
To Look At You
In Vain
Just Keep Walking
Spy Of Love
Black & White
Jan's Song
By My Side
The Loved One
Elegantly Wasted
New Sensation

Australian fans can purchase 'INXS Live' at the link below on iTunes for only $4.99 AUD

http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/inxs-live/id405429995

Triple M Radio (Australia) are currently running a poll - Who should front INXS?

Currently the results are as follows:

Fans can vote at http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/music/artists/inxs