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Friday, June 25th, 2010The 80’s Are Back! Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
12 that will reveal the good and the bad about the decade vividly remembered for its over the top
excess.
The 80s are back will explore Australian life and popular culture in the 1980s, remembering the styles,
trends and subcultures, and how they found expression in fashion, design, music, film and television.
“The 1980s shaped a generation. Australia was prosperous and expressing its emerging identity with
confidence through a variety of flourishing cultural forms,” said exhibition curator Peter Cox. “It was a
fertile time for new ideas and a period of creative ferment that still reverberates today.”
The 80s are back exhibition will look back at how we spent our leisure time, the music we listened to,
the clothes we wore, and the experiences we had. It will also explore the recent revival of 1980s style,
as a new generation looks to the decade for inspiration in fashion and music.
Drawing on the Powerhouse Museum’s extensive collection and complemented by signature items
borrowed from collectors and entertainers, the exhibition will revisit the era’s fashion, toys and fads,
video games and technology, architecture and design trends, parties, live music and memorable events.
“The exhibition will feature those products, trends and achievers now regarded as quintessentially 80s,
from the Rubik’s Cube and Sony Walkman, big hair and power dressing, to pub rock, electronic music
and dance parties,” said Peter Cox.
See costumes worn by Boy George, Kylie Minogue, Chrissy Amphlett, Michael Hutchence and Split
Enz, as well as memorabilia including instruments from bands such as INXS, Pseudo Echo, Icehouse,
Men at Work and Midnight Oil.
Classic clips from film, television and music video will be screened, revealing the familiar sights and
sounds that dominated the era, from Dogs in Space to Puberty Blues, Adam and the Ants to The Go-
Betweens. Visitors can also step into an immersive music cube and relive popular 80s entertainment,
including a set by renowned DJ Stephen Ferris or a scene from one of the infamous RAT dance parties
that regularly took over venues like Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion.
A catwalk will showcase the essential 80s looks, revealing a decade of varying and extreme styles from
padded shouldered power suits and glittering gold lamé evening wear to high waisted acid wash jeans,
fluoro-coloured aerobics gear and ruffled ra-ra skirts. Along with styles influenced by 80s icons such as
Madonna, art clothes brought to life by local designers Katie Pye and Jenny Bannister, and the
Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt popularised by bands such as Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
The ‘must have’ products and toys that swept through the decade will be displayed and the evolution of
gaming and technology through the 80s explored, from Pac-Man and Space Invaders to Atari and the
Nintendo ‘Game & Watch’.
Unique interactive displays will enable visitors to re-play their favourite retro video games including
Galaga, Donkey Kong and Frogger, challenge themselves on an electronic version of the Rubik’s Cube,
or try their hand at 80s trivia.
Through personal stories, The 80s are back will delve into the youth subcultures that were setting
themselves apart throughout the decade, from Goth, Punk and Mod to the Hip Hop phenomenon which
blossomed in the western suburbs of Sydney.
Some of the era’s most defining moments will also be remembered, with a year by year timeline
highlighting Australian and international politics, news and current affairs, sport and events, including
the America’s Cup, anti-nuclear war movement, Franklin Dam, Live Aid, Azaria Chamberlain case, fall of
the Berlin Wall, AIDS crisis and the Bicentennial celebrations.
A final section of the exhibition will explore the Neo-80s. The styles and sounds of the 80s have made a
dramatic return to the mainstream of fashion and pop in the past twelve months, from the pages of
Vogue to the music and video of artists such as Empire of the Sun and Lady Gaga. But the influence of
80s music and style has been growing for almost a decade, fuelled by the fond nostalgic feelings of
those who grew up in the 80s, but also by the restless curiosity of a much younger generation.
Packed with entertaining experiences, familiar personalities, great nostalgia, and perhaps just a few
cringe-worthy moments, The 80s are back exhibition will remind us all why the 80s was a decade not
easily forgotten.
Join our 80s fan club online at powerhousemuseum.com for updates on the exhibition, special offers
and events including our fabulous opening night party.
Exhibition: The 80s are back
Dates: 12 December 2009 until late 2010
Address: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney
Website: www.powerhousemuseum.com
Telephone: 02 9217 0111 or infoline: 02 9217 0444
Hours: 10am to 5pm (closed Christmas Day)
The Powerhouse Museum is bringing back the 80s with a spectacular exhibition opening on December
12 that will reveal the good and the bad about the decade vividly remembered for its over the top
excess.
The 80s are back will explore Australian life and popular culture in the 1980s, remembering the styles,
trends and subcultures, and how they found expression in fashion, design, music, film and television.
“The 1980s shaped a generation. Australia was prosperous and expressing its emerging identity with
confidence through a variety of flourishing cultural forms,” said exhibition curator Peter Cox. “It was a
fertile time for new ideas and a period of creative ferment that still reverberates today.”
The 80s are back exhibition will look back at how we spent our leisure time, the music we listened to,
the clothes we wore, and the experiences we had. It will also explore the recent revival of 1980s style,
as a new generation looks to the decade for inspiration in fashion and music.
Drawing on the Powerhouse Museum’s extensive collection and complemented by signature items
borrowed from collectors and entertainers, the exhibition will revisit the era’s fashion, toys and fads,
video games and technology, architecture and design trends, parties, live music and memorable events.
“The exhibition will feature those products, trends and achievers now regarded as quintessentially 80s,
from the Rubik’s Cube and Sony Walkman, big hair and power dressing, to pub rock, electronic music
and dance parties,” said Peter Cox.
See costumes worn by Boy George, Kylie Minogue, Chrissy Amphlett, Michael Hutchence and Split
Enz, as well as memorabilia including instruments from bands such as INXS, Pseudo Echo, Icehouse,
Men at Work and Midnight Oil.
Classic clips from film, television and music video will be screened, revealing the familiar sights and
sounds that dominated the era, from Dogs in Space to Puberty Blues, Adam and the Ants to The Go-
Betweens. Visitors can also step into an immersive music cube and relive popular 80s entertainment,
including a set by renowned DJ Stephen Ferris or a scene from one of the infamous RAT dance parties
that regularly took over venues like Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion.
A catwalk will showcase the essential 80s looks, revealing a decade of varying and extreme styles from
padded shouldered power suits and glittering gold lamé evening wear to high waisted acid wash jeans,
fluoro-coloured aerobics gear and ruffled ra-ra skirts. Along with styles influenced by 80s icons such as
Madonna, art clothes brought to life by local designers Katie Pye and Jenny Bannister, and the
Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt popularised by bands such as Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
The ‘must have’ products and toys that swept through the decade will be displayed and the evolution of
gaming and technology through the 80s explored, from Pac-Man and Space Invaders to Atari and the
Nintendo ‘Game & Watch’.
Unique interactive displays will enable visitors to re-play their favourite retro video games including
Galaga, Donkey Kong and Frogger, challenge themselves on an electronic version of the Rubik’s Cube,
or try their hand at 80s trivia.
Through personal stories, The 80s are back will delve into the youth subcultures that were setting
themselves apart throughout the decade, from Goth, Punk and Mod to the Hip Hop phenomenon which
blossomed in the western suburbs of Sydney.
Some of the era’s most defining moments will also be remembered, with a year by year timeline
highlighting Australian and international politics, news and current affairs, sport and events, including
the America’s Cup, anti-nuclear war movement, Franklin Dam, Live Aid, Azaria Chamberlain case, fall of
the Berlin Wall, AIDS crisis and the Bicentennial celebrations.
A final section of the exhibition will explore the Neo-80s. The styles and sounds of the 80s have made a
dramatic return to the mainstream of fashion and pop in the past twelve months, from the pages of
Vogue to the music and video of artists such as Empire of the Sun and Lady Gaga. But the influence of
80s music and style has been growing for almost a decade, fuelled by the fond nostalgic feelings of
those who grew up in the 80s, but also by the restless curiosity of a much younger generation.
Packed with entertaining experiences, familiar personalities, great nostalgia, and perhaps just a few
cringe-worthy moments, The 80s are back exhibition will remind us all why the 80s was a decade not
easily forgotten.
Join our 80s fan club online at powerhousemuseum.com for updates on the exhibition, special offers
and events including our fabulous opening night party.
Exhibition: The 80s are back
Dates: 12 December 2009 until late 2010
Address: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney
Website: www.powerhousemuseum.com
Telephone: 02 9217 0111 or infoline: 02 9217 0444
Hours: 10am to 5pm (closed Christmas Day)
The Powerhouse Museum is bringing back the 80s with a spectacular exhibition opening on December
12 that will reveal the good and the bad about the decade vividly remembered for its over the top
excess.
The 80s are back will explore Australian life and popular culture in the 1980s, remembering the styles,
trends and subcultures, and how they found expression in fashion, design, music, film and television.
“The 1980s shaped a generation. Australia was prosperous and expressing its emerging identity with
confidence through a variety of flourishing cultural forms,” said exhibition curator Peter Cox. “It was a
fertile time for new ideas and a period of creative ferment that still reverberates today.”
The 80s are back exhibition will look back at how we spent our leisure time, the music we listened to,
the clothes we wore, and the experiences we had. It will also explore the recent revival of 1980s style,
as a new generation looks to the decade for inspiration in fashion and music.
Drawing on the Powerhouse Museum’s extensive collection and complemented by signature items
borrowed from collectors and entertainers, the exhibition will revisit the era’s fashion, toys and fads,
video games and technology, architecture and design trends, parties, live music and memorable events.
“The exhibition will feature those products, trends and achievers now regarded as quintessentially 80s,
from the Rubik’s Cube and Sony Walkman, big hair and power dressing, to pub rock, electronic music
and dance parties,” said Peter Cox.
See costumes worn by Boy George, Kylie Minogue, Chrissy Amphlett, Michael Hutchence and Split
Enz, as well as memorabilia including instruments from bands such as INXS, Pseudo Echo, Icehouse,
Men at Work and Midnight Oil.
Classic clips from film, television and music video will be screened, revealing the familiar sights and
sounds that dominated the era, from Dogs in Space to Puberty Blues, Adam and the Ants to The Go-
Betweens. Visitors can also step into an immersive music cube and relive popular 80s entertainment,
including a set by renowned DJ Stephen Ferris or a scene from one of the infamous RAT dance parties
that regularly took over venues like Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion.
A catwalk will showcase the essential 80s looks, revealing a decade of varying and extreme styles from
padded shouldered power suits and glittering gold lamé evening wear to high waisted acid wash jeans,
fluoro-coloured aerobics gear and ruffled ra-ra skirts. Along with styles influenced by 80s icons such as
Madonna, art clothes brought to life by local designers Katie Pye and Jenny Bannister, and the
Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt popularised by bands such as Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
The ‘must have’ products and toys that swept through the decade will be displayed and the evolution of
gaming and technology through the 80s explored, from Pac-Man and Space Invaders to Atari and the
Nintendo ‘Game & Watch’.
Unique interactive displays will enable visitors to re-play their favourite retro video games including
Galaga, Donkey Kong and Frogger, challenge themselves on an electronic version of the Rubik’s Cube,
or try their hand at 80s trivia.
Through personal stories, The 80s are back will delve into the youth subcultures that were setting
themselves apart throughout the decade, from Goth, Punk and Mod to the Hip Hop phenomenon which
blossomed in the western suburbs of Sydney.
Some of the era’s most defining moments will also be remembered, with a year by year timeline
highlighting Australian and international politics, news and current affairs, sport and events, including
the America’s Cup, anti-nuclear war movement, Franklin Dam, Live Aid, Azaria Chamberlain case, fall of
the Berlin Wall, AIDS crisis and the Bicentennial celebrations.
A final section of the exhibition will explore the Neo-80s. The styles and sounds of the 80s have made a
dramatic return to the mainstream of fashion and pop in the past twelve months, from the pages of
Vogue to the music and video of artists such as Empire of the Sun and Lady Gaga. But the influence of
80s music and style has been growing for almost a decade, fuelled by the fond nostalgic feelings of
those who grew up in the 80s, but also by the restless curiosity of a much younger generation.
Packed with entertaining experiences, familiar personalities, great nostalgia, and perhaps just a few
cringe-worthy moments, The 80s are back exhibition will remind us all why the 80s was a decade not
easily forgotten.
Join our 80s fan club online at powerhousemuseum.com for updates on the exhibition, special offers
and events including our fabulous opening night party.
Exhibition: The 80s are back
Dates: 12 December 2009 until late 2010
Address: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney
Website: www.powerhousemuseum.com
Telephone: 02 9217 0111 or infoline: 02 9217 0444
Hours: 10am to 5pm (closed Christmas Day)
The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia has a selection of Michael Hutchence items on display as part of their 80's exhibition. Note: The leather jacket of Michael's on display he wore in 1992 & 1993 and not the 80's!
The Powerhouse Museum is bringing back the 80s with a spectacular exhibition that will reveal the good and the bad about the decade vividly remembered for its over the top excess.
The 80s are back will explore Australian life and popular culture in the 1980s, remembering the styles, trends and subcultures, and how they found expression in fashion, design, music, film and television.
“The 1980s shaped a generation. Australia was prosperous and expressing its emerging identity with confidence through a variety of flourishing cultural forms,” said exhibition curator Peter Cox. “It was a fertile time for new ideas and a period of creative ferment that still reverberates today.”
The 80s are back exhibition will look back at how we spent our leisure time, the music we listened to, the clothes we wore, and the experiences we had. It will also explore the recent revival of 1980s style, as a new generation looks to the decade for inspiration in fashion and music.
Drawing on the Powerhouse Museum’s extensive collection and complemented by signature items borrowed from collectors and entertainers, the exhibition will revisit the era’s fashion, toys and fads, video games and technology, architecture and design trends, parties, live music and memorable events.
“The exhibition will feature those products, trends and achievers now regarded as quintessentially 80s, from the Rubik’s Cube and Sony Walkman, big hair and power dressing, to pub rock, electronic music and dance parties,” said Peter Cox.
See costumes worn by Boy George, Kylie Minogue, Chrissy Amphlett, Michael Hutchence and Split Enz, as well as memorabilia including instruments from bands such as INXS, Pseudo Echo, Icehouse, Men at Work and Midnight Oil.
Classic clips from film, television and music video will be screened, revealing the familiar sights and sounds that dominated the era, from Dogs in Space to Puberty Blues, Adam and the Ants to The Go-Betweens. Visitors can also step into an immersive music cube and relive popular 80s entertainment, including a set by renowned DJ Stephen Ferris or a scene from one of the infamous RAT dance parties that regularly took over venues like Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion.
A catwalk will showcase the essential 80s looks, revealing a decade of varying and extreme styles from padded shouldered power suits and glittering gold lamé evening wear to high waisted acid wash jeans, fluoro-coloured aerobics gear and ruffled ra-ra skirts. Along with styles influenced by 80s icons such as Madonna, art clothes brought to life by local designers Katie Pye and Jenny Bannister, and the Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt popularised by bands such as Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
The ‘must have’ products and toys that swept through the decade will be displayed and the evolution of gaming and technology through the 80s explored, from Pac-Man and Space Invaders to Atari and the Nintendo ‘Game & Watch’.
Unique interactive displays will enable visitors to re-play their favourite retro video games including Galaga, Donkey Kong and Frogger, challenge themselves on an electronic version of the Rubik’s Cube, or try their hand at 80s trivia.
Through personal stories, The 80s are back will delve into the youth subcultures that were setting themselves apart throughout the decade, from Goth, Punk and Mod to the Hip Hop phenomenon which blossomed in the western suburbs of Sydney.
Some of the era’s most defining moments will also be remembered, with a year by year timeline highlighting Australian and international politics, news and current affairs, sport and events, including the America’s Cup, anti-nuclear war movement, Franklin Dam, Live Aid, Azaria Chamberlain case, fall of the Berlin Wall, AIDS crisis and the Bicentennial celebrations.
A final section of the exhibition will explore the Neo-80s. The styles and sounds of the 80s have made a dramatic return to the mainstream of fashion and pop in the past twelve months, from the pages of Vogue to the music and video of artists such as Empire of the Sun and Lady Gaga. But the influence of 80s music and style has been growing for almost a decade, fuelled by the fond nostalgic feelings of those who grew up in the 80s, but also by the restless curiosity of a much younger generation.
Packed with entertaining experiences, familiar personalities, great nostalgia, and perhaps just a few cringe-worthy moments, The 80s are back exhibition will remind us all why the 80s was a decade not
easily forgotten.
Exhibition: The 80s are back
Dates: Until late 2010
Address: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney
Website: www.powerhousemuseum.com
Telephone: 02 9217 0111 or infoline: 02 9217 0444
Hours: 10am to 5pm (closed Christmas Day)
My Moment With Michael Competition!
Monday, May 17th, 2010"My Moment With Michael" is our first big competition on MichaelHutchence.com.au. We have been honoured to receive a one-of-a-kind signed caricature and have decided to pass it on… to you! So we're doing this by means of a competition: to enter all you have to do is send an a photo of you with Michael Hutchence, along with a short paragraph of the experience, titled "My Moment With Michael".
Click on the picture below to read more and enter the competition!
Mega Rare ‘Rooms For The Memory’ Test Pressing
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
A very rare 'Rooms For The Memory' Test Pressing has being added to the Discography section of the website! Pressed by WEA Australia this test pressing is dated 12/12/86. Ofcourse this song went on to become Michael Hutchence's first top 10 solo hit single!
Did you know? If you look very carefully at your old Rooms For The Memory singles at the run out groove on the vinyl, and then hold it up to the light you will see etched on it "Do Dogs Fly".
Keep checking the Discography section for more updates! Coming soon a seperate discography section looking at highlights of Michael's work with INXS.
Rare Footage! Michael Recording Red Hill
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
In 1994, Michael Hutchence recorded 'Red Hill' for a tribute album to Japanese duo Chage & Aska titled 'One Voice: The Songs Of Chage & Aska'. Michael re-interpreted the lyrics into English.
The album however wasn't released until 1996 without much promotion outside of Japan, so many Michael Hutchence fans may not be familiar with this track. The song showcases Michael's singing voice in one of his stand out solo recordings!
Here is very rare footage of Michael recording the song. This is the only footage of Michael singing 'Red Hill' that exists!
Michael Hutchence hits #1 all across Europe on iTunes!
Friday, May 7th, 2010INXS Platinum featuring 42 tracks performed by Michael Hutchence, has already hit no.1 in the UK, Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Portugal, Luxembourg, Sweden and Switzerland!
If you hear chart positons in your country please post the latest chart news to us on the Forum!
Michael Hutchence & Jenny Morris Duet ‘Jackson’
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Michael Hutchence & Jenny Morris performed 'Jackson' at the 1984 Countdown Video & Music Awards (held in 1985) at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
Jackson was recorded by Michael Hutchence along with Jenny Morris, Michele Bennett and Nick Conroy (Castles of Spain)
"Because Jenny and I…we used to listen to it all the time and went down to the studio and recorded it – really sloppily I might add. Just sort of one take stuff. Just had a lot of fun and then suddenly we dragged it out onto Dekadance and it went onto the country charts" Michael said.
Jenny Morris: "My first experience with INXS and certainly wasn't to be my last. Each of the guys took control of a song on the 'Dekadance' project and this was Michael's choice".
Dekadance was a remix cassette of tracks from The Swing Album. It stayed in the top 10 album chart in Australia for about 3 months which was amazing for a cassette-only album at the time.
In 2006 Jenny Morris released 'Clear Blue In Story Skies' where she recorded a cover of the INXS song 'This Time' as a tribute to her friend Michael Hutchence.
Watch Michael & Jenny perform the song on the Countdown Awards. That year INXS won 7 awards for 'The Swing' Album, including Michael Hutchence winning Best Male Singer!
Hutch in his Flesh & Blood
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Welcome to Alejandro Solari from Santiago in Chile. He will be helping out translating news into Spanish for the many South American fans of Michael Hutchence.
Alejandro is a very dedicated fan of Hutch and even has a big tattoo of Michael Hutchence's autograph across his ribs! I asked him to write us a few words about himself, and his dedication to Michael. Just check out that picture of his tattoo!
London, 1987: One day my elder sister came home with a brand new cassette: KICK.
I just could not believe what I was listening to: a perfect mixture of hard rock and funk, beautiful melodies, profound lyrics and most important, a magnetic and sexy voice, nothing like I’ve heard before.
The name of the band was INXS. The lead singer: MICHAEL HUTCHENCE.
I thought “who the hell is this guy!!, how come I did not heard him before!!!”
I was only 10 or 11 years old, but I felt an immediate connection to the music, the lyrics and this man.
So I ran to the closest record store and bought all tapes available at the time. I quickly became a fan, and that’s how my story began.
Shabooh Shoobah, The Swing, Listen Like Thieves and Kick were the soundtrack of two beautiful years in my life. Two years that marked a turning point for me.
Hutch became the voice of long trips throughout Europe. He’s face was everywhere! I can still clearly see, for example, this little record shop in Rome with a huge Kick poster.
My sister was lucky to see INXS performing live at in Wembley Arena in ’88. I was too young to attend that show.
Back in Santiago, Chile, in 1989 I found that INXS was huge in my country. All singles from Kick were still on heavy rotation on the radio and TV, especially Mystify.
Then I had my first and only chance to see the band live with Michael in March 1994.
What a night, how do I appreciate that moment, one of the best in my life. I treasure with all my heart that I was fortunate to see Hutch at least once.
I arrived at 12.00 pm that day to San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium, located uptown, at the feet of the beautiful Andes Mountains, pretty close to my home at the time.
09.00 pm: Taste It. I was in shock, in the very first row, only a couple of meters away from the the most magnetic person I have ever seen. That day I understood what the word charisma meant.
This day also marked the beginning of an era for me, as I entered University some days later.
22nd November 1997: I drove early to uni, listening and singing along to Elegantly Wasted all the way. I had slept very badly the previous night and couldn’t figure out why. Then, once I sat down ready for an exam I understood: my friends were telling me how sorry they felt. One of them finally had the guts to tell me that Michael Hutchence had committed suicide. I didn’t react at first.
Later, on the way back home I turned on the radio and heard the first reports. I broke down to tears. I cried all day while watching MTV, CNN and the local news.
After that day I became even more fanatic. And felt even closer to Michael. How many times I’ve dreamt I’m talking to him!
Let’s jump to the 21st century (is yesterday…)
I had all the records on CD and cassette, a couple of 12”, a pair of t-shirts and posters, and a little memorabilia. Suddenly I turned into an obsessive collector. I have quite a decent collection nowadays, and I’m always searching for more stuff. My friends and family can’t believe and really don’t understand this feeling towards INXS and Hutch. So much time and money spent, invested I’d say.
Like in 2002, when I spent 24 hours on a bus from Santiago to Buenos Aires to see INXS play live. I had the chance to meet them briefly. It was a beautiful night, full of emotions. Great part of the crowd, including myself, cried during Never Tear Us Apart, a tribute to Hutch.
Then in ‘03 I had the great opportunity to spend a little longer with the guys. First at the meet & greet in Santiago, and the day after, backstage at Viña del Mar. Right after the show I ran to the press conference, which was so funny, and then to the dressing room. I’m pretty shy, but the band made me feel so comfortable. I felt that, for a couple of hours, I was sharing with an important part of rock n roll history. I even felt closer to Hutch, like he was in the room that night.
I have to thank Hutch for some of the greatest times in my life. There’s no day I don’t listen to him. INXS’s songs and Mike’s lyrics have helped me through some unbelievable hard times. Michael is my biggest influence in life: not only I was one of those kids with the long curly hair and leather jacket, but through him I learnt of literature, poetry, movies, new music, etc.
How can we not love Hutch?
We, men, wanted to be like him. Women wanted to be with him.
He has touched my life deeply, influenced me in so many ways, even to this day, when I’m about to turn 34 in a couple of months.
I admire how sensitive he was, a humanitarian.
I have never lost a close relative or friend. I’d say Hutch is the closest person I’ve lost.
I know it is strange, but I also know all of you will understand me. We all feel the same connection. I am not alone….as the song says.
I can’t blame him for how he ended his own life. I understand depression well, being a bipolar myself. I’ve had to struggle through hard periods in my life.
But there’s always Michael’s lyrics to show some light.
I frequently try to imagine what he would look like today, what kind of music he’d be doing, probably the best ever in he’s career, edgier and alternative. He’d probably be happy doing movies…who knows. Maybe simply being a family man.
I asked myself for a long time how to pay tribute to Michael Hutchence. He’s an important part in my life.
So now he’s in my skin.
It’s like he’s signed it.
They say ribs are one of the most painful areas of the body for a tattoo…that’s why I got it there. It had to be something memorable for me. Today I want to share it with you.
And I’d like to invite you to pay tribute and remember always Hutch, in your own way, as I’ve done it with this tattoo.
Alejandro Solari.
Santiago, Chile.
April 2010.
INXS Platinum: iTunes-Only Album – All 42 tracks with Michael Hutchence!
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
INXS Platinum is available to download from today exclusive to iTunes!
The album contains 16 studio tracks + 26 live tracks taken from the Live Baby Live Album and various B-sides from over the years. All 42 tracks are performed by Michael Hutchence!
The 5 band members of INXS include a dedication to Michael in the album artwork:
"In loving memory of our dear friend and the most amazing performer, Michael. We miss you".
Available in Australia: April 20th
UK & Europe: May 4th
Tracklisting:
Suicide Blonde
Heaven Sent
By My Side
Bitter Tears
Mystify
Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
Baby Don't Cry
Please (You Got That..)
The Loved One
Beautiful Girl
Never Tear Us Apart
Disappear
Not Enough Time
Devil Inside
Need You Tonight
New Sensation
Live Tracks:
Burn For You
Faith In Each Other
Guns In The Sky
Communication
Mystify
One X One
Hear That Sound
I Send A Message
What You Need
Wild Life
The Stairs
This Time
I'm Just A Man
Searching
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
Purchase now on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/inxs-platinum-greatest-hits/id367280872
The Today Show: Michael Hutchence in Best Rock Frontmen of all time!
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010On Monday morning 'The Today Show' discussed the Best Rock Frontmen of all time!
Michael Hutchence made the list sitting alongside other rock legends such as Mick Jagger, Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury.
Watch the video clip of the story at The Today Show website….
Click here to watch the video!