Andrew Farriss invited high school classmate Michael Hutchence to join his band Doctor Dolphin in Sydney, Australia in the mid-’70s. Over the next few years, Farriss’s brothers Jon and Tim joined the ...
INXS had an interesting career trajectory. Emerging from Australia with their self-titled 1980 debut album, they combined new wave, ska, and rock influences into their own special blend. But as they ...
INXS were rising figures in their home country – but not yet superstars – when they decided to shift focus. Their self-titled debut had barely crept into the Australian Top 30. INXS followed that up ...
INXS classic album Listen Like Thieves is 40 years old and to mark the occasion fans can look forward to a new extended edition on CD and vinyl , remixed and remastered by Giles Martin and Paul Hicks.
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit INXS’s fifth album, a pivotal and underrated ...
INXS will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Listen Like Thieves with a new box set featuring an array of previously-unreleased tracks and a newly discovered live recording. In a statement, INXS’ ...
INXS, "Original Sin" (Atco) INXS hasn't had the best of luck with singers. Michael Hutchence famously led the Australian rock band through a series of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but he ...