Songwriters working in tandem can often create something none of the involved individuals might have imagined on their own. Combining separate sensibilities can take writers down unexpected paths to a ...

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 ...

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The annals of rock are peppered with instances of bands who took an inordinate amount of time to make it. Pulp and Flaming Lips are two outfits who honed their craft for over 15 years before scoring ...

The band was more than the sum of its talents—vocalist Michael Hutchence, guitarist/sax player Kirk Pengilly, bassist Garry Gary Beers, and the Brothers Fariss—Tim on guitars, Andrew on keyboards, and ...

An uncharacteristic ballad from one of Australia's biggest, best-selling rock bands, INXS's 'Never Tear Us Apart' long ago transcended its origins to become a bona fide anthem. But is it the best ...

Actress. Producer. Music supervisor? Nicole Kidman used her connections to make a pivotal scene happen in her new erotic thriller, Babygirl. According to director Halina Reijn, the Oscar winner, 57, ...

Michael Hutchence’s debut solo album came out in 1999, two years after the INXS frontman’s death. The album was co-produced by Hutchence, Gang Of Four’s Andy Gill (who passed away in 2020), and Black ...

The year was 2005. Reality TV talent shows were at the height of the cultural zeitgeist, and Aussie rock icons INXS decided to capitalise on the format to bag themselves a new frontman to replace the ...

Like many bands that came of age during new wave's peak years, INXS didn't stick around in one place for too long. As you'll see in the below list of INXS Albums Ranked, the group spent half a decade ...