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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay To Release Covers Album ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’

Colin Hay has a covers album on the way. ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’ features 10 songs special to Colin before Men At Work took off and one after.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself, Men At Work, rock

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Colin Hay Has Written Ringo Starr’s New ‘Whats My Name’

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Richard Starkey wants you to know his name is ‘Ringo’ and we know that with thanks to Men At Work’s Colin Hay. Colin has written the title tracks for Ringo’s new album ‘What’s My Name’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, classic rock, Colin Hay, Joe Walsh, Men At Work, Ringo Starr, rock, rock and roll, The Beatles, UK

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Colin Hay to return to Men At Work in 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will tour again as Men At Work in 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, Men At Work, rock

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Colin Hay Of Men At Work Joins Melbourne Theatre Company For Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

by Paul Cashmere

Men At Work’s Colin Hay will morph from Classic Rock to Classical when he makes his Melbourne Theatre Company debut in Shakespeare’s ‘The Twelfth Night’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, Melbourne Theatre Company, Men At Work, rock, Shakespeare, The Twelfth Night

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Colin Hay To Play Another Round of Australian Dates In April

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will return to live performance duty in Australia in April around his Bluesfest appearance.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, Men At Work, rock

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Jerry Speiser Is The Man At Work For Dirty Rascal

by Paul Cashmere

Former Men At Work drummer Jerry Speiser has been the man at work on the new Dirty Rascal album ‘You Be The King’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Dirty Rascal, Jerry Speiser, Men At Work, rock

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The Screaming Jets Cover Australian Rock Classics For Gotcha Covered

by Paul Cashmere

The Screaming Jets have curated a tasty list of Australian rock classics for the album ‘Gotcha Covered’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, AC/DC, Australia, Australian Crawl, Dave Gleeson, Flowers, Goanna, Hoodoo Gurus, INXS, Men At Work, Paul Kelly, Radio Birdman, rock, Stevie Wright, The Angels, The Easybeats, The Radiators, The Screaming Jets, You Am I

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The Killers Are Covering Different Aussie To Each Hometown

by Paul Cashmere

The Killers have been adding a local flavour to each of their Australian shows by covering Australian artists from the city they come from at each gig.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, Australia, Crowded House, INXS, Men At Work, rock, The Killers, The Saints, The Vines, USA

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Colin Hay Shares A Few Stories With His Old Friends REVIEW Melbourne 11 Feb 18

by Paul Cashmere

There was something special about seeing Colin Hay perform a full show with his international band. He was extremely relaxed. Maybe that’s because it was his last show on the tour, maybe the home-town gig is always the best one, maybe he was in good company with wife in the band. The amazing Cecilia Noēl

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cecilia Noēl, Colin Hay, contemporary, Men At Work, rock

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The Angels and Colin Hay Are At Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

by Noise11.com

While Colin Hay’s old band Men At Work sold over 30 million albums. That legacy has given him the foundation to create a credible body of solo work over the past 30 years.

Tagged as: Australia, Colin Hay, iHeartRadio, Men At Work, music industry, noise11.com, The Angels

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Colin Hay Has A Video For ‘A Thousand Million Reasons’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

We’re all used to hearing Colin Hay on such uptempo gems as Who Can It Be Now? and Down Under but, there is a soft side to the singer, too.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, contemporary, Men At Work, rock

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New Music Releases for 10 March 2017

by Gavin Ryan

Colin Hay, The Shins and The Magnetic Fields lead this week’s new music releases.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, Men At Work, rock

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Colin Hay Has A New Album And 2017 Tour Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Colin Hay, the ex-frontman for Men at Work and all around great live entertainer, has announced his next studio album, Fierce Mercy, will be released on March 3 via Compass Records.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, Fierce Mercy, Men At Work, rock

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Colin Hay Gives Ted Cruz Some Free Advice

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Leave it to Colin Hay, the former Men at Work lead, to tell a candidate for U.S. President how he might better get votes.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Colin Hay Gives Ted Cruz Some Free Advice, Men At Work, music news

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Colin Hay, Mick Hucknall, Greg Macainsh At Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

by Edina Patsy

After 12 solo albums compared to his old band’s three, Colin Hay is still referred to as “former Men At Work” singer.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Men At Work, music news

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Colin Hay Documentary To Premiere At Melbourne Film Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Colin Hay story ‘Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life’ will premiere at the Melbourne Film Festival in August.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life, Men At Work, music news

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Colin Hay To Release 12th Solo Album Next Year People

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will release ‘Next Year People’, his 12th album outside Men At Work, in time for his Australian tour.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Men At Work, music news

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Colin Hay Has Australian And New Zealand Shows Planned For April and May

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will return to Australia for shows in April and May.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Men At Work, music news

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New Colin Hay – Trying To Get To You LISTEN

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Colin Hay, former lead singer of Men at Work, continues to carve out a successful solo career with the release of his new album, Next Year People, due on February 17 from Compass Records.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Men At Work, music news

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Green Day, Soundwave 2014, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Green Day Cover Men At Work, AC/DC, Rick Springfield At Soundwave

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day’s setlist at Soundwave Melbourne often came across sounding like classic hits radio station Gold 104 on Friday.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Green Day, Led Zeppelin, Men At Work, Rick Springfield, Soundwave

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Colin Hay Is Up To Funny Business

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will perform a comedy show for the Melbourne Comedy Festival in April.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Men At Work

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Colin Hay To Showcase At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay, former Men At Work singer, will venture into SXSW in Austin, Texas in March.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Men At Work

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Colin Hay Reaches Out To Justin Bieber With Some Friendly Advice

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay, former lead singer of Men At Work, can identify with Justin Bieber’s fall from grace. He has been there too.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Justin Bieber, Men At Work

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Colin Hay Sets US, UK And Australian Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Colin Hay, former lead of Men at Work, has announced his new tour which he is calling “Finding My Dance.”

Tagged as: Australia, Colin Hay, Men At Work, tour dates, UK, USA

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Colin Hay Touring The West Coast

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Colin Hay, formerly of Men at Work, is bringing his Finding My Dance Tour to the U.S. after a run of more than twenty dates in Australia.

Tagged as: 1980s, Australia, Colin Hay, Finding My Dance Tour, Men At Work, pop

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One Direction Join The List Of Multiple No. 1 Album Artists

by Gavin Ryan

With One Direction debuting at No.1 with their second album “Take Me Home”, following on from their first No.1 set “Up All Night”, let’s take a look at other artists who have scored a No.1 album with their first two (or even more) albums.

Tagged as: Delta Goodrem, Jimmy Barnes, Men At Work, One Direction, Silverchair

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Colin Hay Remakes Down Under

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay has re-recorded his classic Men At Work hit ‘Down Under’ minus the flute riff.

Tagged as: Colin Hay, Down Under, Greg Ham, Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree, Larrikin, Men At Work

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Greg Ham Funeral Scheduled For Wednesday

by Paul Cashmere

The funeral for Men At Work’s Greg Ham will take place at the Fitzroy Town Hall in Melbourne next Wednesday.

Tagged as: Down Under, funeral, Greg Ham, Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree, Men At Work

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Statement About Greg Ham From The Push

by Paul Cashmere

Men At Work’s Greg Ham served as Chairman of The Push through-out most of the 90s, working volontarily to help young people become involved in the music industry.

Tagged as: Greg Ham, Men At Work, Music Victoria, Peter Chellew, The Push

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Greg Ham Death Linked To Kookaburra Hearing

by Paul Cashmere

Just days after the tragic death of Men At Work sax and flute player Greg Ham, the attention is turning to the copyright case that in Greg’s mind lost him his heritage.

Tagged as: Greg Ham, Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree, Larrikin Music, Men At Work, Norm Laurie

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← Previous Entries

Colin Hay Remakes Down Under

Colin Hay has re-recorded his classic Men At Work hit ‘Down Under’ minus the flute riff.

July 20, 2012

Greg Ham Funeral Scheduled For Wednesday

The funeral for Men At Work’s Greg Ham will take place at the Fitzroy Town Hall in Melbourne next Wednesday.

April 26, 2012

Statement About Greg Ham From The Push

Men At Work's Greg Ham served as Chairman of The Push through-out most of the 90s, working volontarily to help young people become involved in the music industry.

April 22, 2012