Mental As Anything

The send-off for Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith will be colourful with family, friends and fans all invited to turn-up and dress in their brightest and loudest clothes to farewell the Mental As Anything legend.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Greedy Smith, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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R.I.P. Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith of Mental As Anything (1956-2019)

by Paul Cashmere

Mental As Anything co-founder Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith has passed away after suffering a heart attack yesterday (2 December) aged 63.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Greedy Smith, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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New Music Releases for 25 October 2019

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: James Blunt, King Princess, Bruce Springsteen soundtrack, Lea Michele, Rachael Leahcar, Pentantonix (Xmas sets all three), Rex Orange County, Conchita Wurst, Walk Off the Earth, Stereophonics; Rick Astley, Toby Keith, Mental as Anything, Editors (all four with a new GH’s), Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Gryffin, Ringo Starr, Van Morrison, Airbourne, Kanye West, Harry Connick Jr., Bad Wolves, Flight Facilities and the 1927 album covers set “…ish Reimagined”.

Tagged as: Airbourne, ames Blunt, Australia, Bad Wolves, Bruce Springsteen soundtrack, Conchita Wurst, Editors (all four with a new GH’s), Flight Facilities, Gryffin, Harry Connick Jr, Kanye West, King Princess, Lea Michele, Mental As Anything, music industry, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, new music, new releases, Pentantonix (Xmas sets all three), Rachael Leahcar, Rex Orange County, Ringo Starr, Stereophonics; Rick Astley, Toby Keith, Van Morrison, Walk Off The Earth

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Mental As Anything Mark 40 Years With A 2-Vinyl Disc Chock Full of Hits

by Paul Cashmere

2019 marks 40 years since Mental As Anything’s first hit ‘The Nips Are Getting Bigger’. They will mark the occasion with the new compilation ‘Surf & Mull & Sex & Fun’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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What Does Mental As Anything Have In Common With Bruce Springsteen?

by Paul Cashmere

Mental As Anything’s classic ‘Live It Up’ gets a run in the new movie ‘Blinded By The Light’, the story of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of Bruce Springsteen.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Blinded By The Light, Bruce Springsteen, Mental As Anything, pop, rock

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Jeremy Oxley, Sunnyboys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sunnyboys have maintained one annual tour since 2012

by Paul Cashmere

When Sunnyboys regroup for By The C in January it will mark an annual tradition they have kept since 2012.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, rock, Steve Kilbey, Sunnyboys, The Church

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Steve Kilbey explains why The Church’s ‘Too Fast For You’ seems to have disappeared from their history

by Paul Cashmere

The Church song ‘Too Fast For You’ rarely makes it to the band’s compilation albums, it is not available on streaming services and Steve Kilbey has no idea why.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, rock, Steve Kilbey, Sunnyboys, The Church

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Icehouse perform at A Day In The Gardens in the Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Sunday 12 March 2017.

Icehouse have a karaoke Great Southern Land for you to play with

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse fans can flip across to the official website and download a sing-a-long.

Tagged as: Australia, Beyond The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, music festival, Sunnyboys

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Icehouse Sunnyboys Do Re Mi and Mentals Go Beyond The C

by Paul Cashmere

The all-new Beyond The C music festival line-up has just gone on sale with an astonishing 80s Oz Rock mob headlined by Icehouse.

Tagged as: Australia, Beyond The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, music festival, Sunnyboys

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Meredith Music Festival From Mentals To POND – The 2018 Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Meredith Music Festival has once again delivered music diversity with a 2018 line-up boasting 70 and 80s pop greats Mental As Anything, Ed Kuepper’s eclectic The Aints to today’s rock band of choice POND.

Tagged as: Australia, Billy Bragg, DJ Jnett, DJ Lady Erica, Laura Jean, Mambali, Mental As Anything, Meredith Music Festival, Midlife, Mim Suleiman, Montero, music festival, Nadia Rose, Panda Bear, Pond, Roza Ternzi, Sampa The Great, Scott & Charlene's Wedding, The Aints, The Breeders, The Native Cats, The Pharcyde, The Presets, The Seven Ups, Time for Dreams, Tourist Kid, Yaeji

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Pete and Reg’s Dog Trumpet Has A Song On Super Troopers 2 Soundtrack

by Paul Cashmere

Dog Trumpet’s ‘Penal Colony’ has been included in the movie ‘Super Troopers 2’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, Pete O'Doherty, pop, Reg Mombassa, rock

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Malcolm Young, ACDC, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Malcolm Turnbull Names Mentals Hit When Asked For Favourite AC/DC Song

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull credibility has long been shot with his refugee stance, his environmental views, his parties waste on the SSM survey and his botched NBN. Now its sunk even lower when he named a Mentals track when asked for his favourite AC/DC song.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, Malcolm Young, Mental As Anything, rock

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APIA Good Times Tour Has An Historical Line-up for 2017

by Paul Cashmere

You know that old saying “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore”, well with artists like the Black Sorrows, Mental As Anything, Deborah Conway and Colin Hay, they really don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

Tagged as: APIA Good Times, Australia, Black Sorrows, Colin Hay, Deborah Conway, Mental As Anything, rock

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Apia Good Times Tour Reveals 2017 Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sorrows with Vika and Linda Bull, Colin Hay of Men At Work, Mental As Anything and Deborah Conway will lap Australia for the Apia Good Times Tour of 2017.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Apia Good Times tour, Australia, Black Sorrows, Colin Hay, Deborah Conway, Mental As Anything, rock

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Regional Touring’s Duane McDonald Scores Another Win With Lakeside Twilights

by Paul Cashmere

The Lakeside Twilights music festival at Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree foreshore has sold-out more than a month in advance.

Tagged as: 2016, Australia, Black Sorrows, classic rock, Duane mcDonald, Jon Stevens, Lakeside Twilights, Mental As Anything, music festival, Regional Touring, Regional Touring’s Duane McDonald Scores Another Win With Lakeside Twilights, rock, The Angels

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Mental As Anything, Kerryn Tolhurt, Peter Farnan Guest At Noise11 iHeartRadio

by Edina Patsy

As Mental As Anything approaches the benchmark 40th anniversary Greedy Smith joins Noise11 at iHeartRadio to talk new and old.

Tagged as: Boom Crash Opera, Greg Quill, iHeartRadio, Kerryn Tolhurst, Kerryn Tolhurt, Mental As Anything, noise11., Pesky Bones, Pete Farnan, Peter Farnan Guest At Noise11 iHeartRadio

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Mental As Anything Continue A 40 Year Legacy With Relentless Touring

by Paul Cashmere

A Mental As Anything show is always a treat for Australian music fans.

Tagged as: Greedy Smith, Martin Plaza, Memo Music Hall, Mental As Anything, Mental As Anything Continue A 40 Year Legacy With Relentless Touring, music news

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Ballarat’s Lakeside Twilights Lines Up The Angels, Black Sorrows, Jon Stevens, Mentals

by Paul Cashmere

Ballarat will rock out to The Angels, Jon Stevens, The Black Sorrows and Mental As Anything at Lake Wendouree Foreshore in December with Lakeside Twilights.

Tagged as: Ballarat’s Lakeside Twilights Lines Up The Angels, Black Sorrows, Jon Stevens, Lakeside Twilights, Mental As Anything, The Angels, The Black Sorrows

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Greedy Smith and Martin Plaza, Mental As Anything perform at the Caravan Club on Sunday 9 August 2015

Mental As Anything Deliver Rapid Fire Hits In Sunday Arvo Club Show

by Paul Cashmere

The sheer number of Mental As Anything hits is gobsmacking. How many acts are delivering 17 of their own hits in a show on 2015 and still not do them all? AC/DC and INXS maybe but you are never going to see them in a club in the suburbs on a Sunday afternoon.

Tagged as: Greedy Smith, Jacob Cook, James Gillard, Martin Cilia, Martin Plaza, Mental As Anything, music news

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Wendy Matthews, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Campfire Festival Adds Mental As Anything, Wendy Matthews

by Paul Cashmere

The Campfire Festival in the Hunter Valley has added Mental As Anything and Wendy Matthews to the three day festival in March.

Tagged as: Mental As Anything, music news, The Campfire Festival, Wendy Matthews

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Ross Wilson, Mental As Anything Line-Up For Twilight At Taronga Zoo

by Paul Cashmere

Ross Wilson and Mental As Anything are just two on the names to headline Twilight At Taronga shows at Sydney’s Taronga in 2015.

Tagged as: Mental As Anything, Ross Wilson, Twilight At Taronga

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Peter O’Doherty Paints Melbourne For From The Street Exhibition

by Paul Cashmere

The paintings of Dog Trumpet’s Peter O’Doherty are being exhibited during August at the Gould Gallery in South Yarra.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, music news, Peter O'Doherty, rock

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Gippsland Gets Groundswell With Screaming Jets, James Reyne

by Paul Cashmere

The Screaming Jets will headline Australia’s newest music festival, Groundswell, at Lake Tyers Beach in Victoria in January.

Tagged as: Australia, classic rock, Festivals, Groundswell, James Reyne, live music, Mental As Anything, rock, Screaming Jets

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Reg Mombassa And Peter O’Doherty To Exhibit Paintings At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

The art works of Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty from Dog Trumpet will be on display in Austin, Texas during the SXSW music conference in March.

Tagged as: Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa

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Reg Mombassa The Australian Jesus collection

Reg Mombassa Creates The Australian Jesus

by Paul Cashmere

Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet has created ‘The Australian Jesus’ for a series of 10 limited edition greeting cards.

Tagged as: Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, Reg Mombassa

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Dog Trumpet Confirmed For SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Dog Trumpet are heading to SXSW and they could very well be the Aussie act to watch out for.

Tagged as: Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, SXSW

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Reg Mombassa Designs Sydney’s NYE Fireworks

by Paul Cashmere

Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet and formerly of Mental As Anything is today working with the title Creative Ambassador for tonight’s New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney.

Tagged as: Dog Trumpet, Fireworks, Mental As Anything, Reg Mombassa, Sydney

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Dog Trumpet Premiere ‘Ray Davies and The Kinks’ Video

The origins of Dog Trumpet’s ‘Ray Davies and The Kinks’ go back a number of years when the band was on a road trip to the Apollo Bay Folk Festival.

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Dog Trumpet To Play Special Shows For ‘Started Out Drinking Beer’ Book Release

Dog Trumpet will perform at book launches for Stuart Lloyd’s new Mental As Anything book ‘Started Out Drinking Beer’.

October 17, 2023

Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Albo Has A Night Out With Dog Trumpet

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was out soaking up some local Aussie culture with Dog Trumpet at The Factory in Marrickville last night (28 September 2023).

September 29, 2023

Dog Trumpet To Kick Off Part Two of Shadowland Tour This Weekend

Dog Trumpet will hit the road again this weekend for Part Two of the Shadowland tour. It is Wollongong’s turn on Friday 15th September and then Sydney again on September 16.

September 13, 2023

Dog Trumpet Premiere Back Room Video

Dog Trumpet have a brand new video for your viewing please. ‘Back Room’ is about “the past and present, touring, staying home, the repetition of the days”.

August 14, 2023

Dog Trumpet To Head Out For Part 2 of Shadowland Tour

Dog Trumpet will return to the road in September for Part 2 of the Shadowland tour.

July 21, 2023

Dog Trumpet Share New Video ‘Invisible Things’

‘Invisible Things’ is the latest video from Dog Trumpet.

May 1, 2023