WITH ITS TRAGEDIES BEHIND, INXS LOOKS AHEAD.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer Since the 1997 death of singer Michael Hutchence Michael Kelland John Hutchence (January 22 1960 – November 22 1997) was the original lead singer of the Australian rock band INXS. Biography Early life and career , the world has heard little from INXS INXS In Excess (band) INXS Internet Exchange Service . Until now. Recently the Australia-based rock band resurfaced with ``Shine Like It Does (1979-1997): The INXS Anthology,'' promising the double-disc collection of radio hits, B-sides, alternative mixes and rare tracks on Rhino Records is only the beginning. In fact, the band is planning to embark on a world tour later this year and begin a new studio album - although there is still no word on a permanent replacement for Hutchence, who was found hanging from the door of his hotel suite. ``We're not really ready to commit to making a decision on a new singer yet,'' says Kirk Pengilly, the band's guitarist. The band has performed over the course of the last four years with a number of guest singers, including Terence Trent D'Arby. On the other hand, the band has performed an even greater number of times with John Stevens John Stevens is the name of a number of prominent people:
``We all get along like a house on fire with John,'' says Pengilly. ``It feels like a band again. ``But the votes aren't in yet.'' The band is scheduling its upcoming world tour around the availability of Stevens, who will be appearing in an Australian production of ``Hair'' through October. Before heading out on the road, INXS will be compiling a docufilm about the band with a working title ``Don't Change.'' The film will be produced by Columbia TriStar Productions Australia. The members of INXS have also been working on individual projects. Pengilly recorded an album for an up-and-coming Sydney-based singer-songwriter named Hugh'ie. Andrew Farriss Andrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician (born 27 March 1959 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia), best known as the keyboardist and key composer for the Australian band INXS. , the main songwriter of the group, produced an album for the well-known Australian country singer Tania Kernaghan Tania Maree Kernaghan (born 18 July, 1968 in Albury, New South Wales) is an Australian country music singer. She is the sister of Lee Kernaghan. Career In 1992 Kernaghan released her first single, "I'll Be Gone". . Jon Farriss Jonathon James Farriss (born 10 August, 1961, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is the drummer for the Australian rock band, INXS. He is the younger brother of fellow band members, Tim Farriss and Andrew Farriss, and was the youngest member of INXS until J.D. worked on an album with Jimmy Barnes, another Australian who fronted the '70s pub rock band Cold Chisel. ``We've always done things outside the band when we've had down time,'' says Pengilly. ``We've obviously had a lot of down time.'' Technically, INXS - which also includes Tim Farriss and Garry Gary Beers Garry Gary Beers (born Garry Williams Beers, 22 June 1957, Manly, Sydney, Australia) is the bassist for rock group, INXS. Career
Thanks to the enthusiasm stirring over the release of ``Shine Like It Does,'' Pengilly says the band is itching to regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. . ``We're really feeling like it's what we should do now that we've been let off the chain and come back out in the big world again,'' he says. ``So we might be back on that treadmill sooner than you think.'' |
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