Mental As Anything

Longtime 2 Double J music director (and later Triple J) and the man credited with creating the original character of then Sydney radio station Arnold Frolows has died at age 74.

Howard Jones is teaming up with ABC for a double header tour of the USA in 2025. Radio DJ Richard Blade is on the tour as well.

Days after the first episode of the two-part Silverchair Australian Story program was removed from the ABC’s streaming service iView, the ABC has covered its tracks by taking out all unlicensed Silverchair music from part two so the second half can stream. Part one at this stage has not been re-edited.

Former Silverchair singer Daniel Johns has gone public with his reasons for having the Australian Story Silverchair episode taking down from ABC TV’s streaming service iView.

Historic Australian footage of Mick Jagger being interviewed by Richard Carleton in 1969 has surfaced.

The ABC’s DAB+ radio station Double J may soon head to the FM band. The Australian Federal Government has revealed plans to fund a feasibility study to take Double J onto FM frequencies around Australia.

ABC singer Martin Fry felt “guilty” about getting diagnosed with cancer during his band’s heyday.