It's been a lon-ng time between updates on this website, in fact, I didn't even realise it was still online until just recently! It's now 7 years since I put this site up, and even though my life has changed in huge leaps and bounds (moved interstate, got married, have a gorgeous little girl, and am now doing postgrad study), I still love INXS, and still wish we still had Michael around. So I will leave this site up, both as a tribute to Michael, and as a celebration of one of the best rock bands ever. Hopefully, at some point in the future, I'll have time to add more 'stuff' as well.

Oh, and one last thing! I haven't used the 'girlonfire' email in a long while either, but I've updated my new email address on the bottom, so if you've tried to email me and couldn't - now you can!

Thanks for visiting, and enjoy the memories...
Linda

Back in the 80's I contributed to, edited, and published
an Australian INXS fanzine called 'Underneath The Colours'.
Our fanzine featured all kinds of stuff - reviews, news,
previously unpublished photos, poetry, interviews and more.

The name 'Underneath The Colours' - of course, taken from one
of the bands early LPs - was chosen because of it's ambiguity
and it's reference to perhaps a 'deeper' side of things. We
wanted to explore who INXS were and where they were coming from,
both musically and as individuals; and of course, we wanted to
celebrate the best band in the world!

'Stay Young' was the first INXS record I ever bought.
I was lucky enough to get to meet the band for the first of
what would become many times, in 1985, and eventually
watched them perform from front row at over 20 of their live shows.

Obviously, to me, INXS were the consummate rock band, and Michael,
the consummate rock God. But as I got to know Michael I found him
to be so much more than just 'Michael Hutchence from INXS'. He was
not only talented, but also a very sweet, very wonderful person.

The website of Underneath The Colours features material from
the fanzine of 'Underneath The Colours' - and more.
This website is a salute to the best band of all: INXS.
And my tribute to a charismatic performer and a wonderful
human being: Michael Hutchence. Underneath the Colours is an open
invitation to fans worldwide to celebrate the greatness and
the magic that is INXS.

Thanks for visiting...

You are guest number
The website of Underneath The Colours was created on January 8th 1998.

[INXS Live at the Tivoli] [INXS Live at Australian Made]
[Poetry from Michael and Andrew]
[Me & Michael] [Poem for an Angel]
More to come...

Your comments, tributes, etc are welcome -
please be sure to sign the guestbook while you're here!

If you would like to 'talk INXS' or just make a private
comment, please feel free to email me

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Special thanks to:
Peter Michael (thanks! thanks!), Michelle & Fiona Romeo
(for endless help on the UTC fanzine way back when),
everyone who remembers 'the days' (you know who you are!), and of course
endless thanks to Tim, Kirk, Andrew, Garry, Jon and Michael -
your kindness, spirit and magic will never be forgotten.

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All material on this website is
© 1998 Underneath The Colours.

Certain photographs have been used whose copyright is unknown.
In these cases, this is stated on the photograph.
Inclusion of these photographs on UTC is for personal use only.
If you have a problem with my using of any of these photographs,
please email me using the link above.