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Almanac Music: Vale Karl Wallinger – World Party

March 12, 2024 by 3 Comments

Karl Wallinger, another key figure from the music world has passed away. He is best known for his work with World Party especially their major hit ‘Ship Of Fools’.

Almanac Music: Countdown’s Best One Hit Wonders

March 12, 2024 by 14 Comments

Ian Wilson comes up with another cracking list of songs from the ‘Countdown’ TV program, this time, his best ‘one hit wonders’.

Almanac Music: ‘We’d Go Down to the River’ – Songs Concerning Rivers

March 8, 2024 by 132 Comments

In this Friday’s installment of KD’s ongoing series about popular music themes, the topic is songs concerning rivers. As usual, readers are warmly welcomed to put forward their own contributions.

Almanac Music – Wantok Sing Sing: 16 artists from Melanesia and Australia together in one show (Melbourne/Adelaide)

March 4, 2024 by 1 Comment

This is a very special lineup of musicians from the Wantok Musik family, playing together for just two dates in Melbourne and Adelaide this coming weekend.

Almanac Music: ‘Rooms on Fire’: Songs about Houses and Rooms

March 1, 2024 by 168 Comments

In this Friday’s music piece, KD deals with songs about the spaces in which we live – houses, flats, apartments and the rooms within. As usual, readers’ contributions are warmly welcomed.

Almanac Music: ‘1971 – The year that music changed everything’

February 27, 2024 by 13 Comments

‘1971 – The year that music changed everything’ is an excellent TV series, and together with its soundtrack brought back many memories of the time for Col.

Almanac Life: On the Glenelg Surf Club, Vampire Weekend, and Roast Beef

February 23, 2024 by 7 Comments

Mickey Randall recalls some of the activities he and Claire participated in this month including, visiting a surf club, listening to music, and cooking a roast.

Almanac Music: ‘The Basement Tapes’ – The Legendary Tales: Bob Dylan and The Band

February 23, 2024 by 6 Comments

The making of the legendary ‘The Basement Tapes’ by Bob Dylan and The Band features in a short documentary created to support the release of the complete songs recorded during the Big Pink sessions – and Bob fan Col is rapt.

Almanac Memoir: Swish Agonistes – A 70s Tribute to Sandy Stone

February 20, 2024 by 28 Comments

Attention: men (and women) ‘of a certain age’. Mark ‘Swish’ Schwerdt has drilled into your collective unconscious and found memories you thought you’d forgotten. [A classic from ten years ago reprised. – Ed]

Almanac Music: Taylor, Anna and me

February 16, 2024 by 14 Comments

John Harms is about to jump in the car to drive his daughter Anna to Melbourne for the Tay Tay concert. He’s interested in your thoughts on the phenomenon.