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Also, we continue to feature yarns from Stereo Stories: A Song. A Place. A Time. edited by Vin Maskell. This caters for the specific writing genre – the music and memoir style Vin prefers – outlined on the Stereo Stories site. It’s an excellent idea on an excellent site. Check it out.

 

Smokie’s Stereo Story: Before too long – he’ll wish that he never met you

October 25, 2014 by 3 Comments

Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson debuts on the Almanac’s sister site ‘Stereo Stories’ with a tale of lost love to the backdrop of Paul Kelly’s “Before too Long”.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories Big Day Out a huge success

October 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Vin Maskell (Stereo Stories editor) and all those involved in the Stereo Stories Big Day out. From all reports (including this one) it was a huge success. Check out the card.

Stereo Stories Live, this Sunday at the Newport Bowls Club

October 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Almanackers will feature prominently at this Sunday’s performance of Stereo Stories Live at the Newport Bowls Club. Rick Kane is making his Stereo Stories debut and Vin Maskell is MCing.

Almanac Music (Stereo Stories): Do you really want to hurt me? by Culture Club

October 3, 2014 by 1 Comment

Rick Kane is on top of the world with the Hawks win. He’s in music-writing form as well. Here’s his piece on the moment he first heard Boy George and Culture Club.

Music (Stereo Stories): Lili Marlene by Salvatore Romita/Marlene Dietrich

September 25, 2014 by 1 Comment

Another beaut story from our new sister site Stereo Stories. Almanacker Lucia Nardo recounts the tale of taking her father to record this all time classic on a worn Paolo Soprano piano accordian.

Who gets the new ball: Seasick Steve, Derek and The Dominos, Chad Morgan, or The Big Lebowski?

September 23, 2014 by 9 Comments

It is Grand Prix weekend in Singapore but family emergencies intervene so Mickey Randall is contemplating his musical education.

Music (Stereo Stories): Sarah Blasko’s Flame Trees

September 21, 2014 by 15 Comments

The Almanac’s partner site Stereo Stories has been launched. Almanac stalwart Vin Maskell has invited a number of Almanac writers to contribute, and extends the invitation to all.

Here is Mickey Randall’s piece on Sarah Blasko’s Flame Trees.

Almanackers at Newport Folk Festival

July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Nick Gadd and Vin Maskell will be part of the Stereo Stories Live session at the Newport Folk Festival this Sunday afternoon. (That’s Newport, Melbourne, not Newport, United States!)

The Sporting Web: Piccies, Pundits and Passings

June 13, 2014 by 3 Comments

This week Peter Baulderstone gets all nostalgic for the passing of 70’s rock singers, dramatic images of beautiful horses with stupid owners, and old woollen footy jumpers where the owners think the Socceroos can win the World Cup. Check out these romantic yarns from the sporting web.

Rock Triv Shows Entertaining Colac and Raising Money for Charity

June 4, 2014 by 19 Comments

Luke Reynolds tells us how Colac has been celebrating with Rock Triv – a unique community fund raiser that combines fun, music and fund raising for charities.