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The Hunnas still have more to give: A Profile interview with Mark Seymour

December 2, 2013 by 6 Comments

Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens wants to throw his arms around you, and take you to the holy grail of Oz Rock. Cobba interviews Mark Seymour the lead man of the legendary Hunters & Collectors.

Springsteen’s pen: Kaney’s attempt at a Crio type question

April 4, 2013 by 20 Comments

Rick Kane, inspired by his audience with Bruce Springsteen, asks for your favourite opening line of the great man’s songs, as well as reflections from his recent tour if you attended.

Hot, Hot, Heat

January 4, 2013 by 9 Comments

It’s hot. Damn hot. Rick Kane listens to the experts and devises three easy steps for you to beat the heat.

Marathons and the off-season of footy

October 22, 2012 by 2 Comments

Yvette Wroby is filling her off-season with painting and Rodriguez the Sugar Man.

Off Season Odyssey – Part 25: What Makes a Champion?

October 6, 2012 by 5 Comments

Matt Zurbo reaches Tamworth, and catches up with Greg Champion.

Off Season Odyssey – Part 12: Aussie Humour

September 12, 2012 by 4 Comments

AUSSIE HUMOUR.   “No tribal colours,” the bouncer tells me, holding his hand out. We both look at the North jumper I’m wearing. “It’s okay, he’s with the band,” Gav says. “I know the band,” the bouncer says. He’s from Warrnambool. So are the Monaros. Like the King and Queen are from England, and David Boon [Read more]

Temper Trap – An inoffensive selection

September 4, 2012 by 42 Comments

Almanac music aficionado, Andrew Fithall, finds himself in a tender trap with this year’s Grand Final entertainment.

Swans are live

August 19, 2012 by 2 Comments

With the Sydney Swans experiencing a somewhat unseen resurgence it feels appropriate to mention another bunch of Swans also making their own understated comeback this year. Born in the bowels of NYC in the early ‘80’s the band Swans, led by Michael Gira, have been unleashing their genre-defining sound on the world for thirty years [Read more]

Football writer

June 15, 2012 by 2 Comments

Apologies to Lennon/McCartney (I think it was the latter) Dear Sports Ed, won’t you read my stuff I can make a sentence, so I’m good enough Never really played much footy before Failed first-year law And now I wanna be a football writer Football writer Irony drips from my poison pen I can do cross-promos [Read more]

It was ‘A Hard Year’s Plight’

May 10, 2012 by 4 Comments

I wrote this piece last year during Richmond’s ‘winter of discontent.’ Losses to Port Adelaide and the Gold Coast had overshadowed some good early form in the season, and we were facing another lowly finish…. “It’s been a long cold lonely winter.” These words, penned by the late George Harrison, the ‘quiet’ Beatle, have been [Read more]