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Almanac Music: Dylan Cover Songs – Every Song Vol. 2: March – December 1962

May 20, 2025 by 7 Comments

Karl Dubravs continues his mammoth undertaking of listing all Dylan songs in chronological order with selected cover versions of those songs. Part 2 covers the timespan from March 1962 – December 1962 which was quite a prolific period for Dylan.

Almanac Music: ‘Kiss Me’ – Songs Involving Kissing

May 15, 2025 by 177 Comments

The latest instalment in KD’s epic series on popular song themes concerns songs involving kissing. As is always the case, readers’ contributions are warmly welcomed.

Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Rolling Stones and the Showdown Mark

May 14, 2025 by 9 Comments

Mickey Randall muses on the Rolling Stones as footballers, ponders the choice of excellence over longing, and gasps at Mark Keane’s match-saving mark in Showdown 57

Almanac Music: ‘100 x 100 – 1954 to 1977’: 21-30

May 13, 2025 by 11 Comments

Earl O’Neill continues his fab music series examining 100 iconic, and popular songs recorded between 1954 and 1977 as a means for introducing popular music to new listeners.

Almanac Music: Dylan Covers: International Style #3 – In Memoriam 2024

April 29, 2025 by 3 Comments

In this episode of ‘Dylan Covers’ Karl Dubravs present cover versions recorded by artists who passed away in 2024.

Almanac Music: ‘You can’t hide your lyin’ eyes’ – Songs Involving Lying

April 25, 2025 by 138 Comments

In this week’s instalment of KD’s epic series on popular song, the theme is songs involving lying. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.

Nine drummers

April 14, 2025 by 4 Comments

Earl O’Neill has played in heaps of bands and knows that it’s the drummer who really matters. Through nine profiles he explains why.

Almanac Footy: Fifty years ago, ‘Far, Far Away’

April 11, 2025 by 17 Comments

Andrew ‘Gigs’ Gigacz was on top of the world on this day 50 years ago as he headed to the Western Oval with Slade’s ‘Far, Far Away’. He’s learnt an important life lesson from that day.
[On the 50th anniversary of this tragic accident we reprise Gigs’ account of the event from a few years ago – ED]

Almanac Music: My Favourite Rock Drummers – Clement Burke of Blondie (RIP)

April 8, 2025 by 31 Comments

Today’s profile of Blondie’s Clement Burke is the first in a series by KD on his favourite rock drummers.
[Clem Burke from Blondie has passed away after a battle with cancer. The Footy Almanac reprises Kevin’s post featuring Clem from a few years ago. RIP Clem Burke. -ED]

Almanac Music: Dylan Cover Songs – Every Song Vol.1: January 1961-March 1962

April 8, 2025 by 14 Comments

Bob Dylan has written over 600 songs during his incredible career. Karl Dubravs has set himself a very ambitious task of presenting every Dylan song from his very first to his most recent, and where possible, present a cover version of each song. Vol 1 commences today.