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Almanac Music: ‘Sometimes love don’t feel like it should’ – Songs Involving Hurt

April 4, 2025 by 113 Comments

In this instalment of KD’s epic series on popular song, the theme is songs using the word ‘hurt’ or its variations, like ‘hurts’ and ‘hurting’. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.

Almanac Life: The Best and Worst of Melbourne

April 4, 2025 by 5 Comments

Ian Wilson and partner Lynda experienced all that is good about Melbourne, and unfortunately, not so good.

Almanac Music: Aussie Album Review – Harem Scarem ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’

March 28, 2025 by 3 Comments

‘Pilgrim’s Progress’, the debut album of Melbourne band Harem Scarem, is the 19th in Smokie’s series looking back at classic Aussie albums.

Almanac (Creative) Footy: In the singing vein with the tall back pockets

March 24, 2025 by 4 Comments

Carolyn Spooner continues her amazing series examing players in specific positions on the footy field. Carolyn’s creative juices this episode flow to tall backs and particular songs that exemplifies their style. [Another cracker Carolyn – Ed]

Almanac Music: ‘Hold your breath and count to ten’ – Songs Involving Falling

March 21, 2025 by 118 Comments

In this latest instalment of KD’s long-running series on popular song, the topic is songs involving falling. As usual, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.

Almanac Music: Vale – Jesse Colin Young

March 18, 2025 by 3 Comments

Jesse Colin Young of The Youngbloods is the latest icon from the music world to join the great gig in the sky passing away a couple of days ago aged 83.

Almanac Music: The Over the Hill Blues

March 18, 2025 by 2 Comments

Matt Gately grooved to the sights and sounds of The SummerSalt Tour 2025 when it featured in Batemans Bay NSW recently.

Almanac Music: Dylan Cover Songs – International Style #2: Thespians Do Dylan

March 14, 2025 by 12 Comments

Mae West singing Dylan – who would believe it! Incredible as it sounds but she does indeed, and she is also the only performer born in the 1800s to have recorded a Dylan song. This is one of the many amazing surprises Karl Dubravs has in store for his latest edition of ‘Dylan Cover Songs’.

Almanac Music: Skerryvore: Scots, surf and serendipity

March 4, 2025 by 1 Comment

Andrew Fraser with his bagpipes, and the pipe band he plays in, had the privilege of playing with Skerryvore, Scotland’s best live act, in a number of concerts recently.

Almanac Music: Songs and Moments #2 – Gloria Gaynor and a King Hit

March 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment

In the second instalment of his ‘songs and moments’ series, Ian Wilson recalls a painful encounter he experienced when he thought he was on to a good thing at a school party.