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Almanac Music: ’33 1/3 Reasons Why’ – Holiday Listening

January 21, 2025 by 1 Comment

Time for Greg A to get back to the basics, to listen to bands he knows and loves with selections to ‘silence the outside noise of the world’.

Almanac Music: Dylan Cover Songs – Aussie Style Potpourri

January 10, 2025 by 11 Comments

Another cracking instalment of Karl Dubravs ‘Dylan Cover Songs’ series, this time more Aussie recordings with a couple of hidden treasures discovered by Karl.

Almanac Music: Vale Peter Yarrow

January 9, 2025 by 5 Comments

Peter Yarrow of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary has died from bladder cancer at the age of 86.

Almanac Music: Vale – Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame.

January 8, 2025 by 5 Comments

As the music icons of the 60s age, it is only a matter of time before they pass away. One such icon passed away on Tuesday – Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul and Mary.

Almanac Music: ’33 1/3 Reasons Why’ – Christmas Bounty

January 5, 2025 by 1 Comment

Greg Andrew was delighted with the vinyl Santa left for him at Christmas

Almanac Life: Bourbon Street – New Orleans

January 4, 2025 by 1 Comment

As a regular visitor to New Orleans Col is saddened and appalled by the atrocity that occurred in the French Quarter in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Almanac Music: ‘January’ – Songs Mentioning Months of the Year

January 3, 2025 by 106 Comments

In keeping with the beginning of a new year, this week’s instalment of KD’s epic series on popular song themes concerns songs mentioning names of the months.

Almanac Music : Top Albums of 2024

December 31, 2024 by 9 Comments

Luke Reynolds takes us out of 2024 with his ninth annual list of top Australian albums for the year.

Almanac Music: So You’re Overseas And Suddenly….(Part 4)

December 30, 2024 by 1 Comment

More Aussie songs that warm the cockles of Aussie hearts when heard while travelling overseas.

Almanac Life – More Gold from Nanna’s: Finding Nanna’s records

December 24, 2024 by 11 Comments

On Christmas Eve, Family Harms will play some Christmas carols (via Youtube? Or what’s this thing called Spotify?) as they have forever. John Harms has found more gold from Nanna, the record collection, and brings you a selection of those albums including one long-lost LP from the mid-80s.