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Almanac Music: ‘I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghost’ – Songs with a Halloween Vibe

October 31, 2024 by 53 Comments

The latest instalment of KD’s epic series on popular song is ‘Songs with a Halloween Vibe’. As usual, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.

Almanac Music: Cold Chisel, the big top and sentimental bullshit

October 29, 2024 by 19 Comments

Cold Chisel are on tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary. David Wilson was thrilled to attend his first Cold Chisel concert, and he had a magnificent time.

Almanac Music: Not quite Bob – James McMurtry

October 22, 2024 by 8 Comments

Having discovered Bob Dylan in 2003, Trevor Blainey recognised much of the music he liked bore the indelible stamp of Bob. One such performer is James McMurtry, and his music is introduced here by Trevor. [This is the first chapter of Trevor’s ‘Not Quite Bob’ series. – ED.]

Almanac Music: 33 1/3 Reasons Why – Way of the World (Max Q)

October 20, 2024 by 6 Comments

Greg Andrew pays tribute to Ollie Olsen, post-punk and electronic music innovator, who passed away last week.

Almanac Music: ‘Working for the man’ – Songs Involving Work

October 18, 2024 by 127 Comments

This week’s instalment of KD’s epic series on popular song themes concerns songs that involve work. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.

Almanac Music: Dylan Covers – Aussie Style: The Bands Take On Dylan

October 15, 2024 by 28 Comments

Karl Dubravs continues his excellent Dylan series of Bob songs covered by other artists – this time Aussie bands who have not featured in previous episodes.

Almanac Music: Spectrum’s ‘I’ll Be Gone’

October 10, 2024 by 23 Comments

Matt Zurbo fondly remembers that great Australian classic song, Spectrum’s ‘I’ll Be Gone’, its effect on him, its relationship to Apollo Bay, and in a moving tribute, on the death of his father. [That’s quite a funeral Old Dog – JTH]

Almanac Music: 33 1/3 Reasons Why – The Barking Spiders Live 1983 (Cold Chisel)

October 8, 2024 by 10 Comments

Greg Andrew continues his regular music series ’33/3 Reasons Why’, this week he examines Cold Chisel in their The Barking Spiders guise.

Almanac Footy and Music: Mike Rudd saves Grand Final Weekend!

October 2, 2024 by 2 Comments

Richard Griffiths and his wife Rebecca drove down from Sydney for a cracking weekend at the Footy Almanac Grand Final Lunch, a session at The Public Bar with Dave Warner And Greg Macainsh, and Sunday with the incredible Mike Rudd in St Kilda. The one-sided Grand Final was their only fizzer!

Almanac Music: Vale – Kris Kristofferson

October 1, 2024 by 5 Comments

Another music icon has passed onto that great gig in the sky – Kris Kristofferson. He will be remembered as a prolific songwriter and an accomplished actor appearing in many films throughout his career. RIP Kris Kristofferson.