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Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Danny and Dusty and a long bow

December 3, 2021 by 2 Comments

Trevor Blainey comes up with another ‘Not Quite Bob’ cracker! This time, the music of Danny and Dusty. Do yourself a favour, it’s fab!

Almanac Music (Review): Thank you Mr. Jackson

December 1, 2021 by 2 Comments

Peter Jackson’s documentary ‘Get Back’ is all the talk. We’ve been offered a number of reviews and this is the first of them – by Richard Griffiths. Do yourself a favour…excellent review of a brilliant doco.

Almanac Music: Matt Zurbo’s Musical Adventures – Cuba

November 30, 2021 by 3 Comments

Matt Zurbo’s musical adventures continue in Cuba and the people met in the Casa de Planenque. [Language warning – Ed]

Almanac Poetry: A Little Night Music

November 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment

This Monday’s poem from Kevin Densley was inspired by a well-known Mozart composition and night-time in general.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Lucinda Williams

November 27, 2021 by 9 Comments

Trevor Blainey continues his series ‘Not Quite Bob’ and examines another great artist in Lucinda Williams, who like Bob, has a certain quality about her work.

Almanac Trivia: Two birthdays and an anniversary

November 25, 2021 by 2 Comments

Here are a couple of birthday reminders and a milestone moment in music to remember complete with sights and sounds.

Almanac Music: Mark Gillespie and my part in his downfall

November 23, 2021 by 13 Comments

The music world lost a true talent with the sad passing last week of Mark Gillespie. Ian Lewis fondly recalls the early days of Gillespie’s career on the Melbourne scene in this fitting tribute to him. [Welcome to the Footy Almanac Ian. -ED]

Almanac Music: ‘Danko/Manuel’ – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

November 23, 2021 by 3 Comments

Jason Isbell is one of the hottest properties on the Americana scene at the moment. He pays tribute to The Band members Rick Danko and Richard Manuel in his song ‘Danko/Manuel’.

Almanac Music: Best Cover of An Elvis Hit

November 19, 2021 by 6 Comments

In this Friday’s column, KD writes about his nomination for the best cover version of an Elvis Presley hit: ‘Always On My Mind’ by the Pet Shop Boys. Further research told him he was certainly not alone in this opinion.

Almanac Music: Neil Young revisited

November 18, 2021 by 5 Comments

After a dash of Neil Young from Col Ritchie earlier in the week, Ian Hauser responds with his memories.