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Jeff Dowsing + teenage mix-tape = Stereo Story

December 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Jeff Dowsing’s novel, Undercurrents, includes rules for a teenage boy making a 1980s mixtape for a teenage girl. Compare your guidelines, and your mixtape, to his.

Almanac Music – Best Albums and EPs of 2017

December 14, 2017 by 15 Comments

Just in time for Christmas – Luke Reynolds brings his annual review of music highlights. Albums, artists, stories; with an Australia/ New Zealand leaning. [Do you have any to add? -Ed]

Ripper ’76

December 13, 2017 by 27 Comments

Mickey lets rip with thoughts about a favourite album.

Rick Kane + 1916 Easter Uprising = Stereo Story

December 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment

On a recent visit to Belfast Rick Kane wrestled with his heritage and the Irish troubles. Then, in a lttle bar called Fibber Magee’s, he heard a song that ‘married the personal to the political, the blood of resistance to the marrow of love’.

Almanac Music: If you want blood – we got it

November 24, 2017 by 4 Comments

A heartfelt tribute to Malcolm Young and everything that AC/DC means to many

Stereo Stories’ final show for 2017 – this Saturday at Newport Bowls Club

November 20, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Almanackers Smokie Dawson and Rick Kane will be front and centre at the final Stereo Stories concert for 2017. They’ll be amongst half-a-dozen writers sharing the stage with The Stereo Stories Band next Saturday night at the Newport Bowls Club, Melbourne.

Butler + hitchhiking + Chisel = Stereo Story

November 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment

John Butler can make you laugh and he can make you – if not cry – then ponder the deeper moments. This time it’s via the Cold Chisel song My Turn To Cry.

My life in music in the west by Mark Ferrie

November 16, 2017 by 1 Comment

In this extract from How the West was One, musician Mark Ferrie (Models, RocKwiz Orchestra) pays tribute to his friend, the late, great Ross Hannaford.

Almanac Music – Sticky Fingers’: Caress your soul – passion, adolescence, Australia

November 7, 2017 by 1 Comment

Sean waxes lyrical about teens and bands in this piece, set in the wee small hours of the morning in a garage in suburban Sydney.

John Butler + meeting Richard Thompson = Stereo Story

November 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment

I’ve generally abided that warning about meeting your heroes. But this is Richard Thompson! How often do you get to meet a bona fide legend? A bona fide legend who is signing CDs after his gig…