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Almanac Music: Bowie’s best & less known gems

September 2, 2016 by 5 Comments

The forgotten genius of David Bowie’s early work is not lost on Jeff Dowsing, presenting his favourite ‘off the beaten track’ Bowie tracks.

Almanac Book Review – Prince: Purple Reign

September 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Chris Michaels is impressed by Mick Wall’s biography, “Prince: Purple Reign”.

Almanac Music: Anson Cameron, friendship, and The Kill Devil Hills

August 31, 2016 by 3 Comments

Anson Cameron’s debut Stereo Story is honest to the bare bones: Rare times, he writes, a hole opens in a life and a song appears from nowhere to fill it, explain it, exploit it.

Almanac Music (and Ice Hockey): The Hip

August 23, 2016 by 4 Comments

The Tragically Hip played their last show last night. Rob Chanter is moved to paint us this wonderful picture of Canada, ice-hockey, people and place.

Almanac Music – Jazz and Me

August 19, 2016 by 8 Comments

While Mickey Randall’s own music career was fleeting, once he found jazz he found a love that was enduring. From his youth in Kapunda, his Mum & Dad’s jazz records showed him there was a bigger world out there to visit.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories in concert in Albury

August 13, 2016 by 3 Comments

Stories by Anson Cameron and Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson will be very much part of the Stereo Stories’ first interstate gig. Yep, we’re going over the border to New South Wales.

Almanac Music: Hell’s Bells chime across the half forward flank

August 11, 2016 by 6 Comments

ACDC’s Hell’s Bells bobbed up in an unlikely place and was almost the highlight of the season. But there was something better. John Harms explains.

Almanac Music: “When An Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease”

August 10, 2016 by 2 Comments

Neil Drysdale traces the sprawling music career of Roy Harper.

Round 19 – Collingwood v West Coast: Footy and music in Carringbush

August 3, 2016 by 23 Comments

Footy and a great gig. What more can you ask for! Luke Reynolds has a memorable day out with his younger sister.

Almanac Music: Smokie’s new Stereo Story

July 27, 2016 by 1 Comment

As the opening chords of Under the Milky Way softly made their way through the speakers, I asked the woman with whom I was planning to spend the rest of my life to dance with me. “I like this,” she whispered.