Damian Balassone is at his cheeky best with this insight into what really matters at the end of September.
Almanac Travel and Music: From New Orleans to Nashville – A Tale of Three Weeks in the USA
June 4, 2024 by 3 Comments
Stan and Marlene Kluzek had a cracking time at Jazzfest 2024 during their visit to New Orleans, as well as a side trip to Nashville on their way home.
Almanac Life: Winter in Bicheno
June 2, 2024 by 2 Comments
Ian Wilson is enjoying housesitting for his niece on the spectacular east coast of Tasmania at Bicheno.
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 7)
May 31, 2024 by 3 Comments
Swifty lunches with his mother, and prepares for his meeting with big Jack
Almanac Music: ‘Let There Be Rock’ – Songs That Reference Rock and Roll
May 31, 2024 by 158 Comments
In this installment of KD’s long-running series about popular song, the theme is songs that reference rock and roll. As usual, readers’ responses are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Community: The 2024 Reclink Community Cup
May 30, 2024 by 1 Comment
The Footy Almanac is happy to support and promote the 2024 Reclink Community Cup to be held in Melbourne on Sunday, 16th June. Find out all the details here.
Mystery Pub: Shostakovich liked a snort
May 29, 2024 by 10 Comments
The Port Admiral is this week’s mystery pub. Mickey Randall reports on his findings.
Almanac Music: The Wallflowers @JazzFest 2024
May 27, 2024 by 1 Comment
The Wallflowers closing out the Fais Do Do stage at JazzFest 2024 provided Col Ritchie with perhaps his major highlight of the festival.
Almanac Poetry: Shapeshifter
May 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley concerns shapeshifting – an ability, often represented in the arts, to transform oneself into something else.
Almanac Travel: 20 Photos From Two Days in Minneapolis
May 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Ian Wilson takes readers on another trip through the USA, this time it’s Minneapolis via twenty photos from a two day visit there.
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 6)
May 24, 2024 by 4 Comments
In this week’s episode, Swifty meets Laura for dinner, and reflects on their former relationship
Almanac Music: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band @JazzFest 2024
May 24, 2024 by 5 Comments
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are retiring after sixty years of recording and being on the road. Col was there to see one of their final performances at JazzFest 2024.
Almanac Music: Neil Murray at the Trinity Sessions
May 22, 2024 by 4 Comments
Peter Crossing spent a great afternoon at the Trinity Sessions in Adelaide with talented musician Neil Murray, an important contributor to Australian music and culture.
Almanac Books: ‘1989 – The Great Grand Final’
May 22, 2024 by 4 Comments
The 1989 Grand Final between Hawthorn and Geelong was one the great Grand Finals of all time. Raging Bull adds his thoughts about the game.
Almanac Music: Neil Young and Crazy Horse @ JazzFest 2024.
May 21, 2024 by 12 Comments
Neil Young is one of Col’s all time favourites and to see him perform with Crazy Horse at JazzFest 2024 in New Orleans was a real treat and one of the highlights of the festival.
Almanac Poetry: Freud’s Famous Case Histories
May 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This week, it’s an unpublished poem from KD’s archives, written long ago, based upon his university study of Sigmund (not James!) Freud.
Brighton Jetty Bakery: a Eurovision black site
May 17, 2024 by 8 Comments
Mickey Randall is back with a sausage roll review, while also reflecting on Eurovision and the greatly missed Terry Wogan
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