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Almanac Music – Stereo Stories: Congratulations to Vin Maskell and all the performers

Magnificently led by showmaster Vin Maskell, Stereo Stories continues to scale the heights of storytelling through music and word. Here’s the latest.

Vin Maskell’s meditation on kick-to-kick (2007)

Following on from Richard Flanagan’s depiction of kick-to-kick, here’s some thoughts from Vin Maskell from a few years ago.

Footy Blogging and Archiving

Andy Fuller provides a thoughtful and insightful discussion about footy blogging and archiving.

Round 5 – St Kilda v Geelong: Encouragement of Loving

Yoshi reviews the game between his beloved Saints and the undefeated Cats.

Vin remembers his tips

Half-way through his 45th season of following footy a jaded Vin Maskell finally remembers to put in his tips for the week. Here they are: Nine teams will win, some by a lot. Nine teams will lose, some by a little. A star player will get injured. Another star player will not get injured.

Almanac Footy: Heaps of fun at FIDA launch

Footy’s back all over the place, and Vin Maskell has highlighted one of the standout organisations, FIDA, as they launched 2026 with a game between legends and pollies.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories – small books, big hearts

Vin Maskell reviews the fabulous launch of Stereo Stories pocketbooks series featuring writers Smokie Dawson and Lucia Nardo who were ably supported by the music of The Stereo Stories Band.

Almanac Music and Books: Two boxes of Stereo Stories books

Vin Maskell unveils the first two volumes to appear in Stereo Stories pocketbooks by Lucia Nardo and The Footy Almanac’s Smokie Dawson. Check here for details of the upcoming launch.

Almanac Poetry: The premiership coach crosses the road

Vin Maskell spots a premiership coach while on school crossing duty and places the experience into verse.

Stereo Stories: Sing Along with Smokie Dawson

Smokie Dawson has a brand new Stereo Story. Vin Maskell, long time editor of stereostories.com, explains…

Almanac Books and Music: ‘Full Coverage: A History of Rock Journalism in Australia’ by Samuel J Fell.

‘Full Coverage: A history of rock journalism in Australia’ by Samuel J Fell is an in-depth look at music journalism since the 1960s in Australia and is reviewed by Vin Maskell.

Almanac (Community) Footy – National Inclusion Carnival 2023: Tassie win Inclusion Championship in a cliff-hanger

Vin Maskell reports on the very successful National Inclusion Carnival played in Ipswich last week. And the winner was a real surprise!

Almanac (Community) Footy: National Inclusion Carnival 2023

Vin Maskell previews the annual FIDA national championships which get underway in Ipswich this weekend.

Almanac (Community) Footy: The FIDA Grand Finals

Vin Maskell reports on Grand Final Day for FIDA, a non-profit organisation which encourages people with an intellectual disability to become involved in footy.

Almanac Music: Twenty years of WOW

The Way Out West Roots Music Club has recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and a book has been released to reflect the life and times of the club as Vin Maskell explains.

Almanac Music: The Stereo Stories Chronicle

Vin Maskell presents an update for Almanackers of the latest news and happenings in the Stereo Stories world.

Almanac Music: The Stereo Stories Gazette

Vin Maskell presents an update for Almanackers of the latest news and happenings in the ‘Stereo Stories’ world.

The Inner West Almanac Snorkelling Society

Almanackers share in the life of a rich community but live their own lives away from that setting. What happens when the two intersect? Vin Maskell gives the answer.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories at MEMO Music Hall

Stereo Stories, the music and memoir concert created by veteran Almanacker Vin Maskell, kicks off the new year with a show at St Kilda’s MEMO Music Hall on Sunday afternoon, 9 January.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories at The Memo.

Stereo Stories, the music and memoir show created by Almanacker Vin Maskell, kicks off 2022 with a show at The Memo, St Kilda on Sunday afternoon, 9 January.