This week’s music piece from KD concerns songs that mention roads in the title, whether they be specifically highways, streets, avenues, boulevards, esplanades or similar infrastructure.
Almanac Music: The Mother Lode – Ten Rock Songs on the Heavier Side
KD looks at ten key rock songs – on the heavier side – that were important in his young years, and invites Almanackers to share some of theirs.
Almanac Music: When I killed Kiss’ ‘Alive!’
Upon being restricted to COVID-enforced Facebook challenges, Adam Fox recalls a terrific tale of one of his favourite records, and how it soon created family turmoil.
Almanac Music: Top Albums of 2020
Luke Reynolds runs through his favourite albums of 2020. What were your favourites?
Almanac Music: If you want blood – we got it
A heartfelt tribute to Malcolm Young and everything that AC/DC means to many
Fearless 2017 Round 15 – Dirty Deeds done dirt cheap, Bon Scott’s words ring out around the AFL
Fearless gives us his analysis of the action from Round 15. A round that was surrounded by tribunal cases and controversy.
Almanac Music: Bonfest
Bonfest is coming soon to Scotland and that has Neil Drysdale excited about his younger days. The town of Kirriemuir even recently unveiled a bronze statue of Bon Scott.
Nail paint and crotchless knickers or ‘Leaps and Bounds’: a wander through footy, music and the contemporary world.
Brilliant from Ron Wells. This piece is composed to comment on the musos booked for the Grand Final – but it does so much more. Ron takes us through footy, music and life – with many sharp observations beautifully expressed. Molly even gets a mention and as he’d say: “Do yourself a favour.”
Round 4 – Collingwood v Melbourne: Axl, Jesse & the Round 4 Crisis
Luke Reynolds ponders the effect of some big “late ins” on Sunday morning while watching Collingwood explode. (Clever – Ed.)
Dear Gillon, here’s a Grand Final day idea…
Sean Mortel provides a template for Gil McLachlan to consider when selecting the entertainment for this year’s AFL Grand Final.
Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melboourne: An empty forward line, space in cupboards
Matt Watson had played the Semi-Final over dozens of times before the match. It unfolds here.
Round 10 – Fremantle v Richmond: The bad gig syndrome
You can’t play great gig after great gig as John Green explains.
Standin’ on the Outside Lookin’ in
Sorry for the lateness of my missive but a combo of bathroom demolition and junior golf pennants has taken much of the weekend and drained my spirit despite a gripping 3.5/2.5 victory by the Belco kids over the visitors from Goulburn. For the uninitiated junior pennants is a match play format like the President’s Cop. [Read more]
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