Almanac Music: Cold Chisel, the big top and sentimental bullshit

Cold Chisel are on tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary. David Wilson was thrilled to attend his first Cold Chisel concert, and he had a magnificent time.

Almanac Music: Dylan Covers – Aussie Style: The Bands Take On Dylan

Karl Dubravs continues his excellent Dylan series of Bob songs covered by other artists – this time Aussie bands who have not featured in previous episodes.

Almanac Music: 33 1/3 Reasons Why – The Barking Spiders Live 1983 (Cold Chisel)

Greg Andrew continues his regular music series ’33/3 Reasons Why’, this week he examines Cold Chisel in their The Barking Spiders guise.

Almanac Music; ‘You Go To My Head’ – Songs about Drink

In this installment of his long running series on popular song themes, KD focuses upon songs involving drinks – both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

Almanac Music: Australian Place Name Songs

This week, the theme in KD’s ongoing series concerning popular songs is ‘Australian Place Name Songs’; in other words, any song highlighting an Australian place name is relevant. As usual, readers contributions are warmly welcomed.

Almanac Roadtrips – To Uluru: Part 3. Fried egg

To Uluru. Day 3. In temperatures approaching 50 degrees E.regnans and family motor their way towards the Dead Heart, across the parched, desolate ancient seabed.

Butler + hitchhiking + Chisel = Stereo Story

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.

Enjoying the ride

The question ‘Is football fun anymore?” is the springboard for E. Regnans’ dive into a discussion of the contemporary moment – in and beyond sport.

The Week: 7/7 – 14/7 – How did this happen?

This is the week that was, a bit of this, a bit of that, according to Almanacker JB.

Cold Chisel + Festival Hall = Stereo Story

Everyone’s got a Festival Hall Story. And a Cold Chisel story.

Almanac Music: Aussie album review – Cold Chisel “East”

In the sixth of his occasional series reviewing seminal Australian albums, Smokie reflects on the enduring appeal of Cold Chisel’s “East”.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories – early Breakfast at Sweethearts

Crankypete soothes his soul and insomniac relief with the Chisels Breakfast at Sweethearts remembering a certain time and a certain place.

How the AFL Can Get Back Our Newly Rugby-Leagued Continent

One funny kick and Rugby League finds itself at the top of the Australian sports entertainment industry. The AFL needs to act. Patrick O’Brien has the answer. It all starts with Gillon buying his daughter a Chisel CD….

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.

Almanac Music (Stereo Stories): Houndog

Stephen Andrew tells the story of an overheating Mini and a Phillips cassette deck.