In his latest Stereo Story, Smokie Dawson reflects on festivals, the Foo Fighters, and fatherhood.
Almanac Music – Stereo Stories: ‘The River’ Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen and ‘The River’ brings back fond memories for Jane Leonard of a boyfriend and young love in 1983.
Almanac Music – Stereo Stories: ‘Walking About’ Venom P. Stinger
A late night music clip on “Rage” stimulated a return for Jane Leonard to her forgotten 1988 self. [Terrific read – Ed]
Almanac Music (Stereo Stereo Stories): ‘Everybody Hurts’ – a road trip to Sydney
Check out Matt Quartermaine’s Stereo Stories post reflecting on his recent road trip to Sydney. A must read!
Round 13 – North Melbourne v GWS: Brendan, Beanies, and Blundstone.
Smokie surprises his son by making a lightning visit to Hobart, where together they watch North submit to the Giants at Blundstone Arena.
Almanac Music – Stereo Stories: “You Will Surely Love Again” by Chris Wilson
Some words about the passing of a great musician. RIP Chris Wilson.
Almanac Music – Stereo Stories: “The Boys Light Up”
Smokie’s latest Stereo Story is a tale of Australian Crawl, of his first pub gig, and of an enormous bar-room brawl
Almanackers at this year’s Williamstown Literary Festival – June 16-17
Be sure to head along to the Willy Lit Fest for some excellent panels and chats and support the Almanac writers who are part of this year’s program. (The quickview of the whole program is available here too)
Footy Blogging and Archiving
Andy Fuller provides a thoughtful and insightful discussion about footy blogging and archiving.
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.
Postcard from the mixing desk
Stereo Stories now has postcards, designed by none other than Chris Rees (the man behind the fabulous Footy Enigmas designs).
The Glory of ‘Stereo Stories’
The final live Stereo Stories show for 2016 will be held in Geelong on Sunday November 20
Almanac Music: Final Stereo Stories concert for 2016
Our final show for 2016 is a 60 minute concert at the grand and gorgeous Geelong Library and Heritage Centre.
The show, on Sunday 20 November at 4pm, is part of the 2016 Word For Word Festival, a celebration of non-fiction writing.
Almanac Music: Nankervis, Frampton, Hudson.
Got nine minutes to spare? Take a look and have a listen to this Stereo Stories performance featuring Brian Nankervis and The Stereo Stories Band – with a little help from Frampton, and a brief nod to Peter Hudson.
It’s a story about travel, romance, music and, fleetingly, footy.
Almanac Music: Smokie’s new Stereo Story
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.
Summer Stereo Story – Beach house records part 3
The beach-house record collection, like the beach-house itself, is virtually a museum. The records are of a vintage that matches the family photos, the well-worn furniture (including Dad’s brown Jason Recliner), the faded curtains, the rusty bikes, the board games.
Almanac Music: The Bob Dylan Telephone Directory
What is a 14 year old to make of ‘fogs, amphetamines and pearls? Vin Maskell writes about Bob Dylan’s performance of Just Like A Woman at the 1971 Concert For Bangla Desh.
Almanac music: Stereo Stories Live next Saturday
Footy team not in the finals? Come along to the next Stereo Stories gig. This Saturday afternoon at Sunshine Library. Stories by Kerrie Soraghan, Rick Kane, Smokie Dawson and more. All stories backed by The Stereo Stories Band.
Almanac Music: A good night for the roses at Stereo Stories’ latest gig
Stereo Stories’ fifth gig in less than four months was at Victoria University’s Footscray Park Campus on Thursday evening 30 July. A night of new stories and lovely musicianship. Vin Maskell was there.
Almanac Music (Stereo Stories): Sheep May Safely Graze
What do VFL footballers do once they retire? They turn to piano-tuning.
Clare Boyd-Macrae on J.S. Bach’s ‘Sheep May Safely Graze’
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