The latest instalment in KD’s epic series on popular song themes concerns songs involving kissing. As is always the case, readers’ contributions are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: ‘Hold your breath and count to ten’ – Songs Involving Falling
March 21, 2025 by 118 Comments
In this latest instalment of KD’s long-running series on popular song, the topic is songs involving falling. As usual, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: ‘Don’t you think the joker laughs at you?’ – Songs involving Laughter
February 28, 2025 by 125 Comments
In this week’s instalment of KD’s long-running series on popular song, the theme is songs involving laughter. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: ‘I was alright, for a while’ – Songs Involving Crying
February 7, 2025 by 243 Comments
In this week’s instalment of KD’s epic series on popular song, the theme is songs involving crying. As usual, readers’ responses are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: ‘Have a Cigar’ – Songs Involving Smoking
November 22, 2024 by 88 Comments
In the latest instalment of his epic series on popular song themes, KD deals with songs involving smoking – cigarettes, cigars, pipes, whatever…
Almanac Music: ‘My Baby’s Got Me Locked Up in Chains’ – Songs Containing Prison References
June 28, 2024 by 152 Comments
In this week’s installment of his long-running series concerning popular song themes, KD looks at songs that contain prison references.
Almanac Music: The Beatles – Concert tour of Australia 1964
June 21, 2024 by 6 Comments
It is hard to believe sixty years ago The Beatles toured Australia!
Almanac Music: The Beatles in Adelaide – From Me To You
June 11, 2024 by 7 Comments
Peter Crossing’s formative years in Adelaide were coloured by The Beatles and the mania that surrounded their visit.
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 Music: ‘Here Comes the…’ – Songs Involving the Sun
May 17, 2024 by 145 Comments
In this instalment of his long-running series about popular music themes, KD deals with songs involving the sun. As usual, readers’ responses are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: ‘My Huckleberry Friend’ – Songs about the Moon
May 3, 2024 by 166 Comments
In the latest instalment of his long-running series on popular music themes, KD look at songs involving the moon. As usual, readers’ responses are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: ‘Eat the Music’ – Songs Involving Food
March 22, 2024 by 194 Comments
This week, in his ongoing series on popular music themes, KD focuses upon songs involving food. As usual, readers’ contributions are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: ‘Now and Then’ – Why the world has shed a tear
November 5, 2023 by 4 Comments
Like many, Richard Griffiths is enthralled with the release of ‘Now and Then’ by The Beatles, as his wonderful review so clearly states.
Almanac Music: Songs About Mail
November 3, 2023 by 47 Comments
In his ongoing series about popular music themes, KD writes about songs involving mail – letters, posties, mail in general…
Almanac Music: The Beatles Best 50 Songs
October 24, 2023 by 22 Comments
Smokie takes us on an epic personal journey through his 50 favourite Beatles songs. [With Paul McCartney touring Australia at the moment it is an opportune time to reprise Smokie’s Beatles story. – ED]
Almanac Life: Melbourne’s resurgence
October 23, 2023 by 2 Comments
Ian Wilson compares the wellbeing of Melbourne’s social night life with the earlier days of the covid pandemic and can’t help but feel buoyed, while two of the biggest names in the last 70 years of music feature too.
Almanac Book Review: The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present by Paul McCartney
October 23, 2023 by 4 Comments
With Paul McCartney touring locally (for possibly the last time) Kevin Densley’s review of the music man’s monumental, two-volume boxed set, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present is being reprised. Get Back to the words behind the songs before Macca and friends become a Band on the Run home.
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