Smokie Dawson and The Beatles’ best
Darren 'Smokie' Dawson, a very popular story-teller at our concerts, has counted down his 50 favourite Beatles songs and along the way has written a family history of sorts.
Almanac Music 4: friendship and The River
Andrew Starkie reflects on friendship, growing up, and The River: Pat introduced me to Bruce Springsteen in the garage at Monash Avenue. We couldn’t have been older than 12 and 13.
Almanac Music 3 – Letters to Sgt Pepper
Dear Sgt. Pepper, You were released 50 years ago. That is more years than for which I have breathed this air.
Almanac Music 2 – three iconic moments
Mickey Randall looks at three iconic moments in song: moments in A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles, Paradise City by Guns 'n' Roses, and The Tourist by Radiohead.
Almanac Music 1: From Billy Elliot to Suedehead in six minutes
There is much conjecture and disagreement about the trajectory of Paul Weller and friends, the evolution of The Jam from punkish to mod to pop to pastiche, ending in the Style Council, of which I was never a fan (you can tell a Weller woman by the way she wears her hair etc).