MAN OF COLOURS by ICEHOUSE. Story by Janet Brown.
Twenty five artists are deep in concentration as I’m sitting in a comfortable chair raised on a small stage
I FORGOT TO BE PROFOUND TODAY by RUBY GILL. Story by RC Murphy.
The chords echo through the old church, and the buzzing of the wooden beams makes my brain reverberate in tandem.
BARRETT’S PRIVATEERS by WEDDINGS, PARTIES, ANYTHING. Story by Laura Sheridan.
The road spilled out before me, the way forward hidden between twists and turns.
ONLY THE STRONG by MIDNIGHT OIL. Story by David Oke.
Aged 98, she was getting tired of, as she said, ‘One more day of eating and sleeping!’
HELD UP TO THE MOON by RUBY CARTER. Story by Bruce Pascoe.
When Ruby hit her bass vibrato, glasses and cups rumbled on the shelf.
RED RIGHT HAND by NICK CAVE and THE BAD SEEDS. Reflection by Rijn Collins.
In a forest village in Finland on a month-long writing residency, I wandered into a bar with a strange vibe and staring men.
SAME ROOM. Song and story by Stephen Andrew.
It was only when I listened back to my song that I realised what it was about.
CONFIDE IN ME by KYLIE. Poem by Nathan Curnow.
You’re on the staircase, Kylie, summoning a confessional poem...
DENIS by BLONDIE. Story by Robert Lastdrager.
I sat before the drum kit and just marveled, before playing along to my Blondie 7-inch single Denis as loud as my record player could go.
WATERFALL by HEATH KING/FLOW (and MEMPHIS by THE BADLOVES). Story by Martina Medica.
I blink - and the Badloves disappear. Instead, on the stage, I see a ghost. Not Elvis, no. But a King nonetheless. Heath King.