DO IT AGAIN by STEELY DAN. Story by Paul Gleeson.
It was just after 9 a.m., a week out from Christmas. My best friend and I were on our weekly record hunt.
ROCK’N’ROLL SINGER by AC/DC. Story by Robert Lastdrager.
In a world of neon signs and endless advertising angles this was the most uplifting piece of graffiti I've read in a long time.
FOR A DANCER by JACKSON BROWNE. Story by Ian Lihou.
It reminded her of when the conductor moves to the podium and, with a couple of taps, signals the dawn of the main event.
BE MY BABY by THE RONETTES. Story by Chiara Vascotto.
The boys dare each other to read out loud the titles of the X-rated movies showing down the road, some claiming to have been snuck in there by mysterious older mates.
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK by THE POGUES. Poem by Mary Pomfret.
Mary Pomfret writes a lyrical response to the song Fairytale Of New York in the wake of the death of Shane McGowan.
BUFFALO SOLDIER by BOB MARLEY. Story by Bill Arnott.
I couldn’t determine his age. Maybe thirty. Maybe sixty. Weathered, muscled and lean.
SATURDAY NIGHT by COLD CHISEL. Poem by Mary Pomfret.
Saturday night hot and dark/lonely widow sits outside/on front verandah no lights on
LA CUMPARSITA, traditional. Story by Ann Banham.
Here I am sitting on one side of the dance floor with the other women; the men cluster together on the opposite side. I am waiting for a man to give me a cabeceo – this is a ritual where a man eyeballs a woman and imperceptibly nods his head.
LAISSE TOMBER LES FILLES by FRANCES GALL. Story by Robert Lastdrager.
A tall menacing figure quietly entered the room. “I told you to leave the girls alone.”
ANTHEM FOR THE YEAR 2000 by SILVERCHAIR. Poem by Michael Leach.
At the youthful age of 39 poet Michael Leach find teenage memories in a Newcastle museum.