WOW – celebrating 20 years. And more.
Way Out West music club in Melbourne is still going strong, 20 years on.
MOON RIVER by FRANK SINATRA. Love story by Angela Savage.
Brushtail possums raiding rubbish bins in the Fitzroy Gardens looked up as we passed, singing into the dark at the top of our voices.
FALLING by JULEE CRUISE. (Twin Peaks theme.) Haiku series by Michael Leach.
sixteen red roses—/the first time we say/three short words
JANELLE by COLD CHISEL. Story by Lynny Mast
I sent you a goodbye message in the chat you’d set up because, unlike the song, we never really did talk on the telephone.
ADELAIDE BABYLON – Eric Algra’s follow-up to Rock’n’Roll City.
A new book charting thirty-plus years of Adelaide’s thriving music scene will be launched next month.
A BOAT LIKE GIDEON BROWN by GREAT BIG SEA. Story by Bill Arnott.
Sailing hard for ten hours, we ploughed our way into a lee at the mouth of a river, a sailors’ safe haven for centuries.
The Queenscliff/Willi highlights reel
A huge thank you to our drummer Matt McGrath, who created this highlights reel of our shows in Queenscliff (late May) and Williamstown (mid June).
I AM A ROCK by PAUL SIMON. Story by Sue Beeton
I play Simon and Garfunkel as loud as my portable turntable lets me, drowning out my fears as I yell out the words.
CONGA by GLORIA ESTEFAN AND THE MIAMI SOUND MACHINE. Story by Cher Finver.
My grandmother was proud of her Puerto Rican roots, and Conga is early Latin-Pop royalty. Not only did she teach me about our heritage, but also that music can stop time.
RED RIVER SHORE by BOB DYLAN. Story by Colin Ritchie
There are four different versions of Red River Shore on the Fragments boxed set, and they are all absolute classics.