IN YOUR HOUSE by THE CURE. Story by Maria Majsa
November came and went and winter gaped ahead of me. The hostel was somewhere to sleep and a place to leave my things, but there was no comfort there.
SO WHAT by THE CURE. Story by Maria Majsa
Hearing the music in its original context, I could appreciate it anew and it made me think about how mutable songs were. How a stormy day might crank up the angst in a track, the way putting on a particular jumper could change the colour of your eyes.
The Classical music collection
Our classical music collection is in a small, curious corner of the Stereo Stories library.
THURSDAY. Reflection by Louise Maskell
I was still home reading Nina Simone.
O LOVELY PEACE by GEORGE FRIEDRICH HANDEL. Story by Felicity Sandral
As a teenager, I harboured completely delusional fantasies about becoming a classical musician. I mean. Completely. Delusional
MY OLD GIRL by WADE WARD. Story and song by Shane Pillay
In the middle of the noughties, the songwriter moved. The continent - Europe. He brought his sheet music, but abandoned his creative desires.
THE SPELL YOU’RE UNDER by LOWEN & NAVARRO. Story by Brian A Salmons
One of the romantic things Heaven and Driver did when they weren't Frenching in the driveway was make mixtapes for each other. I helped. One summer afternoon, Driver and I made a tape for Heaven.
Strewth! Our first show in Bendigo!
Our first show for 2021 is on Saturday evening 8 May at The Capital Theatre, Bendigo, in central Victoria. Hope to see you there, folks.
The OzMusic collection
The careers of many musicians featured in our OzMusic stories would have been shaped in one way or another by Michael Gudinski.
DOWNTOWN. Story by Jacinta Harper
The nurse had downloaded the lyrics to Downtown, probably in exasperation at our feeble yet frequent attempts. Finally, we sang the song in its entirety.