REVOLUTION. Story by Alison Kinghorn
Outside when the Grade 6 party was in full swing, the song that stands out in my memory was not the A side of the 45 vinyl, but the B side.
Stereo Stories LIVE@memomusichall !
Peter Maskell and Brian Nankervis . Photo by Peter Weaving, courtesy of Bendigo Writers Festival, May 2021. Yes, folks, we'll be performing at The Memo Music Hall in St Kilda on Sunday afternoon, 14 November. Joining our eight piece ensemble will be guest writers Brian Nankervis, Carmel Bird Danny Katz and Jenny Valentish. [...]
THE NIGHT WE MET by LORD HURON. Story by Samantha Lee Curran
The celebrant spoke, but I didn’t hear a word. I fell into a trance, absorbing every once-in-a-lifetime second.
RONE IN GEELONG by NICK BATTERHAM. Story by Vin M.
A piano is broken. Burnt, seemingly. A harp is stranded, unplayable. Chairs in a once lavish dining room are rotting.
I’LL KEEP IT WITH MINE by BOB DYLAN. Story by Alicia Sometimes
He is the magpie, the bowerbird, the blue jay. Bob Dylan collects words. He rephrases his music again and again.
DON’T FALL IN LOVE by THE FERRETS. Story by John Hindmarsh.
I was pleasantly surprised that the family recognised the importance of Countdown, setting up a tray in the loungeroom so I could totally absorb what everyone would be talking about in the next few days.
SHOUT by JOHNNY O’KEEFE. Story by Doug Jacquier
As the band was setting up, Johnny’s manager arrived and, handing out sheet music and a running list, said there would be no rehearsals or sound check.
Six hundred. Thoughts from Vin M
We crossed the border this morning. Six hundred miles. Sorry. Six hundred stories. No-one there to check our licence, registration.
Stereo poems (Volume 3) by Damian Balassone
Three short, playful poems. Marriage, Elvis, Lennon and McCartney.
WAITING ON A FRIEND by THE ROLLING STONES. Story by Jim Roberts
We play a lot of good music, drink far too much, eat fabulously. Most of all we keep stoking the fire to keep the old house warm and our friendship ablaze. A good red helps with that.