ELECTRIC FEEL by MGMT. Story by Nathan Johnson
As the music plays a green tree viper appears outside my window. It’s slithering through the branches just a few metres away.
I’LL BE GONE. Book by Craig Horne.
Mike Rudd wanted to turn music on its head; like an abstract artist he wanted to create a new tonal reality, a blueprint for Melbourne’s live music scene to follow.
CENTRE STAGE Newport Fiddle & Folk Club
From tips on microphone technique to recommendations about public liability to letters in support of grant applications, the NFFC has been a great ally.
UNDER THE TABLE by FIONA APPLE. Poem by Michael Leach
A short poem about COVID, porridge and a Fiona Apple song.
GLYCERINE QUEEN by SUZI QUATRO. Story by Virginia Muzik
I can’t stop gazing at the album cover. There’s Suzi in black and white, in the middle: tight jeans and leather jacket, hands on her hips, body facing sideways but her face turned front, eyes staring straight at the camera.
DETECTORISTS by JOHNNY FLYNN. Story by Vin M
Every morning I ride a few minutes to my school crossing and park my bicycle under my Detectorists tree.
WIND OF CHANGE by SCORPIONS. Story by Jovan Ivancevic
A hand touches mine. Her eyes are red but she is smiling: “Put on the song. I want to listen.” The song replaces her mother. It gives shelter, hope and protection.
PINK FLAG by WIRE. Story by Gideon Haigh
It was only as the band members sloped off that they looked a little senior for all this excitement, ready for bed and a Horlicks. The mood in the audience was not just ecstatic but validated.
CENTRE STAGE Andy Griffiths
In 2018 Andy really threw the cat amongst the pigeons with a story about an outrageous heavy metal song by The Osmonds (yes, The Osmonds).
THE RHYTHM OF LIFE performed by SAMMY DAVIS JNR. Story by Angela Savage
One of my fondest childhood memories is dancing with my father to Sammy Davis Jnr singing Rhythm Of Life from the soundtrack to the 1969 musical Sweet Charity.