THE BEST OF WITCHES WART. Mark O’Flynn
Unheard music is sweeter. A tongue-in-cheek look at the language of music reviews.
The Soundcloud collection
There are 40 Strereo Stories across the two stations. Enough for a double-CD, or a triple album.
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, A FILM. Story by Luke Davies
It was a bit of an eye and ear opener. Not that I haven’t heard some of those Springsteen songs before, but I wasn’t really listening at the time.
BORN ON THE BAYOU by CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL. Story by Krystal Maynard
Romantic glances were exchanged, embarrassing dance moves produced, high notes aimed for but never hit.
… AND THE BASSMAN PLAYS. Words by Bill Arnott. Music by Michael Averill
Flashback to the sixties, people living in the cities you got beatniks crossed with hippies sporting horizontal stripes and small goatees play a jazzy, minor chord, learn to smoke, renounce the lord
TRILOGY by MARCIA HINES Story by Luke Davies
Getting my driving licence back was tedious and a bit of an exercise in hoop jumping. But the Marcia Hines tape in the old car was a treat.
The August 2020 postcard
We cannot play any gigs at the moment, but we can look back with pride and look forward with hope. Check out our new video clip.
ROSES by THE CHAINSMOKERS ft. ROZES. Story by Alisa Ungar-Sargon
The Chainsmokers weren’t a national punchline yet. They’d made a name for themselves with their novelty song Selfie before everyone realised that they were actually very, very serious about their music.
CENTRE STAGE with Zoë Krupka
Zoë Krupka’s four very fine Stereo Stories are studies in contrasts and subject matter.
TURN THE PAGE by BOB SEGER. Story by Jim Landwehr
Once we got to the arena, we wove our way through the silver-haired crowd towards the upper level seats in inside the Xcel Energy Center. Pat laughed and in a hushed voice said: “I just can’t get over all the old people here.”