My grandparents' garage, Reservoir, 2001 Alessandra BergaminAs I pressed rewind and play once more, Nonno abandoned his re-reading of Il Globo to shuffle across the tiles and play a game. Taking my hand into his own short, stout and tanned fingers, he gently twisted each of my fingertips from side-to-side.Tick-tock-tick-tock, he said, his Italian accent adding an extra vowel to the end of each word. Ticka-tocka-ticka-tocka.
Nathan Johnson Pyongyang, North Korea, September 2013In the evenings your group is confined to your hotel. You have few entertainment options, but the hotel karaoke lounge is open, empty and even has Western songs. You look through the song list and make your selection.
Bedroom mirror, Melbourne, 2015 Iryna ByelyayevaIt never goes the way you think it will. It’s never the album you thought would get you through the hard times, or the songs you expected would lull you into contentment.
Sam Lawry Princes Park, Melbourne, summer 2015/16My jogging app keeps choosing love songs, especially about new love. It’s definitely trying to tell me something.
Anushree Nandee Germany, May 2003The colours in the sky seemed suddenly vibrant, before beginning to soften at the edges as dusk tiptoed in.
Stereo Stories was privileged to perform at The High Ground (Wurdi Youang) at the Geelong Library on Sunday 7 February.An audience of close to 200, most of them new to the emotional pendulum of Stereo Stories, thoroughly enjoyed the weaving of personal story and popular song: laughter, tears, lovely music. Four of the stories were about growing up in Geelong.
Chris Phillips Maternity Ward, East Melbourne; April 2003The midwives are attending to other new mums or about-to-be mums. Paul’s putting our stuff in the car to go home. I am a bit nervous that it’s now just the two of us.
David Wilson, of our partner site The Footy Almanac, writes of shifting youthful dreams: beach, cricket, a girl. And a dose of Paul Kelly.
Vin Maskell Moggs Creek, Australia; 1983 to 2013The third and final part of our series about family, a beach house and its record collection.
Vin Maskell Moggs Creek, Australia, 1983 to 2013Part 2 of our three-part series about family, a beach house and its record collection: from The Screaming Tribesmen to The Girl From Ipanema.