DON’T WANNA BE THE ONE by MIDNIGHT OIL Story by David Oke
David Oke Deakin University, Geelong, March 16 1982 We stood on a walkway on the second level of the science building. We could feel the music coming up through our feet.
TEAM by LORDE Story by Jesse Maskell
Jesse Maskell Kansas on the I-70, June 2015 Lorde curls sentimental melodies for forlorn city kids everywhere. I’m high on the sight-binge of famous boring Kansas.
Radio Ga Ga by Queen. Story by Kath Presdee
Kath Presdee St John Bosco High School, Engadine; Terms 1 and 2, 1985 For kids who were tentatively discovering their musical pathways it was a revelation. We can sing songs on the radio in choir?
Jeane by The Smiths. Love story by Maria Majsa.
Maria Majsa London, 1985 I used to go for rides with a friend who was a fellow Smiths fan. We stopped at a riverside pub called The Old Ship to order drinks and compare favourite lines and I fell momentarily in love with him.
Stereo Stories Live 2015: loads of fun at Newport Folk Festival
Stereo Stories kept the audience smiling, and often quietly laughing, during its 45 minute bracket at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday 5 July. After opening with the dark tension of State Trooper we lightened up with Before Too Long, Smokie Dawson's tale of teenage love and a deal-breaking Paul Kelly song.
Before Too Long by Paul Kelly. Story by Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson
The difference in our tastes in music would be the rock our relationship perished on.
Our Sunshine by Paul Kelly and Uncle Bill. Story by Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson
Darren 'Smokie' Dawson On the road heading north, any January, 2000 – 2010 Whether it was a longer summer sojourn to Coolangatta, or a Sunday winter's day-trip to Daylesford, it was tacitly accepted, unspoken, that when the key went into the ignition, Our Sunshine was to blast out from the speakers.
When We Was Fab by George Harrison. Story by Eric Roe.
Eric Roe Dayton, Ohio, 1988 I’d been trained to find evil in the most innocuous-seeming detail. When it came to music, nothing non-Christian was ever innocent.
Stereo Stories now on Soundcloud
Stereo Stories has dipped its toes into the world of Soundcloud, with selected recordings from recent gigs now available for your listening pleasure!
Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil (A Black Saturday story)
Andrea Gillum Melbourne Cricket Ground, Saturday, March 14, 2009 We streamed into the MCG that day as strangers from our own streets and towns. We left there, sodden and knackered, but together.