When We Was Fab by George Harrison. Story by Eric Roe.
Eric Roe Dayton, Ohio, 1988I’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) by Andrea Gillum
Andrea Gillum Melbourne Cricket Ground, Saturday, March 14, 2009We streamed into the MCG that day as strangers from our own streets and towns. We left there, sodden and knackered, but together.
Stereo Stories Live 2015: hitting the high notes at Willy Lit Fest
The Stereo Stories Band of writers and musicians during the finale at Williamstown Town Hall. (Absent: writer Nick Gadd, musician Reuben Maskell.) Many thanks to the 2015 Williamstown Literary Festival for the opportunity to present Stereo Stories in concert in the grand Williamstown Town Hall on Saturday evening 13 June. The show featured [...]
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You by Bob Dylan. Story by Stephen Andrew
Phil was divesting himself of all material possessions, man. Fortunately, I was on hand to help him cleanse himself of the most evil of these things, his LP records.
Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley/Spinal Tap
David Oke Graceland, Memphis, December 2013Before entering the Graceland tour I explained to my sons that we were about to enter holy ground, that there are people here who worship Elvis. “In other words,” I said, “Show some respect.”
So Real by Jeff Buckley. Story by Sam Lawry
Sam Lawry A greasy diner in St Kilda, February 28 1996 The Mississippi, 1992The night darkened further and the last patrons stumbled out, smiling, into it. I felt I’d missed something, a wisp or hint of faith.
All These Things That I Have Done by The Killers. Story by Hugh Jones.
Hugh Jones Concert venues in Melbourne 2007, 2009, 2013Laura and Ellie emerge from the avalanche of bodies streaming down Spencer Street. They glow with self-satisfaction and the euphoria of having reached one of life’s key milestones.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Story by David Oke
David Oke Geelong, and Point Lonsdale Caravan Park, 1974Mum thought that Funeral For A Friend sounded a bit like a Bach chorale. I was careful to not play Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting too loudly.
GROWIN’ UP by SPRINGSTEEN Story by Jack Gramski
Jack Gramski Western suburbs, Melbourne, circa 2005Everyone I'd grown up with was changing: getting jobs, having kids, moving away, finding new friends etc.