- (YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN by ARETHA FRANKLIN Story by Stephen Andrew
Warrandyte, 1975 So much is forgotten. Somehow, I heard that Channel 2 were going to be showin... - $$ Spoilers $$ by Jarrow
David Oke The Dancing Dog, Footscray, May 2015 In May 2015 my wife Heather and I... - 1952 VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING by RICHARD THOMPSON Story by John Butler
John Butler Melbourne Recital Centre March 2014 Says James, to Red Molly, "Here's a ring for y... - A certain song by Van Morrison. Story by Rijn Collins
Rijn Collins Hardware Street, Melbourne 1998 - 2006 It happened every night. If I worked a Frid... - A Good Year For The Roses by Elvis Costello
Zoë Krupka Seddon, 2012 Sometimes I have conversations with you in my head. I’m not alway... - A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
Fiction by Nick Gadd A home in Yarraville, Melbourne. A Friday evening 2008 By half-past nine t... - A mighty night of music and memoir – Willi Lit Fest’18
The planets all aligned for a mighty fine show at the 2018 Williamstown Literary Festival on Sat... - A MOMENT’S GRACE by BOY & BEAR Story by Jesse Maskell
Jesse Maskell Jackadgery, NSW, 2016 Victor. Thu 21 July, 4:15pm. One moment tucked into a milli... - A WHITER SHADE OF PALE by PROCUL HARUM Story by Jenny Mitchell
Jenny Mitchell Ibiza, Spain, 1967 It was a long, lazy summer with endless blue sky, sangria,... - A WHITER SHADE OF PALE by PROCUL HARUM Story by Luke Davies
Luke R Davies Western suburbs of Sydney, 1987 I knocked on the door of a house in Blacktown 19... - Ain’t No Cure For Love by Leonard Cohen (Jennifer Warnes version)
Vin Maskell Palliative care hospital ward, Melbourne, 2014 An extended Stereo Story ... - ALEXANDRA LEAVING by LEONARD COHEN Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Home, Melbourne, 2002 For my wife’s sister It was a restless, fitful time. At ... - ALIVE BY PEARL JAM Story by Jeff Dowsing
Jeff Dowsing Fairfield and other Melbourne locations, 1998 Personally, New Years’ Eve has ... - All good at Albury gig. Real good.
Stereo Stories' first foray interstate was the Write Around the Murray Festival in Alb... - All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem
Brutas Mudcake Pounding the pavement, northern suburbs, Melbourne 2009 James Murphy and LCD Sou... - All Or Nothing At All by Vince Jones
Nick Gadd Kitchen, Saronno, Italy, January 1990 I first heard Vince Jones sing in 1990, when ... - All These Things That I Have Done by The Killers
Hugh Jones Concert venues in Melbourne 2007, 2009, 2013 It’s late one night in February 20... - ALL THINGS MUST PASS by GEORGE HARRISON Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Melbourne, February 2018 Great Ocean Road, February 16 1983 My youngest son knows... - Almanac Music 1: From Billy Elliot to Suedehead in six minutes
Almanac Music is a partner site to Stereo Stories. It runs stories beyond our narrative focus of '... - Almanac Music 2 – three iconic moments
Mickey Randall looks at three iconic moments in song: moments in A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles, ... - Almanac Music 3 – Letters to Sgt Pepper
David Wilson, of Almanac Music, writes several letters to Sgt Pepper on the occasion of the 50th ann... - Almanac Music 4: friendship and The River
Andrew Starkie reflects on friendship, growing up, and The River. Pat introduced me to Bruce Spri... - ANARCHY IN THE UK by THE SEX PISTOLS Story by Paulie Stewart
Paulie Stewart East St. Kilda and Malvern, 1977 It was the first and only time it ever happened.... - Aneurysm by Nirvana
Matthew Naqvi Lounge room, 3.45pm, 2004, Broadmeadows Once high school was done for the day, I ... - ANGELINA by BOB DYLAN Story by Vin Maskell
Melbourne, December 2018 There are many ways to meet a song for the first time. I didn’t meet A... - ANTMUSIC by ADAM & THE ANTS Story by Sarah Vincent
YouTube clip via AdamAnt VEVO Sarah Vincent Festival Hall, 1981 I loved Adam Ant. I was a me... - ANTMUSIC by ADAM AND THE ANTS Story by Rachel Howlett
Rachel Howlett Brashs Record store Melbourne,1981 My first bite of the Apple was the tiny iP... - Baby I Love Your Way & Show Me The Way by Peter Frampton Story by Brian Nankervis
Brian Nankervis Europe, late 1976 Melbourne, late 2013 In October 1976, Dave Gilligan and I ca... - BAD MEDICINE by BON JOVI Story by Stephen Andrew
Great Victorian Bike Ride Echuca football ground, 1988 Someone has a new set of batteries. Pro... - Bare Foot Days by Smacka Fitzgibbon
Colin Ritchie Thomas St Noble Park circa 1955 / 1956 "Oh I can still remember how p... - Beach house records – part 1
Vin Maskell Moggs Creek, Australia, 1983 to 2013 IN THE diary at the family beach-house my b... - Beach house records – part 2
Vin Maskell Moggs Creek, Australia, 1983 to 2013 THE MORE I look at my list of nine columns th... - Beach house records – part 3
Vin Maskell Moggs Creek, Australia; 1983 to 2013 The beach-house record collection, like the b... - Beat on the Brat by The Ramones
Fiction by Aimee Said Siouxsie’s bedroom, suburbia, 2010 I don’t know what I was expecting,... - Before Too Long by Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls
Darren "Smokie" Dawson Sandringham, a Saturday morning, 1986 I thought I was in lo... - BEST SONG EVER by ONE DIRECTION Story by Martina Medica
Martina Medica Ringwood East. July 2017. It’s 5pm and I am tired. I am tired of answering q... - BETTER BE HOME SOON by NEIL FINN Story by David Oke
David Oke 2005 ARIA Awards and July 2015 Woodend As someone aged in their late 50s I guess I hav... - Between The Bars by Elliott Smith
Maria Majsa One bedroom apartment, Herne Bay, Auckland, 2007 “The most beautiful experie... - Billy The Mountain by Frank Zappa
Mickey Randall A laundry in Kimba, September, 1993 (a Tuesday) I sing best when by a washing mac... - BLACK BY PEARL JAM Story by Martina Medica
Martina Medica The Dandenong Ranges, Melbourne. Early 2000s. The only memories I h... - Blackhawk by Emmylou Harris
Alan Attwood Las Vegas; March 1996 I knew this was my idea of Hell when I first emerged from... - BLOODY WELL RIGHT BY SUPERTRAMP Story by David Oke
David Oke Geelong 1980 In the pre-digital era of last century there were very few ... - Blowin’ In the Wind by Bob Dylan
Tony Kelly Rostrevor College, Adelaide, 1973 Over the last few years I have found myself casual... - Born in Chicago by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Luke R Davies Cambridge Park, western suburbs of Sydney. Early 1980s. I can’t remember exa... - BREAK AWAY by THE BEACH BOYS Story by Rowan MacDonald
Bicheno, late 1990s You could sense we were getting closer by the occasional glimpse of blue ocea... - BRIDGE OF CLAY by MARKUS ZUSAK
Bridge of Clay is the new novel by Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief. The new nov... - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Story by Phil Gailey
Phil Gailey Shikoku, Japan 2008 “…constant rain…soles feel like they have been pounde... - Brimful of Asha by Cornershop (Norman Cook remix)
Stephen Andrew The road from Hurstbridge to St Andrews, summer, 2000 I’m not one of those ... - Bruise Violet by Babes In Toyland
Rijn Collins The Metro, Melbourne, November 1995 I blame RAGE for me bleaching my hair. For ... - By The Time I Get To Phoenix by Jimmy Webb
Almanac Music, a partner site of Stereo Stories, has just published a long essay about the 1968 Jimm... - CAN THE CAN by SUZI QUATRO Story by Stephen Andrew
An eastern suburbs high school, Melbourne, 1977 We were a couple of cheeky buggers at school. Sma... - CARESS YOUR SOUL by STICKY FINGERS Story by Sean Mortell
Sean Mortell A teenager’s bedroom/ garage, suburban Sydney 2012. 2.30AM The neighbours would... - Castle In The Sky by DJ Satomi
Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga My air-conditioned bedroom, South Florida, 2008 In South Florida, the... - Catch My Disease by Ben Lee
Rick Kane Perth, April 2006 Mum was diagnosed with incurable cancer. Over 18 months her health d... - CATS IN THE CRADLE by HARRY CHAPIN Story by Danny Katz
Danny Katz Caulfield South, 2014 I’m driving my son to his mate’s house and he’s flicking... - CATTLE AND CANE BY THE GO-BETWEENS Story by John Butler
John Butler Far North Queensland; August, 2016 It’s the middle of wint... - CHERISH by DAVID CASSIDY Story by Peter Maskell
Peter Maskell Geelong 1974 A big home. A large family. The backyard was home to cricket matches ... - Cherish is the word after final 2017 show
Stereo Stories’ fourth and final show for 2017 was a low-key concert at the Newport Bowls Club... - CHRIST THE KING by CLARE MACLEAN Story by Ria Andriani
Rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, New South Wales, 2018 “This is the most beautiful song ... - City Slang by Sonic’s Rendezvous Band
Earl O’Neill Leichardt, Sydney, 1985 “What, you haven’t heard it?” said a surprised Greg a... - CLAUDE RAINS by THE FRONT LAWN Story by Vin Maskell
Listen to Vin narrate this story. Melbourne, 1987 It was the lyric and the lilt that hooked me... - Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus by Frank Zappa
Stephen Andrew Lounge room, Warrandyte 1975 I had less pocket money than most kids. Or so I bel... - Coat Of Many Colours by Dolly Parton
Our partner site, Almanac Music, publishes various types of music stories: album reviews, gig review... - Cohen, Leonard: a song
Vin Maskell Café, La Trobe St, Melbourne. Lunchtime June 2010 At first I thought the voice was ... - CRAWLING by LINKIN PARK Story by Deborah Tayloe
Deborah Tayloe North Carolina, July 20, 2017 As I got in my car after work on July 20, 2017, I h... - CRAWLING KING SNAKE by ETTA JAMES Story by Rijn Collins
Rijn Collins Iceland, 2017 Our car slides, again. The snow has become ice. I turn to Chris, and ... - Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
Casselise Rowe Between Coober Pedy and William Creek, outback Australia, June 2007 Tiny pyramid... - CRAZY HORSES by THE OSMONDS Story by Andy Griffiths
Williamstown 2015 Jill and I are moving house. I’m an author and she’s an editor which me... - CRIME IN THE CITY BY NEIL YOUNG Story by Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak South coast, New South Wales, 2015 Crime In the City conjures images ... - Cruel World by Lana Del Rey
Jesse Maskell Montana, June 2015 A race across the country skipping everything I want to see... - DAMAGED by PRIMAL SCREAM Story by Darlene Zimbardi
Darlene Zimbardi February 1992, New York City The cab stops; Peter runs around to open my door. ... - Dancing On The Jetty by INXS
Brutas Mudcake Rye foreshore, summer of 1988/89 Seven years old. The endless summer had begun. T... - DEAD END STREET by THE KINKS Story by Erin Bienvenu
Melbourne, 2016 On the one hand sitting on a couch is not a very auspicious way for a story to st... - DEATH & TAXES BY DANIEL CAESAR Story by Patrick Stafrace
Patrick Stafrace Bendigo, 2016 There are moments in life which give you pause, eve... - DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT A NIGHT!) by FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS. Poem by Kristin Henry
The Jersey boys and me Kristin Henry Oh what a night. Music is a fast ride. With the first r... - DEEP RED BELLS by NEKO CASE Story by Rijn Collins
YouTube clip via Sarah N Dipity Arthur Highway, Tasmania December 2017 The devils appear an... - DEPRESTON by COURTNEY BARNETT Story by Thomas Robinson
Thomas Robinson Preston, Victoria, 2011 to 2016 First published in The Big Issue Australia in 2017... - Descent Into The Maelstrom by Radio Birdman
Earl O'Neill Beverly Hills 2209, New South Wales, 1982 1982: the local teledramas were done by 1... - DESPACITO by LUIS FONSI with DADDY YANKEE Story by Cameron Davis
Cameron Davis Brass Monkey Bar, Perth, Western Australia April 2018 ...It's coming over in my d... - Desperado by The Eagles
Lucia Nardo Fire-place, Melbourne, July 1993 The thick door of my home couldn’t protect me fr... - Devil’s Food and The Black Widow by Alice Cooper Story by Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths Heathmont, Melbourne 1976 Welcome to my nightmare. I think you’re gonna lik... - Dirty Old Town by The Pogues
YouTube clip sourced from Danny Murphy Colin Ritchie Pollock St. Colac & Coll... - Disorder by Joy Division
Maria Majsa 93 Edgewater Drive, Pakuranga, February 1982 I’ve got the spirit, lose the fee... - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? by Culture Club
Rick Kane Sunday in front of the telly, Cloverdale, Western Australia, late 1982 Listen to Rick'... - Do You Want To Know A Secret? by The Beatles Story by Bea Jones
Bea Jones Wellington, New Zealand. 1963 My first year at Art School. My first... - Don’t Give Up On Us by Shane Howard
Vin Maskell Newport Bowls Club, Melbourne; September 2015 My mind went blank. The perfor... - DON’T THINK TWICE IT’S ALRIGHT performed by THE INDIGO GIRLS Story by Molly Galea
Molly Galea Newport, 2017 It ended with a rooster pie, in Newport. It started with a butterfl... - DON’T WANNA BE THE ONE by MIDNIGHT OIL Story by Leo Grogan
YouTube clip via Skitizen Leo Grogan Various venues, various years Parcan and amp A tric... - DON’T WANNA BE THE ONE by MIDNIGHT OIL Story by David Oke
David Oke Deakin University, Geelong, March 5 1981 I can’t believe the perfect family’s... - Down Down by Status Quo (A Black Saturday story)
Stephen Andrew St Andrews, Victoria, March 2009 Three weeks after the Black Saturday bushfir... - Dream A Little Dream Of Me by The Mamas and The Papas
Alice Bishop Melbourne, July 5, 2010 When we met he was very little. Eyes just opening. I’ll t... - Dreamin’ by Twerps
Miks Everitt Calder Freeway Macedon, New Years Day 2012. It was a New Year. With my headpho... - DREAMS by FLEETWOOD MAC Film by Jesse Maskell
Summer of Maggie A short film written and directed by Jesse Maskell, partly inspired by the Jack ... - DRIVE ALL NIGHT by GLEN HANSARD Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Great Ocean Road, Victoria, September 2015 It was a simple errand. A ... - Drive Faster by The Vicksburgs
David Oke California, April 1997 Driving songs. The songs you default to on a road trip. T... - Drop Kick Me Jesus by Paul Craft/Bobby Bare
Vin Maskell Local footy ground, Williamstown, Australia Any Sunday morning, 2005 to 2015 ... - Drops of Jupiter by Train
My grandparents' garage, Reservoir, 2001 Alessandra Bergamin Growing up, my sister and I... - Dumb Things by Paul Kelly
Tony Kelly Meredith Music Festival, December 2008 On the day Melbourne, indeed all of Victoria,... - Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks
Lisa Jewell Loungeroom, Clarinda, Melbourne 1982 I might have only been fifteen but I understood... - EL CONDOR PASA by SIMON & GARFUNKEL Story by Tony Birch
Tony Birch High school, Melbourne, the Class of ’69. I was nurtured by the most poetic and inf... - Empty by Ray La Montagne
Alyson Miller Snowy Mountains Highway, New South Wales, 2009 The road uncurls, a slick black liq... - ETERNITY by DON WALKER Story by Damian Balassone
Western Highway, Victoria, 1999 I’m on my way to the Policeman’s Ball in Portland. A copper m... - EVE OF DESTRUCTION by BARRY McGUIRE Story by David Oke
David Oke Geelong, September 1976 As a child of the 1960s most of my memories of the Vietnam War... - Everybody Moves by Died Pretty
Stephen Andrew The Gershwin Room, The Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda, February 2013 A mate had scored... - Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears
Nathan Johnson Pyongyang, North Korea, September 2013 It’s an eerie feeling arriving at ... - EVERYDAY FORMULA by REGURGITATOR Text by Thuy On
Melbourne, Autumn 2018 I drove in peak dust an hour of bumper vibrations Regurgitator on repe... - EVERYTHING GONNA BE ALRIGHT by BIG MAMA THORNTON Story by Rijn Collins
Rijn Collins Ólafsfjörður, Iceland 2014 In 2014 Rijn Collins was awarded a one-month writing... - EVERYTHING I DO by BRYAN ADAMS Story by David Oke
David Oke Melbourne, Friday October 13 1995 Search your heart search your soul… On Friday O... - Everything You Can Think Of Is True by Tom Waits
Rijn Collins Chinatown alley, Melbourne 2014; ABC studio, Melbourne, 2015; Sarah Aw... - F–k Art Let’s Dance by 5.15
Stephen Andrew Student hostel, West Geelong 1982 “Waiting for the countdown / In the summer of... - Falling And Laughing by Orange Juice
Maria Majsa Hammersmith Palais, London 1980 Only my dreams satisfy the real need of my heart... - Fathers’ Day at Stereo Stories
Fathers and fatherhood are universal themes. Here at Stereo Stories we celebrate Fathers' Day not... - FEELING WHITNEY by POST MALONE Story by Sean Mortell
Melbourne 2018 Sean Mortell It’s the messy bedroom floor. The uneven posters that surround you... - Feelings Of Grief by Paul Kelly
Vin Maskell Bedroom, Williamstown, 11.30pm, 2007 To listen to Feelings Of Grief is to swim out... - Feelings Of Grief by Paul Kelly (A songwriter’s Stereo Story)
Paul Kelly 2006 2006, my 52nd year on earth, was a tough one – many people I knew died. It see... - FILL IN THE BLANK by CAR SEAT HEADREST Story by Stephen Andrew
At a university campus near you. Circa 2000 - The present day. Hope, in reality, is the worst ... - First kiss: poem for an unknown song
Vin Maskell Point Lonsdale, New Year’s Eve party, 1976 First Kiss I remember the ... - FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING by JOHNNY CASH Story by Luke R Davies
Penrith NSW, about 1978 I can't remember the date or even the exact year yet but I do remembe... - FLAME TREES by COLD CHISEL Story by Jeff Dowsing
YouTube clip via official Cold Chisel channel Jeff Dowsing Mornington, Australia Day 2018 &nb... - Flame Trees by Sarah Blasko
Mickey Randall Sydney Airport, January 5, 2006 Like Gatsby preparing to again see Daisy, I’d i... - FLOW, MY TEARS (LACRIMAE) sung by STING Story by Ria Andriani
Ria Andriani Dartington, Devon, England, August 2017 Of all the treasures of the Elizabethan mu... - FOOL FOR YOU ANYWAY by FOREIGNER Story by Kevin Densley
Geelong, 1979 I was in Year 12, and somehow I saw this tall attractive blonde girl at a bus stop ... - For A Short Time by Weddings Parties Anything
Paul Genoni Grey skies over Melbourne Grand Final Week 2012 Paul Genoni's essay about the much-... - Forever Young by Bob Dylan
Vin Maskell The Bellbrae hill, 1974 I can only recall my father talking ab... - Foucault on South Morang by The Stavros Brothers
Stefan Schutt Reservoir 2012, Paris 2013 I reckon Foucault rocks. When I was staying in Paris r... - FRANKLY MR SHANKLY by THE SMITHS Story by Ralie Realtor
YouTube clip via Production Gossuin Ralie Realtor Retirement (or something like it) Brisbane, 6... - Free As A Bird by The Beatles Story by Ian Carpenter
Ian Carpenter Ferguson St, Williamstown 1962 Hammersmith Odeon, London, early1970s Central Park... - FRESH FEELING by THE EELS Story by Sam Lawry
Sam Lawry Princes Park, Melbourne, summer 2015/16 I’m running the well-worn dirt trails a... - FRIEND OF THE DEVIL by BOB DYLAN Story by Damian Balassone
Damian Balassone Somewhere in the traffic, Melbourne, 2009 Sometimes it’s only when you see... - FROM THE BEGINNING by EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Story by Laura Grace Weldon
Laura Grace Weldon Rt. 83, Northeast Ohio Recently Time Turns Back on Itself “He fit right... - Für Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven
Carrye Harris Jaunay-Clan, France 1961 A hospital, Texas, 1981 Spring Branch, Texas 2016 Som... - GALVESTON by GLEN CAMPBELL Story by David Oke
David Oke Geelong 1970 I grew up in a household where there really weren’t restrictions on the... - GAMBLE EVERYTHING FOR LOVE by BEN LEE Story by Torre DeRoche
Halfway across the Pacific Ocean, 2006 The song set our rhythm as we polished the boat, preparing... - Get Dancin’ by Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
Stephen Andrew High school quadrangle, Melbourne. Lunchtime, 1975 Nobody cares how you wear your... - Giant Steps by John Coltrane
David Oke Geelong 1982 Quick question – if your house was burning down what would you grab... - Glen Eira Stereo Stories – this Friday night!
Fresh from our recent big night out in Williamstown, we're crossing the Westgate Bridge for ou... - Glen Eira Story Telling Festival – tix now on sale
Stereo Stories heads eastside on Friday 29 June for its first appearance at the Glen Eira Story ... - Goin’ Down by Joe Perry
Dawn Corrigan Salt Lake City, Utah, October 22, 2003 In 2003, my cousin took a job working for A... - Going Home by Mark Knopfler
- GOING TO A TOWN by RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Story by Zoë Krupka
Zoë Krupka Bell Street, Coburg, Melbourne, 2007 I grew up thinking like many of us, that th... - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
David Oke Geelong, and Point Lonsdale Caravan Park, 1974 Oh I finally decide my future lies bey... - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Maria Majsa 21 Swan Crescent, Pakuranga 1974 Willow, for grieving love left behind The poc... - GOTTA GET IT by THE RESONANT ROGUES Story by Vin Maskell
Listen to Vin narrating this story, via Soundcloud. Merri Creek Tavern Melbourne, Australia. Ma... - GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY by BOB DYLAN Story by Vin Maskell
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia, August 14, 2018 Speakeasy HQ, Melbourne, August 21, 201... - GRACE by JIM McCANN Story by Rick Kane
Rick Kane Belfast, June 2017 Who the hell would say no to a Guinness and some real as real gets ... - Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
David Oke Sun Studio, Memphis. December 2013 You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain… ... - GROWIN’ UP by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Outside Newport library, Victoria, Australia. Saturday 7 July, 2012. Midday. He... - GROWIN’ UP by SPRINGSTEEN Story by Jack Gramski
Jack Gramski Western suburbs, Melbourne, circa 2005 When I was about 16 I heard Springsteen’s ... - Guinnevere by Crosby and Nash
James Hands Bungalow, Melbourne, 1982 Apart from the occasional red glow of a roll-your-own ciga... - GUITAR BAND by STEVIE WRIGHT Story by Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths Eastern suburbs (Vermont), 1975 When I was fourteen years old my dad and I ... - HANDYMAN BLUES by BILLY BRAGG Story by Vin Maskell & Paul Bateman
Vin Maskell Melbourne, December 2, 2017 I am standing on the tiled roof of our home. The wester... - HAPPY MAN by SUNNYBOYS Story by Shane Sullivan
YouTube clip via a66mo45 Shane Sullivan Fingal Heads NSW 2014 It’s one of those perfect sp... - HARD ON THINGS by CORIN RAYMOND Story by Luke Davies
Benalla, 19 April 2018 I had seen Corin Raymond briefly at the 2018 National Folk Festival in Can... - HARD TIMES ARE OVER by YOKO ONO Poem by Stephen Andrew
Stephen Andrew Yarra River, Warrandyte, December 8 1980 Charter Arms Under Cover .38 Special... - HARVEST LOVE by TASH SULTANA Gig review by Sean Mortell
YouTube clip via Tash Sultana channel Sean Mortell Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, December 201... - Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison
Lucia Nardo Hospital, Melbourne, 2015 I remain in an empty waiting room while a nurse hurrie... - HE DOESN’T KNOW WHY by FLEET FOXES Story by Maria Majsa
Maria Majsa Auckland, New Zealand, early 1970s Western Springs College, Auckland 2012 ... - Heart Of Gold by Neil Young
Favel Parrett Copenhagen, July 1987 from the novel When The Night Comes (Hachette A... - Heartache Tonight by The Eagles
David Oke Colac , early 1980s “Just keep playing,” said the MC. Back in the early to mid... - Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley/Spinal Tap
David Oke Graceland, Memphis, December 2013 One movie that always provides me with enduring ent... - Heaven by Bryan Adams
Phil Dimitriadis Northern suburbs, Melbourne, July 1985 On the 13th of July 1985 I found out j... - HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL by ROBERT JOHNSON Story by John Butler
John Butler Outside Greenwood, Mississippi April 2009 I got to keep moving, I got to keep movi... - HELLO DARLIN’ by CONWAY TWITTY Story by Damian Balassone
Damian Balassone Goondiwindi 1991 I was meant to be completing the first year of... - Hello Goodbye by The Beatles Story by Stephen Kimber
Fiction by Stephen Kimber A country town, outside a dance, night. There I was, gaga wi... - HELP by THE BEATLES Story by Aimee Chan
North Melbourne. 1989 She was my bohemian gypsy girl. Wild untidy hair. Fingernails bitten down t... - Here Comes That Rainbow Again by Johnny Cash
Rick Kane Ironing before work, Preston. January 2013 My parents didn’t have a big record c... - HERE COMES THE SUN by THE BEATLES Story by Carmel Bird
Castlemaine, Victoria, 2018 In Hamlet, Polonius says to his son: Neither a borrower nor a lender... - HEROES by DAVID BOWIE Fiction by Jeff Dowsing
from the novel Undercurrents Two months following a tragic day trip to Gunnamatta beach, teenager J... - HEY LITTLE GIRL by ICEHOUSE Story by Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson Madrid, December 2002 The inhabitants of Madrid are said to leave their city in ... - HOLD ON by MODELS Story by Fiona Price
YouTube clip via Antipodes Fiona Price Family room, New Year's Day, January 1987 As midnigh... - Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys
Nick Cowling Driving in Hoppers Crossing, a Thursday afternoon. August 2011 I didn’t know what... - HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN BY THE SEX PISTOLS Story by Maria Majsa
Maria Majsa Back bedroom, Pakuranga, Auckland 1978 When the father-house burns, young men find ... - Hollywood Waltz by The Eagles
Mark Schier California, 1990 I have great memories of a trip on the Amtrak Surfliner train trav... - HOLY CITY by MISSISSIPPI GABE CARTER Story by Dan Firth
Dan Firth Chicago, October 2016 The first time I heard Mississippi Gabe Carter was through a CD ... - HOT CHILD IN THE CITY by NICK GILDER Story by Niles Reddick
Niles Reddick Jackson, Tennessee, 2015 After I paid my co-pay and got my prescription refill, I ... - Hotline Bling by Drake
Fiction by Tom Lodewyke Eazy-Clean Laundromat, Sydney, 2015 Steven had never been inside a ... - Houndog by Cold Chisel (Stereo Stories Live at Newport)
Stephen Andrew Somewhere along the Hume Highway, summer of 1982 We are encased in ... - House concerts, anyone?
We're thinking of dipping our toes into the world of house concerts. An intimate scaled-down sho... - Houston We Have A Problem by The Gooch Palms
Ethan Andrews The Standard, Darlinghurst, Sydney January 17, 2013 I consider myself to be t... - How Blue Can You Get by BB King (Live at the Regal, 1964)
Luke R Davies Blacktown, New South Wales, 1986 I was introduced to this great BB King rec... - How To Make Gravy by Paul Kelly
Cassandra Atkinson Dad’s shed, Richmond, New South Wales. The summer of ’97 Th... - HOWZAT by SHERBET Story by Rick Kane
Rick Kane WACA, Perth, February 1976 When I was 13 I was fortunate to attend the Norm O’Neil C... - Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp
SJ Rowland Sandwich factory, Auckland, 1995 In the mid-1990s my favourites were Nirvana, P... - Hymn To Freedom by The Oscar Peterson Trio
Stephen Andrew A funeral parlour One day all this will be gone. For me. For you. One day, I... - I AM MINE by PEARL JAM; LONG NIGHTS by EDDIE VEDDER. Story by Emma Hansford
Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane 25th February 2014 Pearl Jam had started as his band but after 12 y... - I BLINKED ONCE by STEVE FORBERT Story by Vin Maskell
Listen to Vin Maskell narrate this story, via Soundcloud. Melbourne, December 2018 I blinked o... - I CAN’T HIDE by PANTERA Story by J.Rohr
J. Rohr Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois Circa 2005 Though the place i... - I DRINK by MARY GAUTHIER Story by Luke R Davies
Luke R Davies Devenish, Victoria 2006 I was laying in bed listing to the radio - Radio National ... - I FALL TO PIECES by PATSY CLINE Fiction by Karen Schauber
The Hidden Cache Flash fiction by Karen Schauber Ezekiel and Jedediah left the quiet Amish ham... - I HEAR MOTION by MODELS Poem by Kevin Densley
Ocean Grove: 1983 At the outskirts of Ocean Grove, headlights on gravel roads ... - I JUST MET A GIRL NAMED MARIA Story by Maria Majsa
Maria Majsa St James Theatre, Auckland 1966 Maria, I’ll never stop saying Maria By some... - I NEED A LOVER by JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP Story by Zoe Krupka
Zoe Krupka Montreal, December 1986 I was criminally late handing in my elective preferences, a... - I SMELL TROUBLE by IKE AND TINA TURNER Story by Rijn Collins
YouTube clip via Klaus Rassimov Rijn Collins Northcote, 2007 The key felt good in my hand as ... - I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
Emilia Muller Tulcea, Romania. 1995 When I was a teenager I had a friend, Spera, who attended si... - I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE by BRYAN FERRY Text by Thuy On
Melbourne CBD Winter, 2018. I’m In the Mood for Love, after Bryan Ferry The tram s... - I’M SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON BY THE DROPKICK MURPHYS Story by Smokie Dawson
Darren 'Smokie' Dawson The Forum Theatre, Melbourne October, 2011 Macca, his brother-in-la... - I’VE GOT A PLAN by MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE Story by Vin
Vin Maskell Williamstown, Victoria, autumn 2017 My neighbour pulls up as I’m standing in my f... - If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher
Steph Payne Somers Camp, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. January, 1990 I had only just turne... - In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel
Fiction by Holly Ringland Runaway Bay, Australia 1994; Surfers Paradise, Australia 1999; Vancouver ... - INTO MY ARMS by NICK CAVE Story by Zaza N
Melbourne, December 2010 Zaza N My fifth grader asked me to drop her thirty meters before the ... - Into The Mystic by Van Morrison
Into the Mystic via Youtube Chris Phillips Maternity Ward, East Melbourne; April 2003 So ... - Into the mystic of Newport: Stereo Stories in concert
Chris Phillips, of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club, nails the vocals on Van Morrison's Into The... - Islands In The Stream by Kenny & Dolly and Ella & Troy
Vin Maskell Family room, Melbourne, June 2012 You don’t have to own every song y... - Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter
Rijn Collins Jackson, Mississippi, August 2012 I wasn’t finding the conversation easy. His... - JE N’EN CONNAIS PAS LE FIN by Jeff Buckley Story by Martina Medica
Listen to Martina Medica narrate this lovely story, via Soundcloud. The Rotunda, Monash Universit... - Jeane by The Smiths
Maria Majsa London, 1985 On Valentine’s Day this year I didn’t get roses, I got a bike.... - Jesse James by South Memphis String Band
Colin Ritchie DBA’S New Orleans, April 2015 “Jimbo Mathus is playing tonight at DBA’s... - JESUS BIDS US SHINE (WITH A PURE CLEAR LIGHT) Story by David Oke
David Oke Grace McKellar House, Geelong, 1979 Mum and Dad were both excellent singers and member... - Jesus Christ Pose by Soundgarden
Imogen Knight Home, Melbourne, 1991; The Palais, St Kilda, 2015 If music reminds you of a h... - JESUS CHRIST POSE BY SOUNDGARDEN Story by Imogen Knight
Imogen Knight Home, Melbourne, 1991; The Palais, St Kilda, 2015 If music reminds you of a h... - JOKERMAN BY BOB DYLAN Story by Scott Howey
Scott Howey Brisbane, Queensland, 1989 "Hey Scott, listen to this!” I sighed ... - Just Like A Woman by Bob Dylan
Vin Maskell Pix Theatre, Geelong West, early 1970s There’s Bob Dylan, up on the screen at... - Just One Thing by Randy Adams
Eric Roe Rural Northwest Ohio, 1979 It was late. The lights of town faded into a pinkish glow be... - Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack
Hugh Jones Wrest Point Casino, Hobart, 1982 Wrest Point Casino had opened 10 yea... - Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Iryna Byelyayeva Bedroom mirror, Melbourne, 2015 It never goes the way you think... - LAST KIND WORDS BLUES BY GEESHIE WILEY Story by Alice Bishop
Alice Bishop The Mississippi, April 2013 The Mississippi River is big. Really big.... - LAST KISS BY PEARL JAM Story by Georgia Logan
Georgia Logan Country NSW, May 2016 It was late Sunday evening, May 15 2016 and I ... - Lights On The Hill by Slim Dusty
Stephen Andrew Central New South Wales, circa 1987 It took me three bites to consume what would... - LIKE A ROLLING STONE BY BOB DYLAN Story by Colin Ritchie
Colin Ritchie Colac High School, April 1966 As always, Form 4B were ready and attentive for... - LIKE A ROLLING STONE by BOB DYLAN Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Melbourne, September 1995 “Is that all the man sings? ‘How does it feel?’” ... - LIKE A STONE by AUDIOSLAVE Story by Ali Sipahi
Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South, Melbourne, 2003 We all have a defining, embarras... - Lili Marlen – Italian version of Stereo Story
Lucia Nardo and her father Salvatore (Sam) presented this Italian version of Lucia’s Stereo Story ... - Lili Marlene by Salvatore Romita/Marlene Dietrich
Lucia Nardo A recording studio in Altona North. March 2007 My memories of Dad’s... - Lit Fest ’18 – Rijn Collins in concert
Rijn Collins has been part of our concerts since we started in 2014, and will be at our Will... - Lit Fest ’18 – tix now on sale
Tickets for our show at the Williamstown Literary Festival on Saturday evening 16 June are now o... - Lit Fest ’18 – Zoe Krupka in concert
After a break from Stereo Stories in 2017, to pursue her studies, Zoe Krupka returns to the stag... - LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER by BON JOVI Story by Rose Michael
Fiction by Rose Michael Yarra Ranges, Melbourne, 1987 from the novel The Art Of Navigation The ye... - LIVING IN THE ’70S by SKYHOOKS Story by Dianne Wolfer
Albury, New South Wales, 1975 It’s 1975 and I’m living in the '70s. I do feel a bit edgy a... - Living It Up by Rickie Lee Jones
Vin Maskell Abbotsford and Carlton, 1984 I was living in a dark, pokey terrace i... - Loser by Beck
Debbie Lee Warrnambool, Victoria, January 1994 The wait. For a uni offer. Seems interminable. M... - LOVE AND AFFECTION by JOAN ARMATRADING Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Abbotsford, Melbourne, November 1984 It was a very small house. Just a few metres w... - LOVE LETTER by CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES Story by Justine Sless
On the road between Melbourne and Adelaide March 2012 James leans heavily against me as we leave... - Love, laughter, song: tix on sale for June 15 concert at Willy Lit Fest
Tickets for our concert on Saturday 15 June at the 2019 Williamstown Literary Festival are now o... - Luke Davies benefit gig – booked out.
The Luke Davies benefit gig on Sunday 7 October in Wangaratta is booked out. Luke had a stroke e... - MANDY by BARRY MANILOW Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Wangaratta 2017 Melbourne/Geelong late 1970s She arrived as we were loading in at T... - Maybe by Split Enz
Mark ‘Swish’ Schwerdt Elizabeth High School, South Australia 1975 (Afternoon Recess, 2:30pm Tu... - MAYBELLENE by CHUCK BERRY Story by Stephen Andrew
Stephen Andrew Festival Hall, West Melbourne, Australia Sometime in 1975 The sweat, smoke, an... - MESSAGE TO MY GIRL by SPLIT ENZ Fiction by Jeff Dowsing
Jeff Dowsing Northern suburbs, Melbourne, 1988 From the novel Undercurrents In the aftermath of... - METROPOLIS by THE CHURCH Story by Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson Mallee Highway, December 2017 The Mallee can be an unforgiving place. In summer the... - MIDDLE CURSE by LALI PUNA Story by Claudia Pantani
Claudia Pantani West Footscray; early Spring 2017; Interior, night. Of nomads, fridges and spinnin... - MILES AND MILES OF TEXAS by ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Story by David Oke
YouTube clip via Live From Austin TX David Oke Texas, January 2014 Mostly I default to the... - Moondance by Van Morrison
John Tait Blackburn, Melbourne, circa 1990 I was awoken from a deep afternoon nap ... - MOONLIGHT ON VERMONT by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART and his Magic Band Story by Stephen Andrew
Geelong West, 1993 Oh Captain! My Captain! – Walt Whitman Being a firstborn means, of course... - MORNING MOOD by EDVARD GRIEG Fiction by Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri
Each morning, Nick listens to Grieg’s Morning Mood, en route to the coffee shop where he tries to ... - Most Of The Time by Bob Dylan
Vin Maskell Melbourne, 1989, midnight I am sitting in a blue Laser sedan under a streetlight... - Move It On Over by Hank Williams
Chris The family home, mid-1970s. To say my father loved music was and is an understatement. The... - MR BRIGHTSIDE by THE KILLERS (and Jack Riewoldt) Story by Hugh Jones
Hugh Jones Melbourne Cricket Ground, September 30, 2017 Everybody seemed to benefit from Jack Ri... - Mr Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan/performed by William Shatner
Fiction by Alicia Sometimes Death by Stereo A beach. Aberdare Mountain Ranges, Kenya. Mt Hakone-ya... - Mull of Kintyre by Wings
Jeff Dowsing Inverloch, Victoria 1978 Close your eyes, dive deep into the recesses of your... - Music and memoir alive and well in Wangaratta
Chris Mangan (right) nails the guitar solo in Before Too Long, accompanied by Peter Maskell, J... - Music and travel – Backstreet Boys, Joni Mitchell, REM…
For Paul Chai, music and travel are inseparable. A photo might trigger a memory, he writes, but the ... - MY BLOOD by TWENTY ONE PILOTS Story by Chris Phillips
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 13 December, 2018 Kira (15) to my right, Lexi (11) to my lef... - MY HAPPINESS by POWDERFINGER Story by Melissa Longo
Melissa Longo Werribee Outdoor Pool The summer of 2000 The steam rose off the water, dissolving... - My life in music in the west by Mark Ferrie
Mark Ferrie Yarraville, late -1990s From the book How The West Was One (Boom ... - My Prayer by The Platters (via Tiny Tim)
Alan Attwood Sydney, February 1979 Melbourne, 1984 I was a young newspaper reporter for... - MY TURN TO CRY by COLD CHISEL Story by John Butler
John Butler Western Highway, between Ballarat and Melbourne Autumn, 1986 Well I was pretty youn... - MY WAY by FRANK SINATRA Story by Luke Davies
Benalla Victoria, April 2019 My Way is a song that could be the anthem of a lot of people. Whethe... - Never My Love by The Association
Laura Grace Weldon Ohio living room,1970 Songs tend to get stuck in my head, becoming earw... - No Longer There by The Cat Empire (A Black Saturday story)
Sam Lawry Kinglake, Winter, 2008 It was a cold winter’s morning, a Sunday. The boys were ... - NO REGRETS by THE WALKER BROTHERS Story by Stephen Andrew
Listen to Stephen Andrew narrate this story, via Soundcloud. Ringwood, 1976 It is that rarest ... - Note for note at Word For Word Festival
Stereo Stories' final show for 2016 was the closing event of the Word For Word Festival at the G... - Now At Last I Know by Feist
Clare Hennessy Berlin, September 2015 I had wanted to go to Berlin for a long time. I had wa... - NOW WE ARE FREE by LISA GERRARD Story by Shalom Aranas
Shalom Aranas Tagaytay, Phillipines, 2000 Dearest Papa, I watched Gladiator at a movie thea... - Ocean Of You by The Blackeyed Susans
Vin Maskell The Continental, Prahran, July 1996 I kissed my six year old daughter goodnight.... - OH ENGLAND MY LIONHEART by KATE BUSH Poem by Kevin Densley
Lionheart Summer (Adelaide, 1980) The vines twisted around the pergola in my grandmothe... - OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS BY DAVID BOWIE Story by Maria Majsa
Maria Majsa Hotel Victoria, Newquay, England 1981 My brother arrived in London, a... - OLD WHITE MEN by VANCE GILBERT Story by Luke R Davies
Luke R Davies Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland 27December 2017 to 1 January 2018 I had long w... - ON + OFF by MAGGIE ROGERS Story by Sean Mortell
Melbourne, 2019 The incessant chirping of bugs and birds irritates you, knocking on the doors to ... - On The Radio by Regina Spektor
Vin Maskell Pedestrian traffic lights, Williamstown, Melbourne. 8.30 each morning I see Reg... - ON THE ROAD by JACK KEROUAC Story by Stephen Andrew
Skenes Creek, Australia. Late February, 1981 I could hear an indescribable seething roar which wa... - Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads
Nick Gadd Wakefield, Yorkshire. February 1981 You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack ... - One Perfect Day by The Little Heroes (A fan’s Stereo Story)
Vin Maskell St Andrews market, Victoria, May 2012 St Andrews is a town in the hills on the e... - One Perfect Day by The Little Heroes (A songwriter’s Stereo Story)
Roger Wells, songwriter Pigdon St, Carlton, April 1979 Missing, alienati... - Our 2018 concerts
Dear loyal reader, Here's a heads-up about our 2018 concerts. There will be more details in the w... - Our Sunshine by Paul Kelly and Uncle Bill
Darren 'Smokie' Dawson On the road heading north, any January, 2000 – 2010 There we all were.... - OUTSIDE by GEORGE MICHAEL Story by Bianca Simpson
South Yarra, 2018 Can’t recreate the past? Why of course you can. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Grea... - Over the border for our third Albury concert
Our next concert is Saturday 8 September at the delightful Write Around The Murray Festival in Albur... - Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
Debbie Lee A nursing home in Koroit, April to July 2009 Music was the last thing to le... - Passover by Joy Division (a Black Saturday story)
Stephen Andrew St Andrews, Victoria, 2 April 2009 The Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February... - PEGGY SUE by BUDDY HOLLY Story by Stephen Andrew
Stephen Andrew Croydon, 1974 / St Andrews, 1984 Brendon was a man out of time. In 1974 he stil... - Penny Lane & Strawberry Fields by The Beatles
Tony Wright School cadet camp, Australia 1967 Tony Wright is the national affairs editor of The ... - Penny Lane by The Beatles
Penny Lane on YouTube Maria Majsa Pakuranga, Auckland 1967 I’m st... - Phantom of the Opera by the Accordion Orchestra of Melbourne
Vin Maskell Coatesville Bowling Club, Bentleigh. Monday 1 November, 2010. Cup Eve. ... - Pinball Number Count on Sesame Street
Emma Westwood Geelong, 1977 Melbourne, 2014 The electronic babysitter had fulltime employment ... - POOR BOY BY SPLIT ENZ Story by Hugh Jones
Hugh Jones Melbourne, February 2017 Somewhere, although I’m not sure where, it d... - Poor Places by Wilco
Stephen Andrew The Palace, St Kilda, 2003 There is something wrong with me / My mind is filled w... - Postcard from the mixing desk
Yes, folks, Stereo Stories now has its own postcard, courtesy of graphic designer Chri... - POWDERFINGER BY NEIL YOUNG Story by Damian Balassone
Damian Balassone Melbourne, 1993/2001 It’s early 2001 and I’m clearing out all my stuff.... - Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil (A Black Saturday story)
Andrea Gillum Melbourne Cricket Ground, Saturday, March 14, 2009 The power and the passio... - Prelude: Song Of The Gulls and Islands by King Crimson
Vin Maskell Geelong, 1971, Melbourne 1974 My eldest brother didn’t own many records. I... - Private Education by Josh Pyke
Brutas Mudcake Fairfield train station, 2007 Unlike Penny, Josh Pyke swooped into my life for on... - PROTECTION by MASSIVE ATTACK Story by Nick Gadd
Nick Gadd Lounge room, Yarraville. One a.m. February 1996 There’s been nothing i... - PURPLE HAZE by JIMI HENDRIX Story by Chris Hammer
Washington, 1981 It’s 1981; late summer. Morning. I’m standing at an on-ramp to the Washin... - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18 Story by Luke R Davies
Wangaratta, August 2018 Classical music has always been only a small blimp on my radar. Having ... - RACING IN THE STREET by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Poem by Louise Maskell
There, then Towering, faltering trees of blackness Flap the ragged edges of An Hawaiian post-ca... - RACING IN THE STREET by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Story by Richard Castles
- Radio Ga Ga by Queen
Kath Presdee St John Bosco High School, Engadine; Terms 1 and 2, 1985 I had been looking forwa... - Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head by BJ Thomas
Diane Kendig Camelot Music, Stark County, Ohio 1971 Right after a difficult customer had lef... - RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS by THE CARPENTERS Story by N.T. McQueen
N.T. McQueen Lake County, California, 2000 The backseat of the Volvo belonged to me. My olde... - RATTLIN’ BONES by KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON Story by Stephen Andrew
Melbourne Cricket Ground, March 14 2009 I’ve never been a great ‘joiner’ but I felt compell... - Razor’s Edge by Goanna
David Oke Anglesea, 1984 and 2010 Anglesea – Victoria. The population is about 2500 but s... - Re: Stacks by Bon Iver
Paul Bateman Melbourne, 6 March 2010 We married late in life, Shirley and me: I was 41; Shir... - READ IT IN BOOKS by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN Story by Maria Majsa
Maria Majsa Kensington, London 1987 Once I like crying, twice I like laughter come on tell me... - REASONS by JOHN FARNHAM Apologia by Bianca Simpson
Melbourne suburbia, 1986 and beyond Running around the pool table listening to the same records... - Record store pilgrim (Old Records Never Die by Ian Hunter)
Vin Maskell Record store, Melbourne, 2011 I've got to be careful when I visit my C... - Red River Shore by Bob Dylan
Vin Maskell Bedroom, Melbourne, late. Summer of 2010-2011 I first heard Red River Shore lying in... - RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET by NAT KING COLE Story by John Tait
John Tait Fitzroy, Melbourne One Saturday evening, 1991 “Nancy, will you sing us a song pleas... - Regret by Fiona Apple
Matthew Mastricova Lake George, New York, July 2012 Even though it has been four years since my ... - Remembering Black Saturday – five stories
The Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia on 7 February 2009 killed 173 peop... - REWIND – Antmusic by Adam And The Ants Story by Rachael Howlett
In the first of our Rewind series, we re-visit Rachael Howlett's terrific story about suburbia and b... - REWIND – Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears
In the second of our Rewind series, we re-visit Nathan Johnson's piece about visiting North Korea in... - REWIND – Father’s Day at Stereo Stories
Fathers and fatherhood are universal themes - in life, in art, in movies, in books, in song. He... - REWIND – Fresh Feeling by the Eels
In this piece first published two summers ago, Sam Lawry wonders why her jogging app keeps choosing ... - REWIND – Landslide by Fleetwood Mac Story by Iryna Byelyayeva
Iryna Byelyayeva ponders which Fleetwood Mac song will be the soundtrack, or the full stop, of a fal... - REWIND – Last Kind Words Blues by Geeshie Wiley
Alice Bishop ponders the crossroads of love and marriage, of blues and women, of railway bridges and... - REWIND – One Perfect Day by The Little Heroes
Was One Perfect Day, the 1982 hit by Melbourne band The Little Heroes, a perfect pop song? The so... - REWIND – Our Sunshine by Paul Kelly and Uncle Bill
Holidays. Family drives. Family songs. Even singalongs. For Darren 'Smokie' Dawson and family one Pa... - REWIND – Protection by Massive Attack Story by Nick Gadd
In the third of our Rewind series we take a look back at Nick Gadd's touching story of tending to hi... - REWIND – Remembering Black Saturday
The Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia on 7 February 2009 killed 174 people. Here are f... - REWIND – Senses Working Overtime by XTC Story by Zoe Krupka
Australian summers can get pretty hot, especially in January. Imagine, then, landing in this strange... - REWIND – September 11 Stereo Story by Zoë Krupka
Zoë Krupka reflects on September 11, via a Rufus Wainwright song she first heard at a set of traffi... - REWIND – Two stories for New Year’s Eve
Fiona Price remembers New Year's Eve 1986 very well, thanks to one song. As midnight struck, I st... - REWIND – We Walk The Same Line. Story by Hazel Wood
Hazel Wood takes us to England, 2010 and the dramatic story of her brother's near-death experience. ... - REWIND – Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush
Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights was released in Melbourne 40 years ago: 5 January, 1978. In this Re... - REWIND: Midnight Oil. No short memories.
With Midnight Oil back on stage after many a year, we re-visit some Stereo Stories and invite you to... - REWIND: The meaning of Making Gravy
What does the Paul Kelly song How To Make Gravy mean to you? Cassandra Atkinson thought she knew ... - RIDERS ON THE STORM by THE DOORS Story by Chris Rees
Chris Rees Burnie, Tasmania 1979 There’s a killer on the road His brain is squirming like... - RIDERS ON THE STORM by THE DOORS Story by Emily Maguire
Emily Maguire Sydney 1995 The photo takes up less than one-eighth of the magazine page but fills... - Riptide by Vance Joy
David Oke Footscray classroom, October 2016 “My big sister learnt this song!” ... - Roadrunner by The Modern Lovers
Mark ‘Swish’ Schwerdt Twin Street, Adelaide, 1979ish I’m in my first year at Adelaide U... - ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH BY JIM STEINMAN Story by Stephen Andrew
Stephen Andrew Geelong, 1982 I could feel the fragility of my tiny world and shive... - Rockin’ Down the Highway by The Doobie Brothers
Sherryl Clark South Africa, 1977 These days Kombi vans are either vintage restoration projects o... - Rocktober special: Riding High by Freeway
Stephen Andrew Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Rocktober, circa 1975 And so, in the honour... - Roll On Summer Roll On by Paul Kelly
Fiction by David Wilson A beach, summer Stereo Stories is based around memoir but every now and ... - ROMANTIC GUY by KEVIN DENSLEY Story by Kevin Densley
A friend’s house. Whittington, Geelong. 1984 Songwriting has been a big part of my writing life... - Romeo’s Tune by Steve Forbert
Cassandra Atherton Southern Kisses: A backyard in Slidell, Louisiana, 1982 It was the music he h... - ROOMS ON FIRE by STEVIE NICKS Story by Jay Daniel Thompson
Jay Daniel Thompson 1989 Melbourne, 2001 Sydney... Nine years old. Each Sunday morning, wit... - Roy Rogers by Elton John
Colin Ritchie London, and motorway to Scotland 1974 I've never really been fan of Elton Joh... - RUMOUR HAS IT by ADELE Story by Vin Maskell
Fiction by Vin Maskell Melbourne, 2011 Dad’s always said that he doesn’t dance. I believed h... - RUNNING by RYAN DOWNEY Story by David Oke
Melbourne March 2018 David Oke Song writing is surely an art form. The careful crafting of lyri... - Russians by Sting
Nathan Johnson South-Eastern Australia, 1985 It is night time and I’m sitting quietly in... - Sanu Ik Pal Chen Na Ave (I cannot find a moment’s peace) by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Azlan Jahan, post 1947-48 Kashmiri War Fiction by Zainab Nasim He turned on the left tap, ho... - SATURDAY NIGHT by COLD CHISEL Story by David Oke
David Oke Festival Hall Melbourne, January 2004 Everyone has a Festival Hall story. The old bar... - Sea of Joy by Blind Faith
Bruce Jenkins Bentleigh East, Melbourne, 1969 My friend over the back fence invited me to ... - SEALED WITH A KISS by BOBBY VINTON Story by Stephen Andrew
Stephen Andrew Recreational Reserve, Warrandyte 1973 Melbourne 2017 Before I was a music fan I ... - SEE MY BABY JIVE by WIZZARD Story by Stephen Andrew
YouTube clip via TheWhiteCat65 Stephen Andrew Bells Beach, The eternal summer of 1973. I'd ... - Senses Working Overtime by XTC
Zoë Krukpa Cleaning my bedroom window, Canberra, January 1982 I flew from Canada to Austr... - Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
Nathan Johnson North Adelaide, Australia, January 2004 Looking back, I was an easy target. I... - Shadowplay by Joy Division
Dips O’Donnell Teenage bedroom, Montmorency, early 1980s. The album cover is brilliant. Simple... - She Bop by Cyndi Lauper
Fiona Price Traffic lights, Glen Waverley, 1984 No-one does scorn like a teenage girl. At fourte... - SHE’S GOT A WAY by BILLY JOEL Story by Christine Brown
Dianella, Perth, Western Australia, 1984 I’m 15 years old, zipped into a secondhand nurse's uni... - Sheep May Safely Graze by JS Bach
Clare Boyd-Macrae Brunswick, Melbourne, April 2015 Our piano tuner used to be an AFL footballer.... - Shelter From The Storm by Bob Dylan
Casselise Rowe The family room, Boronia, a Sunday afternoon 2000 Fifteen years old and overf... - SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? by THE CLASH Story by Rijn Collins
Melbourne, 1989 Theresa wore a wedding dress to nightclubs. Her face deathly pale, her lips black... - Skin by Boy
Cassandra Atkinson Melbourne, October 2012. The morning after a wedding themed house party. Tryi... - Small Town by John Mellencamp
David Oke Tennessee and Alabama, April 2016 Mule Day. People come from all over to buy s... - So Real by Jeff Buckley
Sam Lawry A greasy diner in St Kilda, February 28 1996 The Mississippi, 1992 I was 25, cl... - Solid Rock by Goanna
Vin Maskell Eureka Hotel, Geelong. Late 1981 I heard Goanna a lot of times in a lot of place... - Soma Mou (My Body Of Clay) by Notis Sfakianakis
Phil Dimitriadis Patras, Greece September 1996 Delirium tremors is one of the most horrific thin... - SOMETHING CHANGED by PULP Text by Thuy On
Melbourne, Winter 2018 Whorls of a fingerprint interstices of a snowflake this one of a kin... - SOMETHING GOOD by BIC RUNGA Story by Damian Balassone
Damian Balassone Warrandyte, February 2018 Ringwood North, 2002 George Harrison, a magician if ... - SOMETIMES by CUB SPORT Story by Freya Waring
Sydney, 14th September 2018 Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, 3rd October 2018 It’s the fourte... - Song For Adam by Kiki Dee (Jackson Browne)
Vin Maskell Geelong, 1974 The last album my brother bought was probably Loving An... - Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond
Kerrie Soraghan Pool room, Deer Park, 31 October 1982 Are you reelin' in the years Stowin' away... - Sooner Or Later One Of Must Know (and others) by Bob Dylan
Brian Nankervis Driving To North Balwyn, July 2002 An extended Stereo Story East along Ca... - SOUND OF SILENCE by DISTURBED Story by Sandy Kavanagh
Marion, South Australia 2016 As I flicked through the car radio channels, my ears pricked up at t... - Space Oddity by David Bowie/performed by Chris Hadfield
David Oke Classroom, Footscray 2014 Ground control to Major Tom...Ground control to Major Tom L... - STATE TROOPER by VIN MASKELL Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Wellington St, St Kilda, 1982 I waited ‘til dark. I waited ‘til the share ho... - Steal Away To Jesus by the International Harvester Male Chorus
David Oke Belmont, Geelong; November 1998 The International Harvester Choir had been a part... - Step In, Step Out – Mick Thomas/Weddings Parties Anything
Kath Presdee The Gypsy Bar, Civic, Canberra - late 1999 Petersham Bowlo, Sydney, 6 November 20... - Stereo Poems (volume 2) by Damian Balassone
Cliff Richard 1958 Cliff Richard is often pictured with his gelled-up hair protruding th... - Stereo Poems by Damian Balassone
- Stereo Stories Live 2015: hitting the high notes at Willy Lit Fest
Many thanks to the 2015 Williamstown Literary Festival for the opportunity to present Stereo Sto... - Stereo Stories in concert – now on YouTube
We've dipped our toes into the world of YouTube, with footage from our sell-out show at the Williams... - Stereo Stories in concert: Word of mouth
Vin Maskell Editor It's easy, especially these days, to blow your own trumpet: to say, for examp... - Stereo Stories Live 2014: Bowls Club gig a big success
Stereo Stories' big day out at the Newport Bowls Club on Sunday 19 October was a big success. Eighty... - Stereo Stories Live 2014: full house for Newport gig
Stereo Stories played to a full house at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday 6 July 2014. The venue ... - Stereo Stories Live 2014: praise for debut gig
Stereo Stories’ debut performance at the Williamstown Literary Festival on Saturday 31 May was wa... - Stereo Stories Live 2015: A good night for the roses at VU
Stereo Stories' fifth gig in less than four months was at Victoria University's Footscray Park C... - Stereo Stories Live 2015: fires and a full moon at Newstead
To slightly reword Michael Nesmith, we were standing in the lovely light of the silver moon, loo... - Stereo Stories Live 2015: Live at the Willi Library!
More than 60 people filled The Gallery at the Williamstown Library on Sunday afternoon April 19 ... - 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 brack... - Stereo Stories Live at Sunshine Library: books, stories, music, toddlers
Stereo Stories' latest foray onto the stage was a quietly moving one-hour show at Sunshine Library o... - Stereo Stories Live: new stories at latest gig
Stereo Stories return to The Gallery at Williamstown Library on Sunday 3 April featured three new pe... - Stereo Stories now on Soundcloud
Stereo Stories has dipped its toes into the world of Soundcloud, with selected recordings from recen... - Stereo Stories on ABC 774
Jack Gramski and Vin Maskell were talking and singing Stereo Stories on ABC 774 on Wednesday night 1... - Stereo Stories on Radio National
Pull up a chair, pour a cup of tea and listen to the 20 minute Stereo Stories segment broadcast on R... - Stereo Stories stars at 2015 Willy Lit Fest launch
A Stereo Stories cameo stole the show at the launch of the 2015 Williamstown Literary Festival o... - Stereo Stories takes The High Ground, Geelong: an intimate triumph
Stereo Stories was privileged to perform at The High Ground (Wurdi Youang) at the Geelong Library on... - Still Life by The Horrors
Sevana Ohandjanian Berlin, Germany, December, 2012. I have memorised the grouting between ti... - STONEMILKER by BJORK Story by Jayke Luland
Sydney 2018 Some songs come to you in a tremendous moment of need. Some songs are needed like a d... - SUBTERRANEANS by DAVID BOWIE Story by Christopher Hawkes
Christopher Hawkes Peterborough, England, 1993 It was my last year of high school and my stutter... - Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard
Nick Gadd Torquay, England, August 1985 It was the summer holiday after my first year at u... - Summer Rain by Johnny Rivers
Colin Ritchie Irrewarra, summer 2015 Lorne Foreshore outside The Wild Colonial, summer 1968/69... - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN by KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Story by Rijn Collins
Rijn Collins Joutsa, Finland. October 2015 ‘Huttula’, Amy tells me, drawing out the firs... - SWEET CAROLINE by ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES Story by N.T. McQueen
Listen to N. T. McQueen narrate this story, via Soundcloud. The Tragedy of Neil Diamond The fi... - Take It Easy by The Eagles
Lucia Nardo Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, February 2015 The only tickets I’d managed for the Me... - TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT by THE EAGLES Story by Kahli Scott
Kahli Scott Brisbane, Australia and London, UK; April 2016 Shortly after Glenn Frey, star an... - Take Me by Kiss
Fiction by John Weldon Traffic lights, Melbourne. September 2010 I found myself behind the wheel... - Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 – III. Elégie: Larghetto elegiaco. Poem by Stephen Andrew
Listen to Stephen Andrew narrate this poem, via Soundcloud. Times and places, both fogg... - TEAM BY LORDE Story by Jesse Maskell
Jesse Maskell Kansas on the I-70, June 2015 Flat farms roll out forever. Dreams being lived... - Thank you, Albury, once again
For the third year running Stereo Stories was delighted to play at the Write Around The Murray F... - Thank you, Williamstown
Thank you, Williamstown, for being so much a part of our show at the Williamstown Literary Festi... - That’s The Way It’s Gonna Be by Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes
Chris Rees Sydney, 1961. Burnie 1976. She kneels down with a balled up tissue i... - THE BOYS LIGHT UP by AUSTRALIAN CRAWL. Narration by Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson
Laverton, late 1981 On a desolate paddock, opposite a dusty racing-car speedway, a pub was bu... - The Cape by Guy Clark
Lucia Nardo Family gathering, Melbourne, 1996 My elder son, Daniel, was an adve... - THE COMEDOWN by OCEAN ALLEY Story by Sean Mortell
Sean Mortell Eastern Freeway, 5.30PM, a dwindling Melbourne Spring’s day, October 2017 The ca... - THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Poem by Phil Dimitriadis
Watching YouTube in East Preston, March 2014 Ode to Bruce and Tom There... - The Jean Genie by David Bowie
Lorraine Pink The Netherlands, 1974 The first single I ever bought with my own money was David ... - THE JEAN GENIE by DAVID BOWIE Story by Judy Tait
Jean Genie and the Boy from Boggabilla A suburban kitchen, Brisbane January 10th 2016 “That... - The joy of being onstage with Stereo Stories
Darren 'Smokie' Dawson Various venues, Victoria, New South Wales, 2015, 2016, 2017 As the ... - The Mercy Seat by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Rijn Collins Berlin, August 2013 It’s not until I hear her voice that I know I’m back. Th... - THE MOONLIGHT SONATA BY LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Story by Nimity James
Nimity James Memphis, Paris, London, Poland: mid 20th century Germany, 1801; Russia mid 19th... - The Perfect Chord: a personal tribute to The Beatles
Chris Mangan Maternity ward, Melbourne 1964 It would be hard not to think of The Beatles upo... - The Pretender by Jackson Browne
Vin Maskell Gertrude St, Geelong West, Victoria. 1976 I met Bill when I changed schools for ... - THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN TO YOU by LAZY LESTER Story by Peter Crossing
England, 1987 Leslie Johnson died a few months ago. Who? Lazy Lester. That’s who. 85 years yo... - The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
Nick Gadd London, 11p.m., December 1987 I’d left university the previous July with a degree in... - The Sing by Bill Callahan
Rick Kane Preston West, Victoria, November 2013 I don’t know much about Bill Callahan but a Fi... - The Stereo Stories Band
It's high time The Stereo Stories Band had its own permanent page on our website. After all, wit... - The Stereo Stories photo albums
Vin Maskell and The Stereo Stories Band: Stephen, Julie, Nils, Chris, Rob, Peter. St Stephen's ... - The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Written and narrated by Nick Gadd. Music performed by Jack Gramski. Williamstown Library, Australi... - The Sun God by William G James and Aubrey De Vere
John Malins Cohuna, 16 February 1932 The Sun God is a mystery to me. I have never heard it a... - The Teachers Are Afraid Of Their Pupils by Morrissey
Jeff Dowsing Melbourne, August 2013 – June 2014 It’s mildly remarkable that one of the c... - THERE IS A TIME by THE DILLARDS Fiction by Niles Reddick
Preface: After putting in a full day at work, I came home, propped my feet, and turned on ... - THEY WON’T GO WHEN I GO by GEORGE MICHAEL Story by Lucia Nardo
Lucia Nardo Melbourne, June 1992 In 1992, a friend who was moving overseas bequeathed me a sta... - This Charming Man by The Smiths
Maria Majsa University of London Union, Malet Street, WC1, 1986 “Never touch your idols, ... - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) by Talking Heads
Chris Johnston Christchurch , New Zealand, 1983 Last weekend, my older brother handed me a lett... - Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer by Nat King Cole
Colin Ritchie Traffic lights somewhere in Melbourne, 2012 Colac, summer of 1962/63 “Bug... - Tin Soldier by The Small Faces
Brutas Mudcake Hume Highway, Victoria, Easter 1989 Easter – a time for faith, resurrection….... - To Her Door by Paul Kelly
John Harms Murtoa, winter, 2014 We are in the community rooms in Murtoa which double as the clu... - Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You by Bob Dylan
YouTube clip sourced from Dylandude89 Stephen Andrew Share house, West Geelong, 19... - TOO SHY by KAJAGOOGOO Tribute to Bob Hawke by Stephen Andrew
Listen to Stephen Andrew narrate this story via our Soundcloud radiogram Deakin University, Waurn... - Top Of the World by The Carpenters
Anushree Nande Germany, May 2003 What does an American singing duo, an Indian family from M... - Totally Wired by The Fall
The Marquee, Wardour Street, London 1984 Maria Majsa Shoulders hunched against the bitter n... - Tubthumping and The Big Issue by Chumbawamba.
Nathan Johnson Edinburgh, Scotland; September 1997 The young man sat silently, hea... - Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Stephen Andrew A bedroom, Melbourne. Late autumn, 1981 As a teenager, I was pre-occupied with se... - TUCKER’S DAUGHTER by IAN MOSS Story by Jo Hocking
Adelaide, 1990 Hang me for a sucker On the plains out of Narrabri I was 11, despera... - Typical Girls by The Slits
SJ Rowland Suburban Auckland, mid-1980s I don’t remember when The Gossip played Auckland. ... - Under The Milky Way by The Church
Darren 'Smokie' Dawson Newport, Melbourne 1992 My father had suggested on numerous ocassio... - Undertow by Leonard Cohen
Rijn Collins Melbourne, 2016 The first bird is the colour of snow. You ask yourself upsta... - UNITED WE STAND by BROTHERHOOD OF MAN Story by Sue O’Brien
Sue O’Brien The Candy Tavern, Brunswick, late 1980s It was around 1987 and the band was called... - Valentine’s Day at Stereo Stories
A medley of romantic stories to mark Valentine's Day. Fresh Feeling by The Eels. Sto... - Veracruz by Warren Zevon
Anthony W Collins Auchenflower, Queensland, 1987 I was not a particularly diligent under-gr... - VINCENT by DON McLEAN Story by Laura Grace Weldon
Laura Grace Weldon Pine Elementary School North Olmsted, Ohio early 1970s Vince... - Visions Of Johanna by Bob Dylan
YouTube clip sourced from The Boot And The Head. Festival Hall, Melbourne, 1966. Vin Maskell ... - WAIT FOR YOU by THE BASICS Confession by Bianca Simpson
The Night I Stole Wally De Backer’s Doritos Gasometer Hotel Melbourne, November 2015 Past the... - Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn
Lisa Jewell St Kilda foreshore 1994; Memphis 2012 If you ask me, the St Kilda foreshore affords ... - Walking In The Rain by Grace Jones
Dmetri Kakmi Northcote, Australia, 1981. It was the height of the New Romantics movement. I was ... - WATERLOO SUNSET by THE KINKS Story by Rick Kane
Northcote, July 2015 London, July 2010 Millions of people swarming like flies 'round Waterlo... - Wavelength by Van Morrison
Vin Maskell Geelong 1979, Melbourne 1982 Whatever happened to you, Tom McDonald? Did you ev... - WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL by STARSHIP Story narrated by David Oke
Listen to David Oke narrate his story, via Soundcloud. Essendon, January 1986 This cheesy Amer... - We Can Work It Out by The Beatles Storey by Brian Nankervis
Brian Nankervis 8.55am. Driving to school, Elsternwick. July 2003. We’re running late. Again. ... - We Walk The Same Line by Everything But The Girl
Hazel Wood Yeovil, England, November 2010 I stand in the corridor looking through... - WEATHER WITH YOU by CROWDED HOUSE Story by Smokie Dawson
Smokie Dawson Williamstown, 2017 From the very first moment I opened the box in which it lay co... - WEEVILS IN THE FLOUR by ROY BAILEY Story by Luke Davies
Luke R Davies Wangaratta, Victoria. Winter 2014 I was in my little shed in our then rented prop... - Welcome to Stereo Stories
The Stereo Stories Band of writers and musicians Take a song, a place and a time, and you may w... - When A Fire Starts To Burn by Disclosure
Shu-Ling Chua New York City, June 2014 “Who is this girl? Is she with us?” “He sa... - WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN BY BOB DYLAN Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Balaclava TAB, Melbourne, 1983 I pretty much stopped writing poems a long time ... - When We Was Fab by George Harrison Story by Eric Roe
YouTube clip sourced from Nowhereman113 Eric Roe Dayton, Ohio, 1988 We waited in the hote... - When You Come by Crowded House
Craig Johnston Pantages Theater, Los Angeles, 1987 It is a balmy Friday night some... - When You Walk In The Room by Hunter
Hugh Jones Launceston 1982, Three a.m Even in the 1980s, newspaper journalism wasn’t a par... - Where The Big Blue Sky Meets The Sea by Mattski
Mattski No through road on the Surf Coast, Victoria, January 2008 Mildura, inland, a dusty spring... - WICHITA LINEMAN by GLENN CAMPBELL Story by Danny Katz
Fairfax Media columnist Danny Katz reflects on the passing of Glenn Campbell. Wichita Lineman mea... - WICKED GAME by CHRIS ISAAK Story by Asha Douglas
Semi-fiction by Asha Douglas Gold Coast, Queensland 1995 He’s beside me. We’re on a bare ma... - Wide Open by The Chemical Brothers
Fiction by Jesse Maskell Falls Festival, Victoria, December 2016 Falls 2016, s... - Wild In The Streets by Garland Jeffreys (and Skyhooks)
Vin Maskell Christmas Hills, Victoria, 16 December 1979 You get to a stage where ... - WIND OF CHANGE by SCORPIONS Story by David Oke
Lisbon, Portugal. January 2019 We were barreling down the freeway heading towards the Lisbon airp... - Winter Coat by Paul Kelly
Kath Presdee The Hume Highway, NSW, various Sunday nights, 1997 - 1998 It was always a finality ... - With A Bullet by Harry Nilsson
Hugh Jones Bonaventure Hotel Los Angeles, July 1982 While tidying some boxes and s... - With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker
Billy Miller Recording studio, Melbourne, 1977 I’ve been a working muso for over 40 years. My ... - Words From Robin To Batman by The Kill Devil Hills
Words from Robin to Batman (Live) from The Kill Devil Hills on Vimeo. Anson Cameron Basem... - Words on song: our inaugural writing workshop
Stereo Stories writer Lucia Nardo and founding editor Vin Maskell will be hosting a Stereo Stori... - WOULDN’T IT BE NICE BY THE BEACH BOYS Story by Lucia Nardo
Lucia Nardo Road to Kyneton, 1977 Jo-Anne and I met in our first year of high scho... - WUTHERING HEIGHTS by KATE BUSH Story by Aimee Knight
Aimee Knight Mary St / Electric Avenue / Wuthering Heights, Adelaide, 2012 – 2014 Be... - YOU by PRINCESS ONE POINT FIVE Story by Stephen Andrew
St Andrews Primary School Oval St Andrews Day 2007 I don't know what sort of a big brother I hav... - YOU CAN STILL BE FREE by SAVAGE GARDEN Story by Linda M Crate
Linda M Crate Conneautville, Pennsylvania, 2003 When her uncle killed himself, she realized she ... - YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME by PAUL WELLER Story by Martina Medica
Martina Medica Melbourne, June 2000 “Need a cigarette,” he muttered, shrugging off both me a... - You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC
Hugh Jones Launceston, 1980 Warped memories of Back In Black In 1980 Poplar Parade, You... - You Were Always On My Mind by Elvis Presley
Carl Dickens Footscray, Melbourne, 2015 Trouble arose one evening when our dear resident... - YOU WILL SURELY LOVE AGAIN by CHRIS WILSON Tribute by John Butler
It’s the Middle Park Hotel in the late 1980s. It’s the Continental Club in the early 199... - YOUR BRIGHT BABY BLUES by JACKSON BROWNE Story by Vin
YouTube via Jackson Browne YouTube channel The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria The Railway ...
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