POWDERFINGER BY NEIL YOUNG Story by Damian Balassone
The house is a pigsty: multiple leaks, gathering mould, mice pooh in the breadbox, possum arses sticking out of the walls to block out the sunlight while they sleep, empty pizza cartons, cheap wine bottles – it’s a cross between Animal House and the Dead Poets Society.
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.
Prelude: Song Of The Gulls and Islands by King Crimson. Story by Vin Maskell
Vin Maskell Geelong, 1971, Melbourne 1974My eldest brother didn’t own many records.If my memory serves me well, the albums he listened to were by The Beatles, a rebel country songwriter, some Dylan and Clapton, a little art rock, and some English pop by a red-headed protégé of Elton John.
PRETTY LITTLE BABY by CONNIE FRANCIS. Tribute by Lucia Nardo.
The music and lyrics to many of her recordings rolled across my mind like a red carpet welcoming my memories.
PRETTY PAPER by ROY ORBISON. Story by Luke Davies
Christmas songs and carols are often a reminder of the ideal family experience, but that is not the case for many.
Private Education by Josh Pyke. Story by Brutus Mudcake
Brutas Mudcake Fairfield train station, 2007Walking home from Fairfield station not long after Penny called it quits, Josh Pyke’s Private Education came on my iPod.