Two Good Soldiers, One Great War by Hugh Jones.
Hugh Jones, a decade-long supporter of and contributor to Stereo Stories, launches his book about two Tasmanian friends and World War I, in Hobart next Wednesday evening 15 May.
Typical Girls by The Slits
SJ Rowland Suburban Auckland, mid-1980sMost of the time I didn’t know what to think or how to act. I was always grateful when musicians or anyone else I looked up to could provide a few pointers. Or better yet, provide some strong opinions I could pass off as my own.
UNCLE PAT by ASH. Poem by Michael Leach
This Labour Day,/I find myself walking/while listening/to Uncle Pat/by Ash.
Under The Milky Way by The Church. Story by Smokie Dawson
Darren 'Smokie' Dawson Newport, Melbourne 1992As the opening chords of Under the Milky Way softly made their way through the speakers, I asked the woman with whom I was planning to spend the rest of my life to dance with me. “I like this,” she whispered.
UNDER THE MILKY WAY. Story by Jim Landwehr
During our correspondence in 1988, the Church’s Starfish LP came out. We both fell in love with it immediately, especially the song, Under The Milky Way.
UNDER THE TABLE by FIONA APPLE. Poem by Michael Leach
A short poem about COVID, porridge and a Fiona Apple song.