BETTER BE HOME SOON by NEIL FINN Story by David Oke
You can tell by the catch in Neil Finn's voice that it was a tough gig to play and sing this song for his former band mate.
BETWEEN THE BARS by ELLIOT SMITH. Letter by N.T. McQueen
Intention often gets forgotten when it comes to art and all that remains are interpretations. How others remember our insides in music or words or pictures is what survives time.
Between The Bars by Elliott Smith. Story by Maria Majsa
Maria Majsa One bedroom apartment, Herne Bay, Auckland 2007You can fall in love with songs just like you can fall in love with people and because I discovered Elliott Smith after he’d died, it was like falling in love and breaking up at the same time.
Billy The Mountain by Frank Zappa
Mickey Randall A laundry in Kimba, September, 1993 (a Tuesday)Stripping precious bushels from the wheat, our voices pranged out across the paddocks. The adult in charge was Coopers Sparkling Ale.
BLACK by PEARL JAM Story by Martina Medica
You flick through my CDs with the kind of thought and care people put into choosing a name for their child. An appreciative smile rests briefly on my lips as you insert the disc into the car stereo. I don’t even care what you’ve chosen, I just love that it took you so long to choose
BLACK by PEARL JAM. Story by Samantha Lee Curran
We filled our time listening to music, usually heavy metal and hardcore - we thought we were too cool to listen to anything else. But when Black by Pearl Jam played, I entirely understood the story she was telling.