Catch 22 Déjà Vu. Poem by Martin H Samuel
Martin H Samuel recalls a moment of sliding doors, of opportunity, of a question, of an answer..
MY OLD GIRL by WADE WARD. Story and song by Shane Pillay
In the middle of the noughties, the songwriter moved. The continent - Europe. He brought his sheet music, but abandoned his creative desires.
SOMETHING GOOD by BIC RUNGA Story by Damian Balassone
I'm eating a cheap and nasty pizza – a fitting feed for a failed novelist. I’m watching The Panel. About three slices in they introduce a New Zealander called Bic Runga. I’m enraptured.
I DRINK by MARY GAUTHIER Story by Luke R Davies
Mary Gauthier entered my little world and reinforced the notion that songwriting is a great art form as worthy of any other. To me, she was, until then, an unknown master of songwriting.
Feelings Of Grief by Paul Kelly (A songwriter’s Stereo Story)
Paul Kelly 2006 I asked Richard if it would be better if I resigned and he got someone else, someone who could orchestrate properly.
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, 2008 I had hit my mid 20s and was on another no through road. Out of desperation I had picked up an acoustic guitar and tried to tea