Reject Phil takes inspiration from a popular song from the 1960s in this story of a coach in the literal summer, autumn and winter of their career.
Almanac Music – ’33 1/3 Reasons Why’: Orcutt Shelley Miller
April 10, 2026 by 2 Comments
Greg A is culling his music library. He’s also discovered a new sound he really likes – Orcutt Shelley Miller. ‘Check it out’ is his clear advice.
Almanac Music (and Travel): Lanigan’s Ball
February 23, 2026 by 12 Comments
Dips reflects on a folk song from the Emerald Isle that has stayed with him for decades, recently brought back to the front of mind for reasons unknown.
Almanac Music: The Best Australian Albums of 2025
December 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
Smokie returns with his annual list of the best Australian music of the year. In 2025, he listened to over 130 new albums, and here he presents the best.
Almanac Music – ‘Class of ’57’ by The Statler Brothers: My rendition
November 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
RagingBull has been thinking a lot about the Statler Brothers song ‘The class of ’57’, so much so that he reworked some of the lyrics to reflect both his and his wife’s real life experiences.
Almanac Music – Bands with numbers in their names: The anti-Fibonacci sequence
September 18, 2025 by 15 Comments
Sean Curtain was out walking Murphy when he came up with his latest idea linking bands and numbers.
Almanac Music – Lyrics that simply make you think ‘Wow!
August 1, 2025 by 24 Comments
Liam Hauser takes a detour from the regular Kevin Densley music theme to offer Almanac readers a challenge that focuses on lyrics that pack a punch.
Almanac Music: The Last Record Store
July 29, 2025 by 25 Comments
Peter Crossing provides joyful ‘High Fidelity’ memories of the record stores that dotted cities in the days before music went digital. [With the increased popularity of vinyl in recent years the Footy Almanac reprises Peter’s passion for record stores from 10 years ago – Ed]
Nine drummers
April 14, 2025 by 4 Comments
Earl O’Neill has played in heaps of bands and knows that it’s the drummer who really matters. Through nine profiles he explains why.
Almanac Music: The Best Australian Albums of 2024
December 10, 2024 by 11 Comments
Smokie has listened to over 120 new Australian albums this year. Here is his best of 2024.
Almanac Music: So, you’re overseas and suddenly…(Part 1)
December 9, 2024 by 10 Comments
‘Have you ever been a long way from home for a significant period when suddenly you hear the opening chords from an Australian band, a band you may not have even loved, just that song?’ This is the start of a new series by Ian Wilson.
Almanac Music – 33 1/3 Reasons Why: Where You Been and Without a Sound (Dinosaur Jr)
September 5, 2024 by 6 Comments
Music captures the moment – even with decades of time in between.
Almanac Music: An Evening with Marlon Williams
June 24, 2024 by 6 Comments
A much loved artist from accross the ditch, Marlon Williams played a small-scale gig in Anglesea with a lot of heart. Andrew Fithall was in attendance.
Almanac Rugby League Meets Bob Dylan: Juxtaposition or Oxymoron?
June 13, 2024 by 3 Comments
Can there possibly be a link between rugby league and Bob Dylan cover songs? Moondance has unearthed this unlikely scenario.
Almanac Music: And then there were two
April 27, 2024 by 5 Comments
Roger Lowrey laments the passing of the last member of the original Moody Blues line-up, Mike Pinder, who played on as part of the band through their various incarnations.
Almanac Poetry: A Very Minor Composer Speaks
April 22, 2024 by 2 Comments
In this poem, the speaker is a third-rate music composer, who in football parlance, according to KD, ‘would be lucky to make it onto the bench in the reserves’. [These aren’t the droids you’re looking for – Ed.]
Almanac Music – Wantok Sing Sing: 16 artists from Melanesia and Australia together in one show (Melbourne/Adelaide)
March 4, 2024 by 1 Comment
This is a very special lineup of musicians from the Wantok Musik family, playing together for just two dates in Melbourne and Adelaide this coming weekend.
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