‘Hi-fi shops played it as an example of state-of-the-art music. I didn’t tell them I made it with Sellotape in my kitchen’– Jean Michel Jarre You know you’re onto something when a director like Peter Weir picks your music for…
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Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) 1997 – Shania Twain
Sometimes when we’re head-over-heels, our minds start inventing problems that aren’t there. Today’s featured song is Shania’s blunt retort, Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) – basically her smiling, eyebrow-raised reply to that kind of romantic paranoia. I…
Miserlou (1962) – Dick Dale
I heard this gnarly piece again the other day and realised I’d somehow never added it to my music library project. What surprised me was learning that Dick Dale’s explosive surf-rock take on Miserlou (often spelled Misirlou) traces back to…
Sunshine of Your Love (1967) – Cream
If you’re coming to Sunshine of Your Love fresh, you could easily think it’s a Hendrix tune. It carries that raw, slightly wild tone Hendrix was known for, but the riff was actually Jack Bruce’s creation on bass. Eric Clapton said…
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Thunder On The Mountain (2006) – Bob Dylan
There’s Bob and then there’s everyone else. Today’s featured song comes from what is probably my least favourite Bob Dylan album – Modern Times from 2006 (image inset). The irony is that Thunder on the Mountain is still one of…
Swan Lake (1875) – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
As I get older, my appreciation for classical music only grows stronger. The spark that set it off when I was young came from my grandmother, Dorothy Walton (pictured), who was a classical pianist. Her love for the music –…
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Highway to Hell (1979) – AC/DC
Staying with the recent Australian trend, we take a detour down what Lou Reed once called the Dirty Boulevard – and he’s not even Australian nor does his song’s inference equate, but that hardly matters – you get the gist.So,…
Throw Your Arms Around Me (1990) – Hunters & Collectors
Throw Your Arms Around Me is one of the most well-recognised contemporary love ballads in Australia. A swell of pride and love for my native country and its music envelops me when I hear this. Not just that, but it’s…
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Drowning (2025) – Tim Eveleigh
Recently, I received a nice surprise when English singer-songwriter Tim Eveleigh reached out and asked if I’d like an early listen to his upcoming album Life Is Not a Competition (image inset). I first came across Tim’s music in 2023…
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