BOB MURPHY – DAMN THE TORPEDOESMusic, like footy, is always better if I know the story that goes with it. If you walked into the MCG this Saturday having no idea who the Swans or the Hawk...
PAUL DEMPSEY – ST VINCENTLadies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, I’d like to thank you for indulging me over these past few weeks as I’ve rambled on about some of my favourite recent r...
DANIEL MERRETT – ARCTIC MONKEYSARCTIC MONKEYS – AM (2013) The Final Vinyl. So it’s come to this: the last weekend in September. What record do you play for the biggest game of the year? Do...
BOB MURPHY – BIG STARBig Star – #1 Record (1972) It’s been said before I’m sure, but one of the great things about owning a record player is how it slows down the speed of life. ...
FRANCIS LEACH – THE CLASHThe Clash – London Calling (1979) To know that everything is in its right place, that no moment can match this one? To feel that all roads travel here to thi...
DANIEL MERRETT – BLOC PARTYWhen this album dropped, it came with a huge buzz, a bit like a No.1 draft pick. The Bloc Party boys backed it up with some absolute bangers on this album. R...
PAUL DEMPSEY – MOSMAN ALDERMosman Alder – Humdrum Star (2014) Dear reader, allow me to begin by pointing out, if it hasn’t been sufficiently evident already, that this whole Vinyl Seri...
BOB MURPHY – HEARTBREAKER…Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker (2000) I remember being at an under age disco around ’97 in my hometown of Warragul and the ‘Rage Against The Machine’ song ‘Killin...
PAUL DEMPSEY – PEEP SHOW…The Peep Tempel – Tales (2014) The Peep Tempel are a three piece band from Melbourne and their second album ‘Tales’ is due out in a few weeks. I was fortunat...
FRANCIS LEACH – BELIEVE THE HYPEPublic Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988) It made no sense at all. An avalanche of jack hammer beats. An exploding cluster of chaos...
