Dave Graney
@davegraney.bsky.social
Musician-songwriter-author-Melbourne. I Passed Through Minor Chord In A Morning out now.
I must have first heard of this amazing album from Dave Wray. Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet live at West Melbourne Stadium (Festival Hall?) 1959. Happy to get a CD copy today. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I must have first heard of this amazing album from Dave Wray. Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet live at West Melbourne Stadium (Festival Hall?) 1959. Happy to get a CD copy today. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Reposted by Dave Graney
✨AlleyCatHowl✨♣♦♠️♦️♣️♦️🎸🎲🔥☠️
www.podcasts.com/citybilly-ho...
✨Bloodshot Bill, Tav Falco, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Colbert Hamilton & The Nitros, Link Wray, Chuck Berry, Ray Campi, Ruby Ann, Johnny & The Jailbirds, Wild Wax Combo, Tooter Boatman, Gene Summers ✨
www.archive.org/details/yule...
www.podcasts.com/citybilly-ho...
✨Bloodshot Bill, Tav Falco, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Colbert Hamilton & The Nitros, Link Wray, Chuck Berry, Ray Campi, Ruby Ann, Johnny & The Jailbirds, Wild Wax Combo, Tooter Boatman, Gene Summers ✨
www.archive.org/details/yule...
December 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
✨AlleyCatHowl✨♣♦♠️♦️♣️♦️🎸🎲🔥☠️
www.podcasts.com/citybilly-ho...
✨Bloodshot Bill, Tav Falco, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Colbert Hamilton & The Nitros, Link Wray, Chuck Berry, Ray Campi, Ruby Ann, Johnny & The Jailbirds, Wild Wax Combo, Tooter Boatman, Gene Summers ✨
www.archive.org/details/yule...
www.podcasts.com/citybilly-ho...
✨Bloodshot Bill, Tav Falco, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Colbert Hamilton & The Nitros, Link Wray, Chuck Berry, Ray Campi, Ruby Ann, Johnny & The Jailbirds, Wild Wax Combo, Tooter Boatman, Gene Summers ✨
www.archive.org/details/yule...
Reposted by Dave Graney
“Australia has now cemented another authoritarian law which gives police and politicians unchallenged authority to outlaw any group they don’t like by designating them a hate group, based on vibes and maybes.” - @amyremeikis.bsky.social
Read Amy Remeikis’s full piece on The Point: theaus.in/4pMXiwF
Read Amy Remeikis’s full piece on The Point: theaus.in/4pMXiwF
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
“Australia has now cemented another authoritarian law which gives police and politicians unchallenged authority to outlaw any group they don’t like by designating them a hate group, based on vibes and maybes.” - @amyremeikis.bsky.social
Read Amy Remeikis’s full piece on The Point: theaus.in/4pMXiwF
Read Amy Remeikis’s full piece on The Point: theaus.in/4pMXiwF
Reposted by Dave Graney
The Media is part of the problem....
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Media is part of the problem....
Reposted by Dave Graney
Great to see Mel Brooks in person last night. Still hilarious! So honored and grateful to have a small part in this FOUR HOUR epic about his life.
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Great to see Mel Brooks in person last night. Still hilarious! So honored and grateful to have a small part in this FOUR HOUR epic about his life.
Reposted by Dave Graney
Dear PM @albomp.bsky.social
cc Att-Gen Michelle Rowland
Qn: Is it now a crime in Australia to condemn Israel for its illegal occupation of Palestine, its ongoing genocide in Gaza, its illegal settlements in the West Bank, and its attacks on other nations? #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #FreePalestine
cc Att-Gen Michelle Rowland
Qn: Is it now a crime in Australia to condemn Israel for its illegal occupation of Palestine, its ongoing genocide in Gaza, its illegal settlements in the West Bank, and its attacks on other nations? #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #FreePalestine
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Dear PM @albomp.bsky.social
cc Att-Gen Michelle Rowland
Qn: Is it now a crime in Australia to condemn Israel for its illegal occupation of Palestine, its ongoing genocide in Gaza, its illegal settlements in the West Bank, and its attacks on other nations? #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #FreePalestine
cc Att-Gen Michelle Rowland
Qn: Is it now a crime in Australia to condemn Israel for its illegal occupation of Palestine, its ongoing genocide in Gaza, its illegal settlements in the West Bank, and its attacks on other nations? #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #FreePalestine
Loved reading A Gun For Sale by Graham Greene. Thank you GG for writing so many books! So excellent to find another one. This is grimy British murder on the eve of WW2. Sordid, furtive sex and corrupt old capitalist money. Also, how great was a world with the very idea of Penguin paperbacks?
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Loved reading A Gun For Sale by Graham Greene. Thank you GG for writing so many books! So excellent to find another one. This is grimy British murder on the eve of WW2. Sordid, furtive sex and corrupt old capitalist money. Also, how great was a world with the very idea of Penguin paperbacks?
Reposted by Dave Graney
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
Reposted by Dave Graney
Having read the draft of the Australian government's new "hate" legislation, the scope it gives the government of the day to restrict civil society is massive. It's very clear that it could be used to outlaw a Palestine Action-style organisation www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Hate laws to pass after Labor and Liberal deal
The Liberal Party struck an agreement with Labor to tighten the scope of a bill to ban hate groups, but the position of the Nationals is unclear.
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Having read the draft of the Australian government's new "hate" legislation, the scope it gives the government of the day to restrict civil society is massive. It's very clear that it could be used to outlaw a Palestine Action-style organisation www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Reposted by Dave Graney
Reposted by Dave Graney
Lead poisoning may have led to a generation of serial killers
The Pacific Northwest is known for five things: lumber, aircraft, tech, coffee, and crime. What might account for the abrupt rise and equally abrupt fall, between the nineteen-sixties and the turn of the century, of the “golden age” of…
The Pacific Northwest is known for five things: lumber, aircraft, tech, coffee, and crime. What might account for the abrupt rise and equally abrupt fall, between the nineteen-sixties and the turn of the century, of the “golden age” of…
Lead poisoning may have led to a generation of serial killers
The Pacific Northwest is known for five things: lumber, aircraft, tech, coffee, and crime. What might account for the abrupt rise and equally abrupt fall, between the nineteen-sixties and the turn of the century, of the “golden age” of serial killing? And why were so many of these brutes cradled in a crescent of psychopathy around Seattle’s Puget Sound? Fraser thinks the master key is to be found in the fact that the area south and southwest of Seattle was home to massive ore-processing facilities, and her subjects were reared in their murky shadows.
mathewingram.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Lead poisoning may have led to a generation of serial killers
The Pacific Northwest is known for five things: lumber, aircraft, tech, coffee, and crime. What might account for the abrupt rise and equally abrupt fall, between the nineteen-sixties and the turn of the century, of the “golden age” of…
The Pacific Northwest is known for five things: lumber, aircraft, tech, coffee, and crime. What might account for the abrupt rise and equally abrupt fall, between the nineteen-sixties and the turn of the century, of the “golden age” of…
RIP Ralph Towner youtu.be/pkwfex5L8_c?...
Ralph Towner and Gary Burton - Icarus
YouTube video by Link Crawford
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
RIP Ralph Towner youtu.be/pkwfex5L8_c?...
Reposted by Dave Graney
#OtD 18 Jan 1929 800 women - mostly the wives of striking Port Adelaide workers - began a march in support of their husbands. The women, many with their children marched to the port to confront scabs, and fought back when attacked by police stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8978...
January 18, 2026 at 10:40 AM
#OtD 18 Jan 1929 800 women - mostly the wives of striking Port Adelaide workers - began a march in support of their husbands. The women, many with their children marched to the port to confront scabs, and fought back when attacked by police stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8978...
The Mutiny In Heaven doco SBS. The Boys Next Door were great to see before Rowland joined and after he joined. They all made good stuff afterwards but the music before leaving Australia and then the summer tours making Prayers On Fire and Junkyard were the best. youtu.be/QTKAZ2CjnsE?...
Birthday Party - Mr Clarinet - 1981
YouTube video by bonzoboydog
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 AM
The Mutiny In Heaven doco SBS. The Boys Next Door were great to see before Rowland joined and after he joined. They all made good stuff afterwards but the music before leaving Australia and then the summer tours making Prayers On Fire and Junkyard were the best. youtu.be/QTKAZ2CjnsE?...
Reposted by Dave Graney
Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
"Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard"
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
Reposted by Dave Graney
Beebe and Clegg's #railroad car "The Gold Coast" is on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. They have an online exhibit about them here: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/cCmepqV9DPQOi
So happy to learn about these out and proud […]
[Original post on social.coop]
So happy to learn about these out and proud […]
[Original post on social.coop]
January 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Beebe and Clegg's #railroad car "The Gold Coast" is on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. They have an online exhibit about them here: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/cCmepqV9DPQOi
So happy to learn about these out and proud […]
[Original post on social.coop]
So happy to learn about these out and proud […]
[Original post on social.coop]
Reposted by Dave Graney
Lucius Beebe revived the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, NV in 1952. It had decent run to its final issue on Mar 28, 1969. bit.ly/2HMe0vs
Image is the front page of my copy of the Jun 15, 1956 edition.
Image is the front page of my copy of the Jun 15, 1956 edition.
March 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Lucius Beebe revived the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, NV in 1952. It had decent run to its final issue on Mar 28, 1969. bit.ly/2HMe0vs
Image is the front page of my copy of the Jun 15, 1956 edition.
Image is the front page of my copy of the Jun 15, 1956 edition.
Reposted by Dave Graney
The Australian literary world has been in the news lately, so why not support the Vagabond Press 'Just one book' campaign? It's aiming to shift 300 books in Jan to help fund the publication of new works. Some great titles on the list. Get amongst it.
vagabondpress.net
vagabondpress.net
Vagabond Press
Independent literary press based in Sydney.
vagabondpress.net
January 18, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The Australian literary world has been in the news lately, so why not support the Vagabond Press 'Just one book' campaign? It's aiming to shift 300 books in Jan to help fund the publication of new works. Some great titles on the list. Get amongst it.
vagabondpress.net
vagabondpress.net
Reposted by Dave Graney
The Apartments - Death Would Be My Best Career Move
If you somehow haven't come across The Apartments over the past 47 years, perhaps Peter Milton Walsh has a point here.
If you somehow haven't come across The Apartments over the past 47 years, perhaps Peter Milton Walsh has a point here.
Death Would Be My Best Career Move by The Apartments
YouTube video by The Apartments BAND
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Apartments - Death Would Be My Best Career Move
If you somehow haven't come across The Apartments over the past 47 years, perhaps Peter Milton Walsh has a point here.
If you somehow haven't come across The Apartments over the past 47 years, perhaps Peter Milton Walsh has a point here.
Reposted by Dave Graney
Driven by Gen Z and millennial collectors, CD purchases have increased by 8 percent so far this year compared to last year.
DVDs and CDs are becoming cool again, thanks mostly to Gen Z
Consumers of all ages are looking to discs to get offline and away from algorithms, and for a younger generation, it’s seen as “vintage.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Driven by Gen Z and millennial collectors, CD purchases have increased by 8 percent so far this year compared to last year.
Reposted by Dave Graney
One of the most interesting aspects of contemporary media discourse is the way that massive popular displays of support for pro-Palestinian and pacifist positions are just ignored by mainstream media. The Gathering for Gaza gig in Melbourne was huge
Fantastic crowd at A Gathering For Gaza Naarm / Melbourne Australia 👏👏👏 💪 #AgatheringForGaza #FreePalestine ✊ 🕊️
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 AM
One of the most interesting aspects of contemporary media discourse is the way that massive popular displays of support for pro-Palestinian and pacifist positions are just ignored by mainstream media. The Gathering for Gaza gig in Melbourne was huge
Reposted by Dave Graney
Freedom of speech until it’s about me
Liberal election autopsy delayed after Dutton suggests report defamatory
The report, co-authored by Liberal grandees Pru Goward and Nick Minchin, has now been sent to a legal team to ensure it is watertight while the party decides what step to take next.
www.abc.net.au
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Freedom of speech until it’s about me
Some nice writing about Lou Reeds Coney Island Baby (1976) nicksvinylpicks.wordpress.com/2018/04/17/l...
Lou Reed, Coney Island Baby
There is a certain strain of artist who seems to enjoy sabotaging their own career and then turning around and proving everyone who ever doubted them wrong. Dylan is definitely in this group. Macca…
nicksvinylpicks.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Some nice writing about Lou Reeds Coney Island Baby (1976) nicksvinylpicks.wordpress.com/2018/04/17/l...