The Music Almanac (with Rufus Onfire)

25/09/2025

25 September Playlist

Out Of Mind Out Of Sight / Models
You Need A Friend / Sunnyboys
All Night / Al Matcott
Possession / Ty Segall
Back On The Road / Icecream Hands
Whoever’s Been Using This Bed / The Earthmen
Animal / Jenny And Johnny
Laredo (Small Dark Something) / James McMurtry
Everybody I Love You / The Wandering Hearts
Change My Mind / Phantastic Ferniture
Working Class Hero / Pacific Avenue
Let’s Do It Again / Reigning Sound
New Moon Rising / Wolfmother
Misery / The Living End
Ballbreaker / AC/DC
Chewin’ The Fat / Airbourne

Franz Ferdinand “You Could Have It So Much Better”
20th Anniversary 28 September 2005
Walk Away
Do You Want To
You’re The Reason I’m Leaving
Well That Was Easy
This Boy

Getting Better / Gomez
Land For Sale / Magpie Diaries
September Gurls / Big Star
Rev It Up / Jerry Harrison

24/09/2025

25/9/1995. Phil Rudd back behind the kit after a decade away and Rick Rubin producing.

The classic sound of the back in black era line up returns superbly and the tour in support of it hit the spot too!

24/09/2025

This week on The Music Almanac new releases from Icecream Hands, Pacific Avenue and The Living End, local sounds from Al Matcott, Phantastic Ferniture and Magpie Diaries, previous releases from Jenny and Johnny, Reigning Sound and Wolfmother plus some way back when stuff from AC/DC, Gomez and Big Star.

And we mark the 20th anniversary of Franz Ferdinand's "You Could Have It So Much Better" album by playing a few off it and having a chat about it as well.

Catch us from 8pm tonight on Triple H 100.1 FM, streaming at www.triplehfm.com.au or via the radio app on your phone or preferred listening device and on demand/playback at your leisure via our usual channels.

18/09/2025

18 September Playlist

I***n Joe / The Johnnys
I’ll Make You Happy / The Easybeats
Empires (Sometimes We Fall) / The Saints
Losing Streak / Margo Price
Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore / Sadler Vaden
Incomprehensible / Big Thief
Slow Train / Alex Lloyd
Universe / The Valery Trails
Stops ‘N’ Starts / Died Pretty
Life’s For Fun / Astral High
Teenage Icon / The Vaccines
Dancing With The Europeans / Suede
Friends Like Mine / The Donnas
Outta My Head / Spiderbait
I Can Dream / Skunk Anansie
Kool Thing / Sonic Youth

Kate Bush “Hounds Of Love”
40th Anniversary 16 September 1985
Cloudbusting
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
The Big Sky
Hounds Of Love

Top Of The Hill / South Summit
Rose Town / Ron S*xsmith
Take The Skinheads Bowling / Camper Van Beethoven
The Whole Of The Moon / The Waterboys

17/09/2025

This week on The Music Almanac new releases from The Saints (Official), Margo Price and Suede, local sounds from The Valery Trails, Astral High and South Summit, previous releases from Sadler Vaden, Alex Lloyd and The Vaccines plus some classic cuts from Spiderbait, Sonic Youth and Camper Van Beethoven.

And we mark the 40th anniversary of Kate Bush's "Hounds Of Love" record by playing a few off it and chatting about it as well.

Catch us from 8pm tonight on Triple H 100.1 FM,streaming at www.triplehfm.com.au or via the radio app on your phone or preferred listening device and on demand/playback at your leisure via our usual channels.

16/09/2025

17/9/1985. The comeback album and a hit single that had more than one chart run over the years.

Running up that hill to mark the 40th anniversary of this record.

16/09/2025

This months contribution from Ruf to Aussie Music Weekly a deep dive back into the 80’s once again!

Rufus OnFire takes a look at the career of 80's Aussie band Avion in this edition of the Artist Profile

12/09/2025

12/9/1975. Tales of alienation, dissing celebrity and an ode to a old band mate.

Happy 50th Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here.

12/09/2025

12/9/1995. The retro king sticks to the formula that worked before with some wicked grooves on this one still superb 3 decades on. Oooohhhh yeah!

11/09/2025

12/9/1995. The Dave Navarro era begins. Short and sweet and hard to follow their big hitting album Blood Sugar S*x Magik.

11/09/2025

11 September Playlist

The One Thing / INXS
Skin Of My Teeth / Huxton Creepers
Dog Rose / Brown Horse
My Friends / Red Hot Chili Peppers
Miniskirt / The Sleepy Jackson
Cherries And Cheeses / The Golden Gaytimes
90 Miles An Hour Down A Dead End Street / The Empty Hearts
End Of The Day / Hannah Kate
Man On A Mission / The Black Keys
Rock And Roll Is Dead / Lenny Kravitz
Don’t Listen To The Radio / The Vines
Idiot / The Tullamarines
Hollywood Riot / The Casanovas
Loose / The Stooges
Rock Bottom / Kiss
You’re Crazy / Guns N’ Roses

Blur “The Great Escape” 30th Anniversary 11 September 1995
The Universal
Country House
Charmless Man
Entertain Me

The One I Love / David Gray
Haven’t I Been A Fool? / Grant McLennan
White Line Fever / Paul Weller
Wish You Were Here / Pink Floyd

11/09/2025

11/9/1995. A Britpop classic turns 30.