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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 22h

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Boz Scaggs - Box Scaggs (1969). Album features Duane ‘skydog’ Allman on guitar, doing some exceptional tasty work. Check out the song ‘loan me a dime’. It is fascinatingly rare that Boz Scaggs has two debut albums, a unique quirk of his…..

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Mamas & Papas - Farewell to the first golden era (1967). 1960s vocal group who masterminded the sunshine pop aesthetic, the definitive soundtrack of the counterculture era.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Byrds - mr tambourine man (1965). It effectively birthed the folk-rock genre and represented the first significant American challenge to the mid-1960s British Invasion. The album's signature sound relies on the lush vocal harmonies of the band and Roge

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Deep Purple - Made in Japan (1972). Child in Time, over twelve minutes of pure dynamic mastery. Ian Gillan’s vocal range on this track is terrifying, moving from a soft, haunting whisper to those famous, glass-shattering screams.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965). If Rubber Soul was the band looking in the mirror and questioning who they were, Revolver was them smashing the mirror to see what lay behind it.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Cars - The Cars (1978). In my mind, the best debut album of the 20th century, post-punk attitude meets hyper-melodic pop

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today is World Animal Day - be kind to all kind, not just human kind. Image: gorgeous baby brush turkey #birds #bird

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Lindisfarne - nicely out of tune (1970). Widely regarded by critics as the group's finest and most cohesive record. And who can argue with that?

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, John Schumann and the vagabond crew - behind the line (2008). Focuses entirely on the theme of Australians at war, featuring stunning roots and folk reinterpretations Something cookers & ‘patriots’ should listen to, get a perspective on reality.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Elton John - empty sky (1969). A rarely heard or spoken about album, Elton John‘s debut. This is the first time I’ve listened to it, and that opening track is fantastic, with the hypnotic roll of conga drums (played by Nigel Olsen) rather than a piano …

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Who - Who’s Next (1971). The warmth of the melted cheese against the fresh avocado and the salty punch of the salami is the ultimate comfort food. It is exactly the kind of pleasant, high-quality distraction you deserve to take your mind completely..

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985). Mellencamp hated the name "John Cougar"—it was forced on him by his first manager, Tony DeFries, in the 1970s. By the time Scarecrow came out, John had fought hard to reclaim his real name……the

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Pat Benatar - in the heat of the night (1979). The Giraldo Connection: The album famously established her signature partnership with lead guitarist, songwriter, and future husband, Neil Giraldo, who wrote the hit single "We Live for Love"

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, 10CC - deceptive bends (1977). Despite the British press cynically labeling the remaining duo of Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman as "5cc", the album became a massive commercial success after the two original founding members left.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Susanna Vega, solitude standing (1987). Before she became famous, a young Suzanne Vega proved she was completely unshakeable when a rogue bat crashed her coffeehouse gig, forcing the bat to awkwardly flap its wings to the steady rhythm of her guitar…..

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Susanna Vega, a salubrious & highly enjoyable evening at the Sydney Opera House, until the lighting technician insisted on blinding the audience with a glaring spotlight directly into the crowd, prompting a glorious, classic Aussie moment where some1 yelled out to “turn the fucking thing off”

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Rory Gallagher - calling card (1976). 50 years. According to rumour; In January 1975, just before recording Calling Card, Rory flew to Munich and jammed with The Rolling Stones as a potential replacement for Mick Taylor; while he blew Jagger & Richards…

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Bob Dylan - hard rain ‘live’ (1976) Raw gritty and grungy - his best live albums, with Scarlet Riviera on violin, Rob Stoner on base, Mick Ronson on guitar and T-bone Burnett

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Neil Young - on the beach (1974). Phenomenal. Now let’s talk about Harrison’s Zappa moment - dismissing Neil's distinct, expressive voice and calling his emotive guitar playing a "one-string mess" feels incredibly petty. I call it a defensive elitism.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Nick Drake - Pink Moon (1972). Recorded over two nights while Drake battled severe, ongoing depression, the album’s haunting simplicity and intimate. Now we have audiophile wankers” bidding thousands of dollars for a 1972 pink-rim Island first pressing.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Emerson Lake Palmer - brain salad surgery (1973) The ultimate testament to the band’s sheer musical virtuosity. And yes, I know what the title means. Album from Neil (Long Play) Rozelle Markets

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Rolling Stones - Tattoo you (1981). It is one of rock history's best accidents that Mick Taylor's brilliant, fluid guitar work quietly anchors the second side of Tattoo You

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Al Stewart - The Best Of (1985). cinematic, deeply researched historical narratives and literate storytelling - if you haven’t listened to Al Stewart’s ‘year of the cat’ album, check it out.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup (1973). Musically, this album belongs to guitarist Mick Taylor. His lyrical, soaring solos brings a level of beauty, jazz-inflected phrasing, and emotional depth that the band never quite replicated after he left.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Paul McCartney and Wings - Venus and Mars (1975). Could’ve been called Love and War. At the time of writing, McCartney wasn't consciously thinking about the classic mythological symbolism of Venus as the goddess of love and Mars as the god of war

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (1973). Word of advice to the audiophiles- music isn’t a lab experiment, it’s an emotional experience

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, John Lennon - Shaved Fish (1975). The ultimate capstone to Lennon's first era of solo fame before he stepped away from the spotlight.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Richie Havens - 1983 (1968). The album title was a time capsule, with the chaos of the Vietnam war, racism, civil rights in America. He wondered if they actually would be a 1983 . Combined studio tracks with high-energy live material captured during a…

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Manassas - Manassas (1972). Led by Stephen Stills. The 4 sides - The Raven, The Wilderness, Consider, and Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Bette Midler - The Rose (1979). The soundtrack captures a raw, authentic energy that sets it completely apart from her usual musical theatre and cabaret style.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Nick Drake - Pink Moon (1972). fragile, haunting artistry - there are times when only this album is medication for the shadow.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

While the media obsessed with that fucked up old crone Pauline Hanson & One Nation we have a catastrophe on our hands with bird flu H5H1, it’s has hit 23 bird species in Aust, including the BooBook Owl population, it will be embedded within the Powerful Owl populations within weeks #auspol

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Santana - Borboletta (1974). Santana brought in Brazilian jazz royalty for this record. Airto Moreira's percussion and Flora Purim's vocals completely shifted the band's traditional Latin Rock -Cuban groove into something much more atmospheric, spacey…..

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Neil Young - Harvest (1972). Neil Young never made a bad album in the 1970s. From acoustic vulnerability to raw, electric grit, Neil Young was operating on another level during that decade.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Tim Buckley, goodbye and hello (1967). 1960s folk-rock and baroque pop at its finest.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Bruce Springsteen - born to run (1975). So on my birthday I was asked to choose what I thought was the greatest album of the 20th century. Who can go past an album that has an introduction of a melancholy piano, with the haunting cries of a harmonica…

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris - Trio (1987) Three of the most distinct, legendary voices in music history into seamless, heartbreakingly beautiful country-folk harmonies.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Skyhooks - living in the 70’s (1974). Domestically the most iconic Australian album. Before Skyhooks, most Australian bands copied American or British themes and geography to get radio play. Skyhooks sang about local Melbourne suburbs like Carlton,Toorak

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Goanna -Sprit of Place (1982). Spirit of Place was the first debut album by an Australian band to enter the national charts at number one - fiery blend of folk-rock harmonies and fierce social conscience, forever reshaped Australian music history by……..

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Human League - Dare (1981). Dare is the ultimate "synth overkill" because the band explicitly banned guitars from the studio during recording to prove they didn't need them. I’m a guitar player, not a fan, still not, but curious.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, The Psychedelic Fur - Forever Now (1982). God, I wore out the stylus on my turntable in the 80s playing this album, I literally repeated the third track ‘run and run’ ad-nauseam. What a f**king great album.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Santana - Moonflower (1977). Part of the Golden Mid-70s Trilogy (Amigos, Festivál, Moonflower).

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1979). His best, post-punk new wave, seamlessly fusing aggressive power pop energy.

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Today’s listening pleasure at Cafe de Foy, Santana - Welcome (1973). A spiritual and artistic shift for the band, leaning heavily into an experimental, soul-stirring jazz-fusion sound heavily inspired by Alice Coltrane and Miles Davis

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

When Powerful Owl conservation starts looking suspiciously like a Pauline Hanson and One Nation policy, you know the owls might be better off finding somewhere else to roost. At this rate, the only thing being conserved will be billionaires’ dinner parties and the culture-war menu. #birds

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Schtang POWL Whisperer @schtang.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Meeting Friday, there is clearly something happening. Our data from the past 5 years, along with data from neighbouring zones, shows the Powerful Owl population is declining. In some areas, there hasn’t been any breeding for a couple of years. @wendyharmer.bsky.social @abcnewsbot.bsky.social #birds

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