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Joe Dolan, Journalist

Joe Dolan

In 2016, I was studying professional writing when an email dropped into my inbox with an opportunity to intern with a budding street press magazine (those were a thing back then). By the end of the eight-or-so-week course I was hooked - and for some bizarre reason,The Musicdecided to keep me around.

Since then I’ve gone on to review countless live gigs, albums, standup sets, theatre shows and gotten to interview some bone fide legends along the way too. Nowadays, I even perform and work on the occasional show myself, but I still like to find time to get out amongst the action whenever I can.

If it weren’t forThe Music, I can genuinely say my life would be totally different. Definitely more boring, to say the least.

News / Film & TV
Did You Spot This Special Musical Cameo In The 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Series Finale?
Noice.
Features / Premiere
SINGLE PREMIERE: Rod Coote - 'Wild Pine'
"It was a cathartic process for me personally and helped me somewhat make sense of a situation that was hard to find sense."
Features / Premiere
EP PREMIERE: Sametime - 'Maybe We Can Get High?'
"'Maybe We Can Get High?' tells of the ecstatic uppers and brutal downers of youthful hedonism."
Features / Premiere
VIDEO PREMIERE: Rita B - 'Travel Companion'
"We all got along really well and were great 'Travel Companions'."
Features / Premiere
SINGLE PREMIERE: PEEL - 'Silver Spring'
"The song is a mantra for not letting darkness take over.”
News / Film & TV
Did You Catch These Much-loved Melb Venues In Netflix's New Hit Series 'Clickbait'?
The American drama filmed in Victoria throughout 2020.
News / Music
Melb Artist Daine Shares Collab With Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes
"The articulation of a journey to finding my sounds and aesthetics."
News / Music
Why Yes, That Is A Giant Talking John Malkovich Statue In A K-Pop Video
If this isn't good news I don't know what is.
Features / Premiere
SINGLE PREMIERE: Pretty Uglys - 'Your Shade'
"The shortest yet potentially catchiest Uglys song to date.”
News / Music
Recycling your old 45s may not be as easy as you think
Your Record Collection May Not Be 'Green' But Here's What You Can Do To Help
Vinyl albums are made with PVC and are incredibly difficult to recycle, but the world of record production is making strides to make physical music more eco-friendly. Here's what you need to know and what you can do right now to reduce the carbon footprint of your favourite LPs.
Features / Premiere
SINGLE PREMIERE: Mesmeriser - 'All In Good Time'
"'All In Good Time' was born out of that existential crisis, I wanted to wrestle with that insecurity and unload some of the weight in my mind."
Features / Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Get On This Brand New Music From Aus Hip Hop Legend Drapht
"What happens to all of those forgotten dreamers?"
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