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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.

Features / Music
The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Joe Dolan
Reviews / Arts
Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious, Arj Barker, Dr El Suavo
"More energy than a prime-era Mick Jagger".
Reviews / Arts
Eric Andre
"Andre buries keen and hilarious observations in a seemingly bottomless pit of lunacy."
Features / Arts
Drama, Comedy & Music Are All Just As Delicious For Craig Robinson
"Comedy is so rapid fire with the timing, but with drama you get to make more of a meal out of things. It really goes to a deeper place."
Reviews / Arts
Hannibal Buress: The Hannibal Montanabal Experience
"His show is one of huge laughs, standing ovations and totally unique comedic experiences."
Features / Music
Why The Neighbourhood Youth Are Adamant About Their Studio Time
"So far we've been lucky in the sense that we end up happy with the recordings in the end."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Rodriguez, Archie Roach
"His graciousness, both to the music and the people, is unfortunately completely unreciprocated by this audience."
Features / Music
Dominiques Was Fuelled By Endless Cups Of Tea And Home Cooking
"Back in 2014, we had this cool loft above a farmhouse where we could play music all night and day."
Features / Music
Why Alister Turrill Recorded In A Paper Mill
"It's a perfect spot for recording acoustic instruments."
Features / Music
How Jamatar Uses A Game Boy To Make Music
"I'm starting to refine the bit-crushed sound that melts the instruments together with the Game Boy."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Regurgitator, Jeremy Neale, Gregor
"It's a call back to a time of Rage countdowns and Recovery, without the stench of a desperately lost youth."
Features / Music
On Being On Spanish TV News, Psychic Links & Australian Arrogance
"You get a kind of psychic link. You know how the other person works."
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