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Andrew Mast, Journalist

Andrew Mast

Andrew Mast is the former Group Managing Editor of The Music, having worked in editorial positions across a variety of music and LGBTQI mastheads across the years, including Inpress, Zebra, Three, TRM, Brother Sister, Beat, Juke, Fashion Journal, and more.

A former scourge of community radio, Andrew has presented weekly shows on 3RRR, 3PBS, 3CR, and Kiss FM.

Switching to podcasting, Andrew produced the hit music podcast Rewind (featuring oral histories of classic Aus albums) and co-presented the flop review podcast Press Play. He still occasionally pops up on ABC Radio Melbourne.

Andrew has also contributed features and/or reviews for Rolling Stone, Time Off, Play, 3D World, Drum Media, Oyster and many more printed formats that no longer exist.

He was also a long-running club columnist for The Age’s EG and he may or may not have once hidden behind a pseudonym to write a gossip column for street press.

Features / Arts
The TV Set: At First I Was Afraid... Now I'm Petrified
I Will Survive is just not gay enough... but it is a drag.
Features / Arts
The TV Set: Letters Never Sent
The TV Set uncovered some whiney emails about Community, Late News and toilet paper that he forgot to send in recent weeks.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Dexys - One Day Im Going To Soar
This Dexys is a pared down outfit and production is crude in the best possible way.
Features / Arts
The TV Set: Sally Draper - A Hannah Or A Marnie?
From Ayra Stark to Meg Griffin, we ask, "Are they a Hannah or a Marnie?" (NOTE: May include spoilers but does not include Zooey Deschanel.)
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Saint Etienne - Words And Music By Saint Etienne
The sounds here can evoke an innocent pop era of Cliff Richard on roller skates or... also dabbled in are chillwave and electrofolk.
News / Music
Missy Higgins Scores Third #1 Debut In A Row
Missy Higgins scores a hattrick with The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
Features / Arts
The TV Set: Who Shot Nancy Botwin? Was It JR?
The US cables are unleashing their summer programming with an Aussie sheriff, a chance to play with LMFAO and the return of a very angry Charlie Sheen standing in for Adam Sandler.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Whitey - Lost Summer
The perfect companion to 2005's dark party piece Light At The End Of The Tunnel. The two albums fit (disinfected) hand in rubber-gloved-fist.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Various - The Best Of Perception And Today Records
DJ Spinna is untouchable when it comes to selection of fine funk and soul.
News / Music
Vale Donna Summer 1948 - 2012
Donna Summer introduced female desire and synthesized disco to the world before suffering two major career backlashes.
Features / Arts
The TV Set: US Networks Grind Their Axes
It's nearly Fall in the US - that means axings, renewals and new show orders.
Features / Arts
The TV Set: Post-Logie Slump
What's more dizzying - The Voice's red chairs or the those red carpet lazy susans?
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