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Steve Bell, Journalist

Steve Bell

Many, many moons ago Steve Bell was unassumingly writing a small fanzine for the inner-city Brisbane record store where he worked when on one otherwise normal day he was poached into the cutthroat world of street press, embarking on an eye-opening journey interviewing bands and banging on about music for the street press publication Time Off. It's an association that's now existed for well over 20 years - including a decade full-time as the print editor for Time Off/The Music - and one which still provides him with immense enjoyment and satisfaction, even though in recent times it's nestled alongside other music-related vocations such as co-owning a record store and indie label, radio broadcasting and navigating the podcast world.

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Jeff Tweedy - Together At Last
"Tweedy's beautifully plaintive reading proving as powerful as any full-band arrangement."
Features / Music
Radio Birdman & Died Pretty Reflect On The Good Ol' Times And What's Coming Next
"I stormed off the stage and bashed down the door to what I thought was the dressing room..."
Features / Music
How Keeping It Simple Helped Drive Royal Blood's Latest Release
"I don't care if it takes ten fucking years, we're going to make an album that we think's really cool, and that's it."
Features / Music
How A Change Of Rural Scenery Inspired New Writing Material For Mere Women
"The inspiration came from a combination of hearing these stories and being isolated and alone myself."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ryan Adams, Middle Kids
"There's a nonchalant gravity to everything Adams touches, with no need for affectations or pretentions."
Features / Music
Aldous Harding Joins Forces With John Parish For Latest Album
"I was just trying to be a bit braver this time around I guess."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Justin Townes Earle - Kids In The Street
"Growing up has never sounded so alluring."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Thomas Wynn & The Believers - Wade Waist Deep
"An ambitious but authentic trek through a multitude of musical terrains"
Features / Music
How Fatherhood Changed Bill Callahan's Outlook On Life
"I've just been trying to figure out what I want to say with this new brain, that's why it's been quiet for a little bit longer than usual."
Features / Music
Ryan Adams On The Magic Of Songs: 'They're Banner Moments Of Humanity'
"Songs are these very powerful and very magical things, they're extremely important, and I think that they are banner moments of humanity."
News / Music
Midnight Oil’s Insane Boxset Is A Brilliant Reminder As To Why They’re So Important
"Feast your eyes and ears on this comprehensive overview of the truly one-of-a-kind proposition that is Midnight Oil."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Raised By Eagles - I Must Be Somewhere
"Progress is immediately apparent in powerful streamlined opener 'Shape & Line'."