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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.

Industry / Feature
John Butler Trio
How John Butler Trio Changed The Aussie Music Landscape With ‘Sunrise Over Sea’
In 2004, John Butler Trio’s third album ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ achieved the “impossible”, becoming the first fully indie album to debut at #1 on the ARIA charts.
Features / Music
Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis: ‘I’ve Definitely Got Some Good Memories Of Coming Down To Australia’
As noise-rock legends Dinosaur Jr. prepare for their Australian tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their classic 1993 album Where You Been, frontman J Mascis reflects on his uncompromising band’s moment in the mainstream.
Features / Interviews
Rhubarb
Rhubarb Reflect As Their Catalogue Hits Streaming Services: 'I'm Really Proud Of Our Adventure Together'
Almost two decades after their final live show, much-loved Oz rockers Rhubarb have returned to embrace the digital realms.
Features / Interviews
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst On Being 'In A Rock Band For Life'
Ahead of their triumphant Australian return, indie pioneer Conor Oberst explains why playing ‘confusion rock' with his mates in Bright Eyes is way, way better than pushing a broom.
Features / Interviews
Ratcat
Ratcat Reflect On The Hits: 'It Was Never Our Intention To Leap Into The Mainstream'
“In a funny way, I always thought that Ratcat only had a certain lifespan, but now it’s 30 years later, and we’re making something new. I’m really surprised and happy that after all this time, it’s still a workable project.”
Reviews / Album
Roger Waters
Album Review: Roger Waters - 'The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux'
50 years on, did Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters land his return to The Dark Side Of The Moon?
Features / Interviews
Built To Spill Promise To 'Change It Up Each Night' On Upcoming Australian Tour
"I want to just keep playing music, to keep touring and playing live until I can’t do it anymore."
Features / Music
Hirst, Moginie & Stuart
Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst Goes Track-By-Track On New EP ‘Red Continent’
On his new EP ‘Red Continent’, Midnight Oil co-founder Rob Hirst explains that those same beds are still burning.
Features / Interviews
Tim Finn
Tim Finn Reflects On His Times & Lives: 'If You’re Truthful, The Song Will Hold Its Value Over Time'
Kiwi rock legend Tim Finn schools Steve Bell on how music can prove an equipoise between the past, present and future.
Features / Interviews
The War On Drugs
The War On Drugs Frontman Adam Granduciel: 'I Never Knew What I Was Doing'
The War On Drugs' creative lynchpin Adam Granduciel tells Steve Bell about yearning for simpler times.
Features / Interviews
The Hives
The Hives: 'We Never Thought We’d Be Successful'
As they unveil their long-awaited sixth album, 'The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons', The Hives’ founding guitarist Nick Arson takes Steve Bell on an enlightening journey separating fact from fiction and lore from law-breaking.
Reviews / Album
Duets album cover
Album Review: Kevin Borich - Duets
Above all else, Duets proves a wonderfully fitting document of Kevin Borich's incredible career, one with hopefully a few more twists and turns left in the pipeline yet.
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