'Everything Fell Off': The Struggles That Birthed Telenova's New Album, 'The Warning'

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.

Features / Arts
Why The Umbilical Brothers Are Bringing Back 'Speedmouse'
"It was always there, which was the reason that we called ourselves The Umbilical Brothers — we were always kind of in sync."
Features / Music
How Three Nobodies Scaled The Music Industry’s Heights Using The Power Of Possibility
Spiderbait have always been unlikely icons. Just ask them.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Various Artists - Good For You
"A fun and inclusive package by a group of friends favouring community over commercialism..."
Features / Music
Unconfident, Lazy, Unreliable And One Of The Best Guitar Bands This Country Has Ever Produced
"People actively searched us out on the internet to find us and be like, ‘Don’t quit your day jobs!’"
Features / Music
On The Confederate Flag, Gun Control And The Constitution
"That flag is racist, there's not any doubt about it."
Features / Arts
The Weekly's Big Reunion!
"There's risk in mixing something as serious as that with entertainment, but I do also think that that is the best way to talk about anything."
Features / Music
Just A Few Friends Having A Lark
"It's really just a little circle of friends — it is a band and a business thing as well, but it's mostly just good friends hanging out."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger
"A real psychedelic voyage where others only dream to trip."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: DIIV - Is The Is Are
"A solid extension of the DIIV dream-pop aesthetic — less guitar-focussed and reverb-drenched but rife with ambition."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony
"An accessible brand of smooth, psych-tinged indie which charms without ever challenging."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Joanna Newsom, Meg Baird
"Watching her wrangle the huge harp makes you feel like you've stepped back in time."
Features / Music
Dallas Crane
Why Dallas Crane Wanted To 'Clean Out The Possums In The Roof'
"It kinda got a bit crap, to be honest. We were losing the fun bit of being in a band..."