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Rod Whitfield, Journalist

Rod Whitfield

Rod Whitfield is a retired musician and long-time music writer. He joined his first band on drums way back in 1987, playing in myriad original rock acts before hanging up the sticks and retiring in 2015. In 1995, he joined Forte Magazine, Geelong’s premier street press magazine, as a journalist and has not stopped writing about music since. He has written for The Music, UK Prog Magazine, Beat, was The Buzz Magazine’s chief rock and metal writer for eight years, and has worked for countless online publications and zines. 

Since retiring from the original band scene, he has become a novelist, and at the time of writing he is completing work on his fourth book, the third work in a trilogy based on an upcoming fantasy/combat/adventure video game, as well as designing the narrative of the game itself. Keep an eye out for the release of Brides of Vampira in the coming years. 

Features / Music
First You Get The Money, Then You Get The Power, Then You Make A Difference
"I definitely explore some of the mental traps that you fall into along the way, but I always like to weave in a silver lining."
Features / Music
How A Reality Check From His Partner Encouraged Mat McHugh To Celebrate The Beautiful Girls' Milestones
"Sometimes I think it's impressive and other days I think, 'Who gives a shit?'"
Features / Music
Good Boy's Rian King Talks Wasting Money On Bad Politics
"Everyone who feels strongly about it and has a platform to talk about it should push for this to happen."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Acolyte, Orsome Welles, Mushroom Giant, Terrestrials
"The huge voice and radiating presence of frontwoman Morgan-Leigh Brown is the visual and aural focal point out front."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Glenn Proudfoot - Fire & Rain
"What strikes the listener, beyond the obvious guitar wizardry, is the variety on display here."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Dreamers Crime - No Compromises
"There is enough going on here to suggest a big future for this band, with just a little more time and effort put into breaking the shackles of hard rock."
Features / Music
This Kind Of Thing 'Doesn't Happen Every Day'
"It's not like I have [this] many years of songwriting experience behind me. There's just some sort of weird alchemy that happens when we get together."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Various - Spawn (Again): A Tribute To Silverchair
"This is a reverential and highly enjoyable tribute to a classic Aussie rock act."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Mercury Sky, Lung, Sentia, Tell Amarosa
"They even throw a "love song" into their set, which is indeed highly unusual in this genre's context."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Tea Party
"To see this album being played more or less end to end by this band in this venue is something deeply special."
Features / Music
Love It Or Hate It, Home Is Where The Heart Is
"It's a love/hate thing and you push and pull against it, but it's there."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Polaris - The Mortal Coil
"Production is fat, powerful and crystal clear, and the songs are strong."