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Bryget Chrisfield, Journalist

Bryget Chrisfield

A lifelong love of music and writing consolidated when Bryget Chrisfield started penning live reviews for Inpress (now TheMusic) while studying Professional Writing & Editing at RMIT. After graduating, Bryget was initially employed as full-time staff writer before being promoted to Victorian editor of this national street press publication - now website - where she remained for over ten years. She is currently a freelance journalist - her byline appearing in publications including STACK, The Big Issue, The Music and Beat - and it is through interviewing musical geniuses that Bryget finds true happiness.

Features / Music
'Maybe I Was On Too Many Mushrooms': Glass Animals' New Album Was Simply Inspired
Things are looking different for Glass Animals going into the release of their latest album, 'Dreamland'. Frontman Dave Bayley tells Bryget Chrisfield all about it.
Features / Music
How The Luxury Of Time Made Spanish Indie Rockers Hinds 'More Rich And More Colourful'
Hinds sing in their native tongue more than they ever have before on their latest, third album, 'The Prettiest Curse'. Vocalist/guitarist Carlotta Cosials admits to Bryget Chrisfield, "I still don't like myself in English that much".
News / Music
REVIEW: Large And Recharged - Recharge 2020 Festival Brought The Goods
"The complete festival aesthetic - including a main stage, a side stage, full production, professional sound, food stalls, community initiative, etc - but accessed through the comfort of a tablet or computer screen at home."
Features / Music
The Allah-Las Don't Mind Their Harmonies Being Compared To Simon & Garfunkel
Allah-Las vocalist/guitarist Miles Michaud – who went to the same high school as Black Flag and Descendents – tells Bryget Chrisfield he hopes his band's music has a broad enough appeal to unite people from all walks of life.
Features / Music
Photo by Neil Krug
'Every Song Could Be My Last Good Song': The Fear That Drives Tame Impala's Kevin Parker
Whenever he's feeling shit about himself in everyday life, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker tells Bryget Chrisfield that writing a new song is the only thing that can restore his confidence. Even if poring over painful childhood memories is what's required, all he cares about is making "music that's moving".
Features / Music
The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Bryget Chrisfield
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2019…
News / Music
Hey, You In The Black T-shirt! Here's Some Hot Tips For Buying Merch This Festival Season
Self-confessed merch addict Bryget Chrisfield shares some tips on how to snap up sought-after merch items without sacrificing your spot in the mosh, and what to do with your beloved old band tees once the armpit regions get crusty.
Reviews / Live
Meredith Music Festival 2019. Photo By Joshua Braybrook.
Live Review: Here's All The Highlights From This Year's Meredith Music Festival
"Everyone who nudes up to compete in a footrace after a two-day bender is a winner in our book."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Elton John 'Deals Memories To Treasure' At First Melbourne Show
"Number of disgruntled faces departing the arena? Exactly zero."
Features / Music
Paul Kelly's 'Leaps & Bounds' Was 'Just A Song About A Feeling' That Became A Footy Anthem
When Bryget Chrisfield sits down with Paul Kelly he discusses how performing songs from his 350-strong catalog allows him to "carry [his] old friends around even though they're not here anymore".
Features / Music
Two Weddings & A Festival: Want To Get Married By Alpine?
Now an officiated marriage celebrant, Alpine's lead singer Phoebe Baker tells Bryget Chrisfield, "If music could be my full-time career that would be bloody lovely."
Features / Music
'I Thought When It Reached #10 It Would Decline': Not Even Tones & I Saw Her Global Hit Coming
When Bryget Chrisfield checks in with Tones & I, aka Toni Watson, they discuss dealing with cyberbullies, masterminding silent protests and just how much Watson's life has changed in a single year.
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