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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
New Order Never Saw 'Blue Monday' Being A Hit: 'You Can't Even Dance To It!'
Seeing Siouxsie & The Banshees on TV changed Gillian Gilbert's life. Bryget Chrisfield also learns that the New Order keyboardist/guitarist still gets nervous playing Joy Division songs.
Features / Music
'Why Haven't We Stopped?': Regurgitator & The Fauves Frontmen Go One-on-One
With The Fauves enlisted for support duty on Regurgitator's upcoming 25th anniversary tour, Bryget Chrisfield listens in on a conversation between frontmen Andrew "Coxy" Cox and Quan Yeomans as the pair discuss sharing a stage for the first time back in the day, unreciprocated man crushes and the merits of listening to their own material.
Features / Music
Angie McMahon Is All About 'Kind Faces' & Prioritising 'Basic Self-Care'
After pressing pause on her music career, Angie McMahon tells Bryget Chrisfield that trusting her instincts, "basic self-care" and working exclusively with "kind faces" all serve her well now that she's ready to roll.
Features / Music
Photo by Josh Lord.
Local Underground Electro Legend Ash Wednesday Is Back: 'It's Quite A Buzz'
Bryget Chrisfield checks in with Ash Wednesday ahead of the world premiere of his latest project 'The AfterMATH' - a body of work commissioned for Melbourne Town Hall's grand organ - to geek out about synths and discuss how this instrument has shaped his life from JAB to Models and beyond.
Features / Music
Pictured (L-R): Koo Abuali, Kurt Steinke, Ben Dennis
What Is Music Supervision & How Can You Land Yourself A Sync Deal?
Is aligning your music with brands still considered 'selling out'? Bryget Chrisfield checks in with two music supervisors, Koo Abuali and Kurt Steinke, plus artist manager Ben Dennis - all BIGSOUND 2019 conference speakers - to discuss how landing a sync deal can contribute to an artist's success.
Features / Music
If Making A Record In LA Is Cliche, Then DZ Deathrays Are 'All About Cliches'
DZ Deathrays drummer Simon Ridley chats with Bryget Chrisfield about the perks of becoming a three-piece, riding around LA on electric scooters and the genius of Matt Caughthran.
Features / Music
James Veck-Gilodi Hopes Anxiety Sufferers Find Solace In Deaf Havana's Songs
Frontman James Veck-Gilodi acknowledges that Deaf Havana's songs wouldn't have connected with people to the same degree had he not endured incapacitating panic attacks. Bryget Chrisfield also discovers his "biggest influence as a singer, 100%" is Daniel Johns.
News / Music
Pics by Clinton Hatfield
Here's What Happened When Northlane Played To 250 People In Melbourne Last Night
"Around 6pm a queue snakes along Smith Street and around the corner into Gertrude Street and we wonder how many fans will miss out on entry... "
Features / Music
Kim Moyes Of The Presets Is A Big Fan Of Mondegreens
After discovering The Presets have some fresh tunes "on the cook", Bryget Chrisfield discusses the endless mirth of misheard lyrics – from "my tinnie" in 'Martini' and "goats" in 'Ghosts' – with Kim Moyes.
Features / Music
Some Of Angus Stone's Mates Don't Even Know He's Dope Lemon
After checking in to discuss the logistics of transporting "a pallet of mascot cats" from America to his Byron Bay farm, Bryget Chrisfield discovers some of Angus Stone's friends don't even realise Dope Lemon is his project.
Features / Music
Peter Hook On Gurning Punters, His 'Ongoing Feud' With New Order & Ian Curtis' Legacy
Ahead of the Australian run of 'Joy Division Orchestrated', Peter Hook expresses frustration over the band's "completely unwarranted" serious image, explaining that Ian Curtis "was actually a very nice, down-to-earth, very pleasant and happy-go-lucky guy" before his illness "brought him crashing down". By Bryget Chrisfield.
Features / Music
Mini Mansions' Michael Shuman Got "Good Material" From A Failed Relationship
Bryget Chrisfield sits down with Michael Shuman of Mini Mansions to discuss his love for The B-52's, duetting with Alison Mosshart and writing songs based on real-life experience.
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