A five-part diary I wrote for TheMusic.com.au about CMJ 2012. That’s about 10,000 words on CMJ. Ye gods. Continue reading
NY Conversation vs CMJ
Category Archives: Music
What Did Chillwave Mean, Anyway?
Why chillwave and the whole imagined-nostalgia business was ultimately the sound of middle-class angst. From Flavorwire, April 2012. Continue reading
A trip to the planetarium (with Jay-Z and Kanye)
Remember how Jay-Z and Kanye West decided to premiere “Watch the Throne” in a planetarium? I was there. My ears still hurt. Published on The Vine, August 2011. Continue reading
Soft Landings
The really rather fascinating Nick Littlemore of Pnau talks about Elton John and Cirque Du Soleil. Published in Triple J Magazine, August 2011. (Pic by Leila Morrissey) Continue reading
Pieces of a Man
Remembering Gil Scott-Heron. Published on The Vine, May 2011. Continue reading
Free At Last
Andrew WK and all the weird, weird shit that surrounds his career. Cover story for Street Press Australia, January 2011. Continue reading
Pop and Circumstance
A feature on how pop music can induce profound despair. In me, anyway. An excerpt from a longer essay that never quite got finished. Published in The Big Issue, November 2010. Continue reading
On the road with Of Montreal
Sleeping with the NME: a piece about going on the road for a couple of days with Of Montreal and Janelle Monaé. One day I’ll publish the full story of this trip, but in the meantime… Published in NME, October 2010. Continue reading
The Universe Will Bring You Greenness
Discussing synaesthesia, philosophy and X-rated guitar tones with Carlos Santana. Published in Australian Guitar, September 2010. Continue reading
Enjoy the Silence
An interview with Lou Reed, aka “Why meeting your heroes isn’t such a great idea.” For Street Press Australia, May 2010. Continue reading
Out of Africa
A feature about the abiding influence of Paul Simon’s Graceland and the legacy of “world” music on indie music today. Published in The Big Issue, April 2010. Continue reading
License to Ill
Investigative journalism! Well, sort of, anyway – a feature about new liquor licensing legislation’s impact on the Melbourne music scene. It was a big deal at the time. Cover feature for Inpress, January 2010. Continue reading
Performance: Art
One of the great moments of my life: hearing Jarvis Cocker say, “Oooh, good question.” (Sadly, I had to cut that bit out of the published interview. Sigh.) For Street Press Australia, November 2009. Continue reading
Express Yourself
Peaches on sex, creativity and not having a lemon to squeeze. Published in Triple J Magazine, June 2009. Continue reading
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Wait, Anton Newcombe is a TISM fan?! Cover story for Street Press Australia, March 2008. Continue reading