Steve Bell

TheMusicComAu • 25th August 2020

A Tribute To Justin Townes Earle: 'The Talent That He Possessed Was Almost Inconceivable'

"I saw him play probably 20 times over the next decade or so - all over Australia and even overseas - and the excitement of bearing witness to this genuine and generous talent never abated."

TheMusicComAu • 15th May 2020

Jason Isbell Finally Feels Like He Can Write Songs That Don’t Make Him Cringe

What do you get when you combine "'80s pop music and old gospel and blues and country music and big arena rock bands"? Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit's new album. The frontman tells Steve Bell about their latest work, 'Reunions'.

Double J • 19th June 2017

The music and mayhem of Livid 1994

Brisbane's Livid Festival was an institution unlike any other.

When discussing the Australian music scene of the 90s, the evolution of the urban music festival cannot be overlooked as one of the decade's defining developments.

Music festivals had been a part of the Australian landscape since the wild days of bashes like Sunbury Rock Festival in the 70s, but by the end of the 80s they remained primarily a rural concern aping the Woodstock model.

Held as far away from civilisation as possible,

TheMusicComAu • 6th January 2016

20 Years Ago: Did Hubris Bring Down One Of The Great Festival Line-ups?

In 1995, then-fledgling promoter Stephen Pavlovic took on the Big Day Out with a killer roster of acts - and almost lost everything in the process

Double J • 27th August 2015

The story of TISM

The mystery, the mayhem, and the merriment of Australia's most anonymous band.

Some bands' legacy extends far beyond just the scope of their musical output. Melbourne's TISM is one of those bands.

Over six albums and numerous EPs, compilations and live videos, this collective of anonymous, masked musicians managed to confound and offend many.

But they also entertained those of us who felt a part of the joke, even if it was occasionally at our own expense.

Read on to learn how this band were

TheMusicComAu • 1st May 2015

20 Years Ago: How TISM's Third Album Helped Them Break Through, Despite Their Best Efforts

Why 'Machiavelli & The Four Seasons' remains a watershed piece of work for Melbourne's favourite masked iconoclasts two decades on.

TheMusicComAu • 14th April 2015

20 Years Ago: The Unexpected & Total Failure Of Alternative Nation

Too mainstream to be alternative, too alternative to be mainstream

TheMusicComAu • 2nd October 2014

A Look Back At Midnight Oil's Landmark LP 'Red Sails In The Sunset'

The controversial album turns 30.