The Vine album review: We All Want To –‘We All Want To’, December 2010
An album review for The Vine. Excerpt below. We All Want To – We All Want To Damn, that Tim Steward can really write a song. In 2010, this is no real revelation: after all, Steward’s distinctive vocal...
View ArticleMess+Noise album review: ‘He Will Have His Way’, January 2011
An album review for Mess+Noise. Excerpt below. Various Artists – He Will Have His Way: The Songs Of Tim & Neil Finn The songs of Tim and Neil Finn – from Split Enz to Crowded House, and their...
View ArticleJunior story: Cut Copy’s ‘Zonoscope’, track-by-track, February 2011
A story for Junior. Excerpt below. Cut Copy: Track-by-track Tim Hoey – the guitarist and sampler of Melbourne-based synthpop quartet Cut Copy – walks us through Zonoscope, the band’s third album, and...
View ArticleMess+Noise album review: ‘Lostworks’ by Faux Pas, April 2011
An album review for Mess+Noise. Excerpt below. Faux Pas – Lostworks Less cohesive than last year’s Noiseworks, but no less compelling, Lostworks is a collection of “lost songs” and b-sides created by...
View ArticleA conversation with Ryan Holiday: blogger, former marketing director of...
Ryan Holiday is one of the most influential people in my life. His blog, RyanHoliday.net, is one of the most valuable online resources I know of. This is a statement that I know will make him blush,...
View ArticleThe Australian story: Hillsong Music Australia, October 2011
A short feature for The Australian’s arts section about Hillsong Music Australia, the record label arm of the Hillsong Church. Excerpt below. The power in grooving for God [Photo above: Hillsong Live...
View ArticleSMH IT Pro story: “‘Larger technical issue’ in Facebook ad system”, December...
A short feature for the Sydney Morning Herald’s IT Pro section. It’s my first work published under the SMH masthead. Excerpt below. ‘Larger technical issue’ in Facebook ad system Self-service ad...
View ArticleRolling Stone album reviews: Tim Freedman, The Bon Scotts, January 2012
Two albums reviews published in the January 2012 issue of Rolling Stone. ++ The Bon Scotts We Will All Die At The Hands Of C.G.I. Popboomerang Misleadingly-named outfit deliver quality LP The second...
View ArticleFasterLouder story: ‘Urthboy – The Storyteller’, July 2013
A story for FasterLouder; a profile of the Australian hip-hop artist Urthboy. Excerpt below; click the image for the full story. Urthboy – The Storyteller Andrew McMillen charts Tim Levinson’s rise...
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