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Steve Bell, Journalist

Steve Bell

Many, many moons ago Steve Bell was unassumingly writing a small fanzine for the inner-city Brisbane record store where he worked when on one otherwise normal day he was poached into the cutthroat world of street press, embarking on an eye-opening journey interviewing bands and banging on about music for the street press publication Time Off. It's an association that's now existed for well over 20 years - including a decade full-time as the print editor for Time Off/The Music - and one which still provides him with immense enjoyment and satisfaction, even though in recent times it's nestled alongside other music-related vocations such as co-owning a record store and indie label, radio broadcasting and navigating the podcast world.

Reviews / Album
METZ - Strange Peace
"... Wildly discordant and weirdly soothing."
Reviews / Live
Harlem, Bleeding Knees Club, Amyl & The Sniffers
"The trio take their positions and burst into a squall of gloriously catchy bubblegum ditties as if them suddenly being in Brisbane is the most natural thing in the world."
Features / Music
'Grumblers Grumble, Happy People Are Happy'
"Who you meet the day you meet the artist is who they're going to be when they're successful."
Features / Music
Stepping In To Ensure The Safety Of Others
"Sometimes as a performer you see things happen in the crowd and you have to call them out and you have to sometimes even summon security."
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News / Music
Placebo Slam Kings Of Leon: 'You Might As Well Be Watching Cardboard Cut-outs'
Placebo promise no complacency at their upcoming Aussie shows.
Features / Music
Complacency Is Forbidden In Placebo World
"Some bands walk on and they phone it in and just get it done - have you ever seen the fucking Kings Of Leon? Jesus, you might as well be watching cardboard cut-outs."
Features / Music
Tony Cohen's Contributions To Aus Music Will Resonate Through The Ages
Vale Tony Cohen 1957-2017
News / Music
EXCLUSIVE: Rise Against On Upcoming Margaret Court Arena Gig - 'Her Stomach Should Turn'
'A band like Rise Against is in a position to kind of point out the injustice of having something like that existing in not just today’s world but really in any world.'
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Features / Music
Reclink Community Cup Is A Day Of Footy With An Admirable Cause
"It's a great opportunity to watch a fun and exciting game of footy with amateurs on the field and it's raising money for an excellent cause in Reclink."
Features / Music
Sixth Time's The Charm - You Have To Be Determined If You Want To Crack The 1%
"It's just something that I want to show my children and my grandchildren, and say, 'If you follow your dreams you can get there.'"
Reviews / Live
Queensland Music Festival: 16 Lovers Lane
"When Willsteed busts out the song's trademark acoustic solo the crowd goes wild, in the process hammering home the validity of this tribute."
Reviews / Film & TV
Descent Into The Maelstrom: The Radio Birdman Story
"...Often brutal but requisitely fascinating."
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