Journalist, Writer. ‘FULL COVERAGE: A History of Rock Journalism In Australia’ available via Monash University Publishing.
Byron Bay Area, NSW, Aust
Joined January 2012
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My review of @Hatfitzcara's new live record is running on the @RhythmsMag website.
"At The Couch Sessions is a solid record, which shows exactly where this pair are at, which is of course, at the top of their game."
rhythms.com.au/hat-fitz-cara…
My cover story on the collaboration between blues legends @tajmahalblues and @kebmomusic for @RhythmsMag is out and about - grab yourself a copy, plenty of other good stuff in there too...
My review of @thecatempire's new record, Bird In Paradise, ran in The Weekend @australian last weekend, which I gave three stars.
"...the results are, as one would expect, mostly solid... an album which sits nicely within their eclectic canon."
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include Arcade Fire (by Barry Divola), The Subterraneans (by Eric Myers), Bloodywood (by Sosefina Fuamoli), The Cat Empire (by @SamuelJFell) and My Morning Jacket (also by Barry): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
Boomed into Byron last Friday night to see @TexPerkins and Matt Walker, wrote some disjointed words for the mighty @RhythmsMag -
rhythms.com.au/tex-perkins-m…
I sat down with the legendary George Thorogood the other day in order to talk about beer and blues... I mean, what else would we talk about? For @RhythmsMag -
rhythms.com.au/beer-n-blues-…
Feature reviews of new albums from @sarahblasko and @Gurrumul via The Weekend @australian, now on the website - samueljfell.com/reviews/
I reviewed Majordomo, the new record from @teenagedadsband in last weekend's The @australian -
"... Majordomo is as fun a sonic time as you’ll find."
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include Linkin Park (by @jonnoseidler), The Jesus Lizard (by @wallendoug), Teenage Dads (by @SamuelJFell) Gambino (by David James Young) and Sofi Tukker (by @TimMcNamaraBNE): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
The weekend before last, I reviewed Heavy Weight Heart, the new album from Sydney duo @bestpolishclub, in the Weekend @australian -
"... while retaining the harder edge of past releases, the songs that make up this record are also permeated with a softness..."
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include King Stingray (by @Sose_Fuamoli), Nilufer Yanya (by @jonnoseidler), Polish Club (by @SamuelJFell), Ripple Effect Band (by @wallendoug) and Ross McHenry (by Eric Myers): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
I reviewed the new album from @sarahblasko, 'I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain', in last weekend's The @australian -
"...the sonic moment that Sarah Blasko reaches the peak of the mountain, and sees beyond it her promised land."
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include Sarah Blasko (by @SamuelJFell), Dan Kelly (by @wallendoug), Max Richter (by Vincent Plush), David Gilmour (by Phil Stafford) and Jon Hopkins (by @TimMcNamaraBNE): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
Pick up the new issue of @RhythmsMag to read my long feature on the legendary Jeff Lang and his excellent new record…
I reviewed the new record from Catherine Traicos in last weekend's The @australian -
"...you feel you’ve been there with Traicos through all her ups and downs..."
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include The Cure (by @MarkMordue), Chris Foster Trio (by Eric Myers), Party Dozen (by @wallendoug), Catherine Traicos (by @SamuelJFell) and The The (by Phil Stafford): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
I reviewed the excellent new album from @EmilyWurramara in The @australian last weekend.
"NARA is, in all, a gorgeous melange of sound and style..."
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include Thelma Plum (by @wallendoug), Telenova (by David James Young), Emily Wurramara (by @SamuelJFell), Joe Goddard (by @TimMcNamaraBNE) and Sycco (by @jonnoseidler): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
I reviewed the excellent new album from @HenryWagons in last weekend's The @australian - "A truly cosmic record."
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include Rufus Du Sol (by @TimMcNamaraBNE), Two Tone Pony (by David James Young), Sally Walker (by Vincent Plush), Henry Wagons (by @SamuelJFell) and The Smashing Pumpkins (by @al_belling): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
My feature review of @kaseychambers new album, Backbone, in The @australian this week: “Nothing hidden, nothing exaggerated; just the truth.”
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include Kasey Chambers (by @SamuelJFell), Jiem (by Eric Myers), Elsy Wameyo (by @jonnoseidler), Speed (by @Sose_Fuamoli) and GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith (by @wallendoug): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
My first piece in The @australian last weekend as a critic, delving into @KeithUrban’s new record, High…
Albums reviewed in The @Australian this week include Keith Urban (by @SamuelJFell), Eves Karydas (by @jules_lefevre), Radical Son (by @Sose_Fuamoli), In Hearts Wake (by @al_belling) and We Still Can’t Say Goodbye (by Tony Hillier): theaustralian.com.au/arts/re…
My story on the legendary Charlie @musselwhiteharp is running on the cover of the almost-as-legendary @RhythmsMag - support the mag by buying a copy, you'll be stoked ya did...
My first foray into sportswriting, via @rollingstoneaus - a look at the rise of adaptive surfing (@OfAdaptive), set against the backdrop of the inaugural Australian Pro-Tour event in Byron, back in March.
"It would be wrong of me not to pursue my dreams." From my chat with Melbourne purveyor of fine country, Jay Santilli, in @CountryTownAU re: new single release -
countrytown.com/features/jay…
Killer piece by @therealcyclone. Re Kris's quote though, I need to point out that Full Coverage is a history of the rock press, not EDM. I mentioned 3D World in passing as it was important, but it wasn't part of my narrative: it, and EDM, deserves its own
themusic.com.au/industry/the…
I chatted with the ARIA and Golden Guitar-nominated Andy Golledge for @CountryTownAU and @TheMusicComAu about his new record, and change being as good as (if not better) than a holiday -
countrytown.com/features/and…
