Writing Portfolio

I do enjoy writing. Below is a collection of articles I’ve been involved with – some for print, some for the Internet only.

I periodically write stuff about music on my own seperate music blog PLOASD.com. This started circa 2007. I’ve been slack and haven’t updated in a while.

I also write occasionally for Collapse Board and Rave Magazine.

Collapse Board

Collapse Board is a Brisbane-based music publication dedicated to providing a critical, thoughtful and occasionally irreverent look into contemporary music.

16/03/2012 – Interview with Alex Gillies from No Anchor
18/01/2012 – Handy live music reviewing tips from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
31/12/2011 – Best of Brisbane 2011
02/11/2011 – Music criticism in history: President Harry S Truman v The Washington Post’s Paul Hume
31/10/2011 – Interview with Marco Ilinic of Swaying Buildings
22/07/2011 – Six things I like about 2011
13/07/2011 – Five things learned at Flavours of Skuzz
12/05/2011 – Would-be scalpers foiled by the addition of Coldplay
30/03/2011 – Live review of Giants of Science & Undead Apes @ Rics Cafe 25.03.2011
09/02/2011 – Review of St. Jerome’s Laneway 04.02.11
07/02/2011 – Review of Float On feat. Regurgitator, Custard and others.
13/01/2011 – Interview with Matt Kennedy from Kitchen’s Floor: Part Two
08/01/2011 – Review of Future of the Left – Live at The Zoo.
30/12/2010 – Interview with Matt Kennedy from Kitchen’s Floor: Part One
18/11/2010 – Spotlight: His Merry Men
10/30/2010 – Troubled Thoughts on a Troubled Legacy
15/10/2010 – Songs About Brisbane: Custard #1
05/10/2010 – Songs About Brisbane: The Stress of Leisure
27/09/2010 – Strange Powers – The Stephin Merritt Biopic
22/09/2010 – Kill Me Now: Another Nominee for the J Award
04/09/2010 – Spotlight: Teenage Wolves
29/08/2010 – Spotlight: The Bell Divers

Rave Magazine

Rave Magazine is an independent street press magazine centered around music and arts culture in Brisbane, Australia.

Features
28/11/2011 – Special feature on The Good Ship / The Snowdroppers show at The Zoo
24/05/2011 – Special feature on boutique music event Track & Field

Interviews
14/05/2012 – Interview with Ed Guglielmino
30/04/2012 – Interview with Frankie Pollain of The Darkness
09/01/2012 – Interview with Kris Buscombe of Witch Hats
12/12/2011 – Interview with Ela Stiles of Songs
28/11/2011 – Interview with Andy Falkous of Future Of The Left
14/11/2011 – Interview with DJ Krush (via email)
11/10/2011 – Interview with Matt Kennedy of Kitchen’s Floor
04/10/2011 – Interview with Feathers
29/08/2011 – Interview with Branko Cosic of Tape/Off
29/08/2011 – Interview with Sophia Brous of Brous
25/07/2011 – Interview with Kristy Apps (local Brisbane singer songwriter)
07/06/2011 – Interview with Lyrics Born
10/05/2011 – Interview with Peter Combe
19/04/2011 – Interview with Luke Dunell of Stature::Statue
15/03/2011 – Interview with Brian Warfield of The Wolfe Tones
15/02/2011 – Interview with Phoebe Baker of Alpine.
24/01/2011 – Interview with Ariel Pink of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Grafitti.
24/01/2011 – Interview with Gwen Warnick of Greenthief.
11/01/2011 – Interview with Chris Perren from Mr. Maps.
21/12/2010 – Interview with Andy Falkous from Future of the Left.
30/11/2010 – Interview with comedian, Glenn Robbins.

Music reviews
14/05/2012 – The Cribs – In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull
30/04/2012 – Julia Holter – Ekstasis
23/04/2012 – Alabama Shakes – Boys and Girls
23/04/2012 – The Broken Needles – Terra Nullius
17/04/2012 – Belle & Sebastian – Late Night Tales Vol. 2
09/04/2012 – The Victims – Sleeping Dogs Lie
26/03/2012 – Young Magic – Melt
19/03/2012 – Howl At The Moon – Squalls
13/03/2012 – No Anchor – Rope/Pussyfootin’
05/03/2012 – The Rusty Datsuns – Let It Rain
28/02/2012 – Lambchop – Mr. M
21/02/2012 – Woollen Kits – Woollen Kits
13/02/2012 – Nada Surf – The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
13/02/2012 – John Cale – Extra Playful
06/02/2012 – Pulled Apart By Horses – Tough Love
30/01/2012 – Caged Animals – Eat Their Own
23/01/2012 – Rodrigo Y Gabriela and C.U.B.A – Area 52
23/01/2012 – Hawkmoon – Hawkmoon
19/01/2012 – Smashing Pumpkins – Gish / Siamese Dream (reissues)
20/12/2011 – Rave Writers ‘Best of 2011′ (include my contribution plus others on the Rave team)
12/12/2011 – Odyssey – Future/Space/Dead/Sound
05/12/2011 – The Fauves – Japanese Engines
28/11/2011 – She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
28/11/2011 – Future Of The Left – Polymers Are Forever
22/11/2011 – Markéta Irglová – Anar
07/11/2011 – Witch Hats – Pleasure Syndrome
07/11/2011 – The Rational Academy – Live at The Zoo
07/11/2011 – Step-Panther – Step-Panther
01/11/2011 – Big Troubles – Romantic Comedy
25/10/2011 – Husky – Forever So
25/10/2011 – Rhys Muldoon – I’m Not Singing
18/10/2011 – Tape/Off – …And Sometimes Gladness
18/10/2011 – Dreamtime – Dreamtime
11/10/2011 – Wavves – Life Sux
26/09/2011 – Brous – Brous
19/09/2011 – The Clues – Yocto
19/09/2011 – Kitchen’s Floor – Look Forward to Nothing
12/09/2011 – Richard in Your Mind – Sun
12/09/2011 – Spring Skier – We Were Astronomers
29/08/2011 – Kimbra – Vows
29/08/2011 – Thursdays Page – In the City Tonight
23/08/2011 – French Horn Rebellion – The Infinite Music of French Horn Rebellion
16/08/2011 – Fronz Arp – What Strange Machines
09/08/2011 – Jim Ward – Quiet in the Valley, On the Shores, The End Begins
09/08/2011 – Moonface – Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I Hoped
25/07/2011 – Loon Lake – Not Just Friends
25/07/2011 – Machines of Indeterminate Origin – 0.5 Assumption
25/07/2011 – Black Mustang – Loaded Gun
19/07/2011 – Junkyard Diamonds – Flowers in a Barrel
12/07/2011 – Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital
28/06/2011 – Meat Puppets – Lollipop
21/06/2011 – Bon Iver – Bon Iver
21/06/2011 – The Trouble with Templeton – Bleeders
14/06/2011 – Sons & Daughters – Mirror, Mirror
14/06/2011 – Trevor Ludlow & The Hellraisers – Party on the Beach in the Rain
07/06/2011 – No Anchor – Real Pain Supernova
24/05/2011 – Various Artists – Soundcrane
17/05/2011 – Sonny & the Sunsets – Hit After Hit
10/05/2011 – The 80 Aces – The 80 Aces EP
27/04/2011 – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong
27/04/2011 – Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
19/04/2011 – Wild Beasts – Smother
19/04/2011 – Wonderfuls – Piss Fist EP
19/04/2011 – Kill Teen Angst – No Walls in the Sky
05/04/2011 – Collarbones – Iconography
29/03/2011 – Noah & the Whale – Last Night on Earth
15/03/2011 – Swaying Buildings – Bloom Beside the Freeway Moon
08/03/2011 – Feeder – Renegades.
01/03/2011 – R.E.M – Collapse Into Now.
01/03/2011 – The Disciplines – Virgins of Menace.
22/02/2011 – Meat Thump – Neck Tattoo.
22/02/2011 – The Little Stevies – Attention Shoppers.
01/02/2011 – Braids – Native Speaker.
01/02/2011 – Tinian’s Boy – The Animal.
18/01/2011 – The Irrits – Submissive Pride.
30/11/2010 – Undead Apes – Grave Consequences.
23/11/2010 – The Sunshine Ponies – Mixtapes & Soundtracks.
16/11/2010 – Massai – Sisyphus & The Fall of The Literary Giants.
16/11/2010 – Kitchen’s Floor – Too Dead to Notice.
09/11/2010 – Mt. Augustus – Self Titled.
02/11/2010 – Sweet Jane – Sugar For My Soul
12/10/2010 – The Marsden Lees – Vices
05/10/2010 – Dan Webb – Hyperspace Clearance
21/09/2010 – The Mandelas – Audio Riot
14/09/2010 – The Maltese Falcon – Gestalt Theory
07/09/2010 – Jinja Safari – Self Titled
31/08/2010 – At Sea – In Transit
10/08/2010 – The Mercy Beat – How to Shampoo a Yak

Video game reviews
29/08/2011 – Captain America: Super Soldier
22/08/2011 – WWE: All Stars
09/08/2011 – Call of Duty: Black Ops – Annihilation Pack
25/07/2011 – F.E.A.R.3
05/07/2011 – Red Faction: Armageddon
21/06/2011 – LA Noire

The Brag

I’ve had some Rave work syndicated in The Brag, an independent street press magazine published in Sydney.

20/02/2012 – Review of Pulled Apart By Horses – Tough Love
05/12/2011 – Interview with Andy Falkous (Future of the Left)
22/08/2011 – Review of Moonface – Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I Hoped

Arsenal FC Blog

Being a die-hard Arsenal fan, I’ve also contributed some articles to Andrew Weber’s popular Arsenal FC Blog.

31/12/2010 – Wigan 2-2 Arsenal: Hot and cold Arsenal again capitulates to late Wigan pressure.
25/10/2010 – Samir Nasri: A new messiah?
21/10/2010 – Are points now more precious than a player’s well-being?