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.

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Features / Interviews
The Saints ’73 - ’78: 'We Were Never Going To Conform'

The Saints ’73 - ’78: 'We Were Never Going To Conform'

Features / Interviews
The Fauves: 'It's Good To Stir Things Up A Little Once Every Now And Again'

The Fauves: 'It's Good To Stir Things Up A Little Once Every Now And Again'

Features / Interviews
Hoodoo Gurus Talk 'Stoneage Romeos' Ahead Of Their Massive Aus Tour: 'You Couldn't Have Asked For A Better Album'

Hoodoo Gurus Talk 'Stoneage Romeos' Ahead Of Their Massive Aus Tour: 'You Couldn't Have Asked For A Better Album'

Features / Interviews
Custard: ‘There's Absolutely No Pressure Or Interest In Doing Anything Except For Our Own Enjoyment’

Custard: ‘There's Absolutely No Pressure Or Interest In Doing Anything Except For Our Own Enjoyment’

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Wild God'

Album Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Wild God'

Features / Music
Spiderbait’s Kram Says A ‘Comedy Of Errors’ Led To Their Defining Hit

Spiderbait’s Kram Says A ‘Comedy Of Errors’ Led To Their Defining Hit

Features / Interviews
Tim Freedman On 'Love This City': 'It’s All Over The Shop, But It Has The Whitlams’ Trademark Of Inner-City Romance'

Tim Freedman On 'Love This City': 'It’s All Over The Shop, But It Has The Whitlams’ Trademark Of Inner-City Romance'

Industry / Feature
'You Always Felt Safe, And It Was Always About The Music': Farewell, The Zoo

'You Always Felt Safe, And It Was Always About The Music': Farewell, The Zoo

Features / Music
The Black Keys: ‘It’s All About The Dancefloor’

The Black Keys: ‘It’s All About The Dancefloor’

Features / Interviews
40 Years Of 'The Swing': How INXS Channelled Equality & Laid The Blueprint For World Domination

40 Years Of 'The Swing': How INXS Channelled Equality & Laid The Blueprint For World Domination