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David James Young

David James Young is a music journalist, amateur DJ and former podcaster working on unceded Dharawal land. He is the Guinness World Record holder for most gigs attended in one year. His other bylines include NME, Junkee, The Big Issue and The Australian.

Features / Interviews
Bella Mackenzie
Bella Mackenzie On Where Country Is, Her Love Of Songwriting And Finding Her 'Dream Team'
Ahead of her highly anticipated appearance on the 'Where Country Is' panel with Amber Lawrence, Shane Nicholson, and Austin Mackay, we chat with Bella Mackenzie about songwriting, touring, and more.
Features / Music
Megan Moroney
How Flying Cars, Tour Buses And 'The Notebook' Shaped Megan Moroney's Killer New Album
"I spent an entire summer practising to get 50,000 people's attention at once," Megan Moroney says of her spellbinding live show.
Features / Music
Tori Forsyth
Tori Forsyth On Her Difficult, But Rewarding Third Album: ‘I Was Chasing Something I Didn't Really Want’
The third album from singer-songwriter Tori Forsyth comes at a curious intersection of her decade-plus career.
Features / Music
Danielle Bradbery
Danielle Bradbery: ‘Country Music Is Very Genuine And Family-based, And That Is So Important To Me’
"I think I will always have a foot in it one way or another, and I still want to weave aspects of country in and out of my songs."
Features / Interviews
Jackson Dean
Jackson Dean: 'There's No Track, No Click, All We're Riding Off Is My Boot Heel & My Drummer's Intuition'
Jackson Dean on performing at Groundwater Country Music Festival this weekend: “I'm kind of counting on y'all to be like our crowd in Glasgow – those guys were nuts!”
Features / Music
Lily Grace
Lily Grace Takes The Countrytown & KIX Country Centre Stage With The Driving And Bright ‘Maybe So’
"Over the last six months, I've really come to know my worth..."
Features / Interviews
Camille Trail: 'Songwriting Is Like Therapy For Me'
Camille Trail is this week’s Countrytown & KIX Country Centre Stage Artist. We caught up with her and discussed new music, songwriting, and more.
Features / Interviews
Chloe Styler: 'There's A Space In Nashville For Any Australian That Really Wants It'
"The industry over there is very supportive. It'd be interesting to see if someone who sings with the full Aussie accent could make it. If they can? Power to them."
Features / Interviews
Mark Tempany and Alison Hams
Country Music Veterans, Mark Tempany & Alison Hams Share How The Pandemic Inspired Them To Make Music Again
"We never really planned to let our own music slide into the background, but it did – and it might still have if COVID didn't come around."
Features / Interviews
Aus’ Country Music Boom: ‘People Worked Their F*cking A*ses Off To Make It Happen’
Following the release of his third album ‘Acres’ (out now via Sony Music Entertainment Australia), Brad Cox – joined by Sammy White – explores recent country music trends in Australia.
Features / Music
Why Luke Combs Isn’t Interested In Bad (Or Good) Reviews
"That's just not the way to do it – for me, I've always tried to write songs that I enjoy singing and playing, first and foremost.”
Features / Interviews
Midland: ‘When Life Gives You Lemons, You Better Make Margaritas’
Midland are returning to Australia this year as part of their huge 'The Last Resort: Greetings From' Tour run!
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