Mary Varvaris, Journalist

Mary Varvaris

I'm a Staff Writer for The Music and Kill Your Stereo based in Melbourne.

You can find me listening to anything from mewithoutYou, Radiohead, Northlane, Jaguar Jonze, Julia Jacklin or Paramore at any time. Outside of The Music and Kill Your Stereo, my journalism has been featured in The Age, Australian Guitar Magazine, Blunt Magazine, Chorus.fm (previously known as AbsolutePunk.net), my Substack newsletter, and more. You can view my work on my Linktree.

I'm a lifelong metalhead and all-around music lover, which stems from my childhood, where I was raised in a family of talented musos and fans of great songs. I wouldn't be where I am today without them.

When I'm not writing, I'm hanging out with my dog, catching a gig somewhere in Melbourne, or just watching tv.

News / Music
Tom Petty
Tom Petty Hated Country: ‘I Think We Can Dismiss The Genre’
"I think it’s just dreadful—like, all them hats and everything," Tom Petty said in a 1997 interview.
News / Music
Zach Bryan
Fan Rushes Stage In Zach Bryan Security Scare
Members of Bryan’s band stepped forward, removing the fan from the stage.
News / Music
Jelly Roll & mgk
Jelly Roll Teams Up With mgk On 'Lonely Road'
mgk described Jelly Roll as a "kindred soul" who has shown him "the path of redemption and what it looks like to believe in yourself against all odds."
News / Music
Post Malone
Leaked List Of Post Malone Features Revealed
HARDY, ERNEST, Dolly Parton and more are rumoured to feature on Post Malone's forthcoming country debut.
News / Music
Y.O.G.A., Jimmy Barnes at Bluesfest 2024
Looks Like A Y.O.G.A. & Jimmy Barnes Collab Is On The Way
Jimmy Barnes has offered Peking Duk's Reuben Styles' side project Y.O.G.A., "You dream it, and I'll scream it."
News / Music
Casey Barnes @ Groundwater Country Music Festival
Casey Barnes Wants To Perform At The AFL Grand Final
Casey Barnes has put his dream of performing with his band at the AFL Grand Final into the universe "because you never know, right?"
News / Music
Dasha
Dasha Wrote Latest Hit 'Didn't I' Running To Take Shelter From A Tornado
Dasha reveals that she and her collaborators "had to get our sh*t together" and write 'Didn't I' before a tornado struck.
News / Music
Maren Morris
Brittany Aldean Calls Maren Morris' 'Pro-Woman' Stance 'Bullsh*t'
Brittany Aldean revisited her 2022 feud with Maren Morris and asked, "Why are you coming for me like that about my business?"
News / Music
Chelsea Berman
Chelsea Berman Launches New Podcast 'We Are The Music Industry'
On her new podcast, Chelsea Berman will interview “epic musicians and music industry guests” about the “real sh*t” it takes to be a musician.
News / Music
Wade Forster
Wade Forster Shares Rodeo Injury & Pneumonia Diagnosis
Easing his fans' worries, Forster wrote, "I will be back at it as soon as I can. Can't keep me down for too long."
Features / Music
The Wolfe Brothers
The Countrytown Cookoff: The Wolfe Brothers' Nick Wolfe's Chicken Bourbon
"If I can cook this, anyone can!" Nick Wolfe says of his Bourbon Chicken recipe featured on the Countrytown Cookoff.
News / Music
Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson Laughs At Herself After Splitting Her Pants Onstage
“Y'all just about got a real show,” Wilson joked. “There's a first time for everything, and I'm glad it was y'all that I split my pants wide open in front of.”
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