Barry Divola

Barry Charles Divola (born 16 September 1959)[1] is an Australian journalist, columnist and author.[2]

Early life

Divola was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the first son of Kevin Divola. He was educated at Newington College (1972–77).[3]

Writing career

Divola is a regular contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald and was a columnist and feature writer for that newspaper's monthly publication, (sydney) magazine, where he presented Street Life and Hole in the wall. He is the music critic for Who, a senior writer for Rolling Stone and contributor to Madison, and Entertainment Weekly.[4]

Bibliography

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Books

  • Divola, Barry (1998). Fanclub : it's a fan's world - popstars just live in it. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
  • — (2004). Searching for Kingly Critter : a deliciously different tale of obsession and nostalgia. Sydney: ABC Books.
  • M is for metal : the loudest alphabet book on earth (with Paul McNeil) - ABC Books, (Syd, 2006) ISBN 9780975683408
  • The secret life of backpackers : a bunk's-eye view of the tourist trail from Bondi to Cairns - ABC Books, (Syd, 2008) ISBN 9780733320927 [5]
  • Nineteen Seventysomething - Affirm Press, (2010) ISBN 9780980637854

Essays and reporting

  • Divola, Barry (Sep 2014). "Living on the edge : bladesmith Karim Haddad teaches people how to make knives, but it's about much more than the sharp, pointy things". Smith Journal. 12: 64–68.

Album reviews

Album title Artist Reviewed in
Kindred Passion Pit Divola, Barry (May 2015). "Passion Pit's ecstatic pop". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 90.
No pier pressure Wilson, Brian Divola, Barry (May 2015). "The man who wasn't there". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 92.
Beat the champ The Mountain Goats Divola, Barry (May 2015). "[Untitled review]". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 94.
Postcards from Paradise Starr, Ringo Divola, Barry (May 2015). "[Untitled review]". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 97.
Carrie & Lowell Stevens, Sufjan Divola, Barry (May 2015). "Sufjan's quiet contemplation". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 98.

Awards

He won the Banjo Paterson Award for short fiction in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for his stories Nipple, Cicada Boy and Nixon.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 52
  2. ↑ SMH - the passion behind the plastic
  3. ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 52
  4. ↑ ABC Unleashed - Barry Divola
  5. ↑ National Library of Australia - Catalogue
  6. ↑ Your mother would be proud of you - Barry Divola Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
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