Craig Mathieson

Craig Mathieson
Born	1971 Australia
Occupation	Journalist, editor, author
Subjects	Rock music
Notable work(s)	The Sell-In: How the Music Business Seduced Alternative Rock

Craig Mathieson (born 1971) is an Australian music journalist and writer. His books include, Hi Fi Days (1996) and The Sell-In (2000).

Biography

Craig Mathieson was born in 1971 and grew up in rural Victoria. At the age of 18, he started writing professionally about rock & roll, contributing to daily newspapers and rock magazines both in Australia and overseas. He became the editor of Juice, one of Australia's leading pop culture magazines, at 23.

Hi Fi Days (1996) is a biography of three leading Australian bands, Silverchair, Spiderbait and You Am I. The Sell-In (2000) documents the rise of the Australia's alternative music scene and how that success attracted the interest of the music industry's major labels.

As from October 2010, Mathieson works freelance for a number of publications, including Rolling Stone (Australia), The Age,^[1] The Sydney Morning Herald, GQ and HQ.

Bibliography

• Mathieson, Craig (1996). Hi Fi Days: The Future of Australian Rock. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 186448232X. ^[2]
• Mathieson, Craig (2000). The Sell-In: How the Music Business Seduced Alternative Rock. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9780091835477. ^[3]
• Mathieson, Craig (2009). Playlisted: Everything You Need to Know About Australian Music Right Now. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781742230177. ^[4]
• Mathieson, Craig; Creswell, Toby; O'Donnell, John (2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 9781740669559. ^[5]

References

1. ^ "EG launches music awards on its 21st birthday". The Age (Fairfax Media). 2006-09-22. http://about.theage.com.au/view_article.asp?intid=74. Retrieved 2009-03-25. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Hi fi days : the future of Australian rock / Craig Mathieson". catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1306758. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
3. ^ "The sell-in : how the music business seduced alternative rock / Craig Mathieson". catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/631162. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
4. ^ "Playlisted : everything you need to know about Australian music right now / Craig Mathieson". catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4610303. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
5. ^ "100 best Australian albums / John O'Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson". catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4904197. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 

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Name	Mathieson, Craig
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Date of birth	1971
Place of birth	Australia
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