Barry Divola

Barry Charles Divola is an Australian journalist, columnist and author.

Birth and family

Divola was born in Sydney, the first son of Kevin Divola. He lives in Perth, Western Australia, with his wife and two daughters.

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 the columns Street Life and Hole in the Wall. He was the music critic for Who, a senior writer for Rolling Stone and contributor to Madison and Entertainment Weekly.

Bibliography

Books

Essays and reporting

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 Brian Wilson 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 Ringo Starr Divola, Barry (May 2015). "[Untitled review]". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 97.
Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens 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.

References