News, reviews, and interviews about everything happening in the Canberra music, theatre and arts scene. Why? Because Canberra rocks and it's about time your mum knew about it.
Arne Sjostedt
Arne has been a freelance feature writer, critic and theatre practitioner for over 20 years. With feature stories and reviews in The Canberra Times and most major Fairfax websites, under the mentorship and guidance of people like Arts Editor Diana Streak, he has interviewed a range of entertainment industry heavyweights.
Here are some of them:
Bam Margera
Nicolas Hammond
Neil Armfield
Emmylou Harris
Seeker Lover Keeper
Wolfmother
Grinspoon
Linsay McDougall
Rodriguez
Ray Lawler
KD Lang
Flume
Mumford and Sons
The Presets
Jeff Lang
Troy Cassa-Dailey
Boy and Bear
Robyn Nevin
Archie Roach
Joe Elliot
Henry Rollins
Jimeoin
Adam Hills
The Amity Affliction
Tim Rogers
Tim Finn
Guy Sebastian
Katie Noonan
Erin Cross
Erin is a local journalist and blogger with a passion for supporting the arts in Canberra. While completing her university degree she interned with The Canberra Times and contentgroup. She has interviewed a range of people in her short career and looks forward to telling more stories.
John Lombard
John Lombard is a science writer, playwright, actor, and journalist. He hosts Canberra’s competitive pun slam, Capital Punishment.
Want to be involved with an exciting team of creative gonzos? We are keen to hear from you.
We want reviewers, feature writers, and photographers.
Send us a pitch or a sample of your work to editor@rockcityjester.com
Do we pay?
Sorry, we can't pay contributors just yet (but hope to in the future). What we can offer is a chance to see great local shows and a platform to share your experience of them, particularly for reviewers and photographers. Our editor is also happy to help develop new talent. So, if you've got skills but are short on experience, get in touch.
