Welcome to the David James Young archive! Here’s some writing I’ve done over the years, right from when I first started in earnest back in 2008. Basically, if it can no longer be found online then I’ve listed it here.
Each feature is posted in their original form with additional notes on how I felt about the feature and/or interviewing the person in question.
STANDALONE FEATURES/OP-EDS (WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR DAVIDJAMESYOUNG.COM):
- On not always Beliebing what you read.
- Saturday Night Live, Season 39.
- You’re Not Punk, And I’m Telling Everyone: On Joyce Manor And Thinking Before You Jump.
- Foo Fighters Fans Are Shit-Kicking Piss-Babies (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Our Next Guests Are A Wonderful Rock & Roll Band: 20 Great Performances On Latter-Day Letterman Picked By A Latter-Day Letterman Fan
- FBi Radio’s Out of the Box – October 22, 2015
- Exit the Dragon: On Daniel Bryan and Believing in Wrestling Again
- For Hannah, Wherever I May Find Her
INTERVIEWS (WRITTEN FOR OTHER PLATFORMS):
- theredsunband (AUS), October 2008
- Adam Green (USA), November 2008
- Scary Kids Scaring Kids (USA), November 2008
- Jen Cloher (AUS), November 2008
- The Bronx (USA), December 2008
- Final Fantasy (CAN), December 2008
- Jim Ward (USA), December 2008
- TV on the Radio (USA), December 2008
- Trial Kennedy (AUS), January 2009
- Ben Lee (AUS), February 2009
- The Streets (UK), February 2009
- Bluejuice (AUS), February 2009
- Amanda Palmer (AUS), February 2009
- Alex Lloyd (AUS), May 2009
- Red Riders (AUS), November 2009
- The Living End (AUS), November 2009
- Jonathan Boulet (AUS), December 2009
- The Phenomenal Handclap Band (USA), December 2009
- Every Time I Die (USA), January 2010
- Motion City Soundtrack (USA), February 2010
- Alexisonfire (CAN), February 2010
- Andy Rourke (UK), February 2010
- La Roux (UK), February 2010
- OKGO (USA), February 2010
- The Butterfly Effect (AUS), June 2010
- The Magic Numbers (UK), July 2010
- Silversun Pickups (USA), September 2010
- Ben Kweller (USA), September 2010
- Sage Francis (USA), September 2010
- The New Pornographers (CAN), October 2010
- Future of the Left (UK), November 2010
- Rolo Tomassi (UK), December 2010
- Owen Pallett (CAN), December 2010
- DevilDriver (USA), January 2011
- Stonefield (AUS), February 2011
- Amanda Palmer (USA), February 2011
- Passenger (UK), February 2011
- Lissie (USA), February 2011
- The Chariot (USA), March 2011
- letlive. (USA), April 2011
- The Wonder Years (USA), April 2011
- Title Fight (USA), April 2011
- Liam Finn (NZ), June 2011
- Seeker Lover Keeper (AUS), July 2011
- Panic! At the Disco (USA), September 2011
- Keith Buckley (USA), September 2011
- Thrice (USA), September 2011
- La Dispute (USA), October 2011
- This is Hell (USA), October 2011
- Evanescence (USA), November 2011
- Calling All Cars (AUS), November 2011
- Northlane (AUS), November 2011
- The Getaway Plan (AUS), November 2011
- Four Year Strong (USA), December 2011
- Carnifex (USA), December 2011
- Break Even (AUS), December 2011
- Enter Shikari (UK), December 2011
- The Smoking Hearts (UK), January 2012
- August Burns Red (USA), February 2012
- In Trenches (AUS), March 2012
- Deez Nuts (AUS), March 2012
- Every Time I Die (USA), March 2012
- The Specials (UK), April 2012
- Cannibal Corpse (US), April 2012
- Sammy J (AUS), April 2012
- Ladyhawke (NZ/UK), June 2012
- Patience Hodgson (AUS), July 2012
- The Gaslight Anthem (USA), August 2012
- Diafrix (AUS), September 2012
- Gallows (UK/CAN), September 2012
- TZU (AUS), October 2012
- Arrested Development (USA), October 2012
- Hunx & His Punx (USA), January 2013
- Paul McDermott (AUS), April 2013
- Shout Out Louds (SWE), May 2013
- Tonight Alive (AUS), August 2013
- Jae Laffer (AUS), September 2013
- Mayday Parade (USA), October 2013
- In Hearts Wake (AUS), October 2013
More coming soon!
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