NSEW Fanzines. All issues now available for download

Cover Art: Catriona Andrews from the NSEW exclusive single

The Church fanzines created by Trevor Boyd from 1994-2002 are now available to download with special thanks to Kevin Withay and especially Trevor.

North, South, East and West zines were a life line to fans in a time where band info was scarce. if you were lucky enough to receive the fanzines you were one in the know.

The pages of the 16 issues are chock full of Church band goodness. Interviews, opinions, record reviews, live dates, solo and side project info, Steve's poetry, press clippings and much more.

Follow the link here to the 16 issues collection.

Download all 16 digitized fanzines from Google Drive Here

Rich details of the content in each issue can be found here.

The fanzine in 1997 also released a 2 track single to subscribers with the rare songs never released elsewhere, White Star Line and Gypsy Stomp. This was limited to 1000 copies. Check out the tracks which are rare but these videos exist.

Steve Kilbey on The Guitar Colonel Show

May 23, 2019.

Hour long interview with Steve - Episode #89 - Shootin the Strings

"Steve Kilbey was nice enough to stop by and have a chat today. An odd feeling for me to be sitting with one of my heroes, but no let downs here. A great intellect, talent and sense of humour, one of Australia's musical treasures. Steve talks about The Church, future tours and projects, plus he demos how to correctly play 'Under The Milk Way' on acoustic!"

Steve Kilbey - Interviews

Steve Kilbey talks to the press

Triple M - July 19, 2019 - Interview Clip - "The Church's Steve Kilbey has shared some real insight into how much he pissed off Michael Hutchence and INXS back in their glory days, and how much he personally underestimated and under-appreciated the genius of the late, great Aussie legend."

The Guitar Colonel - May 23, 2019 - Podcast video - "Steve Kilbey was nice enough to stop by and have a chat today. An odd feeling for me to be sitting with one of my heroes, but no let downs here. A great intellect, talent and sense of humour, one of Australia's musical treasures. Steve talks about The Church, future tours and projects, plus he demos how to correctly play 'Under The Milk Way' on acoustic!"

Riff Magazine - Apr 15, 2019 - Q&A: Steve Kilbey of The Church on never facing writer’s block and hating grunge

Read Interview - "Kilbey fell into a pit with heroin abuse, which he said has affected his finances to this day, but he has continued writing songs—roughly 750 in all, including with The Church, in collaboration with others and by himself. And he credits this successful streak without writer’s block to marijuana.

“Never had a block, never will have, thanks to marijuana,” the 64-year-old told RIFF in an email exchange. “I’m ready to go at any minute you like—an unending portal into creativity. Cool, huh?”"

The Void Report - Apr 14, 2019 - Steve Kilbey Talks Songwriting & The Church’s “Starfish” LP 30th Anniversary Tour.

Read Interview - "The Church likely struggled to find mainstream success in the States due to their own originality. Sometimes called alternative, post-punk, or psychedelic rock, aside from “Milky Way” the band never comfortably fit on college radio or MTV. Perhaps the most mind-boggling comparison the band ever earned was that they weren’t unlike REM. Which is like saying Kenny G and Miles Davis are both jazz musicians. All that said, there’s nothing holding you back from discovering them now."

Elsewhere NZ - Nov 11, 2018 - STEVE KILBEY OF THE CHURCH INTERVIEWED (2018): Having to go through all these things again.

Read Interview - "In popular music the wish is often that Big Hit which can lift a band or artist from the wings and place them on centre-stage where those things they've yearned for – money, fame and acclaim – all follow.

But having that wished-for hit can bring with it as many curses as blessings."

Radio13 NZ - Jul 9, 2018 - Steve Kilbey of The Church: The Radio 13 Interview Read interview - "It's been a while since we heard from The Church. The venerable Australian band last played in NZ in 2012 on a bill with Simple Minds and Devo. Now they're returning to headline a show at Auckland's Spark Arena, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Starfish album.

Radio 13's Marty Duda spoke to Church-leader Steve Kilbey about what the band has been up to lately. The conversation eventually got around to Kilbey's worst gig ever. As it turns out, it took place in New Zealand. As Kilbey tells it, the show was simultaneously soul-crushing and hilarious.