Ned Kelly Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2005) Winner
Stuart Coupe
すちゅあーと・くーぷ
Sutyuāto Kūpu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-09-11 （Launceston, Tasmania）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Launceston, Tasmania → Adelaide, South Australia → Sydney, New South Wales
Career
- Occupations
- music journalist, author, band manager, promoter, publicist, music label founder, radio presenter
- Active Years
- 1975-2025
- Affiliations
- Roadrunner, Rock Australia Magazine, The Sun-Herald, 2SER, FBI Radio, Mean Streets
- Influenced
- Paul Kelly, Hoodoo Gurus, Michael Gudinski
- Nominations
- Shortlisted, Biography Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards for Paul Kelly (2021)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Oakburn College | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| Launceston College, Tasmania | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| Launceston teacher training institution | — | English speech and drama | — | 1975 | Australia |
| Flinders University | Faculty of Arts | — | — | 1976-1978 | Australia |
Scotch Oakburn College
Country:
Australia
Attended during high school years
Launceston College, Tasmania
Country:
Australia
High school
Launceston teacher training institution
English speech and drama
Period:
1975
Country:
Australia
Studied to be teacher, did not complete
Flinders University
Faculty of Arts
Period:
1976-1978
Country:
Australia
Arts degree, dropped out to move to Sydney for writing job
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ned Kelly Awards | — | Lifetime Achievement Award | Crime Writers Association of Australia | Winner |
Ned Kelly Awards
2005
Category:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Organization:
Crime Writers Association of Australia
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Paul Kelly: The Man, The Music And The Life In Between
2021 BiographyA detailed biography of Australian musician Paul Kelly, covering his life, music, and career.
Australian rockMusician biography
Roadies: The Secret History of Australian Rock’n’roll
2020 Non-fictionExplores the untold stories of roadies in Australian rock music.
Rock'n'roll cultureMusic industry behind-the-scenes
Gudinski: The Godfather of Australian Rock
2015 BiographyBiography of Michael Gudinski, key figure in Australian music industry.
Music businessAustralian music history
Shake Some Action: My Life In Music, (and Other Stuff)
2023 AutobiographyAutobiography detailing Coupe's life in music and writing.
AutobiographyRock journalism
Bibliography
- The New Music
- The New Rock’n’Roll
- Rock The Year That Was ’85
- 1986, The Rock’N’Roll Year
- The Edge Ultimate CD Guide
- Craig McLachlan, the official book
- Hardboiled: Tough, Explicit and Uncompromising Crime Fiction (anthology)
- Crosstown Traffic (anthology)
- Case Reopened
- Triple J’s Internet Music Guide
- The Promoters: Inside stories from the Australian rock industry
- Gudinski: The Godfather of Australian Rock
- Tex
- Roadies: The Secret History of Australian Rock’n’roll
- On Stage With Elvis Presley: The Backstage Stories Of Elvis’s Legendary TCB Band
- Paul Kelly: The Man, The Music And The Life In Between
- Shake Some Action: My Life In Music, (and Other Stuff)
- Winners Never Quit! My Story
- Saffron Incorporated: The First King Of King Of The Cross And Fifty Years Of Sex, Murder, Music And Mayhem
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interview-driven detailed non-fiction writingJournalistic style in rock and crime fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Australian rock music industryStories of behind-the-scenes figuresCrime fiction anthologies
Legacy
Renowned Australian rock music journalist, author of numerous non-fiction books, editor of crime fiction anthologies, radio presenter, and founder of music labels.
Trivia
- Founder of the Australian crime fiction magazine Mean Streets.
- Founder of independent labels GREEN Records and Laughing Outlaw Records.
- Crime fiction reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald.