Ed Nimmervoll

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name = Ed Nimmervoll


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birthname = Edward Francis Nimmervoll
birthdate = 1947
birthplace = Austria
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occupation = Journalist, editor, author
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period = 1966-current
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subject = Rock music
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notableworks = "Friday on my mind: a year by year account of popular music in the Australian charts"
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website = http://www.howlspace.com.au
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Ed Nimmervoll (born Edward Francis Nimmervoll in 1947 in Austria) [cite web |url=http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=showDetail&currentBibRecord=000001636847&itemSeq=14&total=30&returnFunction=searchResults&term1=Cadd%2C+Brian%2C&location1=Anywhere&scope=scope&parameter1=phrase&boolean1=and&sessionId=reuseSearch6546F796BCC36C52CD5C45BC13414A771211889802827 |title="The emerging years" |publisher=MusicAustralia |accessdate=2008-05-27 ] is an Australian rock music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock magazines "Go-Set" (1966-1974) and "Juke" (1975-1992) both as a journalist and as an editor. [cite web |url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1966/19661005.html |title="Go-Set" Australian charts - 5 October 1966 |publisher=Pop Archives |accessdate=2008-05-27 ] Since 2000, Nimmervoll has been editor of HowlSpace, a website detailing Australian rock music history, providing artist profiles, news and video interviews. [cite web |url=http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=showDetail&currentBibRecord=000022508884&itemSeq=1&total=12&returnFunction=searchResults&term1=Nimmervoll%2C+Ed&location1=Anywhere&scope=scope&parameter1=phrase&boolean1=and&sessionId=reuseSearch6546F796BCC36C52CD5C45BC13414A771211891815988 |title=Howlspace: the living history of our music |publisher=MusicAustralia |accessdate=2008-05-27 ] He is an author of books on the same subject and has co-authored books with musicians including Brian Cadd (early history of Australian rock) and Renée Geyer (her autobiography). [cite web |url=http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=searchResults&term1=Nimmervoll,%20Ed&scope=scope&parameter1=phrase&location1=Anywhere |title=Ed Nimmervoll |publisher=MusicAustralia |accessdate=2008-05-28 ]

Rock magazines and radio

Nimmervoll's family relocated to Melbourne, Australia in 1956 and he eventually entered university to study Architecture. "Go-Set" was Australia's first national pop magazine and Nimmervoll started contributing while still at university in 1966.cite web |url=http://www.milesago.com/press/go-set.htm |title="Go-Set: Life and Death of an Australian Pop Magazine" |last=Kent |first=David M. |year=2000 |accessdate=2008-05-28 ] He began compiling a national top 40 from 5 October 1966, [cite web |url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1966/19661005.html |title="Go-Set" Australian charts - 5 October 1966 |publisher=Pop Archives |accessdate=2008-05-27 ] later he wrote record reviews and by 1973 became its editor. After "Go-Set" was taken-over in 1974, Nimmervoll began "Juke" magazine, which was published weekly from 1975 until 1992. Nimmervoll was involved in creating "Take 40 Australia" a local radio version of "American Top 40", he also worked on radio and TV music specials.

Author and editor

Nimmervoll has authored, co-authored or edited a number of books including "Friday on my mind: a year by year account of popular music in the Australian charts" in 2003.cite web |url=http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/comeback/index0605b.htm |title="Come Back Again..." |last=Spencer |first=Chris |year=2004 |publisher=HowlSpace |editor=Ed Nimmervoll |accessdate=2008-05-28 ] It has been reviewed by fellow author, Chris Spencer:

Nimmervoll is a significant contributor of biographies on the website All Music Guide (AMG), mainly covering Australian performers and bands as diverse as country music legend Slim Dusty [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifyxql5ldte |title=Slim Dusty |publisher=All Music Guide (AMG)|accessdate=2008-05-28 ] and post-grunge band Grinspoon. [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jjfqxqrhldse |title=Grinspoon |publisher=AMG|accessdate=2008-05-28 ]

Bibliography

Written or electronic resources credited to Nimmervoll as author, co-author or editor: [cite web |url=http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=searchResults&term1=Nimmervoll,%20Ed&scope=scope&parameter1=phrase&location1=Anywhere |title=Ed Nimmervoll |publisher=MusicAustralia |accessdate=2008-05-28 ] [cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AEd+Nimmervoll&fq=&sd=desc&start=1&qt=page_number_link |title=Results for 'au:Ed Nimmervoll' |publisher=WorldCat.org |accessdate=2008-05-28 ]
* Cadd, Brian and Ed Nimmervoll, (1975), "The emerging years : the Australian pop scene, 1965-1975", Stanmore, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia, ISBN 0726913510
* Geyer, Renée and Ed Nimmervoll, (2000), "Confessions of a difficult woman : the Renée Geyer story", Softcover, Pymble, N.S.W.: HarperCollins, ISBN 0732265630 (0-7322-6563-0)
* Lawrence, Michael, (1998), "Showtime : the Cold Chisel story : the first decade and beyond" Ed.Nimmervoll, Belmont, Vic.: M. Lawrence, ISBN 1865031186
* Nimmervoll, Ed, (1999) "Ready, steady, go! : rock and pop: the Australian experience 1956-1971", [essay] , Softcover, Melbourne, Vic: The Arts Centre, ISBN 0646375687 (0-646-37568-7)
* (Ed.) Nimmervoll, Ed (2000), "Howlspace: the living history of our music", [electronic resource] , Melbourne, Vic.: White Room Electronic Publishing, Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web, Available at:
* Nimmervoll, Ed, (2003), "Friday on my mind", Noble Park, Vic: Five Mile Press, ISBN 1741240484
* Nimmervoll, Ed and Euan Thorburn, (1977) "1000 Beatle Facts: (and a Little Bit of Hearsay)", Hardcover, Sydney, N.S.W.: J. Albert & Son, ISBN 0869130447 (0-86913-044-7)
* Reyne, James (2001), "... and the horse you rode in on", [kit] , Ed.Nimmervoll, ISBN 1877035653
* Seymour, Mark (2005), "Daytime and the dark", [kit] , Ed.Nimmervol, Malvern, Vic: Tandem Publishing, ISBN 187703567X
* (Ed.) Spencer, Chris, Paul McHenry, Zbig Nowara and Ed Nimmervoll, (1996), "The who's who of Australian rock", [electronic resource] , Melbourne, Vic.: Informit Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, ISBN 0864445598

External links

* [http://www.howlspace.com.au HowlSpace website]

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