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American singer, songwriter Luke Elliot is chatting to me on the phone from his hometown of New Jersey, which for Luke is rare. He’s spent so
Melbourne’s harmony-based acoustic pop/rock outfit Husky have just released their third studio record, Punchbuzz. Recorded in Melbourne with producer Matt Redlich, the captivating sound of Punchbuzz
Australia’s jazz music community gathered last night at Melbourne’s premier jazz club Birds Basement to celebrate the 2017 Australian Jazz Bell Awards. Those in attendance witnessed
Blood Sweat & Tears were one of the prime movers of the jazz rock sound in the early 70s. With major international hits such as “You
Festival Records have released yet another brilliant compilation of long lost treasure from their vaults. This one is Back On The Street Again, a compilation of
One of Australia’s most loved music events, the Meredith Music Festival has announced its lineup for 2016 and it’s amazing! Peaches King Gizzard And The Lizard
About the exhibitor: Cranbourne Music is a successful, family owned business that was established in 1989. Cranbourne Music has grown from a small store in Cranbourne,
In true blue collar fashion King Parrot are hitting the road in Australia once again, after recently completing a monstrous 36 date tour through Europe and the
A week out from kicking off their national Limit Of Love album tour, Boy & Bear have released a new video clip for their latest single
Eighties UK bad boys The Mission are heading down under for their 30th Anniversary tour this November, the first time they’ve set foot in Australia since
Registrations of Interest now open Registrations of interest open this week in the Melbourne Prize for Music 2016 & Awards, which is one of the most
We’ve recently been made aware that our good friend and longtime Australian Musician contributor, Dr Allan Zavod is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer. On Sunday
Tkay Maidza and Timberwolf have walked away as the big winners at the 2015 South Australian Music (SAM) Awards, held on the same night as The
The annual celebration of local independent music, the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards took place in Melbourne last night and unsurprisingly, it was Courtney Barnett who
Motorhead’s Lemmy will be honoured with a Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood as part of Bass Player Magazine’s 8th annual
The Bank of Melbourne presented it’s annual Melbourne Music Bank competition final last night on the stage of the opulent State Theatre. Jade Alice took out
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips phones The Screaming Jets’ front man Dave Gleeson for a chin wag about the band’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Rampage tour and impending
The Paper Kites have just released their stunning new album ‘Twelvefour’. In Part 1 of a two part interview, Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips chats to Christina
It’s always great to hear of a new festival or venue, as opposed to one closing down. The inaugural Murwillumbah Country Roots Fest will take place
There were almost as many photographers capturing the Melbourne Guitar Show as guitarists playing there. Jason Rosewarne took some wonderful snaps. Check out Jason’s shots here.
Melbourne indie folk quintet, The Paper Kites have recently released a video for their first single, Electric Indigo from the new record (twelvefour out August 28),
MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW DAY 2 REPORT by Greg Phillips After such an amazing first day at the Australian Musician presented, Melbourne Guitar Show, you’d be forgiven
Preparations were under way earlier today for this weekend’s Melbourne Guitar Show. Exhibitor’s stands are ready as the shiny, classic, new, old and collectable guitars, amps
In today’s Melbourne Guitar Show tip of the day, Matthew Fagan demonstrates fingerstyle playing on the ukulele. Join Matthew in the Mahalo Instant Uke Orchestra on
In today’s Melbourne Guitar Show tip of the day, Jimi Hocking demonstrates palm muting. See Jimi Hocking at the guitar show this weekend. Jimi plays alongside
As part of the Melbourne Guitar Show, we’re putting together the Mahalo Instant Uke Orchestra. Bring your own uke or use one of ours. Suitable for
In today’s Melbourne Guitar Show Tip of the Day, Shannon Bourne discusses things to look out for when buying an electric guitar. See Shannon at the
To celebrate Bogner Amplification’s 25th year anniversary, they released the HELIOS range of amplifiers. HELIOS features hand-wired construction with two foot switchable channels and foot switchable
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist MORGAN BAIN sits down with AM’s Greg Phillips over some porridge for a morning chat about his influences, the current single ‘Why
Australian Musician’s Baz Bardoe chats with Ben Watkins from Juno Reactor, an act which recently astonished fans on a national tour for earthcore’s recent ‘One Night
Jazz, a music genre normally associated with tiny, smoked filled clubs was championed in style last night at the 2015 Australian Jazz “Bell” Awards. The
A new songwriting method, a new producer, a huge sounding new album called Boneshaker, marriage, relocation to America … it’s all happening for Catherine Britt. AM’s
Younis Clare interview by Greg Phillips If you’re a singer/songwriter, it genuinely helps if you have a story to tell. Melbourne-based artist Younis Clare has
With album sales of 80 million and a back catalogue brimming with worldwide hit singles (The Show Must Go On, One Man Band, Giving It All
Midge Ure is a man on a mission. He’s had his fair share of fame and enjoyed the trappings of success from numerous hit songs
With the decline in music sales, artists are turning to alternative methods of raising a buck to fund their music. This has led to a spurt
