2006 READERS POLL RESULTS December 4, 2006 | Author: Australian Musician MOST RESPECTED AUSTRALIAN MUSICIAN 1 Tommy Emmanuel 2 Paul Kelly 3 Angus Young also polled well … Slim Dusty, John Butler, James Morrison “I can’t believe it. I’m speechless, that’s amazing. I’m so moved I can’t…
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2006 READERS POLL RESULTS
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Post Date - December 4, 2006
TOMMY EMMANUEL-MOST RESPECTED IN 2006 READERS’ POLL
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Post Date - December 4, 2006
TOMMY EMMANUEL-MOST RESPECTED IN 2006 READERS’ POLL December 4, 2006 | Author: Greg Phillips Australian Musician readers voted Tommy Emmanuel as our Most Respected Musician in the 2066 Readers Poll. Greg Phillips caught up with the man and delivered the news. GP: Last year you won the category for Best Ever…
PETER GARRETT-FLAT CHAT POLITICIAN
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Post Date - December 4, 2006
PETER GARRETT-FLAT CHAT POLITICIAN December 4, 2006 | Author: Greg Phillips As lead singer of Midnight Oil, one of Australia’s most political yet successful bands, Peter Garret had always managed to keep his integrity intact. When he joined the Australian Labor Party via the safe seat of Kingsford Smith, a…
TRAVIS BARKER’S +44
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Post Date - November 24, 2006
TRAVIS BARKER’S +44 November 24, 2006 | Author: Steven Rosen Travis Barker’s new project, +44, bears no resemblance to blink-182, the band he worked with previously for over seven years. The new band – containing ex-blink bassist/singer Mark Hoppus and guitarists Shane Gallagher and Craig Fairbaugh – has a dark and edgy…
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
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Post Date - November 24, 2006
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN November 24, 2006 | Author: Joe Matera Yngwie Malmsteen is one of rock’s most respected and admired virtuoso guitarists. His jaw-dropping technique of lightning fast harmonic minor-scale riffing and soloing first came to the attention of the music world when Malmsteen was just 21 years of age. Via his…
THE DRESDEN DOLLS
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Post Date - November 24, 2006
THE DRESDEN DOLLS-BRIAN VIGLIONE November 24, 2006 | Author: Greg Phillips. Pic by www.pixievision.com It’s true that Boston duo The Dresden Dolls’ stage show contains elements of cabaret, theatrical review, perhaps even vaudeville and burlesque. The image they present is of another time, of smokey Berlin clubs, silent movie theatres and…
GRETSCH CATALINA MAPLE SHELL DRUMSET
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Post Date - November 24, 2006
GRETSCH CATALINA MAPLE SHELL DRUMSET November 24, 2006 | Reviewer: Paul Matcott Distributor: PRO MUSIC (07) 3375 6400 The Gretsch Drum company began in the USA in 1883, and has a rich history of drum manufacturing that still continues today, with Gretsch being one of a handful of American family makers…
MATON 60TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHTOP GUITAR
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Post Date - November 24, 2006
JAMES BLACK-ROCKWIZ
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Post Date - November 24, 2006
JAMES BLACK-ROCKWIZ November 24, 2006 | Author: Steve Tauschke Guitarist James Black, house band leader of Melbourne’s RocKwiz Orkestra, from SBS’s popular musical quiz show, speaks to Australian Musician about riff cues, ‘hotcakes’ and playing to a quarter of a million fans! How did you become involved in the RocKwiz…
DALLAS CRANE-SONGS FROM THE FACTORY
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Post Date - November 24, 2006
DALLAS CRANE-SONGS FROM THE FACTORY November 24, 2006 | Author: Jenny Valentish Dallas Crane strip things right back with their new, no-frills album Factory Girls. Jenny Valentish is definitely curious. Right now Dallas Crane are at their musical peak: tighter than Tim Rogers’ trousers, rawer than a freshly pulled tooth and packed…