DAVE GRANEY – By The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard November 29, 2008 | Author: Gareth Liddiard GARETH: I’m talking shop with Dave Graney, or David to his mum. Dave leaves the tags on his guitars after he’s bought them and somehow everything makes sense. If you don’t know about Dave, then you’re…
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KIM SALMON-By The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard
KIM SALMON – By The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard November 29, 2008 | Author: Gareth Liddiard GARETH: I was asked an interesting question the other day about whether what The Drones do is always too dark or negative. The guy asked me to identify some light in what we do. I…

WAYNE KRANTZ, TAL WILKENFELD, KEITH CARLOCK TOUR CHAT
WAYNE KRANTZ, TAL WILKENFELD, KEITH CARLOCK TOUR CHAT October 28, 2008 | Author:Greg Phillips When a player comes to our attention, not through radio, television nor even your regular music retail outlets, but through sheer reputation … you have to sit up and take notice. New York based guitarist Wayne…

ARIA HALL OF FAME-RUSSELL MORRIS
ARIA HALL OF FAME-RUSSELL MORRIS October 28, 2008 | Author: Greg Phillips “Are they doing this because I’m a dinosaur and they kind of pension you off and put you on a shelf,” was Russell Morris’s initial reaction to the call informing him that he’d be among this year’s crop…

REMEMBERING BRUCE CLARKE
REMEMBERING BRUCE CLARKE September 23, 2008 | Author: Simon Patterson July 2008 saw the passing of a remarkable figure in both the guitar community and wider musical spheres of Australia. The name Bruce Clarke may not be familiar to some readers. Over roughly a sixty year period, Bruce made a…

BAD CAT LYNX 50 AMPLIFIER
BAD CAT LYNX 50 AMPLIFIER September 11, 2008 | Reviewer: Marcel Yammouni Distributor: EGM DISTRIBUTION (03) 9888 6687 or info@egm.net.au The team at Bad Cat have been producing quality tube amplifiers out of their facility in Corona, California since 2000. They are primarily known for their class A designs in various…

RESPECT
RESPECT September 11, 2008 | Author: Jeff Jenkins Australian Musician collects Dave Graney, Clare Moore, Angie Hart, Lisa Miller, Spencer P Jones and sits them down with Jeff Jenkins to discuss the topic of RESPECT. The topic is respect and Lisa Miller tells her colleagues: “I really respect all you…

Walden D2040 Acoustic guitar
WALDEN D2040 ACOUSTIC GUITAR September 11, 2008 | Reviewer: Reza Nasseri Distributor: MUSICAL MERCHANDISERS (02) 9905 0311 Not a lot is known about Walden guitars other than they’re designed in the United States and built in the small town of Lilan, China. The name Walden is also the title of the…

CASIO CTK-5000 & CTK-3000 PORTABLE KEYBOARDS
CASIO CTK-5000 & CTK-3000 PORTABLE KEYBOARDS September 11, 2008 | Reviewer: Stu Hosking Distributor: CASIO SOUND TECHNOLOGY www.soundtechnology.com.au Casio has been building the suspense on the pending release of their new CTK portable keyboard line up and now its time to see if they live up to the buzz. Before we…

BAD CAT ‘THE LEASH’ ATTENUATOR
BAD CAT ‘THE LEASH’ ATTENUATOR September 11, 2008 | Reviewer: Marcel Yammouni Distributor: EGM DISTRIBUTION (03) 9888 6687 or info@egm.net.au Armed with Bad Cat’s proprietary “Infinite Volume Control”, the Leash provides seamless volume selection across your amplifier’s power section. One knob simplicity takes you from growl to prowl … selectable for…