MUSICIANS IN ISOLATION: MADDY HERBERT (VELVET BLOOM)
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips chats with Maddy Herbert, front person for fab Melbourne-based neo-soul outfit Velvet Bloom, who have a new single out on Friday September
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Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips chats with Maddy Herbert, front person for fab Melbourne-based neo-soul outfit Velvet Bloom, who have a new single out on Friday September
On Saturday September 19 at 1pm AEST, Australian Musician presents a special two and a half hour livestream tribute to guitar great and founding member of
Canadian guitarist and songwriter, Nick Johnston, has become Orange Amplification’s latest Ambassador. The critically acclaimed musician, known for his fantastic tone, is delighted to be continuing
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) introduces the all-new Collector’s Series Space Carbon snares, an out of this world sonic alternative to wood and metal snares! The versatile
Australian Musician chats with Sydney-raised, Brisbane-based artist Ella Belfanti about her career, gear and new single Hold You In. Sydney-raised, Brisbane-based artist Ella Belfanti possesses a
Legendary bassist Leland “Lee” Sklar has played as a session musician on tens of thousands of songs with some of the best-selling artists of the past
Acclaimed Australian percussionist Alex Pertout has released a new single today titled AKHUYA, a taste of his new album ‘DRUMMING’, which is due out in later
Today is annual RUOK? day, a day in which we are all encouraged to check in on friends, family and co-workers to ask if they are
Innovative Music Australia is excited to announce that they are now the Australian distributor of the exciting new synthesizer brand UDO Audio in conjunction with their
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips catches up with Byron Smith, Melbourne-based singer, songwriter and colleague from Juke magazine days, to chat about his influences and new music
Today, Fender released the all-new Billie Eilish Signature Ukulele. This is Billie Eilish’s first artist signature model with the iconic guitar brand and it completely embodies
Musician, painter and guitarist for Covet, Yvette Young checks out the Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter. Ibanez is pleased to present the new ES3 Echo Shifter. The
The Ernie Ball Music Man Short Scale StingRay bass offers a 30″ scale for easier playability due to the shorter spacing between the frets. The passive
Australian born recording artist and acclaimed guitarist, Orianthi has announced the release of her new album, “O” on November 6, 2020 via Frontiers Music Srl. This will be Orianthi’s first
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with Hunters & Collectors’ brass man, solo artist and band leader Jack Howard to chat about his memoir Small Moments
Irish born singer songwriter Luka Bloom is a troubadour in the truest sense. He travels the world annually performing his stories to thousands of people and
Wishbone Ash is the British classic rock band that achieved much success in the early to mid seventies with popular albums such as Argus, There’s The
Interested in building guitars? Northern College of the Arts and Technology (NCAT) has the only accredited course in Australia for musical instrument making and repair, specialising
It was with much sadness that we heard news yesterday of the passing of singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Drones drummer Mike Noga. Mike will be
With the sun beaming through his studio window onto his face Josh Pyke chats about his new album ‘Rome’ (out today, August 28), his gear and
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips chats with Casanovas guitarist Tommy Boyce about their new record. Legendary Melbourne rockers The Casanovas release their 5th studio album ‘Reptilian Overlord’
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips chats with Diesel about his new album Sunset Suburbia (out August 28), life in lockdown and a new blues album he’s working
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips recently spoke with ex-pat Aussie guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and novelist Anne McCue to see what’s she’s been up to in lockdown
Announced a couple of weeks ago at their worldwide virtual deal conference, Fender has added a range of California Traditional models to their California series acoustic
Back in the 90s when we were flooded with CD submissions on a daily basis, I received an album called Plumb by Jonatha Brooke and The
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips recently caught up with Dan Kerby for a chat while in isolation to discuss his career and gear Dan Kerby is a
Indigenous Australian songwriting legend Kev Carmody is a man of many stories. A childhood spent working the land by day, droving cattle and observing the sky
Applications are now open for the American Express Music Backers Studio Week (December 9-16, 2020), which will give 50 Australian musicians sought after access to some
Local metalcore outfit Polaris was one of the few bands that were able slot in a 2020 album release and tour it this year before
The John Myung artist series Bongo is a sleek, ultra-modern 6 string bass crafted and perfected to John’s exacting specifications. With over a decade long refinement
Along with a swag of new releases announced at their virtual dealer conference last week, Fender have now released the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Signature Stratocaster. Australian
Fender Music Australia Pty Ltd (FMA) today announced a partnership with Australian music charity Support Act to raise funds for music industry professionals whose livelihoods have
The latest evolution of Steve Lukather’s 2020 guitar perfectly fuses comfort, beauty, and tonal versatility. Revamped with all-new custom Ernie Ball Music Man electronics and featuring new finishes
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips recently had the opportunity to chat with legendary American session musician Brent Mason via Skype about his new Fender Stories Collection
Normally Fender would gather guitar dealers in their respective territories and bring them together to view first hand their new releases for the remainder of the
As many had feared, it was with much sadness that today we received official news of the cancellation of the physical 2021 Winter NAMM Show. However,