Sarah McLeod, the singer and guitarist with the ARIA Award winning, platinum-selling rockers The Superjesus, has since gone on to establish an acclaimed solo career. Her latest album Rocky’s Diner, written and demoed in a secluded Brooklyn apartment in New York showcases her maturity as a songwriter, and her gift…

Acclaimed Australian roots music singer, songwriter, guitarist and performer Ash Grunwald has been out of the spotlight for the last five years. For three of those years he was soaking up a tropical lifestyle living in Bali before returning to Australia. Yet rather than merely kicking back and chilling out,…

Jess Spahr isn’t your run of the mill musician. Jess picked up the violin at the age of 6, going on  to train as a classical pianist. Young Jess started winning eisteddfods all around Sydney, receiving countless awards and high fives along the way. Fast forward to 2018 and Jess…

Tim Rogers, Davey Lane and Ashley Naylor have put together an all-star band to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Who’s break through album of 1969, “Tommy”, which they will perform in June as “Captain Walker’s Unborn Children”. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips sat down at Memo Music Hall with self-confessed…

Charlie Bedford is a talented teenage blues musician who has been growing in stature year by year within Australia’s wonderful guitar community. He has performed at the International Blues Challenge – Youth Showcase in Memphis several times. He has played with and been mentored by some of the biggest names…

At the 2019 Melbourne Guitar Show, renowned bass player ROGER McLACHLAN will be hitting the stage with legendary Australian country rockers Stars. To celebrate, AM editor Greg Phillips sat down with Roger to discuss his career and gear. In Part 1 of our in-depth 2 part interview, Australian Musician editor…

2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Carlos Santana’s groundbreaking album Supernatural and the 50th anniversary of his legendary performance at Woodstock. One June 7th he releases yet another vibrant new album, Africa Speaks featuring the vocal talents of Spanish singer Buika. Latin rock guitar legend Carlos Santana’s music has always…

We go Six Quix with Daniel Conte (drums) from local dreamrockers Crystal Cities. From a Sydney garage to Abbey Road Studios in London, Australian dream rock band, Crystal Cities, have come a long way in just over 2 years. The band has completed their debut album, Under the Cold Light…

Melbourne blues artist Anna Scionti (pronounced Shon-tee) is a singer/songwriter, guitarist and bottleneck slide player. Scionti’s uninhibited foot stomping blues is honest and raw. On cigar box guitar, resonator, lap steel and stomp you will be deeply immersed into her world of electrified rhythmic tunes, as you will experience if…

Veteran Australian singer, songwriter Kevin Johnson, best known for his 70s hits Bonnie Please Don’t Go and Rock n Roll I Gave You The Best Days Of My Life, has just released a new album, The Devil Found Work. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips had great pleasure in catching up with…