When we last caught up with Scottish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and new wave icon Midge Ure, we were at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California and the Coronavirus was barely on anyone’s radar. After NAMM, Midge and his band embarked on a sold out tour of Australia and New Zealand….

Australian Musician catches up with respected Brisbane-based musician Jack Bratt for a chat about life in isolation, his debut solo single Spades, and his love of Fender Jaguars. Jack Bratt has built a full-time career through live performance, songwriting and producing, as well as becoming a highly sought-after session guitarist….

Next up in our Musicians in Isolation series we chat with Far North Queensland singer songwriter Greta Stanley about her career, gear and new single ‘Soak into This’ Blending a new indie-rock influence and smart pop overtones with her folkier roots, Soak Into This is Greta’s most immediate and engaging…

Melbourne-based singer, songwriter and habitual collaborator Hannah Cameron has released a stunning new indie noir single titled ‘Backsliding’. A casual drum beat begins the song, courtesy of Leigh Fisher as Luke Hodgson joins in with a laconic bass line. Soon after Hannah Cameron’s haunting voice eases into the mix. There’s…

Karis Hawkins, guitarist, vocalist for Melbourne indie rock trio Grasshole presents an in-depth gear rundown for us. Grasshole’s new album ‘Wildfire’ is out now Grasshole is a stoner-punk three-piece from Melbourne that exemplifies the hard work required to make it in today’s music industry. Since the release of their debut…

Alice Springs-based singer, songwriter Colin Lille had a pretty good end to 2019 and a great start to 2020. Coming off an extensive tour with Diesel where he made many new fans, performing at the the Woodford Folk Festival, then traveling to New Orleans to play the Folk Alliance International,…

We caught up with Eliza and Kurt from Australian indie rockers Eliza and the Delusionals, who are in lockdown due to recently returning to the country from the USA where they were on tour with Silversun Pickups. Eliza & The Delusionals is a Northern New South Wales/Gold Coast band founded…

Like many other bands, the Covid-19 outbreak has haulted the momentum of many Australian bands who were making significant progress into markets overseas. Caravana Sun is one of those bands. Off the back of their massive signing deal with Berlin’s Embassy Of Music and news of appearances alongside the likes…

Professional guitarist and YouTube gear demo pioneer, Brett Kingman is one of Australia’s most sought after hired guns. Brett was on tour with James Reyne on the Red Hot Summer Tour as the recent global health event began to shut the tour down. We checked in with Brett to see…

The entire arts industry is suffering from the knock-on effects of the coronavirus. We caught up with Melbourne-based musician Marcel Yammouni to chat about working while social distancing. Captain Vibe Productions (CVP), is Marcel Yammouni‘s own personal studio where he has produced, recorded and mixed many artists and bands. Marcel…