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There are only 10 days until Christmas and your local music stores still have plenty of gift options available. Let’s look at which stores have been
Music fans are still coming to terms with the fact that guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen left us on October 6th this year. Those are pioneering
Winners of the American Express Music Backers Studio Week, part of the $1 Million American Express Music Backers Fund, have been announced with 50 Australian musicians
Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Winery Dogs, Poison and Mr. Big’s Richie Kotzen combine for an exciting new side-project. Part-time LA neighbours, full time friends with
The Blues Music Victoria Hall of Fame event took place last night at St.Kilda’s Memo Music Hall, where local blues legends Phil Manning and Geoff Achison
Godin Guitars is proud to announce that Robert Godin has received the Order Of Canada Honour (C.M.) by the Governor General for his research and development
Introducing some brand new features and finishes to the Pacifica range of guitars. The Yamaha Pacifica 612VIIFMX and 612VIIX guitars combine renowned Yamaha build quality and
It’s two weeks today folks before Christmas Day and your local musical instrument stores have so many gift options that you need to check out. To
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips catches up with Boubacar Gaye from 9 piece world music ensemble Ausecuma Beats to talk about Bouba’s musical roots and their
At last night’s 16th annual Music Victoria Awards Sampa The Great justified her name, as the talented artist took out 4 major awards, following up her
In their 25th year of operation, the Truetone brand is now world famous for many products including their fine range of guitar pedals such as the
If there’s one constant in an ever-changing music world, it’s that the Roland Corporation never give up on a great idea. Once their designers get a
As you’d expect there’s a lot happening in music retail this week with only two and a half weeks until Christmas. As usual we take a
As Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips tells Melbourne-based funk, rock, and soul artist Zachary Leo in our recent video interview, for such a young and vibrant
Universal Music Group (UMG), today announced the acquisition of Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of iconic songs by Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). The deal covers 600
Singapore-based professional audio manufacturer CME Pro has appointed Amber Technology to distribute their WIDI Master wireless MIDI over Bluetooth adapter in the Australian and New Zealand
More holiday season sentiments, this time coming from oddball Sydney-based duo Plastic Face, who deliver their end of year thoughts in a manner only they could
Homegrown multi ARIA award winning, singer-songwriter Amy Shark has announced a massive headline tour of Australia in June/July 2021 in support of her highly anticipated sophomore album, CRY FOREVER,
On December 1, Boss unveiled the TB-2W Tone Bender. The legendary Sola Sound Tone Bender MK II fuzz from the 1960s, meticulously recreated with BOSS Waza craftsmanship. BOSS and Sola Sound Unite
In truly wonderful news today, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has released the all-new Tash Sultana Stratocaster®, which is Tash Sultana’s first artist signature model
Comedy trio Aunty Donna exploded onto the Melbourne comedy scene in 2012 with a unique brand of surreal, fast paced, alternative sketch. Having met throughout high-school and their
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is pleased to announce the list of enterprising music product retailers to be honored at the organization’s Top 100
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips sat down for an in-depth zoom chat with singer, songwriter and producer Chris Doheny to talk career highlights and discuss the
It’s time to do another quick whip around the social media pages of your fave musical instrument stores to see what bargains and musical beauties they’ve
Latin Percussion (LP) are proud to launch the Tommy Lee Graphic Collect-A-Bell, which he will use on the much anticipated 2021 Mötley Crüe stadium tour. The
This month’s offering from Ernie Ball’s Family Reserve features the StingRay 5 Special in Kinetic Blue, the Majesty 6-String and the Majesty 7-String in Bali Blue,
Epiphone is proud to premiere Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson™ collection which offers fans classic Gibson acoustic and electric guitars at an accessible price. Designed from the original Gibson blueprints, Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Collection has
Thinking about what to buy your nearest and dearest for Christmas this year? STOP THINKING ! Head to your local musical store and purchase a bunch
In our new series FESTIVE FEELS, artists around Australia are offering us their seasons greetings, letting us know what they have planned for the holiday season,
After a such a tough year, it’s great to see the covid numbers currently so low, opening up opportunities for our live music scene to come
Their first album in over 8 years since 2012’s Leave Your Soul to Science, The Modern Medieval was recorded in Byron Bay by Nick DiDia (Powderfinger,
Formed in Chicago in 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins released their heralded debut album Gish in 1991 and found mainstream success with 1993’s 4x multi-platinum Siamese Dream
As Australia enters the 2020 summer and festive season and we accustom ourselves to covid-normal live music situations, it’s comforting to know that our hard working
Despite inheriting the sleek and sophisticated beauty of the revolutionary SR bass, the SR MEZZO was designed to be fun to play. The SR MEZZO’s 32”
Hayley Mary (The Jezabels) checks in to Fender Australia HQ to perform a stripped-back version of her new single “The Chain.” Using her Acoustasonic Telecaster and
Back in September last year I was honoured to sit down with Mike Campbell, Tom Petty’s longtime songwriting partner and The Heartbreakers legendary guitarist at