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Australian Musician first met I Built the Sky’s Rohan Stevenson at our Melbourne Guitar Show. We caught up with Ro to see what’s been happening since.
A DAY ON THE GREEN- ROCHFORD WINERY MARCH 12 Hoodoo Gurus, Violent Femmes, Sunnyboys, Died Pretty, Ratcat. Words Greg Phillips. All pics Kerry Kissell The astute
The Australian music community is in mourning after news of the death of local guitar great Ross Hannaford at the age of 65. Whether you are
Brett Rasmussen (Ignite) talks through the OB1 Bass Head and how he uses it on tour with his band Ignite. Orange visited Brett at the London
VOCALS – Matt Kelly, Mayfair Kytes Melbourne four-piece Mayfair Kytes might be hard to categorise but for the sake of time management and a fear of
Melbourne based quartet, Crying Sirens began life in 2007, pieced together by members of four different local touring bands. An EP was recorded in early 2009
It seems that the time is right for Melbourne-based electronic rockers City Calm Down. Turn your radio dial to Triple J on any given afternoon and
In true blue collar fashion King Parrot are hitting the road in Australia once again, after recently completing a monstrous 36 date tour through Europe and the
The Gibson Montana guitar factory is located Bozeman Montana. Inside the factory skilled Luthiers craft some of the finest acoustic guitars in the world. The intricate
American-Korean six piece band Run River North (who started out life as Monsters Calling Home) have just released their wonderful second album Drinking From A Salt
Australian Musician’s resident electronic music devotee Baz Bardoe gets deep and meaningful with with Robin Rimbaud, also known as ‘Scanner’. Fans of electronic and experimental music
It’s only been two years since DMA’S released their debut single ‘Delete’, a song which took them from complete unknowns to one of Australia’s most exciting
10 years ago Orange created the Original Lunchbox Amp, the Tiny Terror. Over the past decade it has grown to iconic status. To check out the
Intelligent circuitry adapts to every register and playing nuance, providing natural compression that preserves the fundamental bass tone. BOSS BC-1X Bass Comp
Join Sean Halley as he plays a schizophrenic musical arrangement that jumps between different genres and styles using the Line 6 Helix guitar processor and a
On the surface, being lead singer of The Runaways, a pioneering all-female teen rock band in the 70s seemed like a glamorous proposition. However for a
Tinpan Orange is one of Australia’s most loved brother-sister outfits. With the ethereal and mesmerising Emily Lubitz at the helm, joined by her brother, guitarist Jesse Lubitz and violin virtuoso Alex
The folks at Tech 21 had been hammered with requests for a bass version of their Fly Rig 5 since the day it was introduced. They
When New Zealand band Dragon arrived in Australia in mid 1975, the influential weekly music television show Countdown was also just starting out. These were pioneering
Renown American drummer Sean Paddock has watched country artist Kenny Chesney’s tour grow from dingy, smoky clubs of a couple hundred fans to sold out football
Justin Carter and Ashleigh Mannix aka Little Georgia, have just released their debut album ‘Bootleg’. We caught up with one half of the duo, Justin Carter
Jim from Gibson Guitars shows us the new range of Gibson gig bags and cases at the NAMM booth Gibson distributed in Australia by http://www.gibsonami.com/
Winner of the 2015 Melbourne Music Bank songwriting competition, Jade Alice is a young Australian singer-songwriter who grew up amidst the extraordinary noises of a musical
As the frontman of Hunters & Collectors, Mark Seymour delivered rock classics that immediately etched their way into our national consciousness, including ‘Holy Grail’, ‘Throw Your
THE ART OF GUITAR TECHING! Alessandro Nicoli has worked as a guitar technician for many years with a wide array of bands from local acts like
AM’s Greg Phillips chats to Texan band The Sword’s JD Cronise about the their latest album High Country, ahead of a February Australian tour. “Well …
Euro-based, Australian singer-songwriter Joel Havea is about to begin his 2016 summer Australian tour before heading back to Germany to complete a new album. AM’s Greg
Music Industry Hits High Notes at 2016 NAMM Show Innovation meets time-tested craftsmanship for a record-breaking NAMM Show, where the global music product industry came together
Dave Mustaine ain’t happy with the state of the world and he wants to tell you about it. In fact he does so in an intensely
Jim from Gibson presents a detailed look into the construction of the 2016 range of Gibson guitars at their NAMM 2016 booth. Distributed in Australia by
With the 30-watt Blues Cube Hot, guitarists can tap into Roland’s acclaimed Tube Logic tone in the most compact Blues Cube combo amp. Alex Hutchings demonstrates
Australian Musician is pleased to catch up with Aussie expat guitarman Gwyn Ashton once again. Gywn paid his dues in Australia throughout the 80s and 90s
Mike Himmel demonstrates the Waza Craft amp at NAMM 2016. Introduced by Australian Musician’s Rob Walker. http://www.bossus.com/promos/waza_amplifier
Sarah demonstrates the Boss VO-1 Vocoder pedal backed by Jordan on the EC-10 EL Cajon at NAMM 2016. Introduced by Australian Musician’s Rob Walker. http://au.boss.info/products/vo-1/
Richard Bunze from Godin shows us the Seagull S8 Mandolin. Godin and Seagull distributed in Australia by www.dynamicmusic.com.au
Equipped with cutting-edge BOSS technology, the BC-1X Bass Comp performs far beyond the capabilities of conventional bass compressor pedals. David demonstrates the BC-1X for us at