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The local music industry gathered last night at the Meat Market in North Melbourne for the 2014 CARLTON DRY INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS. Brisbane’s Violent Soho and
Melbourne Music Week (14-23 November) announced its full program today and to celebrate 10 amazing days of music, we bring you 10 good reasons why you
Melbourne-based folk-rockers Husky headed for the hills … Christmas Hills to be specific … to record their second album Ruckers Hill. The clean air, clear heads
SOUNDBOX from Vox mini is a stereo multi-purpose amp that’s so compact and lightweight you could also use it as a portable music speaker system. Offering
It’s pretty much a virtual Jurassic Park of analogue synths, blended with the cutting edge technology of modern era music making technology. It’s Roland’s AIRA series
Did you know that very soon, the wireless mic device that you are using on stage may not work anymore or that it could even be
I wonder if the person who invented electronic drum kits with a headphone jack was the victim of a neighbour’s persistent bashing of an acoustic kit?
Sometimes affectionately known as Sleepy Hollow, the Victorian town of Geelong is set to rock from March 6-8 next year with a brand new music festival,
Golden Plains, the ‘other’ annual music festival held at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre is open for business! For those wanting to attend 9th annual Golden Plains,
The folks at King Sound Studios at Level 2, 822 George St, Sydney know all too well that independent artists appreciate every little bit of help
French/Finnish electro pop duo The Do have just released their third album ‘Shake, Shook, Shaken’ and will tour Australia early in 2015. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips
Part musician, part film maker, Melbourne based artist George Kalpa combines both worlds for his debut album Mode. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with George
Coming soon is the Audiohub 2×4, a combined audio interface and USB hub for electronic music production with Focusrite sound quality. It lets you connect and
Rudi from Better Music in the ACT whips out his magic fingers to demonstrate the Casio Celviano AP450 Digital Piano. The Celviano line of pianos has
Tommy Emmanuel is currently on tour in America but a couple of weeks ago while in The Netherlands he caught up with Russian born classical guitarist
Alex Pertout and Nilusha Dassenaike, who record and perform as Alex & Nilusha, have just released their second album ‘Tales To Tell’, a high quality, rhythmic
Swedish guitar legend and king of the shred-heads, Yngwie J. Malmsteen has been blowing minds across the globe with his incredible guitar skills and showmanship for
MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Now it’s time to vote! After being inundated with hundreds of submissions from Victorian music artists, Bank of Melbourne has announced
CC Thornley is a skilled Torquay-based musician who can play a variety of fretted instruments. However, the instrument he is most serious about, the one which
The Maton SRS series of guitars is the culmination of years of development and fine tuning by Maton’s senior luthiers and production designers. Maton have improved
With lyrics that speak of a lived human experience and melodies that get stuck in your head, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Terry Springford has released three albums and
In the 80s, Chris Doheny was known as frontman of local hit-making rock outfit Geisha. However, Chris has since forged an even more successful career as
Allans + Billy Hydes offer the chance for Sepultura fans to meet both Andreas Kisser (guitarist) and Eloy Casagrande (drummer) in Sydney and Melbourne. Dates are:
Dead Men Walking is just one of many projects ex-Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom involves himself with. The band usually includes Slim, Captain Sensible (The
ON TOUR WITH HARPER AND MIDWEST KIND- SUMMER, 2014 – USA AND CANADA Peter D Harper, or just plain old Harper as he’s more commonly known,
Some of our finest female musicians pay homage to the songs that have shaped their lives and raise money for cancer. Acclaimed Australian singer songwriter Katie
PreSonus has released two new products to their range of StudioLive AI series digital mixers: the StudioLive RM16AI and RM32AI 32x16x3. Based on the StudioLive™ AI-series
Melbourne based trio Slightly Left of Centre is a studio-centric, 80s and 90s influenced pop, rock outfit who love to take their meticulously constructed but contagious
John Francis Carroll is a talented instrumental acoustic guitarist and composer. He has delighted audiences playing his own unique versions of classic hits from artists such
The highly anticipated Australian tour by The Black Keys, promoting their successful 8th full-length album Turn Blue, went on sale today. The band are currently on
Tangerine Dream, Cut Copy (DJ), The Church, Architecture in Helsinki, Dusky, Black Cab and more artists have been confirmed in the first announcement of artists for
The Art Of McCartney, a soon to be released Paul McCartney tribute featuring some of the world’s biggest music names, is the fruit of a chance
All street signs should reference bands. Anyone got any other possibilities?
Melbourne based alt-country rockers Low Rent started out humbly as a trio in 2007. They have since developed into a six-piece, multi-instrumental, country collective, gathering an
Flying Colors is a compelling rock band featuring Steve Morse, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Dave LaRue and Casey McPherson. Their new album ‘Second Nature’, a heavenly
Sydney band Sticky Fingers is a week into their Land of Pleasure tour, taking their good-time rhythms around Australia and into Europe. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips