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As seen at AMAC this year, Epiphone has released four new groundbreaking acoustic guitars fitted with innovative features that simplify playing and tuning. At last, someone
It would take a dead man not to be moved by Dylan Hartas’ rollicking, hell-fire, bar room style, slide guitar. Along with his band, The Blues
Melbourne based duo Sean Young and Alex Colston-Ing, aka The Living Creatures chat to Greg Phillips about the making of their self-titled EP and discuss what
At a star-studded launch held yesterday at Allans Billy Hyde’s flagship Melbourne store, Support Act proudly launched Bandwagon, their most elaborate and ambitious fundraising appeal to
Roland has just released a bunch of wonderful new products to the world including the trailblazing HS-5 Digital Session Mixer, Boss RC-1 Loop Station, TD-1KV V-Drums,
Launceston’s Junction Arts Festival kicks of from September 10 through to 14th, with over 25+ local and national music acts appearing. The festival’s use of unique
Australian Musician discovered Washington-based artist Levi Stephens on the Reverb Nation artist website. Editor Greg Phillips was so impressed, he decided to catch up with Levi
The first artist announcement was made today for Bluesfest 2015 and one of the world’s coolest bands The Black Keys were included as a headliner. Bluesfest
DAVE JENKINS JR by Greg Phillips In late June I witnessed a performance by local eccentric, electronic pop/rock artist Kirin J Callinan. In Kirin’s shows, there’s
“I’ve been told that I deliver a very honest performance,” says gifted singer songwriter Lauren Glezer. “I’ve never been into the whole stage persona – what
Australian Musical Imports has gone through an incredible expansion over the last couple of years with the acquisition Musiclink’s wholesale brands and also the Allans &
There was time in the late 70s, early 80s when inner suburban Melbourne was churning out as much world class rock n roll as it ever
Can’t afford that long sought-after guitar? Want to try a brand or two before you buy? As Studio 19’s Andrew Chapman explains, maybe their no fuss
Belgrave-based musician Samuel Dales is about to release ‘Waking From Life’, the self-produced debut solo album he toiled over for many years. Greg Phillips chats to
Classically trained at Victorian College of the Arts, Anita Quayle soon discovered that the standard classical repertoire road wasn’t for her. However, improvisation and collaboration was.
Pro Music Australia’s walls were jammed packed with guitars at AMAC 2014 on the Gold Coast. Taking pride of place were the fabulous Takamine guitars. Richard
Following his meteoric rise with his hit single ‘Riptide’, Vance Joy will release his debut album ‘Dream Your Life Away’ on September 5th. Vance found some
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips catches up with singer songwriter Katie Noonan who enjoys the rare opportunity to chat about her piano playing. In a 2013 poll
A quote Angela Sheik uses in the ‘About’ section of her Facebook page tells a lot about the Wilmington-based American artist. (“I cannot give you the
Galactic Music is a wholesaler which has come a long way in a short time. At AMAC this year Managing Director Paul Goldsmith and General Manager
Steve, Leigh and Ehsan at Innovative music were busy over the AMAC weekend displaying some state of the art gear from brands such as Kurzweil, Carl
Melbourne based company The Resource Corporation is an interesting wholesaler. TRC (as they’re more affectionately known) may not deal in flashy guitars, amps and keyboards but
The guys from Brisbane based wholesaler National Music were busy on stand talking retailers through the company’s fine range of gear at AMAC 2014. On hand
Vale Ian Smith Tribute to a mate, by Rob Walker Not a lot of readers may know Ian Smith personally, he was not a musician but
Legendary Australian rockers The Angels are celebrating their 40th year with a new album Talk The Talk and have just finished up their anniversary tour. With
Australian Musician has entered into an agreement with international artist site Reverb Nation, which will allow us to promote even more local and international undiscovered artists.
The coolest awards show in Australia, the CARLTON DRY INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS will be held on Wednesday October 8th for the first time at North Melbourne’s
Set in the Australian music scene, Cherry Bomb is the debut novel from magazine/web editor, blogger, musician and pop culture maven Jenny Valentish. AM’s Greg Phillips
Singer songwriter, Ella Hooper is the new ambassador for Melbourne Music Bank, a community-driven music initiative offering aspiring artists a chance to break into the music
Melbourne based neo-gothic, rock singer Elodie Adams will release her debut EP, inSUBORDINATE on August 22. Elodie will be launching the EP at The Tote in Melbourne on Thursday August 28th. Having studied
Australian Musician continues to give you a blow by blow account of gear exhibited at AMAC this year. This time we take a more detailed look
The guys from Casio Sound Technology grabbed some prime real estate at AMAC setting up right next to the entrance door. On show was their awesome
At AMAC 2014, Roland had much to display and be excited about. First up, Braegen Russell walked Australian Musician through the range of new Boss Waza
One of Australia’s most beloved festivals, the Meredith Music Festival has announced its full line-up for 2014. Taking place from December 12-14, the bohemian-like celebration takes
After years in Germany performing in stage productions and singing in rock bands, Virginia Lillye returned to Australia in 2008. A stint with a funk band
