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Women in Docs, the Brisbane-based folk, country, pop duo, has been a popular fixture on the Australian festival and gig circuit for many years. Influenced by other
The Barnes clan is clicking into action this year with several recording and touring projects emanating from the rock n roll dynasty. Included in the 2014
There are 2 separate reports of stolen goods today. Guitar Brothers in Red Hill, Qld has reported a Rickenbacker Bass shoplifted (see picture above). Model: 4003 Colour: Jet
THE BAND I get the impression that singer-songwriter Kirin J Callinan needed to circumnavigate the world touring his music in order to truly find himself. Now
LA based keyboard player Steve Weingart has recorded and performed internationally with an array of well known musical artists from Robben Ford and Frank Gambale to
Steve Nieve has been playing keyboards for Elvis Costello for more than thirty years, firstly as a member of The Attractions, and in more recent times
The 2014 lineup for the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival has just been announced. Now in its 25th year, the Festival has grown to become an
‘Black Diamond Ring’ is the new EP from four-piece, soulful, blues outfit Werewolves of Melbourne. AM’s Greg Phillips tracked down main Werewolf, Zevon Hiltz to chat
Any die-hard Australian indie rock ‘n’ roll fan might want to make their way to Melbourne this weekend to honour three local guitar legends. Melbourne’s Leaps
Local world-music songstress Mietta has announced the release of her new single, Gone and debut album, A Mad Distance, set for release on July 18 and
Taylor has made a tradition of celebrating milestone years by looking forward rather than back. Taylor’s 40th anniversary year is no different. Guided by the design
Brisbane indie soul songstress Bec Laughton has been stopping audiences dead in their tracks ever since they heard her perfect pairing of infectious pop melodies backed
Quirky Melbourne pop starlet Nussy has announced the release of her debut single, Dizzy (see video below) lifted from her forthcoming self-titled EP (out July 18).
The Vines have been a mercurial band since they arrived in 2002. Their talent took hold when the debut album ‘Highly Evolved’ launched them as one
In this video, Dream Theater’s John Petrucci uses his “Aurora” TonePrint for the Flashback Delay pedal from TC Electronic. TonePrint simply means signature effects. Custom built
Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale chats about his Vox AC30C2X while on tour in America. The VOX AC30 combo amp has been an icon for decades, known as
Roland is proud to announce the CUBE-10GX, the latest addition to the popular lineup of CUBE-GX guitar amplifiers. Compact, affordable, and equipped with built-in effects, the
Kawai’s MP11 digital piano provides some of the most authentic and realistic sound piano sounds you could hope to achieve, and so with the most articulate
Prog-rock royalty returns to Australia in November when classic-rockers YES hit our stages to play the entire Fragile (1971) and Close To The Edge (1972) albums,
The folks at the Australian Musician magazine office are finding it hard to not to groove to this infectious track from Aston Shuffle. Co-written with and
Kawai’s MP7 stage piano offers a variety of beautiful concert, jazz, and pop grand piano sounds – appropriately voiced and mic’d for a broad range of
Angus & Julia Stone are set to bring their critically acclaimed live show back to where it all began for a string of headline tour dates
It’s been a decade since Kate Miller-Heidke first emerged with her debut EP and gained a reputation for her quirky tunes and energetic performances. Four full-length
Musicians don’t come much busier than Ammiel Warner. You may not have heard of him but Ammiel is one of the most sought-after keyboard and Hammond
The Lion is a new instrumental/post-rock Melbourne-based project by Nate Hill and Matty Davenport, whose influences include: Rage Against The Machine, Karnivool, Deftones, Mogwai, Mutemath, Incubus,
Digital FX. 10″ speaker and Footswitchable Overdrive. These are some of the features which make the Orange CR35LDX one of the best-selling, most recommended practice amps
Since the release of their debut album of synth-funk, soul, slow-jams and hard-rockin’ shuffles and subsequent sell-out launches in both Melbourne and Sydney, Sex on Toast
New-York based act My Son The Bum have released a great animated video for “Follow Me, Like Me”, a new tune which may well become a
With GJ2 Guitars, Grover Jackson is back. After 35 years of experience and experimentation, he’s still pushing the limits of what a great guitar can be.
Sacred Heart Mission has announced a dazzling line-up for its annual fundraiser, The Heart of St Kilda Concert at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda, on
B.B. King’s “Lucille” is legendary, perhaps the most beloved artist’s guitar of all time, and a true icon of the blues. Now Gibson Memphis honour’s the
The warmth of tone found in mature woods is sought out by guitarists worldwide. Yamaha has developed a process that can produce the ‘sweet sound’ found
The winners of the Koyama Kings Road to Cairns Ukulele Festival music video competition, Melbourne based ukulele orchestra Uke4Kids Family Orchestra (UFO) have launched a crowd
A move to Melbourne promised many new opportunities for singer, songwriter Harry Healy. As he tells AM’s Greg Phillips, a spot on TV’s The Voice wasn’t
PreSonus®announce the PCAudioLabs PSc Rok and PSc Rak computers powered by OBEDIA. These new state-of-the-art music-production computers are fine-tuned for optimal studio performance yet can handle
With her recent international release of Idyllwild, Mia Dyson has proven that success on her own terms is possible and is celebrating with the launch of