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LADIES SING THE BLUES – Part 3 Marie Gabrielle August 18, 2005 | Author: Greg Phillips Australian Musician spotlights three emerging female singer songwriters with their feet
JETHRO TULL’S MARTIN BARRE August 18, 2005 | Author: Greg Phillips “Number 25 of all time is my claim to fame!” offers Jethro Tull guitarist Martin
June 2004. Rick Wakeman reports exclusively for Australian Musician on the wonderful Bob Moog 50th anniversary in New York. It was also Rick’s 55th birthday. In
June 2004. by Greg Phillips. Photos Marty Williams It wasn’t the first time a rock band had shared a stage with classically trained musicians, but the
Music fans raised on today’s radio-friendly three and a half minute pop songs might find it difficult to comprehend the ten and twenty minute music opuses
June 2003, By Greg Phillips Melbourne has been chosen to host the Australian premiere of “WE WILL ROCK YOU” the futuristic rock musical based on the music of British supergroup Queen and featuring 24 of their biggest hits. The musical is a huge success in London’s West End with bookings taken through until early 2004. “We Will Rock You” was written by Ben Elton, whose penmanship was responsible for legendary TV shows like ‘Black Adder’ and ‘The Young Ones’. “We Will Rock You” debuts at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on August 7 this year. Elton, along with Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor were recently in town to audition potential cast members. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips managed to grab ten minutes with Brian May to talk about the show and that distinctive Queen sound. GP: Your guitar sound is very distinctive and plays a huge part in the sound of Queen, so how much attention is paid to the sound of the band in the stage show? BM: The band is the driving force in the show so a lot of time was spent with it. We were determined that the band would not sound like your regular pit band in a musical , so they are a real rock band. They play some of my licks but they don’t have to be me. GP: I noticed in the promotional footage of the London show that one of your replica
June 2003. By Greg Phillips There’s something almost romantic (in a rock n’roll kind of way) about entering the Rolling Stones lair. It’s a place where
Those fortunate enough to have witnessed any of David Byrne’s shows on his recent Australian tour would have been blown away by the percussive onslaught provided
June 2002. By Joe Matera For sheer breathtaking facility on a guitar, Steve Vai is unmatched in the music world. But the things that fascinate and
JUNE 2002. By Joe Matera. When SILVERCHAIR unveiled their latest studio effort, entitled “Diorama” in April, it sold more than 50,000 copies in its first week
June 2002. By Joe Matera Gene Simmons – Kiss’ fire-breathing bass player and founding member – recently released “Kiss And Make-Up”, his first autobiography. The book
ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW – ROGER WATERS BAND SOUNDCHECK JUNE 2002 By Greg Phillips Roger Waters seems oblivious to the fact that he’s only an hour away
March 2005 SMILE-IT’S VINDICATION DAY! By Greg Phillips SHORT MUSIC HISTORY LESSON #1 It’s the early sixties. The Beach Boys’ main songwriter Brian Wilson is enjoying
