Sydney’s band of the moment Sticky Fingers are ready to launch their sophomore album, Land of Pleasure. To celebrate, Australian Musician features the video from the single ‘Just For You’, a rollicking tune with 90’s rave beats & soaring guitar lines. Sticky Fingers continues to prove impossible to pigeonhole, while…
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 studio activity are recordings by Jimmy Barnes, Mahalia Barnes, and Swanee. Recently announced was Jimmy’s A Day On The Green tour with The Living…
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 Glow Serial Number: 0037873. If you have any information, please contact Guitar Brothers (07 3367 3558) or the Red Hill police. In another incident, Guitar…
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 with The Imposters. Steve also has worked on Costello’s solo albums and alongside Elvis and Burt Bacharach as part of the Painted From Memory…
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 internationally renowned event, attracting around 20,000 visitors each year and more than 200 jazz and blues artists from the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia….
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 and Bounds Music Festival proudly presents the Living Legends series across three consecutive nights honouring three renowned Melbourne based musicians with worldwide reputations. They…
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 by her powerhouse vocals. Her brand new EP M & R solidifies Laughton as an artist with amazing versatility. This may be a result…
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 of rock music’s new saviours. It was a height though that the volatile band was never going to maintain for long. At some point…
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, as well as excerpts from their soon to be released album, Heaven & Earth. This is similar to previous recent tours, where they played…
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 featuring the vocals of Sydney songstress Elizabeth Rose, ASTON SHUFFLE’S “Back & Forth” marries classic RNB pop vibes with a driven house beat to…