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One of the most influential and respected guitar players in the world, Marty Friedman’s impactful and game-changing contributions to heavy metal and guitar in general continue
Exactly 10 years on from the release of their chart topping, ARIA-nominated album Harlequin Dream, Sydney’s Boy & Bear return with a brand new single Abraham
Bobby Kimball is the acclaimed rock vocalist who sang on many of Toto greatest hits such as “Africa”, “Rosanna” and “Hold The Line”, to name a
Golden Guitar-nominated Melbourne powerhouse singer songwriter Gretta Ziller has just released her anticipated dazzling third album, All These Walls. With an extensive tour completed, Gretta now looks to a
47 years on from the original Fatal label release comes a 21st century reissue of the iconic 7” “(I’m) Stranded” by Australian proto-punks The Saints. PLUS
Award-winning percussionist, composer, producer Alex Pertout has released his latest album Quadrifoglio on Nailuj Music (The Planet/MGM). This ambitious and inspired album showcases Pertout’s original works,
Tomorrow (August 25), The Cat Empire release their 9th studio album, Where The Angels Fall, which sees them return to their roots, writing, and recording in
After a successful run of band shows and festival appearances in support of their latest single Dressed In Gold, Ash Mannix and Justin Carter will treat their
With her past three albums, The Passing Scene, Pretty Faces and Summer’s On The Ground, Australian-based folk artist LEAH SENIOR had been quietly developing her craft
Empire Music Studios is a world-class, multi-faceted recording facility located just half an hour from Melbourne’s CBD. Empire is the reincarnation of the long-running, renowned Studio
With six of eight shows sold out on their national Easy Detention tour, iconic Aussie rockers Grinspoon have today announced second and final shows for Perth,
Bryget Chrisfield is an Australian music journalist who has written extensively for Inpress, The Music.com.au, Beat magazine, Forte, The Big Issue, Purple Sneakers, and her writing can
LIVING COLOUR emerged onto the scene and made the people stop and take notice. Formed in 1984 and spearheaded by guitarist Vernon Reid, their music became
Mumbai based musical prodigy Mohini Dey first picked up the bass at age three and was playing professionally by age ten. She has since developed into one of
Multi-platinum hard-rock heroes, EXTREME, are touring Australia in 2023 with their friends, LIVING COLOUR. Their first Melbourne show has sold out and due to huge popular
Paul Cashmere is an Australian entrepreneur, broadcaster, music journalist and media executive, currently the CEO and executive producer of the Noise Network, which publishes the popular music
Virtuoso guitarist, composer and producer, Steve Vai is considered by many as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. In over 40 years in the
For the last two decades, respected Melbourne-based fusion guitarist Chris Bieniek has performed original music, played with big bands, acid jazz, funk & r&b groups and
Melbourne-based Yorta Yorta artist Scott Darlow recently announced his new record, Deadly Heart, set for October 27 release, sharing the album’s title track – a duet with The
Australian Musician introduces THE SCRIBES a new series in which we interview prominent Australian music writers and ask them about their musical tastes, their careers and
Tomorrow (July 21) iconic Australian musician and vocalist Ian Moss releases his 8th studio, Rivers Run Dry, and to celebrate he’ll be hitting the road on
Melbourne Blues artist Lloyd Spiegel has been touring the globe making music for 30 of his 40 years. The 14 time Australian Blues Award Winner has
Acclaimed Australian musician and author Dave Graney is getting back together with the original members of The Coral Snakes for the 30th Anniversary tour of their
Australia’s beloved musical treasure, Marcia Hines (AM), has announced the release of her greatest hits STILL SHINING: The 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collection, which is out now
Australian guitar legend Kevin Borich’s new album Duets has been one of the most anticipated records of the year and finally it gets a release today.
For almost four decades, Jack Pantazis has been an in-demand professional musician and an educator with approximately 30 years of teaching experience. Jack is fundamentally
JODY STEPHENS is the sole surviving member of iconic early ’70s power pop legends Big Star, and the only man other than Alex Chilton to play on all three of
Australian blues rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Nathan Cavaleri’s early years as a prolific musician and actor with music friends in very high places have been
Over the course of five decades, legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter Steve Lukather has placed an indelible stamp on pop culture. Alongside his tenure as the
First released in 2005, author Debbie Kruger’s 600+ page tome Songwriters Speak (Conversations about creating music) is back in print and available worldwide. For budding songwriters,
After 12 years fronting legendary Australian band The Angels, Dave Gleeson will step aside in late August, with Nick Norton announced as his replacement. Dave Gleeson’s
Melbourne-based solo bass player, writer, producer and record label owner Wayne Jones is a quiet achiever who continues to rack up accolades worldwide for both his
Formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales, INXS rose to become one of the world’s biggest bands with a series of
Victoria Theodore is a Composer / Pianist / Singer who’s toured the world with Stevie Wonder & Beyoncé. She’s the pianist for the Oscar winning Best Motion Picture CODA, featured in
German based musician Thomas Blog has been prominent in the German and international music scene for quite some years. In 1997 he was awarded “Best German
For the first time ever in concert, with The George Ellis Symphony Orchesta, Empire Touring is thrilled to bring you Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.