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Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips chats with the amazingly talented Austin-based singer, songwriter, guitarist Jackie Venson Jackie Venson is a freak … and I mean that
A new album, a new musical direction and a head and heart full of fun and positivity … that’s what Rose Carleo has in store for
With his old band Seabellies doing nothing in particular for more than a year, bass player Eddie Garven decides to give the frontman thing a go
Key links: bluesfest.com.au http://www.rodgab.com/ Rodrigo y Gabriela signature model Yamaha Guitars Mexican raised and Dublin inspired, international acoustic guitar sensations Rodrigo y Gabriela will be returning
Key links: www.rosewintergreen.com www.launchbubble.com Melbourne based singer/songwriter Rose Wintergreen discusses the creation of her new mini-album ‘Aurora’ with Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips Bouyed by her 2013
After a stellar music career spanning decades, Geisha frontman, singer, songwriter and producer Chris Doheny finally delivers his first solo album and is keen to tell
Key Links: http://www.theislandofdoctormoron.com.au http://blog.rolandcorp.com.au/ INSIDE THE ROCK MUSICAL THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MORON The New Olympia Theatre in Paddington went a little troppo recently thanks to
As part of the 2014 Melbourne Festival, Sydney’s Shaun Parker & Company presented Am I, an ambitious dance production featuring the music of Nick Wales. Greg
It wasn’t so long ago that singer, songwriter and guitarist Hamish Anderson was hawking his undiscovered bluesy wares on Triple J’s Unearthed. Now he flits between
You think you know someone … you dig a little deeper and sometimes you discover that there’s a whole other world to them. Take Simon Ayton
In Part 2 of our interview with Rolling Stones keyboard player Chuck Leavell, we discuss his stage gear, his websites and his bucket list. Interview by
The Rolling Stones are currently on their 14 On Fire tour of Australia. Due to Mick Jagger suffering a throat infection, the band unfortunately had to
“It’s like a metaphorical net that you might get stuck or entangled with but you don’t and everything happens for a reason,” explains David Abraham of
Melbourne based singer, songwriter Caitlin Archibald has busked, gigged, and toured intermittently since she was a young teen. Life however, has got in the way of
Sydney based singer, songwriter Rachel Collis, who released her new album Nightlight in September, chats with Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips about the creation of it.
Michael Witheford looks back on the 35 five year career of Australian independent guitarist, singer, songwriter Kim Salmon The perpetually restless Kim Salmon has been, along
Lanie Lane’s second album, Night Shade will surprise many. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with Lanie to find out how it all came together. On
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips catches up with Augie March guitarist Adam Donovan to chat about Havens Dumb, their first album in six years Havens Dumb is
Flying Colors is a supergroup of sorts, put together in 2008 by producer Bill Evans. The band features Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple), Mike Portnoy
Melbourne-based folk-rockers Husky headed for the hills … Christmas Hills to be specific … to record their second album Ruckers Hill. The clean air, clear heads
French/Finnish electro pop duo The Do have just released their third album ‘Shake, Shook, Shaken’ and will tour Australia early in 2015. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips
Part musician, part film maker, Melbourne based artist George Kalpa combines both worlds for his debut album Mode. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with George
Alex Pertout and Nilusha Dassenaike, who record and perform as Alex & Nilusha, have just released their second album ‘Tales To Tell’, a high quality, rhythmic
CC Thornley is a skilled Torquay-based musician who can play a variety of fretted instruments. However, the instrument he is most serious about, the one which
Melbourne based trio Slightly Left of Centre is a studio-centric, 80s and 90s influenced pop, rock outfit who love to take their meticulously constructed but contagious
Sydney band Sticky Fingers is a week into their Land of Pleasure tour, taking their good-time rhythms around Australia and into Europe. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips
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
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
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
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
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
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 musician Cat Canteri steps away from her drumming duties with alt/country act The Stillsons to release her debut solo album, ‘When We Were Young’. Cat
Elvis Costello’s long-time friend and keyboardist Steve Nieve is touring Australia in September, playing solo piano versions of Costello’s songs. AM’s Greg Phillips spoke to Steve