SIX QUIX WITH CARAVANA SUN
AustralianMusician
May 31, 2018
Raucous indie surf rockers Caravãna Sun have recently released an infectious new single Beauty and The Pain, written to celebrate the good and the bad times
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LLOYD SPIEGEL: THE ‘BACKROADS’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
May 28, 2018
Despite the sparseness of personnel on most of the tracks on Lloyd Spiegel’s new album Backroads, there seems to be a hell of a lot going
PAUL GILBERT: MR BIG/EXTREME AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
May 27, 2018
Often described as hard rock’s original supergroup, Mr. Big, are headed to Australia for the very first time, as part of a massive national tour along
KURT ELLING: AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
May 24, 2018
The New York Times declared jazz singer Kurt Elling to be “the standout male vocalist of our time.” Over a dozen Grammy nominations, a Grammy win
HENRY BUTLER AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
May 19, 2018
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips chatted with American piano great Henry Butler while he was in Melbourne, Australia playing some gigs with his wonderful Jambalaya band, which
ROADHOUSES’ YVONNE MOXHAM TALKS DEBUT ALBUM
AustralianMusician
May 18, 2018
Empty your head of thoughts … all the thoughts, kick off your shoes, loosen your shirt, pour a neat whisky, slump helplessly into a recliner, press
HUSSY HICKS’ JULZ PARKER – ONWARD AND UPWARD
AustralianMusician
May 16, 2018
Currently on an extensive Australian tour before heading overseas again, Hussy Hicks guitarist Julz Parker spoke to Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips about the band’s ever-increasing global
NUNO BETTENCOURT: ‘EXTREME/MR BIG’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
May 14, 2018
“When you haven’t seen anybody for 20 something years, you don’t just show up and say hello, they gotta slap you in the face first and
SIX QUIX WITH SIMON PAPARO
AustralianMusician
May 11, 2018
Folkster Simon Paparo has recently released his glistening new single Gold At Midnight, a respectful ode to the tender first months of fresh love. Simon will
CAT CANTERI: THE ‘INNER NORTH’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
May 10, 2018
For most musicians who have played in a band for some time, there’s that solo album itch that eventually needs to be scratched. Melbourne-based singer, songwriter
EPIC BRASS HEADS TO SYDNEY!
AustralianMusician
May 8, 2018
There’s nothing like a brass section to bring a song to life. Local horn legend Jack Howard knows this well, as for most of his adult
WANDA ‘STEPH HARRIS’ ORTIZ: THE IRON MAIDENS TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
May 2, 2018
What started out as a part-time fun project with a bunch of friends has become a world wide phenomenon. The Iron Maidens are the world’s best
UKIYO – PRODUCER
AustralianMusician
April 26, 2018
Trailblazing 21 year old multi-instrumentalist and producer, Ukiyo returns with his transcendent new single Go, featuring breathtaking vocals from Chymes, out now. Ukiyo, otherwise known as
DAVE HOLE: ‘GOIN’ BACK DOWN’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 26, 2018
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett once said, “His slide playing kills me,” about Australian blues guitar legend Dave Hole’s fretboard mastery. UK guitar icon Gary Moore sought out
JAALA: THE ‘JOONYA SPIRIT’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 23, 2018
Singer, songwriter Cosima Jaala has just released ‘Joonya Spirit’, the second album under the band moniker of JAALA. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips phoned Cosima for a
TIM RIES: JAZZ STONES ON SAXOPHONES
AustralianMusician
April 22, 2018
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, educator and sax guy for The Rolling Stones, TIM RIES is currently in Melbourne for some dates before jetting off to join
JELLYBEAN JOHNSON: NOTHING COMPARES 2 PRINCE TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 19, 2018
American drummer, guitarist, songwriter, producer and musician Jellybean Johnson is part of the fabric of the Minnesota music scene. Jellybean was a high school friend of
BRUCE MATHISKE: INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 19, 2018
Australian guitar virtuoso Bruce Mathiske has released a new solo guitar album, Six String Anthology and he’s hitting the road for an east coast tour. AM’s
DAVE WECKL: MIKE STERN/DAVE WECKL BAND TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 16, 2018
Modern Drummer magazine named Dave Weckl as “one of the 25 best drummers of all time”. He’s played drums for some of the world’s most respected
SIX QUIX WITH SHIVA & THE HAZARDS
AustralianMusician
April 12, 2018
Melbourne indie rockers, Shiva And The Hazards have just released their debut EP Future Cult Classic, featuring the dreamy single East India Empress. The group has
THE HARD ACHES: THE ‘MESS’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 10, 2018
Adelaide’s fave indie-punk duo, The Hard Aches (Ben David and Alex Upton) release their sophomore album, Mess on April 13 via Anchorhead. The duo teamed up with Melbourne producer
JORDAN BRODIE AND HIS GUITAR ARE IN GOOD COMPANY
AustralianMusician
April 10, 2018
Cairns based finger style guitarist Jordan Brodie released his second album, titled In Good Company in March this year. It’s the follow up to his acclaimed
SCREAMING JETS: ‘ROCK RADIO RIOT’ TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 9, 2018
Next year marks the 30 year milestone for Newcastle’s finest rockers The Screaming Jets, a significant achievement for any band in the music business. For three
CITY CALM DOWN: ‘ECHOES IN BLUE’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 5, 2018
Melbourne based electro-rock band City Calm Down release their new album Echoes in Blue today (April 6), the follow up to their acclaimed 2016 record In
SETH LAKEMAN INTERVIEW (ON TOUR WITH ROBERT PLANT)
AustralianMusician
April 4, 2018
Following the success of British multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Seth Lakeman’s latest album Ballads of the Broken Few (Cooking Vinyl), the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist had been tapped
SIX QUIX and Q&A WITH BLACK SUMMER
AustralianMusician
March 30, 2018
Musical wunderkind Black Summer, otherwise known as Rhys Toms, is back with a luminescent new song Sadness, featuring Bahamian vocalist Chloe Campbell, which was released on
YOLANDA BROWN: AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
March 25, 2018
Growing up, YolanDa Brown played piano, violin, drums, and oboe before settling on the saxophone as her main instrument. As further proof that her thirst for
GRAHAM GOULDMAN: 10CC AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
March 22, 2018
Well before seventies’ art rockers 10cc were churning out hits, band member Graham Gouldman was already a bonefide chart-topping songwriter, having penned some of the biggest
EILEEN HODGKINS (PERCH CREEK) – GUITAR
AustralianMusician
March 21, 2018
Energetic folksters Perch Creek are back with a mischievous new single Gold Shop, a thrilling car-chase of a track, which is out on March 23. The
ST. PAUL PETERSON: NOTHING COMPARES 2 PRINCE TOUR INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
March 19, 2018
In 2017 David Bowie fans were treated to some very special shows when past members of Bowie’s band gathered to perform the music of the rock
LEIGH BAINES (SHIVA & THE HAZARDS) – DRUMS
AustralianMusician
March 16, 2018
Melbourne indie rockers, Shiva And The Hazards have just released their dreamy new single East India Empress, a mesmerising modern throwback track out March 16. The
LUKE PLUMB & THE CIRCUIT: THE ‘TURN & RETURN’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
March 15, 2018
Branching away from his classical piano and violin training in 1997, Luke Plumb began teaching himself the mandolin and swiftly became one of Australia’s most sought
CLAIRE ANNE TAYLOR INTERVIEW: PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL 2018
AustralianMusician
March 14, 2018
Claire Anne Taylor grew up in Tasmania’s ancient Tarkine rainforest. Taylor’s music reflects the wild, rich and creative world she was immersed in as a child.
STELLA DONNELLY INTERVIEW AT PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL 2018
AustralianMusician
March 14, 2018
Perth-based singer songwriter Stella Donnelly’s career has been on a steady incline since the release of her debut single Mechanical Bull and the EP Thrush Metal
SIX QUIX WITH OLLIE BOWN (TANGENTS)
AustralianMusician
March 12, 2018
Recorded by Richard Belkner at Sydney’s Free Energy Device Studios (Neil Finn, Sarah Blasko, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Ngaiire) Tangents’ new EP ‘Stents And Arteries’ houses 3
MIA DYSON: THE ‘If I Said Only So Far I Take It Back’ INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
March 7, 2018
Much like a home cooked meal composed of whatever ingredients were on hand, a mix of staples and some from unlabelled containers, Mia Dyson has uninhibitedly