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An unexpected but welcome interview subject at Bluesfest 2017 was The Rolling Stones’ bass player Darryl Jones, who was at the festival as part of the
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips was offered a last minute interview with Chicago-based singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist Melody Angel backstage at Bluesfest 2017. Racing against
South African born, Grammy award winning world music flute player Wouter Kellerman chats to Australian Musician editor about his Bluesfest appearance, his beginnings and future.
With a career spanning five decades and with album sales over 4o million, The Doobie Brothers are one of the most loved bands on the planet.
Michael Schack is a busy man. Drummer, music producer and Drums’nDJ artist from Belgium, he tours the world with Netsky, SquarElectric and as an international V-Drums
Since 1999 singer, songwriter Chris Shiflett’s day job has been lead guitarist for Foo Fighters, one of the world’s most successful guitar bands. In his downtime
The Music Of Cream lives again through a special tour coming to Australia in May featuring the bloodline of Cream, the original rock supergroup. Celebrating the 50th
Melbourne-based electronic duo, AMERICAN DOUBLES have recently released their debut single The Swell, a luminous track steeped in blithe nostalgia. To accompany the track, the pair
With their debut album In Between out on March 31 and a Midnight Oil support slot in October, Apakatjah’s Dion and Jonathan tell AM’s Greg Phillips
JIM ENO INTERVIEW by Greg Phillips SPOON GIG REVIEW by Elyce Phillips Texan rock troubadours Spoon were recently in Australia playing tracks from their new studio
He’s the former frontman of multi-platinum-selling band, Noiseworks. He also fronted INXS after the death of Michael Hutchence and spent time singing with international act, Dead
THE INTERVIEW: Australian Musician Editor Greg Phillips was thrilled to sit down with Bernard Fowler and Tim Ries yesterday at Bird’s Basement for a chat about
Mike G – the Ambient Music Guide By Baz Bardoe It started with the dream of publishing a book that would document the ambient music
Margaret Glaspy was recently in Australia, impressing audiences while playing tracks from her fab debut album ‘Emotions and Math‘. Australian Musician ran 6 Quix by the
Mark Seymour & The Undertow will release a new album, ‘Roll Back The Stone’ on March 24, 2017. Recorded live at Melbourne’s Bakehouse Studios, it features
Melbourne rock/noise-pop outfit, PLASTIC has released their first single in over a year, ‘Has Anyone Ever Told You You’re Alive’. It’s a banging, catchy slap in the face
Amner Shefford interview By Baz Bardoe I recently found myself in the Melbourne CBD. I had just had some lunch and had a little bit of
Kev Mitchell, the Clark Kent of music is hitting the road once again under the guise of Bob Evans (minus the cape and ability to leap
Anyone who witnessed one of Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter Beth Hart’s Bluesfest shows in 2014 or 2015, will know how much of a vocal storm she can ignite.
Even before Margaret Glaspy’s highly acclaimed debut album Emotions and Math was released last year, a vibe for her music had been building for some time
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips sat down for a chat with Living Colour’s drummer Will Calhoun while he was in Melbourne playing at Bird’s Basement with jazz
Any preconceived ideas of how you think the new long-player from Melbourne-based rockers Kingswood might sound, could well be thrown out the window when you hear
Six-time Grammy-nominated American jazz guitarist Mike Stern chats with Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips on March 1, 2017 at Melbourne jazz club Bird’s Basement. Mike chats
Scottish singer, songwriter and producer Midge Ure … he of Ultravox, Visage, Band Aid, Live Aid, Thin Lizzy and The Rich Kids fame is returning to
On the surface, Melbourne based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JULITHA RYAN has released her second solo album, THE WINTER JOURNEY. Dig a little deeper and you’ll
Eric Gales has just finished blowing people away with his incredible guitar skills at the Mark World booth at NAMM 2017. He’s in his element, playing
Nathaniel first made an impact in Australia when he sailed through to the Top 6 of The X Factor with his soulful, soaring vocals. Following the
The trio of Richard Pike, Laurence Pike and Dave Miller have forged a career on constantly breaking the boundaries of expectation and conformity with every new
Nick Miamis of Side Liner interviewed by Baz Bardoe Nick Miamis, aka ‘Side Liner’ has released an incredible fifteen studio albums and had countless tracks on
AM editor Greg Phillips sits down with Morgs and Tuka from Sydney based hip hop act Thundamentals to chat about the creation of their wonderfully uplifting,
American singer, songwriter and producer Rickie Lee Jones is coming to Australia in April, performing at Bluesfest for the first time as well as playing side
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with LA based keyboard player, composer and singer Victoria Theodore at NAMM 2017 to discuss her role in Beyonce’s band
Guitar pickin’ legend Albert Lee chats to Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips about his signature model Music Man guitar Ernie Ball Music Man distributed in Australia by
Steve Lukather chats about the new Luke III Music Man guitars and upcoming Toto tour and recordings at NAMM 2017 Ernie Ball Music Man distributed in
Dream Theater’s John Petrucci chats to Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips at NAMM 2017 about the new Music Man Majesty Monarchy, JP15 and the very limited
Brit-born, American rock goddess Lita Ford was thrust into the rock n roll world without an instruction manual as a 16 year old lead guitarist