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A couple of weeks prior to the release of The Temper Trap’s 3rd album, AM’s Greg Phillips spoke to the band’s guitarist and keyboard player Joseph
Producer, engineer and US metalcore band letlive’s guitarist, Jeff Sahyoun is talking to us via phone from Hermosa Beach, California. He’s with his dog Sumo, who
Wikipedia says (so it must be true): Philadelphia Grand Jury (The Philly Jays) are an Australian trio from Sydney, New South Wales. The band’s current line-up
The Fickle Finger Of Fate And Other Pop Tales. Cult power pop king, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist, coverer of great songs on his SOOP (Songs Of Other
Rock music in the mid-seventies was all about satin suits, bare chests and high heeled boots. Glam rock ruled. Bohemian Rhapsody enchanted us, ABBA exploded, Sherbet
Brian Wilson and his wonderful band were in Australia in early April performing the legendary Pet Sounds album in its entirety, a recording which celebrated its
Country-folk troubadour Sam Brittain has drawn on his life experiences, travelling the world busking, gigging and playing festivals, to deliver his new album Signal Lights, which
Late last year, Something For Kate frontman Paul Dempsey took a collection of new, carefully constructed songs all the way to Chicago to record his second
The Living End release their seventh album, Shift, today (May 13th) and it’s a beauty. Recorded at Melbourne’s Red Door Sounds with their live engineer Woody
If you remember ABC TV’s Countdown in the 70s, then you’ll remember Melbourne rockers Taste and their hit single Tickle Your Fancy. You’ll also be
The Hiding is a 4 piece acoustic-electronic pop outfit out of Melbourne. Anthony Salce and Stewart Winchester from the band sat down with AM editor Greg
Ethereal pop duo, Auguste have just released their new single, Kingdom, a synth-soaked call-to-arms for those defending themselves against personal space invaders. The talented gals have
Randy Hansen, guitar virtuoso and one of the few guitarists in the world to be recognised by the Hendrix family is coming to Australia for a
Brian Wilson The Palais Theatre, St Kilda Sunday April 3rd 2016 Review by Michael Witheford. Photos by Mary Boukouvalas – www.whatsmyscene.com Brian Wilson sits on a
Melbourne-based folk/art-pop band Mayfair Kytes are on the verge of releasing their debut album Animus, which features performances by string players from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, as well
We attach ourselves to songs because they evoke some kind of feeling. Sometimes a tune will signpost a time in our lives, reminding us of significant
Austin and Matt from Mayfair Kytes go Six Quix with us ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Animus’ on April 1st.
Australia’s favourite party band The Bennies return with a new album Wisdom Machine and a national tour to show it off. The Bennies’ bass player Craig
Legendary American musician Lee Ritenour first came to our attention during the 70s jazz rock fusion days, showcasing his amazing dexterity and musicality with the guitar
In the final part of our interview with Kevin Borich and Gwyn Ashton, they discuss jamming (including KB’s jam with Santana), their current projects and what’s
In part 2 of our 3 part interview, Australian blues/rock guitarists Kevin Borich and Gwyn Ashton discuss their guitar tone, the loss of guitar great Ross
Legendary Australian guitarist Kevin Borich was recently in town. Coincidentally, so too was expat Aussie guitar slinger Gwyn Ashton, who now resides in the UK and
Texan born singer, songwriter Monte Pittman has been Madonna’s right hand guitar man since the pop icon’s 2001 Drowned world tour. He scored the gig after
There was a defining moment during Triple J’s 2014 One Night Stand concert in Mildura for Brisbane 4 piece grunge-punksters Violent Soho. The band had released
With their monster riffs and iconic licks, four young guys from Birmingham; Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward changed the face of music
At Sunset are brothers, Harrison and Andrew Kantarias, and their good friend, Tom Jay Williams. Having just finished up a run of shows around the country
Australian Musician first met I Built the Sky’s Rohan Stevenson at our Melbourne Guitar Show. We caught up with Ro to see what’s been happening since.
The Australian music community is in mourning after news of the death of local guitar great Ross Hannaford at the age of 65. Whether you are
VOCALS – Matt Kelly, Mayfair Kytes Melbourne four-piece Mayfair Kytes might be hard to categorise but for the sake of time management and a fear of
Melbourne based quartet, Crying Sirens began life in 2007, pieced together by members of four different local touring bands. An EP was recorded in early 2009
It seems that the time is right for Melbourne-based electronic rockers City Calm Down. Turn your radio dial to Triple J on any given afternoon and
American-Korean six piece band Run River North (who started out life as Monsters Calling Home) have just released their wonderful second album Drinking From A Salt
Australian Musician’s resident electronic music devotee Baz Bardoe gets deep and meaningful with with Robin Rimbaud, also known as ‘Scanner’. Fans of electronic and experimental music
It’s only been two years since DMA’S released their debut single ‘Delete’, a song which took them from complete unknowns to one of Australia’s most exciting
On the surface, being lead singer of The Runaways, a pioneering all-female teen rock band in the 70s seemed like a glamorous proposition. However for a
Tinpan Orange is one of Australia’s most loved brother-sister outfits. With the ethereal and mesmerising Emily Lubitz at the helm, joined by her brother, guitarist Jesse Lubitz and violin virtuoso Alex