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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
When New Zealand band Dragon arrived in Australia in mid 1975, the influential weekly music television show Countdown was also just starting out. These were pioneering
Justin Carter and Ashleigh Mannix aka Little Georgia, have just released their debut album ‘Bootleg’. We caught up with one half of the duo, Justin Carter
Winner of the 2015 Melbourne Music Bank songwriting competition, Jade Alice is a young Australian singer-songwriter who grew up amidst the extraordinary noises of a musical
As the frontman of Hunters & Collectors, Mark Seymour delivered rock classics that immediately etched their way into our national consciousness, including ‘Holy Grail’, ‘Throw Your
THE ART OF GUITAR TECHING! Alessandro Nicoli has worked as a guitar technician for many years with a wide array of bands from local acts like
AM’s Greg Phillips chats to Texan band The Sword’s JD Cronise about the their latest album High Country, ahead of a February Australian tour. “Well …
Euro-based, Australian singer-songwriter Joel Havea is about to begin his 2016 summer Australian tour before heading back to Germany to complete a new album. AM’s Greg
Dave Mustaine ain’t happy with the state of the world and he wants to tell you about it. In fact he does so in an intensely
Australian Musician is pleased to catch up with Aussie expat guitarman Gwyn Ashton once again. Gywn paid his dues in Australia throughout the 80s and 90s
It’s been a lively year for Tyrone Lindqvist (pictured centre) and his mates from Sydney based electronic music act RÜFÜS, culminating on Friday 22 January with
Baz Bardoe tracks down US-based, Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist Anne McCue for a chat about her career and new album Blue Sky Thinkin’ Many years
Jack’s back and he’s preaching a Beatles kind of love. Jack Jones joins Ciaran Gribbin, Darren Percival, Jackson Thomas and the 40 piece Strawberry Fields Rock
New Zealand raised, now Queensland-based Eden Mulholland was at the tail end of a short Australian tour in support of his latest album Hunted Haunted when
In the second part of our interview with Dean Ray, the singer, songwriter and guitarist chats about his origins, musical influences and the future. www.deanraymusic.com If
BY BAZ BARDOE Aris Hatzidakis (aka Craün) is an Australian based producer of ambient electronic based music. He makes vast soundscapes of evocative and intensely deep