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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
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Dean Ray first came to the Australian public’s attention as a contestant on the TV talent show X Factor over a year
Adam Brand has got together with his country music mates to form The Outlaws, a rockin’ new party band headed your way in early 2016. Australian
Adelaide-based singer, songwriter Teylah James has just released her new EP, Brothers Keeper. AM’s Greg Phillips chats with Teylah about the recording’s journey. Like many independent
Terraphobia: Terrorising the Earth By Baz Bardoe If you live in Australia and you are into metal, chances are you have heard of Mick Jelinic. He
New Zealand raised, now Queensland-based Eden Mulholland has just completed a short Australian tour in support of his latest album Hunted Haunted. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips
For many, the stereotypical depiction of punk rock in the UK in the late 70s, early 80s was of torn shirts, ripped jeans, safety pin jewelry
Melbourne-based singer, songwriter Shelley Segal is one of those artists who just seems to accomplish things. Granted, some opportunities she has enjoyed have fallen out of
Saint Henry is a two piece, post-grunge rock duo out of Melbourne, inspired by rockin’ bands like Royal Blood and DZ Deathrays. Featuring Hayden Manassa on
Zakk Wylde is a busy man. He’s currently writing and recording for a new solo album, launching his own music gear company and preparing to tour
KT Mulholland (Kathleen to her parents) is a singer, songwriter, and performer currently based in Queens, New York. Along with her band members Captain Hitz and
Sydney-based outfit I Know Leopard have just released their sophomore EP ‘Another Life’ and are mid way through a national tour. As well as an in-depth
Paradise is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings revisits Natalie Merchant’s watershed solo debut, Tigerlily, in new arrangements that reflect two decades of evolution since its release.
This week, just a couple of weeks shy of the 18th anniversary of Michael Hutchence’s death, a new single, Friction was released into the Australian market.
In this exclusive interview, Michael Witheford takes full advantage of his time with Sean Kelly to cover the entire history of the Models. In part
In this exclusive interview, Michael Witheford takes full advantage of his time with Sean Kelly to cover the entire history of The Models. In part 1,
On the eve of their Australian tour, They Might Be Giants’ John Flansburgh chats with AM’s Greg Phillips Having a conversation with John Flansburgh, one half
Has a long lost, rare AC/DC guitar been found in Wakefield, Yorkshire? Richard Henry thinks so and we’re inclined to believe him. Greg Phillips investigates. Richard
Sydney-based dream-popsters I Know Leopard first came to our attention with their deliciously lush debut EP ‘Illumina’. With their sophomore EP ‘Another Life’, Triple J latched
Baz Bardoe chats to Phil Collen, guitarist with legendary Brit rockers Def Leppard ahead of their Australian tour Where do you begin with a band as
South Australian-based balladeer Kaurna Cronin has been enthusiastically taking his music to the world, quite literally. He has just released his debut album Glass Fool and
Melbourne based shoe-gazin’, intenstine-shakin’ grunge rock trio Claws & Organs are about to embark on their 7″, seven date tour to plug their new singles; ‘Alphabetti