LEO SAYER’S RESTLESS YEARS
AustralianMusician
February 26, 2015
With album sales of 80 million and a back catalogue brimming with worldwide hit singles (The Show Must Go On, One Man Band, Giving It All
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WD-HAN: MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES
AustralianMusician
February 22, 2015
WD-HAN aka WE DON’T HAVE A NAME … but they do! Florida based indie pop rockers WD-HAN were in town for a quick reconnaissance mission and
URIAH HEEP 2015 AUSTRALIAN TOUR: THE MICK BOX INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
February 18, 2015
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips catches up with Uriah Heep’s unflappable guitarist Mick Box for a chat about their latest album, the band’s long career and their
DEAR PLASTIC
AustralianMusician
February 17, 2015
Melbourne-based electronic popsters Dear Plastic impressed many with their 2014 debut album, ‘The Thieves are Babes’. Lead singer Scarlette Baccini and Keyboard/synth wiz Josh Moult called
MIDGE URE: THE SOLO AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW 2015
AustralianMusician
February 15, 2015
Midge Ure is a man on a mission. He’s had his fair share of fame and enjoyed the trappings of success from numerous hit songs
NYUON – VOCALS
AustralianMusician
February 14, 2015
Late last year, Australian Musician experienced a stunning performance by Melbourne-based hip hop artist NYUON, when he appeared as a finalist at the Melbourne Music Bank
ANDREW SWIFT – VOCALS
AustralianMusician
February 10, 2015
Melbourne based singer, songwriter, Andrew Swift has hit the ground running in 2015, already having performed at this year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival, releasing his new
COLIN HAY- TOURING THIS YEAR PEOPLE
AustralianMusician
February 8, 2015
Acclaimed singer, songwriter Colin Hay is touring Australia from late April to promote his new album Next Year People. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with
JACKIE VENSON
AustralianMusician
February 4, 2015
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips chats with the amazingly talented Austin-based singer, songwriter, guitarist Jackie Venson Jackie Venson is a freak … and I mean that
ROSE CARLEO
AustralianMusician
February 1, 2015
A new album, a new musical direction and a head and heart full of fun and positivity … that’s what Rose Carleo has in store for
TWIN LAKES: EDDIE GARVEN INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
January 26, 2015
With his old band Seabellies doing nothing in particular for more than a year, bass player Eddie Garven decides to give the frontman thing a go
RODRIGO y GABRIELA: GABRIELA QUINTERO INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
January 17, 2015
Key links: bluesfest.com.au http://www.rodgab.com/ Rodrigo y Gabriela signature model Yamaha Guitars Mexican raised and Dublin inspired, international acoustic guitar sensations Rodrigo y Gabriela will be returning
KENNY YOUNG (KENNY YOUNG BAND) – GUITAR
AustralianMusician
January 12, 2015
New Jersey based singer, songwriter and southern style rocker Kenny Young has been around, seen a thing or two and captures his life experiences honestly and
ROSE WINTERGREEN – AURORA ARISES
AustralianMusician
December 28, 2014
Key links: www.rosewintergreen.com www.launchbubble.com Melbourne based singer/songwriter Rose Wintergreen discusses the creation of her new mini-album ‘Aurora’ with Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips Bouyed by her 2013
MOSSY AND CLAPTON WIN BEST SINGER/GUITARIST POLL.
AustralianMusician
December 21, 2014
Our 2014 Poll on the Best Australian and International Singer/Guitarist has been run and won. The Australian winner is legendary Cold Chisel guitarist and ARIA award
CHRIS DOHENY INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
December 21, 2014
After a stellar music career spanning decades, Geisha frontman, singer, songwriter and producer Chris Doheny finally delivers his first solo album and is keen to tell
SHAMEEM – VOCALS
AustralianMusician
December 21, 2014
Perth based soulstress Shameem is preparing for a huge 2015, which includes the release of her sophomore album The Second City in January. With a nod
DOCTOR MORON’S GEAR!
AustralianMusician
December 13, 2014
Key Links: http://www.theislandofdoctormoron.com.au http://blog.rolandcorp.com.au/ INSIDE THE ROCK MUSICAL THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MORON The New Olympia Theatre in Paddington went a little troppo recently thanks to
WATCH/NICK WALES – MUSIC COMPOSER – ‘AM I’ Dance production
AustralianMusician
November 30, 2014
As part of the 2014 Melbourne Festival, Sydney’s Shaun Parker & Company presented Am I, an ambitious dance production featuring the music of Nick Wales. Greg
BEST SINGER/GUITARIST POLL. VOTE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A YAMAHA GUITAR
AustralianMusician
November 27, 2014
Vote now in our Best Australian & International Singer/Guitarist Poll for a chance to win a Yamaha FG650MSLTD Solid Top Acoustic Guitar. We’ve all seen the
HAMISH ANDERSON’S ‘RESTLESS’ YEARS
AustralianMusician
November 26, 2014
It wasn’t so long ago that singer, songwriter and guitarist Hamish Anderson was hawking his undiscovered bluesy wares on Triple J’s Unearthed. Now he flits between
SIMON AYTON – KEEPING HIS TRAP SET
AustralianMusician
November 23, 2014
You think you know someone … you dig a little deeper and sometimes you discover that there’s a whole other world to them. Take Simon Ayton
SHANE PIASECKI – GUITAR
AustralianMusician
November 23, 2014
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Shane Piasecki’s been thinking a lot about his fans in Australia lately, he tells us on his Facebook page. It’s one of the small
GABE FEDERICO-MATTHEWS (Forest Falls) – GUITAR
AustralianMusician
November 23, 2014
Melbourne six-piece band Forest Falls combine folk, indie and pop in alluring, delicate, evocative songs. Their sound is laden with inviting chants, dynamic arrangements and soaring
WATCH/CHUCK LEAVELL (ROLLING STONES) INTERVIEW PART 2
AustralianMusician
November 16, 2014
In Part 2 of our interview with Rolling Stones keyboard player Chuck Leavell, we discuss his stage gear, his websites and his bucket list. Interview by
WATCH/CHUCK LEAVELL (ROLLING STONES) INTERVIEW PART 1
AustralianMusician
November 16, 2014
The Rolling Stones are currently on their 14 On Fire tour of Australia. Due to Mick Jagger suffering a throat infection, the band unfortunately had to
BOMBAY ROCK! THE KONIAC NET
AustralianMusician
November 16, 2014
“It’s like a metaphorical net that you might get stuck or entangled with but you don’t and everything happens for a reason,” explains David Abraham of
CAITLIN ARCHIBALD
AustralianMusician
November 9, 2014
Melbourne based singer, songwriter Caitlin Archibald has busked, gigged, and toured intermittently since she was a young teen. Life however, has got in the way of
TIMOTHY NELSON (& THE INFIDELS) – VOCALS
AustralianMusician
November 9, 2014
Widely known as Perth’s folk ‘n’ roll darlings, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels are refusing to be pigeon-holed into specific genres and are now exploring their
ROHAN BROOKS (Rudely Interrupted) – GUITAR
AustralianMusician
November 2, 2014
We all face challenges. Some, more than others. Rudely Interrupted is one band which doesn’t let life’s trials and tribulations get in the way of achieving
RACHEL COLLIS – SWITCHES ON THE NIGHTLIGHT
AustralianMusician
October 29, 2014
Sydney based singer, songwriter Rachel Collis, who released her new album Nightlight in September, chats with Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips about the creation of it.
THE MERCY KILLS – COURTNEY LOVE AUSTRALIAN TOUR DIARY
AustralianMusician
October 26, 2014
Missed flights, missing merch, an ailing drummer, a trip to a hospital emergency ward, a non-landing plane, backline in a state other than the one they
HAMISH ANDERSON – GUITAR
AustralianMusician
October 26, 2014
Gifted Melbourne guitarist and lyrical wordsmith, Hamish Anderson’s career is on an upward trajectory that seems impossible of stopping. He has recently released a new
DAKOTA STRIPLIN – GUITAR
AustralianMusician
October 26, 2014
Dakota Striplin is a young Queensland-based singer/songwriter whose passionate, heart-felt vocal delivery defies his age. He’s also a talented guitar picker and songwriter, writing his first
KIM SALMON: A CAREER
AustralianMusician
October 19, 2014
Michael Witheford looks back on the 35 five year career of Australian independent guitarist, singer, songwriter Kim Salmon The perpetually restless Kim Salmon has been, along
THE MANY SHADES OF LANIE LANE
AustralianMusician
October 19, 2014
Lanie Lane’s second album, Night Shade will surprise many. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with Lanie to find out how it all came together. On