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Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips catches up with Augie March guitarist Adam Donovan to chat about Havens Dumb, their first album in six years Havens Dumb is
Flying Colors is a supergroup of sorts, put together in 2008 by producer Bill Evans. The band features Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple), Mike Portnoy
With his impressive vocal range and soulful delivery, Melbourne synth, pop, soul artist Julian Simonsz has been dubbed Australia’s Justin Timberlake. Julian has just released a
Melbourne-based folk-rockers Husky headed for the hills … Christmas Hills to be specific … to record their second album Ruckers Hill. The clean air, clear heads
French/Finnish electro pop duo The Do have just released their third album ‘Shake, Shook, Shaken’ and will tour Australia early in 2015. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips
Part musician, part film maker, Melbourne based artist George Kalpa combines both worlds for his debut album Mode. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with George
Alex Pertout and Nilusha Dassenaike, who record and perform as Alex & Nilusha, have just released their second album ‘Tales To Tell’, a high quality, rhythmic
CC Thornley is a skilled Torquay-based musician who can play a variety of fretted instruments. However, the instrument he is most serious about, the one which
With lyrics that speak of a lived human experience and melodies that get stuck in your head, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Terry Springford has released three albums and
ON TOUR WITH HARPER AND MIDWEST KIND- SUMMER, 2014 – USA AND CANADA Peter D Harper, or just plain old Harper as he’s more commonly known,
Melbourne based trio Slightly Left of Centre is a studio-centric, 80s and 90s influenced pop, rock outfit who love to take their meticulously constructed but contagious
John Francis Carroll is a talented instrumental acoustic guitarist and composer. He has delighted audiences playing his own unique versions of classic hits from artists such
Melbourne based alt-country rockers Low Rent started out humbly as a trio in 2007. They have since developed into a six-piece, multi-instrumental, country collective, gathering an
Sydney band Sticky Fingers is a week into their Land of Pleasure tour, taking their good-time rhythms around Australia and into Europe. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips
It would take a dead man not to be moved by Dylan Hartas’ rollicking, hell-fire, bar room style, slide guitar. Along with his band, The Blues
Melbourne based duo Sean Young and Alex Colston-Ing, aka The Living Creatures chat to Greg Phillips about the making of their self-titled EP and discuss what
Australian Musician discovered Washington-based artist Levi Stephens on the Reverb Nation artist website. Editor Greg Phillips was so impressed, he decided to catch up with Levi
DAVE JENKINS JR by Greg Phillips In late June I witnessed a performance by local eccentric, electronic pop/rock artist Kirin J Callinan. In Kirin’s shows, there’s
“I’ve been told that I deliver a very honest performance,” says gifted singer songwriter Lauren Glezer. “I’ve never been into the whole stage persona – what
Can’t afford that long sought-after guitar? Want to try a brand or two before you buy? As Studio 19’s Andrew Chapman explains, maybe their no fuss
Belgrave-based musician Samuel Dales is about to release ‘Waking From Life’, the self-produced debut solo album he toiled over for many years. Greg Phillips chats to
Classically trained at Victorian College of the Arts, Anita Quayle soon discovered that the standard classical repertoire road wasn’t for her. However, improvisation and collaboration was.
Following his meteoric rise with his hit single ‘Riptide’, Vance Joy will release his debut album ‘Dream Your Life Away’ on September 5th. Vance found some
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips catches up with singer songwriter Katie Noonan who enjoys the rare opportunity to chat about her piano playing. In a 2013 poll
A quote Angela Sheik uses in the ‘About’ section of her Facebook page tells a lot about the Wilmington-based American artist. (“I cannot give you the
Legendary Australian rockers The Angels are celebrating their 40th year with a new album Talk The Talk and have just finished up their anniversary tour. With
Set in the Australian music scene, Cherry Bomb is the debut novel from magazine/web editor, blogger, musician and pop culture maven Jenny Valentish. AM’s Greg Phillips
Singer songwriter, Ella Hooper is the new ambassador for Melbourne Music Bank, a community-driven music initiative offering aspiring artists a chance to break into the music
Melbourne based neo-gothic, rock singer Elodie Adams will release her debut EP, inSUBORDINATE on August 22. Elodie will be launching the EP at The Tote in Melbourne on Thursday August 28th. Having studied
After years in Germany performing in stage productions and singing in rock bands, Virginia Lillye returned to Australia in 2008. A stint with a funk band
Melbourne-based musician Cat Canteri steps away from her drumming duties with alt/country act The Stillsons to release her debut solo album, ‘When We Were Young’. Cat
A BAND ALL AT SEA or UNIVERSITY OF LIFE FOR THE WEDDING SINGER Leonie Trubshoe boards the Queen Mary II for Australian Musician and discovers that
The Wolfe Brothers, one of Australia’s most rockin’ country bands release their 2nd album ‘Nothin’ But Trouble’ on September 5th. Guitarist Brodie Rainbird takes a few
Brisbane grunge-rockers Violent Soho wrapped up their national tour on the weekend in Melbourne. With The Smith Street Band and Luca Brasi, two current ‘buzz’ bands
Elvis Costello’s long-time friend and keyboardist Steve Nieve is touring Australia in September, playing solo piano versions of Costello’s songs. AM’s Greg Phillips spoke to Steve
The current line-up of iconic Australasian recording band Dragon, recently celebrated 40 years of making music. It seems that founding member Todd Hunter and band have