PAUL MCCARTNEY BASS LESSON
AustralianMusician
April 15, 2015
It was during this week in April, 1970 that Paul McCartney released his solo LP McCartney along with an interview saying he was quitting The Beatles.
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DRUKE IN MAY: DANDENONG RANGES UKULELE FESTIVAL
AustralianMusician
April 15, 2015
Dandenong Ranges Ukulele Festival (DRUKE) Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, Victoria 29-31st May 2015 The Dandenong Ranges Ukulele Festival is officially open! Book now for the early
AC/DC ROCK COACHELLA
AustralianMusician
April 14, 2015
With the opening riff of Hell Aint A Bad Place To Be, AC/DC not only kicked off their much anticipated Coachella show last weekend but also
RANDOM: PAUL MCCARTNEY RIPS OFF BACH!
AustralianMusician
April 12, 2015
This is a small portion of an hour-long video from Rollins College, Florida of Paul McCartney being interviewed by US Poet Laureate, Senior Distinguished Fellow, Billy
MIDGE URE SOLO: REVIEW & VIDEO INTERVIEW
AustralianMusician
April 12, 2015
MIDGE URE SOLO: REVIEW & VIDEO INTERVIEW – Milano’s Brighton, Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster. Ultravox singer, Live Aid co-creator and solo artist in his own right, Midge
BILLY IDOL & STEVE STEVENS’ STRIPPED BACK ‘YELL’
AustralianMusician
April 9, 2015
Billy Idol performs a stripped back version of “Rebel Yell” live, loud & acoustic for the River in the Foundation Room at House of Blues Boston.
SHELLEY SEGAL’S SIDELINED!
AustralianMusician
April 8, 2015
After attracting much praise for her 2014 album An Easy Escape, Melbourne’s multifaceted songstress Shelley Segal, is back at it again with a gorgeous new single
THE ROOTS CHECK OUT ROLAND’S AIRA GEAR
AustralianMusician
April 8, 2015
Known more now as the backing band for the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Philadelphia’s hip hop/neo soul band The Roots have been playing their funky
TOMMY EMMANUEL’S ‘BISKIE’ BUSINESS
AustralianMusician
April 8, 2015
Tommy Emmanuel is currently in Europe touring. A fan captured this great video of Tommy performing his song ‘Biskie’ in Oslo on March 26th, after it
SNAREWAY TO HEAVEN! Tony Royster Jr. DRUM-OFF
AustralianMusician
April 2, 2015
The amazing Tony Royster Jr.’s headlining performance with special guests Alex Blake, Ralph Nader, and Harvey Harv at the Guitar Center’s 26th Annual Drum-Off Finals that
SHEPPARD SET TO ROCK RIO
AustralianMusician
April 1, 2015
Rock in Rio has confirmed a spot at this year’s event for Brisbane hitmakers Sheppard. Playing for the first time in Brazil, the band will perform
OUR MUSOS SAY VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS #notON
AustralianMusician
March 31, 2015
Hundreds of Australian musicians have pledged their support for a national awareness campaign against violence against women. Using their unique platform to make the statement that
WATCH/JEFF BECK CHATS ABOUT HIS GUITAR COLLECTION
AustralianMusician
March 31, 2015
We found this wonderful video online of Jeff Beck discussing his guitar collection. It comes off the bonus section of Jeff’s 2011 DVD Rock n Roll
TELL US! WHAT DOES GUITAR PLAYING MEAN TO YOU?
AustralianMusician
March 29, 2015
Leading up to the Melbourne Guitar Show, we’ve been asking guitarists of all levels a simple question … What Does Guitar Playing Mean to You? In
RSL APPROVES DOHENY’S FUNDRAISING SONG ‘GALLIPOLI’
AustralianMusician
March 25, 2015
Last April Chris Doheny released the single Gallipoli, an emotional tribute to the servicemen and women of Australia and New Zealand who have fought in many
CHISEL RECORDING MORE TRACKS FOR NEXT ALBUM
AustralianMusician
March 20, 2015
Cold Chisel members have been reporting on the recording of their next album via social media. Here’s one from Mossy Post by Ian Moss.
THE MAC’S COMING BACK – FLEETWOOD MAC TOUR
AustralianMusician
March 20, 2015
The rumours are true, the legendary FLEETWOOD MAC will bring their On With The Show World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2015. The On
2015 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL REVEALS FULL PROGRAM
AustralianMusician
March 19, 2015
The full program for the 2015 Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF), which runs from 28 May – 7 June 2015, has been announced and features the
TRAVEL DEAL FOR MUSICIANS
AustralianMusician
March 18, 2015
Australian musicians are set to save thousands of dollars a year in touring costs after a new preferred supplier deal negotiated between the Australian Music Industry Network
JUDITH LUCY’S ALL STAR FEMALE FINALE
AustralianMusician
March 17, 2015
Judith Lucy goes out in style. For the final episode of her ABC show Judith Lucy Is All Woman, she has gathered many of Australia’s finest
REVIEW: IN DREAMS – DAVID LYNCH REVISITED
AustralianMusician
March 17, 2015
REVIEW: IN DREAMS – DAVID LYNCH REVISITED. Melbourne Recital Centre. March 16, 2015 Greg Phillips To the uninitiated, the beginning of last night’s In Dreams –
JEBEDIAH 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR AND ALBUM
AustralianMusician
March 15, 2015
Formed in Western Australia two decades ago, one of Australia’s most loved bands, Jebediah will be touring Australia in June playing a ship load of hits
GEORGE HARRISON’S MATON GUITAR TO BE AUCTIONED
AustralianMusician
March 14, 2015
Julien’s Auctions in New York City have announced that the 1963 Maton Mastersound Electric Guitar played by George Harrison will be part of their music memorabilia
CRYSTAL PALACE SOCCER STAR LEARNS GUITAR IN 4 WEEKS on his EPIPHONE PRO-1
AustralianMusician
March 13, 2015
When Joel Ward is not defending on-comers as a fullback for Crystal Palace of the Premier Football League, he finds other things to do like… learn
KISS ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN ‘SPIDER’ TOUR
AustralianMusician
March 11, 2015
We’ve always known that Kiss presents one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll shows on earth but their October tour of Australia will be more spectacular
BRUCE KULICK MASTERCLASS TOUR
AustralianMusician
March 2, 2015
Great to see the return of Mr Kulick for Allans Billy Hydes Post by Allans Billy Hyde.
DOUG WIMBISH & VICTOR WOOTEN NAMM JAM
AustralianMusician
March 1, 2015
You may have heard about bass greats Doug Wimbish and Victor Wooten getting together on the Behringer/Bugera stand to jam. We can now show what all
PREVIEW/JOE BONAMASSA-MUDDY WOLF AT RED ROCKS
AustralianMusician
February 28, 2015
Joe Bonamassa is one of the busiest guys in rock and roll. Joe spent quite a bit of time in Australia last year, not only touring
TOMMY EMMANUEL’S MATON 808s
AustralianMusician
February 27, 2015
A nice little glimpse at Tommy Emmanuel’s beautiful Maton 808 guitars on his Facebook page Post by Maton Guitars.
WATCH/THE SCRIPT’S MARK SHEEHAN DISCUSS GIBSON’S G FORCE
AustralianMusician
February 27, 2015
Formed in 2001, Irish band The Script have built up a massive international following and have made a habit of taking out huge awards at major
WATCH/GREAT BBC DOCO ON VOX AMPS
AustralianMusician
February 26, 2015
We stumbled across this great BBC documentary from a few years ago on the influence of Vox Amps on the British music scene Vox distributed in
WATCH/AUTHENTIC SURF GUITAR
AustralianMusician
February 25, 2015
Forget Dick Dale, Duane Eddy and The Atlantics, this guy takes surf guitar literally
SOUNDWAVE 2015 – MELBOURNE
AustralianMusician
February 23, 2015
Report by Greg Phillips. Pics by Greg and James Phillips As far as weather goes, it was a hot and shitty weekend for a music festival.
LEAVE YOUR HAT ON: COCKER POWER COMES TO MELBOURNE
AustralianMusician
February 18, 2015
Cocker Power flowed down Brunswick Street Fitzroy today as ‘Leave Your Hat On’, the Joe Cocker tribute show was launched at the G&Tea bar. Passers by
2015 QMUSIC AWARDS: FINALISTS ANNOUNCED & TIX ONSALE
AustralianMusician
February 16, 2015
After months of anticipation and speculation QMusic today announce the full list of finalists for the 2015 Queensland Music Awards. More than 40 judges from across