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Back in October 2013, Australian Musician met up with Beyonce’s vibrant bass player Lauren Taneil, who gave us an exclusive backstage view of Beyonce’s Mrs Carter
Miss out on Splendour tickets? Not to worry, Telstra are partnering with Splendour to create Splendour In The Grass TV! Catch blur, Royal Blood, Of Monsters
In its 30th year South by Southwest Interactive, Music and Film Festivals and Conferences (SXSW) have opened up artist & band showcase submissions, film screening applications,
Orange Amplification is pleased to announce that Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie has become their latest Ambassador. John co-founded the band along with drummer Mick Fleetwood,
Much loved and respected local guitarist Ross Hannaford is experiencing some serious health issues at the moment and his friends have come together to show support
The Leaps and Bounds Music Festival might be just kicking off but the closing night spectacular is looking pretty damn special. In a rare opportunity, fans
On July 31, Josh Pyke will release his 5th studio album, ‘But For All These Shrinking Hearts’, the follow up to his acclaimed 2013 record ‘The
I wonder how many musicians worldwide can claim that they’ve played in the same band continuously for fifty years? Local music product industry identity Owen Ray
As part of their Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series, the Australian Centre for the Moving Images will present David Bowie Is (16 July – 1 November), a
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT AUSTRALIAN TOUR. PERIPHERY TO SUPPORT. DEVIN TOWNSEND is one of the most prodigious and prolific contemporary talents in the metal world, along with
PRE-ORDER JOSH PYKE ALBUM & GET SHOW TICKET & MORE! A week ago, Josh Pyke dropped a taste of his much-anticipated 5th studio album ‘But For
Currently doing the rounds globally is Paul McCartney’s ‘Out There’ tour. No official word on Australian dates as yet but it’s been over 20 years since
Yngwie Malmsteen Live Review @ 170 Russell St, 10/06/15 Report and photos Reza Nasseri Like many young, naive guitarists, when I first started playing I had
JVG’s Yarra Songs- BROWN RIVER – Leaps & Bounds Music Festival 2015 Surely one of the funnest fests goin’ round, the Leaps & Bounds Music Festival
Lloyd Spiegel has just released a brilliant new live album called ‘Double Live Set’, available on iTunes or CD. We captured Lloyd performing some tracks from
Melbourne six-piece band Forest Falls combine folk, indie and pop in alluring, delicate, evocative songs. Australian Musician captured an exclusive performance of ‘Fool’ off their Hounds
LEAPS AND BOUNDS FEST HONOURS DAVE GRANEY & CLARE MOORE As part of the Leaps and Bounds’ Living Legends series, indie rock stalwarts Dave Graney and
A State of Grace: The Music of Tim and Jeff Buckley In a world premiere event, a fabulous selection of local and international artists will come
HELPING NEPAL COMEDY FUNDRAISER starring ARJ BARKER, DAVE HUGHES, JIMEOIN CAL WILSON, DENISE SCOTT, DAVE THORNTON LUKE MCGREGOR, TOMMY LITTLE and many more… The Athenaeum Theatre
Michelle Kwan is a GuZheng player from Vancouver, Canada. After spending numerous years playing classical music, Michelle decided to venture out and use the GuZheng to
JOE BONAMASSA’S HEARTFELT TRIBUTE TO BB KING Anyone who has an appreciation of the blues has a part of BB King within them. Joe Bonamassa owes
Here’s Chris Cheney playing The Living End song Prisoner of Society with his new mates Dead Men Walking, featuring Slim Jim Phantom, Captain Sensible (The Damned)
The Billboard Latin Music Awards 2015 were held a few weeks ago and delivered its most-watched broadcast in history. Major winners on the night were Romeo
ERIC CLAPTON CELEBRATES 70TH BIRTHDAY AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL Music icon Eric Clapton captured in action just two nights ago at London’s Royal Albert Hall performing
Emmanuella Grace discusses some methods of dealing with performance anxiety/nerves. Music used in video is from Emmanuella’s 2011 album ‘London Stories’. http://www.findyourvoiceaustralia.com/
METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD AND HIS DAUGHTER COVER ADELE Sammy Hagar and Metallica’s James Hetfield presented an all start lineup at their second annual ‘Acoustic-4-A-Cure- benefit concert
CHRIS CORNELL SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR Last seen in Australia at Soundwave with his band Soundgarden, multi-Grammy award-winning, Golden Globe nominated and acclaimed singer songwriter Chris Cornell
Here’s something we thought we’d never be saying. Guy Sebastian captured here on Eurovision TV giving his Eurovision song Tonight Again an acoustic treatment ahead of
Melbourne six-piece band Forest Falls combine folk, indie and pop in alluring, delicate, evocative songs. Australian Musician captured an exclusive performance of their new single ‘Hounds’
Great news just in from Cuba. Melbourne based duo Alex & Nilusha have just won a ‘Premio Internacional’ at the CUBADISCO Music Awards held a couple
YOUNG SISTERS COVER OZZY ON ELLEN The Warning is a young trio from Mexico consisting of sisters Daniela 14 (guitar), Paulina 12 (drums) and Alejandra 9
PETER KEYS (LYNYRD SKYNYRD): Hammond Sound of Soul Concert Series NAMM 2015 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Snoop Dog keyboardist Peter Keys performed at NAMM earlier this year for
Dead Letter Circus has just release their new single ‘While You Wait’ via UNFD, and will be doing a series of intimate shows in major capitals
In this vocal tip, our resident vocal coach Emmanuella Grace discusses finding your own voice, your own, unique expressive identity.
Jupiter Music’s artist Grant Golding showing exactly how many great tricks for technique can be used to help children (or grown up beginners) have fun whilst
Melbourne and Sydney bass fans should get along to one of Wayne Jones Audio’s product launches in May and not only check out some world class