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
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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
ICEHOUSE: NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOE BUSINESS
AustralianMusician
February 5, 2015
With the decline in music sales, artists are turning to alternative methods of raising a buck to fund their music. This has led to a spurt
TAKE A YAMAHA GEAR PIC. WIN STUFF!
AustralianMusician
February 4, 2015
Post by Yamaha Music Australia – Music Products.
JOHNNY DEPP, ALICE COOPER AND JOE WALSH ROCKED NAMM
AustralianMusician
February 2, 2015
One of the less-covered gigs at NAMM this year was the Duesenberg party featuring Johnny Depp and friends, partly due to the “no pro camera” policy
MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
February 1, 2015
Dates and venue are confirmed, and arrangements are underway for a Melbourne Guitar Show on August 8 & 9, this year. The Australian Music Association in conjunction
6th ANNUAL MUSIC GEAR EXPO at SXSW
AustralianMusician
January 31, 2015
As well as every band under the sun and their management vying for attention in Austin Texas at SXSW (March 13-22), you’ll also find an ever-increasing
MIDGE URE 2015 SOLO OZ TOUR
AustralianMusician
January 30, 2015
Live Aid pioneer, Ultravox frontman and successful solo artist in his own right, Midge Ure returns to Australia in April for a short solo acoustic tour.
NAMM 2015: Lloyd Spiegel performs for Cole Clark Guitars
AustralianMusician
January 29, 2015
Australian blues guitarist and Cole Clark Guitars endorsee Lloyd Spiegel performs at the Anaheim Marriot at NAMM for the 3rd year running. When Lloyd wasn’t playing
THE WORKERS CLUB: NEW LIVE MUSIC VENUE FOR GEELONG
AustralianMusician
January 28, 2015
Always great to see a venue opening rather than close. Respected Melbourne venue, The Workers Club and revered Geelong music bookers, Spinning Half have joined forces
WATCH/BOSS BB-1X BASS DRIVER PEDAL AT NAMM 2015
AustralianMusician
January 26, 2015
The new BOSS BB-1X Bass Driver is not just a bass distortion pedal. It’s a premium bass preamp pedal that is so transparent, you can play
WATCH/ROLAND JD-XI SYNTH DEMO AT NAMM 2015
AustralianMusician
January 26, 2015
Australian Musician demonstration of the new Roland JD-Xi features two digital synth engines that allow you to play leads, arpeggios, sequences and chords in polyphony. Choose
WATCH/BOSS VE-1 VOCAL ECHO DEMO AT NAMM 2015
AustralianMusician
January 26, 2015
Check out our video demo of the new BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo. Every vocalist can benefit from having professional-grade reverb and studio effects to sound their
NAMM 2015: 30TH ANNUAL NAMM TEC AWARDS
AustralianMusician
January 25, 2015
One of the biggest events of NAMM this year had to be the 30th annual TEC Awards, where recording, audio and music industry professionals honor excellence
NAMM 2015: DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS
AustralianMusician
January 25, 2015
NAMM Day 3, the Saturday is always the busiest day of the event. It began with the NAMM U Breakfast Session at the Anaheim Hilton Pacific
NAMM 2015: THE AUSSIE DELEGATION
AustralianMusician
January 25, 2015
As always, a large contingent of the Australian music products industry flocks to NAMM to check out the new gear and trends. This year Joe Lamond
NAMM 2015: DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS
AustralianMusician
January 24, 2015
By Friday, NAMM was well and truly in full swing with most of the major product releases announced and meetings happening in rooms behind booths, in
NAMM 2015: BANGLES DELIVER AT SHE ROCKS AWARDS
AustralianMusician
January 24, 2015
From our friends at Fishman, this iPhone snippet of The Bangles performing Walk like An Egyptian with Orianthi and Richie Sambora moments ago at She Rocks
NAMM 2015: STEVIE WONDER AT THE CASIO BOOTH
AustralianMusician
January 24, 2015
Post by Casio Sound Technology Australia Electronic Musical Instruments.
NAMM 2015: DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS
AustralianMusician
January 23, 2015
With true American flair, the 2015 Winter NAMM show in Anaheim California kicked off with the Disneyland Band performing in the Convention Centre forecourt. If delegates
NAMM 2015: TOUR OF TC ELECTRONIC GEAR
AustralianMusician
January 23, 2015
TC’s Tore Mogensen, Guitar product manager gives us a look at some of the new guitar gear on the TC Electronic/TC Helicon stand at NAMM 2015.
NAMM 2015: DAY 1 BEGINS
AustralianMusician
January 22, 2015
The 2015 Winter NAMM Show (our summer!) has begun. Music product wholesalers, retailers, musicians and music industry people of all varieties have converged on Anaheim, California
AGUILERA, MUSTAINE VOCAL COACH TO TOUR
AustralianMusician
January 22, 2015
In a rare opportunity, Little Man Big Entertainment in association with Allans Billy Hyde is excited to announce the Australian Vocal Masterclass Tour with world renowned
ACE FREHLEY OZ TOUR
AustralianMusician
January 21, 2015
Ace Frehley, the most famous and the original Kiss guitarist is coming to Australia for a series of gigs from late April through May. Frehley was
FULL LINE-UP FOR DAVID LYNCH MUSICAL TRIBUTE
AustralianMusician
January 19, 2015
It’s going to be a David Lynch kind of year. Late last year there was news of nine new episodes of the pioneering dream-horror TV series
INCUBUS, SLASH SIDEWAVES ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
January 17, 2015
The Soundwave 2015 sideshows are beginning to flow. Two massive ‘Sidewaves’ shows have just been announced. Celebrated Californian rockers Incubus will headline shows in Melbourne and
RARE GIBSON ACOUSTIC FOUND
AustralianMusician
January 14, 2015
Interesting story on Facebook this morning regarding the discovery of a rare Gibson acoustic guitar Post by Gibson Acoustic Guitars.
NEW KEMPER PROFILER REMOTE
AustralianMusician
January 12, 2015
Great news on Facebook for followers of Kemper gear, distributed in Australia by Innovative Music (Note: Pricing in the Facebook post applies to USA/Europe. Contact Innovative
LLOYD SPIEGEL SCORES ANOTHER NAMM GIG
AustralianMusician
January 12, 2015
After being invited to play the Anaheim Marriot stage as part of the prestigious NAMM music trade show in 2013, Aussie singer and guitar slinger Lloyd
FREE ONLINE MUSIC LESSON FROM CHICK COREA & STANLEY CLARKE
AustralianMusician
January 9, 2015
Anyone who witnessed Chick Corea’s amazing performance with Gary Burton at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival last year, or his 2011 show with Return to Forever