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Long time Australian Musician contributor Jason McNamara is doing some amazing video work in Tokyo. Since working with Tokyo music retailer Ishibashi Music, Jason has made
Chris Farren, Florida-based musician and charismatic front man of the Naples band Fake Problems will be heading down under to warm up the stage for THE
The folks at Roland Australia have launched a great new web series on MODES for guitarists. Once you get past strumming a few basic chords and
IAN ANDERSON Palais Theatre, Melbourne Monday December 15, 2014 Ian Anderson’s ‘Best of Jethro Tull’ concert at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre was one for the die-hard fans.
Birds of Tokyo have been shacked up at Sydney’s 301 Studios for the last few weeks playing with some sonic ideas and laying down some
We bid a fond farewell to Lindsay “The Doctor” McDougall who wraps up a ten year on air career at Triple J this week. Lindsay who
Replacing Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds in the 60s, it didn’t take UK guitar great Jeff Beck long to show that he too had something special
Are you guilty of any of these cliche guitar moves?
Spotted this Facebook gem from Santana drummer (from first 8 or so albums), Michael Shrieve on the recording of the classic track ‘Song of the Wind’
“Guitar Pedals” by David Byrne is an interactive art installation of 96 guitar effects pedals that are connected to one another as well as to a
www.acdc.com[View the story “MEDIA SHY AC/DC FORCED INTO SPOTLIGHT” on Storify]
Paul Kelly is on the verge of releasing his 20th album and after a career spanning three and a half decades, not one of his releases
Bobby Keys, the Rolling Stones saxophone player for more than 40 years and famous for that immortal sax solo in ‘Brown Sugar’, has died. Keys who
On the surface, an unusual coupling of artists for a tour. However Darren Middleton, former Powderfinger guitarist and now a respected solo artist in his own
Great to see that the Railway Hotel in Brunswick (Melbourne) at 291 Albert St, has been back in action for a few weeks now, providing yet
The new lineup of supergroup Kings of Chaos includes: Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons, Robin Zander, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke and Nuno Bettencourt. The band
by Greg Phillips The 2014 ARIA Awards have been run and won and there’s nothing left to do but examine them, so let’s do that. Arguments
Earlier today we announced news of the sale of The 1.5 million dollar Vault Collection of rare guitars. It’s a private collection of guitars compiled over
Are you a complete guitar nut with a spare 1.5 Million dollars on you? If so, you might want to purchase The Vault, a private collection
Mall Music’s Macquarie Centre has an amazing range of Maton guitars on display. Ricky Barton, Mall Music’s resident guitar expert show us what they’ve got in
Thanks to Joe Bonamassa for alerting us to this historic footage from the American Folk Blues Festival in the early 60s, which has been posted to
Melbourne’s George Kalpa is excited to reveal a new self-directed video for his track ‘ksdb’, and in celebration, his debut album ‘Mode’ which saw release this
The Age Music Victoria Awards 2014 held at 170 Russell last night, was a celebration of all that is great about Australian music. As they say
Enforcing the ‘No Dickheads’ policy at both the Meredith Music Festival and Golden Plains Festival, eleven offenders are to appear before the Geelong & Melbourne Magistrates
Running Young are a five piece alternative/indie rock band from Melbourne. The band was formed after lead singer Joel survived emergency open-heart surgery at just 25
Assembled from a selection of 25 artists hailing from all corners of the Australian continent, ‘Christmas Benefit 2014’ comprises previously unreleased and exclusive material as written
Face The Music, the southern state’s annual music talk-fest kicked off yesterday with Melbourne throwing up a typically petulant array of weather experiences. Melbourne’s Face the
A Daniel Andrews’ Labor Government will help bring music lessons to every Victorian school according to its leader and party press release today. Labor will contribute
Heading to the Face The Music conference this Friday and Saturday? Need to schedule your sessions, view panellist info, or see who else is attending? Well,
Kudos must go to the local, pro-active musical instrument store/recording and rehearsal facility, Pony Music, which is based in Hallam, Victoria. Pony Music is not only
Blood, Sweat & Beers: Oz Rock from the Aztecs to Rose Tattoo by Murray Engelheart Since the late 60s, Australia has had a grand history of
Asian Small-Clawed Otters Celebrate Enrichment at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Move over, Mozart! Asian small-clawed otter paws fly across the Casio keyboard as part of their
PlayFest. Sidney Myer Music Bowl 21 and 22 November, 2014. Melbourne’s first ‘big day out for little people’ has confirmed that PlayFest will include a very
Despite the cancellation of The Rolling Stones Hanging Rock concert, a little bit of Stones magic could still be found last night at Melbourne’s iconic Cherry
Rick’ The Bass Player’ Rosas has died. Since 1987, Rick had been a much respected and loved part of the Neil Young band and recently filled
Review by Rob Walker Photos by Ros O’Gorman (http://www.rosogormanphotography.com ) Australian Musician’s Rob Walker captures all of the excitement of last night’s Rolling Stones’ show As Mick