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Upload a photo of yourself with your Yamaha, Paiste, Vox or Steinberg gear to the ‘Living Music’ gallery for a chance to win monthly prizes. Rehearsing
It’s with a heavy heart that we learned today of the passing of Australian music media icon Ed Nimmervoll at the age of 67, due to
The local music industry gathered last night at the Meat Market in North Melbourne for the 2014 CARLTON DRY INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS. Brisbane’s Violent Soho and
Melbourne Music Week (14-23 November) announced its full program today and to celebrate 10 amazing days of music, we bring you 10 good reasons why you
Did you know that very soon, the wireless mic device that you are using on stage may not work anymore or that it could even be
Sometimes affectionately known as Sleepy Hollow, the Victorian town of Geelong is set to rock from March 6-8 next year with a brand new music festival,
Golden Plains, the ‘other’ annual music festival held at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre is open for business! For those wanting to attend 9th annual Golden Plains,
The folks at King Sound Studios at Level 2, 822 George St, Sydney know all too well that independent artists appreciate every little bit of help
Tommy Emmanuel is currently on tour in America but a couple of weeks ago while in The Netherlands he caught up with Russian born classical guitarist
Swedish guitar legend and king of the shred-heads, Yngwie J. Malmsteen has been blowing minds across the globe with his incredible guitar skills and showmanship for
MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Now it’s time to vote! After being inundated with hundreds of submissions from Victorian music artists, Bank of Melbourne has announced
In the 80s, Chris Doheny was known as frontman of local hit-making rock outfit Geisha. However, Chris has since forged an even more successful career as
Allans + Billy Hydes offer the chance for Sepultura fans to meet both Andreas Kisser (guitarist) and Eloy Casagrande (drummer) in Sydney and Melbourne. Dates are:
Dead Men Walking is just one of many projects ex-Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom involves himself with. The band usually includes Slim, Captain Sensible (The
Some of our finest female musicians pay homage to the songs that have shaped their lives and raise money for cancer. Acclaimed Australian singer songwriter Katie
The highly anticipated Australian tour by The Black Keys, promoting their successful 8th full-length album Turn Blue, went on sale today. The band are currently on
Tangerine Dream, Cut Copy (DJ), The Church, Architecture in Helsinki, Dusky, Black Cab and more artists have been confirmed in the first announcement of artists for
The Art Of McCartney, a soon to be released Paul McCartney tribute featuring some of the world’s biggest music names, is the fruit of a chance
All street signs should reference bands. Anyone got any other possibilities?
Flying Colors is a compelling rock band featuring Steve Morse, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Dave LaRue and Casey McPherson. Their new album ‘Second Nature’, a heavenly
At a star-studded launch held yesterday at Allans Billy Hyde’s flagship Melbourne store, Support Act proudly launched Bandwagon, their most elaborate and ambitious fundraising appeal to
Launceston’s Junction Arts Festival kicks of from September 10 through to 14th, with over 25+ local and national music acts appearing. The festival’s use of unique
The first artist announcement was made today for Bluesfest 2015 and one of the world’s coolest bands The Black Keys were included as a headliner. Bluesfest
There was time in the late 70s, early 80s when inner suburban Melbourne was churning out as much world class rock n roll as it ever
Vale Ian Smith Tribute to a mate, by Rob Walker Not a lot of readers may know Ian Smith personally, he was not a musician but
Australian Musician has entered into an agreement with international artist site Reverb Nation, which will allow us to promote even more local and international undiscovered artists.
The coolest awards show in Australia, the CARLTON DRY INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS will be held on Wednesday October 8th for the first time at North Melbourne’s
One of Australia’s most beloved festivals, the Meredith Music Festival has announced its full line-up for 2014. Taking place from December 12-14, the bohemian-like celebration takes
AMAC 2014 eased into day 2, not with a whimper but a bang. Delegates attending the morning breakfast session not only got to experience a wonderful
AMAC Day 1 The Australian Music Association Convention or AMAC as it’s more commonly known is the gathering of Australia’s music product industry at Jupiters on
Steve Vai and band, currently on their Story of Light tour, were playing shows in Tokyo, Japan. Australian Musician contributor Jason McNamara, who now resides in
South by South West (aka SXSW) is the huge annual conference for music, interactive and film professionals, which takes place in Austin, Texas. While the organisers
APRA AMCOS, Alberts and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia (NRMTA) are pleased to announce that entries for the 2014 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition – the largest
The Age Music Victoria Awards have always been about recognition and fun. This year they’re proud to announce that one of Australia’s most loved bands, Daddy
Apart from his 2006 Adelaide Festival appearance, the much-lauded American guitarist Pat Metheny hasn’t toured Australia for three decades. Live Nation is thrilled to announce the