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
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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
SNEAK PEEK AT ARISTOCRATS NEW DVD
AustralianMusician
January 7, 2015
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 JOINS GASLIGHT ANTHEM TOUR
AustralianMusician
January 7, 2015
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
IN THE MODE
AustralianMusician
December 21, 2014
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 REVIEW – Palais Theatre
AustralianMusician
December 17, 2014
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 BACK IN THE STUDIO
AustralianMusician
December 14, 2014
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
TRIPLE J’S DOCTOR EFFS OFF
AustralianMusician
December 11, 2014
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
JEFF BECK DOCUMENTARY PREVIEW
AustralianMusician
December 10, 2014
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
HEY GUITARISTS! WHICH ONE ARE YOU?
AustralianMusician
December 7, 2014
Are you guilty of any of these cliche guitar moves?
A LITTLE SANTANA SOCIAL MEDIA GEM
AustralianMusician
December 7, 2014
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’
DAVID BYRNE’S PEDAL ART
AustralianMusician
December 7, 2014
“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
A RECAP: MEDIA SHY AC/DC FORCED INTO SPOTLIGHT
AustralianMusician
December 6, 2014
www.acdc.com[View the story “MEDIA SHY AC/DC FORCED INTO SPOTLIGHT” on Storify]
PAUL KELLY’S MERRI SOUL SESSIONS on CD and ON TOUR
AustralianMusician
December 3, 2014
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
ROLLING STONES’ SAX GREAT BOBBY KEYS DEAD
AustralianMusician
December 2, 2014
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
GUY PEARCE/DARREN MIDDLETON ‘BROKEN/TRANSLATIONS’ TOUR
AustralianMusician
December 1, 2014
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
RAILWAY HOTEL BRUNSWICK BACK ON TRACK
AustralianMusician
November 28, 2014
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
KINGS OF CHAOS CURRENT LINE UP A SPIN OUT!
AustralianMusician
November 28, 2014
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
OUR 2014 ARIA AWARDS WRAP
AustralianMusician
November 27, 2014
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
ALLANS BILLY HYDES CEO SPEAKS ABOUT THE $1.5m VAULT COLLECTION
AustralianMusician
November 25, 2014
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
THE VAULT 1.5 MILL GUITAR COLLECTION FOR SALE
AustralianMusician
November 25, 2014
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
MATON MANIA AT MALL MUSIC
AustralianMusician
November 24, 2014
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
RARE BLUES LEGENDS FOOTAGE
AustralianMusician
November 24, 2014
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
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: GEORGE KALPA- KSDB
AustralianMusician
November 23, 2014
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
AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS CELEBRATES PRESENT & PAST
AustralianMusician
November 20, 2014
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
Trespass charges for Meredith And Golden Plains Offenders
AustralianMusician
November 18, 2014
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
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: RUNNING YOUNG – ‘Out of Time’
AustralianMusician
November 16, 2014
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
CHRISTMAS BENEFIT ALBUM FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
AustralianMusician
November 16, 2014
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? WE DID!
AustralianMusician
November 15, 2014
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
LABOR ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FUNDING FOR MUSIC IN SCHOOLS IF ELECTED IN VICTORIA
AustralianMusician
November 12, 2014
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 FACE THE MUSIC? GET ORGANISED WITH THE APP
AustralianMusician
November 12, 2014
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,