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AMAC Day 2
AustralianMusician
August 10, 2014
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
AustralianMusician
August 9, 2014
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 LIVE IN JAPAN
AustralianMusician
August 5, 2014
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
SXSW INFO MEET-UPS IN SYD & MELB
AustralianMusician
August 1, 2014
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
2014 VANDA & YOUNG SONG COMPETITION ENTRIES NOW OPEN
AustralianMusician
August 1, 2014
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
DADDY COOL REFORM FOR AGE MUSIC VIC AWARDS
AustralianMusician
July 31, 2014
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
PAT METHENY TO TOUR AUSTRALIA
AustralianMusician
July 30, 2014
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
MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK – A QUEUE WORTH BEING IN!
AustralianMusician
July 29, 2014
Free recording time, a free video, gigs, album art, PR advice and your song on the telly. Sound good? Bank of Melbourne has announced the return
WATCH/THE PRETTY LITTLES ‘TEGAN VICTORIA’
AustralianMusician
July 27, 2014
The Pretty Littles are short on promo words but big on fun, as the new clip for their single ‘Tegan Victoria’ shows. The band’s debut album
COLD CHISEL WRAP UP SURPRISE RECORDING
AustralianMusician
July 25, 2014
As revealed by Australian Musician almost two weeks ago, Cold Chisel had been in the studio recording and wrapped up their surprise session earlier this week.
HELP SAVE THE CHERRY BAR
AustralianMusician
July 23, 2014
Melbourne is known worldwide as one of the globe’s great music cities. Any town that has a lane named after one of its mightiest bands, AC/DC,
WIN! Yamaha and Elton John’s THE MILLION DOLLAR PIANO on BLU-RAY
AustralianMusician
July 20, 2014
The Million Dollar Piano! You may have been lucky enough to see the show live, many international travelers to Las Vegas have. Now everyone can see
WATCH/AUGIE MARCH-AFTER THE CRACK UP VIDEO
AustralianMusician
July 20, 2014
One of Australia’s most loved bands, Augie March is back. ‘After The Crack Up’ is the first song from Augie March’s forthcoming fifth album. The
JOHNNY WINTER CONFIRMED DEAD
AustralianMusician
July 17, 2014
Paul Nelson, Johnny Winter’s guitarist, friend and manager has confirmed that the blues legend has died. In a statement issued a moment ago, Nelson said: I
PAUL KELLY’S MERRI SOUL SESSIONS
AustralianMusician
July 17, 2014
Paul Kelly Presents – The Merri Soul Sessions Following the recent releases of his groundbreaking song cycles, ‘Spring and Fall’ and ‘Conversations with Ghosts’, Paul Kelly
ANDY BULL JOINS ROTTOFEST LINE UP
AustralianMusician
July 16, 2014
Rottofest 2014, the sixth annual weekend festival of comedy, film and music on Rottnest Island, WA curated by Vulture Culture is proud to announce its best
AMERICANA COMES TO WILLIAMSTOWN
AustralianMusician
July 14, 2014
Local promoter Brian Taranto (Love Police) has had a long-term love affair with alternative country music. On October 18, he will be realising a dream when
NEW COLD CHISEL ALBUM
AustralianMusician
July 13, 2014
Word on the street (and Jimmy Barnes’ wife Jane’s Twitter page) is that legendary Australian band Cold Chisel is in the studio and working on demos
WATCH/STICKY FINGERS’ “JUST FOR YOU”
AustralianMusician
July 12, 2014
Sydney’s band of the moment Sticky Fingers are ready to launch their sophomore album, Land of Pleasure. To celebrate, Australian Musician features the video from the
BARNES CLAN CLICKS INTO GEAR
AustralianMusician
July 10, 2014
The Barnes clan is clicking into action this year with several recording and touring projects emanating from the rock n roll dynasty. Included in the 2014
STOLEN GOODS IS BADS!
AustralianMusician
July 9, 2014
There are 2 separate reports of stolen goods today. Guitar Brothers in Red Hill, Qld has reported a Rickenbacker Bass shoplifted (see picture above). Model: 4003 Colour: Jet
STEVE NIEVE PLAYS ELVIS COSTELLO
AustralianMusician
July 8, 2014
Steve Nieve has been playing keyboards for Elvis Costello for more than thirty years, firstly as a member of The Attractions, and in more recent times
WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES LINE-UP
AustralianMusician
July 7, 2014
The 2014 lineup for the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival has just been announced. Now in its 25th year, the Festival has grown to become an
LIVING LEGENDS IN LEAPS & BOUNDS THIS WEEKEND
AustralianMusician
July 6, 2014
Any die-hard Australian indie rock ‘n’ roll fan might want to make their way to Melbourne this weekend to honour three local guitar legends. Melbourne’s Leaps
WATCH / BEC LAUGHTON ‘NUMBER 1 (HEARTBREAK)’
AustralianMusician
July 6, 2014
Brisbane indie soul songstress Bec Laughton has been stopping audiences dead in their tracks ever since they heard her perfect pairing of infectious pop melodies backed
NEW VINES ALBUM FOR SEPTEMBER
AustralianMusician
July 3, 2014
The Vines have been a mercurial band since they arrived in 2002. Their talent took hold when the debut album ‘Highly Evolved’ launched them as one
YES RETURN TO PLAY CLASSIC ALBUMS
AustralianMusician
July 2, 2014
Prog-rock royalty returns to Australia in November when classic-rockers YES hit our stages to play the entire Fragile (1971) and Close To The Edge (1972) albums,
WATCH/NEW ASTON SHUFFLE VIDEO & MORE TOUR DATES
AustralianMusician
July 1, 2014
The folks at the Australian Musician magazine office are finding it hard to not to groove to this infectious track from Aston Shuffle. Co-written with and
ANGUS & JULIA STONE TOUR
AustralianMusician
July 1, 2014
Angus & Julia Stone are set to bring their critically acclaimed live show back to where it all began for a string of headline tour dates
SEX ON TOAST VIDEO & TOUR
AustralianMusician
June 29, 2014
Since the release of their debut album of synth-funk, soul, slow-jams and hard-rockin’ shuffles and subsequent sell-out launches in both Melbourne and Sydney, Sex on Toast
MSTB’S SOCIAL MEDIA ANTHEM
AustralianMusician
June 25, 2014
New-York based act My Son The Bum have released a great animated video for “Follow Me, Like Me”, a new tune which may well become a
ANNUAL HEART OF ST KILDA CONCERT LINE UP ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
June 25, 2014
Sacred Heart Mission has announced a dazzling line-up for its annual fundraiser, The Heart of St Kilda Concert at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda, on
GIBSON RELEASES B.B. KING 65TH ANNIVERSARY LUCILLE MODEL
AustralianMusician
June 24, 2014
B.B. King’s “Lucille” is legendary, perhaps the most beloved artist’s guitar of all time, and a true icon of the blues. Now Gibson Memphis honour’s the
GET UKE CRAZY KIDS TO CAIRNS
AustralianMusician
June 23, 2014
The winners of the Koyama Kings Road to Cairns Ukulele Festival music video competition, Melbourne based ukulele orchestra Uke4Kids Family Orchestra (UFO) have launched a crowd
MIA DYSON ‘WHEN WE’RE OLDER’ VIDEO RELEASE
AustralianMusician
June 22, 2014
With her recent international release of Idyllwild, Mia Dyson has proven that success on her own terms is possible and is celebrating with the launch of