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In 2016 The Jezabels will return with their third studio LP, ‘Synthia’, in store February 12th independently, via MGM Distribution. After eighteen months off the road,
Face The Music day two was never going to be just another day at a music conference. As people woke to the news of the horrific
Ring tones, not something you think about much … unless you hear a lot of them. At Face The Music, a music conference full of tech
Tkay Maidza and Timberwolf have walked away as the big winners at the 2015 South Australian Music (SAM) Awards, held on the same night as The
To mark the 10th anniversary of The Age Music Victoria Awards, not one but two special events were organised this year to help celebrate the occasion.
On November 22nd, it will be 18 years since the death of enigmatic Australian rock singer Michael Hutchence. This week saw the Australian release of
Brian Wilson, Taj Mahal and more added to 2016 Bluesfest lineup. The legends are lining up for the Byron Bay festival next Easter. When Kendrick
Jason Becker, who was signed to the prestigious Shrapnel Records label at just 16, was integral to the neo-classical guitar movement through the 80s with playing
The Age and Music Victoria are proud to announce that this year’s Hall of Fame inductees will be honoured with a free, public exhibition at Arts
The NGV today announced the largest ever Friday Nights program with eighteen headline acts from December 2015 – April 2016. Since the series commenced in 2013
Baby Animals, Hoodoo Gurus, The Superjesus, Noiseworks, 1927, Diesel with special guest Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Swanee, Thirsty Merc, Dragon, Wendy Matthews and more confirmed to
The annual celebration of local independent music, the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards took place in Melbourne last night and unsurprisingly, it was Courtney Barnett who
The program for the 2016 Melbourne Zoo Twilights Series has been announced and it’s looking pretty wild. The Melbourne Zoo Twilights series provides the perfect summer
Sydney’s dark-lord, singer and producer Paul Conrad is back with his own brand of alt-pop in the form of a new video ‘California’. Paul Conrad is
Motorhead’s Lemmy will be honoured with a Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood as part of Bass Player Magazine’s 8th annual
Fans of 80s alt-rock will be salivating at the thought of this bunch of iconic bands announced for a run of A Day On The Green shows
Courtesy of D’Addario Strings‘ YouTube channel, Jackie Greene sits and chats with North Mississippi Allstars’ Luther Dickinson about his influences, technique, approach and more. Check out
The Bank of Melbourne presented it’s annual Melbourne Music Bank competition final last night on the stage of the opulent State Theatre. Jade Alice took out
The final of the annual Melbourne Music Bank takes place this Thursday night (Oct 8) at the State Theatre. Back in July Victorian artists were invited
The Melbourne Guitar Makers Festival is on this Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th at the Abbotsford Convent. It is a rare and unique opportunity to see,
The folks at muso.com.au are presenting a MUSO SWAP MEET at the Flemington Community Centre (25 Mount Alexander Rd) on Sunday 11th Oct, running from 12:30pm
In mid 2014, Melbourne based trash-rock band The Mercy Kills learned that they’d scored the much sought-after support slot for Courtney Love’s Australian tour. Followers of
Performers for this year’s The Age Music Victoria Awards have been announced and include Marlon Williams, Courtney Barnett, Harts, Briggs and The EG Allstars. The 10th
Much-lauded American, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens is returning to Australia for a national tour beginning in February and tickets are on sale today! Just over
Less formal and infinitely more fun than the ARIAs, the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards will be presented once again in October and performers have just
Rock legends IRON MAIDEN, whose new studio double album “The Book of Souls” just debuted at No 2 in Australia, will make a massively anticipated return
Crowded House has lent its 1995 song ‘Help Is Coming’ to the refugee crisis, which currently sees 19.5 million people displaced, half of them children. A
Police are seeking information about two separate cases of stolen guitars in WA and Vic. Just Music in Western Australia has reported the theft of a 1976
Review: Naturally 7. Hamer Hall. Melbourne 4th September 2015 Our resident vocal consultant, Emmanuella Grace was delighted to attend the Melbourne show of New York based
Folk Alliance Australia is proud to host the annual gathering of the Australian Folk Scene on October 9 – 11, at the Urban Camp in Melbourne.
The Heart Of St Kilda Concert, the annual yearly fundraiser for The Sacred Heart Mission, is only a few weeks away and will be held on
Check out John Butler jamming with Rodrigo Y Gabriela on the Pharrell track ‘Happy’ at Rock En Seine in Paris on August 28th. The French festival
Allans Billy Hyde presents DAVE LOMBARDO THE REPERCUSSION OF DAVE LOMBARDO LIVE IN AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 2015 Punishing 16th-note kicks at rapid-fire tempos, unbelievable runs across his
British jazz guitar legend Martin Taylor has posted a video on his YouTube channel outlining an amazing opportunity for someone to hang out in his studio,
The Age Music Victoria 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame Concert to be held at the Palais Theatre on Friday, November 20th has added more artists to
Australian Musician ran a Tommy Emmanuel meet and greet competition at the Melbourne Guitar Show a few weeks ago. Adam Pantlin of Leneva and Brian Kavanagh