HUSSY HICKS (JULZ PARKER): MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW 2023 INTERVIEW
One of Australia’s best live blues ‘n’ roots bands, Hussy Hicks are a tour de force featuring powerhouse vocalist, Leesa Gentz and award-winning guitarist, Julz Parker. Prolific and accomplished musicians, Hussy Hicks have honed their sonic dexterity over the past 14 years with multiple studio albums, a swag of industry awards and thousands of live […]
JASON VORHERR: MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH – AUGUST 2022
Melbourne-based musician Jason Vorherr started out playing in cover bands as a bass guitarist and then as a solo act in the late 1980s. His break as a sought-after backing musician came when Graeham Goble asked him to join the original members of Little River Band … Birtles, Shorrock, Goble on their comeback tour. Jason […]
HIGH ACE INTERVIEW: Jeff Lang and Alison Ferrier
London born and raised singer/songwriter/guitarist/violinist Alison Ferrier has released three solo albums and most recently has been touring and releasing music with the highly regarded Opelousas, alongside Kerri Simpson and Anthony Shortte. Their debut album ‘Opelousified’ won Music Victoria Best Blues Album of the year. Acclaimed guitarist, singer songwriter Jeff Lang has won three ARIAs, collaborated […]
WATCH: FENDER TERRY KATH TELECASTER – MICHELLE KATH INTERVIEW
Today, Fender released the Limited Edition Terry Kath Telecaster® honouring the legendary “Chicago” guitar player’s legacy with a collectible, limited run guitar created by the esteemed Fender Custom Shop. The ‘Shop’ is distinctly honoured to pay tribute to such an acclaimed pioneer by recreating Kath’s custom Telecaster® guitar—which was played throughout his live performances with […]
WATCH OUR EXCLUSIVE CARLOS SANTANA ‘BLESSINGS AND MIRACLES’ INTERVIEW
In our Australian exclusive, Carlos Santana chats to Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips about the creation of his wonderful new album Blessings and Miracles and tells us that there are plans afoot for some of the album collaborators to join him on stage soon. He also opens up about some bucket list projects he’d like […]
SCOTT GORHAM TALKS PHIL LYNOTT THIN LIZZY DOCUMENTARY
With his distinctive long flowing locks gracing stages all over the world, American guitarist Scott Gorham was such an integral part of the most successful lineup of Thin Lizzy in the late 70s. Along with fellow Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, the pair’s signature twin-guitar harmony lines on tracks like Southbound, The Boys Are Back In […]
FENDER PRIORITISES TIK TOK & LAUNCHES PLAYER PLUS SERIES – WATCH OUR HANNAH DASHER INTERVIEW
Today, Fender became the first guitar brand to prioritise TikTok, launching a bold and vibrant campaign with the app’s biggest stars to unveil the Player Plus Series, their most-visually striking series yet crafted specifically for the next generation of artists. Amidst the pandemic, almost one million people picked up guitar for the first time, and […]
WATCH: AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE – JOHN MCLAUGHLIN ‘LIBERATION TIME ‘ INTERVIEW
Frustrated with not being able to tour due to the pandemic, guitar legend John McLaughlin sought out his musician friends around the globe, along with some newer shining lights in music, to assist him in remotely recording a new album of material titled Liberation Time. From the opening notes of the first track As The […]
WATCH: DIESEL – ‘ALONE WITH BLUES’ INTERVIEW
As you’ll hear in the opening moments of this video interview with Diesel, when we last spoke to him ten months ago he was supposed to be spruiking his then new studio album Sunset Suburbia. However, he was more excited to tell us about a solo blues album he had just begun work on from […]
ADALITA INTERVIEW PART 2 – STAGE RIG OVER THE YEARS
In part 2 of this interview, Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips chats with Adalita about her stage rig over the years. Adalita returns to the stage with Magic Dirt’s as part of the massive Spring Loaded Festival lineup, which features Grinspoon, You Am I, Regurgitator, Jebediah, Magic Dirt, Frenzal Rhomb, Custard, The Fauves, The Meanies, […]