Australian Guitar

With a strong focus on the Australian music scene, Australian Guitar is a rich source of information on playing techniques, styles, the wide range of instruments available and all the technology that guitarists have to consider in the 21st Century.

SPOTIFY’S NEW RULES MEAN THAT OVER HALF OF ALL SONGS ON THE PLATFORM WON’T BE ELIGIBLE FOR ROYALTY PAYOUTS

SLASH IS MAKING A GUITAR AMP WITH MAGNATONE, BUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MARSHALL LIVES ON

THE EDGE DITCHES TUBE AMPS FOR UNIVERSAL AUDIO’S UAFX PEDALS FOR U2’S SPHERE RESIDENCY

Australian Guitar

FROM SOCCER PRACTICE TO STADIUM ROCK • FOO FIGHTERS’ LONGTIME LEAD GUITARIST CHRIS SHIFLETT MAY APPEAR TO BE ONE OF THE LEAST LIKELY COMPETITORS FOR THE TITLE OF COUNTRY MUSIC STAR, BUT HIS THIRD SOLO ALBUM LOST AT SEA BEARS A GENUINE NASHVILLE SOUND WITH A DASH OF PUNK ROCK. AG EXPLORES ITS ORIGINS.

COLD ONES & LOUD FUN • CULT AUSSIE PUNK SENSATIONS (THE) COSMIC PSYCHOS RECENTLY CELEBRATED 40 YEARS AS A BAND - A FEAT MADE EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE BY THE FACT THAT THEIR SINGER-BASSIST STILL VIEWS HIMSELF AS A FARMER. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR HOPPED ON OUR TRACTORS TO REFLECT ON THE TRIO’S BEER-DRENCHED LEGACY.

DEPTHS OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS • KIWI MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST SARAH MARY CHADWICK RELEASED HER EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM, MESSAGES TO GOD, IN SEPTEMBER. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR BECAME IMMERSED IN HER MYSTERIOUS MUSICAL WORLD.

BITTERSWEET FIXATIONS • AFTER A HIATUS OF ALMOST TEN YEARS, SOULFUL NEW JERSEY ROCKERS THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM RETURN WITH THEIR LATEST STUDIO ALBUM, HISTORY BOOKS. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR DUG INTO ITS STORY.

FLYING HIGH AGAIN • NOW 33 YEARS INTO THEIR HARD-ROCKING CAREER, THE SCREAMING JETS ARE POWERING ON THROUGH 2023 WITH THEIR TENTH ALBUM IN TOW, PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR FASTENED OUR SEATBELTS TO FLY INTO A REVEALING NEW INTERVIEW WITH GUITARIST JIMI ‘THE HUMAN’ HOCKING.

A RECOMMENDED DOSAGE • HAVING LAUNCHED THEIR SIXTH LP, FRONZOLI, IN NOVEMBER, PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS ARE NOW BACK IN STOCK AT YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGINARY BAKERY. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR SUNK THEIR TEETH IN.

EVOKING A DISTANT DECADE • BORN FROM A LOVE OF RETRO ‘60S ROCK AND PSYCHEDELIA, LARGE MIRAGE’S DEBUT EP A SIDE TO BLAME CEMENTS THEM AS AN IDIOSYNCRATIC FORCE IN THE SYDNEY MUSIC SCENE. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR EXAMINES THE CREATION OF THE BAND AND THEIR RECENT RELEASE.

HEAVENLY THUNDER • AFTER STEADILY RISING AS A FIERCE CULT SENSATION FROM CANBERRA, TEEN JESUS AND THE JEAN TEASERS HAVE HONOURED THE EMOTIONAL INTENSITY OF THEIR LIVE SHOWS WITH THEIR 13-TRACK DEBUT ALBUM, I LOVE YOU. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR INVESTIGATED ITS FORMATION.

LIGHT YEARS AHEAD • WHY JIMI HENDRIX IS STILL INSPIRING THE LATEST GENERATION OF GUITARISTS - 53 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH

EXTRA JIMI’S • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Mateus Asato, Towa Bird and others choose their favorite Hendrix moments

BOWLING FOR HOLLERS • The time a pre-fame Hendrix landed at the Hollywood Bowl

UNDER HIS WINGS • RESIDENT JIMI HENDRIX AUTHORITY, ANDY ALEDORT, DEMONSTRATES HOW THE LEGENDARY, GROUNDBREAKING GUITARIST STILL INFLUENCES THE MODERN ROCK, BLUES AND R&B STYLES OF SIX OF TODAY’S MOST ADMIRED PLAYERS

TELL ME STRAIGHT • Keith Richards, the legendary Master of the Telecaster, talks about the magic and loss of Hackney Diamonds, the sparkling new Rolling Stones album.

STAR TURN • Kelley Deal was a drummer who wanted to play lead guitar. She got her chance on the Breeders’ 1993 Platinum-seller, Last Splash. alt-rock masterpiece.

AUSTRALIAN LUTHIER PROFILE: KIM LISSARRAGUE

GOLDEN YEARS • The 1950s and 60s were decades of innovation and rapid technical development at Gretsch spearheaded by guitarist, demonstrator and designer Jimmie Webster - that resulted in the design aesthetic and sonic character that continue to...