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.

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LOVE AND THUNDER • FOR HER STRIKING AND CINEMATIC SOLO DEBUT, HANNAH CROFTS MAKES HEARTBREAK FEEL POWERFUL. GUYS, GALS AND NON-BINARY PALS, MEET BABY VELVET.

THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF BALL PARK MUSIC • WITH TOURING OFF THE CARDS FOR THEIR SIXTH ALBUM, BALL PARK MUSIC LOOKED TO LP7 AS A YEARLONG EFFORT TO CHISEL OUT A TRUE MASTERPIECE.

SHOCK AND AWE • WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF CLARITY AND AMPLIFIED CONFIDENCE, BODY TYPE ARE READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD, ARMED WITH AN EXPLOSIVELY ENRAPTURING DEBUT ALBUM.

THE (LIVING) END IS JUST THE BEGINNING • ON HIS LONG-AWAITED SOLO DEBUT, THE LIVING END’S CHRIS CHENEY HEADS IN A RAWER AND MORE INTIMATE DIRECTION.

SATCH ON MARS • 18 SOLO ALBUMS DOWN, JOE SATRIANI’S MIND-BENDING MUSICALITY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.ON THE ELEPHANTS OF MARS, HE REACHES NEW HEIGHTS OF NARRATIVE INTENSITY.

INTO THE DARKNESS • AFTER TWO YEARS SPENT DESCENDING INTO INSANITY, PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS HAVE CONJURED UP THEIR DARKEST AND WEIRDEST – AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BEST – ALBUM YET.

INSIDE ROLLING BLACKOUTS’ CINEMATIC UNIVERSE • STEERED BY THEIR INDIVIDUALITY AND THE “F*** IT” ATTITUDE THAT CAME WITH COVID-INCITED UNCERTAINTY, ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER MADE THEIR OWN MUSICAL MULTIVERSE FOR ALBUM #4.

SHREDDING THE PATRIARCHY • ON THEIR SECOND SHOT AT A DEBUT EP, TEEN JESUS AND THE JEAN TEASERS PROVE THEY’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD THE NEXT GENERATION OF AUSTRALIAN ROCK ROYALTY.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION • AS THORNHILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE FROM THEIR METALCORE ROOTS, THE MELBOURNE TROUPE EMBRACE AN UNEXPECTED INFLUENCE: HOLLYWOOD.

SOARING INTO A NEW SCENE • AFTER THREE DECADES LEADING THE WAIFS, VIKKI THORN SHAKES IT UP WITH A PUNCHY AND POWERFUL BLUES-ROCK RECORD STEEPED IN RAW, RAVENOUS AUTHENTICITY.

THE MAN IN THE MOON • ON HIS MILESTONE TENTH ALBUM, XAVIER RUDD EMBRACES CULTURE, COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY WITH INIMITABLE PASSION.

WOLVES ON THE PROWL • WITH SOME OF THEIR MOST VICIOUS MUSIC YET ON THE HORIZON, ALPHA WOLF ARE GEARING UP TO DOMINATE AUSTRALIA’S METALCORE SCENE. FIRST ON THE AGENDA: THE BIGGEST TOUR THE GENRE’S SEEN HERE IN YEARS.

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UNLIMITED LOVE • A SLEW OF TALENTED PLAYERS SELECT JOHN FRUSCIANTE’S FINEST MUSICAL MOMENTS (AND WINNINGEST QUALITIES!)

LOVE STORIES • RHCP’S JOHN FRUSCIANTE ON THE WRITING & RECORDING OF FIVE STANDOUT UNLIMITED LOVE TRACKS, GEAR AND ALL

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK OASIS WONDERWALL • Learn the song Noel Gallagher said Oasis never played right, with TG’s tab, chords and a full song sheet…

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK ED SHEERAN AFTERGLOW • This easy four-chord song is perfect for improving your strumming technique and building confidence

LESSONS IN FUNK • Flex your funk muscles with this groove masterclass as we examine Chilis-style funk-rock, contemporary neo-soul, jazz-fusion and more…

BLUEGRASS ESSENTIALS • Run for your lives, the banjos are coming! Here is our guide to getting started with bluegrass

“We love making weird noises with our guitars!” • Masters of the seven-string, architects of nu-metal, Korn guitarists Munky and Head are still finding new ways to play heavy...

“WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT THEM!” • Thanks to EverTune bridges, life is peachy for Korn’s guitarists

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? • We explore the history, spec and...