Ellie Robinson
Ellie Robinson is an Australian writer, editor and dog enthusiast with a keen ear for pop-rock and a keen tongue for actual Pop Rocks. Her bylines include music rag staples like NME, BLUNT, Mixdown and, of course, Australian Guitar (where she also serves as Editor-at-Large), but also less expected fare like TV Soap and Snowboarding Australia. Her go-to guitar is a Fender Player Tele, which, controversially, she only picked up after she'd joined the team at Australian Guitar. Before then, Ellie was a keyboardist – thankfully, the AG crew helped her see the light…
Latest articles by Ellie Robinson

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The new EP from Mannequin Pussy saved the trio from the brink of collapse after an especially rough 2020 – so it’s fitting they called it Perfect

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The new album, Necessary Evil, is out now

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The Melvins prove themselves to be the band not even God can put a stop to

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"The soundscapes are warm and feel lived-in, with an emphasis on minimalism and rawness..."

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One of Australia’s quintessential rock bands rise from the ashes with some of their strongest work to date

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For the Dutch symphonic metallers in Epica, a big year back on the prowl means a big album to kick it off

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Adding yet another gem to one of rock’s most unpredictable catalogues, St. Vincent marks a promising new era with a celebration of ‘70s fuzz, friskiness and ferocity

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Even after 20 years at the forefront of Australia’s funk and soul scene, The Bamboos are still finding new ways to energise and amplify their sound

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NOFX take an unforgivingly fierce leap forward with album #14

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The new album, The Uncanny Valley, is out May 21st

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The new album, Death By Rock And Roll, serves as both a bright new beginning and a pertinent outlet for mourning

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From EDM to Latin pop, metalcore and blues, ADTR cover it all on their major label debut

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(Mostly) instrumental alt-rockers Mogwai head for the skies on their massive (and magnificent) tenth album

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The new and improved Tigers Jaw go especially big and bold on album #6

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The new album, If I Could Make It Go Quiet, is out now via AWAL

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Even in an age where truly anything is possible, it’s pretty goddamn exciting to see Tomahawk back in action

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On The Million Masks Of God, Manchester Orchestra amp up the intensity tenfold with their sharpest, boldest and most opulent epic yet

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What do you get when you put two of hard-rock’s biggest shredders in a room and tell them to get their blues on?

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On their ambitious second album, the band take an axe to their formula and build a mansion from the rubble

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"Yeah, we’ll never take another music festival for granted. This is what home feels like..."

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0202 is an ambitious epic for the Sydney pop-rockers, but to pull it off, they had to scale things way back

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Carla Geneve walks us through the poignantly honest origins of her show-stopping debut album

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"LP4 [is] a love letter to the Canadian dance-punk deviants’ halcyon days"
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