Polish Club’s David Novak: “We’ve moved beyond the OG Polish Club setup” By Matt Doria On their loud and lively third album – the aptly titled Now We’re Cookin’ – the bonafide rock dogs in Polish Club take a big ol’ bite of the pop pie
DZ Deathrays’ Shane Parsons and Lachlan Ewbank: “It’s almost like the record opens up as you get further and further into it” By Matt Doria After what feels like the longest two years in history, DZ Deathrays bring their Positive Rising era to an explosive peak, delivering riffs aplenty on a tight and turbulent new long-player
Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey: “I’m having a blast being able to connect more with the audience” By Matt Doria It kind of goes without saying that we could all use a bit of positivity right now. Enter: the trailblazing punk-rockers in Dropkick Murphys
Gojira’s Joe Duplantier: “I think humans are pretty shitty sometimes, but we’re as horrible as we are incredible” By Matt Doria The modern metal titans in Gojira take aim at the root of all evil on their convulsive new album
Rag’N’Bone Man: “It feels like we really concentrated on the songs before anything else was done” By Matt Doria Singer‑songwriter Rory Graham (a.k.a. Rag’N’Bone Man) bucks the trend of mainstream pop artificiality with the defiantly raw, powerfully authentic Life By Misadventure
Beabadoobee - Our Extended Play EP review By Matt Doria "The record en masse is cohesive, but each track illuminates a disparate angle of Beabadoobee’s prismatic musicality..."
Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on being inspired by Thin Lizzy and working with Kurt Vile By Matt Doria Never ones to rest on their laurels, the legendary Dinosaur Jr. shake things up with meteoric might on their first album in five years
Paper Citizen - Wandering Ghost EP review By Matt Doria "Despite running just short of 20 minutes, Gohst unfurls a sprawling musicality on the disc..."
Liz Stringer: “I didn’t have any design for the outcome, which was very different to other records I’ve made” By Matt Doria The soul-bearing new opus from Liz Stringer is some of her strongest, and undoubtedly most poignant, work to date
Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake: “If we share the load, it should mean that we can come up with a stronger album” By Matt Doria Rejuvenated by a lineup shuffle and a spirited new creative dynamic, Scottish rockers Teenage Fanclub make album #11 another effortless hit
The Offspring’s Dexter Holland and Noodles: “Everything from Smash ’til now seems like it’s all part of the same era” By Matt Doria Almost a whole damn decade in the making, The Offspring are officially back in top form with their timely new album, Let The Bad Times Roll
Garbage’s Steve Marker: “It was important to keep the initial spirit that we had when we wrote these songs” By Matt Doria No Gods No Masters. That’s the title of the hotly awaited new jam-fest from the pop-rock mainstays in Garbage – but it’s also the mission statement they avowed when they gathered in the Californian desert to make it
Sly Withers - Gardens album review By Matt Doria "Gardens is a bold, widescreen punk epic well worth diving into..."
An interview with Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Kyle McMillin By Matt Doria Australian Guitar gets down to the wire with a renowned Custom Shop artisan to learn all about his latest psychedelic work of art
Australian Guitar's Fresh Frets: Vol. 8 By Matt Doria On the lookout for your next favourite Aussie band? You've come to the right place – here are eight of the locals we're loving most at the moment!
Amends - Tales Of Love, Loss, And Outlaws album review By Matt Doria "It’s impressive, the dexterity with which the band play into the smokiness and sleaze of their Southern influences..."
Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr: “We wanted Typhoons to feel like a debut record” By Matt Doria For album #3, Royal Blood shed the limitations of a two-piece to deliver a hard-out epic of explosive punk, groove-laden soul and rip-roaring dance-rock
Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie: “It almost felt like we were having the ‘difficult second record’ on the third one” By Matt Doria Following a well-earned rise to stardom, UK alt-rockers Wolf Alice leap to even grander heights with their dreamy and deep new album, Blue Weekend
Drown This City - Colours We Won’t Know EP review By Matt Doria "Repeat listens are crucial to appreciate these layered and luminous soundscapes..."
Teenage Joans’ Cahli Blakers: “I don’t think a song is ever truly done as soon as we’ve finished writing it” By Matt Doria Teenage Joans are one of the most exciting new names in Australian alt-rock. And with their punchy and powerful debut EP, they’re making an ironclad case for their eventual reign at the top of the food chain
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready on teaming up with Fender to recreate his prized 1960 Stratocaster By Matt Doria Now that we’ve all had a chance to soak in the wicked riffs that pillar Gigaton, Mike McCready is giving us a chance to shred them out for ourselves, thanks to his new signature Fender Stratocaster
