Australian guitar slinger Joe Robinson originally rose to prominence for winning the 2008 edition of Australia’s Got Talent, and since then, he’s released a few albums and toured the world. During a recent stop in Davenport, Iowa, Premier Guitar‘s Jason Shadrick caught up with Robinson to chat about his live rig. Robinson’s setup comes complete with a Fender Stratocaster and Jazzmaster, and he also talks ...

Abby Ybarra with Los Lobos The Fender Custom Shop is both pleased and wistful to announce that one of its most revered employees, “pickup artist” Abigail Ybarra, is retiring after more than 50 years in the Fender family. In celebration, Fender arranged for multiple Grammy Award-winning band Los Lobos to play at her private retirement party with dozens of her coworkers earlier today. Josefina Campos has been ...

Rhys from Australia’s Cranbourne Music recently checked out the reliced version of the Fender David Gilmour Custom Shop Stratocaster, demonstrating all seven pickup combinations. The classic black Strat was a cornerstone of the Pink Floyd sound, and was featured extensively on The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and his critically acclaimed 2006 solo effort, On an Island. Learn ...

On the heels of their headlining spots at Coachella and the release of their new album Bankrupt!, French pop rockers Phoenix stopped by the Hollywood studios of Jimmy Kimmel Live to play a few fresh tracks. Watch the band perform ”Trying to Be Cool,” “Drakkar Noir,” “Chloroform” and the album’s lead single “Entertainment” in the clips below. Check out Phoenix’s official website for more information. ...

The Airborne Toxic Event recently debuted the official music video for “Timeless,” an anthemic ballad off new EP The Secret. “After three months of shooting and editing, two failed sand castles, and one near-drowning, we proudly present to you the music video for our song “Timeless,” wrote the band in a blog post on their website. “Oh, and no ballerinas were hurt in the making of this video.” Watch below … ...

  What do a signed yoga mat, guitar and pair of trainers all have in common? All three form part of a unique 33-piece online charity auction that is supported by some of the world’s most famous musicians and comedy artists in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Following the seven night sell out of Teenage Cancer Trust’s annual shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall in March, which were curated this year by Noel Gall ...

There weren’t the most ideal conditions for the Dave Matthews Band when they took the Acura Stage on Sunday. Earlier in the day, there was an epic storm that caused many to wonder where Noah’s ark was accepting passengers. By the time they walked out at 5 p.m., the Crescent City skies were growing ominously dark, and by the time the band Earth, Wind and Fire struck their first notes, drops began falling, on ...

An afternoon monsoon couldn’t hold native sons Better Than Ezra away from the Acura Stage at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Sunday. The Bayou-based trio were helped by the fact the showers had subsided by the time their set was to start, revealing a muddy infield filled with Ezralites and a sea of umbrellas and collapsible chairs that had been set in place early to mark prime spots for t ...

Andrew Bird in action at Jazz Fest. Every year, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival seeks to highlight the region’s best and brightest, whether that comes to food, crafts, or indigenous music. Saturday’s roster of performers certainly took the musical torch of the area and ran with it. Headliner Billy Joel paid tribute to Crescent City with a jazz- and ragtime-infused set to close out the day, but th ...

The 2013 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has seen yet another year of eclectic musicians, craftsmen and performers. Check out some of the happenings in the photo gallery below featuring John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr, George Benson, Band of Horses, Billy Joel, Jill Scott, Andrew Bird, Ben Harper and many, many more. ...