Renowned guitarist for Californian band Earthless, Isaiah Mitchell is set to tour Australia from mid-next month, joined by some very talented guests. While Mitchell will be performing a run of solo shows when he's in the country, crowds in Melbourne and Fremantle will be able to see him play with the band called The Black Elk Medicine Band, which features the talents of Tame Impala's Nick Allbrook and Robert McManus.

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In this weeks issue: We see the finalists for the Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship, a chart for powerful musical figures, as well as action on the good ol’ ARIA charts. Plus Rave Magazine closes down, and a whole heap of record label signings for a bunch of Australian artists.

While in London for The Aussie BBQ last month at Cargo, we caught up with Screamfeeder's bassist Kellie Lloyd to talk about her performance in London, her new solo record Magnetic North and much more.

Here's the first part of our look back at the Aussie BBQ which happened at Cargo Bar in London last month. Johnny brings us the photos and Larry supplies a few words to set the ball rolling...

Brisbane Nanna Nights are continuing to be the place to be on Wednesday nights for a quiet, social dose of entertainment and the gathering of friends, board games, drinks and inexpensive dinner. The recent official launch with Ben Salter and a bunch of his friends proved not only to be an amazing (read: Salter blew heads off!) evening but was also the perfect introduction to a night aiming to be of premium quality each and every week.