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
Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka: “We wanted to create something orgasmic and cinematic”
By Ellie Robinson published
On LP2, the Kiszka brothers' love of film collides with their talents in rock 'n' roll
The Antlers - Green To Gold album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"There’s no two ways about it: The Antlers’ comeback effort is simply delightful"
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen: “We’ve loved Australia since the first time we went there in 1978”
By Ellie Robinson published
Neilsen chats LP #20 and Cheap Trick's upcoming Australian tour, and bleeds a whole bunch
Erra - Self-Titled album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"A rich, concentrated distillation of everything the fivesome excel at"
Producer Profile: Shane Edwards
By Ellie Robinson published
Unlocking the secrets of Aussie hardcore's very own Willy Wonka
Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett: “In 25 years, we’ll all be on stools, playing ukuleles and doing ballads – but we might still be going!”
By Ellie Robinson published
Gear, grooves, and... Ghosts!?
Citizen - Life In Your Glass World album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"Huge, headbang‑inducing riffs and a rhythm section that’s always nothing short of riveting"
Spotlight: Jack Gray
By Ellie Robinson published
The new single, "Selfish", is out now via Warner
Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"Williams fully embraces her Nashville origins and absolutely nails every folky bend and atmospheric warble"
Evanescence’s Jen Majura and Troy McLawhorn: “I think it’s a very beautiful, very meaningful, very REAL album”
By Ellie Robinson published
To make their boldest album yet, Evanescence tapped into a world of internal ire
Birds Of Tokyo fill us in on their favourite summer jams
By Ellie Robinson published
Spoiler alert: it's a pop-punker's dream playlist come true
The Weather Station - Ignorance album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"The Weather Station’s most charismatic – and effortlessly most exciting – record to date"
Spotlight: Kai Cult
By Ellie Robinson published
The new EP, OK Boomer, is out now independently
Hospital Bracelet - South Loop Summer album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"South Loop Summer is an unequivocally razor-sharp and riveting listen"
Spotlight: Axel Carrington of New Talk
By Ellie Robinson published
The new album, Time & Memory, is out now independently
Jess Locke: “The world is insane at the moment – I feel like I couldn’t help but just absorb everything!”
By Ellie Robinson published
Five years in the making, the new album from Melbourne’s indie-rock queen is every bit as silvery and special as one could dream.
Stumps - All Our Friends album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"All Our Friends is a retro-tinged indie-rock epic with equal parts heart and spirit, and plenty of both to share."
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets’ Jack McEwan: “It’s the clean tone that really defines what a great guitar sounds like”
By Ellie Robinson published
For their ambitious fourth album, the Perthian psych-lords in PPC get louder and rowdier than ever before
The six-string origins of DZ Deathrays
By Ellie Robinson published
As DZ Deathrays gear up to make some budding shredders' dreams come true, we look back on their own L-plater days
Australian Guitar's Fresh Frets: Vol. 7
By Ellie Robinson published
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!
Orianthi: "I wanted to really mess with my sounds and try new stuff"
By Ellie Robinson published
On her first solo album in over six years, Orianthi taps into a wicked world of new inspiration.
Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls? album review
By Ellie Robinson published
"It’s hard not to envision a huge future ahead for these up-and-coming rippers."
Plini: "I’m really happy with everything on this record, which I don’t think has ever happened before"
By Ellie Robinson published
Ironically, very little of the material on Impulse Voices – the long-awaited second album from scene-leading prog-rocker Plini – came from impulse. Instead a result of long, introspective stretches of time off-tour, the album shows a whole new side of the Sydney-based instrumentalist.
Amahiru’s Saki: “It was so fun to work with Frédéric Leclercq and we both had a lot of ideas, so we decided to make Amahiru its own project”
By Ellie Robinson published
What happens when you pair an icon of European metal with the undefeated queen of Japanese post-rock? You get Amahiru: one of the most jaw-droppingly badass bands in the world right now.
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