 Australian country star Lee Kernaghan has always had country music running through his veins. With father Ray already an established and successful country artist in his own right as Lee was growing up – his sister Tania is also a country artist – it was just a natural progression then for Lee to follow his country music calling path. Lee’s career break came via 1992’s The Outback Club which firmly etched Lee’s name into the annals of Australian country music history. Since then, his career has flourished and this year Lee was also bestowed the prestigious Australian of the Year award. Recently Joe Matera caught up with Lee to talk about his career and his love for Maton guitars.
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 Michael Franti first made his mark on the music scene in the early Nineties with The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy an outfit that mixed the elements of industrial noise and hip-hop beats to a polemic of political and social issues. After the band’s demise, he went on to form Spearhead which expanded further upon Franti’s socio-discourses but against a more funk and reggae infused musical backdrop. Michael Franti & Spearhead’s most recent outing was last year’s Yell Fire!, which was inspired by Franti's trip to war-torn Baghdad, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Joe Matera recently caught up with Michael Franti to discuss his travels, his approach to making music and his trusty Maton guitar.
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