American rock legends Motley Crue has announced it's final tour - including confirmation of an Australian leg, although no set dates are available yet. The band will perform its "last ever" show at LA's Staples Centre on New Year's Eve, 34 years after their career began. In the meantime, however, dates have been announced for Japan … Continue reading Kickstart My Heart
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STIFI Fans Get Sticky
Sydney quintet Sticky Fingers ruled the Aus music scene in 2014 - and they've kicked off 2015 in equally awesome fashion. After their sophomore album Land of Pleasures debuted at #3 on the ARIA charts and became the triple j feature album (with two of the highest-played singles of the year), the band played to 20,000 … Continue reading STIFI Fans Get Sticky
Ace Frehley to KISS Aussie Shores
Lead guitarist and founding member of KISS, Mr Ace Frehley, will tour Australia and New Zealand later this year - his first Aussie shows in five years, and his first ever solo shows in NZ. Performing two hours of classic tracks from KISS and his solo records, including the new Space Invader, Frehley will be joined … Continue reading Ace Frehley to KISS Aussie Shores
The Mavis’s Reunite
Aussie music fans of the 1990s and early 2000s rejoice - not only are Kisschasy, The Superjesus and Jebediah kicking around again, Ballarat band The Mavis's is performing a show in Melbourne later this month. The December 27 show will mark 24 years since the band first formed, and a whole decade since their last performance. … Continue reading The Mavis’s Reunite
Vote for Girl at a Rock Show!
Sick of this site? We are too! A very kind (?) soul nominated us for Kochie's Business Builders' $100k Rescue My Site competition for a 'local legend' with a truly awful web site. Uh, thanks? A new site is on the cards for 2015, which will make our job at Girl HQ a lot easier and your … Continue reading Vote for Girl at a Rock Show!
Literally, I Can’t Even…
After seeing multiple posts all over social media today calling for X Factor judge/mentor, recording artist and generally loud guy Redfoo to get sacked, banned from Australia, boycotted and whatever else, I had to check out this new track everyone was so up in arms about. Okay, so let's start with the first glaringly obvious fact: Literally I … Continue reading Literally, I Can’t Even…
Static’s Death Not Drug-Related: Statement
Wayne Static's publicity team has addressed those pesky drug overdose rumours today. In a statement just released, Static's team said: HOLLYWOOD, CA (November 1, 2014) – Today is a sad day in the music industry – Front-man and founding member WAYNE STATIC of STATIC-X passed away quietly in his sleep at his home last night. The … Continue reading Static’s Death Not Drug-Related: Statement
Confirmed: Wayne Static Dies Days Before 49th Birthday
Every time news of an icon's death reaches us through social media, we hope it's one of those awful internet hoaxes. Sadly, sources in the US confirmed late yesterday (Australian time) that the enigmatic metal icon Wayne Wells, better-known as Wayne Static, died just days from his 49th birthday. An official statement on Static's social … Continue reading Confirmed: Wayne Static Dies Days Before 49th Birthday
Wayne Static Dead at 48?
Some unsettling news is coming through from America today, with reports that Wayne Static (formerly Static-X) has died at the age of 48. Metalunderground.com reports that people close to Static have confirmed the death, which is believed to be drug-related, although no official statement has been released. Static was due to embark on a North … Continue reading Wayne Static Dead at 48?
Vale: Bluejuice
Whilst some Aussie bands are resurrecting their careers this year - including The Superjesus and Kisschasy - one is saying farewell... except not to North Queensland. Sydney band Bluejuice have just wrapped up their national farewell tour in style in their home town. The band was scheduled to return to North Queensland next week, with … Continue reading Vale: Bluejuice
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