Earlier this year the Abbott government released their latest budget, which diverted $104 million from the Australia Council (who oversee arts grants and initiatives) to the Arts Ministry (to establish a new 'National Programme for Excellence in the Arts') and caused a wave of outrage across the arts sector. However, it wasn't as disastrously out … Continue reading Aussie Government Even Further Out of Touch Than We Thought
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Foo Fighters Make Fans (Birth)Day
We've all had that birthday that's just a little bit cooler than the rest. This Foo Fighters fan's might just take the cake... sorry. YouTuber Anthony Bifolchi posted a video his friends took of Fooies frontman Dave Grohl not only acknowledging his "It's my birthday, can I play drums?" sign in the front row, but … Continue reading Foo Fighters Make Fans (Birth)Day
Stage Dive Don’ts With Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb drummer Gordy Forman showed how not to stage dive at Perth's Amplifier Bar at the weekend. In a twist of irony, the poor dude was trying to show a fan how to do a proper stage dive when the accident happened. "Pretty sure if you wanna stage dive it's simple," he said in a … Continue reading Stage Dive Don’ts With Frenzal Rhomb
Hammer of the Witches Falls
Girl was lucky enough to catch up with Cradle of Filth's Canadian keyboardist Lindsay Schoolcraft on the eve of the band's newest album release, Hammer of the Witches. Here's what she had to say: Hi Lindsay! How have you been? I've been great thanks! It's late here in Canada right now, I've just been hanging out … Continue reading Hammer of the Witches Falls
Damon Albarn Gets Carried Away… Literally
Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn got carried away at Denmark's Roskilde Festival at the weekend... literally. After being repeatedly asked to stop his mammoth FIVE HOUR set, Albarn was eventually picked up and carried off stage to the boos and jeers of the crowd. Performing with Africa Express, Albarn even performed an impromptu cover … Continue reading Damon Albarn Gets Carried Away… Literally
Whoops – New Google App Accidentally Racist
Facebook has had the suggested tagging function for a while now, so it's little wonder Google has hopped on board the tech train... except... ... yep. This user was clearly none too impressed with the automatic tagging algorithm picking up his friend's face as a primate, not a human. Erm, ya'll done goofed, Google. Luckily, … Continue reading Whoops – New Google App Accidentally Racist
Drawcard – Goons Gone Wild
They're already on the road for the Goons Gone Wild tour, so Girl caught up for a super quick chat with Brisbane's Drawcard vocalist/guitarist Paul Durkin this week. You guys have been around for over a decade now - how did you first get together? Well Andi (drummer) and I are bros, and the rest … Continue reading Drawcard – Goons Gone Wild
Jebediah’s TWENTY Celebrations Continue
Our faves Jebediah just completed a sold-out metro city run of dates for the 20th Anniversary tour and TWENTY album release, and now they have announced a regional run taking in North Queensland, Darwin, regional NSW and Tasmania. "What a wonderful Twentieth Anniversary tour we've had," the band said in a press release. "Thank you to … Continue reading Jebediah’s TWENTY Celebrations Continue
Attention Liggas and Motherduckers…
Forget predictive text, BBC has got your back, yo. Whomever had the - ahem - enviable task of subtitling Kanye West's Glastonbury performance in live time clearly gave up on life while trying to live-title the performance in a PG-rating. What started as: And: Quickly became: And then, simply: We're not sure what they expected … Continue reading Attention Liggas and Motherduckers…
After The Burial Guitarist Leaves Band, Posts Bizarre Manifesto
After The Burial guitarist Justin Lowe has announced he has left the band via a bizarre (and long) statement on his personal Facebook page that raises more questions than it answers. The statement reads: My decision to leave After The Burial... Where do I begin... I've been set up guys by something more powerful than … Continue reading After The Burial Guitarist Leaves Band, Posts Bizarre Manifesto
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