Brace yourself... the clashes are coming! Coachella has finally released it's timetable for weekend one of the 2015 festival, so whether you're lucky enough to be attending, or sitting at home wallowing in chocolate wrappers and self-pity watching one of the live streams online (like us) HERE is the 2015 timetable in full: It's great … Continue reading Coachella Timetable Finally Released
We all got a little emotional when we saw the official trailer for Montage of Heck, the first Kurt Cobain documentary made with the support and cooperation of his family, but Aussie audiences may get a little more emotional if the movie isn't set to screen near them (like, Townsville). The doco will be shown … Continue reading Montage of Heck Aussie Screenings Announced
Not sure if this is an early April Fool's joke or just one very confused walrus looking for his bucket, but a couple of residents in Lucinda, Tropical North Queensland, have posted and shared the following photo on social media yesterday, claiming to have seen the Northern Hemisphere native on the foreshore of the local beach: While … Continue reading Lolrus Turns Up In North Queensland?
Indie rock band Sticky Fingers - the very same band that sold out a string of Aussie shows before they were even advertised earlier this year - has just ruled itself out of this year's Splendour in the Grass. With the massive success of last year's Land of Pleasure, many expected the group to appear on … Continue reading STI FI Ruled out of SITG 2015
It pains us to write it, but One Direction's recently departed (uh, from the band) Zayn Malik has had some new solo material leaked online today... and it's actually pretty good. In a previously unannounced collab with UK producer Naughty Boy, Malik has apparently been laying down some smooth indie-folk tunes completely unlike his sugar … Continue reading New Direction for Zayn Malik
In an official statement from Scott Weiland's Facebook page just now: We received a call today about my friend Jeremy Brown that has shaken me to the core. We were all concerned this afternoon when Jeremy didn’t show up for a long-scheduled rehearsal for tonight’s album release show at School Night. An hour later, Jeremy’s … Continue reading Confirmed: RIP Jeremy Brown
Unconfirmed reports from Hollywood today suggest that Jeremy Brown, guitarist for Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland's new project Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts, has been found dead in the US. No other reports or cause of death has yet emerged. The band performed at SXSW in Texas earlier this month (pictured) and had a string … Continue reading Scott Weiland’s Guitarist Dead?
Aussie musos rejoice! Qantas has announced a Musicians Additional Baggage Allowance to help traveling artists and their crews get around the country without huge excess baggage fees. A statement via the Australian Music Industry Network stated the airline will give musos a free baggage allowance at 23 kilos a piece. The extra baggage allowance is … Continue reading QANTAS To Assist Aussie Musos
If you're planning a trip to Japan this year, music fans might want to consider scheduling it for November, when Ozzfest will bring Black Sabbath there for - apparently - the final time. In a video announcement posted today, Sharon Osbourne said, “Ozzfest will be back in Japan on Nov. 21 and 22 and this will be … Continue reading Black Sabbath Announces ‘Farewell’ Ozzfest
There is so much EXTRAORDINARY TALENT coming out of North Queensland, we here at Girl HQ wanted to start introducing it to the world. So we caught up with the gorgeous German goddess Ilona Bienkiewicz from Crossroads... Who are you, how did you meet and when did you decide to start a band? Hi I'm Ilona. … Continue reading Five Minute Intro To… CROSSROADS
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