After a monumental 22 years in the Aussie music biz, Aussie icons Regurgitator are back on the road with their Cheap Imitations tour-ché, with a couple of festival appearances plus sold-out hometown show at The Zoo in Brisbane in support of their first live album, Nothing Less than Cheap Imitations: Live at the HiFi Melbourne Oct 2012. … Continue reading Regurgitator – Nothing Less Than Cheap Imitations
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
Ash Grunwald is one busy man. Speaking from the Bathurst stop on his current Australian tour, Grunwald had just returned from a whirlwind tour of Canada, which was fresh off the heels of the Gargantua album tour with Scott Owen and Andy Strachan from The Living End. "Canada was fun, but it was a pretty … Continue reading Gargantua(n) Grunwald Goes Solo
He has spoken at TEDx, worked with some of the biggest names in hip hop and dropped some of the freshest beats in Aussie hip hop today. But who is L-FRESH The LION? Here is your essential introduction... I hear there's an interesting story behind “The LION" part of your name? The LION was a name given … Continue reading Introducing… L-FRESH The LION
Joe 'Shithead' Keithley, founding member of Canadian punk forefathers DOA, took time out ahead of their Aussie tour next month to talk about everything from Canada and punk politics to Vegemite and Willie Nelson. What was the Canadian punk scene like in the early '80s? It was very vibrant and political with bands like DOA, … Continue reading DOA – Still Alive and Kicking
They are the reigning comeback kids of Oz (look out, Johnny Farnham!) and Nancy Vandal are at it again with their new album, Flogging A Dead Phoenix and tour announcement that includes - for the very first time - Soundwave Festival. "Is there a John Farnham trophy for making comebacks?" Mike "Fox Trotsky" Foxall said. … Continue reading Fancy Vandals
If you're not entirely familiar with Cali pop punk band Zebrahead's sound, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Matty Lewis is happy to provide a description. "We're like the guys in the movie that always play in the background," he said. "If you took a blender and threw in... oh wow, who would you throw in there? Maybe some … Continue reading Call Your Friends – Zebrahead Release New Album
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