With five Australian ARIA Platinum singles, over 10 million albums sold, 100 million singles sold and more than 11 billion song streams under his belt, 21-year old Shawn Mendes is the third youngest solo artist to have three number one debut albums on the Billboard 200. Nominated for ARIA's Best International Artist for 2019, the Canadian … Continue reading Shawn Mendes The Tour Hits Down Under
The Amity Affliction has started their Australian tour with a sour taste following the alleged sexual assault of a fan at their Hordern Pavillion show in Sydney last night. Vocalist Joel Birch tweeted a message from the victim of the assault: https://twitter.com/JoelDTD/status/1172359629310808064 He followed up the post with two more tweets: "...and held accountable for … Continue reading The Amity Affliction Seeks Sexual Assault Perpetrator
The fallout from that controversial video of Die Antwoord using homophobic slurs and making up lies of sexual assault against American musician Andy Butler has begun. Whilst Girl focused on the lesser-obvious elements of the faux sexual assault claims in our coverage of the video, it is being widely reported that the homophobic slurs and physical attack … Continue reading Die Antwoord Fallout Begins
Earlier this year we broke the story of Aussie rapper Zheani Sparkes accusing South African band Die Antwoord (Ninja, in particular) of some pretty gross things. Last time we followed the story up, the band was relentlessly bullying the young girl from Brisbane, including sharing revenge porn images of her (a crime in Queensland, where … Continue reading More Die Antwoord Dirt Has Emerged
Hailing from Western Australia, Perth-born pop-punk band Nautical Mile have just announced they're heading back to the east coast on tour, to celebrate the launch of their new single Marionette. Fresh out of the studio where they’ve been locked away and busy writing new music the band have said, “We’re very excited to be heading back … Continue reading Nautical Mile Sets Sail With New Tour
The Melbourne Guitar Show is set to return to Caulfield Racecourse on August 3rd and 4th this year, bringing with it a stellar lineup and expo that promises to make any guitarist weep. The first lineup announcement for #MGS2019 includes a fantastic mix of guitar talent including Keith Merrow and Dennis Jones, both from the USA, who … Continue reading Melbourne Guitar Show Brings The Goods
What could be better than Gang of Youths covering your song? How about Gang of Youths and Mumford & Sons covering your song in an epic performance in Stockholm? The heavyweights just toured Europe together (and announced GoY will be supporting them on their USA and Mexico tour, as well) and performed a cover of … Continue reading The Cover of All Covers for Townsville Band’s Track
With River Sessions festival just days away, Girl figured it was time to chat to Festival Director Michael Delaney, who kindly took some time away from last-minute prep to chat to us about the event. The festival, which this year features acts like Amy Shark, The Rubens, Illy, LDRU, Middle Kids and Skegss, has been … Continue reading River Sessions – Regional Festival Ramps Up
Back in April, US megastar Khalid announced a tour of Australia with some mysterious Canberra and Ballarat dates without venues... Mystery solved today with Spilt Milk's epic line up announcement. Ol' mate Khalid has been officially confirmed, along with CHVRCHES, Kota Banks, Illy, Middle Kids, G Flip, Ocean Alley, Dune Rats, Golden Features, Confidence Man, … Continue reading You’ll Cry If You Miss Spilt Milk Tix
Eleven years ago this month, fire ripped through part of Universal Studios Hollywood, destroying what we were told was the King Kong attraction and some old stuff from a video vault. But an article posted this week by the New York Times Magazine has revealed the fire also destroyed an archive of irreplaceable Universal Music … Continue reading Music Fans Mourn Fire A Decade On
