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
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
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
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!
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…
Dez Fafara might have been in Florida when I caught up with him today, but he was far from being on holiday. The enigmatic DevilDriver front man was enjoying a rare day off on a gruelling six-week US tour that ends in Arizona on 27 June. There'll be no more days off for almost a week. … Continue reading Driving Dez Fafara
Reports are emerging from the UK that comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56.Mayall, best known for his roles in The Young Ones and Drop Dead Fred as well as several episodes of Blackadder, was left on life support for days after a serious quad bike accident in 1998, but … Continue reading Drop Dead Fred Actor Dead?
Reputable news sources across the globe are reporting the sudden and tragic death of Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof, second daughter of Paula Yates and Bob Geldof early this morning, AEST. A day ago, Geldof posted a photo of herself as a child in her late mother's arms on her Instagram account. Reports suggest Geldof was found deceased by … Continue reading Peaches Geldof Dead at 25
The Splendour in the Grass rumour mill has been running hot for months with names like London Grammar, Bombay Bicycle Club, Sky Ferreria and Outkast being tipped for the official lineup announcement in coming months. Melbourne-based electronic artist Chet Faker (aka Nick Murphy) has confirmed his third consecutive appearance at the festival in a recent interview with Purple Sneakers. … Continue reading Splendour Lineup Shaping Up
We had hoped it was a sick, cruel internet hoax, but sadly GWAR's manager Jack Flanagan has confirmed Dave Brockie, AKA Oderus Urungus, has passed away aged 50. In a statement just released, Flanagan said: "It is with a saddened heart, that I confirm my dear friend Dave Brockie, artist, musician, and lead singer of … Continue reading Confirmed: GWAR Frontman Dave Brockie Dead at 50
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