Lady Alchemy is a brand new handmade designer jewellery line direct from the hills of Byron Bay, Australia made by the super-lovely creative lady Erin Lee (pictured below). As Conversations With Bianca readers know I love unique handmade wearable art, the cosmos and crystals!—Lady Alchemy has managed to combine all three beautifully! Australian musicians Natalie [...]

Tags: crystals, Dallas Frasca, Galactika, Jessie Prince, Joan as Police Woman, Lady Alchemy Jewellery, Little Dragon, Milly Lovekuckles, Natalie Carey, Rock of Ages Tattoo, Shop Planet Blue, Swarovski Crystal

After fronting indie pop act Dirtywings Gold Coast musician Bec Wolfers now has a new band in the works… which is currently top secret! Bec’s a lady after my own heart into spirituality, creativity & of course music! Her advice for life = “There is no height to the joy and love you can experience [...]

Tags: Alice Glass, Bec Wolfers, Dirtywings, Female musicians, Kurt Cobain, Mary Kate Olsen, Patti Smith, rap videos, Vince Noir

Thought for the day: There are good people out there! (Thanks David Knox for the reminder) The world is a mess. We all know it and talk about in our private lives. It’s depressing and overwhelming at times to look at how much potential we have and yet we’re constantly bombarded by images and information [...]

Tags: oprah, suicidal tendencies

Australian roots/rock goddess Dallas Frasca has been called “the modern day Janis Joplin” by Triple J radio; been crowned Australia’s Queen of Roots by Time Off Magazine; won multiple awards including Artist Of The Year at the Musicoz Awards in 2010; and is a fixture on the festival circuit playing everything from the Big Day [...]

Tags: Andy Baldwin, big day out, Dallas Frasca, dallas frasca and her gentlemen, East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Falls Festival, Janis Joplin, Jeff Curran, Lady Alchemy Jewellery, Madonna Bain, Musicoz Awards, Polly Armstrong, Pyramid Rock Festival, Queen of Roots, Renee Kitto, Ruff N Ready, The Weird Sista's, Time Off Magazine, Triple J, Woodford Folk Festival

Direct from Los Angeles, California comes some serious creativity and imagination from ‘clowny lady’ Shannon and her House of Gasoline Glamour. House of Gasoline Glamour is a line of custom clothes, shoes and accessories that have to be seen to be believed and even then they’re still surreal—the only limit is Shannon’s imagination! Embracing and [...]

Tags: Agatha Blois, Avril Lavigne, Black Veil Brides, Carnival Wax, clowny lady, House of Gasoline Glamour, Juliette Lewis, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Marky Ramone, Miley Cyrus, Milla Jovovich, nicki minaj, Paris Hilton, Perez Hilton, Pink, rihanna, Shannon Sleaze

This Little Extra That Says A Lot that I’ve decided was just too great not to share with you, was sent to me by the super-lovely Jelena Goluza from Australian hardcore band Outright who I recently interviewed (Outright’s Jelena Goluza: DIY, Confronting Sexist Behaviour & Baking Down The Walls). Attached was the little message ‘Because [...]

Tags: gratitude, If I should have a daughter..., Jelena Goluza, Outright, Sarah Kay, TED

Lauren Lau (bebe Tigre) is an artist based in Sydney, Australia. She spends her days as a costume design assistant for film and television. I came across Lauren’s art/work via my friend SpiderXdeath (they’re super loved up and engaged) the vocalist for band Deathcage. In her spare time the stylish lady loves to paint, she is currently [...]

Tags: Anna Della Russo, bebe Tigre, Betony Vernon, Chee-Wah, China Heights, David Field, David LaChapelle, David Lynch, deathcage, Dionne Loehr Harris, Francis Bacon, Ghosts of the Civil Dead, Gottfried Heinwein, Hieronymus Bosch, Katerina Valentine, Lauren Lau, nick cave, Pushead, SpiderXdeath, Wheels and Dollbaby, Wild Boys

Carré Callaway frontwoman for Los Angeles based rock trio Queen Kwong was discovered at age 17 by Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. She’s gearing up to release an EP early next year and has just played shows for the first time in Paris and London! Carré has also worked with Icarus Line frontman Joe Cardamone, [...]

Tags: Andy Little, Bitter Lips, Carré Callaway, Charlie Bones, Dave Navarro, Eddie The Kid, iggy pop, indie rock, Joe Cardamone, Los Angeles music, Neil Hagerty, nick cave, Nine Inch Nails, Queen Kwong, sexism in music, Smoky Carrot, Trent Reznor

Solex – a unique musician from the Netherlands – the creative endeavour of musician Elisabeth Esselink is another of my all-favourite artists. Melody Maker has called her a ‘genius’, AP mag has compared her to ‘Beck or Cornelius at their best’ and Time Out New York has praised “her unique concept of songcrafting points toward [...]

Tags: Bob Dylan, Cristina Martinez, Elisabeth Esselink, Elle Bandita, Flyaway Film Festival, Frank van der Weij, Jon Spencer, Lou Reed, Metallica, Nasmak, PJ Harvey, solex, Solex Ahoy!, The Netherlands, Truus de Groot

Recently I chatted to Los Angeles punk band Barb Wire Dolls’ kick ass frontwoman Isis Queen who also happens to be the face of Foxes Cosmetics created by makeup artist Tina De La Celle. Tina believes that ‘fashion, music and makeup create decadence.’ She is also an avid animal lover—putting her love into action Foxes [...]

Tags: 70s Glam Rock, Alice Cooper, Barb Wire Dolls, Blondie, Cherrie Currie, cruelty-free, cruelty-free lingerie, David Bowie, Foxes Cosmetics, Isis Queen, Jad Wio, Jerry Hall, Joan Jett, Lon Chaney, madonna, New York Dolls, T-Rex, The Runaways, Tina De La Celle, Twiggy