Australian artist Pom Pom and I first bonded over our mutual love of band Felinedown and admiration for their kick ass frontlady Brodie-Ann Wright. After a little correspondence I found out that Pom Pom makes music herself that she describes as “a distorted crossbreed of Trent Reznor, Fever Ray and Peaches.” When not making [...]

Tags: Blackbird, Brodie-Ann Wright, Cyndi Lauper, felinedown, gwen stefani, IAMX, In The Gaps Between, lady gaga, Lost Girl (Canadian Sci-Fi), Michael Jackson, Pom Pom

Readers of ConversationsWithBianca.com will know that I love print magazines. A little while ago I posted my favourite magazine covers of 2010. With the year drawing to a close I thought it was time for a post of my favourite covers from 2011. All the covers I’ve chosen feature female musicians. Once again for the most part, [...]

Tags: Adele, Amy Winehouse, Artrocker Magazine, Atari Teenage Riot, best magazine covers 2011, beyonce, bjork, Black Book, Debbie Harry, Eleven Magazine, Elle Magazine, Fault Magazine, gwen stefani, interview magazine, Katy Perry, Kylie, lady gaga, Lovefoxxx, M.I.A, madonna, Natalia Kills, nicki minaj, Out Magazine, PJ Harvey, rihanna, Rolling Stone magazine, Status Magazine, Teri Gender Bender, The Gentlewoman, United Rock League Magazine, V Magazine, Vanity Fair, vogue, W Magazine, Yoko Ono

Western Australia band Boys Boys Boys! are indeed an exciting find! Every aspect of them is super, super fun! Influenced by CSS, the B-52s and Le Tigre they’ve definitely become a new favourite! Members Koko and Bridget answer my Qs while Nelly is on holidays overseas lounging in pools! What do you wear on stage? [...]

Tags: Boys Boys Boys!, Bridget, Chantel Concei Photography, ghetto nails, gwen stefani, kanye west, Koko, lady gaga, lycra, M.I.A, Michael Jackson, Nelly, nicki minaj, Prince, sequins, uffie, Western Australia music, Yolandi Vi$$er, Zooey Deschanel

I am so excited that Major Lazer is working on a track with No Doubt for their new album! Tim (Armstrong from Rancid)  Timebomb’s Rock n Roll Theatre. Hip hop artist Immortal Technique talks ‘Cohesive Strategy and a lot of Brainstorming’ at Occupy Wall St. Excitement plus! Australian illustrator DrFaustusAU is recreating the classic H. [...]

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Brodie-Ann Wright frontwoman for Brisbane-based band Felinedown is without a doubt a rock goddess personified. Whether performing burlesque or rocking festival crowds with her band she’s got the moves (not to mention an amazing wardrobe!).   What do you wear on stage? Well it changes all the time but right now – although I love me some sexy heels [...]

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I was so excited when I found Los Angeles’ Hot Riot! recently. Frontwoman Kelly has so much energy, can write catchy electro-rock songs that get stuck in your head like nobody’s business and is not afraid to speak her mind. I cannot wait for her debut full-length record she’s currently working on! What do you [...]

Tags: gwen stefani, handling criticism, Hot Riot!, Ke$ha, Kelly Riot, lady gaga, Sexism in the music industry

India Rose is Australia’s premier alternative model. When she’s not in front of the camera or on a runway she rocks the mic with her surf-punk-horror-a-go-go band The Go-Go Haunters. She’s one of the hardest working ladies I know with a very distinct style and an inspiring determination to achieve all her heart’s greatest wishes. [...]

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Cover: X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene, Smash Hits cover 1979 (the year I was born!) – RIP Poly (a tribute here) Magazines are one of my all-time favourite things in the world. I have my mum to thank for that passion. She always taught me that reading was important; she taught me it’s a great [...]

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Art by SilentAwakening “To me, making a tape is like writing a letter — there’s a lot of erasing and rethinking and starting again. A good compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do.” ~High Fidelity. As a teen I’d sit in my bedroom at night and listen to the radio. I’d sit beside [...]

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Pharrell by Guerillalove “I’ve come to believe that nothing’s impossible if you can imagine it. There’s nothing new under the sun. When you’re moved, you’re moved, and you should seize the moment to express the feeling. It’s that moment of expression that I define as art.” ~Pharrell. One of my fav hip hoppers and creators [...]

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