Archive for September, 2010

Click Click! Wonderful Websites!

September 30th, 2010 by Anthea | 36 Comments | Filed in The Magazine, websites

Heya Girl Powerettes!

Here at GP HQ, we love finding fun new websites! They might make you giggle, or inspire you to get crafty, or even take you into another wacky virtual world!

The problem is… the world wide web is… well… wide! It can be a little overwhelming! Anyway, we want to know what’s at the top of your click-list at the moment. What fab sites have you found lately?

Comment below, or send us through an email at girlpower@next.com.au. We might just feature them in the mag!

Surf on sistas!

The GP Team xx

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Vote for your fave team in My Camp Rock 2!

September 28th, 2010 by Anthea | 6 Comments | Filed in Competition, Music

Hey Girls

We’re getting so excited because the wait is almost over for one of the best flicks of the year… Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam!!! All your faves are back for this SUPER sequel, which airs this Saturday from 6:30 on the Disney Channel!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a real life final jam??? Well 10 lucky (and totally talented) kids from Australia and New Zealand got to do just that! As part of Disney’s My Camp Rock 2, two teams – Team Treble and Team Bass, faced off in the ultimate musical battle. Now it’s up to YOU to decide who wins the final jam!

At the Final Jam!

You can check out the videos and vote, by clicking here or visit www.disney.com.au for more info! But hurry, voting closes tomorrow!

We caught up with Liz, who was part of Team Bass, and asked her ALL about what it was like to be a part of this mega musical competition!

Liz from Team Bass!

What was the moment like when you found out you’d been chosen for My Camp Rock 2?

When I found out that I was chosen as one of the 10 finalists, it was on Skype. They were actually a day late when they told me, so I almost gave up hope, until they called us the next day. I was really excited that I rushed home from school as soon as possible, and waited for mum to logged into her Skype account. Once they told me, I was screaming and jumping for joy, like a kangaroo gone crazy and started to cry, because I thought that the 10 finalists were already chosen. It was the happiest day of my life.

Tell us a bit about what My Camp Rock 2 involved?
My Camp Rock 2 involves many things. Of course, the final jam competition, which, in result, makes us participate in professional training when it comes to dancing and singing. I know that I took in everything that they said, as it would come in handy not only for the competition, but for the rest of my singing career. It also involves your cooperation, coordination and the ability to ‘put things up a new level’. And most importantly, you need to make sure that you put your whole heart when doing this competition. You need to give all of your energy and effort in every single move and note you do.

Team Bass in action!

Have you made friends with the other contestants?

Yes, I’ve made friends with all of the camp rock contestants. At first, I was scared to meet them because I’d thought they’d be the kind where they are hard core focused, and they won’t be sociable. But, they turned out to be the complete opposite. They make you feel like you’re at home, and they welcome you like a family. It took us only about one hour to make us feel comfortable with each other. Out of my whole life, they’re probably the friends that I’ve always wanted. Being able to jam with them, laugh and dance happily with them, they’re just the friends that I will definitely keep forever in my heart, and I’d never forget.

Did you have any embarrassing slip ups while you were rehearsing?
When I was rehearsing, I did have some embarrassing slip ups. For example, on the very beginning of the dance, I was required to do a back flip of some sort, and I’ve tried so many times, but I always seem to fall into my head. All I know is that, I’m not flexible. There are so many more, but the more I tried, the more it looked like a piece of cake.

Were you happy with the final performance?

For me, I was EXTREMELY happy with the result of the final performance. Everyone gave 110% energy, and we all had fun and the crowd roared and cheered, and I was just so proud of my team and me, because that was probably the first time I put so much effort into a performance.

Have you always been confident on stage?

I must say that I’m never that confident on stage. In fact, I get so nervous at first, I tend to vomit. But, once I’m on the stage, the nerves come, but after a while, all the nerves seem to drop and I feel confident and full of joy.

If you got to pick a song to have a “final jam” to, what would it be?

If I was able to pick a song to have a ‘final jam’ to, it would be Pyramid, by Charice featuring Iyaz because after the rehearsals, my team would go to the Camp Rock Mansion and just jam with different songs, and the songs that we would sing the most and play on piano and do harmonies to is that song, Pyramid.

Brooke from Team Treble!

Tune in for the results before the Camp Rock 2 premiere, this Saturday on the Disney Channel!!!

We can’t wait!

Lotsa Love,

The GP Team xx

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Be a GP Journo – we want YOUR questions for Sterling!

September 27th, 2010 by Anthea | 17 Comments | Filed in Celebrity, The Magazine

Hey Girls,

We’re getting a little excited here at GP HQ because tomorrow we’re off to meet superstar Sterling Knight from Sonny with a Chance, Spectacular and of course, 17 Again! Yippeeeee!!!

Sterling Knight!

We want to take YOUR questions along with us! Do you want to know behind-the-scenes secrets from Sonny with a Chance, or what it was like to work with Zac Efron, or maybe Sterling’s most embarrassing moment ever? It’s up to you girls to decide, so come on, ask away! Just…

1. Email us at girlpower@next.com.au

or

2. Comment below!

We can’t wait to take your questions to Sterling tomorrow!

Lotsa love,

The GP Team xx

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Our October Issue is on Sale NOW!

September 27th, 2010 by Anthea | 13 Comments | Filed in The Magazine

Hi!!!

Yay! This is definitely a happy Monday! You want to know why? Not only is it school holiday season, but the October issue of GP is on sale today and it’s totally tops!

We think this could be the cutest cover ever!!

We’re going crazy for Camp Rock 2 this issue – there’s loads of behind-the-scenes goss, the cast spill about their own talent show moments, plus we give you the latest on our lovely cover girl (and Camp Rock star), Miss Demi Lovato!

Speaking of getting out in the great outdoors, this month we take a special tour of the Australia Zoo with the beautiful Bindi Irwin, get active with a Commonwealth Games spesh and have a hoot with a fab feature all about owls!

Real reads returns this issue with super stories from our rad readers, plus we have an inspiring interview with cave explorer Dr. Hazel Barton and give you the best ever guide to dealing with bullies!

We love our readers so much that we wanted to give you not one, but TWO bonus gifts this month! There are awesome destiny dice which double as erasers, PLUS destiny stickers for your diary… or anywhere really! We want you to be a destiny diva, so inside this month’s issue there are great destiny-inspired games to play today!

Make sure you tune in for our TV-inspired fashion - we show you how to dress like the characters from top TV shows! How cool is that? Talking of TV, this issue has all the latest entertainment news, so you can stay in the loop.

But wait… that’s not all! We’ve also included a mega fun mini mag filled with yummy breakfast recipes, great DIY projects, happy holiday ideas, plus loads of quizzes, puzzles and… a COLOUR-IN JUSTIN BIEBER!!!! Woo hoo!! Of course there are piles of prizes up for grabs too, so get your skates on and pick up the latest issue of GP – on stands NOW!

Lotsa Love,

The GP Team xxx

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Win tix to our Just Dance 2 party!

September 24th, 2010 by Anthea | 8 Comments | Filed in Competition, The Magazine

Hey Girl Powerettes!

Do you just lurve to dance? Are you always the first to hit the DF? Well then you’ll think the cool new Just Dance 2 game for Wii is like the best thing… ever! It hits stores on October 14 but… *drum roll*… Girl Power and Ubisoft are giving you the chance to play the game FIRST at a super special preview party! Woo hoo!

Five GP readers (plus their besties) will attend our special preview party. If you’re the winner you get to:

  • Play Just Dance 2 at the party
  • Snack on party food
  • Have tons of fun!
  • Plus you’ll also appear in an upcoming issue of Girl Power!

10 runners up will score:

  • Just Dance 2 Wii Game!

How to enter:

  1. Email us at girlpower@next.com.au and tell us what 5 songs do you like to ‘Just Dance’ to!
  2. Include your name, address and phone number.

Good luck!

The GP Team xx

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Last Chance to win When in Rome on DVD!

September 21st, 2010 by Anthea | 2 Comments | Filed in Competition, Movies, The Magazine

Hey Girls!

Time is running out for you to enter our When in Rome comp! You can score a copy of the hilarious flick When in Rome on DVD. All you have to do is…

1. Buy this month’s issue of Girl Power and flick to p.71 for your secret code word.
2. Email girlpower@next.com.au and tell us about your most blushworthy crush moment!
3. Please include the code word, plus your full name, address and telephone number.

For more info, click here!

Lotsa love,

The GP Team xx

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Win tickets to the Kids’ Choice Awards!

September 17th, 2010 by Anthea | 20 Comments | Filed in Competition, Stuff

Heya Girl Powerettes!

We’re getting so excited for the Kids’ Choice Awards on Friday 8th of October! This year the awards are in Sydney at the the Sydney Entertainment Centre. As well as cool celebs, there will be rockin’ performances from Cody Simpson (yay!!!!) and Amy Meredith, comedic moments and bucket-loads of SLIME! This year’s awards are set to be the biggest party on the planet!

Who gets awarded the Nickelodeon Blimp on stage at this years awards is your choice. You can VOTE for your favourite celebrity nominees at www.nickelodeon.com.au You’ve got until September 20 to cast your vote!

It’s all sold out, but… drum roll please… we’ve got 3 VIP tickets for you and your BFF to give away – yippee!!!

You’ll get to watch the show, access the star-studded Orange Carpet before the show and score an awesome KCA goody bag! All you have to do is email us at girlpower@next.com.au with the subject line Kids’ Choice Awards and tell us why YOU should score the VIP tickets. You must include your full name, postal address and phone number for your entry to be valid! Get in quick ‘cos the comp closes on the 1st of October.

See Cody at the Kids' Choice Awards!!!

Want another chance to score tix? Golden Circle’s LOL fruit drink has teamed up with Nick to offer YOU the chance to have the ultimate celeb experience at the awards! Just log on to www.nickelodeon.com.au/lol and share ‘What Makes you LOL!’ One lucky winner will be flown to Sydney to walk the orange carpet and will attend the awards with the cool dance group Justice Crew.

Plus Justice Crew will visit the winner’s school for a live performance the same week and host a master class for the winner and 30 fellow students! Pretty cool, huh?! The LOL comp is open until midnight on the 27th of September. Get giggling girls!

Justice Crew - Photography by Stephanie Jury at Click Click by Georgia

We’ll keep you updated on all the KCA goss over the coming weeks, so get set for a slime-overload!

The GP Team xx

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Cool Cooks!

September 13th, 2010 by Anthea | 7 Comments | Filed in Contribute, food

Heya Girl Powerettes!

Did you catch Junior Masterchef last night? The contestants were totally talented!

Tayla’s goat’s cheese wantons and fennel salad looked so scrumptious that I almost headed back into the kitchen for a second dinner! Sam’s French-inspired quatre-quarts cakes, with tempered white chocolate, strawberries and raspberries looked totally yummo too!!!

I LOVE cooking up a storm in the kitchen and sharing my fave recipes in the mag. This coconut ice I made for the July issue was one of my faves! Pretty, pink and oh so sweet!

My Coconut Ice

How about you girls, are you mini-masterchefs in the making? Do you think you could rival the contestants? If so – email in your fave recipes and pics of your cool, culinary creations to girlpower@next.com.au – we’d love to see ‘em!

Have a mouthwatering monday!

Anthea xx

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Win… When in Rome on DVD!

September 6th, 2010 by Anthea | 2 Comments | Filed in Competition, Movies

Hey girls!

We’re loving the uber-hilarious flick, When in Rome, starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel. It’s about a New Yorker called Beth who has bad luck (and blushworthy moments!) with boys! On a trip to Rome, she takes some coins from the famous fountain of love… and suddenly starts being pursued by loads of suitors! LOL!

Check out the trailer here…


We think this flick is fab and we want YOU to see it, so we’ve got 15 copies to give away! Yippee!

HOW TO ENTER
1. Buy this month’s issue of Girl Power and flick to p.71 for your secret code word.
2. Email girlpower@next.com.au and tell us about your most blushworthy crush moment!
3. Please include the code word, plus your full name, address and telephone number.

Good luck!

The GP Team xx

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