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Die Antwoord Unveil (Another) NSFW Video ‘Cookie Thumper’ - Watch Now

Controversial South African ‘zef’ outfit Die Antwoord are back, this time with another disturbing NSFW music video involving urination, illicited drugs,…

Wed June 19 / News

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Parklife Out, ‘Listen Out’ In (Except For Adelaide)

Fuzzy have just announced that annual dance music festival Parklife will not be returning in 2013. Instead,…

Wed June 19 / news

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Format Returning This July

Good news Adelaide, multipurpose underground venue Format is coming back.

Following an unexpected closure of it’s Peel St residence earlier…

Wed June 19 / featuredArt

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Illy Announces Headline Tour With Tuka And Allday

In celebration of the release of his new single On & On, Illy has announced a headlining tour for September, set…

Tue June 18 / News

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Hear The New Pond Single ‘Xanman’ – Listen Now

Following his recent departure from Tame Impala, former bassist Nick Allbrook has been busy working on Pond’s forthcoming new album…

Tue June 18 / news
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Street Style 14/6/13

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Street Style 14/6/13

Name: Nicholas Chisolm
Location: Unley
Favorite item: My LTD New Balances from ‘09
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Fri June 14 / Fashion
Minestra Review

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Minestra Review

New life has been given to an old corner store in Prospect. With an original blue tiled façade filled with reclaimed furniture, retro light fittings, and a big…

Thu June 13 / Food and Drink
New Pop-Up Venue ‘Market Retreat’

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New Pop-Up Venue ‘Market Retreat’

Splash Adelaide has been making strides in creating vibrant city life of late with urban hubs popping up all over town. This time the government initiative has set its…

Tue June 11 / Food and Drink
Rip It Up’s Winter Fashion Guide: The Guys

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Rip It Up’s Winter Fashion Guide: The Guys

Mel Keogh, one of Rip It Up’s more image-savvy contributors (the rest of you know who you are) has put together a solid survival guide for 2013 winter fashion. Take…

Tue June 11 / Fashion
A Haunted House Review

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A Haunted House Review

Having gradually lost control over the increasingly out-of-control Scary Movie films, the Wayans brothers try to usurp Scary Movie 5 with their own take on the ‘found footage’ parody, in…

Mon June 10 / Film
Hear MIA’s New Single ‘Bring The Noize’

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Hear MIA’s New Single ‘Bring The Noize’

Given the problems that have plagued the release of MIA’s fourth studio album, Matangi, the album’s first single Bring The Noize has finally been released.

Given that MIA was told…

Tue June 18 / News
The Tongue Interview

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The Tongue Interview

When Suffa from the Hilltop Hoods says ‘yes’ to guesting on your album, you know it might not be an embarrassing output after all. Also featuring fellow South Australian MC…

Thu June 13 / Interviews
Spin Off Local Band Competition

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Spin Off Local Band Competition

Archers, Console Warriors, Presidio and The Sun And The Sky are the four local bands that have been selected to battle it out for the right to share the stage…

Wed June 12 / local
Justin Bieber Going Into Space

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Justin Bieber Going Into Space

Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber is headed on a trip to space, paying a hefty $263,000 for a seat on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic mission. Bieber will be joined by his…

Tue June 11 / news
Kanye Immortalised With New Video Game ‘Kanye Quest 3030’

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Kanye Immortalised With New Video Game ‘Kanye Quest 3030’

Already the subject of a musical, a Twitter game and a series of cross-stitched artworks paying tribute to his most memorable Tweets, Kanye West just became even more relevant in…

Tue June 11 / news

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Die Antwoord Unveil (Another) NSFW Video ‘Cookie Thumper’ - Watch Now

Die Antwoord Unveil (Another) NSFW Video ‘Cookie Thumper’ - Watch Now

Controversial South African ‘zef’ outfit Die Antwoord are back, this time with another disturbing NSFW music video involving urination, illicited drugs, implied anal sex and getting crunk in schoolgirl outfits.

Directed by band member and rapper Ninja, the five-minute music video begins with impish frontwoman Yolandi Vi$$er buying weed off a gang…

Wed June 19 / News
Parklife Out, ‘Listen Out’ In (Except For Adelaide)

Parklife Out, ‘Listen Out’ In (Except For Adelaide)

Fuzzy have just announced that annual dance music festival Parklife will not be returning in 2013. Instead, the festival organisers have introduced a brand new touring event called Listen Out – which will be staged in all the major cities except for Adelaide.

Describing the new event…

Wed June 19 / news
Format Returning This July

Format Returning This July

Good news Adelaide, multipurpose underground venue Format is coming back.

Following an unexpected closure of it’s Peel St residence earlier this year, the art and music hub will reopen this July with a brand new home rumoured to be in the southern end of the CBD. They’ll be throwing an…

Wed June 19 / featuredArt
Illy Announces Headline Tour With Tuka And Allday

Illy Announces Headline Tour With Tuka And Allday

In celebration of the release of his new single On & On, Illy has announced a headlining tour for September, set to be joined by fellow Australian hip hoppers and support acts Tuka, Allday and Elemont.

On & On is the first taste of Illy's still unnamed album, which is set for…

Tue June 18 / News
Hear The New Pond Single ‘Xanman’ – Listen Now

Hear The New Pond Single ‘Xanman’ – Listen Now

Following his recent departure from Tame Impala, former bassist Nick Allbrook has been busy working on Pond’s forthcoming new album Hobo Rocket (due out Aug 2). With the release date edging closer, the band has released the second single from the album Xanman.

Xanman follows previously unveiled track Giant…

Tue June 18 / news
Jay-Z Announces New Album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’

Jay-Z Announces New Album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’

Amid a frenzied weekend surrounding the premature release of Kanye’s latest album/baby, hip hop legend Jay-Z has reclaimed the spotlight from his Watch The Throne collaborator with the announcement of a new album due in July.

With similarly questionable deity references a la Kanye West's Yeezus, Jay-Z’s twelfth studio…

Mon June 17 / News
Steering By Stars: The Cold Embrace

Steering By Stars: The Cold Embrace

Three years on from one of the most amazing local debut records, Steering By Stars have returned with second album The Cold Embrace. This time has been a long-awaited one for many here in Adelaide, following the success of Cables

Mon June 17 / CD reviewslocal
Fast & Furious 6 Review

Fast & Furious 6 Review

Having taken the money and run two years ago, Toretto, O'Conner and the gang have hung up their NOS tanks and started new, peaceful lives in non-extradition countries, but a brazen road heist has Agent Hobbs going straight to Toretto – to ask for his help. Knowing that the team…

Mon June 17 / Film
Live Review: Jesus Christ Superstar At Entertainment Centre, Tue Jun 4

Live Review: Jesus Christ Superstar At Entertainment Centre, Tue Jun 4

Whether you came for the musical or for the chance to see a Spice Girl in the flesh (guilty), Jesus Christ Superstar offered a truly religious experience for fans of rock operas and satire of Biblical proportions. With ticket sales across both Adelaide shows selling out rapidly, it…

Fri June 14 / live reviews
The Internship Review

The Internship Review

If you can see past the fact that this pic features the most extreme and shameless product placement in cinematic history, producer/director Shawn Levy’s endearingly silly character comedy should hit just the right buttons (get it?).

A pair of ace but now 40-ish salesmen are fired by their boss (John…

Fri June 14 / Film
Allday: Loners Are Cool

Allday: Loners Are Cool

Allday returns with his EP Loners Are Cool, which is a polished, easy-going melodic look at contemporary Australian hip hop.

Breathe Slow sets up the tuneful and pleasant vibe of the album, which deals with some hard-hitting themes such as substance abuse and unhealthy relationships. Allday’s collaboration with Brady James…

Fri June 14 / CD Reviews
Q+A With Alison Moyet

Q+A With Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet is beloved by electronic music fans as the young singer of '80s new wave combo Yazoo (with ex-Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke). But she's forged an impressive solo career. The Brit's latest album is The Minutes, a collaboration with producer Guy Sigsworth (Björk, Madonna and, most relevantly, Mandalay).

Fri June 14 / Interviews
World Gin Day: Adelaide

World Gin Day: Adelaide

This weekend marks the celebration of all things gin with the annual World Gin Day. Five reputable gin labels from Western Australia, France, UK and USA are getting behind over 20 of our best bars and two pop-up venues this Sat Jun 15 to get patrons barhopping around…

Thu June 13 / Food and Drink
Local Film Student Goes Viral With ‘In My Shoes’

Local Film Student Goes Viral With ‘In My Shoes’

Adelaide film student Nima Raoofi is the latest local to go viral on YouTube, proving you don’t need a multimillion-dollar budget to be a successful interweb machine (all you need is a cat in a box on a skateboard, see Cat Boarding).

The Persian refugee, who moved here a year…

Thu June 13 / Film
Disclosure: Settle

Disclosure: Settle

You wouldn’t believe it at first listen – nor second, nor third – but the production duo behind much-hyped dance newcomers Disclosure are brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, aged just 19 and 22. Equally as unbelievable is that their full-length album Settle is the pair’s debut. In Australia they’re clearly…

Thu June 13 / CD Reviews

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