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11.05.12 INTERVIEW: PRINT CULT 2012
With the annual Print Cult taking place next weekend at Tooth & Nail gallery, an event allowing Adelaide's most prominent printmakers to display a variety of work with many different techniques, Rip It Up spoke to artist and gallery curator Jake 'One' Holmes about the shifting direction of South Australian art and the return to manual methods.
10.05.12 LIVE: GOSSLING
Sharni Honor went along on a rain-freckled evening to the cosy Wheatsheaf Hotel to check out Gossling in her headline performance, supported on the night by local Cookie Baker.
10.05.12 I AM GIANT AUSTRALIAN TOUR
New Zealand and UK-based rockers I Am Giant have announced plans for a second headline tour around Australia this June to promote their latest single Purple Heart.
04.05.12 LISTEN TO GLISK'S DEBUT ALBUM 'HERMAION'
A few months after being nominated asmost electronically capable of Rip It Up's 2012 Hot Six, local electro whiz Glisk has finally unveiled his debut album Hermaion.
02.05.12 LANA DEL REY SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS
American songstress and music phenomenon Lana Del Rey has announced two Splendour In The Grass sideshows for Melbourne and Sydney.
01.05.12 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS SIDESHOWS
Just like every other year, alongside the annually gargantuan Splendour In The Grass line-up announcement comes a run of (predominately East coast) sideshows from a majority of the performing acts.
27.04.12 SPLENDOUR SELLS OUT IN 43 MINUTES
If last year's sales were a bit dismal the 2012 line-up for Splendour In The Grass has redeemed the festival’s reputation for impossibly hard-to-get tickets with the entire event selling out in under an hour this morning.
23.04.12 THE SHINS ANNNOUNCE SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS
It’s been a while since we saw our old friends The Shins, who when last here even devoted a song to us.
19.04.12 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2012 LINE-UP
After months of buzz the Splendour In The Grass line-up is finally here.
17.04.12 60S BRITISH ROCK INVASION AT THE GOV
All lovers of 60s British music are encouraged to come on down to The Governor Hindmarsh’s For Your Love: The 60s British rock invasion a live showcase of tunes by the likes as The Kinks, The Animals and The Who on Sat Jun 23.
16.04.12 LIVE: LAST DINOSAURS
Our writer Karina Carroll went along on the spooky date of Friday the 13th to see Brisbane natives Last Dinosaurs perform at Jive.
14.04.12 INTERVIEW: LYLA'S BREAK-UP
Following last month's sudden announcement that they would be performing their last ever show, Rip It Up caught up with Anthony Callisto of Lyla to find out why, after being together since they were 16, the band had decided to call it quits.
12.04.12 PRINCE ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN TOUR
It’s here! It’s finally here! The Australian tour dates for pop legend Prince have been announced this morning, revealing the 53-year-old will be arriving on our shores this May for three single shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
11.04.12 LOLLAPALOOZA 2012 LINE-UP
Chicago’s Lollapalooza is set to take place in just a few months time and it’s going to be another big one.
10.04.12 WATCH KIMBRA, MARK FOSTER AND A-TRAK’S NEW VIDEO
Following in the footsteps of Andre 3000, Gorillaz and LCD Soundystem’s James Murphy, the latest Converse Three Artists.
10.04.12 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS TOURING AUSTRALIA
New Zealand’s much loved (and Grammy Award-winning) folk comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords will be coming to our shores this July for their first ever Australian headline tour.
04.04.12 GET MAT MCHUGH’S NEW ALBUM FOR FREE
It’s been a decade since the rise of The Beautiful Girls.
03.04.12 THE BEARDS LAUNCHING NEW ALBUM AT UNIBAR
Stints in-studio at Triple J and a spot in the Hottest 100? An APRA award nomination for single of the year? For a band that “never expected to play more than one show,” Adelaide’s own The Beards have certainly come a long way.
03.04.12 INTERVIEW: STEVE EARLE
American troubadour Steve Earle plays the Governor Hindmarsh tonight (Tue Apr 3) in solo mode and Rip It Up’s Robert Dunstan speak to him prior to his visit.
05.03.10 Whirled Music Festival at Casablabla
05.03.10 Whirled Music Festival at Casablabla, photos by Aaron Schintler
14.10.10 State Theatre Red Carpet Program Launch for Under 30s at The Banque
State Theatre Red Carpet Program Launch for Under 30s at The Banque
09.12.09 - 15.12.09 MITOSIS ART EXHIBITION
Opening Wed Dec 9, Mitosis presents the creative works of 32 exciting emerging artists, all graduates of the Art Architecture And Design School, Uni SA, in a celebration of their artistic and academic achievements at post graduate level across their chosen fields of studio specialisation.
06.12.09 - 19.01.10 A NEW COLLECTION OF WORKS BY TREVOR MCNAMARA
South Australian artist Trevor McNamara's 11th exhibition at Greenhill Galleries features 30 abstract pieces (mixed media on canvas), each with clever use of colour and texture, celebrating the Australian outback.
05.02.10 FUNDRAISING EXHIBITION
Head along to the Adelaide Central Gallery on Fri Feb 5 to check out beautiful artworks from ACSA students, lecturers and friends. The not-to-be-missed event will run from 6pm to 8.30pm, and will cost you $100 which includes drinks, nibbles and a piece of artwork! Phone Adelaide Central Gallery on 8364 5075 with your name and postal address and payment details to reserve your ticket.
20.02.10 - 31.03.10 MERGE BY LEAH SMITH AND HAYWOOD BY LAURA SMITH
The mother and daughter pair - with over 30 years of artistic experience between them - are exhibiting a number of painted works on canvas in a variety of media as well as some sculpture by Laura Smith.
18.03.10 - 11.04.10 TRAFFIC
With a fascination for advertising material, a heap of artistic flair and a healthy interest in affichistes (torn poster art), Ian McFarland presents new mixed media reflecting the ebb and flow of traffic in the big smoke. Think ripped patterns, sun faded colours, residual brush strokes of application and the imprinted pattern of brick and corrugated iron.
