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21.05.12 LISTEN TO WOLF & CUB'S NEW SINGLE
Following the 70s inspired vibes of their last AA side release See The Light // All Through The Night, Adelaide band Wolf & Cub have just put forward their latest two singles Shut Me Out // Got Nothing Coming.
18.05.12 ADAM HILLS TO HOST BIG QUIZ GIG
Sunday July 1 will mark the date of the fourth annual John Vincent Memorial Big Quiz Gig in Adelaide with tis year’s event set to be hosted by Spicks and Specks host and comedian Adam Hills.
15.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: JOSH PYKE
Rip It Up reviewer Sharni Honor might have a dangerous infatuation with prospective husband Josh Pyke and his finely manicured beard, but we’re sure that didn’t prevent her from offering a completely unbiased review of his Elder Hall show over the weekend (much).
15.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS
Nothing Compares 2 Frank Turner, according to Rip It Up's reviewer Owen Heitmann.
11.05.12 LISTEN TO OLD MATE’S EP ‘WORD IS BOND’
After muscling down the past few months laying down their newest material, Keswick dudes Old Mate have finally put forward the results of their labours – their new EP Word Is Bond.
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.
11.05.12 RETURN OF THE STEEL PANTHER!
Drawing a massive midday crowd out to Soundwave this year (and apparently blowing Alter Bridge off the stage at Sidewaves interstate), LA’s nutty hair metal lads Steel Panther are getting their Balls Out during a new tour announced for October.
09.05.12 TOM GABEL: I WAS A TEENAGE TRANSGENDER
Rolling Stone magazine has today revealed details of Friday’s US issue, in which Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel details his intention to live life as a woman.
09.05.12 LANA DEL REY LEADS 2012 SPIN OFF LINE-UP
Missed out on tickets to Splendour In The Grass this year? Don't sweat it Adelaide, as Lana Del Rey, Kimbra and Band Of Skulls are just some of the headliners set to lead the inaugural Spin Off 2012 festival line-up - an event exclusive to our city that will bring some of the best acts from Splendour right into our own backyard!.
08.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: FU MANCHU
Influential Californian stoner rock dudes Fu Manchu delivered their trademark scuzz sounds at Fowler's Live last week.
07.05.12 WATCH THE SALVADORS ‘MAKING OF’ DOCO
With the release date of their debut album edging closer and closer around the corner, Adelaide outfit The Salvadors have released a four-minute ‘making of’ documentary about their recording and writing processes so far.
04.05.12 KENNY ROGERS HITTING ADELAIDE
Country superstar and contemporary music icon Kenny Rogers has announced that he will be bringing his band and a truckload of hits to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre this August with special guest Beccy Cole.
01.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: JAY & SILENT BOB
Two Hollywood stars in Adelaide just a fortnight after Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling popped by? Amazing! Rip It Up’s film guy Mad Dog Bradley presses pause on the DVD remote and heads to Thebarton Theatre to see what Jay & Silent Bob are getting up to.
01.05.12 THE BRIDE TO TOUR 'PRESIDENT RD'
This June and July Sydney’s hard hitting outfit The Bride will see themselves performing shows across the country to officially launch their landmark 2011 record, President Rd.
27.04.12 ISAW ‘THE IDENTITY’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR
After months of immense effort, Adelaide metal heavyweights Isaw are finally set to storm the country this May and June with their debut album The Identity.
27.04.12 LIVE: HENRY ROLLINS
Holding the same stance for 150 minutes as he held Her Majesty's Theatre verbally captive, Henry Rollins delivered a volley of anecdotes to his Adelaide fans as single beads of sweat dripped down his tensed microphone arm.
24.04.12 LIVE REVIEW: BIG SCARY
Returning to South Australia for the first time since November's Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival, Big Scary arrive at Adelaide Uni Bar to warm up a drizzling Saturday evening.
24.04.12 THE AUDREYS COLLECTING THEMSELVES
In celebration of the release of their most recent album Collected, this June and July alt-roots act The Audreys will embark on an intimate duo tour to theatres all across Australia for the first time in nearly a year.
23.04.12 THE TEA PARTY RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA
We’ve had our fair share of Jeff Martin tours over the years, but now his full band, The Tea Party, will be arriving down under this July for the first time since 2004 in celebration of their recent formation and forthcoming new record.
23.04.12 LISTEN TO SPARKSPITTER’S ‘SELF-TITLED’ EP
After months of honing their tracks, local experimental instrumental trio Sparkspitter have finally unveiled their glorious debut self-titled EP to the public.
13.11.09 Ladyhawke at HQ
The last time Ladyhawke ventured to Adelaide she played to a packed house at Rocket Bar, but what a difference 11 months makes - it was a near-capacity HQ that greeted the Kiwi turned Australian turned UK cool pop sensation.
17.11.09 Pearl Jam at Adelaide Oval
Pearl Jam rocked out on a balmy November evening, with support from Ben Harper and his Relentless7 and Liam Finn. Were you there? Let us know!
19.11.09 Tori Amos at Thebarton Theatre
Besides Bob Dylan, what other iconic artist could get away with a two-hour show where only one single was performed? Tori Amos gives her fervent Adelaide fans another incredible show at Thebarton Theatre, but the hypnotic setlist of B-sides and album tracks from the past two decades leaves casual listeners bewildered.
14.11.09 Feast Festival Pride March & Opening Night Party at Adelaide Uni Barr Smith Lawns
Feast Festival!
21.12.09 Deez Nuts
Deez Nuts, featuring JJ Peters formerly of Adelaide band I Killed The Prom Queen along with someone who looks suspiciously like a tattooed barperson at the Grace Emily, are heading back to town to play yet another of their crazy, metal-infused rap gigs. This time it will be with Gold Cost act Mourning Tide and NSW band Mark My Words as a licensed all-ages affair at Fowler’s Live on Mon Dec 21.
04.12.09 - 19.12.09 MARK THOMPSON
One of Australia’s leading theatrical designers and artists, Adelaide-trained Mark Thompson, returns to town to exhibit a series of 19 new paintings, one of which was a finalist for the Archibald Prize.
05.01.10 Cat Power (US)
The legendary chanteuse returns to Adelaide
05.01.10 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (US)
The American indie giants make their first Adelaide live appearance in three years
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.
27.02.10 - 02.05.10 BEFORE AND AFTER SCIENCE
Before And After Science lands at the Art Gallery as part of the Adelaide Festival Of Arts and with it brings 22 of Australia’s most innovative and exciting contemporary artists. Here, they present installation and sculpture using traditional and non-traditional materials which feature strongly alongside collage, film and painting; most wrapped around the concepts of alchemy and transformation.
01.05.10 - 27.05.10 THERE'S A TIME AND A PLACE
Four Adelaide-based visual artists have come together to present an exhibition of new works featuring around 50 new works including glass, sculpture, installation and works on paper.
24.05.10 - 06.07.10 AUSTRALIA DAY
Adelaide artist Stefan Bruneder presents colourful paintings dedicated to celebration, due tributes, flag waving and piss taking.
01.06.10 - 22.06.10 MANY TIMES OVER
Emerging Adelaide visual artists Meaghan Williams and Lissy Elliott combine quirk and humour with cartoons and origami, producing an array of designs that reflect a fascination with repetition. Hundreds of cartoon birds on skateboards cross Elliott's paths, while thousands of origami cranes, peas, carrots and love letters sweep William's canvases. From a distance Williams work resembles objects or patterns, until closer inspection reveal thousands of immaculate paper origami pieces.
01.06.10 - 25.07.10 ARANCIO
CIBO Espresso is showing its support of talented local artists with CIBO Galleria - a series of four seasonal art exhibitions to be held across 2010. Following the huge success of Giallo, the second exhibition in the series - Arancio - kicks off at 10 CIBO Espresso bars across Adelaide, featuring the works of 24 local artists.
"We worked in this amazing studio at the top of this tower, it was just majestic."
