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Midnight Juggernauts: Uncanny Valley
Sadly, like 2007’s Dystopia and 2010’s The Crystal Axis before it, Uncanny Valley shines only in places for the Midnight Juggernauts, with the album’s majority at times becoming a swirling, convoluted daydream. Following the intro that wants so badly to be a song, HCL, the Juggernauts drop their two biggest weapons,…
Citizen Kay: Rocket Bar, Sat Jul 20
Off the back of his thumping tune Yes!, buzzing Canberra hip hop artist Citizen Kay is hitting the road this July to celebrate the release of his dynamic new EP Vision.
Widely dubbed as the ‘White Stripes of hip hop’, Citizen Kay have been making waves in his home state…
Jagwar Ma Interview
Although illness has continued to plague Jono Ma, the beat maker from Sydney duo Jagwar Ma, for several months now, it has not impeded the project’s meteoric rise. Amongst the radiant reviews for debut album Howlin, praise is also coming in from music royalty…
Live Review: Kate Miller-Heidke At Flinders St Baptist Church, Fri Jun 14
Whether you’re a believer or non-believer, walking into a place of worship can be a humbling, soul-soothing experience. However, it’s a little hard not to feel slightly nervous when a pop songstress takes a church’s centre stage, as often-mainstream pop is revolved around getting shifty in ‘da cloob’…
The Rocketeers Interview
Adelaide indie rock band The Rocketeers, who liked their sound to that of British acts Arctic Monkeys, The Wombats and Two Door Cinema Club, are all set to launch their debut single Manic Pixie Dream Girl, alongside good friends The Byzantines and The Viennas.
Cam McTernan, who plays guitar and…
Bliss N Eso: Circus In The Sky
With the release of Circus In The Sky, it’s now a fact that Bliss N Eso go way beyond merely being some of the most talented artists in Oz hip hop – the Sydney trio are officially among the best musicians that Australia has to offer in general. Even Nas…
Dizzy Wright Interview
Las Vegas – otherwise known as Sin City – has become synonymous with all things seedy: gambling, gangs, strippers and epic hangovers. That is, until now. Ever since he dropped three releases in 2012 (including debut album SmokeOut Conversations, a promo mixtape and The First Agreement EP), Dizzy Wright (known…
Tricky Interview
Tricky (AKA Adrian Thaws) has accepted that 1995's classic Maxinquaye will always be a touchstone for his work. And, in doing so, he's furnished a credible 10th album, False Idols – a meta-commentary on celebrity culture. Thematically, it harks back to Thaws' rap Tricky Kid (a line of which inspired…
Stone Sour: House of Gold And Bones (Part 2)
When Stone Sour first made it big back in 2002 they were just another hard rock band – they weren’t doing anything special and were kind of riding on Slipknot’s fame. Since then they have developed their own identity and have begun writing much more melodic and music as far…
Jinja Safari: Jinja Safari
What tight little jams these are! Spicy coconut flavoured jams. Exquisite production makes Jinja’s self-titled debut record twinkle and glow. It’s a glorious layer-cake of incredible, exotic sounds that very rarely disappoints.
The self-titled record comes with worldly flavours that don’t seem forced or naff. Overall, Jinja Safari is bright,…
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Review
Absolutely no one but now-90 director Alain Resnais could get away with a movie like this, especially one that gets into all the cerebral game-playing and performance-versus-reality tricks that also feature in his most (in)famous pics, like (gulp!) 1961’s insufferably incomprehensible epic Last Year At Marienbad.
In a lovely opening…
Ben Folds Five Live
ImaVeePee Records/Sony Music Entertainment have just released Ben Folds Five Live – the trios first-ever live album. Recorded in 2012/2013, on their first tour in more than a decade, this new set – available on CD, vinyl & digital formats – is comprised of high-energy live versions of some of…
The Last Stand
After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered…
Mr & Mrs Murder: Season 1
Mr & Mrs Murder are Charlie and Nicola Buchanan, crime scene cleaners whose unique quirks and talents solve the most baffling murder mysteries. Together they are a superhero team. When you combine cerebral Charlie's monumental mind for facts and figures with crime fiction guru Nicola's deep sense of justice, observational…
Justin Bieber Cleared Of Hit And Run; Announces Australian Tour
After being cleared from an alleged hit and run on Monday night, where he was accused of pinning a paparazzo between his Ferrari and a parked Audi on Sunset Boulevard, Justin Bieber is now free to bring his Believe tour to Australia.
The New…
My Favourite Robot Crossing Wires 001
With their debut album getting prepped for No.19 Music, the Canadian trio (James Teej, Jared Simms and Voytek Karab) bust out a mix on their own imprint, which showcases their brand of slow burning dub techno and dark house. While straying into areas such as gloomy disco and atmospheric electro,…
Heartland: Art Gallery Of South Australia
In 2012 at the Adelaide Biennial former curator Alexie Glass stated: “Vulnerability is the most political act.” The quote has since carried on as an underlying motto for the Art Gallery Of South Australia’s next major exhibition Heartland, a contemporary showcase of some of South Australia’s best local artists in…
Hills Cider Co. Unveils Winter Releases
Thank god for The Hills Cider Company, who have have just released a new batch of delicious limited release ciders to make the winter months a little more bearable for us.
The new winter range includes the much-hyped Hybrid Series Honey Mead flavour, a drink…
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…
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…
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…
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 by Interscope that the music she submitted was “too positive”, it appears that MIA taken the constructive criticism on board.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Street Style 14/6/13
Name: Nicholas Chisolm
Location: Unley
Favorite item: My LTD New Balances from ‘09
Last three purchases: Asics Gel Lyte III’s, I Love Ugly jacket and Nike Solarsoft Moccasins
Fri June 14 / Fashion
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…
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…
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…
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).
…
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…
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…
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…
Jagwar Ma Announce Headline Australian Tour
Sydney electronic tastemakers Jagwar Ma have rescheduled their long-awaited Australian tour, announcing four Splendour In The Grass sideshows in July.
Over the past few months the band has been gaining some serious traction at home and abroad thanks to their brilliant lead single The Throw. Off the back of…
J Cole Interview
Hip hop may have hot MCs like Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky, but only Jermaine ('J') Cole is Jay-Z's protégé. The conscious MC/producer has never favoured OTT braggadocio and doesn't attract hype, yet he is ambitious. Indeed, this month Cole is back with his sophomore, Born Sinner. One of 2013's…
Every Time I Die Announce Album Tour
Metalcore leaders Every Time I Die are touring this October in celebration of their newest album Ex Lives, their first new release in six years.
Ex Lives serves as the long-awaited follow up to the New York outfits 2009’s raging masterwork New Junk Aesthetic, a record that proves to be bigger, badder and louder than anything previous…
Show Me The Magic Review
Producer/director Cathy Henkel’s labour-of-love is a study of the adventures (as the subtitle states) of cinematographer Don McAlpine, 79 this year and going strong. Henkel and crew begin with Don on the set of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and joking with Hugh Jackman, before our subject and Jeanette, his wife of…
Kingswood Interview
Melbourne's Kingswood are quickly gaining a reputation as one of Australia's hottest homegrown acts. Since their formation a few years ago, the indie-rock four-piece have toured with heavyweights like Aerosmith and Grinspoon in addition to numerous festival appearances like Splendour In The Grass and Pyramid Rock.
Before travelling to the…
Frenzal Rhomb Interview
Having survived brain surgery (and having come out of it with a particularly unique tale to tell), Jay Whalley of Frenzal Rhomb is glad to be back. “What a nightmare,” he says. But, hey, it turned out alright in the end.
“I woke up in hospital with this thing on…
City and Colour
City and Colour - acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green - has just released his highly anticipated new album, The Hurry and The Harm. This is his fourth release as City and Colour and follows 2011’s Little Hell, which received widespread critical and commercial praise. Of the new album,…
Ludacris: Fast & Furious 6 Interview
Ludacris is in London on the publicity tour for Fast & Furious 6 when I speak to him, although at the time I haven’t actually been able to see a finished version of the film. But that’s okay, as, he laughs, “Unfortunately I haven’t seen the film either! But it’s…
City And Colour Interview
In the early days of his musical career, Canadian songwriter Dallas Green’s lyricism was defined by deeply emotional influences and experiences, becoming the soundtrack for teenage angst in many cases. This is what makes hearing Green’s new album The Hurry And The Harm, his…
Radio Slave: Balance 023
On paper, Balance 023 looks like it could be the compilation of the year with a club mix on Disc One (White Skies) and an experimental mix on the flip (Maestros & Memories) but bizarrely, Radio Slave (AKA Matt Edwards) doesn’t deliver many knock-out punches with his double-disc mix. The…
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 old deli serving counter, Minestra is a rustic little café serving traditional Italian dishes in a simple peasant style. No…
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 Jimblah, as well as Ellesquire, Illy, Sky’high, Thundamentals and more, The Tongue’s third album Surrender To Victory could just be…
Stomp The Orange Interview
It’s a lot of fun chatting to Curtis Brownjohn and Gerry Considine – they’re both similar personalities. Equally quick-witted and cheerful, their band Stomp The Orange is certainly a serious exercise, but one they approach without pretense.
“We just have lower inhibitions than other people,” Brownjohn jokes, before Considine weighs…
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright heads to the Cab Fest with a new album, Come Home to Mama, in tow and a set that will cover her four-album career as well as honouring her mother, the late Kate McGarrigle.
Come Home To Mama includes the heartbreaking account of Wainwright’s loss, All Your Clothes.…
Melbourne Ska Orchestra: Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Even if you weren’t lucky enough to witness the spectacular stage presence of Nicky Bomba and his Melbourne Ska Orchestra at WOMADelaide a couple of years back, chances are you still have heard this band before.
With their tune The Best Things In Life Are Free (a cover of the…
Stornoway: Tales From Terra Firma
The members of Stornoway, a band hailing from landlocked Oxford, have an obsession with the open ocean. This love of all things nautical is reflected in the band's name, which is adopted from a quaint coastal town in Scotland.
This resonates with me personally because I was raised on the…
Eden Launches Wine Blending Room
Adelaide restaurant Eden Dining Room & Bar has launched, focussing on a sustainable approach to food and drink. Eden boasts a unique climate controlled wine blending room, tasting flights, and an aquaponics system. The blending room, located at the Marina in Holdfast Shores, is the only one of its kind in-house…
Hub Adelaide At Peel Street Festival
Peel Street Festival will kick off this Thu Jun 13 driven by the upcoming Hub Adelaide, a new, three-storey co-working space opening in the heart of the city’s west end this September.
From 10am Hub Adelaide will be setting up camp in the laneway alongside other co-working groups…
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 with Of Monsters & Men, Passion Pit and Snakadaktal at Spin Off Festival on Fri Aug 2.
This competition comes…
Cold War Kids: Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
The art of melody in songwriting is one very hard to pin down, particularly within the mainstream. Some do it right, many get it wrong. But this element is something that’s made Californian rockers Cold War Kids so appealing to many. On fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, the band finally…
Mixtapes Announce New Album ‘Ordinary Silence’
Cincinnati-hailing indie punk rockers Mixtapes are releasing their latest album Ordinary Silence this Jun 28.
It’s been a hectic year for the band. Almost exactly a year ago they made a splash with their debut album Even On The Worst Nights, which quickly catapulted the band to the forefront of the indie-punk scene.…
Stream New Sigur Ros Album ‘Kveikur’ In Full
With their seventh studio album Kveikur due out in just a week’s time, Icelandic post-rock outfit Sigur Ros have whetted fans appetites by up offering up record as an online stream ahead of its release.
Not shy of using interactive methods to release their albums – last year’s…
Listen: Flume x Disclosure ‘You & Me’
Australian electronic visionary Flume has taken on another group of EDM upstarts – super talented UK brotherly duo Disclosure – and remixed their track You & Me ft. Eliza Doolittle.
Slowing down the beat and overlaying it with his signature staccato bass pulses, as previously seen in his remixes for Hermitude and Onra,…
Deerhunter: Monomania
I think that the majority of us don't realise how lucky we are. We live in an age of digital media, which is totally rad. We never have to leave the comfort of our homes to satiate our thirst for new music or movies or TV shows. Imagine having to…
SOJA: Strength To Survive
The first time I heard of Arlington, Virginia US band SOJA (Soldiers Of Jah Army) was on a recent trip to Brazil, where some guys took me to a pumping street party blasting all kinds of reggae tunes, including some SOJA material.
The Brazilians were particularly surprised that a self-professed…
Farewell My Queen Review
Filmed in and around Versailles (which makes you wonder if they closed the place to tourists or just CGI-ed them out), co-writer/director Benoît Jacquot’s gorgeous-looking take on Chantal Thomas’ fictionalised novel doesn’t specifically follow the plight of Marie-Antoinette after the storming of the Bastille in July 1789 but has the…
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 manager Scooter Braum.
The spaceship will be launching in 2014, taking its passengers to the edge of space so as…
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 sights on the Adelaide Central Market, repurposing an old green grocer into a public seating area entitled Market Retreat.
Tue June 11 / Food and Drink
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 a look at some of the top picks to save yourself – and the eyes of the discerning public –…
Rip It Up’s Winter Fashion Guide: The Girls
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 a look at some of the top picks to save yourself – and the eyes of the discerning public –…
Watch: Kingswood, Seth Sentry, Thelma Plum In ‘Some Motherfucker’s Gotta Pay’
Melbourne indie-rockers Kingswood have made a brief foray into the world of cinema with their Tarantino/Spaghetti Western-inspired short film Some Motherfucker's Gotta Pay.
The 9-minute clip, which features their newest single Ohio, stars the four-piece alongside a cast of Australian musical types including Sticky Fingers, Seth Sentry, Thelma Plum, Kira Puru and…
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 pop culture as the protaginist of a brand new viral video game entitled Kanye Quest 3030.
Modeled off Pokemon, Kanye Quest…
Watch: Cut Copy Play New Song ‘Explorers’ Live
Ahead of performing at New York’s washed out Governors Ball, this week Australian electronic outfit Cut Copy previewed a brand new track live on stage during a show in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In the fan-shot video, lead vocalist Dan Whitford makes mention of the band's “new record,” of which…
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 turn ripping off the Paranormal Activity franchise and proving twofold that there are no new ideas in Hollywood.
Representing the…
Sarah Blasko Announces Regional Tour
Songstress Sarah Blasko has announced she will be touring Australia at the end of July. The announcement coincides with the release of Blasko’s latest video for All Of Me, a haunting NSFW masterpiece off her most recent fourth album I Awake.
The song Blasko describes as “likes falling…
Q+A With Masta Ace
Brooklyn hip hop legend Masta Ace is back in Australia once again, bringing with him Stricklin and New York producer Marco Polo for a round of unmissable shows which will see him at Rocket Bar on Mon Jun 10. Since the ‘90s he’s become known for making concept albums like…
Lamb of God & Meshuggah Announce September Tour
In celebration of vocalist Randy Blythe's 'not guilty' manslaughter verdict, Lamb of God have returned. Hitting a venue near you this September, Lamb of God will be accompanied by roar-inspiring metal artisans Meshuggah across five dates.
Seven seems to be the lucky number for these heavy metal juggernauts, with both Lamb…
Rita Ora and Cara Delevingne Fashion Line
The Rita Ora and Cara Delevingne romance continues with the two young fashionistas set to collaborate on a fashion line.
Burberry model Cara and girl of the moment Rita believe their line could rival those of Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss, a source told British rag, The Sun. Rita’s…
Robert Babicz: The Owl And The Butterfly
Owls are awesome. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to see one in the wild, you were no doubt filled with a sense of being fortunate enough to be in the presence of something with an aura of magic about it. If you were hot-boxing a car parked on a…
Darkbeat
Currently celebrating a big milestone for the Darkbeat collective, DJ and brand founder Daniel Banko (Rollin Connection) reveals he has huge plans for his ever-growing Darkbeat empire which, just prior to its 10th anniversary, has also launched a record label. To raise a toast to an amazing past and to…
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
Forget Get Lucky (currently being thrashed to death by commercial radio), because if we step back from the standard accessibility of Daft Punk’s superb, but inevitably trivialised through over-saturation singles, what remains (as always) is music of a very high calibre. What truly stands out about RAM
Listen: Nine Inch Nails’ New Song ‘Came Back Haunted’
After a three-year hiatus Nine Inch Nails are back with a vengeance! With their new track Came Back Haunted, released today on iTunes, the band has shown critics everywhere that they’re back with the hits that rocketed them to the top in their heyday.
NIN founder, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Trent…
Q+A With P.Smurf
His lead single I Heard The World Screaming is tearing it up on Triple J at the moment, so what better time for Melbourne MC P.Smurf [Daily Meds] to launch his debut solo EP than now...
What have been some highlights this year?
Playing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival…
Daft Punk and Kanye Team Up For ‘Black Skinhead’
In the latest collab to hit the music world, Kanye has teamed up with French dance duo Daft Punk for his newest track Black Skinhead.
The track, which samples Marilyn Manson's Beautiful People, comes from Kanye’s forthcoming new album Yeezus. The song first debuted on US show Saturday Night Live on May 18.
Daft…
