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21.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: WAVVES
Our writer Miranda Freeman went along to Fowler's Live to brave minor moshpit casualites during live sets of Wavves, Sures and Bad//Dreems.
21.05.12 BEE GEES SINGER ROBIN GIBB DIES AGED 62
Robin Gibb, a singer and member of the Bee Gees (pictured left), has died after a long battle with colon and liver cancer aged 62.
17.05.12 NASUM 20TH ANNIVERSARY FAREWELL TOUR
Legendary Swedish grindcore band Nasum will be heading to Australian shores for the first – and last – time this August as part of their world tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary and final farewell.
16.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: GRAVEYARD TRAIN
Our writer Miranda Freeman went along to The Gov Hindmarsh to indulge in tales of witches, ghouls and graveyards through a medium of - wait for it - country music.
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.
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 INTERVIEW: FRANK TURNER
English troubadour Frank Turner, whose four folk punk albums have won him a legion of fans, has enjoyed previous Australian solo tours so much that he’s now heading back with his band, The Sleeping Souls.
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.
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.
04.05.12 THE SKIN I LIVE IN
Rip It Up has five copies of the DVD 'The Skin I Live In' featuring Golden Globe nominee Antonio Banderas to give away for this month's newsletter.
04.05.12 DEVILDRIVER CANCEL AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Due to their lead singer experiencing a nasty bout of pneumonia, Californian metal band DevilDriver have had to cancel all dates on their impending Australian tour.
03.05.12 BUSBY MAROU ‘I STILL DON’T BELIEVE’ TOUR
Fresh from their first tour across the US and Canada, Rockhampton’s favourite duo Busby Marou have returned to the motherland to launch their brand new single I Still Don’t Believe with a national tour around Australia this June and July.
01.05.12 LIZ MARTIN TO TOUR ‘A LITTLE'
Normally major reconstructive surgery can leave you a little downcast, but in Australian songstress Liz Martin’s case, the recovery period bloomed into her light-hearted and candid third studio album, Dance A Little, Live A Little.
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.
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 CANNIBAL CORPSE COMING TO TORTURE AUSTRALIA
It’s been three years since we were last graced with the sacophagic presence of death metal outfit Cannibal Corpse.
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.
19.04.12 INTERVIEW: BLEEDING KNEES CLUB
Fresh from the Bleeding Knees Club’s most recent overseas stint touring the UK and US, Alex Wall’s Surfers Paradise brogue greets me with as much enthusiasm as a party-hardy young fellow can possibly muster on a Tuesday afternoon.
28.11.09 Jeff Martin and The Armada
Always an awesome live show, The Armada were supported by the wonderful Mick Hart... Stay tuned, they should be coming back to our shores soon!
10.12.09 RIP IT UP & ONION WEBSITE LAUNCH PARTY
The brand new RIPITUP.COM.AU and ONION.COM.AU launched with a party at the Mercury Cinema. Live band Lyla kicked off the night, followed by a doco about life and times at Rip It Up and Onion. Check out the video at RIP IT UP's Youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/ripitupmag.
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.
05.01.10 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (US)
The American indie giants make their first Adelaide live appearance in three years
22.01.10 Dirty Three (Vic)
at Fowler's Live
28.01.10 Jon Stevens (Vic)
at Norwood Live
30.01.10 Jon Stevens (Vic)
at Norwood Live
06.02.10 - 27.02.10 Summer Exhibition
Join artists Jo Kerlogue, Rossanne Pellegrino, Eleanor Zecchin, Joanna Poulson, Nico Petho, Naomi Oliver as they exhibit different mediums (photograph, video, illustration) as part of Max Down Gallery’s Summer exhibition.
26.02.10 - 14.03.10 Twenty Six Tracks
Photographers Zac Kaczmarek and Graham Denholm join forces to display a selection of their fave live music images.
18.02.10 - 14.03.10 TWENTY SIX TRACKS
Photographers Zac Kaczmarek and Graham Denholm join forces to display a selection of their fave live music images.
"We worked in this amazing studio at the top of this tower, it was just majestic."
