21.12.11 ARCADE FIRE DROP NEW ‘SPRAWL II’ INTERACTIVE VIDEO
After a long wait since their epic Spike Jonze-directed clip The Suburbs, Arcade Fire have finally dropped a new music video, this time based around the vibrant synth splendour of Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains).
17.10.11 COUPLES IN MUSIC
Last year we published a piece about some of the cutest couples in music.
21.06.11 ARCADE FIRE’S ACOUSTIC RECORDING SESSION
While the world (and award ceremonies) are still prising their jaws off the floors after the release of Arcade Fire’s Juno-winning, Grammy-winning, NME Award-winning and Brit Award winning third record The Suburbs, the band continue to kick about doing awesome things.
29.03.11 Arcade Fire clean up at the Junos
Adding to their already heaving trophy cabinet, Arcade Fire have collect four gongs at last night's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the ARIAs).
17.02.11 Brit Award Winners 2011
Tinie Tempah, Arcade Fire and nu-folk were the big winners at this year's Brit Awards, while '90s pop group Take That capped off a remarkable comeback by walking away with the award for Best British Group.
15.02.11 Grammy Winners 2011
American music's night of nights went off with Lady Gaga entering in some sort of alien egg sac, Arcade Fire becoming the feel good story of the year and Justin Bieber clutching onto a whole lot of nothing at the end of the evening.
24.12.10 Rip It Up's Albums of the year
It's the list you've all been waiting for: Rip It Up's Albums of the Year.
22.12.10 Editor Vs Editor: Singles of the year (20-11)
It's a tastemaking clash of the titans as Rip It Up's magazine editor Scott McLennan takes on online editor Jimmy Bollard in an epic singles of the year countdown.
09.12.10 Music Videos of the year
It's the end of the year so now we need to indulge in that time-honoured tradition of raking through every tiny little aspect of it and organising it into neatly compiled lists.
28.10.10 The Rage Fifty Returns
It's like the Hottest 100 with moving pictures! The Rage Fifty will return in 2010 following its successful debut run last year.
24.08.10 Big Day Out Rumour-palooza
It's coming to that time again when every man and his dog has their say on who will be making it out for the mother of all Aussie music festivals, the Big Day Out.
18.08.10 New Pornographers coming together in Australia
Before The Arcade Fire, there were The New Pornographers.
24.06.10 The Best of 2010 (So far): The Best is yet to come?
As we've well established this month, some juicy musical treats have been dished up for us in 2010.
29.12.09 Top 100 songs of the noughties
It was the decade that brought us nu metal, nu rave and nu disco, but how will the noughties be remembered musically? Rip It Up's online editor Jimmy Bollard gives his top 100 songs of the noughties.
Whoah, Adam Ant is coming to Adelaide as part of a comeback tour this March.
The former White Stripes frontman has released the first single off his new solo album.
The psychedelic locals will be performing with The Living End at this year's Clipsal 500
We've got some real talent in our local traps. Here are our picks for 2012.