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17.05.12 INTERVIEW: GRIMES
Canada’s Grimes, AKA Claire Boucher, is one of 2012’s breakthrough artists, her album Visions entailing the addictive Oblivion, and evoking an R&B Miss Kittin or futuristic Mariah Carey.
13.04.12 ACSA: A REFLECTION OF US ALL
A Reflection Of Us All features the work of four established local artists and ACSA artist lecturers – Nona Burden, Trena Everuss, Rob Gutteridge and Yve Thompson.
11.04.12 RIP IT UP’S AUTUMN ALBUM FORECAST
With a brand new batch of albums and artists on the music horizon, Rip It Up has compiled a list of some of the best new LPs we can expect this autumn from artists like Fiona Apple, Azealia Banks, Sigur Ros, M.
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.
13.03.12 LIVE: BON IVER
He’s one of the only alternative artists to permeate ‘mainstream’ (having just recently taken away a Grammy for his second album Bon Iver, Bon Iver), but Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, is also one of the only musicians to maintain his artistic integrity despite the cash flow.
23.02.12 FRINGE WRAP: THU FEB 23
Calm your passions, because the Fringe parade officially kicks off tomorrow night.
15.02.12 LIVE REVIEW: LANEWAY FESTIVAL
A number of band competitions were held this year in conjunction with Adelaide’s fifth annual Laneway Festival, but it seems one of these contests is merely hypothetical.
12.01.12 NEW FOUND GLORY & TAKING BACK SUNDAY TOUR
In celebration of New Found Glory’s latest studio album release Radiosurgery, a record paying homage to the artists that first inspired the band to pick up their instruments, the Florida punk-rock band will be embarking on an Australian tour this April joined by fellow rocker legends Taking Back Sunday.
30.11.11 INTERVIEW: CANYONS
DFA-approved Australian duo, Canyons, didn’t want to make just another house album with their debut LP Keep Your Dreams.
09.11.11 THE FAMILY STONE INTERVIEW
Sly & The Family Stone, who formed in San Francisco in the mid ’60s, were one of the first interracial bands to enjoy mainstream chart success.
19.08.11 PACK THE RUG...WOMAD EARTH STATION LINE-UP 2011
WOMAD’s three-day Earth Station festival has announced its line-up of performers and speakers for the inaugural festival held in Belair National Park in late October.
03.08.11 MGMT COMPILE NEXT LATE NIGHT TALES
New York experimental electronic duo MGMT have received the call-up to mix the next Late Night Tales instalment with an eclectic collection of beats, songs and soundscapes for the compilation series which is favouring indie artists over DJs of late.
06.07.11 10 ARTISTS THAT WE LOVE TO HATE
When there’s fame there’s head inflation, and it's become clear over the years that diva-like attitudes are not just reserved for the celebrities walking the red carpets.
14.06.11 RIP IT UP'S TOP 15 ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEOS
Music videos have always been an integral addition to the life of any musical group, but one thing that has really made an impact is animated music videos, a unification of artists and musicians in clips that continue to get airplay years and years later.
08.06.11 NME DROP THEIR 50 BEST NEW BANDS OF 2011
Last year NME cited Yuck, Darwin Deez, Marina & The Diamonds, Best Coast, Sleigh Bells and Best Coast as some of the best new bands for 2010.
08.04.11 Splendour In the Grass rumour round-up
Things are really hotting up in the Splendour In The Grass rumour mill, with several artists having been confirmed as playing the Queensland camping festival in the past week.
17.02.11 Imogen Heap touring in April
British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap will be hitting Australian shores this April off the back of her third, Grammy Award-winning album Ellipse.
11.02.11 Applications for The Seed 2011 open now
The Seed Fund returns once again with a series of arts, management and publicity grants for industry workers in the formative years of their careers.
04.12.09 - 14.02.10 COLOUR COUNTRY
This exhibition features art from Roper River - the Wagga Wagga art gallery to be precise. This touring exhibition features rarely seen works produced by major Ngukurr artists from Arnhem Land, alongside new works from the community.
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.
29.11.09 - 23.12.09 LITTLE TREASURES
An exhibition of affordable art and craft by 46 local artists. Highlights include contemporary glass bowls by Barbara Davis and fun and quirky toys by Helen Hedding. There’ll also be vintage fabric bags, handmade toys, trinkets and decorations, photography, paintings, delicate necklaces, fine pendants, bracelets, beaded earrings, pottery, textiles, ceramic animals, wood, glass and more for purchase!
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.
09.12.09 - 24.12.09 TAPAS
Normally ‘tapas’ traditionally refers to snacks or appetisers served with drinks. Not at the Art Images Gallery. They’ve reinvented the meaning just a little, eluding instead to tasty morsels of art rather than food. Twenty-three artists from around the state bring a range of visual delicacies to share and cater to everyone’s palate. Choose from abstract expressionist oils on canvas courtesy of Lil Jedynak, illustrative, hand-coloured still life and landscape lino prints by Christine McCarthy or decorative and patterned flora and fauna from Eliza Piro’s paintings. Delicious!
06.01.10 - 31.01.10 FLORIOGRAPHY
The exhibition Floriography merges jewellery, painting, drawing and photography together with flowers to create a synergy of inspirations. Four artists, Briana Lawrence, Hang Ong, Steve Cox and Iris Sautelle present new works interpreting the meanings of flowers relating to myths, symbology and the feelings they evoke. They look at themes relating to love, beauty, peace, life and death.
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.
18.02.10 - 14.03.10 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2010
Now in its 15th year, Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2010 is celebrating South Australia’s emerging artists again. Expect more ceramics, drawing, installations, jewellery, moving image, painting, photography and sculpture from 28 outstanding artists.
18.02.10 - 15.06.10 HEYSEN TRAIL EXHIBITION
This inaugural exhibition features original works from 25 local artists, depicting aspects of or inspired by SA's most famous walking trail. Running simultaneously across six galleries throughout the state - this spectacular showcase is an engaging mix of oils, acrylics, watercolours and photography. Exhibiting artists include John Whitney, Janet Bridgland, Nik De Masi, Peter Coad, Tom O'Callaghan and Catherine Fitz-Gerald.
18.02.10 - 11.03.10 INVISIBLE RED THREADS
Four artists respond to their residency in 2008 in Jingdezhen China.
