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17.05.12 THE WIGGLES (EXCEPT THE BLUE ONE) ALL RETIRING
Shock news to pre-schoolers everywhere - three of The Wiggles, the much loved and award winning children’s musical quartet, are officially retiring.
02.05.12 2012 APRA AWARDS NOMINEES
The Australian Performing Right Association (APRA) has announced the 2012 nominees for its highly prestigious awards ceremony scheduled to take place next month.
30.04.12 HAS DELTA RIPPED OFF ARCADE FIRE?
Is Delta Goodrem Sitting On Top Of The World or about to sit on top of a big plagiarism lawsuit? The former Neighbours star and judge on The Voice has recently landed herself in the media facing accustations of ripping off Canadian alt-rock heroes and multi-award winning troupe Arcade Fire with her latest single, Sitting On Top Of The World.
10.04.12 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS TOURING AUSTRALIA
New Zealand’s much loved (and Grammy Award-winning) folk comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords will be coming to our shores this July for their first ever Australian headline tour.
03.04.12 THE BEARDS LAUNCHING NEW ALBUM AT UNIBAR
Stints in-studio at Triple J and a spot in the Hottest 100? An APRA award nomination for single of the year? For a band that “never expected to play more than one show,” Adelaide’s own The Beards have certainly come a long way.
22.03.12 NOMINEES FOR APRA ‘SONG OF THE YEAR’
If you haven’t yet considered having sex with a bearded man yet, now’s the time.
19.03.12 TOM THUM WINS BIG AT FRINGE 2012
As we wave a fond farewell to the 2012 Adelaide Fringe, there's other celebrations to be had.
29.02.12 THE JEZABELS ANNOUNCE TOUR
What a glorious Endless Summer it's been for Sydney quartet The Jezabels.
21.02.12 BLUEJUICE BRINGING THEIR GOOD COMPANY
Citizens of Australia – this April you'll want to make sure your grandmothers aren’t running rampant through public parks, because the ever-energetic Bluejuice are coming to town.
09.02.12 BEACH BOYS TO REUNITE AT GRAMMYS
The Beach Boys will kick off their 50th Anniversary Tour this weekend at the Grammy Awards with some surprise guests.
04.01.12 GUESS WHO TOPPED THE 2011 ARIA CHART?
If Jessica Mauboy's nomination for an ARIA award last year wasn’t bizarre enough, the final tally of record sales in Australia for 2011 is an even more disturbing insight into what people are really listening to at home.
01.12.11 CUT COPY NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY!
Australian indie dance heroes Cut Copy have scored a Grammy nomination for their latest album Zonoscope.
28.11.11 STEVE EARLE HEADING WAY DOWN TO THE GOV
Outlaw blues and country legend Steve Earle is heading to The Gov in April for a Bluesfest sideshow that will see the multi Grammy Award winner behind the hits Copperhead Road and Guitar Town play Adelaide for the first time in many years to tour his latest album, I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive.
28.11.11 BOY AND BEAR CLEAN UP THE ARIAS
Whoever penned ‘nice guys finish last’ might need to do a rewrite, as it is nice guy quintet Boy and Bear that cleaned up the 2011 ARIA Awards ceremony last night in Sydney after taking home five gongs for their stunning self-produced debut album Moonfire.
12.10.11 DRAPHT, BOY & BEAR AND GOTYE LEAD ARIA NOMINATIONS
A diverse trio of Australian acts lead the ARIA Awards nominations this year, as Perth MC Drapht, Sydney mystic folkers Boy & Bear and popular sonic adventurer Gotye (pictured) all have seven nominations for the 25th Australian Recording Industry Association Awards to be held on Sun Nov 27 in Sydney.
13.09.11 2011 INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES
The nominations for the sixth annual Jagermeister Independent Music Awards are officially in, with the current front runners being Magic Dirt rocker Adalita and hip-hop artist Seekae, each receiving nominations in four categories.
07.09.11 PJ HARVEY WINS MERCURY PRIZE
PJ Harvey has become the first artist to win the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for the second time after winning the annual UK award for best British and Irish album a decade after first claiming the prize judged by music industry figures.
15.08.11 LUKE STEELE AND NICK LITTLEMORE REUNITE FOR NEW EMPIRE OF THE SUN ALBUM
Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele told NME that he and Empire bandmate Nick Littlemore have reunited and started working on a new album.
28.06.11 A Q&A WITH SPLIT SECONDS
Just in time for their performance supporting The Panics this weekend at Adelaide Uni Bar, Perth outfit Split Seconds took some time to have a brief chat to Rip It Up about their EP release, winning 'Best Promising New Act' at the WAMi Awards and recording percussion with a Sulo Bin.
26.06.11 MEAT LOAF AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Having kicked off his musical stride back in 1977, Grammy Award-winning rock musician Meat Loaf has become a household name over the decades.
09.08.11 Rip It Up Young Artist Award at Keith Murdoch House
Rip It Up Young Artist Award at Keith Murdoch House
