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08.05.12 INTERVIEW: JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI
Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old Shokunin (Master Sushi Chef) who operates Tokyo’s Sukiyabashi Jiro restaurant, is the subject of the new American-produced, Japanese-language documentary from director/co-producer/cinematographer David Gelb.
02.05.12 A Q&A WITH: KIMBRA
It's been nearly a year since we last chatted with Kimbra and since then she's had a meteoric flood of attention.
18.11.11 RIP IT UP TV: KI SURF MUSIC FESTIVAL (PART 1)
Here's the first part of our Rip It Up TV episodes down at the beautiful Vivonne Bay for Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival.
19.10.11 Arctic Monkeys: “The Stone Roses Reunion Is Exciting!”
Ahead of Arctic Monkeys’ summer tour, this morning Rip It Up chatted with drummer Matt Helders about naked actresses, hanging out with P Diddy and singing Katy Perry at karaoke.
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.
15.06.11 A Q&A WITH OWL EYES
With her latest EP Raiders about to drop and the buzz surrounding it growing louder, 20-year-old songstress Owl Eyes, aka Brooke Addamo took the time to have a quick chat to Rip It Up prior to her show at The Ed Castle this Saturday Jun 18.
11.04.11 Under The Covers: Tinpan Orange
The very first installment of the new 'Under The Covers' series from Your Take Sessions goes one-on-one with Melbournian indie folk troupe Tinpan Orange.
30.03.11 PETER BJORN & JOHN: Men After Midnight
Who would have known all you need to make it big is someone to whistle a tune? It seems that Swedish indie rock trio Peter, Bjorn & John had a notion.
01.03.11 Rip It Up TV: Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival
Forget the Oscars red carpet, last week we hit the Festival Centre red carpet to chat with some of the stars lighting up our screens as part of the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival.
20.01.11 The Wizard of Spoz
Spoz is an invaluable character to Adelaide’s live music scene.
16.12.10 The Gaslight Anthem: The Sound of 2010
The Gaslight Anthem’s Ben Horowitz swears it rarely happens, but just as Rip It Up joins him for a chat on a Salt Lake City public bench as the sun sets on a hot Utah day, the drummer is suddenly beset by squealing Gaslight Anthem fans passing through the park.
06.12.10 6 on the st: The Salvadors
The 6th of yet another month has rolled around so it's time for the latest installment of 6 On The St.
12.08.10 Introducing...Sianna Lee
Formally fronting Melbourne's bluesy rock ensemble Love Outside Andromeda, Sianna Lee has done some soul searching since the band's implosion in 2006.
11.08.10 Rip It Up TV: Laura Marling
The lovely Laura Marling played in Adelaide for the very first time last weekend so before she hit the stage for her sold out show at The Governor Hindmarsh, we pulled her aside for a chat about the nu-folk phenomenon, boyfriends old and new, and intellectual stuff like books and poetry.
29.07.10 Talk It Up: Delphic
Friendly Fires have dropped off the radar, Does It Offend You, Yeah? have lost themselves in the delayed the release of their second album, it’s taken Klaxons three years to come up with a decent follow-up to Myths Of The Near Future – it seems the world has had enough of the indie-rave genre.
28.07.10 Introducing...Kurt Jackson
Kurt Jackson is a bluesy, alt-country artist from Melbourne town who has a lot of pain in his heart.
07.07.10 Mystery Jets playing Big Day Out?
Last night Rip It Up had a lovely chat with Mystery Jets frontman Blaine Harrison (he's the scraggly-haired one second from the right) about the band's brand new third album Serotonin.
22.06.10 Introducing...Red Ink
You may have come across these guys before, having received the Triple J and Channel V endorsement with debut 2009 single Audrey, or you may have seen them rocking some of Adelaide's notorious musical haunts.
17.06.10 Rip it up TV: Adelaide Cabaret Festival
After a dusty Soundwave and chilly O'Ball, it was nice to suit up for the red carpet launch of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
17.06.10 Cassette Kids: Ripping it up
Touring London, rocking out at SXSW, hopping on the Bacardi Express, releasing an album and paying a visit to the Rip It Up office.
