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10.02.12 INTERVIEW: CHAIRLIFT
Potential Laneway stage invaders, take heed: showcasing their new album Something at New York’s famed Bowery Ballroom last week, Chairlift singer Caroline Polachek took on an overzealous intruder with a move straight out of a police training video.
25.01.12 INTERVIEW: WEEKEND
Weekend star Chris New recently spoke to Rip It Up about writer/director Andrew Haigh’s film, and candidly discussed his casting in this, his bigscreen début, as well as the particular pressures of appearing in such a minimalist and intimate production.
13.01.12 INTERVIEW: LAMB OF GOD
Sometimes it’s better to get all your problems out in song-form, otherwise you just end up wanting to kill everyone.
05.01.12 INTERVIEW: THE DRESDEN DOLLS
Amanda Palmer recalls her introduction to the Australian outback like a scene from her very own version of The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert.
30.12.11 RIP IT UP'S BEST QUOTES OF 2011
In the current issue of Rip It Up you'll find a small selection of our favourite quotes from the interviews we've conducted this year, but here we've expanded the list to include a few more we couldn't squeeze in.
19.12.11 FILM INTERVIEW: THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR
Co-writer/director Philippe Le Guay was recently in Australia to talk up his internationally popular The Women On The 6th Floor (Les Femmes Du 6ème Étage), and he spoke to RIU about the film, the differences between the first ideas for the script and the finished product, the selection of his wonderful cast, and more.
15.12.11 INTERVIEW: THE VACCINES
After a whirlwind 2011, The Vaccines’ Árni Hjörvar is retreating to his Icelandic homeland for a festive feast of smoked lamb and Christmas ham.
08.12.11 INTERVIEW: THE DRUMS
According to Brooklyn indie pop foursome The Drums, unless you’re Katy Perry, The Black Eyed Peas or just the kid of someone famous, there’s not much chance mainstream radio is going to give you a break in America….
02.12.11 INTERVIEW: THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS
The International Swingers, a band featuring Glen Matlock of Sex Pistols and Clem Burke of Blondie, will swing into the Governor Hindmarsh on Wed Nov 7.
01.12.11 INTERVIEW: HANNA MANGAN LAWRENCE
Hanna Mangan Lawrence was in a slightly awkward spot during the following phone interview - on her mobile and parked at the side of a busy freeway in Los Angeles - but nevertheless spoke glowingly of her experiences making director Jon Hewitt’s X.
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.
25.11.11 INTERVIEW: ARCTIC MONKEYS
When Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders spoke to Rip It Up backstage at Thebarton Theatre during the band’s first Australian tour in 2006, he was a pimply and enthusiastic teen with a Chopper fetish.
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.
08.11.11 A Q&A WITH: ARJ BARKER
With his DVD set Arj Barket: The Killogy now out for the public, film writer MDB talked to comedian Arj Barker about future acting pursuits, Bikram yoga and how the Adelaide Fringe is his favourite festival in the world.
27.10.11 A Q&A WITH: BETTY AIRS
Established Sydney musician Darren Cross' (of Gerling, The E.
27.10.11 KIMBRA WILL BE AT BIG DAY OUT
Whoops, here comes another announcement slip up.
27.10.11 INTERVIEW: RYAN ADAMS
Off the drugs, out of Manhattan and happily married to Mandy Moore, Ryan Adams stresses to Rip It Up that these days he’s far from the alt-country problem child of legend.
26.10.11 INTERVIEW: AFTER DARK FILMS
MDB spoke to writer/director/producer-cum-After Dark Films co-founder and CEO Courtney Solomon recently while he was in Sydney.
12.10.11 A Q&A WITH: STEPHEN CURRY
With his latest film The Cup to be screened in cinemas all around the country by the end of the week, MDB spoke to Australian actor Stephen Curry while he was last in Adelaide.
Not only does Tom Gleeson make you laugh, he also blogs. Read his first blog here.
The first Fringe Wrap is here! Keep your eyes on our website for daily show reviews.
With Fuse Festival on this week, familiarise yourself with some of the locals on offer..
Solo troubadour City & Colour is bringing his ghostly tunes to Adelaide in May
