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23.01.12 STICKY FINGERS HIT ADELAIDE
2011 was a productive year for Newton outfit Sticky Fingers, who recently wrapped up things with a couple of festival appearances and a JJJ Hottest 100 nomination for single Happy Endings.
04.01.12 We Were Promised Jetpacks
In The Pit Of The Stomach (Pod/Inertia) **** .
29.07.11 LIVE: PULP
Our editor Scott McLennan jetted over to see Jarvis Cocker front Pulp in Sydney.
07.07.11 DEF LEPPARD & HEART AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Iconic rockers Def Leppard have announced that they will be jetting down to Australia this Summer joined by rock bands Heart and Choirboys.
06.06.11 HOTTEST 100 AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
triple j has been responsible for some of the biggest musical votes in the globe, with last year’s 2010 Hottest 100 winners being Angus & Julia Stone’s Big Jet Plane and Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit being voted as the Hottest Song Ever Written the year before.
13.05.11 Grind It
Ahhh Jetty Rd, Glenelg – tourist attraction, long stretches of beach; home to a few shopping gems and some fantastic places to eat.
17.03.11 Cafe Salsa
Whether it’s Gouger St for a vegetarian hot pot, Hutt St for some Japanese or Jetty Rd for pizza, sometimes it really is all about location when it comes to food.
27.01.11 78 Saab announce tour
Much-loved statesmen of Australian music 78 Saab have announced their first national tour since releasing fourth album Good Fortune at the end of last year.
10.01.11 The Screaming Jets confirm Oz Day eve show
In what has become a tradition for the Aussie rock stalwarts, The Screaming Jets will once again electrify an Adelaide audience on the eve of the Aussiest of all days, Australia Day.
05.01.11 Live: Falls Festival (Part 2)
Lorne - Wed Dec 29-Sat Jan 1 New Year’s Eve saw Joan Jett’s PA cut out five minutes before midnight and a belated countdown close in on 0 only to be met with confusion and an absence of pyrotechnics (except those being fired off in the crowd).
02.12.10 Bluesfest Second line-up
We're just gonna keep rolling with this festival 'cos it keeps getting bigger and bigger! The second line-up for the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival (aka Bluesfest) has just been announced, with some massive names joining the already massive Bob Dylan, BB King and Elvis Costello.
03.11.10 Live: Airbourne
The Governor Hindmarsh - Fri Oct 29 Airbourne are probably the modern-day equivalent to Anvil, destined to grow old with a never-say-die rock'n'roll attitude.
16.09.10 Kaki King announces more dates on Australian tour
Ethereal indie goddess Kaki King was only in Australia last December but the Brooklynite will be jetting back here in November for a run of shows in the build up to her two festival appearances at Queenscliff and Mannum.
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.
17.08.10 Ben Kweller saddlin' up for October tour
Ben Kweller doesn't sit still for long.
11.08.10 Joan Jett and Interpol to headline the Falls Festivals
We don't normally report on interstate music festivals but Falls is as much a part of the South Australian summer as a picnic on the Glenelg lawns or munching on a corn cob in the Garden of Unearthly Delights.
20.07.10 Miles Away touring this spring
Perth hardcore outfit Miles Away have announced a tour to coincide with the release of their third album Endless Roads.
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.
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.
25.01.10 Screaming Jets (Newcastle)
at The Gov!
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.
