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24.05.12 INTERVIEW: MARINA & THE DIAMONDS
In a world where pop stars such as Rihanna and Lady Gaga appear to live in airbrushed fantasy realms beyond regular social anxieties, Marina Diamandis is an anomaly.
30.03.12 MMM POP! HANSON TO TOUR!
Last seen rocking out in Katy Perry’s video for Last Friday Night (TGIF), the clean-cut brothers Hanson, who set hearts racing in the ‘90s, are heading to Australia.
08.03.12 FUTURE MUSIC INTERVIEW: GYM CLASS HEROES
Thanks to the goofy music video hubris, clowning media shots and swaggering onstage confidence, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy has the aura of a man completely comfortable in his heavily inked skin.
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.
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….
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.
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.
15.06.11 VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: JUN 16
As we wrap up another week we also unveil a new set of music videos.
05.04.11 INTERNET KILLED THE VIDEO STAR
Tue Apr 5 As we welcome back an old friend into the limelight in Fleet Foxes, we tread some bizarrely unfamiliar terrain on new clips by Katy Perry and Architects.
10.01.11 ARIA announces top 100's for 2010
If you thought consumerist trends in Australian music were changing, think again.
25.10.10 Katy Perry is Australia Dreaming
Katy Perry has announced the Australian dates on her California Dreams world tour.
01.10.10 MUSICIAN MUSIC VIDEO CAMEOS
Even since Allen Ginsberg crashed Bob Dylan’s early music video Subterranean Homesick Blues, performers have been popping up in their mates’ videos for no apparent reason other than to just hang out and eat the catering.
02.05.11 Katy Perry at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Katy Perry at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre
