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25.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK & BACKSTREET BOYS
Do they have the right stuff? Do they still want it ‘that’ way? Rip It Up braves the hordes of excited women making their way to the Entertainment Centre for NKOTBSB, the boy band showdown of the century….
18.05.12 PATRICK WOLF ANNOUNCES ACOUSTIC TOUR
This September will see charismatic British baroque pop performer Patrick Wolf returning to Australia for a series of intimate acoustic shows.
16.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: GRAVEYARD TRAIN
Our writer Miranda Freeman went along to The Gov Hindmarsh to indulge in tales of witches, ghouls and graveyards through a medium of - wait for it - country music.
16.05.12 JULIA MORRIS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TOUR
Inimitable Australian comedienne Julia Morris has announced that she will be taking her show No Judgement around the country for her first headline tour this October.
15.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: JOSH PYKE
Rip It Up reviewer Sharni Honor might have a dangerous infatuation with prospective husband Josh Pyke and his finely manicured beard, but we’re sure that didn’t prevent her from offering a completely unbiased review of his Elder Hall show over the weekend (much).
02.05.12 LANA DEL REY SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS
American songstress and music phenomenon Lana Del Rey has announced two Splendour In The Grass sideshows for Melbourne and Sydney.
01.05.12 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS SIDESHOWS
Just like every other year, alongside the annually gargantuan Splendour In The Grass line-up announcement comes a run of (predominately East coast) sideshows from a majority of the performing acts.
01.05.12 THE BRIDE TO TOUR 'PRESIDENT RD'
This June and July Sydney’s hard hitting outfit The Bride will see themselves performing shows across the country to officially launch their landmark 2011 record, President Rd.
23.04.12 THE SHINS ANNNOUNCE SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS
It’s been a while since we saw our old friends The Shins, who when last here even devoted a song to us.
20.04.12 JACK WHITE SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS
Aside from his headlining Splendour In The Grass spot, former White Stripes frontman Jack White has revealed two east coast sideshows for this July in support of his solo album debut Blunderbuss.
17.04.12 RAGE: 25 YEARS, 25 VIDEOS
This week the iconic Rage celebrates 25 years as the ABC’s flagship music video programme.
17.04.12 60S BRITISH ROCK INVASION AT THE GOV
All lovers of 60s British music are encouraged to come on down to The Governor Hindmarsh’s For Your Love: The 60s British rock invasion a live showcase of tunes by the likes as The Kinks, The Animals and The Who on Sat Jun 23.
14.04.12 INTERVIEW: LYLA'S BREAK-UP
Following last month's sudden announcement that they would be performing their last ever show, Rip It Up caught up with Anthony Callisto of Lyla to find out why, after being together since they were 16, the band had decided to call it quits.
12.04.12 PRINCE ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN TOUR
It’s here! It’s finally here! The Australian tour dates for pop legend Prince have been announced this morning, revealing the 53-year-old will be arriving on our shores this May for three single shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
05.04.12 GRAVEYARD TRAIN AT THE GOV
Melbourne’s best foot stomping, chain bashing, hell raising folk/blues outfit Graveyard Train will be returning to Adelaide following their packed out audience at Barrio this May for a performance at The Gov.
05.04.12 BUCKLEY WARD ALBUM TOUR
Melbourne five-piece Buckley Ward will be launching their new album So Pretend across a number of venues when they hit the road this April, including a stint at Adelaide’s Ed Castle.
04.04.12 OWL EYES TO GET ‘CRYSTALISED’
Hot on the heels of her recent sold out Mixtape shows interstate, Melbourne songstress Brooke Addamo aka Owl Eyes has now announced the release her first new song in nearly a year with a national tour to boot.
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.
26.03.12 JON GOMM’S AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Inspirational acoustic guitarist Jon Gomm will be coming to Australia next month for a series of concert shows, seeing the virtuoso arriving in Adelaide for his final stop for a performance at Higher Ground.
22.03.12 THE BLACK SEEDS BRINGING DUST AND DIRT
There’s the Bad Seeds, The Black Keys and then New Zealand’s The Black Seeds.
19.11.09 Tori Amos at Thebarton Theatre
Besides Bob Dylan, what other iconic artist could get away with a two-hour show where only one single was performed? Tori Amos gives her fervent Adelaide fans another incredible show at Thebarton Theatre, but the hypnotic setlist of B-sides and album tracks from the past two decades leaves casual listeners bewildered.
28.11.09 Jeff Martin and The Armada
Always an awesome live show, The Armada were supported by the wonderful Mick Hart... Stay tuned, they should be coming back to our shores soon!
14.05.10 2010 Finesse Lingerie Show at The Russian Hall
2010 Finesse Lingerie Show at The Russian Hall
08.09.10 The Royal Adelaide Show, Wayville Showgrounds
The Royal Adelaide Show, Wayville Showgrounds
05.12.09 - 19.12.09 SHOTA KAWAHARA
Head along to the Max Down Gallery where Shota's colourful, abstract and unique paintings are now showing.
29.01.10 - 26.02.10 Azure
TAFE SA photo imaging graduates showcase their creative talents in this photography exhibition.
18.02.10 - 15.06.10 HEYSEN TRAIL EXHIBITION
This inaugural exhibition features original works from 25 local artists, depicting aspects of or inspired by SA's most famous walking trail. Running simultaneously across six galleries throughout the state - this spectacular showcase is an engaging mix of oils, acrylics, watercolours and photography. Exhibiting artists include John Whitney, Janet Bridgland, Nik De Masi, Peter Coad, Tom O'Callaghan and Catherine Fitz-Gerald.
17.03.10 - 17.04.10 IT REALLY IS PERSONAL WITH THE COKERS
The Cokers are an artist family. Three out of the family of six have their work in this show. There are Jan's figurative pastel drawings favouring colour and feeling, Richard's collages mixing common cultural images with diverse colours, shapes and textures, and Kamal's pen, pencil and marker drawings.
26.03.10 - 01.05.10 ANIMORPHOS – EXPLORING THE ANIMAL INSTINCTS OF HUMAN NATURE
Painters Madeline Reece, Rose-Marie Wilkinson and Kate Gagliardi, contemporary jeweller Claudia Deese-Linder, ceramicist George Zacharoyannis and textile artist Stephanie English showcase their latest creations, each focussing on the theme of animal instincts within human nature, encompassing primal nature, its beauty and the raw sinister side of instinctual desires.
01.05.10 - 25.05.10 PRIA MITRA
Artist Pria Mitra is showcasing her talent of lo-fi leopards, lions, tigers, monkeys, mustangs and Mexican sunset stencils, while celebrating imagery, colours, places and typefaces.
“My work expresses a total joy of life, in all its dimensions. It’s a multimedia experience. I utilise stencils, hand painting and collage,” Pria tells Rip It Up.
01.06.10 - 25.07.10 ARANCIO
CIBO Espresso is showing its support of talented local artists with CIBO Galleria - a series of four seasonal art exhibitions to be held across 2010. Following the huge success of Giallo, the second exhibition in the series - Arancio - kicks off at 10 CIBO Espresso bars across Adelaide, featuring the works of 24 local artists.
