The Sticks: ep review

by Holly Lazzari
The Sticks really remind me of some of Mum’s old music she listens to around the house (much to the annoyance of my dad and brother!). I’d say their sound was somewhere in the vicinity of funk/blues/rock.
But basically, if you like Jet, Wolfmother or even some old school rockers such as Led [...]

The White Rose Movement: single review

by Holly Lazzari
If you like electronic/rock/dance mixtures of music then you’ll more than likely enjoy The White Rose Movement. They have a hint of that 80’s synthesised rock as well as a splash of a Joy Division sound about them, thanks to vocalist Finn Vine’s awesome British accent, that just oozes through when [...]

lip: youth week

For National Youth Week, the ACT Writers Centre and lip magazine are running a workshop for aspiring young writers (aged 15 to 21) who are interested in advice about how to get articles published in magazines.
The workshop will cover:
o gaining the confidence to call yourself a writero [...]

Sampler Column #7: enamor

It was so much fun reading all the creative ideas that came through in last week’s comp. I can’t wait to try some of the projects posted! The retro earrings go to Nicole – but feel free to keep posting your creative recycling projects. Share the love!
Or feel the love from Enamor – she [...]

Sampler Column #6: tomate d’epingles

It’s a good thing I don’t have to actually choose the Sampler competition winners, as there were some really great responses for the Batches o’ Patches comp. This week’s winner is Sarah.
Our next prize comes from tomate d’epingles. Recycled jewellery? How eco-chic!

You can win these fun retro hoop earrings by sending an email to michelle@lipmag.com, [...]

the new Dove ad

Late last year I blogged about the competition run by Dove so that real women could make ads for Dove about real women.
The winner, 22-year-old Lindsay Miller from California, in her ad sings into a pink hairbrush and dances in the shower. “Thinking about beauty and what it means to me … and to me [...]

Sampler Column #5: Fred Flare

Not much in the way of competition in our last Sampler comp, so Emily walks away with the Gifts Define Ladybugs Hairclip.
Keeping in with the theme of cute brightly-coloured accessories, this week’s comp is for this Batches o’ Patches by FredFlare.com. Their online store is named for Fred Astaire, as they believe that great [...]


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