If you were lucky enough to get a ticket to one of the shows on Aqua’s recent Australian tour, you might recognise the tour support: Sydney electropop trio, Radio Ink! Lip was lucky enough to chat to the lovely Miss S about the band’s recent escapades both here and in the US! Describe your sound…
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As much as I love telling people what to do, I try to use this column to share funny and ridiculous anecdotes, and make observations about my love life and those of my friends, rather than as an instructional guide. But whether it’s because my writing this column means that people assume I have the…
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This is a really difficult review to write. I try to make all my reviews as balanced as possible, irrespective of whether I do or don’t know band members, like or don’t like a particular genre, etc etc. The problem with the Twoks’ performance at the Adelaide Fringe Festival this year, however, is that despite…
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For a very brief period some time ago, I enjoyed buying self-help books from op shops. I can’t remember why I did this, as I tend to avoid self-help sections for the most part (though this might just be my idealised self-image; upon reflection, I also used to go to Borders with a friend and…
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Over the course of my creative arts degree, I had to do a couple of subjects in screenwriting. I liked them, but given that my interests are in poetry and nonfiction, these subjects never seemed quite as useful to me as did others. Until I saw Status Update. Thanks to said subjects, I was able…
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Avid Facebook followers may have noticed that Lip has “opened” a bookshop! Basically, I keep moving house and having to lug books around the place, and so I suggested to the Lip ladies that we sell our pre-loved books to you, our much-loved readers! Don’t you find it’s that much easier to part with books…
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I really wanted to love Adelaide’s Best Break-up Revenge. I wanted Aj Rae’s comedy show about the break-up of a two-year relationship to be awesomely funny and cathartic and a launching pad for a brilliant career. But instead I felt like I’d run into a somewhat drunk girl in a bar bathroom who was angrily…
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What I expected when I saw Unified Productions’ debut performance of All My Friends Are Leaving Adelaide was something that I’d find hilariously relatable. I expected familiar quips about bailing from the City of Churches to hang out with other locals in Melbourne and/or London. I expected it to be Adelaide-centric and lighthearted. And on…
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Describe your sound in five words or less. Diverse. Poptacular. Electroar. Nostalgic. Lo-wave. Was there a particular moment or artist that made you want to pursue music when you were growing up? Who were your early influences? I’ve been singing since I can remember. When I was four years old I wished I was Dorothy…
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Back in primary school, I was the go-to girl for information about sex and all its subsidiaries for most of my friends. This was probably because I started reading Dolly earlier than they did, and because people in Internet chat rooms were rather forthcoming with tidbits I hadn’t necessarily asked for. That’s not to say…
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Congratulations on signing to General Pants Co.’s Major Label! Could you explain a little about how it works and what kind of support Major Label offers? They do digital singles distribution, so people all over the world can hear our music via the intrawebs! With the members of Pear Shape coming from different bands around…
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Featuring musicians from countries including Pakistan, Iran, Italy and Belgium, and a rotating live line-up that includes a beatboxer and tabla player alongside the more conventional instruments, the magic of The Picture Box Orchestra‘s sound is difficult to convey using mere words. Alies Sluiter had a chat to Lip ahead of their appearance at WOMADelaide,…
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Some days ago, I was reading an article about truth in feminism (linked from Rachel Hills’ wonderful blog), and whether Hugo Schwyzer should be writing from a feminist perspective given his colourful past. It was a great piece and addressed feminism and egalitarianism in relationships, but it was pretty much the most trite point in…
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At only 21 years of age, Brooke Addamo (aka Owl Eyes) already has quite a CV under her belt. She’s supported acts including The Wombats and Darwin Deez, has enjoyed high rotation on Triple J (as well as a couple of spots in their 2011 Hottest 100), and the clip for her catchy-beyond-catchy song, ‘Raiders’,…
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