Over a warm beverage in The Rocks I caught up with The Khanz’s front man Themba and multi-instrumentalist Kat. I wanted to find out what they’ve been up to (musically) since Lipmag first interviewed them back in November. A lot it turns out, as they’ve been in a constant state of writing new songs, recording…
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Little monsters across Australia are screaming Gaga, as the lady herself tours the country and treats fans to thrills, spills and everything in between. Whether you love or hate her, everyone has an opinion about the lady who is breaking all the rules of normality. A singer, film maker, fashion diva, gay activist, and number…
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“Understanding love is one of the hardest things in the world” – Fred Rogers This quote is what is printed on the traditional removable CD sleeve from Jason Mraz’s new album, Love Is A Four Letter Word. This quote sums up Mraz’s album in a nutshell. Making this album, writing the lyrics, is his attempt…
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Long drives along beach-side roads, a car filled with your closest friends, windows rolled down, the hot wind cools the sweat that pours from every inch of your body. If there ever was a perfect soundtrack for summer, Radlands by the Mystery Jets would be it. The four indie rockers from Eel Pie Island in…
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For me, Beach House is one of the most important acts of my lifetime, right up there with Bon Iver and Fiona Apple. Their sound is original but so, so easy to listen to and just something about watching them as a band that makes it feel easy to connected to the present, to the…
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As a Melbourne resident and newcomer to the Lip team, I can hardly articulate the bravery of Lip’s fight against our blistering Melbourne autumn, in order to host their first launch party in Victoria on the 5th of May. Was it worth venturing out into the cold that night? Of course it was! With a…
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Look, I’ll admit it from the get-go – I’ve always had a profound love of The Darkness. With the hair, and the outfits, and that fantastic falsetto – frankly who doesn’t love them? So it was with some excitement that I rocked up to their gig at ANU Bar on a cool Thursday evening. The…
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With what has been described as their most ambitious tour to date, Australian sweethearts, The Jezabels have engaged on a large scale tour of Australia. They’ve taken along with them, Canadian up and coming indie dance queen, Lights, and Triple J Unearthed High winners, Snakadaktal. The last few year for the Jezabels have been nothing…
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Three years on from a platinum-selling debut album which attained top ten status here in Australia, Lisa Mitchell has returned with her third EP, Spiritus. The five tracks that comprise this release are all very brief – the EP in its entirety drifts by in what feels like moments. But despite its brevity there are…
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Since Santigold‘s debut release ‘Santogold’ four years ago, many fans have been eagerly awaiting another album from the genre bending musician. In April this year she answered with ‘Master of My Make Believe’. An album of 11 self-exploring songs in which Santi White attempts to be her own master, but has she succeeded? Armed with…
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Most of you know Lee Ranaldo as a guitarist and vocalist for Sonic Youth. But what you may not know is that Lee Ranaldo is also a published poet and a visual artist. Between The Times And The Tides is his eighth solo album. I’ll be thefirst to admit that I have never heard a…
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Mimi Velevska is one busy young woman! She’s just launched her latest single, ‘Damn’, and has now released the official video clip for the track … but managed to find time to chat to Lip about the Red Hot Chili Peppers, social media, and doing what you love! Describe your sound in five words or…
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Singer/songwriter and Lip favourite, Eliza Hull, has been on the Melbourne music circuit for several years now, and is finally releasing her debut EP – to rave reviews! She had a chat to us about the EP, her female musician role models, and staying inspired! Tell us about your EP – how do you want…
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Just after popping my copy of Birdy’s self-titled album into my MacBook’s mouth (I could almost hear it begging me to hurry up and feed it), it occurred to me that I had heard this angelic voice before and I couldn’t have been more right. Perhaps it is because this bright, young talent is something…
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