interview : the darkness
You would be forgiven for having to jog your memory to recall who exactly The Darkness are. No doubt you’ll have a niggling feeling that you’ve heard the name before, maybe you’ll hear a wailing falsetto in the recesses of your mind, but the image may seem a little blurry. Be prepared for the memories [...]
live music review: the fearless vampire killers, the toff in town, 17th march 2012
Before you lose your mind over yet another vampire dedicated commodity, I’m here to ensure that The Fearless Vampire Killers are something that anyone can fall in love with – sorry girls, there’s no Robert Pattinson in this one, but there is still a whole lot to gawk over. So I bring you the truly [...]
album review: cloud nothings, attack on memory
Cloud Nothings was originally a one-man pop act, an extracurricular bedroom project started by bored student Dylan Baldi. It has evolved considerably since then and the changes are apparent in Attack on Memory, Cloud Nothings’ third album. This is firstly notable in its line-up: in addition to Baldi on vocals the band now boasts permanent [...]
q&a: lux
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 [...]
interview: anna vogelzang
In an era where manufactured pop princesses rule the airwaves, and even some “indie” female singers have a heavy scent of branding about them, it’s always refreshing to stumble across a singer/songwriter that goes against convention. Hailing from Madison, WI, Anna Vogelzang has carved her own path in the music industry, looking up to musicians [...]
q&a: the picture box orchestra
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, [...]
interview: xani kolac of the twoks
Pop music has gotten an undeserved bad reputation. When we think of pop music, we think of scantily clad, bubblegum princesses and manufactured careers, in spite of the fact that we all know it just means ‘popular’ music. Xani Kolac, the darling vocalist and electric violinist of Melbourne’s The Twoks, is someone who knows how [...]
culture valkyrie: why lana del rey cannot be a feminist role model
I really want to like Lana Del Rey. Partly, this is because of my fascination with how Lana-bashing has swiftly taken over from Zooey-bashing by the kind of boys who howl feverishly when realising that their manic-pixie-dream-girls are, in fact, manufactured-pixels-on-a-director’s-screen girls. Something about the horror delights me. Chicks with collagen-injected lips and personal stylists [...]
q&a: the city and horses
With only two members listed on their facebook page, and 10 more “in the stable”, The City and Horses are something of a band of intrigue. Singer and guitarist, Marc Cantone, sat down with Lip to shed some light on the indie pop NYC/Philly outfit. Describe your sound in five words or less. A bowl [...]
album review: howler, america give up
Howler‘s debut LP, America Give Up, has its roots firmly planted in the late 50s and early 60s – a time of surf rock and songs that sound like summer. Formed by 19 year-old lead-singer, Jordan Gatesmith, and hailing from Minneapolis, the five-piece band has crafted a noisy yet insanely melodic collection of tracks – [...]
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