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…
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Dear Liberal Party of Australia, Wow! What a hectic few days! I imagine you’re feeling as I did in high school, when my friends would find themselves in melodramatic and deliciously juicy situations, and I would relish in the drama because I wasn’t at all involved myself. Such fun! But really, Kevin Rudd’s decision to…
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Perhaps you’re a longtime fan of Melbourne’s Dallas Frasca. Or maybe you first heard of her when you read her interview with Lip’s Angelique Lu, and it piqued your interest. Either way, we’ve got some double passes to Dallas Frasca’s East Coast shows on her upcoming album launch tour up for grabs! Thanks to Heapsaflash,…
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Over the course of my dating history, I have told two people that I love them. The first, rather predictably, was my high school boyfriend, while the second is my current partner, Julio. My having loved two people, and particularly my having loved these two people is quite unsurprising when you consider that they comprise…
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Yep, it’s the week of Valentine’s Day, so I decided to get all celebratory and write two columns this week. But I still think it’s a pretty stupid occasion, even if I entirely support your decision to spend it as you will, and anecdotal experience tells me that this is a rather common sentiment. So…
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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…
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When people ask me what kind of writing I do, I usually say that, amongst other things, I write a column about relationships. Most people correctly assume that I write about romantic relationships, usually between two people, and usually between a lady and a dude (apologies about this; I try really hard to be inclusive…
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It’s not often that you come across bands that excite you so much that you feel it is your community duty to tell everyone about them. Since I heard about Sister Jane mere weeks ago, this is the boat I have found myself in. I scampered to find a copy of their CD, and told…
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One week ago tonight, I sat down to watch the Australian Open final with my mum (my dad gave it a miss because of his high blood pressure), reverting to my old habits of getting things done with my Mac on my lap and a glass of red in hand. As I was cracking open…
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They were picked by Triple J to play at Adelaide’s Laneway Festival, found their way onto Adelaide’s Big Day Out bill, and were selected as one of Rip It Up’s Hot 6 for 2012. What Gold Bloom haven’t done yet is release a recording! Lip had a chat to the Adelaide quartet about the big…
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Resolutions concerning your love life are difficult to make as goal-oriented as other areas. Saying, ‘this year, I will meet Mr/Ms Right’ is hard to execute unless you’re prepared to lower your standards (and I don’t mean that to say that only “low quality” people want relationships, but rather that people you want to spend…
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Speaking to Brigid Dawson of Thee Oh Sees is one of the oddest, and yet most enjoyable interviews I’ve ever done. It kind of feels like being on a first date, where you’re interested in what they’re saying, and they’re polite and informative, but it’s not until you hit on that magic question that brings…
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We’re all pretty familiar by now with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl: the term coined by the AV Club’s Nathan Rabin to describes characters such as Natalie Portman’s Sam in Garden State, and pretty much every character played by Zooey Deschanel over the past few years. They’re essentially designed to catalyse a male protagonist’s development,…
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Describe your sound in five words or less. Honest. Dramatic. Electronic. Pop. Shifting. Was there a particular moment or artist that made you want to pursue music when you were growing up? Who were your early influences? During my school years I would set up a make shift stage in the lounge room, I would…
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