Having never met Kyle Sandilands, obviously there’s only so much I can gauge about him. What seems rather apparent, however, is that he is a bully. If you’ve had access to any form of social media over the past day, you will know that Vile Kyle made derogatory comments and threats on air towards news.com.au’s…
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Describe your sound in five words or less. Vintage, eclectic, soulful, bright, ballsy. 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 remember a particular moment early in my childhood when I fell deeply in love with music –…
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Describe your sound in five words or less. Melancholic blues-infused pop rock Was there a particular moment or artist that made you want to pursue music when you were growing up? Who were your early influences? There was never really a particular moment. I’ve always wanted to pursue music, my dad’s a blues singer and…
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Describe your work in five words or less. Creative deconstruction and reconstruction How did you get started in this business? Initially through studying fine art, and then creative arts therapy Did you want to pursue art when you were growing up? Who were your early influences? Yes, always. I think my family were in many…
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Making a living out of music is hard enough, but cracking the English-speaking market when you’re from a non-English-speaking country is another ball game altogether. Camille is one such artist who has managed to find a following here in Australia as well as in her native France. A born and bred Parisian, new mother, and…
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In addition to the baby-birthing that tends to accompany pregnancies, it seems that losing weight immediately post-pregnancy and becoming a spokesperson for Jenny Craig have likewise become implicit results of having a child. For celebrities anyway. Scary Spice did it, with the website stating that “to help ‘outsource’ the trouble of losing her baby bump…
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Becoming one half of a couple opens up whole new avenues for judgment from your friends. The most obvious one is that they will judge your partner, the most common (and possibly most important) dichotomy being as to whether they are a d-bag or are not a d-bag. Less obvious is that you will not…
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Adelaide has a lot to answer for (I’m allowed to say that because “Adelaideans” are my in-group). As much as we complain about musicians readily overlooking us on national tours, the support for live music also isn’t that great (a bit of a twofold problem, but that’s a dilemma for another day). But The Jezabels,…
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Sound in five words: Curious, quiet and observational sounds. Early inspiration: When I was a teenager living in a country town, the ABC screened a live gig of ‘The Necks’. By the end of the half hour set, I had moved from the couch to be parked right in front of the TV with my…
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Several weeks ago, I was arguing with a friend of mine about how many sexual partners a woman should have before “settling down” (assuming this union ends up being a “Til death do us part” monogamous one, but let’s leave that little nutshell alone for the moment). It’s a discussion/argument/whatever that has been relatively ongoing…
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Yeah, yeah, we’ve all heard about Slutwalk. And some of you may remember a few months back when we here at Lip were likewise commenting on it; whether we were going, or not going. It was controversial and it divided communities, not least of all feminists. But another event that is, some might say, comparatively…
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Sometimes, I feel like giving myself a pat on the back for being such a feminist. I am such a feminist that not only do I not subscribe to traditional gender roles, but I reverse them. That’s right folks. My boyfriend is a kept man. Except that I never agreed to this. Aforementioned boyfriend got…
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Describe your sound in five words or less. Catchy guitar driven indie pop Was there a particular moment or artist that made you want to pursue music when you were growing up? Who were your early influences? The moment I saw Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ film clip when I was about 6 years old, I…
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Describe your sound in five words or less. Evolving, expressive, exciting, edible, elastic… Was there a particular moment or artist that made you want to pursue music when you were growing up? Who were your early influences? There were always records blaring at home while I was growing up. I listened to female artists like…
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