Elixir, the trio featuring the ever-wonderful Katie Noonan, have just released their long-awaited second LP, First Seed Ripening, and to celebrate, lip has two copies to give away! To enter the draw to win this exciting new album, send your name and address to [email protected] with ‘First Seed Ripening’ in the subject line. UPDATE 30/08/11:…
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Adelaide-via-Melbourne-via-NZ outfit, Batrider, have just released their grungy, garage-y, sludgy (meant in the best way possible) fourth LP, Piles of Lies and are about to hit the road with a bunch of dates lined up around the country! Lip chatted to front woman, Sarah Chadwick, just ahead of their tour. How did you approach writing…
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On Monday, I managed to catch two news broadcasts on the radio. This is actually kind of notable considering that I a) only listen to the radio in my car, b) didn’t drive that much on Monday, and c) spend most of the time that I do spend listening to radio flicking between stations trying…
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Without wanting to get Lily Allen on you all and divulge details of not only my own sex life, but also that of the men I’ve, ahem, ‘known’, I feel it’s time to right some wrongs often proliferated by both the media and feminists (which, to be fair, are both groups I technically belong to)….
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Slut-shaming is nothing new. When a woman sleeps with more people than whatever arbitrary number is deemed appropriate, her morals and sexual standards are quickly called into question. But then there’s also the school of thought that assumes there must be some longstanding emotional damage that propels women to have casual sex. Although this mentality…
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Between the incredibly catchy single, ‘Raiders’, support slots with Darwin Deez and Pnau, and a second EP released less than a year after her first, Brooke Addamo aka Owl Eyes is keeping well busy! She chats to lip about songwriting, finding what comes naturally, and leaving Idol behind. Did you have a moment when you…
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When Jack White and Karen Elson announced their separation a few weeks ago, they likewise announced that they would hold a party to celebrate the relationship (which I guess isn’t that dissimilar to people celebrating a life rather than mourning the end of one at a funeral, but anyway). Having a party under these circumstances…
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People are usually surprised to hear that I was bullied in high school. This is probably because I’m reasonably outgoing, well-adjusted, non-ugly, have friends, and just generally lack qualities that outwardly provoke harassment or comment (though my critics may tell you otherwise). Anyway, I’m not really sure how closely I approximate the average person who’s…
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Not many people can say they’ve recorded three albums, even fewer can say they’ve done it at the age of 23…but such is the feat of Kirsty Akers! With a few exceptions, country music has typically been a rather insular genre: there are country superstars that non-avid fans never hear about. But between her duet…
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‘Jordan texted me 49 times last night,’ Momo told me as she walked into work one morning. Jordan was a guy that Momo had been seeing (exclusively, but still “seeing”) for a few weeks, and as more facts came to light (he was drunk, and they were largely sentence fragments varying between ‘please come get…
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A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I caught the train to the city to meet some friends for dinner. As we presently live in different states, much of our time together is spent ignoring what is happening outside of our couple-bubble. But on this particular train ride, we were abruptly alerted to the presence…
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Female musicians are not a genre, nor are they sweet little birds. However, if you were trying to gauge as much from listening to this compilation, described as ‘a collection of songs from the world’s finest female storytellers’, you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Rather than featuring a broad collection of music whose only commonality…
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When Adelaide residents say, ‘everyone knows everyone in Adelaide’, it’s not quite meant in a literal sense. It’s pretty easy to get around the city (so no one bothers travelling more than 15 minutes in any direction), people choose their universities according to convenience of location (so you end up clustered with your high school…
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A few weeks ago, my ex changed his facebook relationship status. Some of you might know him as Bon Jovi. Others of you might know him by his real name (and even though I have zero misconceptions about how many people read my articles and the realistic likelihood of legal action, I still prefer to…
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