Rip It Up (Adelaide)
Digital Manager | Jess Bayly |
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Former editors | Scott McLennan, Walter Marsh, Robert Dunstan |
Photographer | Andre Castelluci, Andreas Heuer, Kristy DeLaine |
Categories | Music magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Rip It Up Publishing |
Founded | 1989 |
Final issue | 17 April 2014 (print); 30 June 2016 (website) |
Country | Australia |
Based in | Adelaide |
Language | English |
Rip It Up was an Adelaide-based online music, entertainment, and culture publication, first in print and then online, between 1989 and 2016. The magazine and website focused on the local entertainment scene of Adelaide, South Australia, including news and reviews of music (gigs, albums), food and drink (bars, food trucks, restaurants), and local arts, along with interviews and other features. It was the longest-running music and entertainment publication in South Australia.
History
Issue 1 of Rip It Up was published for the week 8–15 February 1989.
The website ceased operations altogether on 30 June 2016,
People
Margie Budich was owner and executive director of Rip It Up, from its launch until She also owned Attitude, and Onion.[6]
Robert "Bertie" Dunstan (c. 1955–2023)
Scott McLennan began work as a freelance music journalist on Rip It Up in 2002,[16] after resigning from the Australian Federal Police. He worked full time in this capacity and then as editor at the magazine for around 10 years.[17]
Walter Marsh was online editor at the time of the magazine's demise.[5] He later wrote for The Adelaide Review, and in 2023 published a book about media mogul Rupert Murdoch,[9] called Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire, which has been praised for the high quality of its research.[18][19]
Awards
Fowler's Live Music Awards
The Fowler's Live Music Awards took place from 2012 to 2014 to "recognise success and achievement over the past 12 months [and] celebrate the great diversity of original live music" in South Australia. Since 2015 they're known as the South Australian Music Awards.[20]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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2013 | Rip It Up | Favourite SA Music Media Source | Won |
2014 | Rip It Up | Favourite SA Music Media Source | Won |
See also
- CityMag
References
- ^ "Rip It Up [catalogue entry]". Trove. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Rip It Up [catalogue entry]". Trove. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "02 Mar 2015 - Local Guide". Rip It UpTrove. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove.
- ^ "Show's sadly over for Rip It Up". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Eacott, Alina (8 June 2016). "Adelaide street mag Rip It Up to close after 27 years". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ISSN 1443-4962.
- ^ a b c Robinson, Ellie (24 August 2023). "Street press legend Robert Dunstan passes away, aged 68". The Music. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ ABC Listen. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ CityMag. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "About". BSide Magazine. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- MusicSA. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ The Note. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Inductees". SA Music Hall of Fame - Inductees. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Lemon, Peace (21 August 2023). "Robert Bertie Dunstan death; South Australian music icon has passed away". Hausa New. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Street, Andrew P. (24 August 2023). "Beloved Adelaide music icon Robert Dunstan has died". scenestr. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Scott McLennan's post". LinkedIn. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Articles, interviews and reviews from Scott McLennan". Rock's Backpages. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- InDaily. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Kurt (15 September 2023). "Book review: Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire by Walter Marsh". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Past Winners". South Australian Music Awards. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
- Rip It Up website, archived July 2014