Rip It Up (Adelaide)
Rip It Up was an Adelaide-based online music, entertainment, and culture website. The site focused on the local entertainment scene of Adelaide with gigs and tour guides, local arts, album reviews, interviews, food reviews and news including bars and restaurants, food trucks, openings and more.
 Rip It Up logo | |
| Digital Manager | Jess Bayly |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year founded | 1989 |
| Final issue | 17 April 2014 (print) |
| Country | Australia |
| Based in | Adelaide |
| Language | English |
| Website | ripitup.com.au |
History
Rip It Up magazine was first published in 1989 and released over 1000 issues. It was a weekly street press magazine, in Adelaide, Australia, focusing on the local entertainment scene. The magazine provided a comprehensive gig and events guide, strong local arts focus, live gigs and album reviews, interviews with local and international artists, regular columns, food news and reviews including bars and restaurants, food trucks, openings and more. Issues were released each Thursday. The publication moved to a digital-only platform on 17 April 2014.
The magazine ceased operations altogether on 30 June 2016.[1][2]
References
- "Rip It Up entertainment website to shut down at end of June". Adelaide Now.
- "Adelaide street mag Rip It Up to close after 27 years". ABC. 8 June 2016.