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Renee Tibbs

An appetite for destruction

Five-time Grammy winner Amy Winehouse died on the weekend at just 27 years of age. Her death has added her name to the famous rock stars who pass away so young. Renee Tibbs muses on the uneasy marriage of death and rock ‘n’ roll.

Google plus Facebook: cover your privates

We’re a technologically savvy lot, but the growth of social networking sites may not provide us with a Web 2.0 utopia. Renee Tibbs listens in on our private business.

An appetite for destruction

Five-time Grammy winner Amy Winehouse died on the weekend at just 27 years of age. Her death has added her name to the famous rock stars who pass away so young. Renee Tibbs muses on the uneasy marriage of death and rock ‘n’ roll.

Google plus Facebook: cover your privates

We’re a technologically savvy lot, but the growth of social networking sites may not provide us with a Web 2.0 utopia. Renee Tibbs listens in on our private business.

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No apologies for plain speaking

Guy Pearce’s recent apology for comments he made about Canberra is a refreshing change from the usual celeb and polly doublespeak, writes Renee Tibbs.

An appetite for destruction

Five-time Grammy winner Amy Winehouse died on the weekend at just 27 years of age. Her death has added her name to the famous rock stars who pass away so young. Renee Tibbs muses on the uneasy marriage of death and rock ‘n’ roll.

Google plus Facebook: cover your privates

We’re a technologically savvy lot, but the growth of social networking sites may not provide us with a Web 2.0 utopia. Renee Tibbs listens in on our private business.

Jaymz Clements – Working Journalist profile

Music street-press magazine Beat is there every Wednesday to tell Melburnians what’s hot and what’s not. Renee Tibbs chats to Jaymz Clements, Beat’s music editor and noted redhead.

Meet the new upstart team

This week we welcome a new editorial team at upstart, all of whom bring very different experiences and enthusiasms to the magazine. We hope you like them. And we want you to pitch your stories to them.

Dead leaves and the dirty ground

After 13 years together, seminal garage rock band The White Stripes have decided to call it a day. Renee Tibbs takes a trip through their shiny tops and soda pops.

True Grit film review

Jeff Bridges stars in the new Coen brothers film about revenge and redemption in the Wild West. It’s a film that gives you much more than just guns and bluster, says reviewer Renee Tibbs.

Avast! Wretched Sea album review

Upcoming Aussie band The Good Ship will have you singing yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum before you know it, says landlubber Renee Tibbs.

The Nymphs album review

Old-school glamour ain’t dead, says Renee Tibbs about the debut EP from a sassy Melbourne four-piece.

It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it

‘Trekkies’ might be a dirty word, but 40 million fans worldwide can’t be wrong. Renee Tibbs, a self-confessed Trekkie, explores the Star Trek phenomenon.

Tron: Legacy movie review

There’s no denying its visual appeal, but does Tron: Legacy have substance beneath its style? Renee Tibbs reviews the special effects extravaganza.