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Yeah, another cheesy mantra from the school of self help. And not that I buy it, but last week I did just that. After fifteen years of music journalism, and nearly ten years after my last turn on a proper stage,., I played a live show on Friday night...
unless you are a serious SA music fundi, chances are the name Schalk Joubert means little to you. Which is a pity, because this man is doing some outrageously incredible things. Currently bashing about Europe with various artists, Schalk took some time...
Yeah, that April cluster of public holidays and very little work is nearly upon us! as a music lover, there is a plethora of events to choose from as usual, and this year,i am plumping for splashy Fen. Mainly cos its their 20th anniversary and all that...
Video and multi-media has become such an important part of the music business that sometimes its hard to imagine a time when image wasn't important. So, in order to jolt us back to what is really important (good songs, clever lyrics, insightful...
For fans of music, and peeps whoa re keen to buy their stuff online, there is a new source here in South Africa.. it’s called Getmo . This is an international company, but they have recently opened doors here in SA and they have an interesting...
Punk in Africa is a feature length documentary, to be co-produced by Meerkat Media (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Bohemian Lion Productions and Peligroso Productions (Prague, Czech Republic). The project is currently in the research and development...
In my inbox this morning I received a press release from a CT based band that really made my blood boil. So much so that I decided to finally address this issue in a post and really let them, and the other day dreamers out there like them, really...
Punk in Africa is a feature length documentary, to be co-produced by Meerkat Media (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Bohemian Lion Productions and Peligroso Productions (Prague, Czech Republic). The project is currently in the research and development...
If anyone is desperate enough for something to do that you are only looking today, here's a recommendation! Stuck in JHB? With nothing to do? Then this is the party for you. Come drink and dance the night away into the new year ... Theme...
Rhythm records have just released an impressive CD/DVD box set entitled Bellville Rock City. The collection features a clutch of bands from this northern Cape Town suburb and is an amazingly packaged and impressive set. But more than the physical...
Just spent a few days in Cape Town (A few days less than planned, but that is a whole other story!) Anyway, after having lived there for five years and then returned to Joburg, the place never ceases to intrigue me. And not always in good ways, often...
My good friend Andy Lund brought my attention to a great piece of writing, which I cannot resist reproducing here. Its by Mike Patton (he of faith No More and Mr. Bungle fame) and it frames very eloquently the argument that I have many times with local...
I have always liked the music of the Black Hotels. I have however tended to avoid their live shows after seeing a couple. Not the most inspiring performance band lets say. But Thursday 20 November at The Bluesroom, they were pretty damn good. The...
There’s the old joke that punk is not dead, it just smells that way. Well, here’s proof that it certainly isn’t dead: Lambination III! The compilation is from Dead Lamb Records in Ireland and features underground punk bands from all...
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