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Renowned journalist Fred De Vries interviewed David Chislett for The Weekender a while back... here is the unabridged version. "Music journalist Dave Chislett has written a book. Or: the doyen of Joburg alternative culture has assembled over a dozen of...
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...
My friend Phehello Mofokeng runs a great website focused on South African Writing called BKO... It used to be a print 'zine, but he has gone online now at www.bko.co.za He was kind enough to give me the third degree via email and you can read the result...
South African resident and Dutch journalist Fred De Vries has just published a collection of his interviews with South Africans through WITS University Press. I decided to put him on the post for a change here. You can read the review of his book...
Time for another probing interview! Matthew van der Want is a singer/song-writer from a few years back who has recently re-emerged into the lime light. He has also just released a collection of his greatest hits complete with some new songs. I tracked...
The New Academics came from Cape Town and have grown into a pretty well known band during their stay here in Jozi City. They were just nominated in the Alternative section for the SAMA's this year, so i thought it was about time I did an interview with...
Ja look, this is SUPPOSED to be an SA Culture Mumble site, I know, but hell, I cracked an interview with Henry Rollins, so I put it up ok? So sue me! *grin* Henry Rollins has become the face of the DIY ethos that has underpinned punk from the word...
Syd Kitchen has been on the SA music sce4ne for a very long time. So it sonly right that I post a very long interview.... I can also recommend you go and check out his site, which is where you canget his records.. www.sydkitchen.com 1) 1964 to 2008, 60’s...
1) Bernard, many in SA music right now think that the current explosion of talent and support is the only one ever to have happened. You know different. What was it really like in the heyday of The Helicopters? Yikes, that’s absurd and it would...
Singer/song-writer Josie Field has been making a wee bit of a name for herself off the back of some great radio play ( a number 1 on 5FM) and a persistent live gigging presence. She is young beautiful and new to the scene. So, being the old grouch that...
So its been ages since I posted anything sensible here. Thinking that this meant a great opportunity to do something a bit different, I spoke to the one guy that you may well have thought would be the last artist I would ever interview. Thing is though...
Fresh back from SXSW in the USA and getting ready for their album launch in JHbon 30 March, the Dirty Skirtsd answered some of my questions and ducked one or two as well, check it out1 1) The Dirty Skirts: Zero to Indie hero almost over night. Or not...
In 2005, when I had the pleasure of doing publicity for a great (now defunct) Durban band called Deluxe, they introduiced me to a quiet and shy friend of theirs called Farryl Purkiss who came up to Oppikoppi to play with them. I was blown away by his...
Well, as I mentioned last week, after seeing Ms Carver Live in action again, I decided to pop her the question... er, pop her a few questions... and she has graciously responded with a kicker of an interview... Lovely, lovely stuff! Read it and enjoy...
In 2006, a new phenomenon appeared on the live circuit in Jozi city. Known as Jim Neversink, it was a country band that looked and sounded like an indie band, well, not quite. And that was the start. Since they released the debut album and got gigging...
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