Jagveld: Leandie du Randt Bosch is ons eie Lara Croft… of John McClane?
Mense gaan vir jou sê Jagveld is soos Kill Bill in Afrikaans. Dit is tog hoe die lokprent dit laat lyk het. Behalwe vir Leandie du Randt Bosch se Lara Croft (van Tomb Raider) klere, lyk haar blonde hare tog so […]
Josh Kempen puts on The Morning Show: A revealing rock ‘n roll record
Josh Kempen sped onto my radar pretty quickly. In the last year or two, I saw him play a solo show, heard he released an EP, saw his name on all sorts of festival line-ups around the country, saw him […]
Logan: The man finally comes around
In an early car chase scene in Logan, the title character (also known as Wolverine) is trapped, so he speeds his car towards a wire fence. “Hang on!” he shouts to his passengers. But the car doesn’t make it through. “Of course it […]
Radio Kalahari Orkes se Ian Roberts gesels oor Mamba!
Ian Roberts, verteenwoordiger en leier van Radio Kalahari Orkes, is ‘n soort enigma. Buite die orkes ken mens hom as akteur en draaiboekskrywer, maar dalk hoofsaaklik as “Boet” – een van die karakters van ‘n populêre reeks Castrol televisieadvertensies. Op […]
Zanzibar Film Festival announces Adiaha award for female documentary directors
The Zanzibar International Film Festival announced a new special jury award category: The Adiaha Award for Best African Female Documentary Filmmaker. This award will be offered for the first time at the 20th edition of ZIFF, held this year 8-16 July. […]
PHFAT speaks about Mieliepop, splitting up, and meeting a new girlfriend’s parents.
PHFAT has always been a relatively hard-to-describe group. Bassy beat-driven electro hip-hop, I think. Though their Facebook page simply says “RAP MUSIC” – in all caps like that. Then last year the duo split, with Narch Beats carrying on as an […]
Is Morné Venter his own Flesh Coloured Mess?
“The mediums I choose to work with are mostly inherently difficult to control and predict,” Morné Venter answers. Yes, his new solo exhibition is called A Flesh Coloured Mess, and there’s a definite sense of messiness to his work, but a […]
Hellcats ISN’T an all-female Swedish metal band, right? Find out at Mieliepop 2017
Hellcats is a local rock ‘n roll band that exudes energy and contagious enthusiasm. They’re shows are great to watch, their music is great to listen to, and their members are fun to talk to. Before they release their next […]
“Good music and some water always adds up to good time” King of the Communes talk Mieliepop math
King of the Communes is the party promoters/dance floor curators behind some of Pretoria’s coolest gigs recently. They’re also a DJ duo called D&S, and this March, they’re heading to The Republic of Mieliepop to introduce the brand new Cool In The […]