George van der Spuy, who’s mostly known as the frontman of Capetonian rock band Taxi Violence, has recently launched his career as a solo artist, under the name Crawling King Snake. Along with the announcement, he released a first single, Land of the Blind – apparently a “baptism” for the project, and Continue Reading
MYMYMY – A Bilingual synthpop enigma
I was sligthly taken aback when I first heard about MYMYMY. Is that an Afrikaans or English name? They’re a Cape Town based synth-pop duo, and their recently released debut EP title, Ons S’n Is Beter, seems to answer my question. Then I listened to the tracks, and was taken aback all Continue Reading
Michael Lesar doesn’t need a dancing crowd to keep swinging
Michael Lesar is well-known around party scenes – popularly as “The King of Swing”. He’s a DJ from Johannesburg who’s developed a specialisation in swing sets, where he meshes old music with newer beats, and never fails to get a dance floor moving. But when I asked him about it, he told Continue Reading
Push Push all the way to Halloween 2016
Push Push is an in-your-face rapper from Cape Town, who’s coming up to Gauteng for Griet & Arcade Empire’s Halloween 2016 party on 29 October. We asked her a few questions about what makes her tick.
GIVEAWAY: OneSight Acoustics with Tresor, Al Bairre, Michael Lesar, and The Kiffness
OneSight Acoustics is a music series brought to you by OneSight: a global public nonprofit organization which provides sustainable access to quality vision care and eye wear to those who cannot afford it or do not have access to it. Around the world, millions of people suffer from poor vision. Continue Reading
Q&A: Easy Freak releases new video – Gotta Be You
The Durban-based electronic duo Easy Freak is just released the music video for their second single, Gotta Be You. This comes after their debut single and music video for ‘So Lonely’ stormed the charts on radio nationwide and the video received extensive airplay on Trace TV and MTV Africa. We asked them (Dominic Hurd and Jude Kenrick) a few Continue Reading
Middle Ground: Richard Stirton on sports, his debut album and winning The Voice
The first winner of South Africa’s The Voice, Richard Stirton, just released his debut album, Middle Ground, through a record deal with Universal Music. We asked Richard a few questions about his new album, his recent experiences, and how stages are similar to sports fields.
Interview: Shortstraw on OneSight Acoustics, and Those Meddling Kids
Shortstraw has never been shy about using their status as popular indie rock band to give back. This coming weekend they’re playing at OneSight Acoustics – joining Hugh Masekela, New Academics, and Akio Kawahito in the first in a series of concerts that aim to raise funds for OneSight: a global Continue Reading
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Halloween 2016 at the Voortrekker Monument
Arcade Empire and Griet’s Halloween party is always the place to be in Pretoria on Halloween weekend. And this year, they’re throwing a massive party at the Voortrekker Monument on 29 October. To get your hands on a double ticket courtesy of TheFlow.co.za, check out our giveaway below!
Sy Klink Soos Lente: ‘n Koekiedrukker-breker van ‘n Afrikaanse rom-kom
As daar nou een soort fliek is wat omtrent sinoniem is met ‘n koekiedrukker, is dit Afrikaanse romantiese komedies. Ek voel of ek al hoop verloor het in die genre, aangesien die glansende vonkelwyn-vertolking van die liefde keer-op-keer dieselfde is. Gelukkig het Dis Koue Kos, Skat onlangs uitgestaan as ‘n goeie Afrikaanse komedie Continue Reading