HAVE WE GOT NEWS FOR YOU! Yes we do. A new batch of music news highlights from the last week! With news from Somi, Monark, Wolf Dagger, Michael Lowman, Loui Lvndn, Michael Franti & Spearhead, MTN Bushfire, Fokofpolisiekar, and The Flow itself!
Passport to the Republic of Mieliepop 2017: Renewed
It’s not every event where you go from watching Shortstraw, to Boargazm, to PHFAT, to Mr Green in the Rave Cave. Hell, most events don’t even have a Rave Cave. Or a nice dam surrounded by grassy hills. Or a boutique festival vibe, with minimal crowds and queues, fancy food Continue Reading
DIY and Punk AF: the return of Brett Newski
The prodigal son of underdog indie rock returns to the shores, high velds and low velds of South Africa during March and April. Brett Newski is already here, out and about the streets to search for his long lost love, the bunny chow, and visit his much loved friends he Continue Reading
Music News Highlights: 27 March 2017
We didn’t have any music news last week because of the faux long weekend and public holidays and everything, so here’s a collection of DOUBLE MUSIC NEWS! Featuring Tima Reece, Easy Freak, Depeche Mode, Zara Larsson, Len Muller, Apple Gule, Adventure Man, and Josh Kempen!
Power Rangers: A Mostly Mighty Morphin’ Movie
I suspect whether you’ll be go-going to or stay-staying home for Power Rangers depends on how much you loved the original TV show and movie, but this film is, for the most part, a fun ride.
Bands in Bars #1: Jerry and the Bandits
From the moment they gear up to take the stage with their guitars, tambourine, saxophone, and harmonica, till the closing melody of the final song, Jerry and the Bandits (JATB), emit this vibe that is lively and confident. If you like the sound of The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons (2007), Continue Reading
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 bietjie na Uma Thurman s’n in 2003 – veral wanneer Continue Reading
Taxi Violence release Shape and Form I
Taxi Violence really shouldn’t need an introduction – this Capetonian band has been making music together since 2004, and their first studio album, Untie Yourself, was released more than a decade ago, in 2006. Since then they’ve been touring up and down and played all of the major local festivals. Continue Reading
Music News Highlights: 13 March 2017
BANG BANG! It’s the Music News gun! This week: New albums announced by Erasure, Alt-J, Goldie, and JHB locals Adventure Man. Plus videos by Adventure Man, Michael Lowman, and Goldie. PLUS songs by Kahn Morbee and Karen Zoid, and Loui Lvndn featuring Emamkay. So much music you might get a music-headache.
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 again and again with a three-piece band, got wind that Continue Reading