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The Mail & Guardian's top 20 SA Albums of the Decade: Ok so its time to get this blog up and running in 2010. Sorry again folks for the lack of posting, it felt like I hit a wall near the end of last year and my blog, well it just went to shit. So starting today I am going to first upload some music writing Read More...; Posted Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:25 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: Marcus Wyatt, Jim Neversink, Blk Jks, Vusi Mahlasela, Fokof, Chris Letcher, Buckfever Underground, Kobus!, HHP, Tumi & the Volume, Kalahari Surfers, Felix Laband, Thandiswa Mazwai, Zim Ngqawana, Moses Molelekwa
Albums of the year: 2009: Here we go, just haven't had time to put these up until now. Was going to write a bit more about each album but then this would have only gone up in July. So here they are my top 25 albums from 2009. 1. Animal Collective - Merriwether Post Pavillion + Read More...; Posted Monday, February 15, 2010 2:09 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: The Flaming Lips, Blk Jks, Tinariwen, Marianne Faithfull, Anton Corbijn, Factory Records, Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, Wild Beasts, J Tillman, Animal Collective, Akron/Family, Elvis Perkins, Amadou & Mariam, Rain Machine
2009 in South African Music: OK so 2010 is here and already there are some great albums on the horizon. Hope you all have a great New Year. Anyway so I am going to use my first few posts of the new decade to look back. Back at the year of 2009 in South African music, back at what Read More...; Posted Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:03 AM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: Tidal Waves, Albert Frost, Blk Jks, Buckfever Underground, Righard Kapp, Black Hotels, Us Kids Know, Nul, Kidofdoom, Kalahari Surfers, Guy Buttery, Dear Reader, Busi Mhlongo, Ramon Galvan, Joao Orrechia, Selaelo Selota, 2009 Albums of the year
A New Chapter: Joao Orrechia's Hands & Feet: Like a hazy distorted message from a distant planet, the voice of Giovanni Orecchia singing When I Fall In Love is the first thing that greets you. The second is his son João Orecchia twisting and tweaking, updating this 1960s recording for 2009's digital Read More...; Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:05 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: CD, Reviews, Blk Jks, Joao Orrechia, Carlo Mombelli, Prisoners of Strange, Siya Makazeni
Black Moon Rising: Some things are worth waiting for. It may have taken the BLK JKS four years to deliver their debut album, but After Robots (scheduled for release on September 1 on Just Music) is probably the most important South African album to have appeared in the Read More...; Posted Monday, September 07, 2009 3:48 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: CD, Reviews, Interview, Blk Jks, Feature
BLK JKS on Daytrotter: OK guys, its finally here the BLK JKS daytrotter session, I think it was recorded around SXSW time, but obviously released now to coincide with the imminent debut album. So head over here and get it now. Read More...; Posted Friday, August 21, 2009 2:20 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: Blk Jks, Daytrotter
BLK JKS make Spin's top 20 albums of 2009 so far list: So the BLK JKS are back in the country and played a kick ass gig at House of Nsako a few weeks back (Pity about the sound though, I still can't understand how that venue can have the sound guy behind the band, it just doesn't make sense). Anyway just Read More...; Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 1:38 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: CD, Blk Jks, Spin
Blk Jks - After Robots release date: So the BLK JKS have a release date for their debut album After Robots . In South Africa it will be released via Just Music on 01 September and in the rest of the world it will be released via Secretly Canadian a few weeks later. After Robots was recorded Read More...; Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:09 PM by Lloyd | 3 Comments
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Free Blk Jks Download!: OK so while the Blk Jks have been rocking South by South West, the lads have put a free download of an acoustic version of their single Lakeside on their blog. Go check it out here Read More...; Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 1:07 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: SA Bands, Blk Jks
South African Albums of the year: 1. Jim Neversink – Shakey is good It may have taken a long time to get out there, but man was it worth the wait. Country rock at its best! 2. Blk Jks – Mystery EP Could have been a contender for South African release of the year, but it is only four songs Read More...; Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:32 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: CD, Jim Neversink, Blk Jks, Battery 9, Matthew Van der Want, FotoNaDans, Jacob Israel, Ella Joyce Buckley, Thys Nywerheid, Abdullah Ibrahim, Shadowclub, Isochronous, Yesterday's Pupil, Sticky Antlers, 2008's Best Records
The Pavement Special Issue Three Launch Party: ALL PHOTOS COPYRIGHT: Lisa Skinner Thanks to all the bands, all the contributors, all the party-goers and especially Matthew for the sound and Malcom and Adrian from Deconstruction, what a great party, thanks for sharing it with us. Sticky Antlers Cutout Read More...; Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 12:51 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: Blk Jks, The Pavement Special, Tale of Son, Cutout Collective, Gazelle, Sticky Antlers, TPS3
The Pavement Special Issue Three: Updated New Venue: Read More...; Posted Friday, November 21, 2008 1:34 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: Blk Jks, The Pavement Special, Cutout Collective, Tale of the Son, Gazelle, Sticky Antlers
Blk Jks @ House of Nsako: All BLK JKS photos: COPYRIGHT Lisa Skinner The BLK JKS played a farewell gig at House of Nsako, before they jetted off to tour Europe. Good luck guys! Read More...; Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:56 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: Blk Jks
BLK JKS - Mystery EP: Fresh back from their tour of America and their performances at the SXSW festival, Johannesburg's psychedelic dub-rockers the BLK JKS return with a brand new EP recorded in New York's famous Electric Lady Studios under the watchful eye of Secret Machines' Read More...; Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:56 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: CD, Reviews, Blk Jks
In an ideal world: It's that time of year again; when the South African music industry congratulates itself once again on how safely it managed to play things. Yes, it's Sama time people. Prepare to be amazed and astounded as the same lukewarm dish of commercially driven Read More...; Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 5:11 PM by Lloyd | 2 Comments
Filed under: Blk Jks, kid of doom, Buckfever Underground, Insek, Kobus!, FotoNaDans, Somerfaan, Jane Rademeyer, SAMA

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