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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

Roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour

Cape Town’s Ella Joyce Buckley has turned South African folk music on its head with her debut album. Watching Ella Joyce Buckley perform her sweet, delicate songs is a window on to a naive, childlike, enchanted forest, a hybrid of CS Lewis’s The Chronicles Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 12:02 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: Devendra Banhart, Karen Dalton, Righard Kapp, Ella Joyce Buckley, Joanna Newsome, Kate Bush, Vashti Bunyan

2007: A year in SA Music

Well this year has to go down as one of the greatest years in South African music. We have seen two great bands in the BLK JKS and Sweat X releases EPs and sign with international labels that tracked them down through Myspace. We have seen young bucks Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:54 PM by Lloyd | 18 Comments

Filed under: SA Bands, Tidal Waves, Valiant Swart, Diesel Whores, Jim Neversink, Blk Jks, Lark, Paul Riekert, Chris Letcher, kid of doom, Righard Kapp, Black Hotels, Us Kids Know, Kobus!, Matthew Van der Want, FotoNaDans, Somerfaan, Ella Joyce Buckley, Ampersand, Riku Lätti, Sweat X, Five Men Three Missing, Jane Rademeyer

Righard Kapp, Ampersand, Ella Joyce Buckley & Deep Fried Man live @ Back 2 Basix

One Minute Trolley Dash (OMTD) founder and Buckfever Undergound guitarist Righard Kapp arrived from the Cape last week for a bunch of shows before Oppikoppi and brought along some friends. Well one friend to be precise, but Ella Joyce Buckley is a talent Read More...

Posted Monday, August 06, 2007 2:06 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: SA Bands, Live, Buckfever Underground, Righard Kapp, Ella Joyce Buckley, Ampersand, Deep Fried Man, OMTD

Gig of the weekend - Sat 4th of Aug @ Back 2 Basix

OK I don't normally just post press releases but this is my gig of the weekend for Joburg and it says it all. On Saturday 4 August, Back2Basix (c/o Kingsway & Lancaster Rd, Westdene , JHB) hosts a mammoth quadruple bill of leftfield acoustic and singer/songwriter Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 02, 2007 1:00 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: SA Bands, Live, Righard Kapp, Ella Joyce Buckley, Ampersand, Deep Fried Man