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- Various Artists - Bellville Rock City
- In the late eighties a young upstart label by the name of Sub Pop managed to convince the music press that it was the hotbed of everything that was exciting and relevant in the rock world. It did this by marketing a lifestyle aka Grunge. Fast-forward Read More...
- 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...
- Oppikoppi 2008: We came, we saw, we left!
- Ok so once again my Oppikoppi review is late, I know there is no excuse but it feels like I walked back into a shit storm of work when I got back and any spare time I have had, I have needed to chill the fuck out, So here it goes. Despite the line-up Read More...
- The Future has arrived!
- One of my favourite moments in Julian Temple’s 2006 documentary Glastonbury, which traces the festival’s thirty-something year history, is a scene where a bunch of guys had set up a sign that said, “sign up here to complain that festival is not as good Read More...
- Searching for a new sound: The Foto na Dans interview
- After blowing Oppikoppi 2008 away with their killer live set, we met up with singer Le Roi Nel, drummer Dirkie Uys and keyboardist and trumpeter Alex Fourie from Foto na Dans to chat to them about their new EP titled Pantomine op herwinbare klanke (Pantomime Read More...
- Foto na Dans - Pantomime op herwinbare klanke
- From the lilting opening notes and the choir of angels, that are reminiscent of Vespertine era Bjork, it is clear that Foto na Dans have reinvented themselves. Yes the influence of Muse, which was so dominant on their early recordings, is there, but it Read More...
- Gigs for the weekend!
- In case anyone is interested here are some cool gigs happening this weekend. So first up, tonight Kidofdoom are playing an acoustic gig at the Bohemian with Cabins in the forrest. Then Foto na Dans are playing Back 2 Basix tomorrow night, launching their Read More...
- 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...
- 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...
- The Pavement Special - Launch Party
- Check: The Pavement Special website for more details Brought to you by Isolation.tv and All Theory No Practice Read More...
- Foto Na Dans Album Launch
- Foto Na Dans. What can you really say about this band. Killer live show, as once again they demonstrated at Back 2 Basix last night and great in studio too [Take a listen to their brand new album Intervensie ]. The gig last night was actually their album Read More...
- Gigs for the last week of Semptember 2007
- OK so I have been off the boil in terms of the gig scene for a few weeks now, hence the lack of gig guides. So seeing as there are some kick ass gigs happening this week, I thought I would compile a brief list here of some of the best. OK so the gig of Read More...
- Bits and Pieces from the Weekend [Updated]
- OK so here are a few bits and pieces that I thought I would bring to your attention, to start the week. First up, I read this really great interview with author William Gibson in the Sunday Times, so here is a link from The Times website to the piece. Read More...
- Oppikoppi 2007 : The way of the dassie
- After a whopping two hours sleep we all got up, piled our shit into the boot of the car and hightailed it across town to pick up our last passenger. There was me and three Oppikoppi virgins, they were excited to say the least, not knowing what to expect. Read More...
- Foto na Dans @ Back 2 Basix: Potch 0 Bellville 1
- So Foto na Dans are as we speak finishing recording their debut album. This week the mixing starts, so the band took the opportunity that was Friday night to grace the stage at Back 2 Basix. They had invited Potch’s Straatligkinders to open for them. Read More...
Bands can send music for review or online posting to: Isolation C/O of Lloyd, PO Box 91667, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006
