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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
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
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
Afrikaans music gets interesting: A new crop of musicians is stepping up from the swamp of commercial mediocrity. The rise of the De la Rey phenomenon has thrust Afrikaans music back into the spotlight, but the discussion seems to centre on Chris Chameleon’s release of English and Afrikaans Read More...; Posted Monday, May 07, 2007 3:30 PM by Lloyd | 9 Comments
Filed under: SA Bands, Interview, Feature, Fokof, Battery 9, kid of doom, Kobus!, FotoNaDans, Somerfaan
Gigs for the Week Ahead: There are a string of great gigs happening this weekend and next week. Normally I just post up the gigs I would be attending but I had some time this week, so I got a bit more comprehensive. My Picks for each night appear first. Thursday Tonight you can Read More...; Posted Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:45 PM by Lloyd | 6 Comments
Filed under: SA Bands, Valiant Swart, Jim Neversink, Blk Jks, kid of doom, Black Hotels, Johnny Dopper, Kobus!, Hellphones, Johhny Neon, Fuzigish
Voice of Destruction: Bloedrivier Reissued: So the good news for all you Voice of Destruction fans out there is that their classic album Bloedrivier has been reissued for its 10th Birthday and that’s not all. Next up is the Voice of Destruction Volume 2 reissue that will contain a whole host of Read More...; Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 4:49 PM by Lloyd | 3 Comments
Filed under: CD, SA Bands, Reviews, Kobus!, V.O.D
Belated Happy Easter!: Hello there! Wow what a hectic week. No sooner had I posted the Kobus! gig review and interview and I was off to Underberg for my eighth Splashy Fen music festival. Splashy was rained out but I had a great time and saw some really awesome live South African Read More...; Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:45 PM by Lloyd | 2 Comments
Filed under: Festivals, Splashy Fen, Kobus!
Savage guitars and blow-up dolls: The Kobus! Interview: Kobus! are back! It’s been almost three years since they released their second album 100% SkuldGevoelVry , but lead singer Francois Breytenbach Blom assures me that after more than a year on the sidelines Kobus! are hungry, and they are hard. “The album Read More...; Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 1:51 PM by Lloyd | 2 Comments
Filed under: CD, Reviews, Interview, Feature, Battery 9, Kobus!, Springbok Nude Girls, Voice of Destruction
Kobus! live at the Bohemian: The Swaar Metaal Launch: Kobus! pulled into town last night, to launch their new album Swaar Metaal at the Bohemian. Launch their album they did, in true style, laying down the challenge for the rest of South Africa’s rock acts, a brutal reminder that Kobus! will eat them alive. Read More...; Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:39 PM by Lloyd | 6 Comments
Filed under: SA Bands, Diesel Whores, Live, Kobus!
Heavy Duty Discipline: NuL: After a short break guest interviewer Woody Mellor is back with Heavy Duty Discipline. This time he turns the spotlight on Pretoria’s Industrial noise merchants NuL. The band is Adriaan Pelzer on keys & vocals, Simon Kruger on bass, Mareli Minnaar Read More...; Posted Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:33 PM by Lloyd | 3 Comments
Filed under: SA Bands, Interview, Diesel Whores, Battery 9, Columns, Heavydutydiscipline, Insek, Kobus!, Nul
Insek Album Launch: SOCIETY’S CRUST AND THE MEDIA HYPE OF OBLIVION INTERIOR MOTIVES OF THE “DAMNED” part 2 Isolation.tv welcomes back Rick De La Ray to spill the beans on the Insek album launch last week. I just finished vacuuming my lounge and straightening the pillows Read More...; Posted Monday, March 26, 2007 4:19 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)
Filed under: SA Bands, Diesel Whores, Live, Rick De La Ray, Insek, Kobus!, Nul

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