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Albums of 2008 that weren't made by South Africans

Wow what a great year in music. 2008 was filled with interesting and diverse releases across numerous genres. It was also the year I discovered some great albums from 2007 that were not included in my end of year list last year. Records by Yeasayer, Thurston Read More...

Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:00 PM by Lloyd | 5 Comments

Filed under: CD, Reviews, TV on the Radio, Nick Cave, Kings of Leon, Beck, wolf parade, Okkervil River, Portishead, Lucky Fonz III, Bon Iver, Flying Lotus, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Wild Beasts, The Walkmen, Toumani Diabaté, Etran Finatawa, DeVotchKa, Deerhunter, Terakaft, Shearwater, 2008's Best Records, Rokia Traore

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...

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:21 PM by Lloyd | 6 Comments

Filed under: Tidal Waves, Oppikoppi, Valiant Swart, Festivals, FotoNaDans, Kidofdoom, Isochronous, Lucky Fonz III, Mojomatics, Gert Volk Nel, Nibs van der Spuy, Guy Buttery, Yesterday's Pupil

Oppikoppi's Italian Connection

Mojomatics For years now Oppikoppi punters have been enjoying the finest independent sounds that the Dutch and Belgian music scenes have to offer and now they can add Italy to that list. Thanks to the exchange programmes between Northam's Oppikoppi festival Read More...

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 4:18 PM by Lloyd | 1 Comments

Filed under: Tidal Waves, Oppikoppi, zZz, Lucky Fonz III, Boo!, Mojomatics

The Ballad of Lucky Fonz III

Amsterdam's award-winning folk singer Lucky Fonz III has returned to Gauteng for a second tour and will be playing at Oppikoppi this weekend. Fonz is deeply rooted in the American song traditions, his influences traversing Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Neil Read More...

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 4:12 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Bright Eyes, M Ward, Oppikoppi, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, will Oldham, Lucky Fonz III

In search of the miraculous: Lucky Fonz III @ Back 2 Basix

All Photos: COPYRIGHT Lisa Skinner Last night I witnessed something truly miraculous. I saw one of the finest singer/songwriters walking the planet deliver a performance so spellbindingly beautiful, it made me angry that there were only fourteen other Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:04 PM by Lloyd | 4 Comments

Filed under: Johnny Cash, Bright Eyes, M Ward, Bob Dylan, Devendra Banhart, Leonard Cohen, will Oldham, Lucky Fonz III

My face R melting or How we survived Oppikoppi Easter

COPYRIGHT: Lisa Skinner I known it’s late and I am going to keep this short, because I have already written an opinion piece on the Not Quite Easter Oppikoppi Festival. Friday Day One AKA Friday didn’t present to many attractions so I spent most of the Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:27 PM by Lloyd | 3 Comments

Filed under: SA Bands, Reviews, Tidal Waves, Oppikoppi, Festivals, Albert Frost, kid of doom, Buckfever Underground, Trike, Bacchus Nel, Van Coke Kartel, Isochronous, Lucky Fonz III