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- Original music comes out from under the covers: Splashy Fen 2010
- Has someone declared 2010 the year of the cover version and not told me about it? Well if the line-up at the 21st edition of Splashy Fen music festival in Underberg was anything to go by, the answer is yes. Punters moaned and groaned as they were subjected Read More...
- Independent and irie: The Tidal Waves Interview
- Beginning with an Afrobeat stomp, Tidal Waves' fifth album, Manifesto , is a powerhouse album from South Africa's finest reggae band. Happy Man , the opening song, is such a bolt of sunshine that it can't help but win you over with its cheery disposition Read More...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Oppikoppi and other cool gigs for next week!
- So next weekend is Oppikoppi's Not Quite Easter Festival people. Here is the line-up for those interested. FRIDAY 25 APRIL 15:00 TBC 16:00 The Slickers 17:00 Havoc Vultures 18:00 Trike 19:00 Straatligkinders 20:00 Cassette 21:00 Sarah Bettens (BE) 22:00 Read More...
- The Blues, Jazz and Roots Concert - This Saturday!
- Here is a press releases for a very cool gig happening on Saturday! The Blues, Jazz and Roots concert is one of the many entertaining concerts South Africans will take pleasure in seeing. This event will take you back to the beginning of Jazz and Blues 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...
- 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...
- Who'll stop the rain: Splashy Fen 2007
- OK, so leaving Johannesburg at one in the morning doesn’t seem like the smartest thing in the world and trust me hurtling through the night to Howick with gigantic trucks slipping past on the right is not my idea of fun, but I would rather be sharing Read More...
- Gigs to be caught at this weekend
- So I know this is late notice but tonight Menage a' Trois are launching their album These are birthmarks at Tings an Times. The gig is free and you can pick up the album for an affordable R80. Menage a' Trois, who are ex Rokkeloos guitarist Auriel van Read More...
- A Friday night at the Boh - We catch up with The Bang & Tidal Waves
- The Bohemian in Richmond, Johannesburg is one of my favourite live music venues. Its not the sound system, which I have literally witnessed almost fry a young enthusiastic bass player or the great lighting, sorry I meant candles, the ones that dripped Read More...
- First artists for Splashy Fen 2007 announced
- A number of top artists have been confirmed for this year’s Splashy Fen Music Festival, which takes place over the Easter weekend (5 to 9 April) on a farm near Underberg in the Southern Drakensberg region of KwaZulu-Natal. Established in 1990, Splashy Read More...
Bands can send music for review or online posting to: Isolation C/O of Lloyd, PO Box 91667, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006
