Contents Ryno Lord Onyr Rabe
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Steampunk makes a comeback
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T-Time with Tasty Tam
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Occupy a venue
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Gig Guide by Danni
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The Bandwagon
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Junkyard Lipstick “Barbie”
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Dave Callaghan
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The Gallery Reunion REVIEWED
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The Gallery The Experience
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Movie Review: Django Unchained
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Centhron Album Launch IN SA!
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Band Photography
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The Black Apple Team would just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to the Black Apple writers. Danni - my organiser of note - you are my sanity. Craigy Mack, you are a true professional writer - a true gem!! To Sarah, your articles are always awesome and different! To our TASTY TAM, what can I say - we just love your crazy way - ALWAYS AND FOREVER!! If you want to be in the next E-zine (April 2013) send us an email bappleproductions@gmail.com
By Craigy Mack
An Interview with Ryno Lord Onyr Rabe, guitarist extra-ordinaire, and six-string-slinger for SPECTRAL REALM - Favorite stuff1.)What is your favorite colour? 2.)What is your favorite food? 3.)What is your favorite drink? 4.)Who is your favorite guitarist? 5.)Who is your favorite band?
Hahaha Black of course Mcdonalds the 24 hour savior! Spectral juice A very hard one to choose but at the moment I would say I've got quite a few, Christian Muenzner, StĂŠfan FortĂŠ, Mikko Salovaara, Michael Keene just to mention a few. At the moment I've been enjoying Carach angren a lot!
- Least favorite stuff1.)What is your least favorite colour? 2.)What is your least favorite food? 3.)What is your least favorite drink? 4.)Who is your least favorite guitarist? 5.)Who is your least favorite band?
Pink Chillies Water Me (When I'm drunk) Die Antwoord
-Serious stuff1.) A:
What inspirational factor made you first want to play guitar and pursue the instrument on a professional level? As a youngster growing up I always had an older brother to reveal music that was new to my ears. Even having instruments lying around at home was an initial boost for my fascination of music. Also I think my love for music was made even stronger after hearing bands such as Dimmu Borgir, early Satyricon, Emperor and so on to start playing in bands and creating music similar or even start something new.
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How long have you now been playing? I've been playing guitar approximately 11 years now but I only started taking my playing seriously about 8 years ago.
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Which modern or traditional, living or deceased guitarists would you say you admire the most? Well of course Chuck Shuldiner the father of death metal and front man of the band Death. He is really an inspiration knowing what he went through and still fought strong and created ground breaking music. Another person would be Jason Becker. At the age of 18 he was considered one of the best guitarists of all time. Sadly he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was given 5 years to live. To this day he writes music even though he is paralyzed.
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Explain your favorite makes of guitars for both live and studio applications. I'm currently using Ibanez guitars and must say I'm really liking the feel. I prefer to use Floyd Rose Bridges to create a little bit of an edge. As for recording its always nice to use different guitars for a certain tone which can make a big difference.
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What has been the greatest learning difficulty to overcome during your experience as a Guitarist? For me its probably to consistently Get better and better. As a guitarist its pretty easy to fall into bad habits and in the wrong patterns. The great challenge is to push yourself every day to put in the hard work and create music that's both unique and appetizing for the listener. Also experimenting with different styles and sounds that I'm not used to is always a challenge.
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Are there any funny on stage/on tour anecdotes you'd love to share with our readers? Well playing in a band which uses corpse paint it often happens either before or after gigs that you walk in public places forgetting that we do look a bit unnatural. Its always funny to see their faces or reactions purely because they have no idea why we look like this. We would hear things like, "oh you guys are doing a rocky horror picture show?" or " I think you guys don't look very well maybe you should see a doctor". Sometimes they would have scared looks on their faces probably thinking we want to rob them or something haha
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Do you have a preference as to which shows , audiences and venues you play? Not really any specific venue or audience but to play for a very enthusiastic crowd is always a good experience. To feel the music and having a good vibe on stage and to share that energy with an equally energetic crowd is an amazing feeling! I must admit that Spectral Realm have always been warmly welcomed by the Pretoria crowds. We would also love to play for the rest of the S.A metal community such as Durban, Cape Town, P.E and Bloem.
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Which LOCAL band, act or artist through any genre of music inspires you most? This is quite a hard one to answer because I know quite a few fantastic local musicians. I would say due to their success and touring America Contrast The Water would be right on top there along with bands such as Warthane, Theatre Runs Red, Bleeding Spawn/Displeased Disfigurement, Agro, Erebus, Sathern to name a few. I've also heard some amazing material from the Cape Town scene. Unfortunately I haven't seen much of them perform live.
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As a musician, are there any other instruments you make use of? When I write music I write a lot of riffs on keyboard as well. I have also been fortunate enough to have been asked to play keyboards for a progressive metal band called Instrametal live. I also have a solo project (Forest Megiddo) where I play all instruments and programmed drums as its more atmosphere based and a lot of the music is written on keyboards.
And Finally‌ 10.) A:
In a local election, which local S.A musician would you nominate for presidency and why? I would say Patrick Davidson (guitarist of Mind Assault/ Terminatrix). He has been doing a lot of fantastic work for the underground scene in not only S.A but the whole of Africa as well. He is certainly an inspiration to our metal community and shows that to build a strong and solid music scene it takes a lot of hard work and dedication.
By Sarah Coughlan
The steampunk sub-culture stems from science fiction and features steam-powered machinery inspired by the industrialized Western civilization in the 19th century. The term steampunk originated in the late 1980s as a tongue in cheek variant of cyberpunk. Steampunk seems to be making a comeback in the world. From music and clothing to artwork and interior decor, steampunk captures the mind and soul. Often set in alternative history of Victorian 19th century, American "Wild West" or in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Various modern objects have been modded by individual artisans into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical steampunk style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk. Because of the popularity of steampunk, there is a growing movement towards establishing steampunk as a culture and lifestyle. This may be described as neo-Victorianism, which is the amalgamation of Victorian aesthetic principles with modern sensibilities and technologies.
It has been said that steampunk is more than a sub-culture, it has become a super-culture, because it is inclusive and incorporates ideas from various sub-cultures such as goth, Victorian and cyberpunk as well as growing fandoms. This was decided in September 2012 in a panel at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo. Some people have proposed a steampunk philosophy, with punk-inspired anti-establishment sentiments. The fashion of steampunk is a mixture of Victorian style and futuristic concepts, combining Victorian dresses and suits with mechanically inspired gadgets and accessories like goggles and metal corsets. Many of the clothing is military inspired, but the fashion has no set guidelines, so anything goes. Modern accessories like cell phones or music players can be found in steampunk outfits, after being modified to give them the appearance of Victorian-made objects. The fashion can easily be described as the collision of Victorian-era high fashion with rivets, brass and clockwork, with a firm emphasis on DIY. There are various steampunk festivals around the world, mostly in America and Europe, where the art, music and fashion still thrive and are celebrated. Truth coffee shop in Cape Town has embraced the steampunk culture and themed their café around their new coffee machine, bought from America and designed with steampunk in mind. Situated in a factory, the owners were free to transform the space into a steampunk haven and the café has been crucial in reviving the steampunk culture. Steampunk is definitely worth reviving and we hope that more steampunk themed cafés and clubs spring up around the country, maybe even a festival or two!
SIN BIN is a creative little business that deals in both graphics and some strange fashion accessories. Dealing mostly in custom orders and illustrations, SIN BIN adds a little bit of insanity to every day life. Phone: 084 367 6246 Email: info@sin-bin.co.za Website: http://www.sin-bin.co.za
Long Street, Cape Town For the past two and a half years or so of being in this country, I’ve spent all of my time in Gauteng. This time has been spent either working or at varsity, but always wishing I could get away for a week or two. My opportunity arose when a friend asked me down to the cape for the holidays and I gladly accepted. The farm was great – the quiet I found there after too long working in bars and clubs in Joburg was more than welcome. As an interesting end to the trip, we took a swing down to Cape Town before heading home. Friday night saw us at The Dubliner, an Irish pub on Long Street in the city. Live music is pretty much a nightly thing at this place and we were there to catch guitar-strumming duo, Paradigm. They started their set at around 9pm, covering classic rock ballads whilst making eyes at everything with a handbag. Their show was charismatic, drawing us all in, but not just with their performance, but the way they asked patrons to join them on stage to sing songs of their choice. It was karaoke on steroids and it was great. Those of you who know Cape Town, and in particular Long Street, will know Pickwicks. This joint is chic on a level that Joburg finds it hard to meet. Or maybe I need to get out more. I think I need to get out more. But what I’m trying to get at is that Pickwicks is cool without trying. From what I’d heard about CT, I was fully expecting at every turn to be regarded down many a nose by beautiful people from the lofty social heights that central city life tends to afford. On the contrary, my experience was one of a relaxed, but sexy party street, alive with motion and much variety. I can’t wait to go again. Back to Pickwicks. We found this place made the best milkshakes in town and whilst I didn’t have one, I stole some. Damn good. And that is all. Oh, and their cheesy pasta is quite possibly the best drunk food I’ve ever come across short of poutine. Both dishes come highly recommended after a long night. I only did Long Street one night and I don’t think I did it justice. I don’t want to have to be blunt here, but I’m going to have to be, aren’t I?
Someone take me back to Cape Town! Please!!
Written by Danni
Now this is something I’ve been reading a lot about on Facebook … “Occupy a venue” “Support your local metal scene”. One afternoon a friend told me to go have a look at her blog, Gruesome Suzie, and I noticed she wrote the same type of piece a while ago. A rant about metal heads, complaining, always and forever complaining, about venues, bands, and everything one could possibly think to complain about on our scene. Now I’ve given this topic a lot of time and thought, a few weeks of consideration, and pondering “should I” shouldn’t I”, some “listening” some observing. Reading what people post on Facebook, and hearing them conversate, how they complain about, organizers, entrance fee’s, line up’s, venues, the list is endless. Here is my two cents worth on this never-ending topic: I have been spending a lot of time with a local band, and I have seen what it takes of a group of musicians to bring YOU the music, the shows, the live entertainment you want, that you claim you need. From band practice, to recording in studio, to packing up their kits and go play at a venue for YOU. A venue where so many of you cant even show up to support them, or some of those that in fact do show up try their utter best to slip the “paying an entrance fee” part. An entrance fee of 40 bucks or so a pop - did you know a percentage of that entrance fee actually goes to the band? They then use it for either petrol money to get to or from a gig, or even save up to start recording an album so that YOU can listen to them not just at live events but also in your own time whenever YOU want… Then we have your few local venues, places where we who love to walk around with the “I’m different” chip on our shoulders, can go. Places where we can be our own perception of normal, places some of us make our home away from home. Whether Doors, Rumours, Boston Rock Lounge, Schivas, Zeplins, Dahlia or Wolmer Events Arena. Those places have owners employees and numerous costs to cover. Things they have to do to still bring us entertainment, and still give us a place to go. Our support to these guys are crucial, people complain venues are closing down everywhere. We are also privileged enough to have organizations such as Black Apple Productions, NDE Productions, Bonethrone, Emalyth to name a few, who each has a unique group of people who work with bands and venue owners/managers to bring you the best of what our local scene has to give. From events with free Merch that’s handed out, to sponsors such as Jagermeister, tattoo vouchers, and arts expo’s. Some of those individuals not only have bands they manage, but they help keep these venues going, they help bands play shows, but most of all they bring that live entertainment YOU want. So now I’ve told you what it takes to entertain you, bands, venues, and organizers. Those three components work together hand in hand (it’s not always easy) to bring YOU a skull crashing, head banging, and face melting evening. Now the evening of the actual show, we have the owner/manager and club staff running around giving YOU the best service one could possibly expect or want. We have the organizers dealing with band needs, and other random issues that might pop up. Then, we have our amazing local bands, setting up in the band room. Now believe me the image most people have of band rooms, the groupies, the booze, and all the things you could imagine. Yeah that is in fact not there. No, you have musicians (some more prepared and professional than others) running around, tuning guitarists borrowing amps, setting up drum kits, and vocalists warming up, but most of all, a group of people getting ready to give YOU live entertainment. After all it’s who the crowds are there for, not the excellent outlay of a venue or the size of a stage, not the amazing organizing of the event, no you are there to see these people some of us idolize, people who some of us envy, or want, people who go there to give you the best they have to offer. So before you ever again, decline an invite to a gig, before you try to slip paying entrance, before you complain about our venues or even our bands, remember that unique group of people bring YOU the entertainment YOU want to see. So get your lazy ass off your couch, pay your entrance fee, buy a beer and watch a band.
OCCUPY A VENUE AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BANDS.
Here is a gig guide so that you have NO EXCUSES not to attend: Friday 15 February 2013
Friday 1 March 2013
Haggis & Bong, Facing the Gallows and Boargazm Rumours, 7pm, R50 entrance
Shout Hey! LIVE Mechanics of happiness, Burning Blue, Stolen Flag, Shout Hey! And more. Boston Rock Lounge, R40 entrance
The other side of the 80’s party Zeplins Centurion, 7pm, R30 entrance
Saturday 16 February 2013 Masters of Reality II Presented by Bonethrone Vortex, Balyios and more Schivas Rock, R40 entrance PAWED! Fundraiser Revenge on Murphy, Therapayne, Spoonerman and more Boston Rock Lounge, 2pm. Burtonfest presented by Jenna Sighed Adorned in Ash, New Earth, Jenna Sighed, and the Carniwhores Rumours, R50pp, R40 if you are dressed to Tim Burton theme, and R70 per couple dressed. Zion presented by NDE Productions Matrix dress code, NDE DJ’s BYOB (Not cooler boxes) Passion the club (behind new Zeplins), 8pm, R30 entrance
Friday 22 February 2013 Lane Evermore, Carniwhores and more Boston Rock Lounge, R40 entrance
Saturday 2 March 2013 Dark Passenger presented by NDE Productions Zeplins Centurion, 8pm, R60 entrance Armageddon 2013 Chromium, Lane Evermore, Minority for the Masses (DBN) Boston Rock Lounge, doors open 2pm, R50 entrance
Saturday 23 March 2013 Newtown Knife Gang, Sesling and Only when it rains. Arcade Empire (PTA), R40 entrance The Epic Band Battle between The Dying Breeds & Adorned In Ash Pretoria State Theatre, R80 entrance
Friday 5 April 2013 Black Cat Bones, Poverty of Ideals, Lane Evermore, North of Winter & Township Justice Rumours, R40 entrance
Saturday 6 April 2013
Centhron “Asgard” Album Launch presented by NDE Productions Passion the club (Behind new Zeplins), 8pm, R50 entrance
Deathfest Adorned in Ash, THOR, All of Eternity, Thundermerwe and more. Rumours, R50 entrance
Saturday 23 February 2013
Saturday 27 April 2013
Metalcore Necramoth, THOR, Apart from your cliché. Sundowners, doors open 4pm, R40 entrance
Welcome to the Machine A Pink Floyd tribute Boston Rock Lounge, R50 entrance
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Jo’burg is lacking in good venues. So how do we discover new or hidden venues, and how do we encourage people to get off their asses and go try out these venues? 5 Gigs 5 Venues 10 Bands Each consecutive gig you attend costs you less. Gig 1 = R50 Gig 2 = R35 Gig 3 = R20 Gig 4 = R10 Gig 5 = FREE If you only attend the last gig, you'll pay full price R50. If you've attended 2 gigs already, your 3rd gig will cost you R20. You get the idea. Hopefully this will encourage people to go to gigs consecutively. Likewise, if you know you have a R10 gig to go to, I'd hope you'd bring friends along too (who may not have otherwise gone and who will pay full price) No one knows which 2 bands will play on any given night. The 10 chosen bands are known, but it could be any pair on any night. The thinking here is that people won't go to just one gig to see one act - we want to expose people to acts they might not have otherwise seen. The total amount made at the door after all five gigs, is divided equally between the ten bands. Follow “The Bandwagon” and support local music and local venues!!
Photo: sumografika
Junkyard Lipstick are proud to announce that we are releasing our first single “Barbie” from our forthcoming debut album “Hellbent” due for release in March 2013. You can listen to “Barbie” on the below links: www.junkyardlipstick.com http://soundcloud.com/junkyard_lipstick/barbie http://youtu.be/w2CPstM2kKQ “The song is about the notorious Advocate Barbie and is written from the perspective of one of her victims speaking out. We feel very strong about the subject matter, and have the platform to raise awareness about crimes such as the sexual abuse of children. Please note lyrics are available on request. This song and our forthcoming debut album was recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Bryan Villain, owner of Jihad Studios. Guitar amps & drums were recorded acoustically and no programmatic drum replacement was done. This was done to give the album a human feel.”
Photo: Lupa Photography
By Craigy Mack
An Interview with DAVID CALLAGHAN, guitarist extra-ordinaire, music biz session player and six-string-slinger for HAGGIS AND BONG.
- Favorite stuff1.)What is your favorite colour? 2.)What is your favorite food? 3.)What is your favorite drink? 4.)Who is your favorite guitarist? 5.)Who is your favorite band?
Black Pizza Jack and Coke Jason Becker Pantera
- Least favorite stuff1.)What is your least favorite colour? 2.)What is your least favorite food? 3.)What is your least favorite drink? 4.)Who is your least favorite guitarist? 5.)Who is your least favorite band?
Anything NOT black. Anything with meat. Water Carlos Santana Die Antwoord (if they count as a
band) if not then the Parlotones
-Serious stuff1.) What inspirational factor made you first want to play guitar and pursue the instrument on a professional level? A: My father and world renowned guitar builder Kerry Callaghan 2.) A:
How long have you now been playing? 25 years
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Which modern or traditional, living or deceased guitarists would you say you admire the most? Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Dimebag Darrel, Chuck Schuldiner, Bernd Steidl, Paco de Lucia
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Explain your favorite makes of guitars for both live and studio applications. If I am playing for Haggis and Bong then I only use my 7 string Jeff Loomis Schecter's . For any other projects i like to use my Callaghan custom guitars build by Kerry John Callaghan
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What has been the greatest learning difficulty to overcome during your experience as a Guitarist? Getting old. The older you get the longer it takes to learn new pieces
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Are there any funny on stage/on tour anecdotes you'd love to share with our readers? When I was still in high school I was invited to play at Guitars for Africa which was 15 of South Africa's best guitarists performing solos at the Durban Playhouse. I played my solo piece to a sold out audience and was supposed to step backward off the stage only to find there weren't any steps behind me! Luckily I landed on my feet, still holding the guitar, otherwise that is all I would have been remembered for :)
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Do you have a preference as to which shows , audiences and venues you play? I have played thousands of shows over the years , in just about every situation imaginable , and I would have to say the most enjoyable shows have to be the ones where the audience actually wants to be there. They appreciate the time and effort you have put into your instrument and your songwriting , they come and talk to you after the show and want to hang out, get advice , that sort of thing. Seeing people breaking their necks and moshing to your songs helps a lot :)
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Which LOCAL band, act or artist through any genre of music inpires you most? Grant Lazenby from Iraqi Death Police. No matter how shit the metal scene has gotten over the past 20 years , he flies that flag without faltering. He should be an inspiration for any musician actually.
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You've performed various music industry projects as a guitarist, considering the context of session work, which genres inspire you most? Honestly , none of the genres inspired me to do anything but wonder why the metal scene in this country is so rubbish. Apart from that , I like touring with Flash Republic because most times we fly to the venue and I get my own hotel room.
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And Finally‌ 10.) A:
In a local election, which local S.A musician would you nominate for presidency and why? Martin Schofield from Martin Rocka and the Sick Shop and Wonderboom. Anyone who promotes smoking weed and filth gets my vote !
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By Craigy Mack
The new ZEPLINS ROCKSHACK venue serves to provide the good times and provisions for such that we have come to expect from the ZEPLINS nightclub reputation. Now in a new location, the venue offers a provision of a stage and dance floor, serving with the quality DJ choices to get the party started for those with dancing feet, and the area is large enough for the frenzied heavy metal or hard rock band crowd activity and attendance that live events can draw, with a great lighting system and awesome sound desk capabilities, along with the general pool table, foos-ball and outdoor seating area facilities, to go along with an awesome bar set for serving drinks specials all night. A great new location to host many an upcoming good times for all the heavy metal and alternative masses no doubt. The GALLERY REUNION gig, showcased and highlighted the quality DJ spinners that ZEPLINs have had in their ranks with a strong GOTH and EBM mix that proved popular with the gathering crowd of restless body movers in attendance, as people enjoyed the opportunity to get their body rockin' on to some classic tracks to in turn get their groove on. A re-introduction to ZEPLINS Rockshack for the masses of loyal customers who return weekend after weekend, month after month to enjoy the social venue of choice for Goth, metal heads, EBM and alternative lovers...should inform that their favorite Rock club is back to hopefully stay this time. Recent club history has proved it hard to establish a setting and venue of longevity for the nightclub, but the name is synonymous with the above mentioned cultural hoards and reputation for quality events , awesome parties and live band event hosting has long been established. THE GALLERY REUNION party kicked off the re-introduction in fine, grand and majestic style, hosting a reunion party that allowed the classicism of Gothic formal attire and the standards placed upon thereby to be held as top priority and theme of the night. And a top priority it was most assured, as I've never seen so many lovers of the Gothic realm of fashion turn up in all their Gothic splendor, which created a thick atmosphere of purpose for the event. The DJ's lined up probably couldn't have gone wrong with a post-modern mix of The CURE to more modern offerings by the likes of The 69 EYES, The AWAKENING and even a bit of BAUHAUS to the mix that was given a commercial edge through Marilyn Manson and Evanescence...Drinks flowed and laughter resided hard through out the night which felt extremely comfortable among the presence of so many enthusiastic children of the night. As event response goes, it was a successful evening for all involved, from the organisers to the staff and the club goers hanging out doing their thing. Which shows promise for a nightclub dear to many peoples hearts as one of the few with a company policy of allowing the freedoms and eccentricities, of the alternative culture, to bear wings and take representative flight for the outgoing heavy metal masses. A factor sure enough , to lead into 2013 , that will highlight Zeplins RockShack's steadfast support through its loyal party loving and vampirous clientele.
Lima (PanzerFae) Chimone “The best way to describe my experience, would be to start with these important words; Nostalgia, Contentment and Sore Feet! From the moment I walked into the venue, vivid memories rushed to the surface without a moment’s hesitation. I embraced my birth into this scene of darkness. The unforgettable, good and bad memories loomed but without once breaking my stride and smile. Swaying to classic beats, feeling the strobe and smoke machine envelop me was utterly priceless… All thanks to NDE Productions! I would like to express my gratitude for creating this vessel of longawaited enjoyment and I surely hope that in the future another Gallery Reunion will be on the cards.”
Simone Stiglingh NDE DJ “Well done Cemetery Slut & NDE Productions for bringing us yet another breathless event! This essential organization has had its finger on the Gauteng Dark and Industrial pulse since 2007 (as Nightbreed Dark Entertainment in the early Years) and it has always left me screaming for more! The Gallery Reunion Party on 2 February 2013 was a promise of remembrance in honour of the early years at Zeplins and NDE Productions really did deliver! It was my very first visit to the new Zeplins venue in Centurion (Lenschen Drive) and I must say that Dave Lomax has done a phenomenal job with it! The layout is much like Strange Daze floor at the old Pretorius Street Zeplins and immediately strikes a note of Nostalgia as you move into the dance floor area. As with Zeplins tradition you can expect a cavernous dance floor with enough lighting, smoke and heart to take you to the other side. This was perfect timing for the Gallery Party and paired with the amazing music for the night, that first whiff of clove cigarette smoke and the red dragon shooters at the bar, it really did take me back to the old Zeplins feel. Dj's for the night was exclusively from the old gallery crew - Dj Cemetry Slut (Raven back in the day), Otis B, Sinister Jo, Sphynx, Phukk and Alex played leg numbing sets of club classics from before 2008 and a definite most special treat was to have Dj Necrocrux open the floor for this event. It was such a great experience as a new Dj to step back and watch the guys who have inspired me since my first club visit and just enjoy their dance floor! It was also nice to see people go all out with their outfits again for a change - Vlademirovka Photography captured some stunning images of the night! This was definably a night to remember and I look forward to the next NDE Productions event�
I accepted the invite, and upon arrival at Zeplins, i was blown away by the sight of Mr. Lomax who hardly even recognized me. Looking around, I saw beautiful men and woman lurking with the most stunning boots and corsets and clothing and make up I have ever seen in my life, and they all seemed to be coming from a separate room. When I walked into this room, it was a dance floor surrounded by tables and chairs, occupied by beings that I couldn’t stop staring at, and the walls were pitch black covered by murals of Vampires pumping with Strobe lights and filled with smoke. The dance floor breathed with graceful movements and the music was undeniably the tragic beat of Goth. It seemed as though the DJ booth was a pedestal for the most perfect godlike creatures who controlled the energy of this amazing room. This was home. This was where I belonged. I felt inspired. I felt pleasantly overwhelmed and it wasn’t long after that I moved to Pretoria. A few years later, Mr. Lomax (Genius owner of Zeplins) announced that he had found a new venue. A super club. A monster. Zeplins would be closed for only a few short months to move. Zeplins re-opened at their new location on Pretorius Street, Pretoria. Wow!! 5 Dance floors, 6 bars and 2 floor levels… When I walked into that club it was like a kid walking into a massive theme park trying to decide which ride to go on first. I got to an alley way (which I first thought I was not supposed to be in) and right at the end of that alley way, tucked away in a dark corner, there was a door way with a sign above it that read: “The Gallery”. By CemeterySlvt
I was frequenting Zeplins at the very illegal age of 13 (without owner Dave Lomax’s knowledge) since 1994 in its (and my) place of birth, Vanderbijlpark. At the time, Zeplins had only 2 pool tables, a bar, a separate cocktail bar situated about 3m away from a very tiny dance floor which played everything from punk and Goth, to metal and rock. Coming from such a small town and always knowing there was something a little different about the things I like, you can imagine what an impact it has on such a young girl. For many years, I spent my every Friday and Saturday going to the club, until one day, Zeplins had closed its doors and we were left with no real place to go. Nothing could replace Zepins! In the year 2000, I was invited by a friend from Pretoria whom I lost contact with for years to come to Zeplins. I was so surprised to hear after all these years that Zeplins was alive and well in Bosman Street in Pretoria. Of course it was without any delay that
YES!!!! The legend continues. Although the massive mural overlooking the dance floor was now a ghost floating in a graveyard, the feel was still there. Spooky, smoky, a big dance floor surrounded by even more tables and chairs, even an elevator which was like a little private sitting area, and section in one side of the room that had sofas called “The Witches Corner”. Mr Lomax always had more ideas to better the floor, so it went through constant changes but there was something that never changed about it and that was the atmosphere in that place. As a patron, I remember dancing all night, very seldomly having a seat because of the incredible DJs that single handedly created some of my most fondest memories and parties. I adored those DJs. From the moment they walked into The Gallery, they were impressionable with the best hair, make up (yes, guys who wore make-up), and Gothic gear and when they walked, they walked like gods. To me, a simple patron, they were the stars of the show. The celebrities. They were the reason the Gallery was so phenomenal. If they made me feel that way, I always thought I would love to be the cause of other people feeling like that too.
A few more years of admiration passed until I finally auditioned to become a Gallery DJ, and was hired not long after as resident DJ for the Gallery as DJ Raven. It was such an honour to finally be able to share a booth with these guys I so adored and who inspired me so much and created so many memories and great party nights for the people just like they had done for me. After a couple of really fantastic years as Gallery DJ, Zeplins moved it’s location again due to Pretorius street becoming increasingly dangerous to be in and moved to the Wonderboom location in Pretoria, where I was appointed Gallery Manager. I couldn’t believe it. Really. I went on to DJ with Sisters of Mercy Guitarist Ben Christo on his visit down here in South Africa, hosted my first fashion show and just grew more and more. The Gallery is the reason I am who I am today. It was the place I changed from Chantal, to Raven to CemeterySlvt. It was the place I had my very first event, and where Nightbreed Dark Entertainment was born. It’s thanks to Zeplins and it’s legendary creation, The Gallery that so many people and I carry with us the darkness within us. I will forever be grateful to have been able to experience all that The Gallery offered, and to be a part of this legend, to have DJ’d alongside some of the best DJs in South Africa’s dark scene history is not only something that I still find to be mind-blowing, but overwhelmed with pride and the most awesome memories burnt into my mind and fondness in my heart. It’s an honour to be able to host The Gallery Reunion each year to celebrate this era, this legend, and this entity. Everything I know, everything I am, everything I will become… I have The Gallery to thank for. Thank you Mr Lomax for the best 19 yrs of my life, and creating such an unforgettable room of darkness...and thank you to all The Gallery DJs who inspired me, and welcomed me into their DJ clan: ~ Fracture (Existanz Ireland) https://www.facebook.com/ExistanzIreland?fref=ts ~ Kaleid ~ Annakonda ~ Passanoir ~ UltraViolet ~ NecroCrux ~ Aston ~ James (R.I.P) ~ Grave Disorder ~ Otis B ~ Sinister Jo ~ Sphynx ~ Phukk ~ Alex
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"DJANGO UNCHAINED" - See's Quentin Tarantino tackle his 'Big epic' after his 'big epic', as the writer-director's first project since 'Inglorious Basterds' takes him once again through the halls of history to the DEEP SOUTH, filtered through his spaghetti western obsessed imagination, to give us perhaps one of the most stunning revenge epics ever conceived. By Craigy Mack "I like the way you beg boy!"- Is the phrase uttered to Django as his wife is helplessly whipped at the whipping tree, to his agony as he begs for her freedom. Followed up in a later scene in which Django , gun smoke rising from his gun barrel, repeats the phrase with a more relevant touch - "I like the way you DIE boy" - as the man responsible for his wives torture drops to the ground after Django neatly fires a single shot to his chest. "DJANGO UNCHAINED" is effectively the 8th film by Tarratino (in his own words, he would say 7th, as KILL BILL 1 and 2 were made as one movie) And lines like these are littered through every script he has delivered. A classic Tarantino line if ever written. Ever since Tarantino's most recognized film "PULP FICTION" enthralled cinema audiences worldwide, this is the type of hallmark we have grown to love and even crave from a Tarantino flick. Clever dialogue, delivered by anti-hero characters within a clever framework, based around violently comedic payoffs, doesn't get any better. Tarantino often obsesses in interviews over the shape of his career and how other directors have "lost it" a blatantly obvious obsession of QT's and since 2007's slightly misconceived GRINDHOUSE double feature with long time collaborator and fellow enfant terrible, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, his pacing and selection of his project choices seemed to receive a sharp thrust of improvement after the lack lustre performance of "DEATH PROOF", his other half to Rodriguez's "PLANET TERROR" The film, (Death Proof) which he has now acknowledged to be his worst, was the fulfilment of the geeky-videostore-clerk enthusiasm that has fuelled his appetite for cinematic sensation from his early days as a writer, but without the sensibility that non-genre actors such as Harvey Keitel, Bruce Willis and even John Travolta had brought to his earlier work. Kurt Russel plays a mean rougue however, although Its grindhouse to the core, hollow violence rang true. Yet as Tarantino enters the 20th year of his career as a writer-director, he finds himself resting on the laurels of accumulated greatness and truly unique artistic vision going into the making of "Django..." and with rumours of on set chaos during filming (Anthony LaPaglia having left the production due to, in his words "The production was chaos, a mess...music blasting everyday, it was like a beach party more than a movie production") QT seems to have nailed his technique as an auteur who cares more about the little details in his imagination than the overall claim to commercial success of more influential Directors are concerned with. "Inglorious Basterds" was an Oscar nominated return to form for QT that cemented his reputation as king of the clever yet violent epic. Little was it known that "Inglorious Basterds" was merely his small epic before his BIG epic. And here it is in the form of "DJANGO UNCHAINED" - A near 3 hour long, Spaghetti western-slave-revenge epic. Again employing the amazing acting and linguistic talents of actor Christoph Waltz, who so eloquently delivered the pre-face speech to some of the more heinously violent acts in "Inglorious Basterds", the 56 year old actor again tackles equally controversial subject matter, in the form of
slavery in the antebellum American South, through Texas and Mississippi, and does so again with a direct nod to an Italian original, a favorite of QT's, this time an actual Italian spaghetti western, Sergio Corbucci’s Django of 1966. It’s just the latest of 30-odd cashing-in unofficial sequels, including "Django" and "Prepare a Coffin" - none of them until now featuring Franco Nero, the original Django, who has a cameo in Tarantino’s movie and indeed exchanges a knowing look with Jamie Foxx, his latest successor in the role. As was the case in "Inglorious Basterds" Tarantino creates a disturbing new fusion by bringing the thrill-based genre together with a huge historical genocidal fact. DJANGO UNCHAINED tells the story of Dr King Shultz, a German bounty hunter posing as a dentist, whom as he encounters a party of slave travellers, intervenes with the enquiry about a slave called Django. His reasoning for seeking out DJANGO is to purchase him, from his owner, and gain his trust and help to find a bounty on his list , "The Brittle Brothers" - After establishing that yes, DJANGO does indeed know the Brittle brothers and yes, he can indeed point them out to Dr Shultz, Dr Shultz ends his transaction of purchasing Django, by unfortunately for them, blowing out the brains of the owners, and the owners horse. Leaving the remaining slaves with the advice to "pick up that gun, point it at that mans head, and simply, pull the trigger" when a survivor is left for dead crying out in agony. This leads the pair onto Dr Shultz's business, as he agrees to train Django in the ways of the bounty hunter, to great success, as Django proves to be one of the fastest gun draws in the south and armed with a gun belt and a cowboy makeover, along with Dr Shultz , make their way to the snowy mountains through winter slaughtering their targets to reduce Shultz'z bounty list to only a few names. Its while discussing the matters that Django informs Shultz of his wife's GERMAN background , working for a German household. Moved by this sentiment, Shultz agrees to help Django find his wife, who now resides as a "Pony" (a slang term for a sexual servitude employee). After their adventures in Texas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, they arrive in Mississippi at the grand plantation mansion of Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), dubbed "CANDIE-LAND". Hildy’s new owner, for all his smooth manners, is a devil in a charming disguise. Dicaprio portrays Candie, the "petulant golden boy plantation owner, left in charge after his Daddy and his Daddies Daddy built the plantation up from scratch" with schizophrenic charm that dazzles expectations, as his Southern gentlemanly manner gives way midpoint, to reveal the demonic figure he is.
Candie's position of wealth and luxury has been secured, leaving him free to indulge in his passion for Mandingo fighting, a sport in which grown men fight like pitbulls until the death, ending with a hammer blow to the head by the victor, and a cold beer as a reward. Serving as an extension of Candie's power however, is STEPHEN, the Uncle Ben of the plantation and has been granted , by Candie, the power over all the slave employees which is wholesomely abused by Stephen, cunningly played by Samuel L. Jackson, with a suspicious eye and an inspired touch of a slight parkinsons tremor. The Movie fails to sag, but at this point the plot heats up as Stephen casts his suspicious gaze over all involved and stirs Candie up to boiling point as he instigates his temper by pointing out he has been tricked. "DJANGO UNCHAINED" highlights some of the more heinous atrocities of slavery than perhaps any other movie ever made. Runaways torn to pieces by hounds, slaves sent to the hot box, whippings and extreme racism all appear as a never ending sequence throughout the entire film. Its difficult to state that its all done in a somewhat funny way, but overall the movie is...funny.
Tarantino has a way with confusing situations that lead into humourous outcomes, prime example is the "Klu Klux Clan" scene, in which clan members rally around each other, only to stall their entire plan by a debate about the ill-fitting of their masks, and whether or not they should wear them or not. Its becomes his trademark. And as offensive as - "Django Unchained" - may seem, it stands as possibly, his technically best work to date. The movie is beautifully shot and as a Director , handling the scope of a huge western epic is ultimately a project of fate for Tarantino, who can now proudly add his contributions along side Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci and even Clint Eastwood as masters of the Western.
Rating: 9/10
World renowned Industrial band ‘Centhron’ from Deutschland had a great start to the new year with the most exciting release of their latest album:
CENTHRON: Scheduled to perform live in South Africa, 3 August 2013.... “ASGARD”. ' Album release date: 1 February 2013 We were very pleased to hear we will be able to Launch it here in South Africa for them. - If you would like to purchase their latest album, you can contact CemeterySlvt: nde.productions.za@gmail.com . Orders can be placed as from 23 February 2013. Be sure you have something you want them to sign for you ;) LAUNCH DATE: S.A. Album Launch Date: 22 February 2013 OFFICIAL CENTHRON MERCH: Centhron Merch up for grabs!! FEATURING: Tracks from their latest album ‘Asgard’ played for the First time on South African soil DJ WARS: DJ Phukk vs. DJ CemeterySlvt (The very last before Phukk leaves us to move abroad) INCLUDING DJS: ' ~ Sarcophagous ~ Winter (Winter Soul) ~ Sehnsucht INCREDIBLE VENUE!!! Passions Nightclub, Lenchen Ave Centurion, South Africa _ One of the most attractive venues i have come across in years!!! COVER CHARGE: R60 per person
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