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Vodacom 4U Rage Festival
Summer is officially here and with the end of exams it is time holidays to name but a few! for fun, friends the most anticipated party, the Vodacom 4U Rage Festival. The best way to get involved is through a multi entry festival passport. These allow a Rage goer into all 4U Rage Festival That’s right, after months of build up and hype the biggest events as well as having great discounts at various local youth festival in South Africa is finally upon us and is partner stores. promising to be the best yet. This is not easy to deliver upon considering that over 120 000 heads passed through event Please note that VIP Platinum passports are already sold out. Double Vision Tour tickets are available through doors in 2011. Computicket. However, festival organisers G&G Productions have pulled a Festival details full set of aces out their sleeves with no less than four top Date: 23 November – 10 December international DJ’s hitting the festival this year. Venue: Ballito, Umhlanga, Plettenberg Bay Time: Day and night Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike (ranked #38 in the world) and Cost: Multi-day festival ‘passports’ Nervo (#46) are coming to 4U Rage Festival as part of their VIP Platinum: SOLD OUT Double Vision Tour of South Africa. Dimitri Vegas and Like Umhlanga Regular - R 850 Mike are a DJ duo made up of Belgian brothers who have Ballito Regular - R 650 recently completed their “Smash the USA” club tour which Plett Regular - R 850 saw consistently sold out events around the States. Website: www.ragefestival.co.za Facebook Page Australian born Nervo twin sisters collaborated with Dimitri Twitter: @ggrage Vegas and Like Mike to create the Tomorrowland anthem for 2011 ‘The way we see the world’. For the full details of the e x c i t i n g D o u b l e V i s i o n T o u r , c h e c k o u t Nervo and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike performance details: 30th November - SideShow, Cape Town - Nervo and Dimitri www.doublevisiontour.co.za. Vegas and Like Mike - General R150, VIP R280. VVIP R1 000 Part of the tour includes a tie in with the official launch party 1st Dec - Wavehouse, Umhlanga - Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, R180 unreserved and unveiling of the name of the Stimorol Mega Mystery gum. As one can expect, prior to the big launch of the ‘Mega 2nd Dec - Nicci Beach, Johannesburg - Nervo and Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, R220 unreserved Mystery’ all details of the event are being kept a secret but for 3rd Dec - DLI Hall, Durban, Nervo R180 unreserved the fact that it will be happening at the DLI hall arena on the 3rd of December and that the DJ line up will include Nervo, Tickets available through Computicket 5FM’s Euphonik and Southern African touring DJ, Tomorrows Will. Just to give one an idea of the scale of the festival, there are 55 top local acts signed exclusively to 4U Rage Festival, these include: Goldfish, Goodluck, Toya DeLazy, Roger Goode, DJ Fresh, Euphonik, Kyle Worde, Pascal and Pearce, Haezer, Royal K, Justin Miller, Nick Supply, Niskerone, G-Funk,Paul Bingham, Spindoctor, DJ Wags and SPHEctacular. Daytime activity is just as important as the night, with 4U Rage Squads, powered by BlackBerry being a highlight of note. Driving around in highly branded vehicles, these squads scout the festival looking for the funkiest and most outstanding Rage goers who catch their eye in the spirit of the festival. They then reward them on the spot with awesome prizes such as brand new BlackBerry handsets and Contiki tour
Olmeca presents Steve Aoki SA Tour featuring Nicky Romero Steve Aoki, the DJ/Producer, among many traits also founded his own label, Dim Mak Records, in 1996. The label has released music by other electro house artists such as Datsik, Infected Mushroom, Dada Life, Zeds Dead, his own collaboration with Tiesto, MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Felix Cartal and Mustard Pimp, as well as by Bloc Party, Battles, The Kills, The Gossip, Klaxons, Scanners, Whitey, and Mystery Jets to name a few. The label has released over 250 records so far. Aoki’s debut mix album, Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles was released in January 2008. He also had an Essential Mix that aired on BBC Radio 1 on August 2, 2008. Aoki’s latest solo album, “Wonderland” was released January 2012 and features guest vocalists and musicians LMFAO, Kid Cudi, Travis Barker, Will.I.AM aka Zuper Blahq, Wynter Gordon, Rivers Cuomo, Lil Jon, Chiddy Bang, Lovefoxxx of CSS, Big John former guitarist of the punk band The Exploited, and others. Aoki has also been busy in the studio collaborating with other fellow producer friends and thus far has released singles with The Bloody Beetroots, Armand Van Helden of Duck Sauce, Afrojack, Laidback Luke, Tai, Sidney Samson, Tiesto. In his interviews, Twitter feed or from his YouTube channel, he has shown teasers or has discussed doing future collaborations with Diplo, Knife Party, Datsik, Chris Lake, Rune, Iggy Azalea, Angger Dimas, and Dirtyphonics. He has remixed many artists and bands, including Jackson 5, Drake, Kanye West, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Mike Posner, Girls Generation, All American Rejects, Refused, The Killers, Bassnectar, Lenny Kravitz, Bloc Party, Snoop Dogg, Robin Thicke, S.P.A, Kid Cudi, Chester French and Peaches. Through relentless touring he gained huge support from colleges. Performing an average of 250 shows a year, he has recently started touring with production via bus tours like the spring 2012 Deadmeat Tour he headlined over 55 cities in 60 dates across the United States and Canada. In March 2010 Aoki released “I’m In The House”, a collaboration with Zuper Blahq—alter-ego of The Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am. The song charted at #29 in the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. - Continued on page 8
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best known as the frontman of the legendary He continues; "I'm thrilled to be back at one of SUN INTERNATIONAL BRINGS THE SPIRIT OF award-winning rock band, WONDERboom; my favourite venues, Le Canard, ready to head CHRISTMAS TO ORPHANS currently celebrating their 16th year on the local outside my comfort zone and perform these music scene.
songs to an audience for the very first time. I think that my mother would be proud. I'm nervous and excited at the same time; I can't wait!”
Come and join us in witnessing the joy and excitement of approximately 700 children at the fourth annual Christmas party for underprivileged children.
Chet Diepraam of Le Canard adds to the air of excitement, “We have had quite a few “firsts” this year, and this Supper Club event in Performing alongside Cito in Cito – El particular is going to be quite special.
This year Carnival City CSI and the Afrisun Trust have jointly pledged R130 000 to bring the spirit of the season to life for youngsters aged six to 12 from orphanages in Ekurhuleni.
Showcasing his diversity in recent years, Cito has had media and audiences alike raving at his heart-stopping portrayal of Jesus in the hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar; Frederick Trumper in Chess - The Musical and more recently singing Queen's music in Queen at the Ballet.
Cantante will be guitarist extraordinaire; 12time SAMA nominee MARTIN SCHOFIELD founding member, alongside Cito, of WONDERboom, and has notched up many other accolades including most recently being the MD of the 2012 SAMA Awards as well as Idols SA Season 8.
EL CANTANTE - Cito sings Spanish favourites at Le Canard - Martin Schofield joins him on guitar A first of its kind for SA audiences: renowned singer Cito presents a programme of his Spanish favourites, proudly hosted by Le Canard's Supper Club on Wednesday 12th December at 7pm. Back by popular demand, now with his brand new show; “Cito – El Cantante” (the singer), Cito heads back to his Puerto Rican roots, performing his unique acoustic versions of the Spanish classics that he grew up listening to. Cito was born in Los Angeles, California and most of his childhood was spent in an Hispanic community in Queens, New York City. Both parents influenced Cito with their musical abilities - especially his Puerto Rican mother who sang and played Spanish guitar. Now living in South Africa since his teens, Cito is
Nervous energy and professionalism of these They will be treated to a day of non-stop entertainers and the sexy Latin French cuisine entertainment at Carnival City on 3 December will present an exceptional and avant-garde from 08h00 to 15h00. evening. Olé!” The outdoor soccer field on the property will be One of Martin's favourite sayings is "You make A specially prepared 4-course menu of Spanish transformed into a fantasy ‘water world’ music with people, the notes come later" and its Latin influence, with choices, will be enjoyed by complete with water slide, castles and boat on this basis that he's thrilled to be partnering diners. Expect a few passionate red chilli notes rides. The outdoor games and foam pit are also with long-time friend and fellow musician to explore an ongoing desire of his to go out of his mixed with cool salsa surprises, but still keeping guaranteed to offer the children hours of the French influence of Le Canards award- excitement. comfort zone to perform music hispanically. winning kitchen, with guidance from Chef And with Cito also on guitar, audiences will be Patron Freda Appelbaum. Other activities and attractions include face provided an evening of pure delight, seeing painting and the opportunity to meet and seeing these two seasoned performers, in this The exclusive wine partner for the event is interact with visiting clowns. i n t i m a t e s e t t i n g a s n e v e r b e fo r e . award-heavy Graham Beck Estate, beginning with the luscious Brut Rose, then a selection of Throughout the day each child will receive fresh The rhythms and styles of tango, mambo, the Game Reserve range in proud support of fruit juices and waters courtesy of service tejano, mariachi and traditional folklorica are Cito's rhino-awareness and Peace Starts "Pledge provider Headline Leisure Management (HLM), included in the musical line-up. Pop favourites for Peace" campaign. and healthy snacks followed by a nutritious presented in Cito's unique arrangements lunch, ice-creams and sweets at noon, prepared include Cielito Lindo, La Bamba, Besame Tickets for the soiree are at R390, and are all by Carnival City’s catering company Fedics. Mucho, Cancion del Mariachi, En Mi Viejo San inclusive of dinner, wines and show. Juan, El Cuarto de Tula, Mi Tierra (Gloria Bookings are on 011 884 4597 or In-house clinic Ikhambi Care will be on call to Estefan) and Sobrevivire (I Will Survive) lecanard@icon.co.za assist with any scrapes and cuts, and the For Cito: children will be treated to surprise visits from Enquiries and interviews: celebrities throughout the morning. Says Cito, "These classics are part of my best Collett Dawson childhood memories, singing them around collett.dawson@absamail.co.za Then, the highlight of the day will undoubtedly our home constantly but have never For Le Canard : be the much anticipated early visit from Santa performed them on stage before.” Chet D - lecanard@icon.co.za and Mrs Clause, appropriately laden with gifts 011 884 4597 galore.
www.givengain.com/activist/84648/projects So many people want to show their support of of our ambassadors and their pledges. So, we We are here to answer your questions and to will be posting these pledges on our Facebook point you in the right direction. EVERY action no The Pledge for Peace campaign, successfully Even the smallest donation will make a big matter how small, when added together with page. launched on 21st September, has gathered difference. others, will make a big difference. momentum and Peace Starts is proud to share the New Celebrity Ambassadors First one up is on Sunday 18th November. Why latest developments since then with everyone. Peace Starts is very honoured to introduce two not join us as we welcome Jamie across the Finally, I just want say a big THANK YOU from the For those who weren’t at the launch, visit new celebrities that have come on board as finish line at the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Peace Starts team for the outpouring of support Challenge? Exact details will be posted on our for the Pledge for Peace campaign. www.peacestarts.co.za for all the details on this ambassadors. Facebook page closer to the time. yearlong campaign. We look forward to staying in touch. Sizwe (Lawrence) Ndlovu, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist as well as actor, Wandile Molebatsi Peace Starts will also be co-hosting events We kicked off the campaign with my Skydive For Rhinos video as an example of how the public can (currently seen in The Wild on MNet). To see with our supporters during the course of the Yours in PEACE participate in Pledge for Peace by way of our ever-growing list of ambassadors logon to year where our ambassadors and supporters Martin Cito www.peacestarts.co.za/?page_id=272 can interact with the general public. documenting whatever action they choose.
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New Supporters On Board Since the launch, we are thrilled that Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa has come on Since then, pledge commitments have been board as a Peace Starts’ Community flooding in from members of the public and our Development and Facilitation Partner. We will ambassadors are also fine-tuning their plans. We’ll be collaborating with them on a number of projects throughout the campaign. keep you updated in future newsletters. To view the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxhq2CUD_FY
Next Featured Pledge: Our next ambassador pledge will be from our Youth Ambassador, Jamie Odgers; Triple Gold Medalist - SA Junior Rowing Championships 2012. He has pledged to raise funds and awareness for Door of Hope (Children’s Mission) by “Riding for a Purpose” in the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge on Sunday 18th November. Door of Hope helps save the lives of abandoned babies and take care of them until a ‘Forever Family’ can be found for them. How about showing your support for Jamie on
CAF Southern Africa is an independent nonprofit organization that promotes and facilitates effective giving, volunteering, philanthropy and social investment, with over 500 validated NGOs on their database. For more info on CAF Southern Africa, logon to www.cafsouthernafrica.org; #followsa, a social media network connecting individuals online to create communities offline, have also come on board and will be actively involved in getting our message out through social media platforms.
Dates to diarize are the evening of Tuesday 4th December, 2012 and the morning of Wednesday 13th February, 2013. Venues, times and programmes to be announced in our next newsletter as well as on Face Book. Charity Wishlists For those who would like to donate or contribute to organizations in need, we will shortly be hosting a “wishlist” on our website and facebook page. This is also a great platform for NGO’s to post what is needed. Keep an eye on our website for this feature to be activated soon. If you haven’t made your pledge yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? We want as many South Africans as possible to get involved; whether in a personal or professional capacity.
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Holiday Inn Express song writing competition set to entertain South Africa Holiday Inn Express and Rolling Stone are calling for musicians from across South Africa to take part in the Holiday Inn Express Song Writing Challenge 2012. The lucky winner will receive R 100,000 worth of accommodation at any Holiday Inn Express in South Africa, as well as studio time at Figure of 8 Productions and a radio plugging campaign from TunedIn Publicity.The competition is open to both amateur and professional musicians across all genres. Individuals or groups can enter by registering and uploading MP3 recordings of original songs, together with song lyrics, at www.hiexhotels.co.za. In order to qualify for entry, each song must mention the Holiday Inn Express brand name. It can capture a memory, include just a mention, or be written as an ode to the good times experienced at Holiday Inn Express. The song will be showcased on the Holiday Inn Express South Africa website where the public can listen, like and share their favourite entries. The competition closes on 23 December 2012. “Holiday Inn Express is designed to give guests everything they need in a hotel without all the frills – so who better to write and sing about our brand than musicians who are constantly on the road traveling from one performance to another. We want to unearth and promote some of South Africa's best song writing talent and can't wait to hear the entries that come in,” says Jennifer Yuen, Brand Director, Holiday Inn Brand Family, Asia, Middle East and Africa.
Rock the River Festival SA is fast becoming Cape Town's premier New Year's destination, and with good reason – the festival provides a crazy entertainment line-up at a convenient location close to Cape Town and for a reasonable price. After the sell-out success of RTR SA 2011/12, the team put their heads together, buckled down and managed to go above and beyond the call of duty in lining up a brand new venue and an even more impressive range of artists and
Rolling Stone editor Miles Keylock and local musician Graeme entertainers to usher in the new year. Which Watkins will help select a winner based on public likes and shares, means you will be able to enjoy your New Year's song structure, song quality and performance. The winner will be in a safe, natural environment, away from the announced on 1 February 2013 at www.rollingstone.co.za. bustle of the inner city, listening to awesome “The Holiday Inn Express Song Writing Challenge 2012 is not just an opportunity for traveling musicians to win valuable accommodation, it also provides South African artists with a platform to demonstrate their song writing talent and creativity in a fun and interesting format,” says Keylock.The competition prize includes 100 room nights (worth R100,000) at any of the four Holiday Inn Express hotels around the country, as well as studio time at Figure of 8 Productions and a radio plugging campaign from TunedIn Publicity, together valued at R 20,000.
MAIN STAGE: Van Coke Kartel; Lark (electro);
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Woodstock Mafia; Jackal & Wolf; Lucy Kruger; Hellucifix; Infanteria; Volume Conflict (PE); Messiah Complex; The Soldier; Liquid Sky; Junkyard Lipstick; Dead Impalement Theory; Arc Reactor; 11th hour (JHB); The Frail; Ing; De Lucky; Fingers in the Sky; Boombox Troopers; Wallen; Wakato; Beseech the Enemy (JHB). The Jackanory Boyz; Black Moscow; The Vodun Haunts; Crossfire Collision; Beloved (JHB); Fax
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Police; Geheime Skaduwee; Silent Sneakers (PTA); The Mysticcs; Red Tape Riot; Thought Police; Tripjas; Slagyster; Down On the First, Far Horizon Soul Tree; Smug Juggler; Red Huxley; Sondagskoolhelde; Die Gunstons; Dead Lucky; Set for the Sky
FACILITIES: 3 Stages, Swimming, Camping, Braai Area, Hot Showers, Clean Toilets, Safe & Secure Parking, ATM, Bars,
Food/Craft market, Skate
Park, THINGS TO BRING: Your ticket, Tent, Mattresses, Camping Chairs, Torches, Sleeping Bag, Duvet, Sun Block, Insect Repellent, Toilet Paper, Camera, Cap or Hat, Something Warm, Towel, Pillow, Headache Pills, Your hot Sister/Brother, Money, Sunglasses, Shading, Condoms, Swimming kit, Anything that floats and Good vibes.
ELECTRONIC STAGE: West Coast Lineup; T.B.C; Rubadub NYE lineup; Indidginus; Psydstep; Dub Vader; Grimehouse; Damage Inc.; Greg Reve; + more; Young Bloods to be Released Shortly; Trinite; Turbo ; Terrablanche; Ded.C; MK Ultra; Mezzanine; TaztheSpaz; Emesis; Llunt
THINGS NOT TO BRING: Glass bottles (please decant into plastic bottles), Littering, Fires, Fireworks, Domestic Animals, Graffiti, Bad Attitudes, Weapons, Independent Sound Systems, Illegal Substances and PLEASE Don't drink and drive Directions: From Cape Town: Take N1 towards Paarl, turn left onto the R304, turn
METAL STAGE: Chromium (JHB); Enmity; Wildernesskings; Forgive us Not; Megalodon; Marching Dead; Octainium (JHB); Wargrave; Sexodus; Mora Mortem; Bulletscript; Saints Holiday Inn Express brand ambassadors - Shannon Hope, Graeme Watkins Project, Jacques Terre'Blanche and Daniel Baron at the Sweet September campaign launch,
Method,
Method (JHB); Zombies Ate my
Girlfriend; All Guns Full Amo; Past Haunts;
right at wellington turnoff. look out for signs on right. From Durbanville: Take wellington road towards wellington, turn left onto the R304, turn right at wellington turnoff. look out for signs on right. GPS Coordinates: 33°38'52.38 S / 18°47'34.68 E Tickets available from Computicket @ R400 or at the Gate @ R450
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All the fun of the fair for children at Carnival City This December holiday, young visitors to Carnival City will encounter a bright, freshly painted and refurbished new look at The Magic Company. New machines have been introduced, the prize shop now has six stations and the exciting new Lazer Zone offers a brand new action-packed activity for children. In the Magic Carnival youngsters can amuse themselves with the very latest technology in interactive and simulation arcade games. And as always, the 12-lane ten pin Cosmic Bowling alley offers fun for the whole family and the electronic scoring takes the headache out of keeping count. Outside the complex, at the Magic Company’s Pocket Park, children of all ages will enjoy testing their skills at arcade games involving throwing darts into balloons, tossing a Frisbee, aiming balls into basket hoops and shooting at moving targets.
Trends come and go- we are unique in what we do, others will soon follow- but we will eventually make a permanent mark in the industry- local and hopefully international. We strongly believe in that!
Dates: Mondays to Thursdays Time: Open from mid November Youngsters will have endless fun in the new Carnival City Lazer Zone which opens in time for the school holidays and replaces the ‘jungle’ area in the Magic Company.
Octainium have performed at festivals like Rocktober 1 & 2, Schorcher Fest, Oppidam, Lazy Grass Fest 1&2, Winterjam, Sun To Moon Fest and confirmed for Rocking For Rhinos, Beeg Day Out, Woodstock 12, Rock The River The action takes place in a darkened maze-like area Genre: Metal / Rock Location: Centurion, South Africa SA during 2012. We’re also touring to where the only available light will come from UV Cape Town for 2 weeks in Dec 2012, and lights and UV wall paint shining through the hazy will also be playing Woodstock 2013. So Octainium is fast becoming one of the interior created by smoke machines. most exciting & energetic metal bands we will see you there! to watch live. Participants will each be given a special vest to wear and a phaser gun with which to shoot other players, Their shows are almost like cocaine- Octainium played at pretty much all the who will naturally be difficult to spot in the dim highly addictive and make you feel reputable venues in and around lighting. awesome as the music grows on you... Gauteng. ☺ Being a lazer gun, nobody gets hurt but as each player is shot, so their vest will immediately be The founder and vocalist, Maritz, formed Octainium in Wales (UK) in illuminated by a flash of lazer light. 2006 with other members from that The phasers will record who has been shot and by area.
Also on offer at the Pocket Park are the Carousel, a whom, and at the end of the game the players will skateboard area, go-kart track, a space train, rock receive a print-out of their scores. climbing wall, mini golf, mini Ferris wheel and various fun fair rides. While the concept is not new to South Africa, the Carnival City Lazer Zone does make use of brand new And all this activity is bound to make youngsters technology and designs. hungry but they are amply catered for at the Fast Food Court with options such as The Wimpy Bar, Don’t miss 15-minutes of exhilarating fun for adults Milky Lane and Juicy Lucy, in addition to a number and youngsters alike! of smaller popular food outlets. After all the game playing at the magic company, the entire family can For more information about opening times and relax at the Ster-Kinekor Junction cinema complex costs, contact The Magic Company on 011 898 where they can take in one of the latest Hollywood 7253 or Jeni Fletcher on blockbusters and 3D films. jeni@corporateimage.co.za
They recorded a 3 track demo and played some crazy shows. He returned to SA and reformed Octainium here at home in Jan 2009 with a new metal family. The word "Octainium" is derived from the ENERGY-aspect of fuel ("a combustible fluid of the highest octane"). “We feed off each other's energy- so that each show is more electric and energetic than the last.” You buy a CD because the music is good; you watch a show because the performance is good. Octainium is a steady combination of both these aspects: Good music and an entertaining, energetic live set! We are very versatile in our music; we can’t be boxed into one genre (Hard Rock/Metal/ Metalcore if you really must label it). We write really heavy tracks, as well as some calm balladlike tunes. We have played with a sick variety of awesome bands to date, The Narrow, Pestroy, Chromium, to name but a few Influences will be anything from as mellow as Enya to as loud and heavy as Gojira. We do acoustic shows, and then we do metal shows-we like switch between these two extremes connecting with the crowd in an intimate acoustic set, or going balls to the walls during a metal setliving up to our "energetic" name. We want each show to be better than the last and want each fan at every one of our shows to have the time of their lives! Interacting with the crowd and
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Lucy Kruger launches first album 'Cut Those Strings'
Quotes from the media: “The nice thing about Lucy is that she can go Crissie Hynde OR Janis Joplin in her approach to “Lucy Kruger is as accomplished a singer/songwriter as you're interpretation and probably a million other ways as well.” likely to hear at her tender age. She delivers the feelings Malcolm McArb, Peer Music encapsulated in her songs with an intense honesty that lends a vital and stripped down charm to music that is refreshingly void “The newcomer’s sound can be described as indie folk with a of pretence. dollop of rock but the task of genre-allocating seems trivial, especially on Cut Those Strings, where the spotlight shines What you hear (or see) is what you get. And boy, do you get an directly on Kruger’s smooth, velvety voice and honest, intensely earful. It's a music based on a wistful blues and a worried alt pop personal lyrics.” - Perdeby Newspaper that relates to a broad set of listeners. At no point does it become overbearing, yet at no point does it become too (thin). It is a “I now understand why her voice made some of the biggest subtle and sincere assault - and a savagely smooth sonic names in the South African music scene sit-up and notice. It's experience all rolled into one. certain that her music is ageless and that her eleven-track, debut album, Cut Those Strings, will play for years to come.” There are obvious nods to influences, but none that mimic Dirty Pink City directly. If anything, she had found in her cute and coy - yet Lucy Kruger's debut music video hits the airwaves austere and audacious - delivery, a voice to call her own. A voice of exception. And a sort of breathless bravado.” - Malcolm McArb, Peer Music Spare, stripped-down and honest, the music video for Lucy Kruger's sweeping ballad 'Heart of Stone' is the perfect visual There are few things as inspiring as pure, unfettered talent in a manifestation of this emerging artist's sincere approach to her hard-working, humble artist. Lucy Kruger is one of the few artists craft. on the SA music scene that possesses all of these attributes and it shows in her work. Lucy recently launched her debut album ‘Cut Lucy recently launched her debut album ‘Cut Those Strings’ Those Strings’ (produced by Schalk Joubert and engineered by (produced by Schalk Joubert and engineered by Dave Dave Langemann) which features a host of innovative artists Langemann) in Cape Town featuring a host of innovative artists including Inge Beckmann, Schalk Joubert, Kevin Gibson, Melissa including Inge Beckmann, Schalk Joubert, Kevin Gibson, Melissa Van Der Spuy and Albert Frost, yet promises to remain true to the Van Der Spuy and Albert Frost. sound her growing fan-base has come to know and love. But Lucy isn't a novice when it comes to the music industry. She After a very successful Cape Town launch Lucy will be introducing has been writing and performing her own material for six years her debut album at Tanz Café in Johannesburg on Thursday the and has in the past had the pleasure to open for international 8th of November. Lucy has been writing and performing her own acts such as Linton Kwezi Johnson (LKJ) and Shawn Phillips. material for six years and has in the past had the pleasure to open for international acts such as Linton Kwezi Johnson (LKJ) and Further well-deserved accolades include achieving third place in Shawn Phillips. Further well-deserved accolades include the 2012 Barleycorn songwriting competition, as well as ranking achieving third place in the 2012 Barleycorn songwriting among the top 12 entries for this year's Bushmill Band Search. competition, as well as ranking among the top 12 entries for this year's Bushmill Band Search. Lucy was also included in the line-up for the Rolling Stones weekend (14-15 September 2012), showcasing SA's most Lucy has also been included in the line-up for the Rolling Stones promising young artists, and recently numbered among the weekend (14-15 September 2012), showcasing SA's most emerging artists chosen for the Big Issue 'Young blood, fresh promising young artists, and recently numbered among the talent' survey. emerging artists chosen for the Big Issue 'Young blood, fresh talent' survey. Says Lucy about the track: "I wrote Heart of Stone just before I left Grahamstown to come to Cape Town. I spent four incredibly Lucy recently played at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, inspiring, strange, frustrating and fundamental years there. White Mountain Festival, Rocking the Daisies (with The Very Leaving was necessary and very difficult, particularly because I Wicked) and has been chosen to play at Rock the River SA 2012 as was leaving someone behind. well as Up the Creek 2013. I had a sense that leaving would actually be the best thing I could Originally from Johannesburg, Lucy (now 23) recently arrived in do for them at that point and that was a very tough thing to Cape Town after completing her undergraduate degree in Music acknowledge. We never like to believe we are bad for the people and her Honours in Drama at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. we love." This inspiring young artist is set to take the notoriously hardnosed South African music scene by storm with her fresh take on indie/alternative rock - a sound which is rooted in a rich tapestry of skilful, versatile vocals bolstered by soulful melodies.
Metal heads and Rockers unite because this years New Years Eve party at Rumours Lounge is going to be epic. Two stages – one for metal bands and the other for rock – will be seeing out 2012 and drawing in 2013. As a prelude to the New Years Eve metal party Rumours is hosting “Metal Rulz in Movember!” every Sunday afternoon during November. From this series of Sunday metal gigs; the best metal bands from each gig will be chosen to perform on Saturday, December 8 to then decide which metal band will do the midnight count down on the Metal Stage at the New Years Eve party. This band will also win themselves R5000 in cash on December 8. During the “Metal Rulz in Movember” gigs in November the two best bands on the day will also win themselves R500 each as they proceed to the December 8 event.
All the bands performing on December 8 will also be invited to perform on the Metal stage at the Rumours New Years Eve bash. The music video was directed and filmed by Barry De Villiers All the metal bands performing during November will also have from Roundabout Films and was purposely kept as stark and the opportunity of earning monies from the door. simple as possible, because in the end the trick is to allow a Each band performs seven songs and all metal bands are strong track like this to speak for itself. welcome to jam irrespective of your style of heavy metal. It is For those of you living in Johannesburg, Lucy Kruger is launching what you do with it on stage that counts as you also whip up your fans in the mosh pit on the dance floor. her debut album at Tanz Café on Thursday 8 November.
The first single off the album “Four White Walls” is currently playlisted on MFM, RSG, UCT Radio, PUK FM, Kovsie FM and Zone Radio to name a few. Says Lucy of how she came to make music: “I started playing guitar because I wanted to write music. Where to buy 'Cut Those Strings': Online shipping: http://www.independentmusic.co.za/artists/lucy-kruger One of the first songs I learnt on the guitar was Joni Mitchell’s ‘A Digitally: http://lwww.ucykruger.bandcamp.com Case of You’. After hearing that song and feeling what it was to play it, I was completely hooked. The album is also available at Mabu Vinyl on Kloof; The African Music Store on Long Street and Classix on Cd in Stellenbosch. After setting my heart on music I was constantly reminded (and still am) about how difficult the music industry is. Difficult Social media links: perhaps, but hopefully not impossible. I want and love it enough Website: http://www.lucykruger.com to give it (and myself) a fighting chance. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LucyKrugerOfficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/lucy_kruger I am slowly starting to discover the rules of an industry that ‘has Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/lucykruger no rules’. It is certainly keeping me on my toes and that is an exciting place to be.” Media contact: For more information, high res images and/or interview It is this strong work ethic and drive to succeed that underscores requests with Lucy Kruger please contact Ice Carstens at all of Lucy’s endeavors and it set to launch her inimitable sound icecarstens@gmail.com on the SA music scene.
Because this will prove to the organisers of the Rumours New Years Eve Bash that your band has what it takes to play at the end of your gig. To book your date – maximum five Gauteng metal bands per Sunday gig – on November 4 / 11 / 18 or 25; contact the Squire on emergingsounds@mweb.co.za or on 082 770 7524 (after 17:00). It is time to convert the quiet Sunday afternoon vibe into a balls to the wall ear crunching heavy metal day – where nothing else matters as you showcase your best metal music for all metal maniacs. Simon Foulds Emerging Sounds 082 770 7524 Twitter: @zasounds Twitter: @emergingsounds
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With RedRoom Records’ involvement as the band’s DON COBRA, SOUTH AFRICA’S the bar for South African Rock management company, the services of Stuart Epps, S L E A Z E M E I S T E R , R O C K S internationally. European fans got tattoos of Don, of the impact he has legendary producer to Led Zeppelin, Oasis, Robbie SWITZERLAND !! made abroad. Williams and many others, have been contracted. One song from the album will be produced and mixed by Grammy award winning producer, Rae Dileo, who is also known for his extraordinary work on the music for Guitar Hero.
Don Cobra, blonde bomb Singer/Frontman/Guitarist of the only He will share the same stage as many Sleaze Rock band on the African Continent, international acts like Steven Adler L.A. Cobra, and Actor of local comedy (Guns & Roses), L.A. Guns, Lizzy movie Bustin Chops (2013), will strike Borden, Winger, Tim Ripper Owens Switzerland( Uster) Cobra style at the end (Judas Priest), Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe), of October. Tracii Guns and Pretty Boy Floyd, all He will be injecting his particular brand of rock icons in their own right, did before Afro-venom at a Halloween show, as him.
The band is currently liaising with songwriters and band members of several award winning glam rock and hair metal bands to collaborate with L.A. Cobra on their coming album. The forthcoming album is going to be world-class and really worth looking opening act for the Finnish glam metal forward to. band, Reckless Love (courtesy of Universal Music Finland ) at Rock City in Switzerland. NOTEWORTHY PERFORMANCES: Stealing Love Jones featuring Don Cobra in opening It’ll be Don’s debut international tour, and a act for The Parlotones,One Republic and Maroon 5, full European tour with L.A. Cobra will (December 2008), Nightfall Festival featuring follow, come 2013. That'll be after the German Band, Blind Guardian (October 2007), Don release of South African prank/comedy Cobra special guest at Tings and Times with Shaun movie Bustin’ Chops in 2013, where Don Morgan – Seether. (December 2008, January 2009), plays the role of himself, together with a Oppikoppi cast featuring MK 'Mullets' and 'AF' Splashy Fen, Aardklop, Sun To Moon (2007, 2008), pranksters. It shows the cast spreading Uprisings, Oppikoppi Easter, Tuks Rag, Tuks Spring chaos throughout the country. Day, Motherfudd Metal Festival, Rock and Roll Forever Festival I,II, III, Barefoot Festival, Tempo’s Who gave these guys a camera?? The DON COBRA - ROCKING IT HARD SINCE 2005! Rock Fest, Punk Fests (Thrashers Skate Park), Sound blonde Don, nicknamed 'Cowboy Barbie', Hole Fest (Polokwane), Head Bangers Bash, Sun to has shared the stage with international “If you’ve never heard an African band that recreates Moon (2009), Rock out Radio Launch (2009), stars like Duncan Faure of Rabbitt and The that 80′s Sunset Strip vibe, then come right this way, Thornfest (2010, 2011). 'Bay City Rollers, Shaun Morgan of Seether, because you’re in for a real treat.” - Author (Valley of and was a special guest for Stealing Love Steel Blog). Formed in November 2005, L.A. Cobra is the -OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: Live To Ride and Hot Rocks Jones when they opened for Maroon 5 and only Sleaze/Glam/Hair Metal band on the African feature on MK89’s show, The Mullets (2006/2007), One Republic. Continent. Hot Rocks top the Tuks FM Demofilter charts after only 2 weeks on the show (2006/2007), Debut Don has also performed nationwide at the They are the “Sleaze Rocking Hair Metal Stars” from release “Cherry Hill” (mixed and produced by Ashton biggest festivals in the country, and on Pretoria – flying the 80’s Glam Rock Flag from the Nyte and L.A. COBRA) was release through various televised shows. Don Cobra is handlebars of their Harleys. Like the well-known song of Intervention Arts on 27 January 2007 at a Sleaze - making us South Africans proud by raising Queen, “Tie your mother down, lock your daddy out of Rocking Party at Zeplins in Pretoria with more than doors”, L.A. Cobra has been let loose to cause a rebellion 1400 people in attendance, Live to Ride Music video amongst the youth with their revival of the 80’s glam era. nominated for a MK Award (2007/2008), TV Commercial for British based company Pollycell, Your daughters and sons will not be able to resist the commercial is being broadcast for 2 years charisma of the Cobra on Vocals, who will be spreading (2008/2010), L.A. Cobra feature on KaDa (SABC 2) the venom at every gig. With raunchy guitar riffs and (2007), On a compilation disc of the Blunt Magazine, smooth grooving upbeat drumming, they have over 50 000 copies sold. Starring in the Plettenberg mesmerized their audiences. Bay Garden Festival TV Commercial (May, 2009).
For more information following Don Cobra on Twitter: www.twitter.com/DonCobraRoxx and https://twitter.co m/LA_COBRA_ROXX Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/DonCobra/99060496253 Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/sincobra YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/LACOBRARO XX?feature=watch” LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/doncobra/33/38/67b Website: www.lacobra.co.za (under construction) MySpace: www.myspace.com/sincobra For more information e-mail management.lacobra@hotmail.com
Like many have said, you haven’t been to a gig until MEDIA UPDATE: Featured in Beeld after the you’ve been to an L.A. Cobra gig! On Guitar they have The Oppikoppi show, Featured in an article in the SL Cobra himself, with the audacious John Strong on Lead Magazine, Featured on the cover of the official Burn Guitar and on Drums, the ever intriguing Animal. Nightclub Magazine, Featured in SA Tunes Magazine. The song, Danger Danger was included on the L.A. Cobra has some major festivals under their belt. compact disk, distributed with the Magazine. They have rocked their audiences, Motley Cruestyle at Featured in One Small Seed Magazine (2011), OppiKoppi, Splashy Fen, Aardklop, Thornfest, Featured in FHM Magazine (2011), Interviewed by Motherfudd, STRAB and the list goes on and on. Their Die Perdeby (Campus Beeld), Interviewed by The Star “balls to the walls” hard rock shows have brought them Newspaper, Interviewed by the Tonight Guide, PTA the honors to perform as opening act for the Interviewed by the Tonight Section of nationwide International Band, Blind Guardian in 2007. newspapers, Interviewed by Magazine, TNT, Interviewed by the Blunt Magazine and reviewed in a In 2008 Don Cobra, the leader of this notorious South few editions of the magazine, Reviewed in the GQ African sleaze & glam outfit, shared the stage with magazine Stealing Love Jones as opening acts for The Parlotones, One Republic and Maroon 5. Online Media: Rock Edition 25 (Autobabes) Online motoring magazine in Australia. Featured on Italian When sleaze & glam met post-grunge alternative metal, Glam Site, Slam Rocks, Favourite new band on based the effervescent Don Cobra performed like a true snake magazine, Sleaze Valley, Band of the month on based charmer with Shaun Morgan from Seether, at Firkins and magazine, Sleaze Valley, Interviewed by Zazone, Tings & Times. Interviewed by Jo Day’s The Zine, Interviewed by Underground Press, Interviewed by Magazine, The albums, Cherry Hill (recorded …….) and How Much Sleaze Valley, Featured on Make Some Noise Website, Snake Can You Take? (Recorded ……) was well received by L.A. Cobra fans and is still requested every day by fans Broadcast Media: Interviewed by Barney Simon on locally and internationally. Radio 2000, Interviewed by Kenzi on Tuks FM, Interview and Unplugged Session on Barney Simon’s These two albums were self-funded and the band is GOzone on DSTV, Interview on Tuks FM, Interview on currently working on their third studio album, which will Midrand FM, Interview for 5FM by Catherine be recorded at the RedRoom Recordings studio. Grenfell (2010).
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20h00 Address: Redefine Boulevard, York street, George Bookings: 044 874 5000 Monday 31 December: Nieu Bethesda Time: Doors open at 19h00 show starts at 22h00 Address: To Be Confirmed. Bookings: R80.00 Heidi 082 865 2699 Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/TheJohnny-Cash-Pilgrimage-SA Photo by: Mariska Ison
Up the Creek Music Festival brought to you by 4th Street, Swellendam: 31st January – 3rd February 2013. Official 2013 Up the Creek Line up:
The band
The Johnny Cash Pilgrimage Tour: December Louis Graham and Brixton Barnard supply the 2012 no nonsense solid backbeat on drums and bass while Pat Plank pays tribute to the unique Pilgrimage, a journey made to a place as a mark of guitar style of the great Luther Perkins. respect. With this in mind, five musicians convened Stepping up to the mike is Gert Barnard, a man who has lived and breathed Johnny Cash for earlier this year to find out exactly where that place most of his life. He bears a striking resemblance was. to the man in question. Their subject matter was an artist who filled his 70 years on this earth with a staggering amount of music. The Man in Black was there for the birth of Rockabilly in the 1950's, sharing the stage with the likes of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and others. He soldiered on for another five decades, the eternal rebel forever at odds with the corporate record industry and other authoritative figures. The eighties weren't exactly kind to him but his 'American recordings' project brought him back to prominence and served as a fitting farewell from a man who touched many a life. Johnny Cash, as his famous song suggests, did indeed stand up for the unlucky, the reckless ones, the poor and the beaten down. While the show features some of his later work, the Johnny Cash Pilgrimage felt that the bulk of the performance should consist of the now signature Tennessee Three-sound, that wonderful music most famously documented on the 'live at Folsom Prison' album. A time that featured songs about love, hardship, hope, joy, trains, prisoners, cowboys, good and bad women, and of course the odd serious crime and the inevitable consequence of such actions. All the members of the band are Johnny Cash fans and consider the show to be a labor of love. A lot of effort has gone in to recreating that magical era and the sound that influenced many a musical journey, including their own. The ninety minute set includes highlights that will please both the casual fan and Cash connoisseurs. So, whether you saw the movie and fell in love with 'Ring of Fire' or discovered 'the wreck of the old 97' in your parent's record collection, we guarantee a good night out on the tiles. The journey ends when we all feel better about ourselves, was that not the
The Tour December 2012: The tour will include venues in Cape Town, Boland, Eastern Cape and Karoo. Here are the details: Wednesday 19 December: Dorpstraat Teater, Stellenbosch. Time: Doors open at 18h00, kitchen closes at 19h30 show starts at 20h30 Address: The Shed, Summerhill farm,R44, Klapmuts street, Stellenbosch Bookings: R100 p/person 021 889 9158 or info@dorpstraat.co.za Thursday 20 December: Hangklip Hotel, Pringle Bay. Time: Doors open at 19hoo show starts at 21h00 Address: Watsonia street, Pringle Bay. Bookings: R50 p/person Andre 028 273 8310 Friday 21 December: Melkbosstrand Country Club. Time: Doors open 19hoo show starts 20h30 Address: no 1 Robin Road Melkbosstrand Bookings: R100 p/person 021 55 33 408 Add info: Pre booked meals available, R50.00 p/person, cash bar. Sunday 23 December: Barrydale Karoo Hotel, Barrydale. Time: 20hoo to 23hoo Address: van Riebeeck Street 30 Barrydale Bookings: Walk-ins only R30 p/person 028 572 1226 Thursday 27 December: Olyvenhout Olive Farm, Stilbaai. Time: Doors open 18h00 show starts 19h30. Address: The Press Room Café, Olyvenhoudt Olive Farm, Riverside turn- off, Stilbaai Bookings: R100.00 Candice 084 405 4604 (very limited seating, no walk ins) Friday 28 December: Divanna Wine Bar, Knysna Time: Doors open 21hoo show starts 22h00 Address: 23 Main Street Knysna Bookings: R60.00 pre booking 076 330 5065 R90.00 at the door Add info: Popular night club, be sure to secure a ticket beforehand. Saturday 29 December: Kalahari Theatre, George. Venue: Kalahari Theatre George
Creekers, we have finalized the line up for UTC 2013, it is going to be one big rocking river party! The bands and artists that will be performing are: Karen Zoid, ISO, YOAV, Jeremy Loops, BEAST, Dave Ferguson, Goodnight Wembley, Machineri, Tailor, Tombstone Pete, Piet Botha & Liz, Peachy Keen, Lucy Kruger, The Mysticcs, No One`s Arc, Black Cat Bones, Nomadic Orchestra, Grassy Spark, Dirty Bounce, December Streets, Woodstock Mafia, Trenton & the Radicals, Saint Fearless, Desmond & The Tutus, Taxi and Friends, Janie and the Beard, Shotgun Tori, Akkedis, Nik Rabinowitz, Peter Mitchell and DJ Dirtroad
Wedding. Who's wedding you may ask? Now that would be telling. But More about that another time. BOS ICED Tea, always keeping it natural, will be wooing you with their acoustic set and BOS cocktails down at the River during Friday and Saturday morning. So, now you know who's playing and what the score is. All you need is your ticket and your toothbrush.
Tickets at www.ticketbreak.co.za or on our FB page: Thursday – Sunday: Presales: R600.00 – Gate: R650.00 Friday – Sunday: Presales: R550.00 – Gate: R600.00 Saturday – Sunday: Presales: R450.00 – Gate: st R500.00 Pull in on Thursday, 31 January for a chilled out preview gig at the Rolling Stone SA Kids 13 years and younger: free entry. stage. You can choose the best spot for your tent and kick-start the weekend's carousing so that the place is cooking by the time the Heartbreak Motel: If you want to rock out in a little more comfort, rest of your friends arrive. then the Heartbreak Motel is for you. There are th 4 Street is the official wine sponsor for Up various options of pre-pitched tents, hot th the Creek 2013. Why 4 Street? Because showers, clean toilets, buffet breakfast and they are all about living the sweet life! The other luxuries. For more info and bookings go to: sweet life is about being at places and being http://www.heartbreakmotel.co.za/ seen, about good times, good friends and good tunes. Competitions: And what can be sweeter than a few lazy We are running various exciting competitions days chilling next to the beautiful Breede for Up the Creek 2013. Check out our River, listening to world-class music, Competitions page on website for all the laughing out loudly to quality comedy acts details: and rocking out with your favourite peeps, th while sipping on a chilled glass of sweet 4 Social Media: Street wine. Facebook: www.facebook.com/UpTheCreek.MusicFestiva In typical Up the Creek tradition we will be l running live music on 3 stages throughout th Twitter: @Upthe_Creek. the weekend: The 4 Street Main Stage, the Website: www.upthecreek.co.za MK river stage and the all-night-long Rolling Line up: Up the Creek 2013 line up Stone stage. But remember, only 1 stage at a time, so that you don't get to miss out on your favourite acts. And if that isn't enough, Red Bull will be bringing some really cool DJ's (and of course lots of Red Bull) to play a river set on Saturday afternoon, directly after the
General queries: annie@redhotevents.co.za and Media queries: liny@lkmediabook.co.za Up the Creek Music Festival is organized by Red Hot Events and Blue Moon. www.redhotevents.co.za. www.blue-moon.co.za Up the Creek 2013 would like to thank our th sponsors: 4 Street, MK, Rolling Stone SA, Bos Iced Tea, Red Bull and Mitchell's Brewery.
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Crimson Chrysalis
For Interviews and bookings, please contact Werner Botes at The PR Collective Crimson passion cry is the culmination of a two- Tel: 076 275 2493 or 011 024 9098, Email: and-a-half year journey by the Crimson Chrysalis werner.botes@vodamail.co.za creative team. René van den Berg, as the singer/composer, and Esther Slabbert, the lyricist, For additional information on the album, had a vision to create more than just another contact Monica Ferreira album. Tel: 011 614 1911 / 082 452 2095 or email to monica@stingmusic.co.za We wanted to establish a sophisticated, wall-ofsound product that has a purpose above and beyond mere entertainment. As professionals in the healthcare industry we both dreamed of joining the Red Cross or Doctors without Borders, but life interfered and neither of us could fulfil that dream up to now. René pursued the acoustic Afrikaans market for a number of years ("Kampus Lady" – Polygram, 1996 & "Die verkeerde kant van reg" – Bowline, 2003), while working fulltime. Both these albums were released nationally and received very good reviews. Esther abandoned her creative side a while to build a practice and raise children. When we met we realised that we both wanted to take our respective talents to a new level. Music, like our healing professions, has no borders, and we started a project that was, and is, both humbling and inspiring. As a result, Crimson Chrysalis was born. The Crimson was chosen to embody our passion and the passion for the music. The Chrysalis is a figure of change, renewal and transformation. We both believe in limitless growth, in shifting boundaries within ourselves and those around us. That is why the logo was designed to look like butterfly wings.
Rene van den Berg - Crimson Chrylas
Metal bands can win over R5000 in cash courtesy of Rumours - . The band will also be offered to play the midnight slot on the metal stage at Rumours New Years Eve party. If they cannot perform at the New Years Eve party, they can still keep the cash – no obligations. Each week two bands will also win R500 cash courtesy of Rumours. All the metal bands performing at these gigs during November 11 / 18 / 25 will also have the opportunity of earning monies from the door.
During this creative period we managed to assemble a team of unbelievably talented musicians that share our passion and vision. Two stages – one for metal bands and the other for rock – will be seeing out 2012 and We took time to design this product because we drawing in 2013 at Rumours. As a prelude to wanted to refine our thoughts. During this time we the New Years Eve metal party Rumours is wrote (and discarded) material, brain stormed on hosting “Metal Rulz in Movember!” every what we wanted to create, and finalised the album. Sunday afternoon during November. We decided to include music that will please a general rock audience, a few powerful rock balads Sundays have been set aside during and finally – we included four tracks that embody November to host metal bands irrespective the spirit of Crimson Chrysalis. of style. Each week the two best metal bands will be chosen to proceed to the finals and In the spirit of reflecting and questioning the world will also win R500 on the day. At the finals on around us, Blood diamond, Deo Volente, Fatal lie Saturday, December 8 the best band as and Soliloque were written. decided by Rumours will also win a R5000 cash prize. Some heart aching truths are ingrained in the fabric of us as people. Blood diamond was written within All the bands performing on December 8 will this framework and not with a specific situation in also be invited to perform on the Metal stage mind. History has always been a testimony of at the Rumours New Years Eve bash. Your power-hunger individuals or belief systems, and band can still enter and have the opportunity yet the innocent always ends up paying the price. . of winning the prize even if your band is away .This is their post-script. . . at the end of December. We live in a world where life as we see it, and the reality of the world around us doesn't always seem to meet. Deo Volente is a song about the beauty and the tragedy of life.
Each band performs seven songs and all metal bands are welcome to jam irrespective of your style of heavy metal. It is what you do with it on stage that counts as you also whip up a mosh pit on the dance floor.
Fatal lie expresses, without apology, our anger at the system worldwide. Across the globe, we, as a Because this will prove to the organisers of collective society, have a duty to our children and the Rumours New Years Eve Bash that your their education. In that we are failing miserably! band has what it takes to play at the end of their gig. Soliloque is a monologue. The lyric reflects on the constant boundaries we set ourselves, and the To book your date – maximum five Gauteng challenge to seek the crossroads that will empower metal bands per Sunday gig – on November the spirit. 11 / 18 or 25; contact the Squire on emergingsounds@mweb.co.za or on 082 Music is one of the most powerful mediums of 770 7524 (after 17:00/5pm).
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The best ones float to the top and those go onto the album. good enough for him. “Being in a rock band, seeing the world, coming to However those end up sounding, that dictates the album”, South Africa,” … these are fulfilling. expressed Dale. For those holding their breath as to when Seether will tour South Africa again “Lyrically, Shaun is really honest about things in dealing … although its hard to say so far in advance, this powerful and talented band with relationships. Song words and meanings are vague hopes to be here again next year. enough to apply to the listener too, so that they can work out how they’d like to apply them to their own life”, Seether then sunk beneath the red and blue pulsating lights of an OppiKoppi explained John. Letting go of those relationships that can’t night, to thousands of die-hard screaming fans rocking out to their angsty low work or aren’t worthwhile and cleaning up is a theme that end chunk, mid-range crunch opening anthem ‘Gasoline’. underpins Seether’s album, Holding onto Strings Better Left to Fray. Photos, interview done by Margaret Tilling (www.margarettilling.com) for SA Music News, www.samusicnews.com. This album debuted at number two on Billboard Top 200 in the US last May, having sold over 300 000 copies to date. This interview was carried out at the OppiKoppi Farm, Northam, Limpopo, The track Here and Now is the next single making waves on South Africa on 12/08/2012. Special thanks to John and Dale for being radio around the world including the US and South Africa. interviewed and to Robin and Martin for arranging the interview and shoots Dale revealed “I think the whole album was kind of a crazy for us. Check out www.seether.com. time. Shaun’s brother passed away at the beginning of the last tour, just before we started working on it. The whole process of writing the album was a lot of demons being exorcised in terms of relationships.
SEETHER – Inside their World “Wearing his heart on his sleeve” is what vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Shaun Morgan is known for “lyrically”, comments John Humphrey, drummer from renowned rock band Seether. He explains “We generally just make music honestly”. South African born bassist Dale Stewart elaborates on the band’s spontaneity, the creative jamming and the “let’s try it, sounds really cool” approach. Humble, engaging and real Dale and John chatted to me on a bench beneath a mystical rusty moon, thorn trees, and warmly glowing Chinese lanterns – nestled in the cradle of African beats at the hyped and revered music festival OppiKoppi, in Northam, Limpopo, on 12 August 2012. Hisses, purrs and a chorus of 20 000 elated souls magically bonded as they danced with swirling phantoms of the dust surrounding vibing stages to their mission: ‘peace and light unto you, thy unknown brother’.
That’s why music’s great, it can help you through something like that, and it does. After we’ve played, that’s the best feeling. Whatever’s bothering you, let go and get it out through the music. Shaun does that with lyrics … it’s therapeutic”. On Seether’s music styles, John said that although their latest album consists of calmer melodies, he also highlights the untamed heavier rock song Fur Cue. And then the other surprise Country Song, named Active Rock Song of the Year by Billboard, spent an amazing 11 weeks at no.1 over the course of the year. It achieved Gold status for sales of over 500 000 units digitally by the RIAA. “Country Song started with our previous guitarist Troy – with a li’l twangy piece. This doesn’t sound like a rock song – we said ‘let’s try it’. Shaun came up with that riff part in the chorus.
After putting those two together, it was really cool! We like to come out of the gates with something weird. Like on the last album Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces, we did Fake it – also not what people were expecting from new album. At that stage there were mixed feelings, as there The slightly quieter outdoor interview ambience was were with Country Song. really chilled. I met Shaun earlier. He was in top form, right at home with many outgoing smiles and laughs. He Initially they were saying ‘what are these guys doing?’ People were afraid that we’d gone that way with the new then had other appointments to resume. album when that’s all they’d heard, but in time it grew on During the previous night, Dale had treated his bass people and they got what we were doing. It’s a stand out technician to a rural African Shebeen experience near the on the album; the only song like that”, elaborated Dale.
Cascades Hotel, Sun City, where he said “we had Black label quarts of Beer, Old brown sherry, Runaways: Chicken feet with claws, Pap and Sheba, Boerewors rolls with Chips, Koeksusters”… en alles, true South African style! Dale admitted that those are the things that he misses about this country, as well as the culture, people and especially family and friends. It is for this South African “fix” that he tries to return annually.
Their album Disclaimer, 2002, includes the melodic international hit Broken featuring Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee, amongst some harder rock tunes too. These artistic, often eclectic elements mix uniquely and dynamically to spell ‘SEETHER’.
“We worked with producer Brendan O’Brien whose goal was ‘melody with heavy music’. That was perhaps a A peek behind the scenes … “Although we’ll let loose at a mission statement but we’re not that well planned out … it party, I won’t say we’re a wild bunch while on the road. just kind of happens”, said John. You need to do things to keep your mind occupied. But generally backstage we’re hanging out, watching a movie, Los Angeles based Seether has sold millions of albums to reading a book, playing PlayStation. We’re not too out of date worldwide, and are averaging over 275 performances per year. They topped the charts at no.1 with 11 singles control … any more … we used to be!”, revealed Dale. and 17 Top 5 hits, across multiple formats on radio. They On making music – spontaneity and creative processes were also awarded Best Alternative Act at the 2010 MTV take over and “there isn’t room for anything too African Music Awards. methodical. When Shaun starts jamming on something during sound check or during a rehearsal space while working on an album, we all just chime in there and start playing our respective parts in trying to figure it out and things just happen and songs do change”, mused John. “We don’t tie ourselves down to any style or album in particular. We prefer to just write songs - as many as we
Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces went Platinum and won Best Rock album at the SAMA’s 2008. Their goals are to continue creating music, performing at shows, producing good songs and going strong. American born John humbly said that doing what he enjoys and what he always dreamed of since he was a kid is
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SHAJOL going on tour to South Africa! Emalyth is proud to announce the South African Nationwide Tour of South American progressive death metal band, Shajol, alongside our local 'swine-core' piggies, Boargazm. Biography The concept of SHAJOL, a metal band from Quito-Ecuador, originated in May 2006 after a trip to Sweden and Israel where the international influence of European and Middle Eastern music was combined with metal bases in Ecuador. Galo Herrera (Lead guitar) and Milton Galarza (Vocals) formed the band along with members from other bands, Sebastián Ortiz (Mal Rojo, guitar) and Ismael Villaroel (Spiritual Lyric Sound, bass) but they both parted ways after the first demo leaving Galo and Milton to continue the project. Three years later, Galo travelled to Tel Aviv to continue his musical studies with the prestigious Berklee College of Music Network at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. It was here that Galo met Abraamsky Itay, a renowned drummer in the Middle Eastern Music scene. He joined SHAJOL during the time of Galo’s period of studies. The band remained dormant for a few years until January 2012 when the line up was completed by David Barzallo (Nirodha) on Bass and David Tomaselli (Vomitorium and Descomunal) on Drums, along with originals Herrera and Galarza. Six years after its creation Shajol has commenced the recording process for their debut album “Device of Madness” at Midside Studios and La Increible Sociedad in Quito-Ecuador. SHAJOL has sought from its inception to fuse the bases of metal music with other genres, creating a new concept of contemporary music in Ecuador. Its musical composition includes variations in the percussion’s tempo and measures, complex performances on the harmonization of strings and ending with guttural vocals inspired by techniques found in Black, Death, Grind and Math Metal. With the recordings from their new album, Shajol has been invited to tour eight cities across South Africa in December 2012 by local metal promoter and event organizers, Emalyth. “Device of Madness” has shown great success locally and internationally. With the little time out of the studio, the band´s material has been published on digital channels of music broadcasts in the USA, Canada and Europe like: thenewreview.net network metalunderground.com elbo.ws. Websites from Japan are posting SHAJOL´s songs as well, and finally Black Apple Productions in South Africa did and interview to the band A radio station in the United Kingdom is playing our songs at Thursday Night Rocks which is available online: http://www.dapperfm.co.uk/ More reviews from Scandinavian countries are coming soon as well as big things for the band in different performances. Genre: Experimental Metal Shajol Band Members are: David Barzallo - Bass Milton Galarza - Vocals David Tomaselli - Drums Galo Herrera - Guitar David Tornay - Live Engineer Hometown: Quito, Ecuador Discography: ABOUT TO RELEASE THEIR FIRST RECORD, ‘’DEVICE OF MADNESS’’ Website: www.soundcloud.com/shajol Press Contact: + 593 9 9900541 Booking Agent + 593 9 9900541 About Boargazm: Boargazm have come a long way in terms of metal music in South Africa. Comprising of former members of Rhutz and Black Cat Bones, the band recorded their debut album, TheAporkolypse, in 2011.
The album has set a new standard for underground metal in South Africa. Classifying their music as 'swinecore', in line with their pig theme, Boragazm released their first official music video Lust in June 2012. The band has grown from strength to strength having opened for Italy's Fleshgod Apocolypse and performing at Oppikoppi Sweet Thing 2012.
http://www.facebook.com/Boargazm Ticket prices for all shows, bar Wolmer Rock Show, will be R80 and available at the door, on the night of the event. For more information please contact: Sashquita Northey Email: emalyth.events@gmail.com Cell: 083-537-8996
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and Thandi Mahlangu. The Afro-jazz group has been a backing band for Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Wendy Oldfield and Natalie Rungan.
The 2012 Mzansi Fela Festival provides a broad range of Aside from Maswanganye and Mahlangu, the band also consists of entertainment from theatre productions through to dance, top Zodwa Mabena (bassist, vocalist), Sankie Motsei (keyboard/pianist, vocalist) Lesego Nkonyane (saxophone, vocalist) and Thope Diniso music acts and hilarious comedians. (guitarist, vocalist), as well as various guest artists. The State Theatre Pretoria becomes a focal-point for the performing arts community in Mzansi and some of the most eagerly anticipated performances will come in the Jazz and African Music show to be staged at the Kilnerton Theatre on Sunday, December 9 from 12h00.
The Tshwane-based Four Seasons define their music as World Music and are winners of the Puisano Live Music 2009. Formed in 2004, the band comprises of the talented Sbusile Xaba (Kwazulu Natal), Ntando Mbatha (Kwazulu Natal), Bonolo “SCORPION” Nkoane (Free State) and Lesedi Ntsane (Gauteng).
Selealo Selota is a rising star, whose career has developed at an outstanding rate. The last two years have seen him carve out a The band says they take the audience through a journey with all the niche for himself in the highly-competitive South African Afro colours of all four seasons…a sound that is a result of allowing each member’s spirituality and individualism come to the fore and hence Jazz scene. distinguish the band. Gcobisa will join the impressive line-up of Jazz In addition to the recent success of his landmark debut album musicians on 9 December at the State Theatre Pretoria. Painted Faces, which achieved Platinum status for sales in excess of 60 000 units, his latest release Enchanted Gardens, has also Her career took off when she joined Gospel sensation, Sound Of Nuness as lead vocalist in 2000 and collaborated with gospel sensation, achieved Gold status. Maureen Kekana (Sister Blaze). In 2003 she joined a traditional dance The former gold miner is now mining the same precious metal, and music band called Muzika Wa Makhado, which strategically but armed with a guitar, rather than a drill.Steve Dyer has played positioned her to represent South Africa at the annual 3rd Cioff Arts alongside Jonas Gwangwa, Hugh Masekela and Wilson ‘King Festival held in Hungary in 2004. Force’ Silgee, and helped Gwangwa to form the band Shakawe.
After numerous local performances, collaborations (ZUBZ and H2O), It was during this period that Steve chose the saxophone and community initiatives and projects, her solo career was launched in flute as his main instruments of expression, having also taught 2006 after recording her first album titled Lefika Laka. Tickets for the Jazz and African Music show at Kilnerton Theatre can be himself to play the guitar at the age of 11. purchased at R80 from Computicket outlets and R100 at the door. Joining them on stage will be Ngwako Manamela, a Tshwane based musician who has been performing for over 30 years. Ngwako is known as the only black vibraphonist in the country, and this has led him to be featured by reputable artists like Miriam Makeba (on her album Reflections), Vusi Mahlasela (Meyela Afrika), Hugh Masekela and Don Laka (Paradise), to name a few.
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Fringe Applications open for 2013 National Arts Festival, Grahamstown The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown is now accepting applications for Fringe productions wanting to take part in the 2013 edition of the Festival. The Festival will take place from 27 June to 7 July 2013.The National Arts Festival Fringe is unique in South Africa in that no selection criteria are applied – participation in the Fringe is open to everyone. The Fringe has mushroomed in size since its inception in 1979 when a diminutive 10 events comprised the Fringe – it now consistently boasts over 400 events across all the arts genres. Disciplines include children’s theatre, film, comedy, drama, physical theatre, dance, cabaret, visual art, performance poetry, music theatre, and the full scope of music genres. “As always, we’re looking forward to programming an exciting selection of productions. Artists who want to be part of the 2013 Fringe have until 18 January to get their forms in to us, and we’re on hand before then to help with any questions they may have,” Fringe Manager Zee Nweba said. Applications for the 2013 Fringe at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown opened on Monday, 29 October 2012. All interested artists, performers, directors and producers can request application forms and information booklets from the Fringe Office, by email – fringe@nationalartsfestival.co.za, or telephone – 046 603 1103, or fax – 086 233 2119. Forms are also available, and can be submitted, via the Festival’s website www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/artists The deadline for registration is Friday 18 January 2013. The National Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, Eastern Cape Government, Department of Arts and Culture, City Press and M Net. About the National Arts Festival The National Arts Festival, now in its 39th year, has proved its sustainability and has grown to be one of the leading arts festivals in Southern Africa. Its objectives are to deliver excellence; encourage innovation and development in the arts by providing a platform for both established and emerging South African artists; create opportunities for collaboration with international artists; and build new audiences. ISSUED BY: THE FAMOUS IDEA TRADING CC ON BEHALF OF: NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, GRAHAMSTOWN
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On Saturday, 24 November, Kommetjie will be transformed from a laid-back seaside village into a hive of activity for the 2nd Kommetjie Festival. Visitors can do some Christmas shopping while strolling through the village, sampling the wares of more than 100 crafters, or enjoying a bite to eat and a cappuccino while taking in the scenery down at The Kom. For the more competitive visitor, activities for the day include a scenic 10km fun run or 4km family walk, a surfing competition with a twist, an "Anything that Floats" competition, a skate board park and competition, Ms Kommetjie beauty pageant, and a talent competition all with great prizes up for grabs. Well-known local extremist Andy de Klerk and his team will be blowing minds with some high-octane sky diving, our local NSRI branch will be demonstrating their lifesaving skills, the Harley Club will be descending on Kommetjie en-mass, pro skateboarders will leave youngsters in awe, and the Mzanzi Carnival will parade through the village. And if that wasn't enough, pubs and restaurants throughout the village will play host to live entertainment from the afternoon until late that night. Artists include Crimson, Dave Gomersall, Lancaster Band, the Hell Fire Blues band and many more. Tickets will cost R75 per person for entry into all venues. Says Festival organiser, Gary Froud, "Following the great success of our first Festival last year, our community is really getting behind the event and visitors this year can expect something bigger and better. We're pulling out all the stops to showcase Kommetjie and the spectacular environment we live in, and, of course, to raise funds for local projects and charities.� LINE-UP FISHERMANS MAIN STAGE 1.45 pm - 2.35 pm Harriet & The Honkies 3.00 pm - 3.50 pm The Bootleggers 4.15 pm - 5.05 pm Hellfire Blues Club 5.30 pm - 6.20 pm Stamp 6.45 pm - 7.35 pm Barre Code 8.00 pm - 8.50 pm Trenton & Free Radical 9.15 pm - 10.05 pm Sidewinder 10.30 pm -11.30 pm Black Night HELMSMAN ACOUSTIC STAGE 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Steve Van & Peter Stein 3.45 pm - 4.45 pm Silverline 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm Ann Jangle 6.15 pm - 7.15 pm Jack Mantis Band 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm Dave Gomersal 8.45 pm - 10.00 pm A2Z 10.15 pm - 11.30 pm Crimson SURFING COMPETITION – LONG BEACH 12.30 pm - 1.15 pm Fax Police Ticket price R75 for entry into all venues For more information on the Kommetjie Festival, please contact Gary Froud on 079 615 1707 or 021 783 5046 Contacts for the Festival are: General: festival-general@kommetjie.org Market and Food Stalls: festival-market@kommetjie.org Music: festival-music@kommetjie.org Anything that Floats: festival-floats@kommetjie.org Fun Run: festival-run@kommetjie.org Surf Contest: festival-surf@kommetjie.org Skateboard Scene: festival-skate@kommetjie.org Miss Kommetjie: festival-misskom@kommetjie.org Kommetjie's Got Talent: festivalgottalent@kommetjie.org
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For the eighth time in a row Wacken Open Air is SOLD OUT. As fast as never before! All 75.000 tickets are sold.
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1) The agreement regarding buying or selling is made by you (we only check the price which can´t be higher than the original preTHANX FOR YOUR SUPPORT, METALHEADS! sales price). A huge part of the billing is already announced including several special 2) If you made an agreement IT`S IMPORTANT THAT THERE IS NO PAYMENT TO BE MADE YET!!!! and exclusive shows as well as high-class acts. As every year we have 3) The seller send us the tickets and we check if the are valid made every effort to provide a terrific billing! And the announcements 4) When the check-up is made the buyer gets a note from us don´t stop. During December at least one band will be announced per that www.metaltix.com received the tickets and they are valid. day via our online advent calendar. We then let you know that you can transfer the money to the sellers bank account. Together we will turn the 24th Wacken Open Air into a mega party! 5) When the seller receives the money he lets us know. Then we We will also offer various online features– so have a look at send out the tickets. www.wacken.com or add our official Facebook account www.facebook.com/WackenOpenAir.official Advantages of the ticket exchange: - No rip-off concerning the ticket price Although there are 11 months left until the festival starts, the - Guarantee of original tickets arrangements of course are already running. We can´t wait until August. The tickets will be shipped (depending on the payment receipt) IMPORTANT!!! as soon as possible! Please be aware that due to the enormous demand Please strictly follow the rules and DO NOT TRANSFER ANY on tickets the shipping will take several working days. So please be MONEY BEFORE WE MADE THE CHECK-UP AND INFORM YOU patient THAT THE MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED!!! OTHERWISE IT MAY HAPPEN THAT YOU WILL BE RIPPED OFF’!!! Important!!!: Tickets you hitherto ordered at Metaltix will be certainly delivered if you received an order acceptance! Fans and loyalty are the heart of the festival! For those who haven´t bought a ticket yet there are two options: Blasting the North in August! See you in Wacken - Rain or Shine! Please have in mind that we fed in the ticket personalization. That We thank you all again for your amazing support and your means that selling as well as buying tickets on other platforms than loyalty metaltix.com or the ticket exchange are accusable. We fed in the personalization to beware you from rip-offs. The ones who still buy Contact tickets elsewhere take the high risk to buy invalid tickets. If you want to contact us, write an e-Mail or use the form below. Our official tour operators still have remaining contingents but of If you have any questions regarding the festival please take a course only in combination with the travel. look at the Festival ABC first. If you are interested please contact the particular contact person at our Many questions are already answered there. You can also have a travel section. look at our forum. Furthermore you have the chance to offer or buy a ticket at our ticket W:O:A Office exchange. IMPORTANT!!! READ THE RULES FOR THE TICKET EXCHANGE CAREFULLY! IT MAY HAPPEN THAT YOU WILL BE BETRAYED IF YOU DON`T FOLLOW THE RULES!!!
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More bands for Full Metal Cruise: Kreator and Heaven Shall Burn confirmed as headliners More Metal on the high seas! ICS Festival Service GmbH and TUI Cruises are announcing additional artists to play on the Full Metal Cruise, the biggest Metal cruise in Europe, starting May 2013 in Hamburg. Two heavyweights of the international Metal scene will be headlining next year‘s Full Metal Cruise: Kreator from Essen, Germany have been at the forefront of Thrash Metal for several decades now, shaping the gerne since their inception in the early eighties. Their latest album „Phantom Antichrist“ was unleashed in June. Heaven Shall Burn are ranked as the biggest Metalcore act in their homecountry of Germany, playing to large audiences worldwide. Bringing their melodic brand of Metal to the ship will be Masterplan featuring guitarist Roland Grapow of Helloween fame, while Scandinavian Amaranthe offer modern stylings of heavy music with three vocalists. Moreover Onkel Tom (with Sodom-boss Tom Angelripper) will perform it´s best performance on board. Eric Fish - usually fronting German medieval rockers Subway To Sally - will even have three different gigs aboard the Full Metal Cruise: He will play with his five piece band as well as „Eric Fish solo solo“, which means just him and his acoustic guitar. In addition, Fish will be reading from the official Subway To Sally biography. During the Hamburg Metal Dayz at the end of September, several other high class acts had been announced: Swedish shooting stars Sabaton, German Metal legends U.D.O. and Circle II Circle with special Savatage performances plus the crazy trancecore bunch Eskimo Callboy and A-Cappella metallers Van Canto. In August, Medieval rockers In Extremo have been confirmed as headliners alongside Doro, Gamma Ray, Betontod, Firewind featuring Ozzy guitarist Gus G., organ wizard Mambo Kurt and Germany‘s new comedy sensation Bembers. Showing their chops at musician‘s workshops will be guitar god Uli Jon Roth (formerly of the Scorpions) and drum legend Jörg Michael (of Stratovarius fame). The Full Metal Cruise is taking place from May 5th to May 12th on board the Mein Schiff 1, travelling from Hamburg via Southampton (London), Le Havre (Paris) and Amsterdam back to Hamburg. In total more than 20 bands on three stages are going to perform with additional concerts taking place in Southampton, Le Havre and Amsterdam. There are only a few cabins left!
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After 4 years of brewing, DJ Black Coffee drops a massive 3-disc album... The most hotly anticipated album in South African house music comes to all leading music outlets this November World-renowned house superstar, DJ Black Coffee is set to dominate dance floors across the country this festive season. Spread across 3 discs, Black Coffee’s new album Africa Rising is everything fans have been waiting for and drops this November, four years after his game-changing third album ‘Homebrewed’. Discs one and two were recorded live at the historic Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, accompanied by a full 24 piece orchestra, as part of the Africa Rising initiative; while the third disc undoubtedly presents the master spinner as a world class, international artist. The live two hour concert featured in the first two discs showcase a host of South African talent, such as the legendary Victor Ntoni, Black Moses (of Soul Brothers) and BOP. The concert is also available as a superlative DVD. The third disc was recorded across the globe in hotels, airports and in studios in Brooklyn, New York, and features guest artists from around the world such as New York’s Kenny Bobien on ‘Keep on Moving’, Los Angeles’ Tortured Soul on ‘I Know What’s On Your Mind’ ,London’s Nathan Adams on ‘Afraid of the Dark’ Nomsa Mazwai and Black Motion on “Traveller”. Fellow Durban dance phenomenon Zakes Bantwini also makes a spectacular appearance on the record. The brand new Black Coffee tracks are pulsating with what he describes as “Soulful African/Urban fusion”, which his legions of loyal fans now associate with Black Coffee’s trademark sound. Says Black Coffee, “It’s been amazing to see South African Music growing to what it is today, and I am honoured to be living in this era contributing to this.” The 3-disc house epic album Africa Rising is available this November at all leading music retailers.
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SASSON- Sasson is a three piece rock band from Rustenburg, South Africa that came together through divine intervention in 2009. Guitarist Martin Westman and drummer Jimmy Pearson started jamming together privately just for kicks. After a couple of months of thrashing away , the rock solid rhythm section invited singer/bass player Joseph de Paiva to one of their jam sessions, initially to play bass, later on they discovered that he could also sing. The trio then realised that they had all the necessary criteria to form a band and with this realisation they began to write songs together.Sasson has a Nirvana meets Seether kind of a sound to them. The band draw their inspiration from the likes of extraordinary rock outfits such as Chevelle, Bullet For My Valentine, Breaking Benjamin, Three days grace, Staind, Demon hunter and many many more. 2012 has seen the release of their debut EP titled “Stumble�, it is without a doubt an audio feast for all lovers of rock music. Sasson has played alongside killer artists such as Crash car burn, Aking, Winterstasie, Rhythm of grace, Bouwer Bosch from Straatligkinders and many more awesome South African acts. Area: Rustenburg (North West, but also travel to Pretoria and JHB Bookings Contact Details: Wolf Kruis 083 263 4181 Email: wolfkruis@gmail.com and sassonj3@gmail.com
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BUSTIN CHOPS - THE MOVIE: SYNOPSIS The movie starts 5 years after stuntman Eugene Koekemoer and his crew of misfit stuntmen left the world of fame with their Stunt TV shows and started to work regular 9 to 5 jobs. Everybody seems to be doing well except Eugene, so he devises a way to get his whole crew back to follow him one more time on the road to fame. It doesn't end there, Eugene's plan is to make a STUNT movie and show it to Steven Spielberg when he visits South Africa. Follow Eugene and his crew on a journey of blood, pain, and sorrow, as he attempts to pull of the biggest con in history. BEHIND SCENES INFO CAST AND CREW COMMENTS Including planning, the entire project took 2 years to complete. Eugene Koekemoer (Loveless Entertainment) and Danie Barnard (Bake Media) formed a collaboration to make the feature; they both directed and produced the entire movie. Because the budget was so low, Eugene and Danie, all the cast and everyone's family members jumped in to make this feature a success QUOTES AND QUIRKS FROM CAST AND CREW: Louis decided to wear the same suit from the start to end of the movie, and actually pulled it off. Louis's favourite quote: I hate you Paul! Wikus spent a week on the stoep of a house, and got the nickname STOEPIE, favourite quote: Has anyone seen my pants? Jaco slept most of the time while we filmed and only woke up to do his stunts, his favourite quote: Leave me the f‌ alone, I'm sleeping. Paul, the oldest of the cast (38 years) couldn't stop moaning for 1 minute, and had the entire crew tattoo their names on his ass, favourite quote: I'm to old for this shit, I don't want to do this. Danie was pranked (we have our suspicions it was Paul) and drank a bottle of beer full of urine, his favourite quote: Come on guys, we need some cut away shots! Eugene had the job to test out the stunts and encourage the boys to do them. One night he super glued an entire coin collection to Louis foot while he was sleeping. Favourite quote: Doenit net! Chicks dig scars! Dono was the new kid on the block, and spent a night in hospital with collapsed lungs. His favourite quote with a face full of pepper spray was: Did we get the shot? The Bustin Chops Crew
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PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC INDUSTRY Another person who deserves exaltation and accolades for the then 22 hour days while we’re there, but it’s worth every single behind the scenes work they do is Taryn “Vedder” Fonseca. second and I wish I could do it every day for the rest of my life. A When I was asking the folks I know in the industry who they festival is totally different to a gig though, but of course, after thought deserved a little recognition , Taryn’s name was one of working for the biggest fest in KZN, it does kinda put normal gigs into perspective!” the fist to come up and I can see why! Organiser extraordinaire and all round awesome and passionate The biggest challenge being faced by her at the moment is getting person, by the account of those who know her, T. she’s known some of the “bigger” SA bands to tour Durban, to fly a band down started out as manager for Durban based Punk band Lowprofile, from Joburg or up from Cape town requires sponsorship and that “I think they saw my passion…. or insanity… you’ll have to ask kind of support is nonexistent in Durban, “it’s close to impossible for me to do the shows I dream of doing, but that just motivates them.” She says. me more, somehow, I’ll find a way.” She told me. She wanted to bring bands down to Durban that they had always wanted to play a stage with, but found it difficult, because at the What she actually does depends on the gig, but T. does it all from time no one was helping the bands come to Durban, and many booking the bands sorting out all their logistics like transport, accommodation, organizing the venue, sound and backline, just couldn’t afford to. getting in the supporting bands and she says “the marketing is And so that’s how it started; “with me trying to get great shows super fun, and then of course, running the show on the night, for my Lowprofile boys, and it grew from there… “ T. started from sound check, to getting bands on stage on time, and paid at bringing so many touring bands to Durban that they couldn’t the end and on and on it goes… I’ve become good friends with support every one of them! She told me,” I suppose you could say almost all the bands I work with – and that’s probably the most it was for selfish reasons , I wanted to watch my favourite bands rewarding part. Like minded friends, from all over the country – perform and there was only one way to do that – bring them to priceless” town! Now it’s what keeps me breathing.” It’s quite simply the music that drives her to do it all, “I have these moments of sanity, where I swear I am quitting, and then boom! You ask anyone who’s passionately involved in the music scene The live show starts, and I go crazy again. The music makes it all and almost without fail they will all tell you “Music is my Hobby” and this is more than true of T., her free time is absorbed by worth it.” promoting gigs, booking and managing her Durban bands, supporting and making sure that touring bands have a top She told me that after parties are almost always the funniest part of a show, She says “some I remember and some I wish I didn't, Durban experience and can’t wait to go back. There’s also Zuma; her dog. I asked her if she did it full time and and a lot I’ve blocked out. From late night ocean swims to "stage" she said “HAHA, full time profession? In music? In Durban? No! diving in a moving vehicle...but I won’t get into any more detail, there are reputations at stake :) uhm, and then, every Fruits & Music bankrupts me.” Veggies gig – they’re always an “experience” T. is as far as bands go, a huge part of Splashy Fen, as Band Liaison for the festival she says that working on the festival and with Probably her most memorable tour was with the Mad Caddies Pedro has “possibly taught me more than anything or anyone “cruising Durban with them in my car and taking them to The Winston. I didn’t organize that show, but I think it should go down could. It’s a lot of work leading up to the actual weekend, and
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in Durban history. Every tour is an experience, and so much fun – I love being on the road with ‘my family’ There are many stories, but I think it’s that sacred unwritten band rule – what happens on the road stays on the road.”I If we were to go cruising Durban in T.’s car what would be playing, while she didn’t want to give away any band names, she did tell me “there is always the same basic stuff on one of my car mixes: loads of SA music, lots of brass. Ska, Punk and Punk Rock. Happy tunes.“ She confesses that “My driving speed is directly related to the song playing. This is a problem, considering the music I listen to.” I asked T. about her thoughts on SA alternative culture and what it meant to her, she told me that she “never thought about it. Is there really such a thing? If I’m doing something different to you, which one of us is really the alternate? I reckon anyone who loves anything, is a cool person. If you love Justin Bieber, (The Writer’s Pet Hate, who’s with me :-D) and his music moves you, and drives you, then it counts, It doesn’t matter what you’re listening to, as long as you’re listening. Don’t get me started on ‘Top 20 kids’ those who have no opinion, who ‘like everything’ but don’t even know who sings the song- now THEY are the true alternative culture – they should be locked away!” We’re normal it’s the rest of you that are screwed up. (Now that’s alternative thinking I like \m/.) T. uses any independent band or band manager trying to make a difference for their band as a role model. Then there are the bands themselves, “my Durban bands. They work so hard, are so passionate, and so supportive of the SA scene, they inspire me.” The cool things I’ve heard about this lady of SA music would fill a whole bunch of pages, but for now there she is, Taryn “Vedder” Fonseca the original “Turn It Up” ambassador behind the SA Music scene! - Article by Lionel Lodewick of Tutto Fotografia
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Led by WWE Superstar John Cena®, the WWE Universe has raised $1 million for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® during its month-long About WWE’S Corporate Social Responsibility: campaign to help cure breast cancer. WWE’s global community outreach addresses important social issues, including education, diversity and inclusion, military support and In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cena wore co- fulfilling wishes and dreams. branded, pink and black ring gear that fans were able to purchase throughout October to support Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest WWE and its Superstars and Divas support a wide range of programs, nonprofit funder of breast cancer research and community outreach partners and initiatives that strive to positively impact children and programs. One hundred percent of WWE’s profits from the Cena families worldwide, including the “Be a STAR” anti-bullying campaign, merchandise were donated to Susan G. Komen. WrestleMania Reading Challenge, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, MakeA-Wish, WWE Tribute to the Troops and many more. On last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw®, Cena presented a check on behalf of the WWE Universe for $1 million to Eric Brinker, son of For more information log onto Susan G. Komen Founder/CEO Nancy G. Brinkler, and Dorothy Jones, www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/wweinyourcorner Vice President of Marketing for Susan G. Komen. More than 100 breast cancer survivors, co-survivors and representatives were in attendance About WWE: to help bring awareness to the most commonly diagnosed cancer and WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The the United States. company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is “I want to personally thank the WWE Universe for their overwhelming committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television support of Susan G. Komen’s fight against breast cancer,” said John programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. Cena. "I'm truly honored to lead WWE's charge to rise above cancer and help find a cure.” WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 600 million homes worldwide. The "Women everywhere will benefit from this extraordinary partnership, company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New which has helped to reach millions of people, while raising funds for York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Komen's cutting-edge global research program,” said Dorothy Jones, Istanbul and Tokyo. Vice President of Marketing for Susan G. Komen. “We are so grateful for WWE, and especially to John Cena and the WWE Superstars and Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at Divas, for their enthusiastic support and friendship.” wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/. WWE also utilized all of its assets, including TV and pay-per-view broadcasts, live events, PSAs, in-arena, digital and social media to About Susan G. Komen for the Cure: generate awareness and encourage fans to get involved. Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. Throughout the month, the announcer table, entrance ramp and ring skirts were co-branded, and the middle ring rope was turned pink to In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which is promote the fight against breast cancer. WWE generated an now the world’s largest breast cancer organization and the largest astounding 500 million impressions for Susan G. Komen, including source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer more than 300 million impressions during TV broadcasts in the U.S. with $2 billion invested to date in research and community health and 200 million global digital impressions. programs worldwide. Approximately five million women -- more female viewers than the top rated shows on women’s networks – watch WWE’s weekly For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast programming. health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. While breast cancer awareness month is coming to an end, unfortunately the disease is still affecting millions of people across the world. WWE will continue its ongoing commitment to Susan G. Komen with additional plans for the partnership being made around Mother’s
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Robyn Auld - Slide guitar, harmonica, African blues guitar stylings and soul vocals all feature in the fresh and vibrant roots sound of Robin Auld. Born in Lusaka, Zambia to Scots parents, Robin's childhood was spent alternating between Southern Africa and Scotland; a journey reflected in the African and Celtic influences in his music. He learned to play the guitar by listening to Hendrix, Ry Cooder and Neil Young, also absorbing influences from the various guitarists of Southern Africa to make the contemporary mix of his music today. ‘ Currently based in the UK, he has performed and recorded in New York, London, Glasgow and Nashville, opening for and performing with acts such as Lloyd Cole, Angelique Kidjo, Michelle Shocked, Jackson Brown and Seasick Steve. His latest album, Fingers in my Pocket, recorded in London in late 2010, is a collection of roots and blues songs… Robin describes it as being a "walkin’, credit cards, institutional failure, mean women and a sore head" kind of album. African influences are never far away though, with a reggae song and even a Cape Town Goema tune to pepper the mi www.robinauld.co.za
"Sunkissed and generous of melody" Whisperin'and hollerin' Ireland. “A genuine and unaffected flowing together of cultural strands." - Unpeeled UK.
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What was the outcome of the track's recording might be considered as something that you find within the dark night of your soul.
“This is where southern-style rock belongs, especially the kind touched by a voodoo-corrupted gospel wand” - YOUR Now, for one week only, all 14 tracks will be LMG available for free download on http://boom.fm/jetblackcamaro. Somewhere between a swampy shack, a river baptism and a dirty truck stop, between the corals of a gospel choir, the Make sure to check Jet Black Camaro live! Check if lamentations of a hard working tenant farmer and the they're rocking your area: curses of a cotton-mouth viper, the music of Jet Black http://rock.southernpulse.co.za/ Camaro was born. JET BLACK CAMARO IS: Inspired by the soul and soil of the deep south, and in Gianluca Tadiello ( Lead Guitar) particular their own "southern" roots, five guys came Casjahn Bierman ( Rhythm Guitar) together for the ride... each bringing their own selections Frans Borman ( Vocals/ Harmonica) of rock, soul, blues and gospel to fuel their journey into the Miles Askes ( Bass) unknown. Louis Malherbe II ( Drums) The first two weeks of April 2012, saw Jet Black Southern Pulse Band Camaro record their self-titled debut album with Profile: http://rock.southernpulse.co.za/index.php? renowned producer and musician, Jo Ellis at BlooRoom page=bands&id=242 studio in Ladysmith in the Western Cape. Opting to record "Live", JBC wanted to capture all the idiosyncrasies of that Jet Black Camaro live at Arcade Empire (Photo by: which is the Blues. The challenge was to record 14 tracks in Christelle Duvenhage) 9 days. No Sweat. FIND JET BLACK CAMARO ONLINE: The band decided to record their debut album in Ladysmith, Western Cape, and not in their home town as Facebook: they felt the setting for the recording process had to have https://www.facebook.com/jetblackcamaro the same kind of southern flavour, texture and YouTube: atmosphere as the songs on the album. The album boasts http://www.youtube.com/user/jetblackcamaro a few special moments. Twitter: @jetblackcamaro Having to drive 14 hours to Ladysmith took effect on the band when the track "14 Hours" happened in studio. Some preparation, no practice, one tak
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‘Lotus’ is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Christina Aguilera.
It will be released on November 9, 2012. After the low sales figures of her sixth studio album Bionic (2010), Aguilera was inspired by many events in her life, including being on The Voice, and having had a divorce, which she describes as a rebirth to her. Aguilera recorded the album at her home studio, with new collaborators such as the known Alex da Kid, Max Martin, Lucas Secon, while also working with new producers such as Jamie Hartman, Aeon Manahan, Chris Braide, Supa Dups and Jason Gilbert. The album contains two duets with Aguilera's co-stars on the reality talent show "The Voice", Cee Lo Green (on "Make the World Move") and Blake Shelton (on "Just a Fool").
Sonically, the album dips into many genres, from dance-pop on "Your Body" and "Make the World Move", piano-driven power ballads on "Sing for Me" and Sia collaboration "Blank Page", who she previously worked with Aguilera on "Bionic", and rock-tinged empowerment anthems on "Army of Me" and "Cease Fire". Aguilera also described the song "Army of Me" as "Fighter 2.0".
The lead single, "Your Body", was released on September 17, 2012. It received positive reviews from music critics and mixed reception on the charts, reaching number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while reaching top-forty in some countries. Aguilera has said that she is planning to tour with the album.
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Prime Circle commit rock in the first degree on EVIDENCE Very few rock groups hang around long enough to record a fifth album, but that's ironically how long it often takes for a band to hit its straps and mature into its sound. Nowhere is this more the case than with SA Music Award winners Prime Circle who, not content with being South Africa's top rock act, are now determined to set the quality bar even higher with the release of their hotly anticipated new album, EVIDENCE. This new release undoubtedly sees the band confirming their staying power in a fickle industry. But more than that, it marks a progression of their sound, and a collision of several strands of dynamic tension and creativity into a cohesive, often exhilarating whole. More than a decade since they broke out of Witbank with a sound at once urgent and penetrating, invigorating and intense, the five-piece are gelling as a collective more than ever before – and this unity of purpose is on display on their thrilling new album. Explains singer and principle songwriter Ross Learmonth: “This time we went into Theo [Crous]'s studio with a different approach – there had to be a unanimous vote. “We all come from very different backgrounds and listen to different – and also similar – types of music. I always want to move on to the next thing, Marco holds on to things for longer and can appreciate them over time, Dale's this crazy dude who just loves playing, Neil likes the colours of the music and the way it moves. And for Dirk, as an axeman, it's all about tone for him. “Everyone looks at the music differently, so it's always been hard to get a unanimous vote.” But with EVIDENCE, their consensual approach meant Learmonth's songwriting different patterns. Listened to in its entirety, the album displays the multiple variations and was painted with every band member's complementary textures, tones and shades of which the band is capable. arrangements. The album began taking shape at Schnettler's Bat Mountain Audio studios Says Learmonth: “EVIDENCE is a conscious effort for us to progress, and sometimes in order to before the band headed to Cape Town to work with Crous on the fine-tuning. do that you need to get rid of demons by tackling hard topics – but there are also some songs Much of the impetus for the album can be traced back to Prime Circle's movements since with sunny dispositions. We want to keep our fanbase but also gain new and different fans – the release of Jekyll & Hyde in 2010. Acknowledged by the band as a “risky” album, it we want Martians,too…” nonetheless achieved platinum status and picked up a Best English Rock Album SAMA in Some tracks deal with dark subjects, such as friends' addictions that have led to tragedy. But as 2011 as well as an MK Award for Best International Breakthrough Act. always, the personal ruminations referenced in the lyrics are imprinted with the potential for With the “risk” of this darker, less commercial album clearly having paid off, the band alternate interpretations, typical of the thoughtful songwriting that has always set Prime toured locally and also hit the road in Europe. But they came down to earth with an almost Circle apart. gratifying bump in Germany – playing gigs to five or 10 people and living the humble The familiarity that came from working with legendary Theo Crous for the third time backpackers' lifestyle will do that to you. undoubtedly helped oil the wheels of the recording and production process. Then it was off to “It was tricky, but we proved that our zest for music was still very much alive,” says Los Angeles for South African-born Kevin “Caveman” Shirley (Aerosmith, Journey, Iron Learmonth. “We showed our true colours as a touring band, and everyone came to the Maiden) to mix the tracks and for master engineer Leon Zervos (Maroon 5, INXS, Avril Lavigne) to work his magic. party.” They plugged on doggedly, made contacts and soon found themselves opening for 3 Doors Down and Alter Bridge on European stages. Not long after that, Prime Circle started This album is very much geared at being played live, as Prime Circle view themselves as selling out their own club shows without the aid of big-ticket drawcards. “nomadic” musicians who love being on the road. That's why they're writing material that they'll get a kick out of playing on stage night after night, and that they can chop and change at “Being on the road in Europe and touring with great bands definitely caused us to step up whim – “like Lego bricks”. our game in both the live and the writing aspects,” reflects Gomes. “We look forward to the evolution of the songs,” says Learmonth. “It's like you hear of “As an English rock band, we're competing with other English rock bands. We knew we Leonardo da Vinci travelling with the Mona Lisa, always working on it and never finishing it. had to step up everything, and that put a lot of pressure on us in the studio. That's why we We'll also travel with our works of art, evolving them as we go, and they'll get bigger and needed all five of us to agree on each track, otherwise it wouldn't be good enough to make better.” the album.” Plus, with the physical CD of EVIDENCE featuring value-added content relating to the forensic But they definitely haven't played it safe on the album – another consequence of their science theme, and the social media campaign playing along, fans are in for some awesome surprises. So, what does the crime scene investigation of EVIDENCE reveal? “It's evident that exposure to the discerning and knowledgeable European market. we are still out there and relevant,” says Learmonth. “We're not playing by the rules on this one. With a markedly rockier sensibility than usual, the album was an “emotional rollercoaster” to craft. “Lyrically, you put yourself on the chopping block and question yourself,” admits Learmonth. “It was scary at times, but we did it the way we wanted to do We're still making music after all this time and are proudly doing our thing in South Africa, after it. We had to relook at ourselves, dig in and reinvent ourselves musically, instead of staying many other rock bands have come and gone.” Based on the physical evidence at hand, it may be fair to deduce that Prime Circle are hitting their musical prime. Case closed! stuck in a rut.” Prime Circle is often perceived as a soft-rock or contemporary-rock band, primarily due to EVIDENCE track listing: the album cuts generally favoured by radio stations. They hope this will change with Evidence: The album's storyboard, design concept and viral marketing campaign are based on EVIDENCE, which does feature contemplative numbers but is also more guitar-driven, the title track, which traces a parallel between a breakup and a murder scene. with Learmonth and Bisschoff pinching, riffing and having fun playing around with - Continued on Page 28
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When a relationship ends, one is still left with the evidence – old letters, mug shots, photos – as a reminder of what led to the carnage. More broadly, the song alludes to the crime situation in South Africa, which Prime Circle are often asked about when they tour overseas. Here, they choose not to draw a veil over the reality but plant the topic firmly in the public sphere. The band say the track, one of the heavier but also “hookier” songs on the album, was literally “written in seconds and tracked the same day. It was almost plucked out of thin air and came out of nowhere – it was serendipitous and super-cool.” More importantly: it's a crunching, killer track. Change: This song was motivated by the infomercial mindset – “buy this and you'll be a better person”. It's about how people try to impress others or fit into their world by buying stuff they don't need – but “I'm not gonna change for anybody”. The track features a strong and exuberant guitar presence that sees the band clearly revelling in the layers of music they're f o r g i n g . Time Kills us All: The first single from the album has powered on to the local airwaves, reeling in devotees with its epic, anthemic sensibility. This power ballad was penned after the band relooked at some of their older material and “influenced on how to tell them what he needs to say. ourselves” by taking what they know know and blending it Only Way Out: Simply an “awesome rock song” with a high with a few old tricks. vocal, this track suggests a personal challenge, a dare, to those “Time kills us all, but I'll keep waiting…” Learmonth says this whose fears are ruling their lives, to face them and find a way is one of those songs where the words already seemed out.
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embedded in the music. When you're going through a bad patch, it says, sooner or later support or brotherhood will Given the Truth: Given the whole, unabridged truth about someone you care about, would you still want to stick around arrive to pull you through. – or would you pack up and leave? Behind the glossy veneer Answers: This track references a metaphorical fistfight – of first appearances lies a swamp of complex motivations and which could be between a couple, or perhaps politicians and experiences. This punchy track sketches a hypothetical the public – where “the cracks upon the wall are starting to scenario that says “here's the truth about me; take it or leave bleed”. In questioning the status quo with a sense of it” resignation or victory already conceded, it suggests that people are sick of fighting and of being kept in the dark, and Written in Riddles: Sometimes, love, life and success is literally written in riddles. This track articulates the simply want answers. frustration and the tenacity of the perpetual runner-up – who Know you Better: This song has been a work in progress for keeps losing his race or having his ambitions stymied, despite several years, and has evolved from a verse to an acoustic pushing hard and always doing his best. But regardless, he version (which didn't make the album) to its current never gives up. incarnation – with a catchy dance beat. It's about soulmates who know each other inside out. A potential single with an uplifting chorus, it may well find its way into sokkiejols or wedding parties. King for a Day: What would you do if you had ultimate power for a day – if you could be the president, or even your boss? What decisions would you take? This song, with its almost playground nursery-rhyme singsong rhythm, envisages someone who is downtrodden gaining the superpowers to turn the tables.
EVIDENCE is Prime Circle's fifth album PRIME CIRCLE are: Ross Learmonth (singer and rhythm guitar) Dirk Bisschoff (lead guitar) Neil Breytenbach (keyboards) Marco Gomes (bass) Dale Schnettler (drums and backing vocals) Songwriters – all 5 members
Simplify a few chords, add a powerful chorus with a strong The album was recorded at Bellville Studios in Cape Town. piano line cutting through the guitar riffs, and throw in a Production: knockout drumming attack – and you have a rollicking track Theo Crous (producer) that will be dynamite live, although thanks to Shirley's genius Kevin Shirley (mixing engineer) its sheer force has been captured on the recording too. Gavin Lurssen (mastering engineer on Time Kills Us All) Leon Zervos (mastering engineer) Room of Ghosts: With its haunting chorus and intensely personal lyrics, this track alludes to the nature of addiction – how an addict continually lies and abuses those around him Now the judge and the jury, they sit and stare / And I'm on my own without you here” and himself. A mellow, chilled song with a dark side. Staring at Satellites: A poignant “feeling song” written by Learmonth following the loss of a dear friend. He tries to imagine the thoughts swirling through a troubled mind during those final, fateful moments. Learmonth's songwriting is very
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Blurring of boundaries in new digital alter the composition of the room. Insert Body landscape at Live Art Festival Here, byBosnian bornSanjin Muftiæ , is an Our digital lives come to the fore as artists give credence to concerns over the boundaries between electronic constructs and reality, at GIPCA’s Live Art Festival taking place in Cape Town between 30 November and 4 December 2012.
interactive experiment that explores the ways in which the human body can manipulate auditory landscapes and shape visual texture.
Using gestures and movements, a preprogrammed set of coding and several Microsoft Kinect devices, this installation allows Swiss Theatre director, space designer, and curator members of the public to create a new work Boris Nikitin presents Imitation of Life - a profound made unique by the movement of their bodies. piece which points to the origin of our suspicion that things might not be what they appear to be; Drawing from a database of live performance and an extraordinary interpretation of Woyzeck, samples, Insert Body Here integrates the digital featuring a live audio stream of the performance on and the human to create a space where the web. technology and improvisation meet. Movement (live performance) + digital m edia (samples of Paradise is a religious term for a place in which live performance) = Insert Body Here existence is positive, harmonious and timeless. It is (posthuman performance). conceptually a counter image of the supposed miseries of human civilisation. Some people say Eyes closed in small room is a solo improvisation paradise is something different for each person. performance, in which conceptual performer Thalia Laric navigates a small room, blindHighway to Heaven/Paradise Road is a conversation folded, responding to stimulus from the radio, between two artists trying to get to that place and those audiences members who may choose called Paradise; Hlengiwe Lushaba Madlala (2006 to engage with her. Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winner for In the words of presenting artist Christian Nerf, Dance) and Sdu Majola have worked together on a audiences can, at least, expect a series of number of projects and bring a wealth of local and examples of “mindful artistic experimentation, international choreographic and directorial and proof that one needs neither deadlines nor experience to this piece, which unpacks questions a belief system to make and do things,” because surrounding boundaries, and the effect of borders “thinking is a good idea.” in society. GIPCA’s Live Art Festival runs from Friday 30 Locating these issues in the over abundance of November to Tuesday 4 December 2012 at social media, The Digital Man is a live performance various venues in Cape Town. Performances will installation that grapples with juxtaposition of Real only be staged once and, as with most live art, Identity (what may be regarded as the essence), viewing room is very limited so members of the and Digital Identity. public are urged to book early. In a world filled with overbearing but hypnotic multi-media experiences, affirmations through outside electronic, disembodied ‘hits’ are critiqued through meticulous sculpting of live performance with media.
Tickets are day passes, which will allow audience members entrance to between 3 and 7 works, depending on the programme. In line with GIPCA’s policy to make such work widely accessible, tickets are inexpensive: R40 (students) and R70 (adults) per day. These may Comprising rising stars, writer Gabriella Pinto and be purchased online from Webtickets.co.za. A performer Imaan Isaacs, The Poor Artists, who full detailed programme is available from present this work, operate as a collective and aim to www.gipca.uct.ac.za. create work that inspires intrigues and provokes audiences. For more information , please contact the GIPCA office on fin-gipca@uct.ac.za or 021 480 7156. James Webb has been working on both large-scale installations in galleries and museums as well as About GIPCA: The University of Cape Town’s unannounced interventions in public spaces since Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative 2001. Arts (GIPCA) facilitates new collaborative and interdisciplinary creative research projects in His work also explores the nature of belief and the disciplines of Music, Dance, Fine Art, Drama, dynamics of communication in our contemporary Creative Writing, Film and Media Studies. world, often using exoticism, displacement and humour to achieve these aims. For the Live Art Interdisciplinarity is a key theme of the institute Festival, he presents In Living Memory Of What and projects are imbued with innovation, Never Happened (2009), comprising multi-lingual collaboration and dialogue with urbanism and public service announcements. The project community. GIPCA was launched in December employs the tradition of public address systems to 2008 with a substantial grant from Sir Donald catch incidental audiences unawares. Gordon, founder of Liberty Life. frequency, lumens, place is a collaborative installation that uses artificial light (Vaughn Sadie) and sound (Dean Henning) generated in a gallery space, that relies on interaction with the audience. The initial sound and quantity of light are determined by mathematical formulas based on the volume (length x breadth x height = cubic meters) and floor space ((length x breadth = square meters) respectively. It is these components, and the intervention of the audience, that allows the space to be in constant flux, as the initial state of the space changes and responds to the movement of the audience who
An Advisory Board comprising Heads of Departments of all Performing and Creative Arts Departments at UCT helps to shape contexts for the instigatio n and development of projects by students and staff, as well as a wi de range of institutions and individuals outside the university. For more information on the 2012 GIPCA programme, visit www.gipca.uct.ac.za, or phone 021 480 7156. ISSUED BY: THE FAMOUS IDEA TRADING COMPANY ON BEHALF OF: GIPCA EMAIL: gilly@thefamousidea.co.za
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had spawned and a career that had taken years to build, to a man revitalised with focus, energy and Many know Gareth Devore as the funky Cape Town consciousness about his health and body. based DJ who had clubs pumping from as early on as the 90's. Others may know him as the owner of In today's society it is easy to let things spiral out of the extremely successful company, G&G control far faster than it takes for us to realise, but Productions, one of SA's biggest and most Gareth's is a story that reveals that with determination and dedication, even those who are successful events and promotions companies. on the brink of losing it all can reverse their path. Responsible for running events such as the Vodacom 4U Rage Festival, the Vodacom Durban Gareth did not rely on any rehabilitation centres or July Afterparty and the 5fm New Year's Eve parties, medication. He took a scientific approach, changed G&G Productions continuously deliver on their his entire routine, fed himself often but properly, worked very hard and studied all there was to know promise of being Africa's loudest brand. about human anatomy, fitness and brain chemistry. Gareth first entered the club scene at age 14, with a passion for music and spinning the decks that soon He competed professionally in certain extreme landed him residencies in some of Cape Town's sports, sports that require a complete peace of biggest electronic music venues. Partnering up mind and was able to meditate quite easily and with a friend, Gareth started a small business from program himself into thinking a certain way. He scratch which soon progressed from a simple figured that if he could cut out everything bad that mobile disco into the hugely successful events went into his diet which made him fatigued or tired he would eventually gain enough strength to pick company that it is today. himself up and start again. But building this empire from the bottom up and still trying to stay ahead of the game in the He spent a few months learning how to change music/DJ'ing industry took its toll on him and from a store fat mode into a burn fat mode which eventually pushed Gareth towards a very powerful resulted in losing 35kg in three months. After and influential social group that soon saw him moving to Johannesburg in May 2011 he hit a heavy routine of gym, yoga and predominate strength caught up in a lifestyle of bad habits. training programs. With two years of hard partying and selfdestruction taking its toll on Gareth it was not until A year and 5 months down the line Gareth would the tragic death of his mother in September 2010 like to help as many as he can by telling his story and that finally snapped him back into reality where he hopefully reaching out to people who like him are in had to face the unhealthy amount of weight he had a turning point in their lives. gained and the innate lack of self-confidence that For more media information contact: Lara Rall had developed. Younique Concepts It was this realisation that triggered Gareth's Tel: (021) 433-0930 restoration from an individual who was dangerously on the edge of losing a company he lara@youniqueconcepts.co.za
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ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 19TH ANNUAL MTN SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS It’s South Africa’s premier event on the music calendar when the country gets to toast the best of SA music at the glamorous MTN South African Music Awards (SAMAs). The 19th MTN SAMAs take place at a star-studded event at Sun City on May 10 and 11, 2013, part of which will be broadcast live on television in a worldclass award show. Entries are now open for this celebration of music and close on November 30, 2012.So just who will be the faces and big names that take the spotlight at the event? Says SAMA CEO Nlanhla Sibisi: “The event was simplified and streamlined last year to create the best awards ceremony on the continent and it proved to be a huge success. Winning a SAMA is the highest award a musician or producer can win in South African music. Although we have tweaked it slightly and changed some categories from the last awards, we are keeping a similar format while once again paying tribute to the best in the local music industry and the most talented creative people involved in it.” For the 19th annual SAMAs the Best Sokkie Dans Album becomes Best Kontemporêre Musiek Album; the Best Smooth Urban Album has changed to Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album and the Best Street Urban Album name has been converted to Best Rap Album.
Best R&B / Soul / Reggae Album Best Rap Album Best Kwaito Album Best Dance Album Best Traditional Faith Music Album Best Contemporary Faith Music Album Best Traditional Album Best Maskandi Album Best Jazz Album Best Classic & Instrumental Album OTHER Best Live DVD SPECIAL AWARDS Lifetime Achievement Award International Achievement Awards Best Selling Album Best Selling DVD Best Collaboration MTN BEST SELLING MOBILE MUSIC DOWNLOAD Best Selling True-Tone Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone Best Selling Full-Track Download TECHNICAL CATEGORIES Best Music Video of the Year Best Producer Best Engineer Remix of the Year PUBLIC VOTE CATEGORY Record of the Year SAMPRA AWARD Highest Airplay of the Year
The definition of the rule for Best Newcomer has been adjusted from the last awards to ensure that those competing in the category are new arrivals to Entries opened on November 1 and close on 30 Nov. the SA music scene. 2012 Previously for Best Live DVD only the producer would receive an award; this has been adjusted to The rules and entry process is available on the MTN SAMA website www.samusicawards.co.za reward both the producer and the artist involved. There will now be one award for the Remix of the Zahara stole the show at the last MTN SAMAs Year instead of two. scooping up eight awards. Who will be the big winner at next year’s glittering event? These changes have been made after extensive consultation and feedback from the key MTN SAMA For further information pleas contact: stakeholders including record companies, artists Hloni Modise and the media to best reflect the current realities of Tel: (011) 057 6566 the music landscape. Mobile: 078 324 9835 Email: hloni.modise@hmentertainments.co.za The full list of categories for the 19th annual MTN SAMA's are: TOP 5 CATEGORIES Album of the Year Duo or Group of the Year Female Artist of the Year Male Artist of the Year Newcomer of the Year ALBUM GENRE SUPER CATEGORIES Best Rock Album Best Pop Album Best Adult Contemporary Album Best Kontemporêre Musiek Album Best African Adult Album Best Alternative Album Best Kiddies Album
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Big Concerts announced that the legendary Eventually, two South African fans then set out to find out Rodriguez will return to South Africa this summer for what really happened to their hero, and their investigation led them to a story more extraordinary than any of the many live shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town. myths they'd heard. The Mexican-American singer-songwriter known simply as, “Rodriguez” had been working on his music Their story forms the basis of the recently released documentary, Searching For Sugarman which was a big hit at career in Detroit since the early 1960s. this year's Sundance Film Festival where it won the world He recorded an album in 1969 that many believed was documentary audience award and a special jury award, and it going to secure his reputation as one of the greatest received fantastic reviews at this year's SXSW, Tribeca film recording artists of his generation. festival, Sydney film festival and several others around the Instead, Rodriguez seemingly disappeared into world. obscurity, even being subject to rumours that he had He has since appeared on The Late Show with David committed suicide by setting himself on fire on stage Letterman and Rodriguez was recently featured on the and other imaginative tales. His album took on a life of television program, 60 minutes. Tickets are on sale at its own when a bootleg recording found its way into Computicket South Africa. Tour Itinerary Banned by the apartheid government, the album Johannesburg – presented by Talk Radio 702 and M-Net became a nationwide phenomenon over the next two February 15, 16, 18 decades, and the soundtrack to a resistance Big Top Arena, Carnival City movement of liberal African youth. Tickets from R225 – R520 Back in Detroit, living a hard-scrabble life, Rodriguez Cape Town – presented by 567 Cape Talk and M-Net was totally unaware that he was not just a folk hero but February 20, 21 a household name thousands of miles away. Grand Arena, GrandWest
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When Sixto Rodriguez recorded his debut album Cold Fact in 1969, he dreamed Through circumstance and chance, Rodriguez learned he had become a cult figure in South Africa, where Cold Fact had become a beacon of counter-cultural pop for legions of fans who presumed its creator dead. By '98 he was playing a series of sold-out arena shows in South Africa and Australia of a Detroit protest singer who scraped a living in the United States while his music was providing
In 1997, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman set up a website, 40 years in the wilderness. IN THE internet age, it seems hope to tens of thousands in apartheid-era South Africa sound all the more called 'The Great Rodriguez Hunt', with the intention of inconceivable that an artist could be unaware of their own romantic. “It's been described as a rock'n'roll fairytale,” finding any information about the mysterious US success or that fans would have no idea if their favourite musician of 'Cold Fact' fame. In the same year Brian Currin established 'Climb Up On My Music', a tribute site to the life and works of Rodriguez.
singer was alive or dead. Nowadays you have to work pretty hard to be an enigma and, conversely, even the most neglected musician would struggle to languish in complete obscurity.
In 1998, when Rodriguez was discovered, alive and well Which makes the tale of a Detroit protest singer who and living in Detroit, the search was over and those two scraped a living in the United States while his music was websites were combined into this one central online providing hope to tens of thousands in apartheid-era South repository for all information about Rodriguez. Africa sound all the more romantic. “It's been described as a One of the most important features of this website has rock'n'roll fairytale,” says the protagonist, one Sixto Diaz always been the Forum section, where Rodriguez Rodriguez devotees can share their experiences and thoughts with other fans all over the world. The website has always been fully endorsed and supported by Rodriguez and his family, who read this message board regularly. While he was long forgotten in the US, Rodriguez was
When Sixto Rodriguez recorded his debut album Cold Fact in 1969, he dreamed pop stardom. But, far from the epicentre of the late '60s folkie scene, the Detroit-based son of Mexican immigrants found that his defining statement was criminally overlooked.
unwittingly achieving mythical status in South Africa. Rodriguez went back to reality, working as a gas station Decades later, he tells Fiona Shepherd about fame after attendant, studying philosophy, campaigning for local
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Jamie D Design is a team with a passion for landscaping and green alternatives. They are committed to provide Two of the hottest young design teams in the country exceptional service in design and implementation of a –Jamie D Design and Gin and Chocolate combined forces garden and environmental needs. for their recent summer launch in Pretoria. And guests The company offers creative designs in combination with were blown away by a sensory feast. intensive planning to ensure our work meets the highest It was a perfect summer evening in Pretoria. As dusk set industry standards for extensive design and quality. in, A-list guests started arriving at Gin and Chocolate's head office in Maroelana, Pretoria. They were there to The superlatively talented Shaun Jacobs, who is currently celebrate the launch of both Jamie D Design and Gin and receiving wide airplay on radio stations across the country, was the guest performer, and he treated guests to a Chocolate's respective summer-ranges. gorgeous acoustic performance. The teams from these two brilliant design companies decided to host their summer launch together, as their Some of the A-listcelebrities in attendance were Crimson Chrysalis – the brilliant rock-act,the Afrikaans pop-divas, areas of expertise complement each other perfectly. Zita and Marzanne de Beer and Stan Andrews – the Gin and Chocolate specialises in vinyl decals, 3D wall art motivational speaker, who just recently climbed and bespoke wallpaper designs. The brilliant creative Kilimanjaro despite being atrans-tibial amputee. team enjoy exploring the many different mediums they use and aim to come up with new and exciting products The event was a resounding success, with both teams fast solidifying their reputation as thought leaders in their on an ongoing basis. respective areas of expertise. “We pride ourselves on our individual approach to each client – we understand that each person is unique and we With their exquisite new products now widely available, treat each person we work withas such,” said Bonita the teams at Jamie D Design and Gin and Chocolate are ready to take interior and outdoor design to a new level. Fouché, founder and owner of Gin and Chocolate.
A Summer Launch with a Difference!
The team transformed the interior space of their head office – originally a residential space – into a cornucopia of interior art installations on the evening, showcasing their incredible summer range to guests in attendance. The equally talented team from Jamie D Design was in charge of the exterior space – they enthralled guests by turning the outside space into a magical night garden, complete with a pristine, white marquis and exterior wall art.
Jamie Ferreira and Bonita Fouche Standing With Stan
underestimate their own capabilities after an of six.
supporters who will all be
‘’Not being content with scaling the highest amputation.
cycling in the green Stand With Stan
freestanding mountain in Africa earlier this year, Stan
jerseys on the day. “We want people
Andrews, the one-legged legend has now set his sights on bigger things by starting up his own non-profit organisation. Oh…and he's also taking part in the 94.7 Cycle Challenge while he's at it.’’
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The programme will also help them develop a more positive attitude towards their prosthetic. On many occasions, once a person becomes an amputee, they then believe that they are
across South Africa to sit up and take notice, then we want them to get up and stand with Stan.”
nolonger capable of maintaining the life they With a positive leader like Stan Andrews
Stan Andrews is a trans-tibial amputee who refuses to had before the amputation. With the correct at the helm, there is no doubt that South let his prosthetic leg be a deterrent to anything that he prosthetics and the right attitude, they will Africans everywhere will be lining up to wants to accomplish in his life. He proved this when he realize that very few things actually have to Stand with Stan in no time at all. summited Mount Kilimanjaro 15 - 23 September of change. this year, accomplishing the first of several challenges that he has set for himself.
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And with a team of nominated prosthetists or to make a donation, please contact across South Africa, Stand with Stan will be S t a n A n d r e w s v i a e m a i l :
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“I am so excited to have reached the point where
The climb was also the impetus for realising his I am in a position to start an organisation that can lifelong dream of starting an NPO (Non-Profit help others to deal with the loss of a limb and Organisation) to assist and empower amputees.
making the transition to the use of prosthetics,”
The aptly named Stand with Stanis an NPO which has he explains. been created to allow proper access toprosthetics for “What we need now, is for the
public and
amputees that are less-privileged and who have corporate sponsors to join us on this journey.” poor or no prosthetics at all. In order to raise awareness on Stand With Along with the supply of the prosthetics, each Stan's activities and to keep pushing his own amputee will also be registered into the personal boundaries, Stan will be taking part in mentoringprogramme that will enable them to the 94.7 Cycle Challenge on the 18th of reach their full potential as many amputees
November this year – he will be joined by a team
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Claire Johnston - Mango Groove Mango Groove at Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts at In Claire's words: ''I am insanely excited about this project. It is a Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens – Sunday 2 December concept I came up with a while ago, and it has been great finally to get back into the recording studio. 2012. Shake it up Cape Town, Mango Groove will be back in the mother The album is very much a celebration of South African music, and city for their first and only 2012 show in Cape Town at Kirstenbosch to Gardens on Sunday 2 December 2012. that it extent it has a strong Mango Groove influence. At the same time, however, it is also very different and distinctive, and I am If their past two sold out concerts in these beautiful gardens are hoping to surprise a lot of people with the treatment we have anything to go by, it is going to be one fun filled, super family given to a lot of the songs. afternoon with happy grooves, dancing and picnicking to Mango Groove`s greatest hits. I will also be working with some of my favourite SA artists on key tracks, which will be a great honour for me. The album is due out This November sees the opening of the first ever LUVLAND Mango Groove and Claire have only performed a select number of early next year, and I will undoubtedly be following up with a SPORTS BAR. shows in SA this year, as they have been busy on two very big number of key live performances built around the project''. Ideally located in the centre of Randburg (next to the Virgin projects: Active on Malibongwe Drive), this unique new sports bar will be Their 2012 release: ''Shh: Have You Heard? The Ultimate Mango rd celebrating its official opening on Friday, 23 of November. Groove Collection '' is available in stores nationwide. This is a Mango Groove is currently working on a film and musical project: Getting into the weekend spirit, there'll be live music, food, months of writing and pre-production so far, but a very important limited, collectors' edition: that is a triple pack (2 CDs, 1 DVD). It drinks specials and more. The sports bar will be open 7 days a features all the Mango Groove hits and videos. and long-term project for the group. week and patrons can expect daily live sports coverage, a classic pub menu, live music on Fridays, a must-enter pool competition and in early 2013, slot machines will be on their In John's words: ''While we have a way to go yet, this is The Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concert featuring Mango way to add to the fun. undoubtedly the biggest, most exciting and most challenging Groove takes place at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens (Rhodes Avenue, Newlands, Cape Town) on Sunday 2 December project we have ever worked on. Watch this space!'’ “We've created a casual ambience that will appeal to a diverse from 17h30 – 19h00. crowd, from sports fans to businessmen to those that just want to come and enjoy a couple of drinks over a game of pool,” says Claire has been busy for the last few months working on an all-new bar manager, Kerwin Budden. The avid sports fan can enjoy a 16h00. Gates open at For further information and ticket prices, Claire Johnston album that is in essence a celebration of great selection of live sports coverage from one of the number of please telephone 021 799 8783/8620 or visit the website South African songs through the decades. plasma screens placed around the pub. From rugby to cricket www.sanbi.orgTickets available at: www.webtickets.co.za and soccer on Supersport to the international sports like baseball and American football on ESPN, there will be something for everyone. And why not enjoy the game in the company of good friends and with an ice cold locally made micro brewed beer. LUVLAND SPORTS BAR is the only pub in the area that is selling this fast-growing new trend of beer.
Happy hour from 5pm to 7pm on Mondays to Fridays beckons those wanting to unwind after a day at the office. The menu offers your classic pub meals from hamburgers and sandwiches to steak, egg and chips. Start the weekend with live local music every Friday evening. LUVLAND SPORTS BAR is also launching its first annual Pool Competition. Entries are officially open and entrants can either emailsportsbar@luvland.co.za or they can come in store to register and enjoy a draught on the house. The competition heats will commence at the end of November with the finals running over into the new year. With a variety of prizes up for grabs, it's the first prize that will catch your attention. A fabulous one week getaway for two to the beautiful Plettenberg Bay in the Cape. The prize includes accommodation, return airfare and car hire. A competition definitely not worth missing! LUVLAND SPORTS BAR is located at: Shop 6, Tokai Shopping Centre c/o Malibongwe Drive & Hans Schoeman Road Ferndale, Randburg T: 011 791 3163 Hours: Monday to Saturday from 9am to late and Sundays from 10am to late.
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PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC INDUSTRY Interview with Josie Field - By SA-People Contributor
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Have you had to make any sacrifices to pursue your career? Yes. I miss out on so many special days I could spend with family and friends by having to perform and bring joy to
Singer songwriter Josie Field has just launched her strangers. It's a funny thing, sad too. Being self employed third album 1984; she's opened for James Blunt at also makes life a little more difficult when dealing with banks the Dome in Jo'burg, Ziggy Marley in Soweto… and etc. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. played for Madiba on his birthday. Was there any one person or event in your childhood that She was born 27 years ago at the Jo'burg Gen; lives helped steer you in this direction to be a performer? in Melville, South Africa; and is organizing a There is not one person, it was all the people in my life, they fantastic blues/folk concert - The Drake Music helped me feel comfortable enough to express myself. Festival -- in Rosetta, KwaZulu Natal this weekend (17th December). In the midst of it all, she found a Who's your hero? moment to talk to SA-People about making things I have a list of people! One is Quentin Blake for his wonderful happen, the bittersweet joy of performing for illustrations, mostly for Roald Dahl. I love him because his strangers and Roald Dahl's illustrator.
drawings are so simple, but so expressive. I think that's the recipe for a perfect song too.
So why's the album called '1984′? Was that the When was the first time you performed in public? year you were born? Yes it's the year I was born. It also has to do with 2002 where I feel I am musically right now. What's the most nerve-wracking thing you've ever had to You will notice that the album artwork is a TV test do? screen which turns into a quilt, analogue meets There are a lot of things that wrack my nerves! Writing a new digital, handmade meets computer age. I feel like album, organizing The Drake Music Festival, preparing for a the 80's is when the crossover began and I feel like performance, TV interviews! that's where I am right now, comfortable to make the cross over from “folk” to more “digital” Apparently you played for Nelson Mandela on his birthday. sounds.
Did you meet him? Would this be the event that's been the greatest 'honour' for you?
Definitely. We unfortunately didn't get to meet him though How do you write songs? I play around on the guitar or ukulele until I find but he was watching from the side of stage, his energy is chords that I feel work well together, then the amazing. It was very emotional for me. melodies and lyrics come together; it's a very organic process.
If you could change one thing in your past, what would it be?
Where and how can people get tickets?
Do you use your writing to work through stuff Not telling…
Tickets are available online www.facebook.co.za/thedrakemusicfestival R190 pp
going on in your life, or do you have a particular
or at the venue on the day.
What's your most useful character trait? message? Both, it just depends. I write mostly about my Does being good at filing count?
Please finish these sentences:
experiences and the way I see the world.
a) I love being South African because…
Obviously I tend to write about what affects me It appears you're also good at making things happen. Tell us - people are so diverse and the weather is awesome! about DRAKEFEST - how did you come about organizing b) I wish South Africans would… most in life. Sometimes cynical, sometimes sad. - support more original SA music! this? And who's performing? What's been the highlight of your career to date? I just decided it was about time we put on a festival and I c) One day I'm going to… It's been a series of stepping stones and highlights wasn't going to let another year slip past without it - have an art exhibition… among other things…. that have lead me to where I am now. Most manifesting. It's a great responsibility but I was over waiting More about Josie: www.josiefield.co.za importantly, the release of my first album for people to get onboard or sponsor it – things don't happen Info: 083 577 7726 or josie@josiefield.co.za Mercury and a few others like supporting James until you make them happen! There is no time like the Drake Festival Website: www.facebook.com/thedrakemusicfestival Blunt on his tour in 2008 and supporting Ziggy present. So we are doing it regardless and it's going to be Josie Field with Ziggy Marley Marley last year. My SAMA nominations in 2009 amazing! for my second album Leyland, working with Levi's last year and more recently Suzuki.
The Drake Music Festival is a small acoustic and blues festival that will take place on Saturday, 17th December 2011. As a
Suzuki used your brilliant song 'Power' as the South African musician, I have found that there are not backing track for their Kazashi ad. Who do you enough platforms supporting original South African music. listen to when you're driving? My hope is to make this festival an annual event in which we Lots of different stuff, I never listen to radio really. I showcase the best in SA music and help add to the love so many artists. Right now I am listening to sustainability and long life of original music. The aim is not to Pearl Jam.
compete with other festivals, but to add to the overall South African music scene, enriching SA culture and nourishing
Did you learn anything from working with James audiences with superb home grown music. Blunt and Ziggy Marley? Not from them personally but I learnt a lot by just The Drake Music Festival is a festival by artists for artists, for being there to experience it.
the benefit of all South Africans.
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The Strats is a powerful electric Pop/ rock band fronted by guitarist Will Ludford. Will has worked with and performed with some of the top name bands in the UK and toured the USA with rock band Diamond LIL in the late 60s.... Some of the people he worked with include....Tiny Tim, Sly and Robbie, Anton Ellis, The Barron Knightsand he is privileged to have jammed with Jimi Hendrix..
Brickfields Music Festival Unlimited with 8ta Following the wild success of the second edition in March, Brickfields Festival returns to pioneering, inner-city venue Carfax on Saturday, 24th November. Organisers have steered clear of mainstream sounds and delivered a refined, left-of-centre line-up showcasing home grown talent of the cutting-edge variety. Young guns and veterans; acoustic and electronic - a banquet of styles and sounds promises to cater for all tastes.
He also did session work in the legendary Chalk Farm studios. After fighting a five year battle with drugs, Will entered a monastery and lived quietly for 3 years. On leaving the monastery, Will joined a cult who follow the path of the Holy Grail.
Taking place at Carfax and its surrounding streets and parking lots, the third Brickfields brings together a hefty line-up of thirty acts which are divided between four stages from the afternoon and into the night. A mix of live and electronic defines the Brickfields experience and festival organizers have left little to be desired with a line-up bursting with innovative local talent. This year sees a strong Cape Town contingent whose sonic fare should prove enticing. Proceedings will kick off at one in the afternoon and will continue until the early hours of the morning. As before, guitars rule the daytime portion of the program. Afrikaans punk rock band Van Coke Kartel headlines The Live Stage along with Shadowclub and the hotly tipped Beast – a quartet of members from leading bands fronted by Inge Beckman. Tumi will perform alongside Yesterday’s Pupil. Spoek Mathambo, Kite Rider, Shortstraw, BCUC and Machineri complete an impressive live line-up. You’ll find the crème de la crème of deep house and techno acts on the TOY TOY stage. Fans of the collective’s Friday nights will be pleased to see residents Dogstarr, Fabio, Sound Sensible and Rob Sloan doing what they do best. Craig Massiv and Floyd Lavine will dish up their distinct deep house while Cape Town’s Monique Pascall will perform solo and with Ivan Turanjanin under the pair's Space Time Continuum guise. Festival favourite, acclaimed electronica artist Felix Laband returns to the stage for the third year running. The stellar Red Bull Sound System is back to compliment The Carfax Stage – which will serve up a selection of more alternative electronic styles to get lost to. Festival-goers can look forward to electro, dubstep and various other strains of bass music.
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Now mostly a recluse, Will lives in a small castle in Monaghan Ireland and has found new respect as a guitarist from a new wave of young musicians who have discovered his original songs and inspirational guitar playing.
***TOY TOY STAGE*** Felix La Band Space Time Continuum Monique Pascall Dogstarr Fabio Floyd Lavine Sound Sensible Craig Massiv Rob Sloan ***CARFAX STAGE*** Das Kapital Jakobsnake Dank Danger Ingozi Melodik Andrew the Dj ***MIELIE BEAT BAR*** Mix n Blend Deeziak Ambush & Emcee Heavy G Mpi Tha Cutt Dj Soosh Dj Hamma
Will says one of the best moments in his life was meeting and working with George Harrison at the Beatles headquarters in Saville Row, he describes George as being the nicest person he met in music. The Strats' new CD is "Falling Off The Edge Of The World" and is taken from an experience Will had while taking LSD and Purple Hearts. This Cd entered the American aiir radio charts at no. 5 and is getting air play on radio stations around the world. The Strats are signed to Holy Grail Records.
The Strats can be contacted via their record label: Holy Grail Records Glenmore Castle, Glenmore Carrickroe, Emyvale Co. Monaghan Ireland Tel 00 353 4787926 Holygrailrecords@gmail.com
Tickets Available @ Webtickets: R150 pre-sale / R 200 @ the door Young production phenomenon Das Kapital headlines the stage and is joined by fellow Capetonians Dank and Jakobsnake. Melodik, Danger Ingozi and Andrew the DJ are also billed on a forward- Tickets available at Webtickets. R150 presale, R200 at the door. thinking, bass-heavy line-up. http://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=38 The Mielie Beat Bar unites beat slingers, hip hop turntablists and a 0741538 solid line-up of drum ‘n bass DJs. Trailblazing Capetonian trio Mix ‘n Blend take the main slot - they share the stage with a trio of Jo’burg’s top rated scratch scientists Tha Cutt, DJ Soosh and DJ Hamma and no nonsense drum ‘n bass DJs Deeziak, Ambush and MPI. Since its inception in November 2011, Brickfields has grown in size and stature. Strong attendance at March’s event signalled a glowing future for the festival. With mobile service provider, 8ta as a sponsor, the third Brickfields is back with a bigger, broader selection of DJs and live acts from across all scenes. Whether you’re acoustically or electronically inclined, you'd be hard-pressed to find something more colorful and expansive than this burgeoning inner city soirée. Food stalls and a flea market will be open throughout the duration of the festival. ***LIVE STAGE*** Van Coke Kartel ShadowClub Spoek Mathambo Beast Kite Rider Shortstraw BCUC Tumi Feat. Yesterdays Pupil Machineri
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CUNNING BRAD - Guitars,Passion and Rock 'n Roll! I didn't know the name Brad Cunningham when I received a message from him on LinkedIn a while back but I accepted his request and I am immensely glad I did! Centurion-based Brad started telling me a bit about his music project 'Cunning Brad', where he is and where he hopes to be, and just by reading his mails, I could already tell that this man has ambition and a sincere love of music that is not seen nearly enough these days. Passion just pours out of this guy. It's almost intoxicating. He sent me copies of his first album 'Big Cigar' as well as his latest offering, 'Back to Life'. Toetapping good tunes! From the first track on 'Big Cigar', also entitled 'Big Cigar', you're transported into the story of a musician trying to see his name in lights and that, I think, epitomises Brad's story. Cunning Brad is music as music should be. Real people playing real instruments with honest lyrics that tell stories you can relate to. The follow-up album, 'Back to Life', has been described as 'lyrically loaded melodic rock' And that's a pretty apt description. It has a more 'mature' sound and is definitely worth a listen for any old-school, rock 'n roll fan. The single 'Rock 'n Roll Afterglow' has already got a bit of radio play and the official music video is up on YouTube. Many hands assisted in the making of the albums. Each one had a different producer (who also played some of the instruments) and as band members were often changing, Brad also called in session musicians. He told me that he would like to raise his public profile and get permanent band members when he can offer more regular gigs. He's seen first-hand how tough the music industry can be but at the same time knows it can incredibly rewarding so he marches on with his guitar in hand and fire in his heart. Cunning Brad has rocked crowds from Egypt to Botswana and from Namibia to Swaziland. Closer to home, they've had well-received shows at Barnyard Theatres, the Lyric, West End and Globe theatres, Monte Casino, Carnival City and The Boma as well as performing at many festivals such as KKNK, Aardklop, Innibos and Up the Creek among others. They've even played in rock tribute shows and the 'U2 Tribute'show. These guys have been busy! They've reached new fans through various interviews in magazines such as The Riff, SA Guitarist and Keyboard and Black Mountain as well as being featured on SABC3's Expresso. These guys are going places! Aside from writing all the lyrics, which he says all spawn from personal ideas and experiences, he also plays acoustic and electric guitars and even the harmonicawhich gives some of his songs a great 'bluesy' feel. Although Cunning Brad steers more towards old-school rock 'n roll, they can also play from light jazz to what Brad likes to call 'kick-ass rock 'n roll'! Their music is predominantly in English but they are happy to throw a bit of Afrikaans and Zulu flavour into the mix. I told you‌talented! For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of seeing them live, have no fear. They are also available for corporate functions, weddings etcetera and with their electric stage presence and hi-tech equipment, they are sure to spice up any function. Strong emphasis is put on audience participation so if you want to see the boss doing a solo on air guitar at this year's Christmas function then get hold of these guys! Brad's aim, short of world domination, I think, is to raise his band's profile in the local music industry by being a versatile, multi-talented and affordable act that boasts a unique sound and a broad repertoire. He wants to entertain and engage audiences while still exposing his original music to a large market. Brad is looking at getting started on a new album and I also hear that beside his musical pursuits, he'll be starring in a small supporting role in a local film due for release sometime early next year so keep an eye out for that too. In the meantime, check out their website at www.cunningbrad.co.za to read some of the great testimonials and find out more about this passionate muso and his band or have a look at their live performances on YouTube and book these lads for your next function. Give him a shout on brad@cunningbrad.co.za ! For the official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVdCI-mKj0 - Nicole Silvester - SAMusic News
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Animals in Distress is a dynamic society offering a sterilization procedures in an effort to alleviate the everunique approach to animal welfare. increasing problem of over-breeding. Since the establishmentof Animals in Distress in 1958, they have endeavoured to protect and treat animals in need and to educate and empower others to do the same. Small and large domestic animals belonging to people from eight informal settlements in Gauteng and Tshwane, who would otherwise not receive professional veterinary services, are cared for with love, skill and endless patience. Situated in Midrand, the 11.7 acre farm, known fondly as 'The Paddocks' is our centre of hope and healing. Animals in Distress is a professional, non-profit organisation consisting of pro-active, hands-on permanent staff who are all passionately and completely dedicated to the welfare and needs of animals.
What they do:
With 800 000 formal dwellings in Tembisa alone, SAID has the unparalleled task of providing care to the animals of some 5 million owners as well as advising and imparting knowledge to these owners on basic preventative measures. AWAs will also endeavour to trace owners of animals found on the streets. SAID is not a 'homing' organisation or an adoption agency. All animals in our care have owners.
Education By far the most vital and important aspect of the Society, is to reduce animal suffering and neglect by educating people. Teaching the young and the old to treat animals with respect is an essential starting point for the Society. SAID's ongoing Education Programme is to be found currently in 67 schools.
Animals in Distress endeavour to protect and treat Up to 14 000 Grade 2 learners benefit annually from this animals in need and to educate and empower others to initiative. Learning to love, feed, clean and care for an do the same. animal and accepting responsibility starts at a young age. Small and large animals belonging to people from eight The statistics reflect the success of such an initiative and informal settlements, who would otherwise not receive the increasing owner demand for sterilization of domestic professional veterinary services, are cared for with love, pets is a direct result of the programme. skill and endless patience. Situated in Midrand, the 11 acre farm, 'The Paddocks' is the non-profit centre of hope and healing. 'We' are a professional organisation consisting of pro-active, hands-on permanent staff who are all wholly dedicated to the welfare and needs of animals..
PROTECTING ANIMALS, HEALING THEIR SICKNESS, FIGHTING IGNORANCE AND EMPOWERING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME
AFRO-BEATZ Dates: 25th November 2012 Time: 15h00 Venue: Carnival City Rio Rooms - Brakpan
Mobile Clinics In their medically stocked vehicles, teams of dedicated Animal Welfare Assistants (AWAs), are dispatched daily and respond to calls in such areas as Tembisa, Winnie Mandela Park, Ivory and Ebony Parks, Olievenhoutbosch, Mooiplaas, Diepsloot and Cosmo City. Where possible animals are treated on-site and all cases are followed up regularly. Those animals in need of more serious veterinary attention are taken to the Society's Hospital at The Paddocks in Midrand. SAID is also fortunate to have the services of 14 veterinarians who assist with pro-bono sterilisation procedures three days each week. All animals are returned to their owners and this goes a long way in terms of building trusting relationships to benefit the animals themselves Preventative Treatment Regular de-worming of all animals is just one of SAID's daily priorities. Vaccination against infectious diseases is another. Enormous emphasis is, however, placed on
Cost: R130 (entry and meal) Tickets available at the entrance from 13h00 Don’t miss the funky sounds of Afro-soul and R&B at Carnival City in Brakpan on the last Sunday of every month, when popular DJ’s spin Afro-Soul, Soul and R&B tracks. Owing to the popularity of the event it will now be hosted in the Rio Rooms from 15h00 on the last Sunday of every month. Your DJ’s for the evening will be DJ Wilson B Nkosi from Metro, DJ T-Bose from Kaya FM, and DJ Sphiwe. Entry into the venue is R130 and includes entrance plus a main meal with dessert. Tickets are available from the entrance to the Bar. For more information kindly contact Sphiwe Motha on 083 856 3077
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With appearances at nearly every major festival around the country, including The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, The Hilton Arts Festival, Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees and a furious countrywide touring schedule, she has earned a reputation as one of the hardest-touring self-managed artists on the national circuit, delivering an intensely honest personal commentary in a vocal epic that has mesmerised audiences countrywide. “With a sound charged with emotional intensity, Shannon Hope's performance brought goose bumps to my skin. The powerful combination of her singing and song-writing is sure to leave any audience captured.” Isabel Rawlins, Cue, National Arts Festival Review, June 2010. Her debut solo endeavour, entitled S T I L L, is a mature and Rise Against headlining RAMfest, March 2013 – & the remarkably honest eleven track studio album, co-produced with return of Pendulum DJ Set & Verse. Tim Rankin at his Cape Town studio, and recorded in a mere five
RAMfest, South Africa`s biggest annual Alternative Music Festival is proud to announce that Rise Against will be headlining RAMfest 2013 in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Released independently on 1 April 2009, this delicately moving Durban. days.
album delivers the thoughtfully personal and often heart- After the success of their phenomenal set at RAMfest 2010, wrenching sincerity of an artist whose music forces you to feel, Paul Harding en Ben Verse from Pendulum (Australia and England) will also be returning to perform at RAMfest 2013. with a voice impossible to ignore.
SHANNON HOPE “As she started to play, I instantly pictured her on a dark stage, lit by a single spotlight in an auditorium filled with thousands of fans…” Fiona Gordon, Cue, National Arts Festival Review, June
Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Having secured a full endorsement from world-renowned Illinois. The band`s first two albums “The Unraveling” (2001) and “Revolutions per Minute” (2003) met with Japanese piano masters, Kawai, joining the ranks of artists such as considerable underground success. Their major label One Republic and Muse's Matthew Bellamy, Hope returned to the debut “Siren Song of the Counter Culture” brought the studio in 2011 to record the much-anticipated follow-up to her band mainstream success, producing several successful singles. The two albums after that “The Sufferer and the debut album, and released “Fight A New Day” worldwide on 31 Witness” and “Appeal to Reason” respectively debuted at October to critical acclaim. number ten and number three on the Billboard 200 Chart. All three albums reached platinum status in Canada and Gold status in the USA. Lyrically-focussed and piano-based, her music falls within the
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vocal / singer-songwriter genres, with some elements of pop rock Rise Against`s sixth studio album “Endgame” was released captured more evidently on this record, and in keeping with the in 2011. “The songs to me are a selection of who we are as Award-winning Pianist and Vocal Artist, Shannon Hope, has been style and honesty of her first album, Hope delivers a slightly bigger, people,” says vocalist McIlrath. “We’re not 100 percent political or 100 percent personal. We’re people with many tugging on South African heart strings since the release of her debut more driving and positive sound. different cares and passions. Many different things make up our daily lives. I don’t consider myself any more political solo album in 2009, with her intriguingly powerful heart songs. than those out there who care about the world they live in.” “Essentially, this record is about being brave enough to believe in In only the first six months of launching her solo career, Shannon yourself and your truth, and being brave enough to wake up to And as for the pressure in following up its string of Hope had recorded and released her debut solo album, gained fight every new day despite what that day might hold,” explains successes—which now includes three gold-awarded albums and gold singles—McIlrath says it’s all internally playlisting on radio stations across the country, and embarked on Hope. generated. national promotional tours, performing on some of the country's “The pressure that we feel is the pressure that we put on premier music platforms with some of its most revered artists. “I'm very proud of this record and everything it says about where I ourselves,” he says. “We try to step up our game on each am, where I've come from, what I believe in and what I've record and create something that’s relevant, new and Hope's extensive musical journey over the past decade through achieved.” fresh, and is still Rise Against. I want to give my perspective, and from the punk community, take in what’s happening, various musical incarnations has seen her grace the esteemed interpret that and put it into a song, letting the world know stages of The Fugard Theatre, The Barnyard Theatre, Splashy Fen “What you see when you look at her is rock 'n roll, but what you how we feel about it. That’s the goal behind a lot of the Festival, Woodstock SA, The White Mountain Festival, Oppikoppi, hear when she plays is heart and soul.” - Kgomotso Moncho,, music.” Music at the Lake, as well as The Metro Theatre in Chicago.
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Rise Against will be performing at Ramfest Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban on the following dates:
Her brief sojourns in America in the early days of her music career
Pumpkins and Zwan fame).
9 March: RAMfest CT, Circle of Dreams, Riviersonderend. 15 March: RAMfest Durban, Wavehouse. 16 March: RAMfest Riversands Farm, Fourways, Johannesburg.
Awarded a Standard Bank Ovation Award by the National Arts
Pendulum DJ Set & Verse will be performing in all 5 cities between 8 – 16 March.
earned her the opportunity of recording a five track EP in 2004, with Chicago's high profile producer, Bjorn Thorsrud (of Smashing
Festival for her nine show run in July 2011 – in recognition of “artistic innovation, excellence, the exploration of new performance styles and the courage to open new conversations in the arts” – Hope shares this honour with the likes of Chris Chameleon, amongst
DATES: RAMfest 2013: 5 cities including Cape Town back to a weekend Festival and good news for Johannesburg: officially a weekend festival as well.
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7, 8, 9 March: RAMfest CT, Circle of Dreams, Riviersonderend. 8 March: RAMfest presents …Durban, Venue TBC. 13 March: RAMfest presents…Bloemfontein, Venue TBC. 15 March: RAMfest presents…Port Elizabeth, Venue TBC. 15 March: RAMfest Durban, Wavehouse. 15 & 16 March: RAMfest JHB, Riversands Farm, Fourways. TICKET SALES: Ticket Sales opened on Monday 3rd S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 2 athttp://www.ticketbreak.co.za/ramfest CPT: http://www.ticketbreak.co.za/event_details/ 1468 JHB: http://www.ticketbreak.co.za/event_details/ 1467 DBN Wavehouse: http://www.ticketbreak.co.za/event_details/ 1506 Ticket prices for RAMfest “main” shows: Cape Town, 7-9 March: R490 early bird (limited amount available) R550 pre-sold, R650 at the gate. Johannesburg 15 & 16 March R490 early bird (limited amount available), R550 pre-sold, R650 at the gate. Durban 15 March: R300 early (limited amount available) R350 pre-sold, R450 at the gate. Ticket sales for “side shows” will open soon! Durban 8 March: R100 early (limited amount available)R150 pre-sold. Bloemfontein 13 March: R100 early bird (limited amount available) R150 pre-sold. Port Elizabeth: 15 March: R100 early bird. (limited amount available) R150 pre-sold. No credit card? Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter for cash sales points, or use Ticketbreak EFT services. SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.ramfest.co.za Twitter: @ramfest / @RAMtouring / Facebook: www.facebook.com/ramfest
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