We’ve been hearing the rumours and we can finally confirm, they’re true… In mere hours after receiving the Spotify iStore download my life has been changed. The hype is real, it’s not a fad and it may just change the way you consume music for good!
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Jack White releases fist single off ‘Boarding House Reach’
Jack White has officially announced his next solo album. It’s called Boarding House Reach and it will be out via Third Man and Columbia. The LP does not currently have a release date. Along with the announcement, White has shared two new songs from the record: “Connected by Love” and “Respect Commander.”
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Remembering Jimi Hendrix’s Most Memorable Performances
Jimi Hendrix’s contribution to rock and roll music will forever be unmatched. Inducted in 1992, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame notes that Hendrix could be regarded a talent unlike any other, stating that he is “the most gifted instrumentalist of all time, a self-taught electric guitarist whose fluid, immersive style was perfectly suited to embrace—and then revolutionize—the late 60’s psychedelic rock movement.” With a musical career that spanned just four years, we can only begin to imagine how Hendrix could have continued to define and change rock and music. As we commemorate his recently celebrated 75th birthday, we look back at three of Hendrix’s most powerful and electrifying live performances on stage. Continue reading Remembering Jimi Hendrix’s Most Memorable Performances
Angus & Julia Stone SA Tour 2018
Multi-platinum selling Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone announce their first tour to South Africa with dates in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban at the end of January 2018. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Thursday 30 November and all info at http://parklifefestival.co.za Continue reading Angus & Julia Stone SA Tour 2018
SA Music Scene does #RTD2017
It’s been 3 Years since I have attended the annual Rocking The Daisies, and wow has it changed. They have definitely bumped up the catering for different music lovers, aiming towards the main market, which is about time. It saddens me that there was hardly any live rock ‘n roll acts this year, but hopefully, they will bring back the Rocking part to the Daisies Festival with female headliners, along with the variety that they have incorporated now. Continue reading SA Music Scene does #RTD2017
Get To Know Missu Before Park Acoustics
Photo credit: Brett van Dort
Ontmoet Laurika Rauch Voor Liefde By Die Dam
Deur Dee Theart (@deetheart)
Foto: Verskaf
Die tyd het amper aangebreek vir Liefde By Die Dam vanjaar, hierdie Sondag 6 Augustus. Ons sien veral baie uit na Laurika Rauch die jaar, en ons was gelukkig genoeg om ook met haar op te vang voor die show:
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Leer vir Harrebaard ken voor Park Acoustics
Hulle maak hulle Park Acoustics debuut, en Harrebaard, of ook “Die Ooms se Band” is meer as net ‘n reality-show op VIA. Dis regte band-lede wat nou selfs daaraan dink om by elke kunstefees op te tree. Ons het met Pierre van Pletzen gepraat:
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LISTEN: Death From Above 1979 – ‘Freeze Me’
A pretty fitting name for the cold here in Cape Town, yet a super hot track! Death From Above 1979 are back with a new song. Continue reading LISTEN: Death From Above 1979 – ‘Freeze Me’
Fokofpolisiekar Interview Voor Park Acoustics
Foto deur Jaco S. Venter
Ons het bietjie met Wynand Myburgh gesels van Fokofpolisiekar oor hulle crowdfunding projek, die toekoms van Fokof en ook Park Acoustics wat die Sondag hulle 8ste verjaarsdag vier! Check dit hier uit:
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Get To Know The Sextons Before Park Acoustics?
It’s on. Do you have your tickets? Don’t even think of buying at the gate on Sunday, cause you might be disappointed! Also, The Sextons are on at 11:00 so don’t come late either! We got to catch-up with the band a bit before we celebrate 8 years of Park Acoustics together.
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Mieliepop 2017 – The Most Beautiful Fest
Photos by Henry Engelbrecht (@henry_e)
This was not my first Mieliepop, and it certainly won’t be my last. Mieliepop Festival in Lothair, Mpumalanga is one of the most beautiful festivals in the whole of South Africa, and the photos, and other people’s memories won’t do it justice, but if you missed out this year, let it be the last time you miss it.
RTD & OppiKoppi team up!
WIN: Lush 2.0 Festival Tickets
With the Road To Lush parties over and in our memories, it’s almost time for the real thing. It’s bigger. It’s better. It’s Lush 2.0 Festival and it’s happening from 14 to 16 April over Easter Weekend in Clarens.
That means it’s next week, which makes us all pretty damn excited!
WIN: Large On The Lawn Tickets
Johannesburg’s newest summer series is brought to you by Breakout, the team behind the successful Parklife Festival, and City Parks. Large On The Lawn is Joburg’s answer to the Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts and Durban’s Botanical Gardens shows, and the new series will bring audiences a set of live shows that are accessible in a centrally located park that is pristine and beautiful. The idea of a few hours out with friends and family on a blanket with wine and snacks is the perfect way to spend a weekend.
Top 15 Local Releases Of 2016
This year was probably one of the strongest years for South Africa music. There were so many consistently brilliant releases over the course of the year and there is a very good chance that we left many out by limiting it to 15, but we’ll never be completely right. Anyway, this is probably one of our final posts for the year and we just wanted to say thank you to all our readers for sticking by us throughout the year. It is because of all of you, and the love for music, that we keep doing what we are doing and we hope to do it even better next year. Have a fantastic festive season.
1. Grassy Spark – Portal
I do this thing each year where I like to predict which local band will leap forward in terms of success, and it usually always comes true. Last year, I predicted that Al Bairre will leap into mainstream success, and they did. This year I predicted that Grassy Spark would have the same fate and with their headline local slot at Rocking The Daisies, their opening for UB40 and their stunning debut album Portal – I would like to think I was right once again. Craig Roxburgh
2. Past Haunts – Afterthoughts
Past Haunts never fails to impress me with their stunning fusion of emo, punk and post-hardcore elements. Afterthoughts was an EP that I just kept coming back to for its rich lyrical content and its anguish-laden sonic landscape. Craig Roxburgh
3. Peasant – III: No Love
It seems to have been a universally brilliant year for hardcore releases. It is like the deities controlling the hardcore scene said “let there be more great hardcore then one could possibly handle”, and that just seemed to trickle down into South Africa with the release of Peasant’s vitriol-laden EP. Angular, snarling guitars, groovy bass riffs and pent-up aggression is the name of the game with this EP. Craig Roxburgh
4. Veladraco – Veladraco
Veladraco only just released their self-titled EP and they’ve already receive a shout-out from AKA and made it to the top of 5FM Indie Chart. The band skipped into my heart with their aloof pop-punk melodies, clever song-writing and repressed adolescent angst. Craig Roxburgh
5. Caroline Leisegang – Simple Circles
Classical music isn’t exactly a booming genre in South Africa but Caroline Leisegang’s latest release managed to slip into my radar with her minimalistic approach to composing. Her simple yet beautiful melodies are steeped in emotional depth and I can guarantee that they shall improve your productivity immensely. Craig Roxburgh
6. Gavin and Krehan – The New Dope
Gavin and Krehan may be newcomers to the rap game, but as their EP title suggests: they are the new dope. The New Dope is a raw, honest exploration of anxiety and depression – something that many rap artists don’t do. Craig Roxburgh
7. Black Math – Death, Existing & Other Joys Of Life
Black Math only just released this and it already shot straight into my Top 20 with its chaotic fusion of punk and psych-rock. Black Math is just more proof that Durban is becoming a hotbed for local talent. Craig Roxburgh
8. The Liminals – Come Closer
Infectious beats – check. Groovy basslines – check. Funky guitar work – check. The Liminals have everything you need to get through the blazing heat of summer and feel good about it. Come Closer radiates with talent. Craig Roxburgh
9. Made For Broadway – Life Lessons
Pop punk is everything for me, and Made For Broadway managed to deliver the purest, most distilled version of pop punk possible with Life Lessons. Punchy four-chord riffs and semi-hardcore breakdowns dominate the album while the lyrics teeter between introspective musings and wild parodies. Craig Roxburgh
10. ISO – Polydimension
2016 heralded the arrival of ISO’s Polydimension: An album of tasteful musical integrity and complexity. The album balances the difficult line between catchiness and progressiveness, complexity and memorability, technicality and atmosphere. This album speaks through all of its instrumentalists and the vocalist and gives us musical variety that does more than tick boxes- they make new ones. The band masterfully jumps from heavier to light tones in order to create atmospheres that are delicate and intimate, yet create riffs that are worthy of a heavy metal band and combine it with jazz-like drumming. ISO’s Polydimension is an album of the year because it brings intelligence, integrity, emotional depth and a fresh sound to South Africa’s growing music scene. Matthew Fuller
11. Dangerfields – Embers
Embers is a gorgeous piece of post-punk with its angular guitar riffs and synth tones that ebb and flow like the tide of the ocean. It is an EP that is so easy to get lost in and is the perfect match for a hazy summer day. Craig Roxburgh
12. Hezron Chetty – The Fallacy of Composition
Hezron Chetty is possibly one the most unique and interesting artists to come out of South Africa in a long time. His ability to generate the aggression and energy of punk music with a violin captivated me upon the release of his debut album. Craig Roxburgh
13. The Shabeen – Folk Is Dead
Folksy punk rock is the name of the game on The Shabeen’s new album. Rowdy punk singalongs are juxtaposed next to poetic musings that rival that of Frank Turner. The band even took a pretty socially conscious move by renaming themselves to The Shabs in light of the connotations carried by “The Shabeen”.
14. Ohgod! – Forest Feuds
Without any vocals, Ohgod! managed to weave a complex tapestry of emotion through their use of intricate, needling guitar work layered over abrasive bass riffs and snarling licks of guitar. Their focus on the complexity and intricacies of their music is what allows them to elicit such deep emotional responses.
15. All We’ve Known – Human Nature
All We’ve Known is a young up-and-coming band from Port Elizabeth who are not afraid of hard work and it shows clearly in their debut EP release with their crisp sound and progressive tunes. Electronicore has not been around for that long nor has it been popular in South Africa, but
Human Nature is one of the first quality products to endorse this fun-loving, bouncing hardcore sound locally.With catchy, jumping techno beats, heartfelt lyrics and musical talent for days, this is well worth a listen. Turn it up to 11 and enjoy the rage! James Robert