Being out of town at a festival on New Years Eve is pretty much a priority these days, what with road blocks, hordes of tourists and getting mugged. If you’re into live music, Rock the River is your only option near Cape Town. T...
THE JOLLY ROGER’S BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Yesterday’s Pupil Interview
Category: interviews
December 7th, 2011 by Etienne BuysPeach Van Pletzen AKA Yesterday’s Pupil has just released two tracks off his latest album for free online. We chatted to him about the new album, the new video and more. Check it out! What can people expect from your second albu...
Goodluck Album Review
Category: albums
December 6th, 2011 by Liezel ThompsonMost of our first introductions to local dance outfit Goodluck were probably made upon hearing the super mellow and oh so pretty tune, “Taking it Easy”. If memory serves me correctly, last December was when this track ...
Springbok Nude Girls, Foto na Dans, Ashtray Electric LIVE @ Zula
Category: reviews
December 1st, 2011 by Liezel ThompsonWhile the Synergy festival was in full swing just outside Stellenbosch this past Saturday, the few live music enthusiasts that were left in Cape Town could be found at Zula. The only band worth hanging around in Cape Town for were...
THE KILLS LIVE AT L’OLYMPIA IN PARIS (TRAILER)
Category: videos
November 30th, 2011 by Etienne BuysThe Kills will be releasing a full length live DVD next year. Check out this epic teaser! Can’t wait!!...
WIN ticket’s to Rock the River New Years Eve 2011
Category: competition
November 29th, 2011 by Etienne BuysThis competition is now closed. WIN ticket’s to Rock the River New Years Eve 2011 All you need to do to stand a chance of winning a set of double tickets to Rock The River this New Years is “LIKE” TheUrbanist...
Backsberg Picnic Series Returns, Now With Mystery Opening Acts
Category: news
November 23rd, 2011 by Liezel ThompsonBacksberg Estate Cellars, in association with kykNET, can’t wait to have you on the farm for their third Picnic Concert Series. Brilliant artists such as: Freshly Ground, Francois van Coke, Koos Kombuis and Dan Patlansky will ha...
Two Minute Puzzle at Kimberley Hotel
Category: reviews
November 22nd, 2011 by Liezel ThompsonWhat a total disaster of a day this past Friday was. FFS! Everything that could possibly have gone wrong, did. It was the kind of day, where at around 8pm you just want to go home and swallow a handful of Fukitol tablets and go pa...
Tori Amos and Yoav at Grand West
Category: reviews
November 21st, 2011 by Liezel ThompsonFirst of all, where the hell was the advertising for this event? Not again – you have got to be kidding me! If it hadn’t been for someone mentioning this in a status update on facebook a few weeks before the show, this...
Rolling Stone Magazine to Launch in SA
Category: news
November 21st, 2011 by Etienne BuysCape Town, South Africa, November 18, 2011 – Legendary music, culture and current affairs magazine Rolling Stone launches in South Africa on Wednesday 23 November 2011. Covering everything from young visionaries and icons to...























