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WIN ticket’s to Rock the River New Years Eve 2011

November 29th, 2011 by Etienne Buys

This 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...

Jack Parow

Diary of a Daisies virgin : Day one…

October 13th, 2011 by Tequila Tart

Flower Power Friday 09h00: Wake up with hangover. Buying extra jugs of margarita during happy hour always seems a good idea at the time. 10h00: Attempt to locate tent and other useful camping items. 12h00: Take fourth headache tab...

tequila

Lessons from observations, experiences and situations

August 23rd, 2011 by Etienne Buys

It has been a while since I took the streets. OK that’s a blatant lie (with a straight face too). But it sounds far better than it’s been a while since I wrote anything. Which essentially is also fibs because I am cons...

The Rescu

WIN double tickets to The Rescu debut album launch!

August 16th, 2011 by Etienne Buys

This competition is closed! WIN double tickets to see The Rescu LIVE at their album launch on the 31 August! They are a three-piece rock band that produce a huge sound with their oversized drums, all valve vintage guitar stacks, a...

7thson

Making waves at the new Zula Bar

July 21st, 2011 by Tequila Tart

Remember the grand opening of the Zula Bar? Springbok Nude Girls, Hog Hoggidy Hog, The Rudimentals and Ashtray Electric were there. So was I. So were approximately 1 500 revellers. It was mayhem. It was crowded and chaos reigned. ...

the Jolly Roger

A Jolly Roger-ing in Plumstead

July 18th, 2011 by Etienne Buys

The other weekend I had a series of “firsts”. No, it wasn’t the first time I got “rogered” as the title may suggestively suggest. It was the first time I saw the band Three Chord Theory (at their last...

Zebra and Giraffe

WIN Double Tickets to Zebra & Giraffe and Van Coke Kartel: Haal Asem Kwagga Tour

July 18th, 2011 by Etienne Buys

This competition is now closed. Zebra & Giraffe and Van Coke Kartel kick off their Haal Asem Kwagga Tour at the Assembly on the 30th July. This is a party you don’t want to miss, and we are giving away two sets of double...

Student Night

No right to be at Student Night

July 5th, 2011 by Tequila Tart

Monday nights. Nothing happening right? It’s the ultimate school night. Ha! You couldn’t be more wrong. While you are all tucked up safely in your beds, there’s a whole other world happening. It’s called St...

The Rature II

The Rapture II – technology

June 6th, 2011 by Tequila Tart

I have been bleating on about this stuff to my long-suffering colleagues and friends for some time. Especially when I am getting cabin fever and a little tired of looking at a screen all day. Especially when I have fifty emails to...

Arno Carstens and Albert Forst

Phuza Thursday, unplugged (Arno Carstens and Albert Frost)

May 31st, 2011 by Tequila Tart

I really didn’t see this one coming. Going to an unplugged, quiet gig at a hotel with a strange name, on a week night, with Mum Friend from 6pm to 8pm. Easy stuff. Tame evening. Early night. Yeah right. I should have known b...