Interview with Blondie Chaplin of the Flames |
Musically, 2006 has been the year of the elder statesmen, with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and T-Bone Burnett all releasing lauded albums.So it is only fitting that...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:42:00 GMT |
Suddenly Everything Changed: An interview with Righard Kapp |
Founded in 2005 as an avenue for Righard Kapp and his illustrious colleagues in noise, One Minute Trolley Dash (OMTD) is now mutating into a bona fide independent label.The change has been driven by O...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:40:00 GMT |
Interview with Chris Letcher about his new album Frieze |
When complacency kicks in, it's a downhill slide. The musical landscape is littered with examples of artists at the top of their game who let it all slip away.Feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt wil...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:34:00 GMT |
Interview with Tenn Elliot leadsinger of the hellphones |
Tell us a bit about the recording process of your debut album, any funny studio stories?Elliot: Recording in a full-on professional studio was nothing we had ever done before as a band. We had David B...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:47:00 GMT |
Hey you, whats that sound? |
The internet is often singled out as the main culprit in discussions about the dying throes of the major record label dinosaurs, but they really only have themselves to blame.Incredibly wealthy and sl...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:00:00 GMT |
Local, Lekker and Booming |
While the global music industry is haemorrhaging and shrinking at alarming rates, South Africa..s music industry is booming -- thanks in no small part to the phenomenal performance of locally produced...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:58:00 GMT |
Raising Hell |
Sitting on a rock at Oppikoppi watching the sun set behind The Albert Frost Band, who were ripping through a thundering rendition of an old Hendrix number, I met Fredriguez, the six-fingered lead guit...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:42:00 GMT |
Dance to the underground: Muso and label owner Paul Riekert is bursting back in style. |
The local underground music scene has reached new creative heights in recent years, but all too often we see talented musicians backsliding into day jobs and semi-retirement way before their time. Man...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:46:00 GMT |
Interview with the Rudimentals, Cape Town's Ska Pioneers |
The Rudimentals may be kicking up a storm with their new album and performances around the country, but they still aren't getting any radio play. How much longer is this situation going to be allowed ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:18:00 GMT |
Slashdogs Banned from Wolmaranstad, North West Province (Press Release) |
South Africa's rock-n-rollers The SlashDogs and Critik Footwear have been banned from Wolmaranstad in the North West province. This after the artwork on a box of signature Slashdogs Creepers was said ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:46:00 GMT |
