Author: Belinda Donnelly

  • One HELL of an interview with the ever-frisky Hellcats!

    One HELL of an interview with the ever-frisky Hellcats!

      I had the pleasure of interviewing the Hellcats after it was announced that they would be playing OppiKoppi this year! We Grinders were truly pleased to hear that they were going to be reveling in the dust and I was even more excited to have a chat with the guys. It played out as…

  • The truth behind Adelle Nqeto, and her band: The Bank’s, interview…

    The truth behind Adelle Nqeto, and her band: The Bank’s, interview…

    The truth behind Adelle Nqeto, and her band: The Bank’s, interview… It all started one night at Arcade Empire, at the Pop filter Presents: Making the Muso event, about a month ago. It was the first time I had seen Adelle Nqeto live, and she literally gave me goose bumps; this is no hyperbole, she…

  • 90% Local – Is It Lekker?

    90% Local – Is It Lekker?

    So, 90% local music on 18 SABC radio stations for the next three months? Is this indicative of a positive change or is it the beginning of the South African music scene’s demise? This is not a new broadcasting regulation, but rather one that was introduced in countries such as Australia as far back as…

  • Park Acoustics January 2016

    Park Acoustics January 2016

    If I’m to be perfectly honest, the post-holiday-blues is a real and soul-destroying phenomenon that I experienced in its entirety early in January this year. There I was – curled up in the fetal position, under the covers in the stifling heat and yearning to be back in a place where hedonism rules and deadlines…

  • Top 5 Songs To Wake Up To

    Top 5 Songs To Wake Up To

    So, it’s a part of being human, being alive and basically it’s the essential reason that we experience a lifespan between dreams. It is waking up, everyday, to face a new cycle of the earth around the sun. Yes, every person on this teeny tiny planet in the middle of this very vast cosmos that…