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Cockles Debut Album
In November 2017 Shortstraw went on a short hiatus. Instead of slipping on some sweats and watching every Keanu Reeves movie ever made, frontman Alastair started a new solo projects Cockles. Earlier this year we had a chat with Al about the making of Cockles and his new pre-show rituals. Cockles beautifully dissect the balance…
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Dreamshade Interview
Dreamshade, Swiss melodic metal/metalcore band, just finished up their Question Everything World tour. The guys busted into Cape town and raced through to Johannesburg in a 4 day 4 town 4 show stop. Just before they touched down we had a chat with guitarist Luca Magri. This will be your second tour of our…
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Sutherland – Rainmaker Interview
Just before we closed out for the new year we caught up Sutherland front man Misty! The 3 piece, Jozi based indie folk unit dropped their latest offering Rainmaker end last year. What I have always admired, from your sound, is how beautifully you weave everything together to create one holistic project. You all have…
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Zombies Ate My Girlfriend – Shun the Reptile Interview
Zombies Ate My Girlfriend has return with a brand new album Shun the Reptile. We caught up with the Cape Town oaks just after their two city launch. You launched the album in the beginning of November with two lekker gigs at Sundowners(JHB) and Mercury Live(CPT). How was the launch(es)? There’s so much that…
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An Awkward Social
Games, the debut album of the Pretoria based artist/producer An Awkward Social dropped, earlier in the year. We caught up with the one man electric band on the creation of games and what he misses from his home town. You had to switch between so many thinking caps during the creation of Games, the album.…