• The Scarlotte (Will) Letter – A Pre-koppi chat with Scarlotte Will

    The Scarlotte (Will) Letter – A Pre-koppi chat with Scarlotte Will

    The level of excitement I have bursting through me right now is just indescribable. Not only was I able to have a chat with the coolest okes I know, in less than a week, I will be kicking up some dust with them at the best music festival in the country, Oppikoppi! Just so you know who I’m…

  • 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…

  • SO JUST WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES TODAYS PUNK SO DIFFERENT, SO APPEALING Chapter 3: Scratch Like A Cat And Bark Like A Bitch

    SO JUST WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES TODAYS PUNK SO DIFFERENT, SO APPEALING Chapter 3: Scratch Like A Cat And Bark Like A Bitch

    “Get my name stitched on your lip so you won’t get…hitched” “Hitched” The Kills You know, looking back at it now those younger years spent in the park really taught me to spit and scratch at the indulgence of my youth. Rippling into adolescent angst the wake forms a long and beautiful wave, transforming everything…

  • Riot Fest 2016

    Riot Fest 2016

    Once a year the month of May means Riot Fest time, and 2016 is no different! Back for its fourth edition, with a stellar line up of local bands this may be the best Riot Fest yet! Over the years Riot Fest has grown from strength to strength over the passed five years. The first…

  • The Nomads Are Back In Town

    The Nomads Are Back In Town

    Nomadic Orchestra, from the jive to the jazz, the bouncing band are back (not that they ever disappeared) with their latest album, Love At Last. The bands latest work was recorded over the space of 18 months, between Cape Town and Berlin, and compromises of 12 tracks. Groovier and tighter than their previous work, the band…