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Black Sheep Rockonspiracy in Rolling Stone Magazine
FREYGANG BAND feels honoured to be featured in the ROLLING STONE MAG SOUTH AFRICA! Special thanks to TOAST COETZER for a very well written article. The musicians can’t wait to perform first time ever in Africa and making new friends at the same time… Black Sheep Rockonspiracy in Rolling Stone Magazine – click here forContinueContinue reading “Black Sheep Rockonspiracy in Rolling Stone Magazine”
SA music comes up trumps at Music Exchange 2013
South African music is entering an exciting era of opportunity and progress as new markets open up for homegrown sounds. This was one of the key messages emerging from the 2013 Music Exchange Conference, which saw industry moguls and musicians congregating at the iconic Cape Town City Hall to talk about the serious business ofContinueContinue reading “SA music comes up trumps at Music Exchange 2013”
The Men Behind The Search For Sugar Man | YourLMG, February 2013
The article details the origins of the SA Rock Digest newsletter, highlighting the friendship between Stephen Segerman and Brian Currin, who revived interest in musician Rodriguez through their online efforts, culminating in an Oscar-nominated documentary.
Searching For Sugar Man – Mojo – Film Review – August 2012
Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the Decade
From Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade. 1. Radiohead Kid A October 3rd, 2000 CD | MP3 | Vinyl | Loading.. Rating: 100 Based on 2 reviews 2. The Strokes Is This It October 9th, 2001 CD | MP3 | Vinyl | Loading.. Rating: 93 Based on 2 reviews 3. Wilco Yankee HotelContinueContinue reading “Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the Decade”
Album of the Year 2010 Lists
Amazon (Mid Year) Drowned in Sound MOJO NME NPR Listeners (Mid Year) Paste Q Uncut via AlbumOfTheYear.org.
Rodriguez – Clash Magazine – Top 50 Comebacks – June 2010
Rock Fest Update from Leon Economides
From Leon Economides Hello Yes, it’s been a while. Namely a few years. No comments from the peanut gallery. You might recall that The Rockfest was terminated by 1485am Radio Today’s management, giving us less than three days notice, in February this year. It was a bit of a slap in the face for allContinueContinue reading “Rock Fest Update from Leon Economides”
SA Rock Digest – this week ten years ago
SA ROCK DIGEST ISSUE NUMBER 38 3rd November 1999 [edited 2nd November 2009] The South African Rock Music Digest is a free, subscription e-mag, edited by Brian Currin and Stephen “Sugar” Segerman and delivered direct to your e-mailbox. Established January 1999 ———-*********———– INTRODUCTION ————— This e-mag is a discussion forum for rock and pop musicContinueContinue reading “SA Rock Digest – this week ten years ago”