Bookings have opened – https://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=404860567 On the 10th March Gavin Minter entered his first Argus. 24km from the finish line – at the bottom of Chapmans Peak – a cyclist pulled out in front of him. He was doing over 40km/h and after braking went over the handle bars and landed on his elbow. HeContinueContinue reading “Feed The Pack [Gavin Minter Benefit Concert]”
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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”
Lions, Wizards and Bars | Mahala
Last Saturday night, after spending an evening (but not a penny) in the Grand West Casino, I ended up in the relatively new Lion’s Head Bar on Bree street. Sitting in the bar is a bit like sitting inside a navy submarine: the walls, the floors, the chairs and tables, and the bar are allContinueContinue reading “Lions, Wizards and Bars | Mahala”
Music Exchange Workshop 23 March: Web Development and SugarMan.org
In 1997, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman set up a website, called ‘The Great Rodriguez Hunt’, with the intention of finding any information about the mysterious US musician of ‘Cold Fact’ fame. In the same year Brian Currin established ‘Climb Up On My Music’, a tribute site to the life and works of Rodriguez. In 1998, whenContinueContinue reading “Music Exchange Workshop 23 March: Web Development and SugarMan.org”
‘Searching For Sugar Man’ wins the Oscar | iafrica.com
Searching for Sugar Man, about a singer whose musical star faded without a trace until he was rediscovered in South Africa, won the best documentary feature Oscar on Sunday. The film tells the story of Sixto Rodriguez, who made two albums in the early 1970s but then quit music – and who knows nothing aboutContinueContinue reading “‘Searching For Sugar Man’ wins the Oscar | iafrica.com”
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.
“South African Music Law, Contracts and Business” – 2013 (third) edition of ground-breaking book to be released at Music Exchange
“South African Music Law, Contracts and Business” – 2013 (third) edition of ground-breaking book to be released at Music Exchange! Third Edition of Highly In-demand Music Industry Book Now Ready for Release South Africa’s only reference book on music contracts and law for musicians was originally written by Nick Matzukis and published in 2009. ThisContinueContinue reading ““South African Music Law, Contracts and Business” – 2013 (third) edition of ground-breaking book to be released at Music Exchange”
Fetish return to SA in 2013
FETISH BACK IN SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCE 6-CITY TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA IN FEBRUARY 2013 Following the release of their eagerly anticipated album Little Heart late last year, ‘post-rock’ outfit Fetish return to South Africa for a series of concerts in the second half of February to play the album live for their fans and toContinueContinue reading “Fetish return to SA in 2013”
Escape the Ordinary on the 2013 Campus Invasion Tour
Escape the ordinary on the Campus Invasion Tour, chilled by Smirnoff Ice and powered by Red Bull Mobile Smirnoff Ice and Red Bull Mobile in association with MK, Axe,Ticketbreak and Hilltop Live present the 2013 Campus Invasion Tour in the vicinity of seven national university campuses from 28 January to 16 February 2013 with anContinueContinue reading “Escape the Ordinary on the 2013 Campus Invasion Tour”