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Falling Mirror at Barnyard Theatre, Willowbridge, 28 April 2013.

Falling Mirror at Barnyard Theatre, Willowbridge, 28 April 2013.Photo: Irene McCullagh http://fallingmirror.wordpress.com

..:: bluesfest.co.za – The Table Mountain Blues Summit – Cape Town, South Africa's Premier Blues Festival ::..

This Year the Summit is coming at you with over 20 bands ready to Rock your Blues out. For the first time since it’s humble beginning at the Tafelberg Tavern in 2005 the Summit becomes an awe inspiring 2 day festival boasting some of the finest acts in the country. The Cream of South Africa’sContinueContinue reading “..:: bluesfest.co.za – The Table Mountain Blues Summit – Cape Town, South Africa's Premier Blues Festival ::..”

Riders On The Storm. Six Guitarists from South Africa performing a Doors classic.

Riders From The Storm show by Storm Producionz at the Willow bridge Barnyard Theatre. Guitarists; Mel Botes, Piet Botha, Valiant Swart, Albert Frost, Nathan Smith, Arthur Dennis. On Keyboard; Simon Orange. Schalk vd Merwe on Bass. Tim Rankin on drums. Rudolph Dennis on accoustic guitar.

Rodriguez: The John Samson Story

Guest post by John Samson, author of Cold Fiction. I often joke with people in the UK that I didn’t leave South Africa of my own free will, but was actually kicked out because I was not fanatical about rugby and I didn’t drink, both activities that white South African males are meant to excelContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez: The John Samson Story”

Rodriguez and his place in The Story Of Rock

I can’t remember when exactly I first heard ‘Cold Fact’. For me his music just always seemed to have been there. A number of the mixtapes from my teenage years show “Sugar Man”, “Rich Folks Hoax” and “I Wonder” as being from 1973/74 when I was about 14/15.

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