Category Archives: Nostalgia
The Man Who Found Sugar Man | Sunday Argus October 5, 2014
Interviews with Stephen Segerman and Brian Currin at Mabu Vinyl, 22 September 2014 | Dagbreek, Kyknet
Falling Mirror – Final Concert on 28th of September 2014
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse to celebrate Burnout with his show “Timelessness 50 years on” Wed 1 Oct Lyric Theatre
TIMELESSNESS 50 years on On Wednesday evening, 1 October, for one-night-only, one of South Africa’s, and indeed the world’s, most admired and respected musicians – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse – is set to perform at The Lyric Theatre, Johannesburg, in a special, single performance, affair. Titled Timelessness, a name coined by Mabuse, the show will tip its hatContinueContinue reading “Sipho Hotstix Mabuse to celebrate Burnout with his show “Timelessness 50 years on” Wed 1 Oct Lyric Theatre”
Table Mountain Blues Summit 2014 – 6 and 7 December, Hillcrest Quarry, Durbanville
TABLE MOUNTAIN BLUES SUMMIT 20146 & 7 December, Hillcrest Quarry, Durbanville. “Blues is a natural fact, it is something that a fellow lives.” Big Bill Broonzy. South Africa’s Premier Blues Music Festival returns to Hillcrest Quarry in Durbanville, Cape Town on the 6th and 7th of December 2014. Hosting 20 of the country’s top Blues Rock Artists over 2 days,ContinueContinue reading “Table Mountain Blues Summit 2014 – 6 and 7 December, Hillcrest Quarry, Durbanville”
The 100 Greatest South African Songs | TimesLive
A panel of 20 South African writers curated a list of 100 influential songs, evaluated based on musical brilliance, popular success, and national impact, showcasing a diverse range of artists and genres.
Cause It’s the Greatest Last Song Ever Recorded
By Mark Worth One of the most noteworthy final albums ever recorded might never have been made had Steve Rowland not been sitting in the London office of music publisher Freddy Beanstalk one day in the summer of 1970. Rowland looked on Beanstalk’s desk and saw a copy of an album hardly anyone hadContinueContinue reading “Cause It’s the Greatest Last Song Ever Recorded”
Singing the praises of South African popular-music legends | South African Post Office Stamp Programme 2014
From South African Post Office “Music can change the world because it can change people,”said well-know Irish singer-songwriter and musician, Bono. This is especially true in Africa, where music is an integral part of everyday life. South Africa with its melting pot of cultures has produced a rich crop of highly talented popular-music legends, whoseContinueContinue reading “Singing the praises of South African popular-music legends | South African Post Office Stamp Programme 2014”
‘Searching for Sugarman’ Director Dead: THR Traces Malik Bendjelloul’s Final Days – Hollywood Reporter
After the death of Malik Bendjelloul, who threw himself in front of a subway train, a THR writer heads to Sweden to talk to his friends, who reveal the perfectionist’s quirks — from eating the same breakfast for six months to walking one lap around his apartment before and after work — and open upContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugarman’ Director Dead: THR Traces Malik Bendjelloul’s Final Days – Hollywood Reporter”