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‘Crossing Borders, Driving North’ – 25 years down the road with NIBS

“This excellent career overview shows a voice full of wonder and humility of the songs it sings.” Rolling Stone **** (August 2013) “Each and every song on this collection is remarkable testament to what a truly original and consummate talent Nibs is and one of the best representations of truly original South African music.” “TheContinueContinue reading “‘Crossing Borders, Driving North’ – 25 years down the road with NIBS”

Table Mountain Blues Summit – 22 – 23 November 2013 Durbanville.

Table Mountain Blues Summit 2013 Venue: Hillcrest Quarry, Durbanville Dates: 22- 23 November 2013. The Table Mountain Blues Summit 2013 is set to give you a musical thrill that`s gonna groove your mojo soul! SA`s premier Blues Festival has found a new home at the Hillcrest Quarry in Durbanville and on 22 and 23 November,ContinueContinue reading “Table Mountain Blues Summit – 22 – 23 November 2013 Durbanville.”

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

FALLING MIRROR | THE VITAL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL | one small seed

From FALLING MIRROR | THE VITAL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL | one small seed. It was with great fervour for a fiery rock ‘n’ roll show that our team left the rehearsal room of recently re-united ’80s rockers Falling Mirror, who many might remember from the radio hit ‘Johnny Calls the Chemist’. Having been aContinueContinue reading “FALLING MIRROR | THE VITAL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL | one small seed”

Johnny’s Back … SA’s legendary band Falling Mirror Live at Barnyard Theatre, Willowbridge – Cape Town

Try to imagine what a cross between Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison and Rodriguez would sound like, throw in Mark Knopfler and The Stones, and you are close to the sound of Falling Mirror, South Africa’s hit band from the ’80’s. Remember the hit songs ‘Johnny Calls the Chemist’ and ‘Neutron Bop’ that topped local chartsContinueContinue reading “Johnny’s Back … SA’s legendary band Falling Mirror Live at Barnyard Theatre, Willowbridge – Cape Town”

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”

International superstars, COLLECTIVE SOUL, added to HEINEKENÂŽ Symphonic Rocks 2012 lineup

International superstars, COLLECTIVE SOUL, added to HEINEKENÂŽ Symphonic Rocks 2012 lineup Legendary rock group, Collective Soul, will be adding international flavour to this year’s HEINEKENÂŽ Symphonic Rocks, with the announcement that frontman, Ed Roland, will be joining the already impressive lineup. Roland will perform at both Cape Town and Johannesburg legs of the tour whenContinueContinue reading “International superstars, COLLECTIVE SOUL, added to HEINEKENÂŽ Symphonic Rocks 2012 lineup”

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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