Category Archives: SA Rock Digest
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
Camphill Music Festival 24 September 2014
CAMPHILL VILLAGE MUSIC FESTIVAL – WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER Featuring Freshlyground, Valiant Swart, No Pressure, SillyBoi, Tasha, Che-V and CeeJ Music, Picnic, Camphill Market, Fun! To celebrate their 50th Birthday, Camphill Village, Westcoast will be hosting a music festival on Heritage Day, the 24thof September. The event will start at 13H00 and run until 18H30. TheContinueContinue reading “Camphill Music Festival 24 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”
SA’s biggest fully orchestrated rock musical, Rockville 2069 to premiere at Artscape
South Africa’s biggest, fully orchestrated, technologically sophisticated rock musical production, Rockville 2069, will have its world première with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) at Artscape Opera House in August. Set at the 100th anniversary of Woodstock, Rockville 2069 is a love story set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic world. Featuring a cast ofContinueContinue reading “SA’s biggest fully orchestrated rock musical, Rockville 2069 to premiere at Artscape”
Table Mountain Blues Summit 2014 – 6 and 7 December, Hillcrest Quarry, Durbanville
The Table Mountain Blues Summit 2014 will take place on December 6 and 7 at Hillcrest Quarry in Durbanville, Cape Town. Featuring 20 local Blues Rock artists, the event promises top-tier sound, lighting, and family-friendly atmosphere. Tickets range from R200-R340, with discounts for kids under ten.
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”