What Am I Creating? A Website for South African Rock Legends, Clout

I first heard Clout’s “Substitute” on Springbok Radio in late 1977, while I was in the army. It charted in January 1978. When I started the South African Rock Encyclopedia website in 1999, Clout were one of the first bands that I included. Recently I decided to expand their entry into a full-blown website. CloutContinueContinue reading “What Am I Creating? A Website for South African Rock Legends, Clout”

Steve Louw is Back!

Ramping up after the release of the singles “Thunder and Rain” and “Mother, Don’t Go” (Feat. Joe Bonamassa), today sees the announcement of Steve Louw’s latest album, Thunder and Rain and a third stellar single, “I’ll Be Back”, lifted from this powerful 10-track, Kevin Shirley-produced album.

Sugar Music Recommends… 11 November 2022

Image by Michael Currin https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ujLZSTOoBKreQndtTixe6?si=b3da8a04566b4c53 Sugar Music Recommends… Part of a series of recommended listening from the guys who bring you the South African Rock Music Digest and SugarMan.org. Some old, some new, some borrowed, some blues, and mostly South African.

Celebrating ‘Second Chapter’: Jack Hammer Band’s Tribute to Piet Botha

“Second Chapter” by the Jack Hammer Band does what it says: without any pretences, the album blasts straight into the driving rock sound that has come to define the longest-standing South African rock band. You immediately find yourself at a Jack Hammer gig, with Duke steady behind the kit, Bean towering over his black bassContinueContinue reading “Celebrating ‘Second Chapter’: Jack Hammer Band’s Tribute to Piet Botha”

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