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Dance You’re on Fire releases first single ‘Blockade’

Posted on 04. Jul, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Music, featured

Dance, You’re on Fire is set to tour the Western Cape following the release of their debut single ‘Blockade’. Released in April, this will be the first time Dance, You’re on Fire tours with their new material. ‘Blockade’ has been playlisted on 5FM and snatched the top spot on TuksFM’s Local Top 10 for four [...]

This Time for Radio Africa

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by iheidi in Music, Politics, featured

Freshly Ground have come a long way. I think it’s Zolani’s fault. She has this ability to weave her magic in any crowd. She always finds just the right words at just the right time. (And I know this is a band that wholeheartedly believes in the band, so apologies in advance for singling out [...]

Fokofpolisiekar: A Rock and Roll Documentary

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Talita in Blog, Moral Fibre, Music, featured, talita myburgh

The youth of South Africa are a brave bunch. Whether they are naturally balsey or accidental heroes is irrelevant because growing up is always hard but growing up in an essentially cultureless environment is that much harder. Still you either get on with it or you will be left behind…and many get left behind. Cultureless? [...]

Talking to Megan C.

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by GabiGoldberg in Band Interviews, featured

She made her mark as a soprano for the Kimberley Children’s Choir with whom she toured Austria and Sweden and took part in the first ever CHOIR OLYMPICS (2000). They achieved third place in the Gold category (overall third place in the world and best children’s choir in Africa). Her name is Megan C. She [...]

Wat is die f*ken Antwoord?

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by iheidi in Music, Politics, featured

Not quite fair, pitting history against popular culture. But this is how a series of new ads for the Apartheid Museum makes the point that a history forgotten is a future lost. The ads go something like this: an interviewer asks students to name various pop culture icons, then throws in an overly complicated question [...]

Van Coke Kartel’s video for Maniac.

Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Blog, Music, featured

Van Coke Kartel’s latest music video for the song Maniac premiered at # 8 on music channel MK’s MK Top 10 this week. The music video of Maniac, a version of the original song which was part of the soundtrack of cult 80s movie Flashdance, was conceptualized, filmed and produced by director Louis Minnaar, who [...]

5FM introduces their new line-up

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Moral Fibre Press Office in Culture, Music

5FM has announced its new line-up, effective from 1st April 2010. The line-up encompasses a variety of exciting new changes including a shake-up of weekend scheduling and a solid weekday line-up delivering the best of both upcoming and premium talent. Weekends will offer some decidedly cool new content resulting in cutting-edge, trendy and personality-based radio. [...]

album review: deftones – diamond eyes

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by slicktiger in Music, featured

Something about cars always unnerved me, from as far back as I can remember, but it wasn’t until I wrote my first car off that I truly understood why. Blink, just once, let your concentration lapse for the briefest moment at the wrong time and the resulting bang you hear on collision will be etched [...]

Scenesters be gone!

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Culture, featured

This is a rant. If you don’t like it get a new one. He’s resting his elbows on the bar, leaning back far enough to reach his glass of water. He slips his hand into his vintage black leather jacket’s pocket and pulls out a joint he rolled – shifts his cap with a badge [...]

johnny cash – ain’t no grave

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by slicktiger in Blog, Culture, Music

I say ‘Johnny Cash’ and you say ‘Joaquin Phoenix’. I say ‘brilliant and deeply troubled country musician who struggled his whole life with alcohol, drugs and his relationship with God’ and you say ‘a feel-good Hollywood love-story that ends when guy marries girl and they live happily ever after.’ Walk The Line ended just before [...]

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