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Artist Spotlight
Gimme Funk, Funk, Funk, Dirty Funk!
Created on: 6 May 2009
The best thing that happened to the club scene since the rise of the electronic sounds in the early eighties surely is the rise of another groove: Dirty Funk.
Smooth Krimineel
Created on: 12 December 2008
The 5-piece melodic rock outfit: Krimineel formed in 2006 when Irinka Aspeling (vocals & rhythm) and Christiaan Steyn (electric violin & piano) decided to combine their talents & abilities to form a unique Afrikaans rock band.
Step Back While Weez Does His Thang…
Created on: 9 December 2008
This year 25 year old Weez went from being an upcoming hip hop artist to being a hip hop artist. Period.
Damn Freakin' Right!
Created on: 21 November 2008
Even in their first year of existence Damn Right steam-rolled charts, fans and the media in a rock ‘n roll frenzy second only to the euphoria and adrenalin of rock ‘n roll greats such as Guns N Roses and AC/DC.
Strikingly dark...
Created on: 17 November 2008
Take a deep breath: this artist is juggling (very successfully, we might add) so many projects that it makes our heads spin!
When music gets banned from planet earth, you will probably find them on mars...
Created on: 5 September 2008
Black market Riots is Danie de Villiers on vocals & rhythm guitar, Riaan Scholtz on bass, Shaun Viljoen on drums and Pierre Joubert on lead guitar.
Can you hear the Irish call?
Created on: 28 July 2008
If you're in Cape Town this summer, catch Folk/Rock artist Ciara!
Moody, romantic, unresolved, comic, and hopefully: touching
Created on: 11 July 2008
Read this...especially if you are Bruce Springsteen!
Attracting a fan base is a bonus
Created on: 24 June 2008
We catch up with Henry Havoc while he's working on his new song.
They are authentic, they are angry and they rock!
Created on: 15 June 2008
Afrikaans band Wysdiman consists of Bruce Bleed (Vocals), Poison Piet (Guitar), Perd Botha (Bass Guitar) and Earl Devereux-Quicke on drums.
Rocking in Afrikaans
Created on: 8 June 2008
This week we chat to the man behind the Afrikaans rock tunes, Agter toe deure and Kyk vir my.
She loves to play on the beach...
Created on: 1 June 2008
Afrikaans folk-rock is how one would describe Jo'burg based singer-songwriter Gizelle's music.
It's burning in my soul….
Created on: 23 May 2008
For Dave Starke from acoustic-rock duo, Soulfire, it's all about the music.
Rock ‘n Roll is alive and well
Created on: 9 May 2008
This week, we chat to Cape Town based rockers, Damn Right!
Functionx2ds in the Spotlight
Created on: 2 May 2008
He comes from Rome, Italy. His grandfather was a musician who played mandolin, piano, guitar, and other instruments.
Maz - a rap artist with universal appeal
Created on: 24 April 2008
This week we explore Maz; the man behind the catchy hiphop tunes By Myself and Ngi'l Nigga San.
Louise Eksteen gets the Spotlight
Created on: 19 April 2008
Louise Eksteen, the mastermind behind Bride Reunion, describes their music as a theatrical showcase of female mania and desperation.
Who is Aaron Nel?
Created on: 21 February 2008
He feels that with art you should be compelled to listen again, look again at a painting...
An Interview with Allan John
Created on: 25 January 2008
Go big or go home! Allan is currently busy with a seven-album project. We can hardly wait to hear what this talented artist has lined up!