Music festivals have always been a bit of a piss take for me. Never having had to pay for one in my life (luv u journalistic skillz), I lack the fundamental respect or reverence (that music journo’s usually endow themselves with) for the whole hallowed business of rounding up a bunch of bands and their fans in The Nature, and milking them of their money and dignity over three or so days.
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RAMfest: Bad Cop
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 by Diana Gross, images by JR Onyangunga and Kevin Goss-Ross
Music festivals have always been a bit of a piss take for me. Never having had to pay for one in my life (luv u journalistic skillz), I lack the fundamental respect or reverence (that music journo’s usually endow themselves with) for the whole hallowed business of rounding up a bunch of bands and their fans in The Nature, and milking them of their money and dignity over three or so days.
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RAMfest: Good Cop
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 by Kate Crew, images by Kevin Goss-Ross
Saturday, the 6th of March, saw the citizens of the concrete jungle substitute sports attire with summer garb as a much awaited RAMfest made its northern debut at the picturesque Emmarentia Dam. The thatch roof stage played host to a diverse array of acts with genres ranging from Wrestlerish’s introspective folk rock to Lark’s alternative take on the same thing.
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Contra
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 by Mungo Adonis
Contra by name, contra by nature: young pop-smiths hurdle The Difficult Second Album(tm).
It’s easy for certain South Africans to hate Vampire Weekend. They’re trendy, bookish and pretentious. Oh, and they name-check Peter Gabriel instead of Oliver Mtukudzi.
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Skop, Skiet en Donner
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 by Roger Young
Look, I’m not going to fuck around, you’re going to need better speakers than the ones you have in order to fully appreciate the new Van Coke Kartel album, Skop Skiet en Donner. At times it gets so ridiculously heavy and overblown that it becomes nothing short of glorious.
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Zink Waves, Tidal Plaat
Monday, March 8th, 2010 by Andy Davis
I’ve been following and writing about Tidal Waves for a long time now, I own all their albums and know their set backwards, so I’m always looking for a different angle. This Friday produced exactly that, a unique, once-off collaboration with Zinkplaat, set on a wine farm just outside Stellenbosch.
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Filling in the Blanks
Friday, March 5th, 2010 by Roger Young, images by Kevin Goss-Ross and Justin McGee
There comes a time when we must look at the glorious past and let it go, when we must look to the future and prepare for its rewards. But in letting go we must ask, what is it, exactly, that we are letting go of? Because surely the memories will remain. In our case, no. The memories have been erased by the brain damage
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Ramfest and Heartbreak
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 by Roger Young, images by Kevin Goss-Ross and Justin McGee
It was the kind of weekend where no one judged you for the stains on your pants and there was great music everywhere. Now generally I rankle at writing overly positive articles for the fear of being accused of being bribed. And here I must clearly state that, yes, there was a pay off. That pay off, that massive bribe, was Ramfest itself. Unfortunately personal reasons made it hard to fully enjoy it. I had been dumped, on Facebook, the
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Kings of the Alex Theatre
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 by Mello Moropa
“She’s so small! She’s too big to be a midget, but too small to be a normal adult.” My girlfriend says in awe of Yo-Landi Vi$$er, the pint-sized, potty-mouthed, effervescent member of Die Antwoord. You know you’ve made it when people start telling stories about how they knew you way back in standard 1 when you shat your pants before second break. And that’s how it is with Die Antwoord; everyone’s an expert.
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