Around 18 months ago, Stellenboch played host to an orchestra of gaming music, and this weekend, it’s the turn of the Free State. The Free State Symphony Orchestra (FSSO) will perform music from games such as Call of Duty, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Brothers, Civilization, and more. The FSSO’s Epic Gamical Concert will take place on Saturday 8 September…
Ever wondered when South Africa would get an event where video game music would be played by an orchestra? Well, wonder no more because the when has been answered – 6 May 2017. So what exactly is ‘Gameplay’? It is – according to the event information – the “first South African show to bring together Video Game sound tracks and a…
The #Cuervolution is where music lovers, party goers and Cuervo drinkers come together to experience the essence of what street festivity is, hosting some of the top local and international live acts. It’s about sharing the experiences with your mates, and meeting new ones over your favourite tequila. Join the #Cuervolution on November 22 in Town Hall & Mills Parking…
So did you all enjoy your public holiday? Time to go boom again. Continuing from Wednesday we have some more local music news for you. The SAMA nominees have been announced. It is rather a big list so I won’t be repeating it here. It also shows me how little I know about SA music. I don’t know one of…
Ever asked yourself, “Boom, I wish I knew more about local music?” No, of course not, your name isn’t Boom, no one is that cool. Well this post is called Boom, and you need not look any further for the answers to your rhetorical questions. Cape Town based paper the Tygerburger has relaunched their Orange Couch initiative. They even got…
I have a fairly eclectic taste in music and I’m always interested to try something new, be it the latest Zef offering or the next level of dub step. The great thing with music is my taste changes to suit my mood. Some musicians are great to listen to in rapt silence, others are suited for behind an evening with…
Coming straight outta Cape Town, and making “Punk-Rap”, P.H. Fat are Smooth Mike and Disco Izrael on vocals with Narch handling beats and production. The band has just come off the back of a fantastic 2012 and has big plans for 2013. Following an opening slot for Public Enemy at The Assembly at the end of 2010, the band released…
If you are reading this you made it. You survived the festive season. Hopefully mentally as well as physically. Now some people out there might not understand the silly number we give years. Why does 2012 become 2013 on the 1st of January and why is everyone happy about it? Those people probably don’t get a lot of things in…
Please note that the below article was originally posted on the now closed High on Reviews: I was sitting in a car on the way to Vredendal to go a festival that shall not be named. The driver, a good friend of mine, had just finished pelting me with Afrikaans treffers. I looked at him and reached in my bag to…
Please note that the below article was originally posted on the now closed High on Reviews: It was a strange sort of gig. Set in the kind of place that could easily be the guilty scene of a rowdy night out. We arrived late, the place was packed, every available seat taken, tables piled with dirty plates and empty bottles. On…