So I was calling it writer's block but now I don't know what to call it. Uninspired? Following the wrong calling? Bored? I have no idea so instead I give you all an apology.
It has been over a month since I posted anything, which would make me, pretty much, the worst blogger in history...and I still have nothing amazing to give you.
Yes, I went away, to an Arts Festival, so you'd think I would have amazing stories and gorgeous pieces of writing to share with you, but I don't. I don't know if it's because I am so over-whelmed by the creative processes I witnessed the whole of last week or if I really do have this phenomenon known as writer's block.
However, with all this whining and griping, I do have a promise. Fingers crossed there are some big things happening in the near future which means, I, as well as you guys, will have some spectacular reading very soon, one way or another. I promise!
Thanks for hanging around so patiently=)
Until then, see you on the floor!
musical FreeDOM
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Sunday 3 June 2012
since i have no party news to report being in hibernation and all (2 more days!!!)
i thought I would tell you guys about this little think that MK channel 324 have started showing.
It's basically an EPK on various bands and events that happen.
example they have the amazing 2011 Tomorrowland video up and recently they have started showing bands like a one-on-one interview vibe with Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins. They do local acts too.
I think it's great that they are representing alternative ideas of music and events. The slots are about 15 minutes so it's just short enough to be able to watch the whole thing and just long enough that it gives you alot of information.
here's the link for the Tomorrowland video to make you smile on a Sunday night=)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ8GXgfQjKU&feature=fvst
i thought I would tell you guys about this little think that MK channel 324 have started showing.
It's basically an EPK on various bands and events that happen.
example they have the amazing 2011 Tomorrowland video up and recently they have started showing bands like a one-on-one interview vibe with Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins. They do local acts too.
I think it's great that they are representing alternative ideas of music and events. The slots are about 15 minutes so it's just short enough to be able to watch the whole thing and just long enough that it gives you alot of information.
here's the link for the Tomorrowland video to make you smile on a Sunday night=)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ8GXgfQjKU&feature=fvst
Monday 28 May 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd-KMfpCvjU
This song gets my toes wiggling every time!
Hailing from Pretoria these local boys are doing so good
Raboobie means Spiderman in Xhosa and this 'vigilante' song is awesome!
enjoy your Monday friends
This song gets my toes wiggling every time!
Hailing from Pretoria these local boys are doing so good
Raboobie means Spiderman in Xhosa and this 'vigilante' song is awesome!
enjoy your Monday friends
Sunday 27 May 2012
no exciting news to report i'm afraid...i'm in hibernation
but my golly did any of you catch Broken Toys set on 5fm last night? I was in bed with a bug and was jamming as hard as one can in the horizontal sickly position.
Seriously, every time he plays my respect for him just rises.
On another, completely unrelated note:
I'm sure most of you have watched 'The Boat That Rocked' yes? ok well if you haven't, get out of your cave and watch it.
for this who have watch it again...with your eyes closed. that soundtrack is what i grew up listening to and it's pure gold.
oooooorrrrr you could just buy the soundtrack and watch the movie and have the best of both worlds. whatever you do, LISTEN.
Loves=)
but my golly did any of you catch Broken Toys set on 5fm last night? I was in bed with a bug and was jamming as hard as one can in the horizontal sickly position.
Seriously, every time he plays my respect for him just rises.
On another, completely unrelated note:
I'm sure most of you have watched 'The Boat That Rocked' yes? ok well if you haven't, get out of your cave and watch it.
for this who have watch it again...with your eyes closed. that soundtrack is what i grew up listening to and it's pure gold.
oooooorrrrr you could just buy the soundtrack and watch the movie and have the best of both worlds. whatever you do, LISTEN.
Loves=)
Tuesday 22 May 2012
also here is a little local loving.
these boys are from Jo'burg but they tour to CT quite often and have a pretty good following down here.
this is their newest single 'Tattoo' and i quite enjoy it=)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RD8vW25W0Y&feature=g-logo
these boys are from Jo'burg but they tour to CT quite often and have a pretty good following down here.
this is their newest single 'Tattoo' and i quite enjoy it=)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RD8vW25W0Y&feature=g-logo
Monday 21 May 2012
hi lovlies
hibernation is disrupting reviews and such but here's a little something i worked on in my media seminar and is looking good for a follow up article to be published so keep your eyes peeled!!!
happy reading=)
hibernation is disrupting reviews and such but here's a little something i worked on in my media seminar and is looking good for a follow up article to be published so keep your eyes peeled!!!
happy reading=)
Old is the new new
Entering a club
in Cape Town is like entering your home. You immediately feel a sense of
comfort knowing what to expect in the music, the people and the vibe. Until
that one night you walk in to a venue and instead of hearing the thumping bass line
of electro at The Assembly, or screamo-metal at Mercury and Gandalfs, you hear
the likes of PRINCE’S, ‘Purple Rain’ pouring out the speakers, or the
psychedelic sounds of trance. Or you drive past Fiction on a Sunday night and
see, instead of the usual drum ‘n bass hipster kids, there loiters instead, a
group of 1920’s flapper girls and mobster-looking guys enjoying the sounds of
Swing music filtering onto the balcony. What is this new phenomenon that is
sweeping through the club scene of Cape Town? This is the changing of music
stereotypes in clubs…and it’s fantastic.
Cape Town is
certainly not short on the club-scene supply. It can be said that there is
easily something happening every night at some or other venue around the city.
From the oldies that have stuck around like Monday nights at Shack and Mercury
and Thursdays at Fiction, to the usual festivities that occur on the weekend,
and more recently Tuesday and Wednesdays claiming some fun in the form of
events at Fiction, Assembly and Trinity, there is never a shortage if you want
to satisfy a party craving.
People gather en
masse at these various events because they know what to expect and they are
happy with it. So why has there suddenly been an influx of ‘new’ music in the
clubs on certain nights? Well, definitely not new music, as it is often
something you would find in your parents music collection, or in the various
remixed trance from a few years back. So this change can’t be successful right…well
wrong, Cape Townians are notoriously cliquey but at the same time they thrive
on new and innovative ideas so this is, in essence, a brilliant idea. The
masses feed off being chic and trying new things, regardless of what it is,
just so that they can say they tried it, so of course an idea that is so wildly
different to what they are used it would go down well. Parties need to satisfy
the need of the person before the person even realises the need is there. New
music at the same, comfortable, known venue, it feeds all the right senses of
the self-proclaimed ‘cool kids’ of Cape Town and it has therefore enjoyed huge
success in the previous few months.
A perfect
example of this new idea is the After Hours parties that have taken over The
Assembly one Saturday a month. As Phil Kramer, the co-founder of this idea
says,
“I felt like you couldn't go anywhere in Cape Town to
hear people play rock, pop, old R 'n B records or whatever anymore. Certainly
not on a good soundsystem…Lots of people tell me that it's their favorite thing
at the moment.”
You walk up the
stairs of The Assembly and instead of electro or the live music that is
showcased on some Saturdays you are can expect to hear golden oldies…and the
venue is busy. “I
think people were hungry for something like After Hours when it launched,” says
Kramer. Attendance has been
on the rise every month since its inception and there are always rave reviews
about the good times after the event finishes and the sore heads pass.
Therein
lies the answer as to whether this event is successful but it also shows the idea
of cliché Cape Town. It’s an idea that is liked for now but who knows how long
it will last. New ideas rely on clubs that will take a chance on music and
ideas that are not part of the club culture and, especially, in a city like
Cape Town the industry thrives on such ideas. New is good in Cape Town, but
different is even better.
Whilst
the idea of these new ventures with different music genre’s in the Cape Town
club scene is being happily received at the moment, there is always the question
of how long it will last. Although it is indeed a positive thing, there is
always the worry of whether it ha the following to go all the way. The reason
for this concern can be placed upon the fickle character’s that frequent the
venues or it can be placed upon the organizers, but regardless of who is, or
isn’t allowing for the change to stay for a good long time for the moment, it
is a positive aspect to the club scene of Cape Town. The real question now, with the introduction of
this new and welcomed idea is why has it taken so long? Why have the venue
owners and events organizers not seen this niche market before and followed
through? What has been marketed over the past few years in and around Cape Town
is safe but, as Kramer says, “being able to see what people want, which they
aren’t getting, that you can provide with a high level of quality is important.” Yes it is, and having people who are
willing to listen to the wants of the Cape Town party seen are saluted for
their efforts and success.
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