‘Ja Rule – Ja Fool’: How I called the Fyre Festival fiasco, back in 2003
Ja Rule’s ill-fated Fyre Festival left thousands stranded – and arguably defrauded – and the rapper has issued only a half-hearted apology. I have to say it: I called this […]
Ja Rule’s ill-fated Fyre Festival left thousands stranded – and arguably defrauded – and the rapper has issued only a half-hearted apology. I have to say it: I called this […]
Stalwart ska band The Rudimentals are back: as a reinvented genre-spanning music machine that’s one part band, one part performance academy – and thirteen parts of ska-dub mayhem. This interview by Evan Milton […]
It started with a claptrap caravan, a V6 bakkie and a mission to capture the sounds of a turbulent time. During the 1980s, independent label Shifty Records recorded music that […]
One show only: TANANAS musicians Steve Newman and Ian Herman reunite for a rare performance at the Cape Farmhouse on Saturday 20 September 2014, in celebration of Gito Baloi, before two […]
As part of New York’s “Ubuntu” celebrations of the music of South Africa, multiple Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo will present a tribute to the legendary Miriam Makeba that features South African […]
Fresh from co-headlining Oppikoppi and I ❤ Joburg, alternative rock foursome Zebra & Giraffe return with a new album and national tour, and upcoming headliners alongside Macklemore, Nicki Minaj and […]
Just Jinjer have sold over a quarter of a million albums. They’ve charted eight No.1 hits and boast loyal fans around the world. Now, after relocating back to South Africa […]
They invented “fad-gadgets”, caused round-the-block queues in Hillbrow and once caved in the floor of the Stellenbosch Town Hall… Then fled South Africa for London to avoid the apartheid state’s […]
Willy Mason sings and plays finger-picking guitar. He records country on vintage analogue tapes, but enjoys collaborating with The Chemical Brothers and MIA’s producer. He’s a man who loves making […]
Aloe Blacc, Wolfmother, Cat Power and Willy Mason play Oppikoppi Odyssey and Cape Town in August. Here’s your bluffer’s guide to being a music know-it-all about these international names. Dust. Boiling […]