South African Music Magazine
November 3 (CT) & 8 (JHB) Jon Savage has been nominated for 3 MTV Awards, 6 MTN SAMA’s (winning for Best Rock album 2007), has achieved 10 national Top 40 hits and has toured the world with Cassette. He was the musical director for the SA Music Awards for the past 3 years, has written Read More »
22 and 23 SEPTEMBER HOEDSPRUIT Jon Savage will not only be MC’ing the Rocking For Rhino’s concert in Hoedspruit this weekend, to help raise money to stop Rhino poaching in South Africa; he will also be breaking out the ole Fender Telecaster and rocking some tunes as a solo artist. “It’s just me, my Fender Read More »
Jon Savage teams up with Friso Woudstra (Cassette), Tebza Sedumedi (legendary bass-player), Tino Beatboy (HHP) to form a band with a difference. “Thump” is the debut EP from Kite Rider and is produced by Jon Savage and is available FREE from their website. The album contains 6 eclectic songs. In the bands’ own words: 1. Read More »
Less than two months ago Converse opened entries for #Play100Club – a chance for one unsigned SA band to Get Out of the Garage and perform at London’s legendary 100 Club. More than 138 bands submitted their Soundcloud singles via Converse’s Facebook page, more than 30 000 new fans joined the Converse community, and close to Read More »
Who said gingers aren’t popular? Local musicians of note come together for a bumper benefit gig-cum-album launch this Sunday at Mercury, Cape Town, to support Gerald Clark. What do artists with sounds as diverse as Natasha Meister, Lua Union, Karen Zoid and Jon Savage have in common besides guitars and bars? They can all be Read More »
DEEP PURPLE’S JON LORD sadly passed away earlier last month at the age of 73 from Cancer. Lord who played keyboard and co-founded the band in 1968 also wrote many of their famous songs, including Smoke On The Water. Tributes have been paid by several musicians and bands, including Joe Satriani, Iron Maiden, Anthrax and Read More »
Simply Dead is Toast Coetzer (vocals), Jane Breetzke (vocals, keyboard) and Jon Savage (vocals, guitar) “Funny songs about death” – that’s how they describe what goes on on ‘Emoticon Breakdown’, a 10-track album featuring songs about love lost, lonely desert bakers and the sunny scratch of death at the door. Nirvana gets a namecheck, Will Self too – there’s a Read More »
Converse invites you to get out of the garage and onto the stage in London! The 100 Club in London attained the status of “legendary” in modern British music, having played host to some of the most influential artists on the planet since 24 October 1942. Converse joined forces with The 100 Club in 2011, Read More »
Shadowclub presents the brand new Shadowclub music video For the new single ‘Good Morning Killer’ – directed by Josh Clarke at Fiendish Productions What people are saying about the Shadowclub’s debut album ‘Guns & Money’: “Guns and Money is a high-energy slab of dirty, sexy rock ‘n roll. As if The Black Keys were Read More »
JON SAVAGE has launched his new website and his weekly SA Music Industry Podcast. A guide and tool to help South African bands, artists and industry people understand more about the music industry. “I can’t tell you how much I wish something like this existed when I first got into this industry. Every musician in SA Read More »
