South African Music Magazine
Claudia Mohr, a sassy redhead with a Masters degree in music, has just released her debut album ‘Go It Alone’. With inspirations the likes of Roxette and Cher and an attitude reminiscent of Alanis Morisette, Claudia’s brassy voice contains an entire range of warm strength and her bold appearance suggests the presence of a diva. Read More »
One night at Assembly– that place where all the guys in checked shirts and the girls with thick dark fringes hang – I was charmed by the quaint Indie sound of The Plastics. Notes of funky, folk and even blues wiggled their way into their rocky sound. It contained all the cheesiness that makes it Read More »
Zebra and Giraffe – Chatting to Alan Shenton, Guitarist Zebra & Giraffe started out as the solo project of Greg Carlin, who formed a live band after his debut album in 2008. This release, titled ‘Collected Memories’ received attention from the likes of MTV and saw them playing at the MTV Africa Music Awards in Read More »
A Conversation with Andre Pienaar of Ashtray Electric ‘Ashtray Electric, Cape Town band and winners of MK`s Best Newcomer Award 2009, have been taking a break after the recent release of their second album ‘Measured in Falls’, but will begin touring again this month. I caught up with Andre Pienaar – front-man and vocalist of Read More »
Yolanda Y’awa’s Afro-contemporary Jazz, Afro-pop, Reggae and Latin Style South African artist Yolanda Y’awa has just left on her Solo Debut tour of Europe, starting in Germany where she has been selected as the only South African artist to perform at Berlin’s music showcase ‘Popkomm’. ‘I received a phone call literally two weeks back,’ says Read More »
DieselVanilla go to New York Rochelle Hubsch and Darren Digby have bought their plane tickets for New York, where they plan to collaborate with producer Kieran Kelly in creating their first album. They contacted him a month ago after hearing his production magic on Angus and Julia Stone’s album ‘Down the Way’, after which he Read More »
Nate Maingard - Indie, Acoustic, Folk, Singer/Songwriter I met Nate Maingard at one of Kommetjie’s few coffee shops, Expresso.Kom. The Scarborough resident was dressed spiffingly as usual and as he takes a seat across from me his nose-ring glints in the late afternoon sun. ‘I am really busy at the moment, working hard, getting the word Read More »
The Arrows at Zula Bar By Rachel Briant Pamela De Menezes & Christie Desfontaine- Just a couple of chicks kicking ass By the time we arrive the room is pretty much full to the doors and I immediately realise this night is going to be more raucous than I expected.As we get closer and closer Read More »
