South African Music Magazine
If The Great Apes never decided to make up and befriend humming Destiny, at least this studio recording (and, I can imagine, dozens of concert bootlegs) would give testimony to a band that roared tall and bliksemed heavy. The album kicks off with The Great Apes signature Human Machine Wild Animal Mountain, all slovenly grandeur Read More »
Eliza Day @FashyFen Splashy Fen was the first music festival I ever went to. I was fourteen and there were still teepees full of magic mushrooms and Hobbits around the edge of the little hamlet. Now when I returned at twenty-three, the festival has matured and grown into what was always the most beautiful festival in Read More »
The Great Apes play heavy, dirty, sexy rock n roll and they play it loud. Their live shows are frenetic and they are heavy-weight contenders for the best live act of 2012. The Great Apes are releasing their first album with a tour from Cape Town to Splashy Fen via Joburg and Pretoria. To do Read More »
Inge Beckmann very recently appeared in Lark’s latest video release Stole the Moon doing strange things with time in the network of tunnels that run under the Cape Town CBD. I’ve no idea how long she spent down there but it looks like she brought something back from her stay in the underground and, thankfully, Read More »
Up the Creek Music Festival! One river, three stages, four days, loads of music and comedy and festival goers with a passion for some of South Africa’s best music in common – get ready for Up the Creek 2012 together with Bacardi! From 2-5 February 2012, the usually quiet campsite close to Swellendam will once Read More »
Inside The Machine We Set Sail are almost done with Something Bout The Moon a new seven track album. “It’s been long awaited, we have had some bad luck on our side, Trinity was in a hit and run car accident” says bassist Thee Patrick. “She is fully recovered now. That’s given us and the Read More »
Terminatryx , Iconoclasts in Africa There is unfortunately a dearth of truly unique bands in South Africa. It would appear that despite this country’s ‘rainbow nation’ affectation, the music scene is nevertheless filled to the brim with insipid rip-off outfits doing their damnedest to imitate the rock charts and each other. So often an evening Read More »
“We made a list of what we liked, and what we didn’t like. The latter was longer.” “It’s easy to break something…. but can you rebuild it?” It’s 6:30 in the morning and the cops are on their way. “I’ve never seen white people party like this before!” shouts Ronnie’s wife at the band members. Read More »
