2oceans Vibe

RELAX! I won’t write the name on the screen and spoil it for those who think they can avoid all global mainstream media in the lead up to the day the final is played on South African television.

So, those of you who want to know who won American Idol, check out this video.

Ok, so there you have it.

Interesting to note that our version is called IDOLS (plural) and we had two winners. Whereas the American version is called American IDOL (singular), which resulted in one winner.

Maybe that was where the problem lay?

I spotted The Killers performing at the end of The Late Show with David Letterman (the one with Tom Hanks). They were SO pumped it was RADICAL! I was genuinely sucked in and was just staring at the screen with my mouth open, covered in goose bumps. They had a full orchestra there as well. The lead singer, the drummer, the whole band…. they were on fire and just SO charged and oozing passion that I HAD to find it on the euronet and show it to you.

I always enjoyed The Killers, but my GOD this live performance of “A Dustland Fairytale” has changed everything. It’s different now.

Please try play this on good sound – it deserves it. Slow at first. Then it kicks in at the 1:45 mark. And then it kicks in again PROPERLY at the 2:22 mark. But you need to watch the whole thing through from th start.

Hey? Two words – AWE SOME! That song sounds so different to me now – than what it did before. I love the way he bounces whilst he sings. And the drummer’s wry smile in the background. Who, by the way, looks EXACTLY like Ron Eldard’s character “John Reilly” (here) in the movie Sleepers. I know you agree.

The clip is misses what happens after that. Enjoy this – Letterman comes on stage and says to lead singer Brandon Flowers, “Let’s get a van and maybe ride around tonight, alright? Yeah – and maybe tease people. Maybe rough some guys up, what do you say?”

How hilarious is that? The band wasn’t sure – they were smiling nervously, like, “Ummm yeah, that sounds cool.”

Quirky. That’s what he is. Dave the quirkster.

So, anyway – I thought you might want to do what I did and buy the album now.

The Killers
Day & Age

Click here to buy in SA

Click here to buy in UK

More than that, I cannot do.

The rest is up to you.

My little choo choo.

Just when you thought Heidi Klum and Seal couldn’t get any more awesome, they reaffirmed their marriage vows this weekend in Malibu – with a “white trash” party theme. I swear. It’s too awesome! They usually do it at the place they got married at, in Mexico – but swine flu is not really their vibe at the moment.

Heidi Plum, pregnant, at the altar
Amazing, with the white trash theme,
How much she looks like Jordan AKA Katie Price?

Heidi wore cornrows, fake bling and fake silver nails, together with a low-cut bridal jumpsuit, the kind that was once very popular with some women. she summed it up by not only being pregnant but also smoking a (plastic) cigarette. The groom, on the other hand, was not to be outdone by his beautiful wife, and he chose a mullet, a shirt with the American flag and cutoff jeans.

Seal
Kissed by a rose

The garden was strewn with plastic garden ornaments in pink and the theme was complete with an Elvis Presley impersonator who officiated the wedding!

Heidi Plum and Seal first tied the knot on May 10, 2005. Ever since, they’ve renewed their vows annually, saying this was the perfect occasion to “remember who it was you fell in love with,” while also being “a good excuse to have a big party.”

Elvis was there.

Heidi gets into character

What a lovely vibe. I’d be worried to do something like this because what happens when your genuinely white-trash mates get the invite? What do they come as? Posh?

Apparently Chandler from Friends was there and, with Heidi Plum smoking a plastic cigarette during the ceremony, I am reminded of one of his quote from Friends where he tuned, “Hey, you know, I have had it with you guys and your “cancer” and your “emphysema” and your “heart disease.” The bottom line is smoking is cool and you know it.”

Haha.

Good.

[source]

Enjoy this SNL clip with Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg – The same two that brought you Dick in a Box. Andy and the Lonely Island band also gave us the awesome I’m on a Boat music video.

Oh, this video also has a very provocative SUSAN SARANDON!

Ja, you heard me. You can read abou them putting the video together here .

This goes out to all the Mothers out there. Happy Mother’s Day for yesterday.

Aah, that was just awesome.

Don’t be shy to check out Mr. T’s Mother’s Day message from the 80′s. CLICK HERE for that.

[thanks chris]

I wonder if globally recognised superstars pause for a second before they start filming or snapping pics of themselves naked? And then, after that, do they think about keeping the pics in a safe place? Not really, it appears, as they always seem to make it onto your computer screen – like they are now.

As is my duty to keep you ahead of the pack in terms of braai time conversation, these pics Rihanna took of herself surfaced online within the last 24 hours.

Again you will say to your lunch time guests that you’ve seen the pics they have only heard about. Again they will ask you WHERE-OH-WHERE did you see them? Then you’ll go, “The same place I get all of the quality pearls of wisdom that I keep telling you about, Silly Billy – 2oceansvibe !”

Then he’ll go (because he’s a tool), “I tried to go there but it didn’t work.”

Then you’ll go, “did you type in the NUMBER 2 before “oceansvibe” and not the WORD two.”

That’s when he’ll go, “Oooh! Is it the NUMBER 2?”

“Shame,” is all you’ll say to him. “Shame on YOU.”

Back to Rihanna..

Peek-a-boo

Very chilled

Ja, I know, those probably aren’t what you were expecting. For that, you’re gonna have to click here . Pasop, those of you at work.

BAM!

Sorry, you were saying?

Everybody knows how much you love John Legend. Even if you’re a racist white female South African, you KNOW deep down inside that you want a piece of him.

You’d take the legend .

And that’s fine. He’s a good looking fella.

Legend and Pooch

Can you imagine him holding your body against his?

It’s never gonna happen.

But what you can do is listen to his tune and imagine – Everybody Knows here.

I was editing the last 2oceansvibe Weather Girls feature at iKraal head office the other day, and started playing some Tom Jones on my laptop. That’s when I received an email from Ken in the next room, with a link to this very early live video of “The Voice” dancing on stage.

Oh my shattered nerves, I was finished.

Finished!

You need to see it.

What did I tell you?

Life changing stuff..

We have a few announcements today. Firstly, Goldfish have followed the trend set by The Dirty Skirts and have given 2oceansvibe the exclusive release of their new music video, Cruising Through .

Let’s have a look at that, and then we’ll check out the email I received from Goldfish (currently in Brazil), as well as the South African Music Awards.

You’ll enjoy this video. It’s shot around Cape Town and features Sakhile (the man behind the voice) as the stressed-out 9 to 5er, showing his existence compared to that of the two Goldfish boys, Dom and Dave – as they cruise around Cape Town chilling out, surfing and living the holiday.

The only way to do it.

Pretty sick!

Check out this email I got from Goldfish yesterday:

Hey Seth,

Greetings from Brazil where the Fishies are flying the Flag out here. Sun, warm water and Samba. It’s not all bad… Seriously though, Brazil is completely off the chain and we’ve been having a blast. Locked in to some cooking surf and Caipirinhas on the beach in Buzios, a party town 2 hrs north of Rio. The Brazilians are amazing people and sure know how to party, always a bit weird though when you start playing your first Goldfish track in a town you’ve never heard of before and the crowd starts singing the words right back to you!

Still have some dates in Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte before we head back on Saturday for the South African Music Awards at Sun City.

We were wondering if we could give you the exclusive on our new video for Cruising Through (featuring Sak on vocals)? It is of us living the holiday.

Hope you approve.

Love from the Fishies.

Dom and Dave

Shame, poor babies! I certainly do approve and hope you boys Samba yourselves into a coma.

www.samusicawards.co.za
Saturday 2nd May, 20h00, SABC 1

Now, back to the South African Music Awards (SAMA’s) – I need to make you all very aware that Goldfish are up for a record breaking 8 SAMA’s – the most ever in the 15 year history of the awards! Not bad for a couple of Cape Town boys who started out all those years ago on the Camps Bay strip at Baraza.

Oh my God, I just had a little look and found one of the early articles I wrote about Goldfish in 2004, during their Baraza days. The heading is “BARAZA – CAMPS BAY” and the sub-heading is “Enjoy these goons.”

CLICK HERE to check it out. It features this photograph.

Early Goldfish
Too adorable for words!

Can you cope? I can’t.

One of the awards that they are up for, Song Of The Year, is decided by public vote. So to give them a bit of love (which you know you should), sms ‘M’ to 083 123 SAMA to make the Fishies Gold!

Don’t forget to watch the awards on saturday at 20h00 on SABC 1, where The dirty Skirts are also up for an award – Best Rock Album! Hating that!

So I trust everyone has seen the Susan Boyle video? The one from Britain’s Got Talent . If you haven’t seen it, check it out (here). It’s one of those ones where Simon Cowell thinks the woman is going to sing shit, but then she throws out a belter. Ashton Kutcher Twittered about the clip, which apparently sent it into turbo boost around the world. I didn’t publish it, because I see amazing things every day and it didn’t tweak me enough. But it certainly tweaked you lot, as I discovered in my inbox.

So that was that. But then came along a little kid from Swansea, Wales, who is using Susan Boyle to mop the floor.

I’ll tell you about him shortly, but first I want to explain something to you. watching this video was pretty big for me as I had all the Michael Jackson videos as a kid. You know, those documentary-type videos about him growing up and the full story about his life. One of my most favourite parts was a video of Michael Jackson as a kid performing Smokey Robinson’s “Who’s Loving You” with the Jackson Five live on the Ed Sullivan Show, December 14, 1969. It was a bit of a mind fuck.

Before I show you the kid from Wales, check this out to understand the vibe.

Pretty impressive, wouldn’t you agree?

It kind of makes sense that he achieved what he did – and became as eccentric and bonkers as he did.

So that aside, you have to check out this video of Sheheen Jafargholi. He starts with Amy Winehouse’s Valerie which he KILLS. But then Simon Cowell stops him and asks if he’s got anything else. Turns out he does – “Who’s Loving You” by Michael Jackson, says the kid.

And then he nails it.

I come from a rich musical background and it takes a bit to impress me; and I’m not kidding you, I had goose bumps all over and a tear in my eye.

Check it out – Shaheen Jafargholi – the 12 year old kid from Wales

Click the image below to load up YouTube (they don’t allow embeds for this video yet)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

Small talent.

Did you enjoy that?

I remember when I got my first copy of the latest Dirty Skirts album, Daddy Don’t Disco – I nearly wet myself the whole way through. And then came the track that is currently all over the airwaves – “Rolling Like Thunder.” As much of the fan that I am, I couldn’t actually believe what I was listening to.

Rolling Like Thunder is a MASSIVE song and I am over the moon that 2oceansvibe is able to bring most of you the first viewing of this epic music video – created from footage taken at their recent Kirstenbosch Gardens concert.

Slow connections should pause this and let it load. You won’t be disappointed! Oh, and er keep an eye out for our boy Dom, from Goldfish, making a little cameo on the keyboard! Sick!

Click here if you have any hassles with that.

But WAIT – there is MORE!

You can listen to that hit (as well as the others!) this weekend!

The Dirty Skirts are playing on Friday night right here in Cape Town at The Assembly (yes please!) and Saturday at Klein Libertas in Stellenbosch!

My God, it’s gonna be too much!

I very nearly bought a couple of golden circle tickets for this year’s Coke Zero Fest in Cape Town after my G-Man reminded me it was taking place on Monday.

You see, as I was about to book tickets for The Muse and me, I found out that it wasn’t in it’s usual place (Kenilworth Race Course), but rather somewhere in Somerset West. Jesus. Maybe it was because I had driven so many recent N2 trips (Plett, as well as Jennifer Arniston a couple of times) that the words “Somerset West” sent me reeling. The idea of dealing with the now famous Somerset West traffic mayhem, combined with a rock festival, parking and 30 degree heat, triggered the fuckshow sensor in the section of my brain that deals with that kind of stuff.

It’s been quite some time since I saw them last at The Met Bar in London and I’m mortified that I’m not able to see Oasis live, let alone our boys, The Dirty Skirts; but I just don’t think I would have coped. It’s my own fault and by all Twitter accounts, the festival was a raging success (see live blogging by 6000 here).

Granted, the Coke Zero Fest only comes around once a year and I could do this anytime I want, but still…[tractor beam sound]… it sucked me in..

Beta Beach, yesterday, Monday 13 June, 2009
Don’t judge me

CLICK HERE to check out a short clip of Oasis singing Lyla at this year’s Coke Fest in Cape Town(thanks @nieldlr).

That reminds me, Corneile sent in this video from the Johannesburg Cokefest. It’s a video of local band Cassette and their fans telling overseas bands The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Bullet for my Valentine, to fuck off; after it was announced (here) that they had pulled out of the festival at the last minute.

Jeepers Hudders!

Harsh, but fair.

Here’s a still of that moment from The Times Multimedia:

Click here for more images from JHB
Cape Town pics to come, I’m sure..

By the way, for those of you travelling to Plett from Cape Town , you should leave on the N1 and change over to the N2 at Swellendam. This avoids Somerset West, as well as the stop/go points along the N2 on the other side of Sir Lowry’s Pass.

2oceansvibe – fine tuning you to perfection, one day at a time..

Phil Spector is one of the most famous and eccentric music producers of all time having worked with the likes of The Beatles, Tina Turner, The Righteous Brothers and The Ramones. He was the originator of the “Wall of Sound” production technique, and was responsible for over 25 Top 40 hits between 1960 and 1965, including the Top Gun classic, You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (listed by BMI as the song with the most U.S. air play in the 20th century.)

Phil Spector
With his Barack Obama Rocks badge

In later years, Spector has become increasingly known for his eccentricity, reclusive temperament and obsessive behavior. Everything reached a head of course and just a few hours ago, Phil Sector was found guilty in a Los Angeles Superior Court of murder.

This, from the Telegraph:

Phil Spector guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson

Phil Spector, one of the most illustrious names in pop music history, faces a minimum of 15 years in prison after he was found guilty last night of murdering Lana Clarkson, a struggling actress he met in a bar.

Jurors at the Los Angeles Superior Court delivered their second degree murder verdict following a five-month retrial, which was ordered after Spector’s first trial ended indecisively in 2007 when ten jurors found him guilty and two not guilty.

The court found that Spector, 69, murdered Miss Clarkson in the foyer of his mansion in the early hours of February 3, 2003 with a single shot to the mouth. He had invited her back only hours earlier after meeting her at the Hollywood nightclub where she worked.

The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated for 30 hours before reaching their verdict. Spector remained quiet as it was read out.

He looked frail and yawned as he entered the courtroom to learn of his fate, wearing a black suit and a red tie with a red silk handkerchief in the pocket. He was wearing a trademark long jacket bearing a lapel badge reading “Barack Obama Rocks!” and another pin of the Stars and Stripes. [awesome!]

Defence lawyers claimed Clarkson, 40, the B-movie actress best-known for her role in the 1985 cult classic The Barbarian Queen had killed herself in an “accidental suicide”.

The prosecution maintained that the music producer, who had a fascination with guns, had been close to killing before and shot his victim when she threatened to leave his home – a 33-room mansion called Pyrenees Castle in Alhambra.

In his closing arguments, prosecutor Truc Do told the jury that Miss Clarkson’s shooting was “a death waiting to happen in his (Spector’s) world”.

“When he’s ignited, he always does the same thing – he grabs a gun,” the prosecutor said. “In every single one of these incidents, Mr Spector demonstrates conscious disregard for human life.”

Five female acquaintances testified that Spector had threatened them at gunpoint in incidents dating back to the 1970s.

Spector’s life and career have been blighted by drink, alcohol and depression. Two months before Miss Clarkson’s death, he said he had bipolar disorder and that he considered himself “relatively insane”.

His chauffeur, Adriano de Souza, produced one of the most damaging pieces of evidence, testifying that Spector appeared in the doorway of his home clutching a pistol moments after Miss Clarkson was shot, and stated: “I think I just killed somebody.”

[more here]

So there you go, Phil Spector is guilty and faces the rest of his life in jail. Awesome. Pretty hectique. I must say, it’s always surprising when someone with such an innocent calm looking face turns out to be a murderer. Hey, don’t you think?

I’m just kidding – Jesus, he is PERFECT for the role of a psycho eccentric murderer. He actually looks pretty much identitcal to the psycho stalker guy from the Houston/Costner movie, The Bodyguard don’t you think?

Anyway, we’re going to end off on a high note (get it? music theme – high note! Whaah!) – with the bar scene from Top Gun where Maverick sings You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.

Enjoy it:

The black guy with the mirror shades that comes in after Maverick, pretty much does it for me.

The other day I asked all my Tweeps on Twitter to Twat me their favourite songs to play at gym, as I was making a new mix.

They sent some beauties, some of which I used. Then I used an incredibly powerful section of my brain to think of some more.

And then it hit – undeniably the greatest gym song of all time (I clocked 5kms in 20 minutes) – JUMP, By The Pointer Sisters .

I know you THINK you know the song. But you haven’t heard it for a while and I think you need to loosen up a bit, my baby.

Do it now. Play the video.

TURN IT UP!!!!

Jesus, it makes me SO crazy!!

JUMP
The Pointer Sister

Your eyes[yeah, feel it!] tell me how you love me
Can feel it in your heart beat
I know you like what you see
Hold me, I’ll give that you need
Wrap your love around me
You’re so excited, I can feel you
Getting hotter, oh baby
I’ll take you down, I’ll take you down
Where no one’s ever gone before
And if you want more, if you want more
More, more, more

Jump for my love
Jump in and feel my touch
Jump you want to taste my kisses
In the night then

Jump, jump for my love
Jump, I know my heart can make you happy
Jump in, you know these arms
Can feel you up
Jump, you want to taste my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump for my love

You told me, I’m the only woman for you
Nobody does you like I do
Then make a move before you try and
Go much farther, oh baby
You’re the one, you, you are the one
And heaven waits here at my door
And if you want more,
If you want more, more, more then
When you are next to me, oh I come alive

Your love burns inside
Feels so right
Come to me if you want me tonight jump
Jump if you want to taste my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump, jump
Jump, you know my heart can
Make you happy
Jump, you know these arms can feel you up
Jump in, you want to taste my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump for my love

Come on, people, LET’S DANCE!!!!

YEAH!!

For the first time in a LONG time, I feel like a REAL woman!

WHOOAH!!

[spins on heel, biting bottom lip, eyes closed, bounces into the air, up and down a few times, shrieking, with finger pointing to the sky, like a dancing queen..]

*cough* sorry about that.

For a real treat, check out all the inmates of this prison in the Philippines doing a routine to the same song – click here.

And yes, of course I’ve seen the ULTIMATE prison dance video – the one they did using Michael Jackson’s Thriller. It’s too good (22 million views and counting). Click here for that.

With six critically acclaimed albums in the bag, South African pride and joy, Just Jinjer, I’m pleased to announce that they have been slogging it and finally released their long awaited new single, Can I Have More TODAY!

Just Jinjer
Brent Harris, Sandy Chila, Ard Matthews and Denholm Harding

Following a string of global hits, including Shallow Waters (here) and What He Means (check it out live at Nelson Mandela’s 46664 concert) and opening concerts for the likes of U2, Counting Crows, Def Leppard and Elvis Costello; today’s newly launched EP does NOT disappoint! Which is pretty much expected, given that they are the number one selling rock band in South African history, with over 240,000 units sold. I remind you that the band’s debut album, All Comes Round, also became the best-selling rock album in South African history.

I’ve been in comms with Ard Matthews for a while now and have been dying to hear the new track. I got an email from him this morning, directing me to their AOL Popeater front page feature (here) today – announcing the US and worldwide release. In simple terms, the boys are killing it!

Have a listen on their MySpace page (and remember to “friend” them):

CLICK HERE to listen to Just Jinjer’s latest single
“Can I Have More” on their MySpace page

But, more importantly, show your support and check out their AOL Popeater interview and give your comments and support by clicking here. I’m so proud of these guys. Ard mentioned that the support from back home is the driving force that keeps them dominating, so let’s do the right thing, people! CLICK HERE for the interview and comments.

The EP is available on iTunes WORLDWIDE as of today. Well, 22 countries! – so those of you who have wangled an iTunes account overseas can check it out here. You’ll be able to buy it locally pretty soon as well.

While we’re at it, you better check out their EPK (Electronic Press Kit) below:

Some of you might have heard 5fm playing it for a while already but it only officially got submitted to radio stations all over SA yesterday! (i.e. regionals etc.). It’s always a good idea to request a song to be played more from whichever station you hear it on. I’m sure that cape Town’s very own KFM will be pumping it out anytime soon!

Go get ‘em, boys and girls!

www.justjinjer.com

You’ll recall some time back I featured the T-Mobile “flash mob” (here)which gathered at Liverpool Station in London, England.

Well, it looks like some folk in Belgium felt they should up the ante, which they did with great success – this time at Antwerp Central train station .

I got this off Chris Rawlinson’s blog (SA Blog Awards organiser extraordinaire – www.chrisrawlinson.com). It’s pretty sick – check it out:

Yup, it’s from The Sound of Music. (Not to be confused with High School Musical.. TSOM came out quite some time before..).

Just like that.

Beyonce – giving it a full rev

BANG!

Right….

Nowwww…..where were we?

Oh my goodness. [out of breath]

Is everyone here?

Ok, good. Sit down – I have a very important announcement.

I was sent this video by Toby E, and before I watched it for the first time I noticed two things. Firstly, it was made by Lonely Island – the same genii that brought us Jizz in my pants – one of the other greatest videos of your life. Secondly, while the video was loading up, I noticed the comments, which were all along the lines of : “OMG, I have a very unhealthy obsession with this song!”

I was very excited. I hope you are too – because, mark my words, this is basically the greatest music video of your life.

Be careful, it’s NSFW (purely for language reasons)

CLICK HERE if you have any hassles with that..

Hey? Can you deal with that?

I know, they haven’t invented awesome charts that can fit this kind of shit.

[thanks toby]

2oceansvibe’s disgust at the incredibly low levels of professionalism over at IDOLS has been echoed throughout the media world over the past couple of months. The most recent of which was yesterday in IOL’s Tonight Section:

Check, check, check it out (source – iol):

Idols, hitting the wrong note
March 22, 2009
By Claire Angelique

“Oh my baby, I have just one thing to say to you, amandhlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“Um, ja, hmmm, what can I say, I know I might be contradicting myself here but …”

“As I’ve said before at this stage of the competition its very important that you give a defining performance and that was quite frankly …”

“‘Never mind those two, I thought you were rocking”, “Not dynamic enough”, “You got it baby”, “I was bored”, “It was kind of cheesy”, “I love you, my baby.”

Recognise these gems? Well, if your Sunday evenings are as boring as mine you must be tuned into the circus of performing monkeys commonly known as South African Idols.

Yes folks, M-Net’s fifth season of Idols is shamelessly slurping up your money in the guise of your choosing the next big thing.

That is if you’re gullible enough to spend R2 per SMS voting for your favourite and, boy, is there a desperate batch of contestants to endure before one is crowned king.

King? Well if we take Sony/ BMG honcho Dave Thompson’s word, this year it’s going to be the unfairer sex that will win the car, the contract and the fame.

The thing is, though, is that this year’s Idols just feels hackneyed and amateurish. As does the new presenter, Liezel van der Westhuizen.

Internet forums and Monday morning coffee machine conversations are filled with remarks about the sub-standard quality of the contestants in comparison to, say, the initial glory years enjoyed by Idols, which spawned real talent such as winner Karin Kortjé and Melanie Lowe (who came third) or media darlings Heinz Winckler (winner) and ex-presenter Colin Moss

This year, by discontinuing the judges’ vote, it’s a wonder why they’re even there in the first place.

After four seasons anybody with half a memory can quite easily predict their commentary.

 

Randall Abrahams,
as seen in the MNET TV guide

Randall, a calculating, serious, no-nonsense doubting Thomas, ensures that contestants are kept in their place before their heads explode. Sloth-like Dave’s observations are as exciting as a marmite sandwich, while Gareth, the opportunistic Hollywood-styled Adonis, obviously wants to see a bit more of Pixie Bennett – and that’s not only about her making it through to the final three. Finally we have Mama Africa, Mara, who can hardly contain her excitement when one of her many “babies” actually manages to hit a note.

[click here to read more]

Good work, Claire! And I strongly advise the readers to read the rest of her article, because she seems to have nailed it on the head and has an acute understanding of the pain and embarrassment that we all feel when we see how a clever TV franchise has completely wasted and abused by our local broadcasters.

I still can’t quite understand why they didn’t get the likes of Johnny Clegg, Arno Carstens or McCully Workshop to do the judging. Christ, even Danny K and Patricia Lewis would have added some credibility and quality and, dare I say, professionalism.

So sad.

[thanks francois]

Coming from a religious music and conservative background, this recent shot of Katy Perry is quite surprising. But then one remembers her latest global pop hit “I kissed a girl, and I liked it” and it sits a little better..

Katy Perry
Very mellow..

The guy behind her seems to be enjoying it..

Those of you in Durbs who aren’t wetting themselves with excitement, are advised to tell their parents the news – South Africa’s number 1 rock band back in the 70′s and 80′s, McCully Workshop , are coming to Durban! Show them this album cover and I can almost guarantee they’ll be moved to tears.

McCully Workshop
South Africa’s greatest rock band
Comes to Durban

Apart from rocking your socks off and giving you a night you’ll never forget; they will, obviously, be performing all their hits. True rockers will remember they had a string of chart-topping number 1 hits back in the day. Including the two killer tracks, Buccaneer and Chinese Junkman.

I managed to get hold of the aforementioned tracks for your exclusive downloading and listening pleasure; so that you may be reminded of the days when rock was pure and tequila flowed like wine. I’m talking about a band to which beautiful groupies instinctively flocked like the salmon of Capistrano. I’m talking about South Africa’s greatest ever rock band, McCully Workshop .

McCully Workshop today
Richard, Tully, Mike and Rupert
True rock and roll..

Whether you are too young to remember them or not, you’ll be a fool to miss this opportunity. Do yourself a favour and download these tracks ; turn up the volume, and appreciate music that the kids, booze and drugs today simply cannot reproduce. Listen to the whole thing, they’re from the days when songs were journeys.

Right click these to save, or left click to stream..

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “BUCCANEER”
BY MCCULLY WORKSHOP (6.6Mb MP3)

AND

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “CHINESE JUNKMAN”
BY MCCULLY WORKSHOP (4.2Mb MP3)

This band does not fuck around and, after three decades playing together, you’ll get that smooth, tight Rolling Stones familiarity, resulting in a massive, pure rock n roll sound, spiked with some hysterical live stage banter.

They are making a rare Durban appearance at The Heritage Theatre THIS WEEKEND, people!

From 27 to 29 March. This is NOT to be missed!

CLICK HERE for the Heritage Theatre
and get your tickets NOW!

And the Buccaneer said I’ll see you dead
I’ll see you swingin’ from the yard arm
The buccaneer sang in a nasal twang
There’s enough gold here to start on
There’s enough gold to get high on