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Music
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Moderately Insane Fan Steals Mic From Lady Gaga During “Born This Way” [VIDEO]
04 Dec 2012 by silverstreak / 4 Comments
Please enjoy this Lady Gaga fan, who, having been invited to share the stage in a kind gesture by the pop star, proceeds to make the stage her own. Entirely her own.
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Beyoncé Releases Teaser Trailer For HBO Documentary [VIDEO]
04 Dec 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
In February next year, Beyoncé will release a rare documentary offering insight into her private life. The teaser is really short – 25 seconds – but it gives a quick glimpse into Beyoncé’s private life, life with her baby belly and what things are like for her on stage. Mother Beyoncé says: I always battle [...]
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Important Lady Gaga Cape Town Transport & Road Closures Information
03 Dec 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Lady Gaga kicked off her South African tour on Friday night with a concert at Soweto’s FNB Stadium. This evening will see Mother Monster take to Cape Town Stadium. The Darkness will kick off the show, and gates are to open at 17:00.
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Jack Parow Presents A Dik Blêrrie Main Christmas Track [VIDEO]
30 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
Titled, rather appropriately, “Merry Xmas”, Parow’s latest video was shot in Durban and produced by Parow’s mate Warren Haviside. Laat die vet beats drop en die biltong hang!
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Lyrics To Jack Parow’s New Track, ‘Afrikaans Is Dood’
27 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
If you haven’t watched Jack Parow’s new music video ‘Afrikaans Is Dood,’ check it out here. And then, when you’re done, keep reading this for the lyrics. They’re pretty gnarly..
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Mumford & Sons To Tour South Africa – Computicket Error Reveals
26 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 13 Comments
2oceansvibe has just learnt that a little slip up on Computicket revealed that English folk rock band, Mumford & Sons, will be touring South Africa. Click for more..
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Hos Ja! Jack Parow Drops Insane Music Video For “Afrikaans Is Dood” [VIDEO]
23 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 2 Comments
Jack Parow has just dropped this insane music video for his song, Afrikaans is Dood (Afrikaans is dead). The plot involves Parow defending himself against a group of thieving lowlifes. What do they want to steal? His lyrics, of course!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ SA Concert Delicately Poised
23 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 4 Comments
And by delicately poised, we mean might not go ahead. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has yet to grant permission for the Chili Peppers to play at FNB Stadium in February. This is sure to piss a lot of people off.
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CONFIRMED: Justin Bieber Will Come To SA In 2013
23 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 6 Comments
A Big Concerts representative let slip yesterday that Justin Bieber would perform two shows in South Africa next year. Then a radio station gave away the first tickets this morning leaving little to the imagination.
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Rolling Stone Magazine Interviews Dirk Van Der Westhuizen After Music Videos Went Viral Last Week
19 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
By now you will be all too familiar with one Dirk Van Der Westhuizen’s controversial music videos which went viral after we featured them last week. Rolling Stone magazine interviewed him about the public outcry. Click to read it (includes links to the videos):
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Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of Die Antwoord’s Fatty Boom Boom [VIDEO]
19 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Die Antwoord’s Fatty Boom Boom has been one of the most talked-about music videos of the year so far. But it has been for mostly the wrong reasons. Their stab at Lady Gaga, followed by a Twitter fight, sadly overshadowed the fact that the video itself is a visual masterpiece.
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Bored Cape Town Protesters Are Picketing Against Lady Gaga’s “Floodgates Of Evil”, Right Now [PICS]
16 Nov 2012 by silverstreak / 6 Comments
Tweetpic by @karenjeynes Well here’s something to spice up your Friday. OH MY FUCK! The crazy anti-Gaga Christians are staging a protest outside my office block! (Big Concerts is based here too) — Mvelase (@MvelaseP) November 16, 2012 A gaggle of Gaga protesters have gathered outside the offices of Big Concerts on Cape Town’s Park [...]
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Possibly The Best Worst Music Video You’ll Ever See: Afrikaans Pop Heartthrob Makes Up His Own Gangnam Style [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 21 Comments
We cannot fully express the quality of what you are about to see. We guarantee you, it will melt your face off. Thank you, Afrikaans pop culture. We love you.
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Heidi Klum Performs “Gangnam Style” During MTV EMA’s [VIDEO]
13 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Supermodel Heidi Klum hosted the MTV EMA’s on Sunday night. During the evening, she wore four different Versace dresses, however, the outfit that received the most applause was a blue tuxedo jacket and a pair of black trousers.
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Anne Hathaway Hilariously Impersonates Claire Danes & Katie Holmes On Saturday Night Live [VIDEO]
12 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Anne Hathaway hosted Saturday Night Live for the third time over the weekend. One of the highlights saw her bring back her spot-on impression of actress Katie Holmes. In the latest sketch, “Holmes” appears on the Ellen Degeneres show – talking about the media and threatening to violently kill anyone that comes close to Suri.
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Never-Before-Seen Footage Uncovered Of Elvis Presley Performing In New York [VIDEO]
12 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
New footage has emerged of Elvis Presley performing at Madison Square Garden in 1972 as part of a four-concert tour. This was the only time ever that Elvis performed in New York City.
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Lucozade Pulls Out Of Linkin Park Tour
09 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 4 Comments
Lucozade, one of the official sponsors of the Linkin Park tour to South Africa, has announced it is no longer actively promoting the tour, which has one concert left in Jozi.
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Linkin Park Concert Victim’s Family Will Take Legal Action
09 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
There were plenty of tears for Florentina Heaven-Popa, 33, when it was officially confirmed that she was the tragic victim to have lost her life after scaffolding came down during gale force winds on Wednesday at Cape Town Stadium.
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E.TV Journalist Suspended For “Fans Dying To See Linkin Park” Twitter Joke
08 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 6 Comments
Lance Witten, a sports presenter for both e.tv and eNCA, has apologised for an insensitive tweet following the death of a Linkin Park fan in Cape Town last night. Twenty other concertgoers were also injured when a massive advertising tower was blown over at Cape Town stadium.
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1 Dead, 20 Injured Following Tower Collapse At Linkin Park Concert In Cape Town – [+ Band Statement]
08 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
Cape Town was visited by some distant cousin of hurricane Sandy yesterday, with 50km/h+ winds. Sadly for some concert goers, a massive advertising tower was blown over at Cape Town stadium, crashing to the ground, killing 1 and injuring some 20 others.
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Important Linkin Park Cape Town Concert And Road Closures Info
07 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 6 Comments
Linkin Park kicks off their South African tour at the Cape Town Stadium today. They will then move to Joburg for a concert at the FNB Stadium on Saturday. The gates for this evening will open at 17h00. KONGOS will kick off the show at 20h00, followed by Linkin Park at 21h00.
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Jay-Z And Bruce Springsteen Perform At Last Obama Campaign [VIDEO]
06 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 1 Comment
Yesterday campaigning for the US elections officially ended, with voting starting today. In a final bid to rally people behind him, Barack Obama’s last couple of events for the day featured the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z.
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Elton John Freed From Nikitagate
05 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
A US District Court judge has ruled that Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin didn’t steal the lyrics to the song “Nikita”.
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Will Smith Freestyles For The First Time In Decades! [VIDEO]
31 Oct 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
The Fresh Prince is back! Recently, while at a celebrity friend’s birthday party, Will Smith took up the mic for the first in years and broke into a freestyle rap. Backed by the party’s official entertainer, Doug E. Fresh, Smith proceeds to steal the show and later teaches the crowd a very special dance.
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