Smirnoff brings the world’s leading club brand, GODSKITCHEN, back to South Africa with their massive Boombox production and world No. 4 DJ act; Above & Beyond. Previous years in SA have seen sold out tours with DJ superstar David Guetta in 2008 and with world No.1 DJ Armin van Buuren in 2009. Two mind blowing […]
Researchers at NEC System Technologies have designed robots with the ability to identify dozens of different wines, cheeses and appetizers, because that’s something we need robots for. Except they think people taste like bacon.
The thing about the future that excites me the most, besides the talking monkeys and the sexy robots, is the cure for the hangover. Some mornings I wake up and I just want to pry out my liver with a spoon and get myself a new one – and thanks to the researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, that dream is a possibility.
There are some products that offer depressing insight into the kind of marketplace we’re living in today. Sandwiches that use chicken for bread; drinks that give teenagers heart attacks; fixie bikes. But every now and then a product comes along that tells you it’s all going to be okay – and this, friends, is that product.
Yesterday’s winner, Andrew Webb, walked away with a R1,000 Jack Daniel’s hamper and the chance of winning VIP tickets to the Whisky Live Festival and two nights in the Cape Royale hotel, courtesy of Jack Daniels and 2oceansvibe Radio! We are giving away another hamper today, and another one on Thursday, with the winners of each day going against each other for the grand prize on Friday! Follow the link to win today!
For those of you who weren’t aware, the Whisky Live Festival is the biggest of its kind in the world. That’s how much we dig our whisky, here in South Africa. It runs from Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 November in Cape Town, and Wednesday 10 to Saturday 13 November in Johannesburg. You have no excuse to miss this incredible event – especially when we are giving away massive daily prizes and VIP packages, courtesy of Jack Daniel’s! Follow the link to find out more..
“Drunkorexia” – a combination of starving yourself and bingeing on alcohol as a means of not gaining weight. Destructive yet genius at the same time…
Marisol Valles, 20-year-old criminology student, recently became police chief of Guadalupe, one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico – because no-one else wanted the job. Guadalupe is second only to Juarez in terms of violence; Valles was “the only person willing to accept the position.”
You know that feeling when you get into the car after having a few too many? Don’t deny it, you know you have done it. You turn the corner and wham, there’s a road block! There is no adrenalin quite like that. So would it help if they did away with the drunk-driving laws?
Anyone who knows anything about anything in Cape Town will know that &Union, Jack Black and The Neighbourgoods Market are three of the most fun, hip, and cool brands in Cape Town. And it’s not just about the brands – it’s about the people. As with most things/brand/products/people that 2oceansvibe deals with, they aren’t dicks […]
My God, when we announced the Boschendal Cooling Towers competition, we didn’t expect anything this world class to appear! We asked you, the 2oceansvibe readers to send your best footage of the Athlone Cooling Towers (or, rather, the “Ladies of Athlone” – a title which I have NEVER heard before) going down last Sunday. Obviously […]
Feeling a little bit wonky… When their students aren’t quibbling over gay kissing, UCT and Stellenbosch University are waging beer war. And beer is most certainly worth waging war over. Consider these wise words of wisdom from greater men than I: “You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline […]
We’re pretty blown away by the response to the “Seth Song” we’ve been playing fairly regularly, over at 2oceansvibe Radio. It’s not only a damn funny tune, but I tell you what – it’s got the heads bopping too! Apparently The Assembly lost their minds to it last Saturday! The guys behind the tune are […]
In this crazy, crazy world of hyper-consumption, brands are putting a lot of emphasis on consumer loyalty. And the best way to nail down consumer loyalty? Get to your consumer before anyone else does. We all know that the combination of Klipdrift brandy and Coke is quite a big deal north of the Vaal. If […]
So after an evening of sushi, springbok bruschetta, Belinni coctails, bubbly, and of course, Butlers Pizza (*COUGH* 2oceansvibe Radio launch COUGH*), there’s only one thing you eat for breakfast. And it’s not a bottle of Boschendal!
All protocol was relaxed as we granted one photographer and virtual-tour expert (Panascape) unprecedented access to my suite at the Cape Royale hotel. As it is my primary residence, you can imagine what intimate never-seen-before details were caught on camera. The virtual tour itself let’s you cruise around the Cape Royale hotel (spinning 360 degrees […]
2oceansvibe partner brands are constantly winning worldwide recognition, and, whilst the brands themselves are very excited when these awards are given, I can’t say I am surprised. I mean, that is after all why they’re a part of vibe, right? We only deal with winners around these parts! This time it’s a gold medal for […]
The 2oceansvibe NoMU “Touch Me On My Poster” competition ends on May 31. So if you want to stand a chance of winning one of ten killer 2oceansvibe hampers, you better move your arlee! With each hamper including prizes from Sunglass Hut, Puma, vida e, Jack Black beer, Butlers Pizza and Osumo, you can understand […]
Regular readers will know that I’ve worked on all sorts of campaigns over the last eight years – with most of them being very unique and different and fun in their own way. I have been working with the Smirnoff Experience “Mashup Street” with Tiesto vibe over the last few weeks and I can categorically […]
Last week we gifted you an article about those beer-can stickers that allow you to have a sundowner on the beach without getting arrested. Very cool. But not cool enough, for the serious beer-drinkers out there, it seems.. The more laddish lads out there will be enthused at the suggestion of this new beer aquapack […]
I was really stoked when I found this pack of magic in the Big Blue shop in Kalk Bay this weekend. As some of you will be aware, drinking alcohol on Camps Bay beach and all other public beaches in Cape Town is prohibited. And whilst some of you have taken to making pre-mixed drinks […]
Wine fans throughout the country are urged to pick up the latest copy of Wine Magazine and to cast their eyes over to the back page of this, the April issue. That is where you will find us, in all our glory, raising a toast to you. You should find the interview suitably amusing. * […]
It’s been to New York, Moscow, Paris and London, and now Smirnoff, the number one spirit brand in the world, is bringing Smirnoff Experience™, ‘Mashup Street’ to Johannesburg on 15 May 2010. Tickets can only be won, not bought, so visit www.smirnoffexperience.co.za to find out how to win. Smirnoff Experience™ is fast becoming the world’s […]
Puma has created a special beer as a part of their “Unity” campaign for the world cup. Designed by Collective São Gabriel. See what they did there? [source : thedieline] [thanks andy]
To do it right you need some essential skills. For me, my “skill set” is pretty vast, to say the least. To begin with, I’m pretty quick off the mark. I beat Craig Lorden (The Lord) in a foot race in London a few years ago, and Craig is well known for his pace. I […]
If only she was just “The Peroni Girl,” then it would be less confusing. Unfortunately Landi Swanepoel is also “The Guess Girl,” so please pay attention if you don’t want to get left behind. This week brings us the first 2oceansvibe Weather Girls Show of 2010, and boy do we have a cracker for you! […]
The Montrose Foundation does not require much introduction, given its affiliation to Montrose Place, the Cape Town rehabilitation facility at which Tiger Woods was rumoured to be receiving treatment. Whether Tiger Woods will be there or not, the ‘Midsummer Melodies’ in the Gardens on De Grendel is not to be missed! The evening promises a […]
When a guy gives you a bottle of tequila with a skull on it and tells you it’s locally made, you kind of want to run a mile. “What do you mean, locally made,” I asked the chap, as visions of Marcus Brain’s (The Kitesurfer) home-made beer and wine came to mind (my sight has […]
In November I alerted you about the Seth Rotherham feature in the ELLE Magazine. I didn’t publish it in full on these pages, as the magazine was still in circulation. It is now off the shelves and has coincidentally become one of their most successful issues ever. Weird.. especially with that issue of YOU Magazine […]
I put “on it’s head” in inverted commas to indicate a quote, presumably by someone with authority. Given the topic of wine pairing, one would hope, at the very least, that the quote came from someone within the food or wine industry. In truth… it didn’t – I made it up. Yup, that’s right. Much […]