“And you can tell everybody, he is your boyfriend.” See what I did there? Kids today can’t actually remember a time when Elton John still pretended to be straight. But times have changed, and this list of the Top 50 Gay Male Musicians includes members of Vampire Weekend, Bloc Party, and Sigur Rós.
While our Facebook photos from the event can give you an idea of the awesomeness of the vibe that day, it can never do it justice. That is why I invented the ‘moving picture’ and, subsequently, this video. Jump in and re-live that day with us. Feel the vibe throughout your body, not just through […]
Local Cape Town band, I Scream And The Chocolate Stix are putting out what looks to be a fairly interestingly-shot reality TV show, with the working title, Making It. So says the YouTube description:
Although I didn’t know it at the time, all my friends at school in England were way cooler than me. I was listening to Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Guns n’ Roses, Blind Melon and the Peppers while they were into the Acid Jazz scene that was considered extremely hip in England at the time. But I […]
Now while we do spend an inordinate amount of time in the aisles of Mabu Vinyl, I must let you know about another source I have for vinyl. And not just any vinyl, NEW vinyl. Many people are unaware that limited numbers of LPs are pressed, every time a new CD is released. Follow link […]
“Hey guys. I’m Gary Thomas. Welcome to The Waiting Room. We’re going to play you some music, in case you were wondering about all…this.” So began Gary Thomas’ Long Street gig last night. It stayed awkward, but the music got better as the night went on.
Well, well, well. Do we have a little surprise to make your lives better, my friends. I’m sure you’ll be aware that the Imogen Heap Gigs at the Paul Cluver Forest Amphitheatre, in association with 2oceansvibe Radio (because we love you) sold out long ago. Sad news for those of you who weren’t able to snap […]
Good morning, sunshine people. For your benefit, 2oceansvibe Radio will be bringing you music to match the weather this morning, with in-studio guests and local electronic lounge music phenomenon, GoodLuck. Check out their bio: This upstart act from Cape Town, South Africa have taken their fans by storm with what has been a whirlwind nine months […]
Bar-room time travel talk usually centers around whether or not it would be cool to murder Hitler, because hey. But this misses a more important issue: whether or not Yoko Ono really killed the Beatles. Director Mark Waters wants to make a movie about that – time traveling Beatles fans, I mean.
Attention all good music lovers: January is winding down, and that only means one thing: The U2 360 Tour to South Africa is almost here. Click through to find out how to get tickets!
We managed to nail down another exclusive music video – this time from one of our long-time favourite SA bands, The Dirty Skirts. It’s always too long between albums, for fans of the Skirts – but the boys managed to put this little beaut together to satisfy our cravings. And what a powerhouse song it […]
Applying for jobs sucks. It’s awkward and painful and time-consuming. But some people know how to do it right – how to avoid getting caught in the rat-trap of sweaty-palmed interviews and communicate a certain level of coolness at the same time. Presented below is one such person’s job application. Please – read it, and learn to be a better person.
Alright so we’ve got our hands on a preview for the Fight Club Musical. You know they’re making a Fight Club musical, right? Jared Leto’s comment on the whole affair is, “It smells like disaster, but it could be genius.” We’re undecided at this point.
I don’t know how to feel about this. I loved Fight Club the way you love an eccentric uncle; it was weird and it stank of smoke and made people feel uncomfortable, but it was awesome. The fact that it’s director, David Fincher wants to revisit it is great; the whole ‘musical’ angle is where I start panicking.
Great song lyrics are almost impossible to master. And that’s before they’ve even been weaved into a perfect melody. When the two come together it’s alchemy. Some songwriters only manage it once in their lifetimes. We have a name for them. Hands up who knows what it is. Writing a great lyric seems like it […]
When you hear the name Josh Groban, the violin line from “You Raise Me Up” starts wilting away in your head, hey? That’s because that was the only song that guy frigging sang for about two years. But hey, all power too him – the man is fabulously succesful nowadays. And with all that record […]
RIP Gerry Rafferty, composer and performer of the 1978 hit, Baker Street, best known for its iconic sax line.
You can’t touch this! No, you most definitely can. Check out the 2oceansvibe Radio interview with the Hammer in the afternoon prior to his Cape Town gig, after the jump.
Our readers send a ridiculous amount of rubbish, some of it newsworthy, some of it funny. Some of it just lame. But when a reader sends a link, with just the words ‘You’re Welcome’ – you kind of take notice. That takes confidence – he or she is putting their balls on the line head on a block.
Such was the case of one David K.
He did good.
Watch this video. As a complete sideshow, it features Jessica Alba. No spice.
We quietly dominated Dunes in Hout Bay for Ard Matthews and Just Jinjer’s ninth-year-in-a-row performance on Saturday afternoon. And what a killer day it was. The mussels were great, the babes were awesome, and band was just sublime. They played all the hits – new and old. Including one of my faves, Like You Madly – check the video!
Well done, Internet. This thing has come more or less full circle – please, enjoy singers from Liberty University in Virginia performing a Chrismas carolified version of the ‘Bed Intruder Song’ that autotuned its way into your hearts so many months ago.
One of 2oceansvibe’s favourite new acts to come out of the RSA, Wrestlerish, have released a splendiferous music video for their single, sleep. As the title card for the video states, the video is a composite of 921 still fan shots, snapped in and around Gauteng at Wrestlerish gigs (and one guy’s pool).
Remember that song called “Jump On It!”? Sure you do. You used to graunch to that sing in your parents’ garage, with your Back to The Future hi-tops and lumo green laces. That one. This song is what that song is based on, it’s called “Apache”, and the video is face-palmingly awesome. Please enjoy the simulated keyboard dry-humping, among other delights.
It’s been thirty years since John Lennon was murdered by a man who got a little bit too excited about his music for his own good, and for John’s, for that matter. In any event, we bring you a truly remarkable short film made in 2007 by a man who as a teen interviewed Lennon in his hotel room. It bears repeating on this infamous day.
If you got tired of the ‘New York State Of Mind’ parodies, then I am happy to tell you there are others. And this time they’ve covered and tweaked Eminem and Rhihanna’s song, ‘Love The Way You Lie.’ Better yet, this one has to do with Prop 19. Weed-heads, this one’s for you!
The Grammy Award-Winning artist and singer of the much-popularised single, Hide And Seek is coming to our temperate shores in early 2011. She’ll be playing in Johannesburg and Cape Town for two nights only, respectively. Check out the details after the jump!
That’s right my lovelies. The beach boys. At the Cape Quarter. More specifically, in our studio, this morning, at 1oh00. I don’t think there’s much more to be said here, except that you can book tickets for their South African gigs right here. Make sure to tune in before 10hoo if you’d like to listen […]
The thing about music, or any art form, or anything that human beings do for that matter, from inventing something to being nice to strangers, is that it has an effect on the quality of our lives. If someone does something brilliant, like ending world poverty, or serving a beer at the perfect temperature, they are in some way making the world a better place.
If you were a hippy, you could put it down to simply putting out good vibes. On the other hand, you could get more specific and say that by doing something excellent, you are furthering the cause of humanity by adding quality to lives and in turn inspiring people to also do something excellent.
This is why bad music should not be taken lightly. If we let people get away with it, then other people may start believing that it’s okay to have zero talent and not bother trying to do excellent things. If we don’t watch ourselves, the standards of the world will drop even lower than they already are and we will start devolving – that’s right, I’m talking about humans getting stupider and the world going backwards. Are you listening Paris? Any more flirtations with music (or any form of entertainment for that matter) will be dealt with in a zero-tolerance manner. Not quite sure what “zero-tolerance” implies exactly. Murder is clearly over the top. Any suggestions are welcome. Confiscate her Bentley? Something unbearable.
The Black Keys are the kind of band whose existence makes the world a better place. They are influenced by Hendrix, The Doors and Led Zeppelin, as well as the original Chicago bluesmen like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and the old time delta bluesmen like Robert Johnson and Lightnin’ Hopkins. All of these musicians shaped modern music in some way. They all attempted do something magical and thankfully they all had the God given talent to pull it off.
This is the Black Keys’ sixth album. They’re the kind of band that many people are glad to have around, but this hasn’t necessarily translated into cementing them into our collective conscience in the same way, say, The White Stripes have been. Some people compare the two and say The Black Keys wouldn’t exist without The White Stripes, but the fact is they’ve been around for just as long and it’s clear they would be making their music whether their counterparts existed or not. Follow link for more.
Many of you will be aware of the mobile application called Shazam, which allows your phone to identify nearly any song playing in close vicinity. Incredibly, we often get into deep chats about how Shazam works, never actually doing the obvious and asking Google. That’s why I’ve finally gone and done it – I’ve found […]
2oceansvibe.com has just gotten word from a reliable source within the South African musical promotions industry that Duran Duran’s tour to South Africa, which was scheduled for early December, has been cancelled.