If you’re tired of hearing the same garbage on commercial radio across the country we have a treat for you. Here’s a local musician you might recognise and his novel approach to music-making.
The South African music industry was rocked to its core this past weekend with the loss of one of their most beloved sons.
The Beatles may be regarded as the biggest band of all but when it comes to southern rockabilly you don’t get bigger than Elvis. Cars, music, food and jolling – it’s all here.
It’s lovely when something South African makes us proud – we have plenty of talent in this country, let’s not let it get overshadowed by all our other issues.
What do you get when you cross one of the most respected musicians of all time with one of the most well-loved? A pretty rocking performance in London.
Simon and Garfunkel were one of the most popular folk-rock duos of the late 1960’s until the wheels came off and the two split up. Here’s Art’s take on the matter.
BB King poisoned? Cape hiker search called off. Massive Time Warner deal. Penisless boy heads for Cape Town. Fighter jets escort Air France to New York. Apple’s Ive gets big promotion. Kris pimps Kendall to F1 driver.
It looks like law enforcement Down Under aren’t too impressed with Nickelback. Tough luck boys, maybe you could do us all a favour and pack it in?
Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith’s ex-wife Morgan Deane has been putting her vocal chords to the test the past few days. She seems to have chosen her songs carefully.
When you’re playing to sold out arenas around the world you may think the money will never end. The boy bland Blue have found out that isn’t exactly true.
Following the Cannes screening of the Amy Winehouse documentary her father has come under fire for his treatment of his daughter. He isn’t very pleased.
Oh dear Steve Aoki, it looks like your high-flying antics may have finally caught up with you. The man with an estimated net worth of $40 million is set to face some legal battles soon.
I mean, if you’re ever going to have a one hit wonder, you would want it to be this song. Just, when you do have only one song, don’t go spending all the royalties in the pub.
Sometimes you have to take your guitar for a walk when you’re busting out a classic. It always pays to keep an eye on where the stage ends though.
The four remaining members of One Direction finally spoke publicly about the reasons why Zayn Malik quit the band earlier this year. Wow, high drama.
It seems the world still hasn’t tired of Amanda Knox, despite the fact that she was finally cleared of a murder back in 2007. Her song choice certainly had people talking.
Have you ever stopped to wonder how many songs must be out there in the universe? I reckon we’re talking billions, so surely some are going to sound similar?
It seems Kanye isn’t a huge fan of smiling for the camera these days. Here he is slipping up for the briefest of moments, before returning to his regular ‘out in public’ face.
This is going to be a shocking blast from the past, and I can bet my millions that no one saw it coming. Oh the secrets of the music industry.
We like musicians who are straight-shooters, and former Oasis star Noel Gallagher is about as forthright as they come. It looks like he doesn’t think much of Zayn Malik.
Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Combs, call him what you like – the music mogul and entrepreneur knows how to get people talking about his new fragrance.
The long-awaited Kurt Cobain documentary ‘Montage of Heck’ finally hit US screens this week and brought some new information to light. Here’s a summary of the juiciest bits.
Jack Parow, wearer of extremely long-peaked trucker hats, twirler of moustaches, and now sitar influenced musician. Enjoy this, it’s good.
There may only be one letter separating the two but musically they are world’s apart. That didn’t stop Ryan Adams righting a wrong of his from many year’s back.
You wouldn’t expect a film covering the life and times of one of our generation’s most tortured geniuses to be anything other than hard-hitting. It looks like this one will be no different.
You can use this as a test, if you will. Look at the Nickelback image long enough, choose a song, and then use the “cure” that is simply one click away.
There’s something about burning out bright that endures you to music lovers the world over. Here’s the last song Nirvana, and their troubled singer, ever performed in concert.
Whilst I am pretty sure Jay Z thought his app would take over the music industry, he clearly made the mistake of not befriending Marcus Mumford.
Have you ever wondered what a dance-off between Yoda and Darth Vader might look like? How about Chewbacca busting out some serious moves? Find your answers here.
There’s no denying that Kanye West is everywhere you look these days. Here’s his latest live performance, this time in front of the world’s most influential people.