KB - plenty of promise

I meant to blog about it the other day when I heard that KB standing in for Fresh in the afternoon….
KB has impressed me a lot in the last few weeks. He has stood in for Fresh and Gareth Cliff and he seems to have good balance to his shows. These are both seriously big […]

Plug for function

A quick plug for an important function taking place this evening, that needs as much support as possible. Pirates Sports Club in Greenside has their monthly club draw and drinks specials this evening.
Its a great social evening and open to all visitors who are looking for somewhere cheap to drink, to dance and to eat. […]

Ruben to leave 5FM

I obviously missed something but I just heard the goodbye tribute to Ruben Goldeberg on 5FM…
Pity - a true radio legend finally taking a well deserved break…

Just Plain and Jacaranda

The reinvention of Darren Scott on 94.2 Jacaranda as “Just Plain” has been an intriguing transformation. He has gone from a relatively “flat” personality into something that MIGHT almost be interpreted as ‘cool’.
Personally I dont enjoy / listen to his show but just Google his name or check out the tags on the blog aggregators […]

UJ FM

I haven’t listened to UJ FM in a while and when I picked it up on my radio this morning, I realised just how good these university stations are. There is plenty of radio talent out there and the music is seriously good.
Dunno what your take is on local university radio stations but between Tuks […]

African-developed radio is Zimbabweans ‘subversive’ newsline

An African-developed product, designed specifically with the continent’s rugged conditions in mind, has been a lifeline for Zimbabweans craving news from the outside world. Less than 30 seconds of ‘personal power’ on the winding handle of a Freeplay wind-up radio delivers an hour of medium-volume broadcast.
So successful has the radio been in delivering external news […]

Nice!

Do you ever get stuck trying to find a really nice prize, holiday or gift for somebody? Follow the Gift Day link on the right hand side of this blog and check out what they have to offer.
I was like a big kid in the playground when I landed up on their site. There are the […]

Lonehill Estate

Another top SA act cleaning up on the 5FM High Five @ 5.
“Memories” has to be one of my top songs at the moment! Killer track!

The Dirty Skirts

These guys getting quite a lot of exposure on the radio at the moment for their gigs etc.
What do you think of them?

Cheese And Crackers - The Greatest Bits - Chris Rock CD

Loot are currently featuring comedy from Chris Rock with his “Cheese and Crackers” CD. Follow the Loot link and pick up this title from R138.00
Seeing as Chris Rock was recently in South Africa and blew audiences away, this one should be a goodie.