I don’t if I just have a bee in my bonnet and have got a low tolerance at the moment - but is it just me or has the Rude Awakening (RAW) on Highveld got highly irritating?!
Maybe I’m just having “issues”, but the show just seems to be so flat and boring and downright monotonous […]
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I haven’t listened at all this afternoon, but poor quality sound yesterday and this morning on Highveld stereo was a turnoff for me.
I literally turned the radio.
Did anyone else have a problem with it? When I was listening to songs on Highveld it sounded like a jumpy CD….
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Still puzzling over what to do about online marketing? Want to know how to crack the digital code? “Tony Koenderman’s Cracking the Digital Code” forthcoming workshop series, in partnership with specialist online marketing agency longtail, seeks to answer these questions.
“Though South Africa is not exactly leading the world, there’s no reason to feel embarrassed about […]
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I have to rant seeing as my morning has now started some 5 hours earlier than I planned it to… (And no this is not a radio industry related post!)
About 6 weeks ago a young coloured guy (early 20’s) came up to me while I was unpacking my car and told me his sisters car […]
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Gareth Cliff mentioned it yesterday on his show and it was very true. Madiba is a true legend and probably one of the greatest men to ever grace the world.
If you aren’t feeling that enamoured with you country, take a moment today to drop any of the negativity you have toward SA and feel proud […]
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I believe that Mark Pilgrim had a mild heart attack yesterday. This hugely popular TV and Radio presenter has been one of the industry stalwarts and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Best wishes to Mark and his wife.
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Stars, Bars & Guitars: A Journey in South African Music provides a fascinating peek into the lives of some of South Africa’s most famous bands and musical heroes, as well as the people behind the scenes who support them. The first book of its kind in South Africa, it is a riveting account of the […]
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Ok - have to plug my hockey side’s fundraising initiatives again so here goes:
Just a reminder that the Pirates Hockey golf day is on the 28th of August at Parkview and I’d like to start sorting out the admin on it.
Details are as below:
11 am start
Parkview, Gauteng
28 August
R2000 per 4-ball if you pay on the […]
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“Music-streaming service Last.fm is now paying unsigned artists royalties for every song played on its service. Since the company announced the program last January, 170,000 70,000 artists and small music labels have signed up for it and uploaded 450,000 tracks. What Last.fm is doing here is creating an alternative to the official royalty-collecting organization for […]
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I don’t know if anyone out there can help me - but there is an SA band that has done a seriously KICK ASS version of the old “Runaway” classic.
Any ideas who it is? They are seriously good.
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