I picked up this really good post by Slick Tiger about the Parlotones and while I don’t totally agree with all the comments which were made, I do think that it raises a couple of points about bands being over-commercialised.
(As an aside on that post – read the full thing before commenting). I was ready [...]
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There seems to be some uncertainty about their not being a Coke Fest 2010 on the cards. I can’t find any official announcement that the event has been cancelled for the year, but a couple of local blogs have said that with Cokes Football World Cup commitments they are focusing their attention elsewhere this year?
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A little later than normal but here are the top-selling music offerings on some of the online retailers with 30 seconds to Mars quite prominent:
Take2.co.za
1. Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream
2. 30 Seconds To Mars – This Is War
3. Ocean Eyes – Owl City
4. 30 Seconds To Mars – A Beautiful Lie (Deluxe Edition)
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I was young once and used to drive into parking lots with my music a little louder than it probably had to be. The sound system in my Toyota Tazz wasn’t great but it made a bit of a racket as I pulled in.
It was a phase, I got over it.
When you are on the other side [...]
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In 2008 Vernon Koekemoer leapt to prominence as “South Africa’s own Chuck Norris” getting coverage in almost every form of media going.
This year it would appear that a new social craze is developing in the form of “romantic Afrikaans rap star” Jack Parow.
I first was alerted to Parow after I saw a couple of my friends on Facebook joining his group which [...]
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Ok bear in mind that I am an out and out English boy from Johannesburg, I am cringing when I make this post but I have been asked to do some research into Skouspel 2010… because apparently it has been decided that THIS is the live music event of the year and one that my mates [...]
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Let’s take a look at what music is selling well with some of the online retailers this Sunday.
I see Susan Boyle continues to be a good seller. Will be interesting to see whether 2010 unearths another star of her “calibre”.
Also I’ve stopped being surprised that Afrikaans music is so popular with the online consumers with [...]
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