http://radioreview.bundublog.com Tracking South Africa's radio industry Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:11:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness. Nelson Mandela, Nobel Prize Winner, freedom fighter, peacemaker and former President of South Africa. South Africa...deemed one of the most beautiful countries in ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/03/17/shout-for-a-safer-sa/ I've been seeing quite a few Tweets about how good the new Gorillaz album is. I'm not much of a fan but it definately has quite a funky cover!   Tracks on the CD: Orchestral Intro (ft. Sinfonia ViVA) Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach (ft. Snoop Dogg) White Flag (ft. Kano and Bashy) Rhinestone ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/03/16/new-gorillaz-album/ Has anybody checked out this RadioX offering? I came across it via a Facebook link from one of my mates. The site needs a bit of work and the music wouldn't be my choice but I think its quite nifty technology none the less. The site description says: Radio X was born on the 1st ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/03/13/radiox/ I am absolutely loving Sasha Martinengo's show on 5FM this morning with the Chuck Norris jokes. There have been some absolute pearlers there. I'm going to try and update during the day but feel free to post some in the comments section below: Happy 70th birthday Chuck! The Man:       THE LEGEND: http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/03/10/happy-birthday-chuck-norris/ Fancy yourself as a podcaster? Think you can entertain a community? Want some airtime for your new band? Then Bundublog.com wants to talk to you. We have been spending quite a lot of time sorting out some of the tech issues behind Bundublog and our focus is now shifting to making ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/03/10/bundublog-com-wants-your-podcasts/ I don't know if anybody has noticed recently but when you flick to Jacaranda FM the artist name and song title now scrolls across the display in your car radio? I think it is quite a nifty addition and I'd assume it would have to do with the way the song ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/02/28/jacaranda-fm/ I was under the impression that it had been decided that Carly Simons song "You're so vain" was about Warren Beatty, but apparently I am wrong. Big news on CNN apart from from an earthquake which has hit Chile is that Carly dropped a line into another song which gives the ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/02/27/youre-so-vain/ Thought it would be a little bit of fun to see which of the SA radio DJ's / personalities had the biggest following on Twitter. While a Twitter following is not indicative of real popularity and listenership, it is quite obvious which stations have backed the technology / social media initiatives. I've ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/02/06/radio-twits/ 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 ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/01/28/the-parlotones-over-commercial/ 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 ... http://radioreview.bundublog.com/2010/01/20/no-coke-fest-2010/