ola,
so last night i was watching MK, and took a serious look and a serious listen to Jack Parrow's 'Cooler as ekke', which seems to be the 'hot track' at the moment. wherever you go, you see people asking each other, 'jy dink jy's cooler as ekke?', and this has started some sort of sub-culture in the music scene. as fun as the song is which im not going to deny, because my mates and i have asked ourselves who is the cooler one, and used references from this current pop classic, can we take this dude seriously as a musician?
i mean, if this is his introductory track to the music industry, what else can we expect from this dude? what will a full LP have to offer us? more ridiculous comparisons involving food stuffs, drinks, market places? weather forecasts and current trends? will there be any life lessons, world/cultural views explored? love? relationships? things that occur in our everyday lives? will he tackle any of these issues? dont get me wrong, not everything has to be serious, but i really cant take this guy seriously anyways. i guess the fact that he is from bellville/parow has cemented his place in the music industry, as it appears that if you drive a car with CY on it, you are guaranteed to be successful, no matter how little talent you actually have. then you get folks from cape town, stellenbosch, all over south africa who actually do have some talent, but arent getting the full exposure they deserve because tools like this are taking the limelight for themselves. it would be interesting to see how far this cat actually goes. interesting, and somewhat scary.
however, i will say that the song does have a nice beat.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
drums, beats and brutal fruit slushies
so, its 11.15 on a sunday night, and i still feel a little bit sore after yesterdays adventures. my neck is insanely painful and stiff, and i have no idea what i can attribute this pain to. there isnt even a skanky story behind it. i think it was from all the tres cool head nodding i was doing and the drinks i was throwing back, who knows. oh, incase you didnt get the memo, was in stellenbosch yesterday hanging with good friends, listening to good music, and drinking a lot of beer.
so got there at around 11, just in time to catch 3rd World Spectator, who i think are from stellenbosch. okay, if you havent heard of this band (which is not unlikely), then make a plan to check them out. saw them at zula once last year, and they had this uncanny resemblence to muse, and yesterday just confirmed my thoughts. the sound isnt too muse-y, but the lead singer, peter something, has the most incredible vocal range i have ever heard come out of a sober, uninjured man. i kept thinking that he was like matt belamy of muse fame, but then realised that he is even better than matt belamy himself, and that dear matt must pull himself towards himself and watch out for this guy and his band. why they arent more out there is beyond me. i guess only those who have their fingers on the pulse of whats happening know about this band (all 1 218 of us)
there was some time to kill before the bands that we really wanted to see were playing, so this time was filled with chit chat, bottles of wine and cups of beer. arrived at tollies to swim through a sea of jocks, which is a hobby that i sincerely love, but we were there for the tunes and to perve on hot musicians, which is a hobby that i really do love ;) caught the end of some band called Black Market Riot, who i really didnt like and didnt understand. the only thing i enjoyed about them was the hot guitarist...yup, that was about it.
New Holland then pulled me out of my awkward confusion/misery. k, i only have one issue with this band, and its the lead singers hair. i dont know what it is, but i just want to pull at it and slap him in the face. argh!!!! its one of those things that you have to see for yourself. HOWEVER, hair issues aside, this band really is phenomenal and a whole bunch of fun. a light hearted, thoroughly enjoyable performance. they remind me of a cross between arctic monkeys and the fratelli's, which are both bands that i enjoy, so there really is no reason to hate on New Holland. oh, the one thing that the lead singer had that i did enjoy was his sweet guitar. it was so pretty and shiny, and somewhat sparkly. me likes.
then it was Ashtray Electric, the musical loves of my life, and as per usual they did not disappoint. perhaps im slightly biased, but this band is some other kind of cool, and have such a unique sound that they aptly refuse to compromise on. they stay true to themselves and to the art of creating something magical. *sigh* i always just picture them playing small, intimate gigs to a tres cool crowd who are all there for the love of music and red wine. i personally dont think massive gigs suit them-intimate, velvet underground-esque performances are what i see in their future. but maybe im just being selfish. the one issue i did have was that the drums were a bit loud, and drowned out andre's voice a bit. but otherwise, a stellar performance.
now, foto na dans is slowly becoming my new fave band. what an electric performance, but like seriously. if one could bottle energy and sell it, i would want their specific brand. they sing in afrikaans, so naturally i dont really know what on earth they are singing about, but that doesnt even matter when they perform. apart from the fact that musically they are not too bad, and that they are not painful to look at at all, its their energy and presence that just does it for me, and if you're one looking for an electrical performance, then they are for you. i think thats why my neck hurts, i was jumping around a lot and 'head banging' (and whilst 'head banging', i wished i had hair on my head so that i could swish it around). i think i even jumped into someone...awkard.
im not even going to go into the dirty skirts. i will say this though, please look excited when performing on stage-all the younger bands did, what makes you so special. the lead singer, jeremy, was the only one who seemed excited to be doing what he was doing. it seems that there is a trend, that once you make it on the 5fm playlist, you have the right to not be passionate anymore. yeah...no.
so after all that, the night went on and on, and a lot of jamming and shit talking was done. ended up at rock room once again ingratiating myself into this culture that i really have nothing to do with, drinking tequila and somehow got conned into half a shot of stroh rum. dont ask. there are photos somewhere, and one or 2 will be put up for all to see.
so got there at around 11, just in time to catch 3rd World Spectator, who i think are from stellenbosch. okay, if you havent heard of this band (which is not unlikely), then make a plan to check them out. saw them at zula once last year, and they had this uncanny resemblence to muse, and yesterday just confirmed my thoughts. the sound isnt too muse-y, but the lead singer, peter something, has the most incredible vocal range i have ever heard come out of a sober, uninjured man. i kept thinking that he was like matt belamy of muse fame, but then realised that he is even better than matt belamy himself, and that dear matt must pull himself towards himself and watch out for this guy and his band. why they arent more out there is beyond me. i guess only those who have their fingers on the pulse of whats happening know about this band (all 1 218 of us)
there was some time to kill before the bands that we really wanted to see were playing, so this time was filled with chit chat, bottles of wine and cups of beer. arrived at tollies to swim through a sea of jocks, which is a hobby that i sincerely love, but we were there for the tunes and to perve on hot musicians, which is a hobby that i really do love ;) caught the end of some band called Black Market Riot, who i really didnt like and didnt understand. the only thing i enjoyed about them was the hot guitarist...yup, that was about it.
New Holland then pulled me out of my awkward confusion/misery. k, i only have one issue with this band, and its the lead singers hair. i dont know what it is, but i just want to pull at it and slap him in the face. argh!!!! its one of those things that you have to see for yourself. HOWEVER, hair issues aside, this band really is phenomenal and a whole bunch of fun. a light hearted, thoroughly enjoyable performance. they remind me of a cross between arctic monkeys and the fratelli's, which are both bands that i enjoy, so there really is no reason to hate on New Holland. oh, the one thing that the lead singer had that i did enjoy was his sweet guitar. it was so pretty and shiny, and somewhat sparkly. me likes.
then it was Ashtray Electric, the musical loves of my life, and as per usual they did not disappoint. perhaps im slightly biased, but this band is some other kind of cool, and have such a unique sound that they aptly refuse to compromise on. they stay true to themselves and to the art of creating something magical. *sigh* i always just picture them playing small, intimate gigs to a tres cool crowd who are all there for the love of music and red wine. i personally dont think massive gigs suit them-intimate, velvet underground-esque performances are what i see in their future. but maybe im just being selfish. the one issue i did have was that the drums were a bit loud, and drowned out andre's voice a bit. but otherwise, a stellar performance.
now, foto na dans is slowly becoming my new fave band. what an electric performance, but like seriously. if one could bottle energy and sell it, i would want their specific brand. they sing in afrikaans, so naturally i dont really know what on earth they are singing about, but that doesnt even matter when they perform. apart from the fact that musically they are not too bad, and that they are not painful to look at at all, its their energy and presence that just does it for me, and if you're one looking for an electrical performance, then they are for you. i think thats why my neck hurts, i was jumping around a lot and 'head banging' (and whilst 'head banging', i wished i had hair on my head so that i could swish it around). i think i even jumped into someone...awkard.
im not even going to go into the dirty skirts. i will say this though, please look excited when performing on stage-all the younger bands did, what makes you so special. the lead singer, jeremy, was the only one who seemed excited to be doing what he was doing. it seems that there is a trend, that once you make it on the 5fm playlist, you have the right to not be passionate anymore. yeah...no.
so after all that, the night went on and on, and a lot of jamming and shit talking was done. ended up at rock room once again ingratiating myself into this culture that i really have nothing to do with, drinking tequila and somehow got conned into half a shot of stroh rum. dont ask. there are photos somewhere, and one or 2 will be put up for all to see.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
the beginning of an adventure
hi
welcome to show. trust you travelled safely and are just as excited as i am for this endeavour. im still new to this blogging thing, so bare with me whilst i try to make it all pretty and fun. i suck at anything technological, so this is going to take a minute...and an interesting one at that.
so why are we here? well, for the art of music. bands, performances, music videos, lyrics, melodies, booze, all the things that make the music industry in SA what it is. and what an industry it is, growing at an incredible rate with more diverse bands appearing on our tv screens and in the magazines everyday. i think this is all pretty exciting. so this is just a spot to discuss everything. whats cool and whats not, who's hot and who's not (the hot list grows everyday *sigh*), and just general opinions and thoughts on the local and international music front and the culture surrounding such.
im excited about this, and i sincerely hope you are too. i dont have much to say at the moment because im not feeling too inspired. although, i did just catch that farryl purkiss song, 'a million little pieces', and im in love. but thats a discussion for another day.
this weekend there appears to be a lot going down, thanks to stellenbosch's jool vibe. theres campus invasion on friday night, which i think im going to skip, but am definitely making tracks in that direction on saturday, cos that is some other kind of fucked up line-up: ashtray electric; new holland, who i am digging at the moment. not so much the lead singers hair do, but i can look past that, or not at it at all; foto na dans, im not even going to get into that because this is a public forum after all; dirty skirts, who im not too into at the moment as i dont feel like they have their finger on the pulse of whats happening currently, but whatever; 3rd world spectator, whom i've only seen once, but they have an uncanny resemblence to muse, so have to love them; and some other bands that i cant remember right now. but it should make for an awesome day.
so lets hang, have a good time, and just enjoy being together
welcome to show. trust you travelled safely and are just as excited as i am for this endeavour. im still new to this blogging thing, so bare with me whilst i try to make it all pretty and fun. i suck at anything technological, so this is going to take a minute...and an interesting one at that.
so why are we here? well, for the art of music. bands, performances, music videos, lyrics, melodies, booze, all the things that make the music industry in SA what it is. and what an industry it is, growing at an incredible rate with more diverse bands appearing on our tv screens and in the magazines everyday. i think this is all pretty exciting. so this is just a spot to discuss everything. whats cool and whats not, who's hot and who's not (the hot list grows everyday *sigh*), and just general opinions and thoughts on the local and international music front and the culture surrounding such.
im excited about this, and i sincerely hope you are too. i dont have much to say at the moment because im not feeling too inspired. although, i did just catch that farryl purkiss song, 'a million little pieces', and im in love. but thats a discussion for another day.
this weekend there appears to be a lot going down, thanks to stellenbosch's jool vibe. theres campus invasion on friday night, which i think im going to skip, but am definitely making tracks in that direction on saturday, cos that is some other kind of fucked up line-up: ashtray electric; new holland, who i am digging at the moment. not so much the lead singers hair do, but i can look past that, or not at it at all; foto na dans, im not even going to get into that because this is a public forum after all; dirty skirts, who im not too into at the moment as i dont feel like they have their finger on the pulse of whats happening currently, but whatever; 3rd world spectator, whom i've only seen once, but they have an uncanny resemblence to muse, so have to love them; and some other bands that i cant remember right now. but it should make for an awesome day.
so lets hang, have a good time, and just enjoy being together
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