SA ROCK DIGEST ISSUE #200 http://www.sarockdigest.com 5th May 2003 Established 27th January 1999 -------------- IN THIS ISSUE -------------- DJ world record-breaking attempt at the Mercury... Popstars judges announced... sad farewell to Baba Mokoena... Afrikaans Reggae compilation... Kurt is gripped by emotion... John tries some Catfish... Carina survived OppiKoppi... Johnny from the East Rand was at the Rand Easter Show... and all the gig info is at http://www.SAgigs.com ---------------------------------- SOUTH AFRICAN ROCK DIGEST ONLINE ---------------------------------- For a colorful and clickable HTML version of the SA Rock Digest with images, please visit http://www.cd.co.za where the online version of the SA Rock Digest can be found. Updated every Tuesday. --------------------------------------- SOUTH AFRICAN ROCK DIGEST ON THE RADIO --------------------------------------- Digest co-editor Stephen Segerman presents his SA music slot on the Bruce Millar Show on SAfm (103-106fm) on Monday evenings between 9 and 9.30pm. ------------------------------------- THE SOUTH AFRICAN ROCK ENCYCLOPEDIA ------------------------------------- From Abstract Truth to Karen Zoid, from 'Astra' to 'Zen Boulders', from 'Ag Pleez Deddy' to 'ZX Dan'... visit the South African Rock Encyclopedia at http://www.ROCK.co.za ----------- SAmp3.com ----------- Some of the new mp3's added to http://www.SAmp3.com website this week: 'Pink Pork Noise' (edit) - Benguela 'The Boy From Apricot Spells' - The LED 'What Crap Is That?' - Bedrock 'Sense' - Forest Moon 'Wish You Were Here' - November 5 'Baksteen' - Gas! 'Office Girls' - Tykoon Suit 'Mongolius' Blue Hanglider' - The Mississippi Muthers 'The Enemy Within Me' - HappyFourTwenty 'Psycho Colours' - HappyFourTwenty 'I Have The Blues' - Kaal 'Morning Rain' - Ekstra Dik 'Anything' - Helen Desbois 'The Takeover' - Mr Mo featuring Krishna ------------ SAGIGS.com ------------ The SA Rock Digest list of recommended gigs can be found at: http://www.SAgigs.com. If you cannot access SAgigs.com please e-mail mailto:gigs@sarockdigest.com?subject=gigguide and we will e-mail the gig guide to you each week. ------------- SAKLANK.com ------------- Sluit aan by http://www.SAKlank.com deur e-pos te stuur aan mailto:intekenaar@saklank.com?subject=SAKlank Alle rasionele idees, gedagtes, bydraes, briewe en konsert-/CD-resensies is altyd welkom! ----------- ONE WORLD ----------- Selling South African Music to the World http://www.oneworld.co.za/index.cfm?bec=4321 ----------- CONTENTS ----------- 1.NEWS: The Mercury, Popstars, Baba Mokoena 2.CHARTS: Top 30 mp3s & albums 3.NEW RELEASES: mp3s & CDs: Afrikaanse Reggae 4.USA FOR AFRICA: Lesley Rae Dowling 5.A NAARTJIE IN THE UK: Albert Frost - Catfish 6.HISTORY & TRIVIA: Springbok radio charts, birthdays, Vinyl Junkies 7.SOUND SOLUTIONS: A Readers Forum 8.LIVE MUSIC: Oppikoppi 9.INFO: Subscriptions & contributions _____________________________________________ 1.NEWS -------- Editor's Note..... As you probably noticed, there was no SA Rock Digest sent out last week. Our apologies! The reasons for this were twofold. Firstly we like to think we are observant (as well as proud) South Africans, and Freedom Day is one of those religious holidays we tend to take very seriously, specially when it falls on a Sunday and we get a bonus Monday holiday. Two days on the couch doing nothing is our way of remembering and acknowledging those long voting queues that ushered in our new democratic nation. Viva Die Nuwe! And, secondly, our consciences were eased when that old Chernobyl virus made its annual re-appearance and nuked our system, leaving us with little choice but to find other normal stuff to do. But we're feeling much free-er now, all the better to send out this week's Digest, which also happens to be our 200th edition. And a very big "thank you" to Andrew and the guys from Incredible Connection in Tyger Valley for their service above and beyond the call of duty. ------------------------- A WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT AT THE MERCURY On Thursday 8th May, DJ Moodswing will be attempting to break the current Guinness World Record for the Longest Club DJ Session Marathon at The Mercury. The standing record is 49hrs and 18 minutes held by Richard Dolby (UK) at the Lakota Nightclub in Bristol between the 12th-14th Oct 2001. Dolby played 443 records to reach his goal. Moodswing will attempt to beat this time and set a new record of at least 60hrs (2 & 1/2 days) on the 8th, 9th & 10th of May 2003. The attempt begins at 10am on Thursday morning 8th May. The organisers will need your support in this venture to place Cape Town, Mercury and DJ Moodswing into the record books, as there has to be at least one person dancing all the time. So go and dance to the varied genre's on offer. Email the Mercury (mailto:mercuryl@mweb.co.za) if you wish to join the team to run the event. All offers of help will be greatly appreciated. All proceeds from the door will go to selected charities. Cover charge will be R10. See http://www.sagigs.com for details and all the rules! ------------------------- COCA COLA POPSTARS JUDGES ANNOUNCED After weeks of deliberation, four experts have been chosen to spend the next three months sifting through SA's "most talented" new artists and selecting the exciting new Coca-Cola Popstars for 2003. The Coca-Cola Popstars Main Judging Panel will be: Nkhensani Manganyi - Fashion guru and brand originator/creative director of Stoned Cherrie label, actor, entrepreneur and TV personality. Anthony Morgan - Group manager, artist management and International record industry expert Zwai Bala - Producer/arranger, classically trained musician and member of highly successful group TKZee Glen Lewis - Leading radio and club DJ, record producer and TV entertainment personality Auditions have already started for the 2003 Coca Cola Popstars event. --------------------- OBITUARY: BABA MOKOENA SEAKOENG The finest Mbaqanga guitar has fallen silent! Baba - the well-known collaborator with Madala Kunene, who recently toured with Mafikizolo - sadly passed away this Easter weekend in Johannesburg Simon Baba Mokoena was born at Umkumbane in Durban in the late `40's. He started making music at the age of 12, playing a home-made guitar made from a five-litre oil container, and at 17 he picked up his brother's acoustic guitar and has never looked back. Baba's first gig was with a group called Mhlathi and His Comets, with whom he stayed for four years. Next he met Dick Khoza, a jazz drummer, and they formed a small jazz group with Pat Matshikiza on piano and Victor Gaba on bass, playing gigs around Durban. After two years Baba left the group and went to Johannesburg to play Mbaqanga, because he had always wanted to play African music, and played for a group called Izintombi Zamangwane. This was followed by guitar work on Gibson Kente's musicals, 'Sikhalo', and 'How Long'. Baba joined the resident band at the Pelican Night Club, playing with names like Winston 'Mankunku' Ngozi and Khaya Mahlangu. This stint at the Pelican was a chance to explore different kinds of music - Mbaqanga, Jazz and Rhythm and Blues - and to meet names like American jazz organ player Jimmy Smith and US group The Realistic. Baba then moved back to Durban, gigging in clubs playing 'Top 40' hits until he met 'Sarafina' playwright Mbongeni Ngema who was impressed and asked Baba to join the band for his musical 'Township Fever', which opened at Johannesburg's Market Theatre in 1991. The show went on to tour America, opening in New York. After the 'Township Fever' tour, Baba worked with Letta Mbuli and Caiphus Semenya in shows around South Africa. Baba returned to Mbongeni Ngema's company, touring Europe with 'Sarafina', 'Magic at 4am' and 'Mama'. On his return from Europe in 1993, Baba added his artful guitar playing to Sipho Gumede's Melt 2000 release, 'Down Freedom Avenue' (BW051) with Madala Kunene. During the 1994 Outernational Meltdown recordings with MELT 2000 in Johannesburg, Baba met and recorded with Airto Moreira and Jose Neto. In 1999, Baba teamed up with Madala Kunene to prepare the recording of a collaborative album for Melt entitled 'First Double 1&2' released in 2002, which was nominated for the 2003 SAMA awards. Baba then appeared at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Cape Town in 2002 with PedXulu - a 12 piece orchestra gathering on one stage the finest Pedi, Xhosa and Zulu players. Baba and Madala launched their album last August at the Arts Alive Festival, uniting the 4 top Maskandi guitarists (Shiyani Ncgobo and Mkhalelwa 'Spector' Ngwazi ) on one stage for a unique performance. Baba was a very sought-after session musician and his guitar playing earned him a lot of praise from all age groups and will be dearly missed. Robert Trunz Musical Energy Loud Truth CC __________________________________________ 2.CHARTS ----------- TOP 30 SOUTH AFRICAN MP3s OF THE WEEK http://www.SAmp3.com 1. [3] (1) Fishes Of Men - Metalmorphosis ('Blistered'/Silva Moon) 2. [4] (2) Say Goodbye - Scarlet Host (Demo/Indie) 3. [9] (3) South Africa - Eden Brent ('Something Cool'/Rhythm) 4. [15] (3) Braai Pack (Sampler) - Not My Dog ('Braai Vibes'/Sheer) 5. [12] (5) Tweak Sampler (Micassomix) - Tweak ('Dirty Sanchez and the Misfit Kidz'/BMG) 6. [1] (1) Wish Your Were Here - Liela (SAmp3.com/Indie) 7. [13] (7) Onder In My Whiskeyglas (Live) - Koos Kombuis ('Tassenberg All*Stars'/Trippy Grape/Rhythm) 8. [21] (8) Jy Is Opium - Valiant Swart ('Song Vir Katryn'/Rhythm) 9. [16] (9) Pre-Seether Sampler - Saron Gas ('Fragile'/Musketeer) 10. [2] (2) Vampyre Girl - The Awakening ('Sacrificial Etchings'/Intervention Arts) 11. [5] (5) The Warrior Sampler - Ipi 'NTombi featuring Margaret Singana ('The Warrior'/Gallo) 12. [6] (3) Stand By Me - Tait (Fresh) 13. [8] (2) Spook - Spinnekop ('Soet September'/Afrimusik) 14. [20] (14) Pretty Baby - KJ Stone ('In Different Voices'/Sonic Orange) 15. [23] (15) Wicked Rock Sampler - Various ('Let Us Be Heard'/Wicked Rock) 16. [22] (16) Push-up Bra - Uzo Blaker ('Volk Jou Ook'/Wildebeest) 17. [7] (7) Powerzone Roadshow Sampler - Various (SAmp3.com/Sovereign) 18. [14] (1) Beach Girl - Natalia ('The Street Level Sessions'/Indie) 19. [-] (19) A Man Like Me - James Stewart (Indie) 20. [10] (1) LekkerByDieSee - Diff Olie ('Die Borrelbad Insident'/Boereplaas) 21. [-] (21) Awakening - HappyFourTwenty ('Awakening'/Go!Hemp Music) 22. [-] (22) Wonderboom Sampler - Wonderboom ('Tell Someone Who Cares'/DGR) 23. [23] (23) Die Gipsy In Jou Oë - Anna Davel ('Gypsy'/Rhythm) 24. [-] (24) Mamba (demo) - Piet Botha (SAmp3.com) 25. [11] (11) Open Your Eyes - KGB ('The First Born'/Mothermix) 26. [-] (26) Elungelo - RSL and Ladysmith Black Mambazo ('Re-Rooted'/FreshMusic) 27. [-] (27) Moan In Blues - Akkedis with Albert Frost ('Husse Met Lang Ore'/Wildebeest) 28. [-] (28) Mooie Vrou - Kaal ('Blues To The Bone'/Indie) 29. [-] (29) The Mississippi Muthers Blues - The Mississippi Muthers ('The Mississippi Muthers'/Indie) 30. [-] (30) Springbok Nude Girls Sampler (SonyMusic) -------------- TOP 30 SOUTH AFRICAN ALBUMS OF THE WEEK http://www.sarockdigest.com/charts This week [last week] (highest position) Title - Artist (Label) 1. [2] (1) Ligdag - Laurinda Hofmeyr (Rhythm) 2. [3] (2) Sacrificial Etchings - The Awakening (Intervention Arts) 3. [1] (1) Awakening - HappyFourTwenty (Indie) 4. [8] (4) Something Cool - Eden Brent (Rhythm) 5. [13] (5) Tell Someone Who Cares - Wonderboom (DGR) 6. [14] (6) In Different Voices - KJ Stone (Sonic Orange) 7. [6] (5) Elephant - Tim Wells (Indie) 8. [4] (4) Khetha - Khumbula (African Cream) 9. [12] (9) Dirty Sanchez And The Misfit Kidz - Tweak (BMG) 10. [5] (1) Luxury - Robin Auld (Free Lunch) 11. [7] (4) Motive For Breathing - PetFlyz (Intervention Arts) 12. [9] (1) Room2Breathe - Semisane (BMG) 13. [21] (13) Song Vir Katryn - Valiant Swart (Rhythm) 14. [10] (2) Killing Time - Anika (Outbox/Rhythm) 15. [11] (4) Romance And Finance - Citizen Jones (Flying Kitty) 16. [25] (16) Wicked Rock Sampler - Various (Wicked Rock) 17. [15] (2) Into The Night We Slide - Radio Rats (RetroFresh) 18. [18] (1) Catfish - Albert Frost (Rhythm) 19. [16] (1) The Listening Room - Neo Muyanga (BMG) 20. [17] (1) Tap Into The System - Dorp (Contains Nuts) 21. [19] (1) Three Piece Project - Siamese (Muskateer) 22. [20] (1) Forest Moon - Forest Moon (Forest Moon) 23. [22] (16) Lorraine Shannon - Lorraine Shannon (Gallo) 24. [-] (24) Teaching Afrikaans As A Foreign language - Buckfever Underground (Indie) 25. [29] (25) Gypsy - Anna Davel (Rhythm) 26. [24] (16) Koning Van Die Hawaiise Ghitaar - Jerry Shanahan (Gallo) 27. [26] (2) The First Born - KGB (Mothermix) 28. [23] (12) What's In A Box? - Serving Suggestion (Indie) 29. [27] (4) Getting Stronger - SteveVan (Silvertree) 30. [28] (2) The Terrible Two's - Joe Public (Indie) READ http://www.cd.co.za/legends/2000plus LISTEN http://www.SAmp3.com BUY http://www.oneworld.co.za/index.cfm?bec=4321 _____________________________________________ 3. NEW, RECENT AND UPCOMING RELEASES ----------------------------------------- ------ MP3s ------ 'Pink Pork Noise' (edit) - Benguela Benguela are master soundsmiths and this instrumental and experimental, yet accessible track, is taken from 'Digital Inability' released in 2001. Gong, King Crimson and early Floyd spring to mind, but maybe you should take a listen for yourself. 'The Boy From Apricot Spells' - The LED The 6-track EP 'Last Evening's Dreams' originally released by the LED in 1996 has recently become available again through RhythmRecords.co.za. Strap on your safety-belt before you listen to this song; it's not hard rock by any means, but it's pace and Skye Stevenson's soaring voice will leave you breathless. 'What Crap Is That?' - Bedrock Goodtime rock from that Namibian band in the sand, Bedrock. A tribute to The Offspring and Green Day, says the sleeve notes. 'Sense' - Forest Moon Soft and gentle acoustic guitars and voices that creep into your brain. Taken from the chart-topping debut CD from Forest Moon. 'Wish You Were Here' - November 5 By popular demand and by kind permission of Braam Ackermann, we bring you the original version of the chart-topping song by Liela (no relation to Liela Groenewald). And despite its familiar title this is not a cover version of anything else. 'Baksteen' - Gas! The gentle and sad opening track from Gas!'s debut CD 'Ets Die Oomblik'. Powerful words and well-produced; like an Afrikaans England Dan and John Ford Coley. 'Office Girls' - Tykoon Suit Tykoon Suit takes a Prince-type look at the girls in the office. Very catchy track, but if you are easily offended then give it a miss. 'Mongolius' Blue Hanglider' - The Mississippi Muthers Not sure who Mongolius is, or why his blue hanglider is so special, but this organ-driven funky blues instrumental featuring the guitar sound of Dan Patlansky will help you to really soar. 'The Enemy Within Me' - HappyFourTwenty The fourth mp3 to be authorized for download from the chart-topping 'Awakening' CD from HappyFourTwenty. The Smiths meet The Honeymoon Suites. 'Psycho Colours' - HappyFourTwenty Following the success of HappyFourTwenty's album 'Awakening' on both the album and the mp3 charts, Kent O'Shea has authorized a few unreleased tracks for exclusive downloading from SAmp3.com. 'Psycho Colours' is the first of 5 tracks we will be putting up over the next few weeks. 'I Have The Blues' - Kaal Kaal's debut CD is titled 'Blues To The Bone' and 'I Have The Blues' is a medium-paced blues song. If Gary Moore had played for the Moody Blues it might have sounded like this. 'Morning Rain' - Ekstra Dik And now for something completely different from Ekstra Dik... 2 weeks ago we featured the Afrikaans African-influenced tribute to the sun, 'Afrika Son' featuring the strong female vocals of Ilse Klink. This week we have another track from the same album 'Uit Ons Koppe Uit', however this one is sung in English with the male vocals to the fore, and the influence is more blues and rock ballad based. Oh, and its about rain. 'Anything' - Helen Desbois Originally known as Miss B. Have, miss Desbois has a beautiful sensual voice and 2001's 'Anything' is a great pop song that often gets radio play. 'The Takeover' - Mr Mo featuring Krishna Deep, dark, trip-hoppy sounds from some of the boys and girls at African Dope. Download South African mp3's from http://www.SAmp3.com ----- CDs ----- AFRIKAANSE REGGAE (Hoezit, distributed by Select, HOEZD 86) Something old, something new, something borrowed and something.... reggae! This lastest compilation from the guys at Hoezit Musiek celebrates the Afrikaans language sung to a Reggae rhythm. On paper maybe not a great combination, but on CD... a mind-blow indeed. A wide variety of Afrikaans artists are featured, from Koos Kombuis and Anton Goosen to Jacques de Coning (with 'Boere Reggae') and Laurika Rauch. Wouter van de Venter has taken the Koos Kombuis classic 'Lisa se Klavier', reworked it, and called it 'Reggae Lisa'. Koos himself is here with 'Babilon' (an obvious choice really, but a welcome one) while Boerepunksters Beeskraal bounce along with a song for the guys in the army, 'Sorry Johnny's'. Anton Goosen's 'Danser' gets a new lease on life and Laurika sings 'Die Lewe is 'n Grenshotel' to a lilting reggae beat. Other artists include Akkedis, Skallabrak, Riku Lätti (both solo and with Jean Marais as 12Hz), Marula, André Swiegers and Brixton Moord en Roof Orkes. This CD is kwaai, mon. --------------- MORE REVIEWS --------------- More reviews can be found at: Open Record http://www.openrecord.co.za Amuzine http://www.cd.co.za/reviews.htm ______________________________________ 4.USA FOR AFRICA ------------------ Texas-based Kurt Shoemaker gives his unique views on SA music LESLEY RAE DOWLING - CONSPIRARE (FreshMusic, freshcd110) A laid-back but commanding voice, an arch, communicative, and strong woman's voice. A voice cool yet intense. A voice at times distant and dispassionate while actually intimate and passionate. Some of Lesley Rae Dowling's songs "feel" confessional without telling explicit secrets in images of leaving, comfort, desire. The liner notes open quoting Virginia Woolf about maintaining artistic standards. One needs the self-assurance of one's innate and inherent creative rightness to be this sort of artist. Be sure, there is nothing of a poseur about Lesley--she is artistically driven for her own satisfaction first. As Lesley says in the liner notes, "Largely my emotional state governs my writing. There are boxes of songs in my house, which will probably never see the light of day because they are just too obscure, too personal. But I write them anyway. I'm not just looking to write hits for records or the radio... I'm no good at writing 'Oh Baby baby yeah' pop songs." But she does write about love, emotion, and Anastasia. There is a range of emotion here, much in a minor key, with tinges of melancholy, regret, sadness, restrained joy... the sort of introspective feelings that make one feel good when listening when the mood is right. Additionally, her voice has a distance combined with intimacy that contributes to her art and to her smart lyrics. Lesley goes from well-produced pop crooner to vocal stylist to taking chances and altering her phrasing to, for the last track, a spare song accompanied only by a guitar. Her voice and songs push away the world and give me the feeling that I possess calm wisdom. And that's a worthy emotion for repose and for listening to music. Kurt Shoemaker, Blanco, Texas mailto:kurt@sarockdigest.com READ http://www.new.co.za/~currin/lrd_index.html LISTEN http://www.samp3.com/artists.html BUY http://www.oneworld.co.za/index.cfm?bec=4321&id=freshcd110 _________________________________ 5.A NAARTJIE IN THE UK ------------------------ London-based John Samson gives his own twist on SA music CATFISH - ALBERT FROST (Rhythm Records, CTRCD003) I feel sorry for the Catfish. It must be one of the few animals on earth that keeps wanting to eat itself. No matter what feelings you have toward Catfish the animal, you will certainly not feel sorry for Catfish the CD by Albert Frost. For starters it features Albert Frost on guitar, arguably the best blues guitarist in South Africa, and one that could certainly could hold his own on the world stage. What one has here is a collection of live tracks recorded at Café Barcelona and the Steak and Ale in August of 2002. Most of them are covers of blues standards like 'Who Do You Love?' and 'Born Under A Bad Sign', but there are a few Frost penned tracks like the popular 'Kamakastig Land' (2 versions) which was made famous through Frost's other project Frosted Orange. The album is also divided into an electric 'side' and an acoustic 'side'. One thing I've found about South African artists, particularly with the Afrikaans rockers, is that generally their live sound is much better than what is committed to CD, however as this is a live recording, all that energy and excitement is maintained here, even the crowd noises during the songs add to the atmosphere. If you've ever seen Frost play live, this CD will bring back memories, if not, this will make you want to see him. On the electric side, thundering blues like 'Who Do You Love' and 'Help Me' rub shoulders with the smokey, laid back tracks like 'Lenny' and 'Blues At Sunrise' all showing off Frost's virtuoso playing. On the acoustic side, Frost injects life into tracks like 'Crawling Kingsnake' with its half whispered, husky vocals and the Stoute Mix of 'Kamakastig Land' with some vicious picking on the guitar. In contrast, the closing original track 'My Love' is a delicate tune with a fragile vocal that leaves one contemplating the dregs of your beer with perhaps a lump in the throat or a tear in the eye. Perhaps the prediction in the 80's indie band Pop Will Eat Itself's name is coming true as we see the charts clogged up with boy and girl band drivel, however one thing's for sure, this Catfish will not eat itself, but may consume you the listener. But don't worry though, it's not an unpleasant experience, in fact it's more than cool, remember this is Mr Frost after all. John Samson, London mailto:john@sarockdigest.com READ, LISTEN, BUY http://www.RhythmRecords.co.za/albert_frost_catfish.html _________________________________________ 6.HISTORY & TRIVIA ------------------- SPRINGBOK RADIO CHARTS http://www.cd.co.za/charts This week [Last week] Title - Artist 30 YEARS AGO (27 April 1973) 1 [1] We Believe In Tomorrow - Freddy Breck 2 [2] The Love In Your Eyes - Vicky Leandros 3 [5] Can't Keep It In - Cat Stevens 4 [3] I'm On Fire - Maria 5 [4] Woman (Beautiful Woman) - Don Gibson 25 YEARS AGO (28 April 1978) 1 [2] Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees 2 [3] How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees 3 [1] Mull Of Kintyre - Wings 4 [4] Desiree - Neil Diamond 5 [8] Run Back - Carl Douglas 20 YEARS AGO (29 April 1983) 1 [1] Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes 2 [2] Dirty Laundry - Don Henley 3 [4] Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange 4 [5] Mad World - Tears For Fears 5 [7] Saddle Up - David Christie 15 YEARS AGO (28 April 1988) 1 [1] I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany 2 [2] Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlise 3 [3] Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 4 [4] Get Outta My Dreams - Billy Ocean 5 [5] Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison In 1973 Vicky Leandros maintained her pressure on Freddy Breck, but the German was not moving. It was now 5 weeks at the top for 'We Believe in Tomorrow'. Cat Stevens was stealthily climbing the charts. The problem with cats climbing things is that you often have to get the fire brigade in to get them down. In 1971 The Sweet had held the top 2 positions with 'Funny' and 'Co Co'. Pussycat had followed suite in 1976 with 'Mississippi' and 'Georgie'. Now it was the Bee Gees turn as 'Stayin' Alive' and 'How Deep Is Your Love' grabbed the top 2 spots, knocking Paul McCartney down to 3. In most countries, Carl Douglas was a one hit wonder with his 1974 hit 'Kung Fu Fighting'. However South African's welcomed him back to the charts again in 1975 with 'Dance The Kung Fu' and then again in 1978 with 'Run Back'. Frenchman David Christie found his way into the top 5 in 1983 with his catchy hit 'Saddle Up'. The song was also a surprise hit in the UK where it reached number 9. 'Talk Talk' by Talk Talk dropped quickly from number 1. Within 2 weeks of vacating the top spot it was out of the top 5. Not only did the top 5 remain unchanged in 1988, but the number 6 spot saw no change either as Men Without Hats spent a second week there with 'Pop Goes The World'. Tiffany's 'I Think We're Alone Now' was enjoying its second week of its second run at number 1. South African's at number 1 this week: I Won't Give Up - Bruce Miller (1976) South African New Entries this week: 29-Apr-66 Elusive Butterfly - Judy Page 30-Apr-65 Torture - Gene Rockwell 01-May-64 This Is My Prayer - Dana Valery 01-May-70 Tantes Van Nantes - Al Debbo 01-May-82 Sewe Sake Sout - Anneli Van Rooyen 02-May-75 Storybook Children - Sammy Brown 02-May-81 Santa Maria - Alan Garrity 03-May-85 Jabulani - Hotline --------------- VINYL JUNKIES --------------- This section (named after the much-missed shop from Fishhoek) is for collectors of vinyl, both South African and International. MABU VINYL 34 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town The Flames - 'Ball Of Flames' (LP) All Night Radio - The Heart's The Best Part' (LP) Tribe After Tribe - 'Tribe After Tribe' (LP) Brenda And The Big Dudes - 'Touch Somebody' (LP) Clive Bruce - 'Sally Sunshine' (LP) Via Afrika - 'Via Afrika' (LP) Cash paid for records in saleable condition. Jacques Vosloo (+27 21) 423 7635 mailto:vinyl@sarockdigest.com ----------- BIRTHDAYS ----------- May 13 Dale Stephens (1957) 15 Richie Laws (The A-Cads, 1946) 18 Amanda Tiffin (1972) 30 Giselle Mynhardt (Off The Edge, 1964) 31 Tully McCully (born Terence McCullagh, 1953) ______________________________________________ 7.SOUND SOLUTIONS A Readers Forum ----------------------------------- PUT YOUR RAYGUN TO MY EAR Hi guys! I played in/engineered a band called 1931 Raygun, which had a song called 'Dirt', signed to Nkomo records. Turns out the song was actually quite popular, got a fair amount of air play and even managed to reach number one on [the SA Rock Digest] charts [in 2001] for quite a while... and we never knew! I was hoping if you had any articles or opinions (or whatever) related to our single if you could email them to me or relay some links. We haven't been around for years (everyone had babies!) but we're giving some thought to getting it back together, which is why I'm so thrilled we got a good showing on your charts. Many thanks!. Simon "Fuzzy" Ratcliffe mailto:simonfuzzy@hotmail.com {Ed: You can use our internal search engine (courtesy of Google) at http://www.sarockdigest.com to find all previous references to 1931 Raygun.} ------------------- ALTOGETHER NOW... MAMA TEMBU'S GETTING... MAAAAAAAA-ARRIED TONITE! I am in need of the 'Mama Tembu's Wedding' lyrics from the musical 'Ipi Tombi' as sung by Margaret Singana. Please can you help me or let me know where to look. Thank you very much. Melissa mailto:mh32@pixie.co.za ------------------ KENYAN MP3'S Would u be having Kenyan songs, 'Malaika', and 'Mpenzi' by any chance? If yah, then how can I download them? abhishek mailto:absheth@rediffmail.com ------------------- DUNCAN MACKAY Does anyone know what is happening with Duncan Mackay? Is he playing music anymore? Has he recorded any new CDs? Wayne Sullivan mailto:waynesullivan58@msn.com ------------------- WENDY AND THE SPECTRES On the Retro Fresh website they have a compilation called 'Rocking Against The System' and 'Teddy Bear' by The Spectres is on it. On the liner notes page it says "From the forthcoming Spectres compilation on Retro". So when will it be released? I would also like to know where I can find Wendy Oldfield's album called 'Beautiful World'. I especially want the songs 'Real World' and 'Acid Rain'. I know 'Real World' was released on one of the Pop Shop albums, but it seems like they are also very scarce, like her first album. Thanks Leonard ----------------------- SUNWAYS CONTACT CHANGE The new Sunways e-mail address as from 1 May 2003 will be mailto:sunwaysza@yahoo.co.uk. Please make the adjustment if you want to stay in contact with the band during the 'Three' tour abroad in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Ireland and England from those dates onwards. The old M-Web address fell away at the end of April. ----------------------- DVOX? G'day, I don't know if you can help me. I live in New Zealand {nope, can't help you there. - Ed}. While downloading some music (in a sentimental mood), I stumbled upon an unknown artist (at least to me) called Dvox. Do you know her? Can you help me in some way to find out more about her, as I am unable to track her down? I'm sorry to approach you in this way, but she really blew me away and I'd like to find more about her. With my best regards Mike Von L mailto:vonleben@hotmail.com ---------------- SOUTH AFRICAN SYMPHONY Hi, I am looking for the name of the CD that has the musical piece 'South African Symphony'. A traditional African Choir and European Classical music collaboration. I think it was composed by Jonathan De Vries and played at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town about two years ago. Thanks Es mailto:fillmorecannon@msn.com ---------------------- BUSH IN SA Hey, I just have a question. I read your review of the Bush private concert in Cape Town that was put on by Lucky Strike back in 2000 (I think approximately July). You mentioned that they also did another date in Johannesburg, as well. I was just wondering if you happen to have any specific dates or venue info for these shows? I know it's been a while, but there isn't much about either of these dates on the Internet, so it'd be a great help if you guys could provide any info about them. You did mention that they played Culemborg Exhibition Centre in Cape Town, so all I'd need is the Johannesburg venue info, along with dates for both. This is all just for personal knowledge/research. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks! Sandra mailto:stsung@email.unc.edu ------------------------ GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR OLD KHARMA I lived in Durban from April 1964 to May 1970 and was very interested in the pop scene from a local, national and international level. I have been collecting records since 1962 and would like to have some more info about South African pop bands of that time. Groups I remember include Staccatos, the Kynd, Tidal Wave, Bats, Flames, Dream Merchants and many others. My favourite all time SA band is Freedom's Children. I have been lucky enough to recently acquire a copy of the CD of 'Battle Hymn of the Broken Horde' to replace my mega scratched vinyl version. Does anybody remember Group 66 and one of my all time favourite songs 'One by One'? It had haunting lyrics - was it an original or a cover? From Jan 69 to April 70 I played with a Durban band called Kharma - I would love to contact my old colleagues, Leif Stafney, Sean Greene, Richard Dunnett, Jeff White etc. Regards Steve Close mailto:sclose@btinternet.com -------------------------- GOT A QUESTION? Please email any musical questions to mailto:soundsolutions@sarockdigest.com This section is sponsored by: SOUND SOLUTIONS Sound Solutions is a private music library in Cape Town that offers music searches, and the sourcing and recommending of songs and music soundtracks for television, film, and radio productions and commercials. Contact: Stephen Segerman - (021) 461-9541 mailto:sugar@cd.co.za ______________________________________________ 8.LIVE MUSIC --------------- ------- EVENTS ------- THE AWAKENING - 'A CEREMONY' A message to the faithful: Friday 9 May sees The Awakening performing live at Zeplins for the last time in several months. The planned hiatus is intended to allow The Awakening to prepare for their upcoming European tour (details pending). 'A Ceremony' will feature guest DJs, a CD and merchandise stall, and The Awakening live on stage, performing new, unreleased and classic material. This will probably be your last chance to see The Awakening for a very long time. Be there. ------------------ DANIELE PASCAL Loved by audiences throughout South Africa for more than two decades, French-born Danièle Pascal is a chanteuse in the tradition of Piaf - a style of singing that exudes emotion and nostalgia. Pascal has the magic to give singular intensity to whatever she sings, bringing back to life classic songs from artists like Charles Aznavour, Eartha Kitt, Barbara Streisand, Cole Porter, Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Leonard Cohen, and some jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. The songs are perfectly crafted and include 'It had To Be You', 'For Me Formidable', 'Free Again', 'Padam', and 'When I Was Young', to mention a few. See http://www.sagigs.com for upcoming Daniele Pascal concerts -------------------- SQUARE TUNES 2 Vodacom together with Kyknet and the Oppikoppi production team are proud to present the second Square Tunes concert at Hatfield Square on Saturday 10th May. After the success of last year's show, which attracted in excess of 6 000 people, the decision was made to present another chapter in this unique concept. Unique in that all nine artists performing on the day are recorded for broadcast on Kyknet's Draadloos programme. This includes behind the scenes interviews and live footage of their performance. This year's line-up is as follows: 14H00: Duck & Cover 15H00: Toxic Shame 16H00: Slugs of War 17H15: Arno Carstens' New Porn 18H30: Godessa 19H45: 't Hof van Commerce (Belgium) 21H00: Valiant Swart and Ollie Viljoen 22H15: Brasse vannie Kaap Although the show only starts at 14h00, restaurants and bars on the square are open from early in the day for lunch and drinks to gently ease you into the afternoon's entertainment. Couvert charge is R30 at the gates. For more info or pics, contact bob@oppikoppi.co.za or phone 012-4607431. -------------------- STYLES UPON STYLES Date: Friday 16th May 2003 Venue: The Comedy Warehouse, 55 Somerset Rd, Greenpoint, Cape Town (opposite the Victoria Junction Hotel) Time: 9pm. Cost: R40 Line-up Red Lion the Rudimentals Moodphase5ive Real Rozzano Omar Music Style: Funksoulhiphopraregrooveafrobongobiznezz Keeping it funky in the Mother City, Moodphase5ive presents the third instalment in what is rapidly becoming one of CT's finest live showcase events - Styles upon Styles. Styles upon Styles represents a raw mix of Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz, Dub, Afro and Bongo Breaks. Red Lion, the 28-year-old ragga MC from Mitchells Plain making waves on African Dope will be the man warming up this session, or in his case, burning it up! Red Lion's influences are Jamaican Style reggae and hiphop, and he enjoys toasting it up alongside the likes of Sons of Selassie, Lions of Zion, Amon China and EJ von Lyric. Expect some live Moodphase collaboration on the nite, further Styles upon Styles! Next up, The Rudimentals, the 8 piece Ska band from deep in the Mother City. The Rudimentals have blended the essential attitude of Ska with both Rural and urban African music. This is evident as the sound unfolds, feel traditional Zimbabwean grooves fusing with Goema behind the familiar backbeat of SKA. High impact, superfunky, homegrown product, breathe it in! The headline act, Cape Town's own Moodphase5ive will be rocking the main floor after the midnight hour. This six-piece Funk/Soul/Dub/Jazz band will be playing some new tracks from their second album: XE, due for release at the end of May. Keeping it funky and soulful, The Real Rozzano and Omar will be dropping Old skool Funk classics and Hip Hop, keeping the dance floor real. ---------------------- 'PAY TO PLAY' - NIRVANA IN CAPE TOWN At The Mercury - Wednesdays in May 'Pay to Play' is a must see for punk and grunge fans alike. This is the first tribute show dedicated fully to the legendary band, Nirvana. The show will take an introspective look at what made Nirvana and their musical style so popular - hits such as 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Lithium' will be performed with the energy and aggression for which Nirvana were famous while the softer side of the band will be highlighted in the quieter unplugged set featuring classics such as 'About a Girl' and 'Come as You Are'. The cast consists of Jason Guile on guitar and lead vocals; Gareth Travis on guitar and backing vocals; Ryan Matthews on bass guitar and Sebastian Guile on drums. All of the cast members are experienced in the music scene and have been performing to audiences for a number of years. The show is on every Wednesday in May at the Mercury Lounge - 43 De Villiers St, Zonnebloem, CT. Doors open at 9pm. Tickets cost R20 at the door but only R15 if you pre-book (get hold of Sean on 465-2106 to pre-book). Opening night is on the 7th May and there will be CD give-aways of Nirvana's latest album, which includes their previously unreleased song, 'You Know You're Right'. Don't miss this one!!! ------------------- FESTIVAL ROUND-UP There was a full program of SA music festivals over Easter and we managed to get some coherent recollections out of some of our writers. Carina Laubscher went off to Northam for the OppiKoppi bash and Gavin Smit was at The Cause Festival in Hangklip in the Cape to watch a new generation of SA bands. See our 'Live Reviews' section below. --------- REVIEWS --------- THREE DAYS IN THE BUSHVELD Carina was at Oppikoppi... and survived! There were more people than expected on that dusty remote site in Northam. Obviously everybody missed the dirty Oppikoppi, the one where you get used to the thorns in your sleeping bag, the red dust under your eyelids and the mosquitoes in the shower. I kid you not. They hover around like fat little Messerschmidts, waiting for you to reach for the soap and expose your yummy wet rump. Ah well. Then there was the music. Breathless with anticipation I waited for Dan Patlansky and the Mississippi Muthers to kick some blues ass. And so they did. They were asked to do two gigs, and on the Friday eve, just before eight, I saw many bleary festival eyes glittering with newfound lust for the blues. Then Duck and Cover proceeded to unclog my dusty earchannels - phooooaaaarrrrr what a hectically crazy stupendously excellent and very loud band!! Arg!! While the girls were drooling over the drummer, I was thunderstruck by Jaco Mans, the lead guitarist on his black Warlock. Nathan and Justin filled the rest of this band's tunes with white-hot rocks, young shrieks and groans loaded with talent, and a very palatable "we know what we're doing" attitude. TRIPLE YUM. Tidal Waves made us happy. Very very happy. I had to swing like King Louie from a thorny branch just to see better. And rise above the secondhand smoke. Hee hee. Original music for original people. And the rastas did their thing like there's no tomorrow. Around me, Jagermeisters were gulped down and rosy-cheeked gals continued to pass out on the spot. Others stood strong. For The Narrow (jeepers creepers, what a lekker noise) and Marlowe - dark deep rock, ripping like a grizzly bear at your spleen, but with every song jerked the crowd around to jump, scream, mosh, and breathe like one big strangely dressed animal. If you survived the cold shower and delapidated toilets, the way back to camp was always a treat. Out of this car - Rob Zombie's "Living Dead Girl". Then, just over yonder, there was Rammstein's guttural greeting. Janis Joplin in another Volla. Perfect to put you in the mood for the new day. There was always enough time to grab a toasted cheese, banana/apple and Powerade, and make your way back to the stage. Afrikaans tunes were mostly done by Liela Groenewald and Gert Vlok Nel, oooohhh they can really grip your soul - Scicoustic brought the jazzy folk and ethnic flavour back into the koppi, while the bar kept getting fuller and fuller with festival-goers from all shapes, strengths and smells of life. Amazing to watch who came to see Albert Frost. Most of us knew what was coming - but even so, Albert managed to kill us loudly with the brown Fender. She was a banshee, a witch, a Barbarella without a soul. Then, just like that, Albert turned her into a temptress - he twirled her like a ballerina above his head, chucked her onto the stage, while behind me the roars grew and swelled: "Catfish!! Catfish!!! CAAATFIIISHHHH!!" It was nuts. We couldn't get enough. After Albert plucked the Fender upright again, he quickly scanned her bruises and proceeded to slide her into oblivion. The screams never stopped. Albert was an animal. Quietly sipping a Red Square in the corner, I was planning on revitalising my tired and rocked-out bod. Ah but then Soil 7t7 annexed the stage and Franklin made the koppie rumble. Cracked thumb, torn ligaments and all. The crowd wanted to kiss his feet, it was undiluted adoration and manic enjoyment from beginning to end. Amazingly smooth and thick with a jungle beat, sharp tunes and laid-back dudes with tasty talent. You had to dive into the crowd and leopard-crawl to the front if you wanted to get close to Soil 7t7. Then, Franklin ended with: "And let's have some respect for them ladies!" The third day dawned quietly, apprehensively. Time was used to recharge for what was to come. After the delirious Zef Sketse and pulsating DJ Bob, we were ready for Brixton Moord and Roof, who rolled up the tar road into infinity with a scorching "Spoed", "Road Rage" with a wild, wild Roof Bezuidenhout, and the general message of "Don't mess with me, Dude. I'm from Johannesburg." Valiant Swart stepped up with the full band. Ayup, all of them - Barry van Zyl, Schalk Joubert, Albert Frost and the Mystic Boer himself. We never had a chance. From "Slangdans" to "Cyber Sakkie", from "Die Son Sak In Durbanville" to "Eyeshadow" - we were pummelled, beaten into yelling submission, people behind me started losing their tonsils and other internal organs from yelling, roaring, moshing, jumping and going nuts in general - and we waited for the eye of the storm. It never came. Valiant Swart fed gleefully from the energy of the crowd, threw it right back with a double whammy of sweat, blues rock, yelps and screams from his sexy white Fender, and Albert - always Albert in an insane duel with a dancing Schalk Joubert. Barry never stopped. I could feel my brain turn into mush. We all wanted more, more, MORE. We were taken down - slowly. Valiant crooned into the mike about "Ware Liefde" and finally, thankfully, o bless his blue soul, we were laid to rest on the mangy little lawn. Breathing like oxen who just ploughed the Tundra, trying to put our eyeballs back, wishing feverishly for the next Oppikoppi to come soon. Real soon. These are the good memories. But there's always more. Take leave, take unpaid leave, bloody hell, just leave, man. You need to do Oppi. For your own sanity. Carina Laubscher --------------------- THE CAUSE FESTIVAL Gavin Smit was at this three-day festival at Hangklip over the Easter Weekend. Music festivals provide potential for a lot of complaining and also a lot of potential to have a really good time. Arrive with preconceived notions, and you're dead in the water. Don't expect anything you haven't packed into your own bags. The organisers of The Cause provided a slightly cramped camping area, reasonable facilities, a beer tent and two small food stalls. More importantly though, since this festival was a virgin, they provided a blank canvas for the bands who were going to be playing. Security was surprisingly low key and many who expected the usual battalion of nazi thugs were left feeling a bit bewildered. We're not used to that, eh? The no booze rule (mentioned on the tickets) had a few people stumped until they realised that they were not going to be allowed to bring their own stuff into the venue. Some of it was guzzled in the road outside the gates and I'm sure everyone else managed to successfully smuggle theirs in. If the no booze rule is going to be in effect next year, expect to meet some really creative people... Some kid was arrested by a Caspir full of armed police! Listening to his friends, loudly debating the issue inside the venue later, made me think that he had really needed to be arrested because anyone that young with eight bags of dope really does need to be menaced by a few shotgun wielding okes. (The heavy police presence in Hangklip and surrounds is actually due to the fact that the area is frequented by perlemoen poachers. One of those poachers assaulted Wayne Katz, the drummer from Velve, on a nearby beach, recently.) Day One: Antipathy, one of the first bands to play, with their dark atmospheric punk, performed well for their age group, but were rewarded for their hard work with a case of spontaneous bowel failure in a member of the audience. Said person decided to show the band what he thought of them, and dumped a coil in the sandy arena for them to ponder, aah, religious differences... As with any music festival, the younger, lesser-known bands played first, leaving the later slots for the big names. Cruel April, coming on Friday evening with their very tight and lively technically impressive funk/blues tainted rock will go down much better with a less punky older audience though, as they went largely unappreciated by an arena full of messy-haired skankers, hell bent on getting a big fat fix of punk mayhem. Blending the modern ska-punk vibe with a little Tool-ish influence later that evening were Ill-System and Velve. They began the frenzy that the audience of young moshers were only too willing to provide. Friday night ended with only a taste of what was to come though. Day Two: The artists formerly known as Mitsoo-Bitches (now Mitsoo minus the bitches) were the only female artists on stage at the festival. Their eclectic grrrlypunk struggled to wake the kids up and only when Half Price came on, with bassist Marcus in a very nice velvet dress, did the chilly arena warm up... ...And then Toyland walked onstage... looking rather unassuming until about two seconds into their first song. Toyland stand to inherit the mantle of "Heaviest band in Cape Town". They play an intense kind of heavy music that isn't just heard, it's also felt. They screamed, growled and thrashed their way through a set that was the equivalent of a petrol soaked wooden plank with nails slamming into your foot. And they're good at it. It's never enough to just be heavy though and Toyland prove that they can perform well and are able to write the songs necessary to get their heavy vibe across. If Toyland were the foreplay (hope you liked it rough), then New World Inside were the beginning of the peak. Four young guys serving up a high-speed dish of skate-tainted punk rock. The moshpit (well shaken by Toyland) went into overdrive, with everyone and his sister diving off the stage. This was their last gig and they played like never before, wild, fast and frantically, leaving the crowd with good memories. Sometime around sunset there was a little hiccup. Someone allowed an American band to wander onstage... okay, I've said too much about that already... The Rudimentals, Hog Hoggidy Hog and FuziGish rounded off Saturday night with sets that seemed to blur into each other (it can't have been just the beer) in an event that had ceased to be entertainment and was somehow slowly approaching the kind of state that one experiences as a mystical nirvana. Each of these three bands took the audience higher as they put on a show unlike many that I have seen If you've experienced these bands at Oppikoppi then you'll know that they really do deliver the goods. They've honed their skills to perfection and when mohawked and kilted organiser John presented them as "some of the best bands in the country" nobody could fault him. Any band loves what it does but these guys have perfected the art of sharing what they do. The "Rudies", "Hogs" and "Fuzis" have attained a state of perfection with their sound and watching and listening to them on Saturday night was pure pleasure. The Rudimentals present a slightly more traditional ska offering with their brass section working overtime, all the time, giving a very lively set that was impossible to not move to. The "Hogs" just ripped up the arena with a frantic energy that washed over the crowd in their famous hog style. FuziGish played a little heavier and ended by leaving the crowd quite drained and a little sandy too. Every single note from these bands was perfectly played, presented and received. The crowd loved it. Day Three: Sunday morning saw many leaving already before any bands started playing. Ground Zero delivered a funk-fused/Rage Against The Machine impression and some impressive guitar and bass work. As always, Sacraphyx delivered a very heavy set, while Neshamah refused to be ignored - and, despite their, uh, convictions, they're a damn good band too. Sponsorship by Wildfire body piercing (with a Saturday-afternoon-suspension act onstage), Cuervo Gold tequila, blunt magazine and Stage magazine made it possible. And someone really should bring along a few more CDs to play in-between bands next year. Gavin Smit mailto:gavin21@wol.co.za {Ed's note: Gavin Smit is a freelance photojournalist focusing on SA and Cape rock and other music.} -------------------- AFRIKAANS MUSIEKFEES Rand Easter Show 21 April 2003 Howzit again Digest Dudes, it's Johnny here again. The other day I sommer decided to like go to the Rand show here in Joey's. I donno why they call it the Rand Show as when I got there ou said I had to blerry well pay like 35 rand add mission. They should called it the 35 Rand show hey, otherwise it's like misrepresentational. Anyways what I really wanted to tell yous is that they had like a concert on there where they usually have the show jumping. The first lot of ous and chicks on the stage were like singing without any band on the stage. The music must have been coming from a Seedy or something. I think that's called lip sinking or something. Anyways its not so lekker when there's no band going bos on the stage. Eventually a band called Be Skraal came on. I reckon that the oke what sang could listen to the band name as he wasn't exactly skraal. Anyways, these ous like rocked. They wore Car Key clothes and even played that Concert Tina thinggy that the boereorkeskompetissie ous play, but these ous made it sound lekker. After the Be Skraal ous this chick who said she came from Zoid Afrika came on. I donno where Zoid Afrika is, but I think it's like a place in Pretoria somewhere. Whatever, this chick rocked big time. She was completely bos on stage. Running around and screaming and jumping and alles. It was really lekker, but then she did something really dof. She sang that Whit Knee Hughs Tin song 'Greatest Lover All' and told us that if we wanted to hear this we were like in the wrong place, but hey we heard it and we were in that place, so duh! Chicks hey, what can I say. After the Zoid chick that Anton Gooi Some and his band played a lekker set what had the crowd jumping. These ous know how to jam. My favourite jam is like strawberry jam, but this was much better jam than that (ha ha). One thing that worried me was some oke in the audi-ants kept calling the band pampoene. I nearly went and donnered the ou, but the sickurity dude was nearby so I just hope Mr Gooi Some didn't hear as he may have been offensive. Last was an ou called Teens Jordan, but he only had a guitarist and no band, so more lip sinking or backtracking or whatever it's called. By then I was moeg and had stepped in something one of the show jumping horses had left on the grass so I headed home. Hey I just thought why is it called the Rand EASTER Show when it's like in the South West. These ous are really dof. If you want a real Easter show come to the East Rand dudes, and we'll show yous. Anyways like time to go. Check yous Johnny from Boksburg. ---------- GIG GUIDE ---------- The SA Rock Digest list of recommended gigs can be found at: http://www.SAgigs.com. If you cannot access SAgigs.com then please e-mail mailto:gigs@sarockdigest.com?subject=gigguide and we will e-mail the gig guide to you each week. 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