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Category: |In the musical Know: Interviews & Reviews|
Press Release: Tree 63′s John Ellis Comes Out Fighting
I’ve just received the latest press release on South African solo artist, John Ellis (former Tree63 lead singer), and am publishing it here for your perusal. (Please note: The following press release was written by Ellis’ management and not by me. Check out my interview with the singer (August, 2010) here: http://www.hannahmoore.co.za/2010/08/former-tree63-band-member-john-ellis-speaks-his-mind/. ‘Tree63 are one [...]
New Holland: 80s style, indie-rock glory
The Stellenbosch Klein Libertas Theatre is buzzing with its usual, early-Wednesday-evening crowd: skinny black jeans and laddered stockings abound; and I feel slightly out of place as I sip in solitude on my drink and try desperately to avoid the stickiness of the beer covered, six-seater table I am sitting at. Not the greatest start [...]
FIFA’s corporate social responsibility lacks honesty and committment
In the opening lines of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Official Programme, FIFA president, Sepp Blatter makes bold promises: “(t)he FIFA World Cup™ will leave a lasting legacy throughout Africa. Our priority is the continued fight against poverty, illiteracy and health-care problems”. It is in the aftermath of the World Cup that South Africans are [...]
OppiKoppi rocks new talent
With the “Sexy. Crooked. Teeth.” 2010 OppiKoppi Festival recently behind us, those of you who were present may have noticed a string of fresh (and some not so fresh) faces within the band line-up. Indeed, amongst well-known talents such as Taxi Violence, Die Heuwels Fantasties and Gang of Instrumentals, the spotlight was also on artists [...]
Former Tree63 lead singer, John Ellis speaks his mind
John Ellis of the once popular Christian rock band, Tree63 recently gave me a few minutes of his time and revealed what goes on in the mind of a so-called ‘rebel of religion’. Here’s what he had to say: How has becoming a solo artist changed the way you feel about making music? I feel [...]
Album Review: “Secrets and Lies”, Bertie Blackman
Australian born singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bertie Blackman recently released her latest album, Secrets and Lies (2009); and if you enjoy bands such as Frou Frou and Feist, you may just agree that it is an outstanding collection of tunes. Indeed, this thirteen track indie-rock-electronica album is a compilation of soul-wrenching, brutally honest tracks in which [...]
Cape Town: A mecca for jazz cats
Whether it’s the liveliness of the 1920’s Swing hits, the sexiness of sultry Blues tunes or the beat of Afro-jazz that quickens your pulse, one thing is for sure- if you love jazz, Cape Town is one of your best bets. In case you were interested, Capetownian jazz originated in the late 1800’s during South [...]
Tidal Waves band interview
The moment Tidal Waves struck their first note at Bohemia in Stellenbosch on the evening of the 11th of February 2010, a wave of surprise swept through the audience; and all pre-conceived ideas of what a reggae band should sound like flew out the window. The sweltering heat and the sweat dripping down those jamming [...]