Music

New Wave Noir Wave | Interview with Petite Noir

Yannick Ilunga aka Petite Noir, the inventor of ‘noir wave’ and member of the Capital of Cool creative crew just brought out his new single Pressure and a trippy music video to accompany the tune. Freshly back from London town, he spoke to us about what inspired him, unique music and bad grammar. How do...

#bottomrightcorner – september week 3

This week’s #bottomrightcorner is all about the weekend! Whatever the method, mood or momentum, we gotta say hello to the weekend good and proper!  A little Sleepy Sun, a little Art Bleek, a little of The Drums, a little something for everyone… A little something you’ll like a lot. Happy Friday all!   Sleepy Sun...

COMPETITION: WIN TICKETS TO 49M ROCKING THE DAISIES 2012

How hard can you party? It’s time you told us… one small seed is giving away two single tickets to 49M Rocking the Daisies 2012. This year the 7th edition of 49M Rocking the Daisies is bigger and better than ever! A festival that never fails, they are promising to provide one hella epic festival....

SOUNDGARDEN OFFICIALLY COME BACK WITH THEIR NEW ALBUM KING ANIMAL

8.2 million-record-selling Seattle band Soundgarden‘s new album King Animal comes out on November 12th amongst the come-back spirit of this year. 2012 appears to be the year of grandpa-rocker reunions. Is it the nigh end of the Mayan Calendar or the general fear of remaining wrinkly musicians of an era parents can relate best to?...

#bottomrightcorner – september week 02

Alright, alright! For this week’s #bottomrightcorner, we are going digital… As many synths, Charlie Brown teacher wubs and echoes as we can stand, we’d like to throw in a little wonk, a little glitch and a little dub just to keep things fresh… With new releases from the likes of our very on Spoek Mathambo,...

| Interview | Spaza$hop!

Everything you like and need in one place: The Spaza$hop! Comprised of Charlie Macc and Jonny Joburg these heads are more than willing to wake you up to their fire via the use of shock therapy. This JHB-based duo that mixes electro, kwaito and hip-hop, have a few songs to wake you up plus, an...

#bottomrightcorner – September week 01

Just when we thought we’d all perish, Spring is finally here! This week’s #bottomrightcorner is a bipolar mad scientists’ wet dream, with a little summ’n summ’n for everyone, just in case you missed them. Featuring the local and the international, the commercial and the underground, from hip hop to wonk to jazz and beyond… With...

| Interview | Little Dragon

On the 29th of August, in an overheated hotel room in Cape Town, Shiba Mazaza sat down with Yukimi Nagano (vocalist), Erik Bodin (drummer) and Arild Wering (live keyboardist) – 3/5ths of the sensationally diverse Swedish electro outfit, Little Dragon. Now, in less than 12 hours – forming Part 2 of the Adidas Originals’ Live...

Two Dogs and a Little Bird: Arno Carstens’ “Atari Gala”

Award-winning South African music veteran Arno Carstens is still going strong and is set to release his 4th solo album – Atari Gala – on September 10th 2012. The first single and music video off the album, entitled ‘Two Dogs’, gives us a taste of what’s to come. An outstanding and profound piece of music,...
Two Dogs and a Little Bird: Arno Carstens’ “Atari Gala”

Two Dogs and a Little Bird: Arno Carstens’ “Atari Gala”

Award-winning South African music veteran Arno Carstens is still going strong and is set to release his 4th solo album – Atari Gala – on September 10th 2012. The first single and music video off the album, entitled ‘Two Dogs’, gives us a taste of what’s to come. An outstanding and profound piece of music,...

| Interview | The Darkness: From jungle-living to Gaga-touring

The Darkness. These guys are the epitome of stage performances. Like Lady Gaga, who they are currently touring with, they are full of theatrics – both off and on stage… we found this out for ourselves when we spoke to bass player Frankie Poullain…
The Frown for Rayne // Bride Of Zion

The Frown for Rayne // Bride Of Zion

We catch up with Jessica Lupton and Jessica Rayne – the stylist’s behind the fashion film The Frown for Rayne // Bride Of Zion. Simply put, the concept behind the song is about a girl casting a spell to make a boy fall in love with her. With a powerful array of visuals that seem...
#bottomrightcorner: July, Week 03

#bottomrightcorner: July, Week 03

It’s been a while since we’ve released a #bottomrightcorner, but we’re back with new (and some old) beats. We kick it off with a bit of everything this week; enjoy and send us your own beats/mixes if you would like to be featured in next week’s #bottomrightcorner. Have a good one, until next time. #welikeitlouder....
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