Reviewing a South African band every week for 52 weeks. Let's see if we get the rock or the rock gets us...
Many moons ago when 52Weeks was but a puppy aged two, we stumbled across a brief but thrilling intro to what appeared to be a legend in the making. We saw Scarlet Box open for Prime Circle. A mental note and a promise was made that this band would get their own week of the [...]
If you haven’t heard of The Narrow, well then I’m guessing you most probably spent the last three years in a Zimbabwean jail humming to the Barbie-girl tune of the guard’s mobile phone to keep you sane. Congratulations on your recent freedom! Unfortunately you also missed a superb line-up at the Blues Room on [...]
The Levi’s Young Guns Tour is showcasing in Pretoria on the 21st of July 2006, and of course 52Weeks will be there in full force, guest list and all.
The Hellphones, Scarlet Box and Optical Illusion will hopefully be playing their hearts out at the Breytenbach Theatre in Pretoria.
We’re out to review Scarlet Box, having seen [...]
Enter the styles of LA Cobra, proving that old-school, 80s, biker, big-hair, tattooed denim rock is alive and kicking right here in South Africa. They intro themselves with a huge announcement and a giant banner on the wall behind. With 3 electric guitars, 1 bass and the drums in the mix, this is a big [...]
After a brief site outage, 52 weeks continues…
Aah, Evolver. I’ve been waiting a long time to see these guys perform. Fortunately they were conveniently lined up to open with Driverlane for The Parlotones at the Blues Room on the 29th June.
The venue was packed to the seams, providing the perfect opportunity for Evolver to impress [...]