Reviewing a South African band every week for 52 weeks. Let's see if we get the rock or the rock gets us...
Bringing together a fusion of upbeat, energetic indie rock ‘n roll and cheeky, cryptic lyrics belted out by a distinctive gravelly voice, The Hellphones are the band of the moment. And a band for the future too.
Every single guitar note, drum beat and tambourine splash begs a response from your feet, and their live performance is [...]
Southworld are an intense, heavy rock outfit with crazy, beaty riffs and suitable vocals to match. Every single song has a tightness and solidity to it that screams of professionalism and pure talent. It didn’t take much to get excited with this band doing their thing on stage. The use of two lead guitars (ala Fokofpolisiekar/The [...]
So I was a bad, bad 52weeker and took a “pseudo-week-off.” Too many birthdays, another Scarlet Box/Evolver/Parlotones gig, and a desire to showcase both bands from a gig at Nile Crocodile, lead me to technically skip a week, but not actually. Hey, whatever. I make the rules in this place anyway.
We arrived rather late [...]
Well, I think that’s quite enough media-wh0ring for Scarlet Box, which makes it time to kick back and relax to the subtle, snappy, folk rock stylings of Greenacre. (Disclaimer: I have a loose affiliation with this band through mutual friends) Greenacre have targeted a different genre of rock music, and seem to pull it off with [...]