Monthly Archives: November 2006

Shoowee, these reviews are running far behind. Best we play a little catch up here… A mad and excited crowd welcomed Fokofpolisiekar to a rowdy gig at Maloney’s in Hatfield. There are few english words to describe the brilliance and energy of these Afrikaans rockers. They’ve done what many thought was unachievable – creating vibrant, popular Afrikaans rock that is actually musically worth something. Over the past few years their sound has matured into a distinctive and complex product that … Continue reading →

So after my being-chased-away experience, and because I’ve wanted to  upgrade for so long, no longer will I have the smallest lens or the softest flash. Enter 52weeks with a Nikon Digital SLR. Yeah baby, more pics. Quicker and clearer. I’ve seen Ménage à Trois play a number of times, first at Levi’s Young Guns and subsequently at a couple of other random gigs. Each time I’ve seen them I’ve enjoyed them more and more. Their sound is quirky, attitude-filled, alternative, worldy folk rock. In fact I suspect Menage fits fairly-comfortably into the … Continue reading →

With a clever name like The Sick Leaves I must admit I expected a lot more. These guys didn’t really manage to grab my attention for more than a couple of minutes. Now there are two possible reasons for this: 1. Jameson’s in large volumes 2. The Hellphones completely outshined them Let’s hope it’s one of those. I often hear about the Sick Leaves, but they didn’t quite cut the mustard this time. That’s not to say I’d avoid them, … Continue reading →

Yeah it feels like home in the Trailer Park. 52weeks returned to the ‘park to see the New Academics (and Undersound). Various 52weeks groupies – B&N and Pro-Soccer-Story-Boy and K-wren attended too, much to my delight. I have to admit, I was not expecting much from another band that had intermittently crossed my radar. Blah blah blah New Academics whatever… Wrong attitude Shaun – these boys were ready to party this evening, and they were certainly not gonna leave the audience behind. It … Continue reading →