SA ROCK DIGEST ISSUE 2000
The South African Rock Music Digest
is a free, subscription e-mag, edited
by Brian Currin and Stephen "Sugar"
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INTRODUCTION
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This e-mag is a discussion forum for rock and pop music --
South African and International -- past, present and future.
Contributions and comments to:
http://www.rock.co.za/files/contactme.html
or email Brian Currin:
mailto:brian.currin@new.co.za
All contributions in plain text e-mail format with no attachments, please.
HTML format e-mails (Outlook users, please note), e-mails all in lowercase, or all in CAPITALS, take quite a while to fix, so they tend to be ignored.
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EDITORIAL
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This is a special Millennium issue featuring some of our favourites from the Digest over the last year. We've called it issue 2000 for obvious reasons. (Hey, Newsweek did it, so why not us?). We've calculated that the real issue #2000 will probably be in about 50 years time, so I doubt that any real confusion will ensue...
A very big thank you to all our subscribers, contributors and supporters.
All the best for 2000.
Long live SA Rock!
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HISTORY
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Issue #1 of the Digest went out to 15 people on the 27 January 1999. Its main purpose was to serve as an open, yet moderated, forum for fans of South African Rock (especially vintage rock) to air their views and realise that they were not alone in the universe in their passion (obsession, in some cases) for all things Rock.
Hence the name: The South African Rock Music Digest.
Among the many inspirations for the Digest was this quote from Benjy Mudie:
"'Sharp Cuts' {a CD compilation series} was born not out of profit, but out of an inherent and unshakeable belief in the musical legacy of this country".
The Digest was supposed to only cover old SA rock... boy, were we ever wrong!
Almost a year later we are now going out to almost 800 subscribers in 37 countries. Our main focus is still as a forum for remembering old SA rock, but we also now cover the international scene, as well as new releases. We have, at times, even reviewed jazz and African traditional music.
A number of musos themselves have joined and contributed while others have elected to subscribe, but are content to lurk in the shadows.
We have had articles from Dave Marks, Roger Lucey, Myles Wakeham, Jonathan Selby, Jonathan Handley, Koos Kombuis, Benjy Mudie and many others. If we've forgotten to mention your name, don't worry, I'm sure as a South African musician you are used to being ignored...!
One of our biggest disappointments was Dr John Griffith's non-response to our phone-calls and faxes. Dr Griffith is better known as John Ireland who sang the brilliant 'Your'e Living Inside My Head' and the strange, but catchy 'I Like...'
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CHARTS
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Oz-Net Music Chart is a website that shows the top songs week-by-week in the US, UK and Australia. The info goes back to 1956!
On the 31st December 1999 they published a Top 1000 of all-time based on actual chart activity, not votes. Well, voting with your wallet is the most accurate, I guess...
Top 1000 No.1 Hit Singles 1956 to 1999
http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/new_top_500.htm
Top 30 Number One Singles of 1999
1 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears
2 MAMBO No.5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...) - Lou Bega
3 BELIEVE - Cher
4 NO SCRUBS - TLC
5 SMOOTH - Santana featuring Rob Thomas
6 BLUE (DA BA DEE) - Eiffel 65
7 LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA - Ricky Martin
8 GENIE IN A BOTTLE - Christina Aguilera
9 IF YOU HAD MY LOVE - Jennifer Lopez
10 LAST KISS - Pearl Jam
11 KISS ME - Sixpence None The Richer
12 UNPRETTY - TLC
13 ANGEL OF MINE - Monica
14 PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY) - Offspring
15 HEARTBREAKER - Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z
16 BAILAMOS - Enrique Iglesias
17 HAVE YOU EVER? - Brandy
18 I'M YOUR ANGEL - Celine Dion & R.Kelly
19 THE MILLENNIUM PRAYER - Cliff Richard
20 WILD, WILD WEST - Will Smith
21 I WANT IT THAT WAY - Backstreet Boys
22 FLY AWAY - Lenny Kravitz
23 BILLS, BILLS, BILLS - Destiny's Child
24 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL - Ronan Keating
25 SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE - Shanks & Bigfoot
26 9 PM (TILL I COME) - ATB
27 SWEAR IT AGAIN - Westlife
28 WE LIKE TO PARTY (THE VENGABUS) - Vengaboys
29 FLATBEAT - Mr Oizo
30 PERFECT MOMENT - Martine McCutcheon
Based on chart performances in Australia, US and UK.
Visit: http://www.q-net.net.au/~methinks/top_spot/1999.htm
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THE "SA ROCK DIGEST/AMUZINE" END OF THE CENTURY BIG VOTE
If you still haven't voted its not too late. Point your mouse at:
http://www.rock.co.za/files/big_voting_form.html
and fill in the short survey. The results of this vote will be published on Amuzine and in the SA Rock Digest early in the New Year.
The voting form will stay up until the 7th January 2000.
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AWARDS
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Quote of the year:
Koos Kombuis, on the TV program 'Pasella', discussing the 'Alternatief'
music revolution of the '80s which he spearheaded with Johannes
Kerkorrel. In the TV interview he spoke of his dislike for that term.
He said they preferred to think that they were the first normal
Afrikaners, and that if anyone should be called weird or alternative in
those days, it would have to be PW Botha!
Overseas contributor of the Year:
Kurt Shoemaker - an American subscriber who discovered and embraced
early SA pop/rock, and contributed honest assessments of all those
songs. Encouraging us to re-listen to this body of work with a more
objective and less jaundiced attitude.
Torchbearer of the Year:
David "Groucho" Marks - the one-person SA Music TRC. David continues to fight for all those SA musicians whose careers were wrecked by the Apartheid goons. Also
championed 'Live' music over its less-purist 'Recorded' versions. More
often then not he had a tendancy to overstate his case by the odd two
thousand words (Far too much info, Dave!). But his commitment to the
improvement of many aspects of SA music cannot be questioned.
Honourable mentions:
Leigh Barrett - a South African, now living in Oregon, USA, and co-presenting a
2-hour weekly show, called Women In Music (featuring any lady who makes
great sounds!), on KRVM. Leigh has played a number of SA artists on her radio show:
Famous Curtain Trick, Karma, Fetish, Off The Edge, etc...
Visit: http://www.krvm.com
The Barleycorn Music Club deserves a special mention for providing a venue for artists to perform. They hosted the Josh Sithole Tribute Concert and more recently Ronnie Domp blew the place away... review to follow soon.
http://www.twisted.co.za/barleycorn
Coolest website of the year:
http://www.wb-jackfrost.com/
Sorry, just my little joke, but it does mention Trevor Rabin, so take a look...
Damp squib of the year:
In March 1999 the Digest ran this article...
Derek Smith from Gallo tells me that Ramsay MacKay is living in
Scotland, but visits SA every now and then to put the finishing
touches on a brand-new Freedoms Children album that is due for
release in May this year. Watch this space for details.
{Sad ed: still no sign...}
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BRIAN'S TOP 10 CDs OF 1999
(in no particular order)
1. Fountain Of Tears (US Independent)
Their sound is 90s progressive-rock/metal with female vocals. Haunting atmospheric keyboards swirl around the soaring vocals of Anna DeRose and are punctuated with sizzling guitar work.
Listen to MP3s and buy the CD on their website:
http://www.fountainoftears.com
2. Toxic Shame - Full Circle (SA Independent)
Retro-rock with a 90s feel... these guys wear their influences right out in the open. Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Deep Purple, Golden Earring, Motley Crue and more. Toxic Shame's original songs with searing guitar work and soaring Freddie Mercury-inspired vocals will appeal to a wide rock audience.
'Sitting' needs to be played in front of 50 000 bic-waving fans - its that kind of song. This 6-minute plus track builds slowly into an epic stadium crowd pleaser. The chorus of "I'm tired and take me home" would make an ideal show closer. This is a song that I could quite easily imagine Bon Jovi, the Scorpions or Aerosmith singing... lets hope it doesn't stay a "hidden gem" for much longer.
3. Off The Edge - On The Run (SA Independent)
The album 'On The Run' released independently this year by Off The Edge, features the stunning guitar-work of Peter Hanmer, the solid bass and vocal talents of Tony Groenwald and the incredible voice of Judy Marshall.
The Official Off The Edge Website (recently updated) is at:
http://listen.to/offtheedge
4. Frankie's Playground (SA Independent)
Dark and hard-driving rock from Frank Riester and his friends. Great rock vocals, sounding in places like Axl Rose and Ronnie James Dio. Powerful songs, superb guitar work and incredible drumming. The stand-out track for me is 'Speed Train'... cold shivers stuff.
5. Springbok Nude Girls - Surpass The Powers (SA)
Nineties rock for the, er... Nineties and beyond.
Some really good stuff here.
http://www.nudegirls.co.za
6. Three Fish - The Quiet Table (USA)
South Africa and Seattle meet in North Africa.
Ex-Asylum Kid Robbi Robb and Pearl Jam bassist,
Jeff Ament along with drummer Richard Stuverud
have released an eclectic album of New Millenium Rock.
Excellent!
Robbi Robb's website is at:
http://www.vechte.com/robbi_robb/
7. The Usual - Born In A Storm (SA)
'Born In A Storm' has exceeded all expectations, including those
of Street Level, the band's faithful and supportive record company
who always believed that this jangly SA folk-pop was well worth its tireless efforts. The Usual shared that belief and vision and stayed on its chosen path to the SA musical high ground. The quality, sound and shape of 'Born In A Storm' finds them further down that path than they could ever have imagined.
8. Famous Curtain Trick - Land Of No Cadillacs (SA)
Dave Chislett's review is at:
http://entertainment.iafrica.com/localbeat/reviews/4889.htm
There is a web address on the CD back cover, but it doesn't go anywhere!
9. Santana - Supernatural (USA)
'Smooth', featuring the voice of Rob Thomas, has spent over 5 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts. Stunning return-to-form album from this Woodstock refugee who didn't even get invited to play at Woodstock 1999. 52 years old and pumping...
http://www.santana.com
10. Jethro Tull - Dot Com (UK)
Heavy on the flute and hard on the rock, this album sounds almost like a retrospective of Tull history. 'Aqualung' and 'WarChild' spring to mind, while 'A Passion Play' is name-checked in the song 'A Gift Of Roses'. 'El Nino' is the hardest track I've heard from Tull in long time. Slow and blues-y... stunning.
Ian Anderson's humour is to the fore as he sings in 'The Dog-Ear Years': "vintage and classic, or just plain Jurassic; all words to describe me".
But this is very much an album for now, in fact the CD title itself "j-tull dot com" is an up-to-date reference to their website which the band members contribute to themselves.
The Official Website:
http://www.j-tull.com
The South African Jethro Tull Webpage:
http://www.rock.co.za/files/cd-tablepics.html
Another very good site is at:
http://www.collecting_tull.com
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CONCERTS
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R.A.H. IN PURSPECTIVE
Roger Glover
Here is an insight from Deep Purple bassist, Roger Glover, reprinted here with his kind permission...
It has been a few weeks now, and time enough to put some perspective on
things. The two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall were, in a word, bloody great. (yes, I know, that’s two words, so there’s no need to start threading about it, I’m a bass player, and Welsh, so I don’t know any better!) None of us could really have anticipated the feeling that we experienced together on those nights. What a joy. Thank you all, the most loyal and intelligent bunch of bananas any band could ask for. To stand there on that stage and be given the welcome that we received was truly unforgettable. We do love you, especially all you that work so hard on our behalf on the Net.
As you know, I am a fan of IP, SM, JL and IG, and I think that everyone
put in a stellar performance. I loved all the solo pieces. Working with
Ronnie [James Dio] after all these years was such a treat as well. In particular I would like to say how proud I am of Jon, who was not only inspired enough to write the Concerto in the first place, but to devote all his time and energy over the months before these dates to ensure that it all went swimmingly, as they say. Great job.
The five days of rehearsals were super; a lot of concentration, laughs,
nerves, memories, old friends, new friends, pizza. Big accolades for our trusty crew, along with various unsung heroes, all part of the team; Charlie Lewis deserves a special mention, a giant among men, talk about grace under pressure. Colin Hart, who has been with us since 1971, did a superb job under intense stress. Alison Hussey was indispensable. Moray and Louie, our sound and lights, and Rob on monitors, all did wonderful things. We stand in the spotlight but all the crew, every single one of them (including the ones that weren't there but were with us on the tours over the last couple of years) deserve your applause. If it wasn’t for either you or them we’d still
be in a rehearsal room somewhere.
The other day I was recounting the events that led to the Concerto being performed again thirty years on, to someone who doesn’t know much about us, and as I related it I realized what a fantastic tale it is. The circumstances and coincidences that culminated in the shows on 25th and 26th September 1999 are quite magical; the manuscript for the Concerto being lost for all those years and then Marco De Goeij approaching Jon in Rotterdam last year after having spent two years of laborious detective work on the score and writing it out again; Paul Mann, Colin Hart’s nephew, who as a young boy grew up listening to the Concerto and dreaming of one day becoming a conductor; the LSO, one of the busiest orchestras in the world, having a free weekend; The Royal Albert Hall, just as busy, finding a free weekend; Ronnie Dio, Sam Brown, Miller Anderson, Graham Preskett, Steve Morris, Eddie Hardin, Dave LaRue, Van Romaine, all the singers, the Kick Horns, all being available and willing to offer their services in the name of the charity; and Deep Purple, a band in need of a special event to round off this touring season and a kick off towards the next album. Serendipity, a word that was invented for such occasions.
Anyway. When’s the next one?
Good luck,
RG
{Editor: boy, I wish I had been there...
Maybe DP will come to tour South Africa again sometime?}
Visit The South African Deep Purple Website at:
http://rock.co.za/deeppurple/
A 2CD set of the RAH concerts is due out in February 2000, more info here...
http://www.deep-purple.com/specials/RAH99-CD/tracklist.html
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FAMOUS CURTAIN TRICK
I had a real treat on Tuesday night (sometime in May), getting to see Famous Curtain Trick open for Bryan Adams. This 4-piece South African band was best described by my colleague (and digest member), Nigel Berry, who said they sound like "South Africa's answer to Texas". Very apt description for this great band. "Fleetwood Mac" with more attitude" is my brief description.
Fronted by the very sexy Nadine Raal on vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine and waving hair, Famous Curtain Trick played raunchy acoustic/electric rock with some superb drumming by Craig Nash, a fat bass sound from Duncan Smith and excellent lead breaks from the guitarist, Mike Whitehead (in a cowboy hat).
My yardstick for a good concert is always; "do I want to buy a CD of this artist as soon as possible?" That was true when the Pressure Cookies opened for Meatloaf in 1995 and its true again for Famous Curtain Trick. Well done to Nadine and the guys for impressing this old-time rocker and, judging by the audience response, a lot of other people were impressed too.
Oh... and Bryan Adams wasn't bad either.
In fact the Bryan Adams Trio rocked the Velodrome!!
A three-piece band with Bryan on bass, they really seemed to enjoy themselves. A couple of slow numbers were performed to please the hopeless romantics in the audience, but this was really a Rock and Roll Party. Power trio rock like ZZ Top or Cream in their hey-day. That Keith Scott is one incredible guitarmeister. Stunning fluid guitar-runs followed by chunky power-chording kept the crowd hopping and bopping. And Bryan the bassist... who knew? What talent.
His voice was in fine form right up to the closing "Everything I Do (I Do It For You"). Incredible... cold shivers stuff.
He has promised to come back soon, and I really hope he does.
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EARLY ISSUES
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JAPANESE PRESSINGS OF SA ROCK CLASSICS?!?
(extract from posting on message board)
... Suck, Abstract Truth's 'Totem', Duncan MacKay's 'Chimera',
Otis Waygood's 'Ten Light Claps' and another great SA hard
rocking band, Wildebeest, with their 'Bushrock Live' album,
have all been released in Japan on a label called Never
Never Land, supposedly taken from the Pink Fairies album
of the same name! These discs have obviously been mastered
from vinyl, but they are of very good quality and the sleeves
have been very professionally reproduced in a unique "mini LP"
format, very different to a normal CD.
-- Leon Economides
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THE A-CADS
What about the A-Cads, circa 1965? I may be biased (I was the
guitar player), but they were considered to be an exceptionally
heavy-duty band at the time.
-- Richard Laws
{Ed: Thanks to Richard and Tertius Louw (a huge fan), the A-Cads are now archived on the net at: http://www.rock.co.za/files/acads.html }
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MAGIC MOMENTS IN SA MUSIC
Brian Currin
These are those incidents, that when remembered, send cold shivers up
and down your spine. If nothing does that to you, then you're dead.
Here are a few of mine...
1. The bass riff in So Cold by Hotline.
2. Who Killed Kurt Cobain? a song by Koos Kombuis... this is a classic,
it should have made the US charts - a disgrace that it didn't!
3. Willem Moller's guitar on 'Sex' by the Pressure Cookies.
I heard this song on the radio and was blown away by the guitar,
but I had no idea who it was, or even that it was local, until the
Meatloaf concert in 1996 when the Pressure Cookies were the support
band. The next day I bought their CD!
Tonia Selley also autographed the cover for me, when I met her at the
Rodriguez concerts in March 1998. Never too old to be a groupie, hey?
4. "Follow me up!" - the ending from 'Kilimanjaro' by Juluka - I taped the live version from SABC-TV sometime in the mid-to-late 80s. Truly
brilliant. All I have left though is the audio track of this one song,
but what a great version. That last line gives me goosebumps.
5. Opening riff to 'Sarajevo' by Jack Hammer. Like Metallica? Then you'll love this. Stunning guitar solo from Piet Botha as well.
6. "Toe ons weer so kyk, het 'n AK jou F****d-up geskiet" - from 'Goeie
Nag Generaal' by Piet Botha. The first time I heard that line I nearly
crashed my car. Here's someone who understands what some of us went
through. Maybe its not PC to talk about this stuff, but Piet does and I thank him for that.
I met Piet at the Whammy Bar in November 1999 and I did thank him... after he signed all my Piet Botha and Jack Hammer CDs.
7. Kenny Henson's guitar on 'Playgrounds In Paradise' by Finch and Henson. Stunning atmospheric guitar solo. Reminds me of David Gilmour from Pink Floyd in places. Brilliant.
8. Allan Faull on 'Makin' Out With Granny' by Falling Mirror. Incredible fretwork from a master guitarist - lovely stuff.
Tully McCully, the producer and bass guitarist for the Mirror told me
that Allan's guitar solo was done in one rehearsal take! Tully had the
tapes running while Allan rehearsed and captured the magic first time.
9. Max Mikula/Julian Sun on 'I'm Tempted To Stay' by Karma. Raw and raunchy rock guitar... superb.
10. The vocal harmonies on McCully Workshop's 'Buccaneer'. Excellent.
Visit their website at: http://www.rock.co.za/files/mccully.html
11. 'Tribal Fence' by Margaret Singana. Originally a Freedoms Children
track, this was re-recorded by Rabbitt (featuring Margaret Singana)
and then she re-recorded it herself. Margaret has a wonderful rock
voice and the arrangement here by Patric van Blerk is suitably epic
and powerful.
Margaret has recorded tracks by Creedence, Hawk, Freedoms Children and
Julian Laxton so her Rock credentials are more than satisfactory in my
opinion.
Read more...
http://www.rock.co.za/files/ladyafrica.html
12. The flute-playing on the first Otis Waygood Blues Band album.
Wonderful Jethro Tull-style progressive blues-rock sound.
More...
http://www.rock.co.za/files/otis_waygood.html
13. Sounds Of Silence - Paul Simon and Ray Phiri.
On the 21st January 1992 I was at the Boipuso Hall in Gaberone, Botswana, to see Paul Simon. I had already seen him at Ellis Park, but the Botswana concert was even more mind-blowing.
The magic moment? The third or fourth encore (and very last song) when Paul played 'Sounds Of Silence' accompanied only by the incredible guitar-picking of SA's own Ray Phiri. Memorable.
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IF YOU LOVE THIS YOU WILL PROBABLY LIKE...
In the interests of providing some sort of basis for enjoying
SA artists and their music, we compiled this list.
Its just a bit of fun, not to be taken too seriously, but will
hopefully point people in the right direction. All comments welcome.
If you love The Cranberries you will probably like Karma
R.E.M. - Falling Mirror, Bright Blue
Counting Crows - Just Jinger, Mr. Jones
Rainbow, Dio - Frankie's Playground
Vangelis - Jorge Carlos, Julian Laxton's film themes
Metallica - Jack Hammer
Yes - Rabbitt
Uriah Heep - McCully Workshop
Pink Floyd - Freedoms Children, Falling Mirror, some Finch & Henson,
Neill Solomon, Big Sky
Funky/disco music - Morocko, some Julian Laxton, Pacific Express
ZZ Top - Baxtop, Jack Hammer
Boston - Stingray, Off The Edge
The Beatles - McCully Workshop
Traffic - McCully Workshop
Alanis Morrisette - The Pressure Cookies, Karma
Fleetwood Mac - Karma, Famous Curtain Trick, Little Sister
Joan Jett - Pressure Cookies
Heart - Pressure Cookies, Sweatband, Little Sister
Bob Marley - Lucky Dube, O'Yaba
Nirvana - Springbok Nude Girls
Deep Purple - Jack Hammer, Mauritz Lotz, Sweatband, Suck
David Bowie (70s era) - Radio Rats
Blondie - Peach
Grand Funk Railroad - Suck
Cream - Otis Waygood Blues Band
Duran Duran - eVoid
Joe Satriani - Mauritz Lotz
Simple Minds - Celtic Rumours
Talking Heads - Psycho Reptiles
Osibisa - Hawk
Madness - Lancaster Band, Beanstalk
Sly & The Family Stone - Buffalo, Hot RS, Julian Laxton, Pacific Express
Jethro Tull - Otis Waygood Blues Band
Earth, Wind & Fire - Morocko, Pacific Express
Aretha Franklin - Margaret Singana
Abba - Clout
America - Finch & Henson
Black Sabbath - Suck
Roxy Music - Niki Daly
Carly Simon - Louise Carver
Leftfield - Jorge Carlos
Portishead - Fetish
Grace Jones - Busi Mhlongo
Thelonius Monk and Grover Washington - Moses 'Taiwa' Molelekwa
If you like the afro-pop sounds of Osibisa and Johnny Clegg, then
there is a huge range of artists to chose from; Mango Groove, Hotline
(after 1983), Zia, Wozani, Harari, Stimela, Via Afrika, eVoid... oh the
list goes on and on.
Buy South African CDs at One World http://www.oneworld.co.za
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LINKS AND ADVERTS
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ARCHIVES:
THE LEGENDS OF SOUTH AFRICAN ROCK
Where SA rock legends still live
http://rock.co.za/legends
SOUTH AFRICA'S ROCK FILES
The online archive for the History of South African Rock
http://rock.co.za/sarock/
MESSAGE BOARD:
TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN
Post your message on the SA Rock message board
http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb311757
NEWS:
AMUZINE
News, views, reviews and interviews
http://rock.co.za/
AFRICAN INVASION OF ROCK
News, reviews and opinions
http://www.air.org.za
ARTSMART
Arts news from Kwazulu-Natal
http://www.artsmart.co.za
G-STRING
Electronic Music Magazine
http://www.gstring.co.za
INTERTAINMENT
News, links, features, etc
http://www.intertainment.co.za
JOL
News, updated daily
http://www.jol.co.za
LOCAL BEAT
Entertainment news
http://entertainment.iafrica.com/localbeat/recommendedgigs
POWERZONE
News, classifieds and much more...
http://www.powerzone.co.za/
WALL OF SOUND
Up-to-date news on the International music scene
http://www.wallofsound.com
WHATS ON:
BARLEYCORN
Cape Town's Music Club
http://twisted.co.za/barleycorn/
ZA@PLAY
What's on around South Africa
http://www.mg.co.za/mg/art/music/menu-music.htm
SHOPS:
ONE WORLD
Selling South African Music to the World
http://www.oneworld.co.za/
5% discount for Digest members!
OUTLAW RECORDS, CAPE TOWN
Branches at:
Cape Town Central (021) 4238145
Wynberg (021) 7972482
Claremont (021) 6717887
10% discount for Digest members!
VIBES MUSIC - N1 CITY, CAPE TOWN
Phone (021) 5953220
mailto:vibes@fast.co.za
RECORD COMPANIES, LABELS & STUDIOS:
BMG
Home of some great SA bands
http://www.bmg.co.za
FRESH MUSIC
Independent multi-faceted music group
http://www.fresh.co.za
GALLO MUSIC
Supporting South African Music
http://www.gallo.co.za/
INDIE MUSIC EXPLOSION
The Ultimate Independent Music Site in South Africa
http://www.indie.co.za/
MELT2000
Independent label
http://www.melt2000.com
MOUNTAIN RECORDS
Music from and about Africa
http://www.mountain-africa.com
RADIUM WRECKORDS
The home of the Radio Rats, The Glee Club, the Chauffeurs
and the Pop Guns
Radium Wreckords
Suite 207
Postnet
Private Bag X10
Flamwood
2572
Klerksdorp
mailto:jhandley@aghs.co.za
RIESTER INTERNATIONAL RECORDS
South African independent record company
http://www.riester-records.co.za/
STRANGER THAN FICTION PRODUCTIONS
http://www.strangerthanfiction.co.uk
STREET LEVEL RECORDS
Cape Town's Independent Record Label
http://www.streetlevel.co.za/
TEQUILA MUSIC
The Home of African Music
http://www.tequila.co.za
RESOURCES:
BACKSTAGE
The Musician's Resource
http://www.backstage.co.za/
PEDRO THE MUSIC MAN
Music teacher
http://users.iafrica.com/m/mu/musicman
SA MUSIC DATABASE
Over 100 links relating to South African music
http://members.xoom.com/samusicd/links.html
SHOW VILLAGE
sound - lights - dance
http://www.showvillage.co.za
MAGAZINES:
SCREEN AFRICA
broadcast • film • commercials • video • music • interactive
http://www.screenafrica.com
SLY
Online magazine
http://www.sly.co.za/
STAGE
SA Music magazine
http://www.stage.co.za
RADIO:
DINOSAUR DAYS
The radio show, the CD, the website
http://www.geocities.com/dinosaurdays/
CAPITOL 604
Remembering Capital 604 (1979 to 1996)
http://www.humanoidsoftware.com/projects/capital_radio/
BOOKS:
THE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Garth Chilvers and Tom Jasiukowicz (TOGA, 1994)
http://www.rock.co.za/files/book_order.html
KOOS se SONGS
Koos Kombuis
http://www.oneworld.co.za
CLASSIFIEDS:
MUSICADS
Free musical equipment classifieds ad website
http://www.twisted.co.za/musicads/
TRIVIA:
CLIMB UP ON MY MUSIC
A site dedicated to Rodriguez, the Sugar Man
http://www.rock.co.za/files/rodriguez.html
IMAGES OF ROCK
Your Ultimate Rock And Roll Experience
http://www.imagesofrock.com
POP SHOP TRACK LISTINGS
A tribute to those great Pop Shop albums
http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/Rembrandt/PopShop/PopShopHome.html
SPACE HYMNS
The only known website for Ramases
http://rock.co.za/ramases
VAGABOND'S MUSIC TRIVIA
a rock music trivia site
http://rock.co.za/vagabond
VAGABOND'S WORLD
music links in an e-zine style
http://www.zinezone.com/users/vagabond
PIOTR'S GREEN PAGES
Discographies and lyrics for the legends of rock
http://www.zetosa.com.pl/piotrus/greenpages
FESTIVALS:
SPLASHY FEN
The festival, the CD, the book, the website
http://www.splashyfen.co.za
OPPIKOPPI
http://www.oppikoppi.co.za
MUSIC ON-LINE:
CDDB
CD Database Online
http://www7.cddb.com/
CDMAX
CD player for accessing the online CD database http://www.mindspring.com/~clark_tisdale/CDmax/
DIGITAL CUPBOARD
African music, MP3s and more...
http://www.digitalcupboard.co.za
MP3.COM
Listen to MP3s of South African artists
http://www.mp3.com/regions/africa/south_africa/
MP3 SOFTWARE
Links to download sites
http://www.rock.co.za/files/mp3software.html
MUZE
Online music database
http://www.muze.com
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