SA ROCK DIGEST ISSUE #44
The South African Rock Music Digest
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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 could be ignored.
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NEW RELEASES
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ANTHOLOGY PART 1 - PACIFIC EXPRESS
Brilliant funky soulful jazz-rock from Cape Town's Pacific Express. Musicians like Jonathan Butler, Zayn Adam, Basil Coetzee, Tony Cedras, Chris Schilder and Barney Rachabane all feature on this retrospective CD of one of South Africa's greatest bands of the 70s. If you like the sounds of Sly and the Family Stone, Earth, Wind and Fire, the Doobie Brothers, the Crusaders, Chicago or Blood, Sweat and Tears, then this CD is a must.
This CD includes the classic ballad and SA hit single 'Give A Little Love', and a number of boogie stompers and funky instrumentals, like 'Brother' and 'Funky Sounds'.
Released by Mountain Records <http://www.mountain-africa.com> and
available from One World <http://www.oneworld.co.za>.
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THE BEST OF VOL. 1 - ROBIN AULD
Visit the excellent (and very cool) Robin Auld website and order his new compilation CD.
http://www.robinauld.co.za
This website has a full discography, some of Robin's poetry, gig dates and much, much more.
Easy to navigate and quick to load. One of the best websites I've seen in a while...
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ANTHOLOGY - JACK HAMMER
A compilation CD with tracks from all 4 previous Jack Hammer albums plus 5 new tracks. Lovers of good guitar rock, like ZZ Top and Deep Purple, will love Jack Hammer which features the amazing talents of frontman Piet Botha. This CD is available now from One World. http://www.oneworld.co.za
Piet Botha and Jack Hammer on the web at:
http://rock.co.za/legends/pietbotha
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MUSIC FOR FUNERALS - RADIO RATS
New album from The Radio Rats due out very soon.
More info here...
http://www.rock.co.za/files/radiorats_funerals.html
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JUST ANOTHER BAND - OFF THE EDGE
New album due in March.
'Cheating', a track from the new album, was played on 5FM on Sunday Night the 23 January on the Dinosaur Days show.
Phil Wright: "very impressive stuff"
Leon Economides: "hit written all over it...".
Visit the Off The Edge website at:
http://listen.to/offtheedge
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LITTLE SISTER
Little Sister are planning to record a new album in Canada soon with producer Aiden 'Dooley' Mason.
Visit their regularly updated website at:
http://www.rock.co.za/littlesister
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MATABELE ANTS - TONY COX
Steel-string guitar maestro, Tony Cox, has released his new album, 'Matabele Ants' on the Sheer Sound label, and has announced a string of dates to promote this album. On the first leg of the tour, Cox will be accompanied by Tananas guitarist Steve Newman, while percussionist Barry van Zyl will join him for the second leg in January.
Details at http://www.tonycox.co.za
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OHM - OHM
That unique blonde violinist (viola-nist?) who first appeared in the Durban outfit Urban Creep, is back. Brendan Jury spent most of the past few years working with Warrick Sony on their Trans.Sky project. The resulting album, 'Killing Time', was critically received but not as commercially successful as was hoped or imagined. Now Jury has linked up with Gaston Goliath (drums), Sven Mcalpine (bass and vocals), and Andre O (guitars) to forge a more rocky return to the later 'Tightrope'-era Urban Creep sound. The eleven tracks include extra remixes of the songs 'Dissolve' and 'Julia' and are all hard-edged power pieces with Jury's strings adding eastern touches to the thundering rhythm section and squealing guitars. Recommended.
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NIBS VAN DER SPUY - LINES ON MY FACE
After spreading his talents around group ventures such as the culty Landscape Prayers, Nibs van der Spuy has finally decided to do his own solo thing and this sparkling folky collection is the welcome result. Nibs wrote most of these songs and his mastery of the guitar shines throughout. The covers here include Duanne Allman's 'Little Martha', Steve Morse's 'Modoc', and 'Road' by Nick Drake. Nibs also called in a bunch of his favourite SA musicians, including Chris Letcher, Ken E Henson, Nux Schwartz and Bruce Baker, to add the final touches to what is a gentle and evocative collection in the honoured tradition of the aforementioned Nick Drake and Leo Kottke.
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WHATS ON
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UP THE CREEK
Sue Hardy advises that the Up The Creek Music Festival is taking place on the last weekend of February this year, 25 - 27 Feb 2000.
There are about 16 different bands playing throughout the weekend from Friday to Sunday and all the music on Saturday afternoon is going to be unplugged down on the banks of the river. Going to be an excellent festival!
Her contact address is mailto:sueh@felix.co.za
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EMERGING SOUNDS
The RP Studios Emerging Sounds Competition starts at Morgan's Cat at the Randburg Waterfront on Sunday, February 6 and is open to all unsigned bands.
This competition ends on Sunday, May 28.
During February, March and April the first round heats take place every Sunday. Then there will be three semi-finals culminating in the finals on May 28.
RP Studios is sponsoring recording time for the top three bands in the competition. The winning band wins three days in RP Studios M3 and two days mixing time in RP Studios M2. The winning band as well as receiving free studio time will also not have to pay for a sound engineer as Evert de Munnik is sponsoring his time to engineer and produce the band whilst they are in RP Studios.
Evert is the sound engineer on the 5FM/TDK Radio Sessions and has over 15 years experience in the industry.
Second placed band wins two days recording time in RP Studios M3 and one day mixing in RP Studios M2. This band will also not have to pay for an engineer, as Neal Snyman is sponsoring his time as the engineer. Neal has also worked on the 5FM/TDK Radio Sessions as well as recording a host of top South African bands.
Third place is a day in RP Studios M3 where a band has the opportunity of recording a demo. This band will have to pay for their engineer.
Bands who get through to the finals will also have the opportunity of performing on the radio sessions, which are aired on 5FM every Tuesday night between 23:30 and 24:00.
The rules of the competition are as follows: each band performs six songs, four of these in their own original style. One of these songs is then repeated a second time but this time round the band must incorporate a musical instrument they do not normally use in their original version. Bands can use a guest musician. Then the band must also perform a cover of a well-known SA pop/rock song, but in their own unique style.
Entrance is free and further information can be obtained from Simon Foulds on 082-770-7524 or mailto:squire@powerzone.co.za.
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SQUEAL GIGS - JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2000
1st February: Bassline [unplugged and orchestrated]
2nd February: Bassline [unplugged and orchestrated]
11th February: 7:00PM: RAU university RAG - Auckland Park
11th February: 9:00PM: TUKS university RAG - Pretoria
26th February: Roodeplaat Dam
1st/2nd March: Bat Cafe: Durban
Further updates to follow!
Any queries regarding gigs please contact:
Ingrid Roding
SQUEAL MANAGEMENT
Cell: 082 883 0535
mailto:squeal_management@hotmail.com
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REQUESTS
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SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
I am an English Lucky Dube fan and am trying to find out what has happened to his original band, The Slaves. I did read once that they were now calling themselves "Free at Last" but have seen nothing since to substantiate this. Also, although a member of the Lucky Dube fan club, no mention was ever made in the newsletters that The Slaves had left him, so I guess the split was not amicable. The first we knew of the split was in 1996, I think, when Lucky performed in this country and he had a complete new band with him.
Diana Wells
mailto:Dee123@wellsd.greatxscape.net
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TDK 5FM RADIO SESSIONS
I live in Pietermaritzburg in SA and am really into SA rock. I have been following the TDK 5fm Radio Sessions almost religiously since they started and have really had my eyes opened to the amount of good musicians and bands there are in the country at the moment.
My problem is that there are a few that I have missed and I'm looking for anyone out there who may have them on cassette or preferably down loaded from the 5fm site and saved on their hard drives. The bands I'm looking for are: Just Jinger, Sugardrive, Henry Ate/Karma, The Led, Sublemon, and a few others which I can't remember right now.
If there is any one who can help me get a hold of these and others please send info to my email adress: mailto:japurdon@hotmail.com. I know that 5fm has the band that plays on their website available to download and listen to so if there is a site designated for past appearances please send that to me. And if there isn't there should be one!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Johno
mailto:japurdon@hotmail.com
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DAVE MASON
Does anybody out there have any idea where Dave Mason (bagpipe artist!) has disappeared to? He was last seen in Underberg (Drakensberg-Natal) playing his pipes in the mountains at Splashy Fen.... he sort of disappeared after that to the UK (I think) and I would really appreciate it if anybody could contact me re: his whereabouts. We're old friends and lost touch (y'know how it goes..)
Nicole
mailto:ndennis@grintek.com
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THE BOYS
Don't know if you can help - where's Nick Killian (Rowlands) lead-guitarist for the Boys Band - Witbank (yes I said Witbank) 1962 to 1964? Nick went on to front some top local Bands - (Birds of a Feather etc). Left hand guitarist with one of the first Vox AC-30's in the country - and I mean 'in the country (Witbank), not in the Cities.
Dave Marks
{Ed: Dave has sent in some photos of the Boys from 1962 and 1964 which I will try to put up on the Net sometime}
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LM RADIO
I've heard of 5FM before, in fact I love tuning in to 5FM on the
Internet whenever I can (that's assuming that their server is not too
busy, like it sometimes is). I understand that 5FM was originally
called "LM Radio" until the SABC acquired it and re-launched it as
Radio 5 in 1975. But I would be very interested in finding out more
about the history of LM Radio, how it got started, who ran it
orignally etc. So could you please send me this information. Thank
you.
Steven Wood, Australia
mailto:stevenwood@start.com.au
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FORUM
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Andre Fourie has sent us a list of his favourite SA musicians by instrument. This week we feature his Top 20 Guitarists:
1) TREVOR RABIN 11) JONATHAN BUTLER
2) LOUIS GREEF 12) NIBS VAN DER SPUY
3) MAURITZ LOTZ 13) TONY COX
4) JETHRO BUTOW 14) STEVE NEWMAN
5) JOE ALVES 15) JULIAN LAXTON
6) ALISTAIR COAKLEY 16) MIKE PILOT
7) ERROL DYERS 17) MIKE PREGNOLATO
8) SANDIE ROBBIE 18) DAVID BIRCH
9) JOHNNIE FOURIE 19) KEITH LENTIN
10) JIMMY DLUDLU 20) KENNY HENSON
Comments, suggestions...? Anyone?
Next issue: Andre's favourite drummers...
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POP SHOP
An update has been done on the Pop Shop Track Listings at
http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/Rembrandt/PopShop.html. Links to lyrics, artists and albums have been added. Some corrections were made thanks to info supplied by Trevor Perks in the UK. Then I discovered a piece of paper at home with the track listing for Pop Shop Volume 37 and I found the album cover for Pop Shop Party Pack Volume 3 (with another LP inside)! These 2 have been added.
I've put up my own Rabbitt discography (with lyrics) on http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/Rembrandt/Rabbitt/RabbittBio.html and
I've put in a page with links to some of my favourite artists on
http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/Rembrandt/Artists.html
Rene Mullenders, Holland
mailto:Rene.Mullenders@corp.ahold.nl
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LOST RABBITT
I'm looking for the following Rabbitt singles and EP's. If you have any of them or know somebody who has them and who are willing to part with them or know where I can get hold of them then I'll be willing to pay a good price for them or trade it for some Dutch singles/EP's/LP's/CD's by artists such as Golden Earring (who are still going strong after 30 years) or their protegé, Anouk, who has been referred to as the Dutch Alanis Morissette or any other Dutch artistyou may think of. I can also get my hands on Dutch pressings of albums you may be looking for as well as some rare Beatles stuff.
Singles:
Locomotive Breath/And The Planets Danced (1972) JoBurg Records
Hallelujah Sunrise/b-side? (1973) JoBurg Records
Yesterday's Papers/b-side? (1974) JoBurg Records
Charlie/Looking For The Man (1976) JoBurg Records
Hold On To Love/Working For The People (1976) JoBurg Records
Sugar Pie/Dingley's Bookshop (1976) JoBurg Records
Gettin' Thru To You (1977) JoBurg Records
EP's:
Morning Light (1978) JoBurg Records, TJS57
Rabbitt 1972-1978 (1978) JoBurg Records, TJM73
I'm also looking for the LP:
Rock Rabbitt (1978) JoBurg Records
Rene Mullenders, Holland
mailto:Rene.Mullenders@corp.ahold.nl
Rabbitt website:
http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/Rembrandt/Rabbitt/RabbittBio.html
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REMEMBER THE ROCK
I once bought a Kenny Henson solo album called I think "Man Becomes Man" for R1 in 1978-9. It also features Ramsey Mackay in a brief sermon and the biblical slant of the album was due to the World Council of Churches sponsorship. The music is a of a "Tubular Bells" type instrumental and it is spooky in the extreme with a wailing female ending the preceedings.
As I have left SA, I doubt if I will ever be able to replace my cassette copy of it. I once saw Hawk live with the Israeli group Jericho at Durban's Kings Park. Jericho were impressive live, but Hawk impressed me even more, they had managed to improve on Africa She Too Can Cry.
After almost 25 years of trying I found a CD of Astra in London. I was none too pleased at the mono recording and gave it away in disgust. A year later I bought the stereo cleaned up release from Germany. Now I am content though last year I bought a vinyl copy of GALACTIC VIBES and what a waste of money (£25).
Anyway keep up the good work, I haven't read all of your websites but I wonder if Duncan Mackay's VISA was released in SA.
Norman Bailey
mailto:Nammy666@hotmail.com
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SHARP CUTS
'Sharp Cuts 2' is a nice compilation, rocks harder than #1, which had more cuts of interesting dance and synth music of the era. I'm a Falling Mirror fan for sure -- I don't know what I expected 'Making Out With Granny' to be but it is not what I expected. I'll be buying 'Zen Boulders' and whatever else by Mirror and Faull is re-released in 2000.
Falling Mirror
http://rock.co.za/legends/fallingmirror
Speaking of 'Sharp Cuts #1', I have been meaning to tell you that I had a sudden pang of frustration that SA musos must have often. I was listening to 'Mysteries and Jealosies' (by the Helicopters) a while back and I was stuck with the fact that here was a perfectly excellent tune, you can dance to it, the melody sticks in my head, I give it a 10 as they used to say on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show about a song's dance-ability, it is perfectly in keeping with the radio style of its day, and yet it was not picked up for UK or USA release. I felt the frustration in small degree SA musicians must feel, to work so hard and create something so perfectly hit-worthy, and to succeed with it in one's own country, but not far beyond.
Kurt Shoemaker, Texas
kbshoe@hotmail.com
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STEVE HOWELLS
As my first contribution of this year I feel I should publicly thank Steve Howells.
Steve was the drummer in the Asylum Kids (unbeknown to me). My ramblings and constant whining about the disappearance of the Dynamics brought me an email from Steve, who also just happened to be the drummer in the Dynamics who I had seen at the Market in JHB banging on drums with skins so knackered that they were held together (literally) with tape. He'd read my messages in the digest.
What a gent he is. Not only did he update me totally on the Dynamics
position (ie they made a demo tape prior to their debut album 'Switch it on and Wind it up', they reformed in 1996 and produced 'Organic' but sadly split up afterwards), but after exchanging a couple of mails, guess what! He only went and sent me a copy of the Organic CD along with a copy of the tape with some additional tracks on plus a few photos. All the way from Guam where he now lives with his wife Heather who featured on sax on the Organic album.
I haven't asked him if he minds me painting a glowing picture of him in this way, but I feel people should know that SA artistes are nothing like the Michael Jacksons and Princes of the world, wrapped up in their own false image of self importance. They are clearly real people who care about the fans they may have unwittingly picked up along the way.
Steve may not count himself amongst the world's music icons, but take it from me, every beat of the drum I hear when I play the albums turns me into a little kid when I think that the man himself gave me the CD!
Good on yer Steve, and thanks again mate. I'll be in touch for sure...
Trevor Perks
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BERNARD BINNS
I've finally released my first solo album "Physiognomy of the Soul". Please see official website http://www.bernardbinns.co.za
Apart from general info, there is an audio section featuring 20 second
snippets in MP3 format. Towards the middle of Feb 2000, the album will also be available in record stores nationwide and downloadable through various web stores, liquid audio, etc.
The album was co-produced by Adrian Levi - former bassist for EllaMental and owner of Chameleon studios in Johannesburg.
Thanks & regards
Bernard Binns
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LANDSCAPE PRAYERS
The band, Landscape Prayers has there own web-site.
Check out there web-site at:
http://www.landscapeprayers.co.za
hey have some music you can download and a mail order for CD's.
Andy
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VINYL TO CD
How to get good CD-R sound from old records
an article in 3 parts by Bas Mollenkramer
Introduction
Many favourite old albums have so far not appeared on Compact Disc. At least not in the legal way. In some cases the reason is as simple as it is sad. The master tapes are lost. The world's record companies are not exactly paragons of efficient archiving. However in more extreme cases the master tapes were lost in a record factory fire.
Compact Disc Mastering
When releasing older music on Compact Disc the record company should always use the original master tape as it was when it came out of the recording studio. When this is not possible alternative sources must be found. Perhaps safety copies or production copies could be used. It's possible copy tapes were exported for record production in other countries.
When all else fails:
When it appears absolutely impossible to locate useful tapes, the last resort is to use records from which to make the CD. To all music lovers continually striving for acoustically perfect reproduction this sounds like sacrilege, but sometimes there just isn't any other way. At the very start of compact disc manufacture in the early eighties this was sometimes even done serruptitiously for regular releases, in order to save time.
The source
It would seem obvious that the cleanest possible record should be used. Sometimes records were released both in a stereo and in a mono version. Sometimes songs were abbreviated in later pressings. Research is needed to identify the best source and then find the cleanest copy possible.
The record player
When transferring a record into the digital domain, any error will become immortalised so it's vital to get everything exactly right. An excellent record player is a prerequisite. The thing must not be influenced by vibrations in the ground, and must be flat and level. A top-of-the-range direct drive turntable is best, delivering absolute accuracy of rotation.
The pickup cartridge
This is really where it all happens. A range of cartridges must be available with a range of different needles. When extracting the delicate music from old grooves, patient experimentation will help to discover which cartridge and which needle gives the best result. Mono records can sometimes deliver superior sound when played with a genuine mono needle. Different stylus forces can be tried until the best music is achieved.
The preamplifier
All records (except those made in the late forties) have the same equalisation curve. That means that the music is filtered before the cutting of the groove, to make space for longer playing times. This filtering must be compensated for in the preamplifier according to the so-called RIAA-curve. The preamplifier should follow this standardised curve accurately, also for frequencies outside the normal hearing range. It's also very helpful to have a preamplifier which can be switched to mono. And of course there should be no difference between the channels. Finally the output of the preamplifier must be high enough to fully drive the computer sound card (see below).
Recording
In order to make CDs, the music must be sampled digitally in a computer. The computer has a sound card which takes the output of the preamplfier and turns the two stereo audio channels into a digital representation which can be manipulated and stored on a CD. The music is thereby changed into computer language. The sound card actually has two separate functions. It must code the analog audio into digital samples. This is called Analog-to-digital conversion, or AD. In order to later hear the music again the reverse procees is required, Digital-to-analog conversion. It so happens that good AD conversion is quite easily achievable for a reasonable cost, so most ordinary sound cards are well capable of accurate coding. However quality DA conversion is horrendously hard to achieve and very costly. Luckily this part of the system is only needed for monitoring during the assembly of the CD. The music remains in the digital domain all the way to the final CD product. The final result will be heard on a CD player with its own, ofter superior, DA converter built in.
Playback
During assembly of tracks into a full CD, accurate monitoring is required. This could be done using an amplifier and good speakers. Multimedia speakers which normally live beside the monitor are useless because no low frequency information can be heard. Best of all and normally quite affordable is a high quality headphone plugged straight into the sound card. Every nuance then becomes obvious.
The computer
The faster and bigger the computer the easier the work will be. Lots of RAM memory, for example 128 MB, will ease the workload. A fast processor also helps to reduce boring waiting times. At least a gigabyte of clear hard disk space is needed, preferably in its own partition. A fast hard disk also helps.
The software
There are many excellent programs available for editing and manipulation of individual pieces of music and assembly of complete CDs. Examples of this are Sound Forge, Cool Edit and Easy CD Creator. Ease of use must be judged in practice before installing the software suite of choice.
... to be continued.
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ON THE NET
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Robin Auld
http://www.robinauld.co.za
Johnny Clegg - The Ultimate Discography
http://members.xoom.com/termite2/Accueil.html
Tony Cox
http://www.tonycox.co.za
Cindy Alter
http://www.cindyalter.com
Landscape Prayers
http://www.landscapeprayers.co.za
PJ Powers and Hotline
http://rock.co.za/legends/pjpowers/
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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:
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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