SA ROCK DIGEST ISSUE #55
The South African Rock Music Digest
is a free, subscription e-mag, edited
by Brian "Vagabond" Currin and Stephen
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CONTENTS
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Editorial
What's New
Reviews
Forum
Requests
On The Net
Whats On
Festivals
Links and Ads
Back Issues & Rules
Contributions
Subscriptions
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EDITORIAL
Digest news:
There was no Digest last week due mainly to a computer meltdown.
Fortunately the Digest subscriber mailing list was saved!
The Digest is going out to over 900 subscribers now in over 40 countries including Hawaii and the Ukraine.
Third Ear vs Barleycorn:
Dave Marks' comments about the Barleycorn Music Club in issue #54 caused a furore and a spate of mails back and forth between various interested parties. Thank goodness the Digest is a moderated forum!
We believe that various misunderstandings between Third Ear Music and the Barleycorn Music Club have since been cleared up, so it is not necessary to continue the debate any further in this forum.
But, hey, its good to get these things out in the open...
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SA ROCK DIGEST - THE ARCHIVES
The SA Rock Digest has its own online site at:
http://rock.co.za/sarockdigest/
Use the website search engine to find any information published on each and every previous Digest. That includes CD reviews, live reviews, links, artist biogs, history and whereabouts, and lots of other relevant info on SA music and artists past and present. These archives are updated weekly.
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SA ROCK DIGEST - ON THE RADIO
Listen out between 10 and 10.30am on SAFM (104-107KHz) every Wednesday morning to hear Digest co-editor Stephen Segerman chatting to Bruce Millar about the lastest music news and breaking stories.
Visit SAFM on the net at:
http://www.safm.co.za
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AMUZINE
For more news, views and reviews on the SA and International music scene visit the Amuzine website at:
http://rock.co.za
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SOUTH AFRICA'S ROCK FILES
http://rock.co.za/sarock
The SA Rock Files website has been recently overhauled with a slightly different look and better navigation. The onsite search engine now not only searches the Rock Files but also the Digest archives, the Amuzine archives, the Rodriguez website and Vagabond's World (a rock music trivia site).
Visit: http://rock.co.za/sarock
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WHAT'S NEW
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KEVIN SHIRLEY
The latest issue (April) of Classic Rock magazine features a pic of Kevin Shirley with Iron Maiden's Steve Harris and lists info on the new Iron Maiden album, 'Majesty Of Gaia'.
Visit: http://www.ironmaiden.com
Kevin was born in South Africa and played in SA band the Council in the mid-80s along with ex-Freedoms Children vocalist, Brian Davidson.
See the Freedoms Children Family Tree for more info:
http://www.rock.co.za/files/freedom_tree.html
Kevin was also recently involved in producing the live pairing of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes. 'Live At The Greek' includes a number of Zep classics such as 'Heartbreaker', 'You Shook Me' and 'Whole Lotta Love' as well as some classic Crowes songs and a cover of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac 'Oh Well'.
Visit Kevin's website at:
http://www.cavemanproductions.com
This website has a full discography of all the artists Kevin has worked with over the years, including Aerosmith, Black Crowes, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani, Dream Theater and of course SA's own Springbok Nude Girls and Big Sky.
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FAREWELL "LADY AFRICA"
Margaret Singana, the world-renowned SA singing star, passed away on Saturday 22 April. Although she enjoyed her greatest success during the Seventies, she made a triumphant comeback following a debilitating stroke in 1978. In 1986 Margaret Singana returned to the microphone to sing 'We Are Growing', the theme song from the television series "Shaka Zulu" which went to number 1 in Holland in 1987. But that was to be her final bow and she died largely forgotten, and in a financial situation unbefitting a star appropriately and affectionately dubbed "Lady Africa".
Margaret M'cingana, as she was christened, left Queenstown in the Eastern Cape to work in Johannesburg. She first appeared in the musicals 'Sponono' by Alan Paton, and 'Sikalo' by Gibson Kente. In 1974, 'The Warrior', a musical by Bertha Egnos and Gail Lakier, appeared for the first time. The band performing the music was billed as "Ipi 'N Tombia featuring Margaret Singana". The show was a massive South African hit and went on to achieve continued international success. It became simply known as 'Ipi Tombi' ("Young Girl"), and after 25 years is still as popular as ever. The stage show recently completed a US tour, there are currently four, different CD versions available, including the modernized soundtrack from the subsequent film.
But for many, 'Ipi Tombi' will always be strongly associated with three memorable songs, all sung by Margaret Singana - 'The Warrior', 'Mama Tembu's Wedding' and the 'Ipi Tombi' theme. She also achieved unique crossover success with both her big pop hit, 'I Never Loved A Man (The Way That I Love You)', and some credible work in the SA rock arena.
Margaret has covered a number of classic South African rock tracks, including Freedoms Children's 'Tribal Fence' written by Ramsay MacKay, Julian Laxton's 'Johannesburg' and Hawk's 'Orang Outang'.
Margaret sang guest vocals on Rabbitt's version of 'Tribal Fence' from the 'Croak and Grunt In The Night' album. Trevor Rabin (from Rabbitt) was also very involved in her 1976 'Where Is The Love?' album playing guitar, keyboards, bass and co-producing with Patrick van Blerk and Allan Goldberg.
If you enjoy strong female vocals with a touch of rock, a bit of Africa and a lot of soul, then listen to Margaret Singana's 'Lady Africa' CD (available from One World http://www.oneworld.co.za).
Margaret Singana on the Net:
http://rock.co.za/legends/margaret/
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WHO'S NEW IN THE QZOO?
The hippie band who can't spell are back. Qkumba Zoo is now a duo with Tziki leaving Owl and Levannah to carry on. They've dumped their old record company (David Gresham Records) and haven't signed to a new one (yet, ever?). They've changed their name to Qzoo (good move!) and are set to release their second album, 'Butterfly Peepl' in May (although it may be called 'The Hatching'). Their first album, 'Big', was just that. It won tons of SA awards and the single, 'The Child Inside', was launched in the US at the end of 1996 and topped the Billboard Club Charts. Arista won the international race to sign them and all seemed rosy.
But then they did a "Stone Roses" and waited too long and the momentum and interest was lost. Tziki left in 1997 and the remaining two began focusing on the next album. Owl handled the multi-instrumental and composing side of things and Levannah worked on her exceptional and unique voice while co-writing new material with Owl. The result is 'Butterfly Peepl', which should be around very soon and will hopefully push them firmly back up the South African and International dance-pop tree.
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REVIEWS
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SKUNK ANANSIE CAPTIVATES CAPE TOWN
Farell Russak interviewed Skunk Anansie when they hit Cape Town and caught their act at the Three Arts.
Time magazine and premier British metal mag Kerrang agree on at least one thing: Skunk Anansie. Time voted the British hard rock band's debut album as one of that year's ten best and Kerrang have twice voted them the best live band. The band's live reputation also gave them headline status at last year's Glastonbury festival. During the past week, they've swept South Africa again. Ace, the band's guitarist, told us at our pre-gig interview that fans at the Jo'burg gig "went crazy". Cape Town went crazy too.
"Are you hot and sweaty yet?," Skin asked the Friday night audience at the Three Arts in Plumstead. The answer was both yes and MORE! The band worked hard yet confidently, never losing the audience's focus, even during their slower-paced tracks like "Secretly". It was striking how the slower songs were just as intense as their all-out thrash tracks like "The Skank Heads". To say the audience loved the band doesn't do justice to the passion shown by the crowd. Skunk Anansie didn't only command the stage and the venue. They turned it into a Skunk Anansie community reunion; a repeat of their December 1997 triumph.
The band has been described as belligerent in music and image. What we saw instead was positive energy. Skin interacted with the audience, joking and stage-diving. From the opening "Charlie Big Potato" to the two sets of encores, this was an exceptional performance and surely the gig of the year so far.
In our interview, Skin says that the band will be experimenting for their next album. Cass, the bassist, told us they're "looking at a rebirth". Read our interview transcript to find about the band's plans for 2001 and their ambivalent views on Net piracy, which Cass sees as "exciting anarchy".
INTERVIEW
Farell Russak
Excerpt from the interview, 27 April:
Digest: What do you think of Metallica's and Dr Dre's lawsuits against Napster, the software which allows people to store MP3's on the Net for copying by others? There's been some pretty crude and unthinking reactions. For example, some fans are saying that Metallica are showing that they're on the side of money, not art.
Skin: That's a very simplistic reaction. I'm 32 years old. Before we got signed, there were years and years of work and sacrifice to get where we are now. No-one in this world wants to do a job and not actually be able to earn a living from it. I get a lot of mental and emotional pleasure out of doing gigs, but I also get financial rewards. If you put a lot of work in you should get something back. So I don't agree that all music should be free.
Cass: If one thing is free, then everything should be free. Where do these companies offering free music get their money from? They're looking to make money from ads on their website. That's where its immoral.
Skin: The people who actually create it are the people who always get the shit. The record companies can't do anything without artists and creative people. Its the artist that starts the whole thing off.
Then there are other people who have the business know how which the artist doesn't have. So its a working team. But you get to the point where the business people don't want to give the artist anything, which is actually where we are with record companies. The companies take off for this and this and this. (Manufacturing, marketing, distribution and so on.) It leaves the artist with a small share. Well, the Internet's going to blow all that away. You won't have to do this and this and this. People will just download it off the Internet and the artist will get paid. The record companies need to completely redefine how they're going to sell music. The amount of money needed to market it is going to get cut. Where's that money going to go? Will the record companies keep it? No! Some of it should to go to the people creating it. That share should be much more.
Ace: Records should be cheaper.
Cass: The prices are unreasonable.
Ace: It would be a shame if if there was a revolution and everyone downloaded the first album by a brand new band that was really hot and really brilliant. A new band needs that money to set themselves up and keep them going. Downloading would kill them.
Skin: For the first time in a long time, its not controlled by the record companies. All this experimentation is just done by people in their bedrooms on the Internet. Everyone can have a go. That's where we're going to start seeing some really interesting ideas.
Digest: You're a band who contribute a lot to your own website. What do you want to do in the future in this medium.
Skin: When we first got into it, I knew nothing. I didn't have a computer and now I keep thinking ours could be so much better because you keep having ideas. You're limited only by your imagination.
Take CD's for another example. Our CD is interactive, we've added to it, but there are still albums coming out which have nothing extra on them.
Most bands have a website, but most bands don't have a good website. A lot of websites are just information while ours is interactive. Ours is good. Its one of the best British websites. I think we can still do so much better. One of the things we'd like to do is change the whole look of it.
I log a lot on to other people's websites. Rage against the Machine, Korn, Wu Tang. Great websites. We want ours to up there with the best of them.
Skunk Anansie on the Net:
http://www.skunkanansie.com
Read Farell's full interview here:
http://rock.co.za/interviews/skunkanansie.html
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NEW ALBUMS
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Tina Schouw - Bleed
This Cape Town local jazz vocal legend has finally released her debut album and the title says it all. It is a work brimming with blood, sweat and tears, but filled also with a string of evocative and emotional songs, mostly written by Tina. For the album, Tina Schouw enlisted the instrumental and production talents of Dave Ledbetter, and used the full range of her wondrous vocal talents to create an album that is going to impress a lot of doubters. Her songwriting is strong and moving, helped of course by a voice that swoops and soars, scats and sobs. There is a touch of Rickie Lee Jones in her voice, but that's where we dump the comparisons and focus on the beautiful and mesmeric opening song, 'Tick Tock'. What follows is a slow and jazzy trip through Tina's world, a trip many of her fans have been anticipating since she first appeared on the Cape Jazz scene. This is as original and effective a jazz vocal album as has been recently produced in SA and 'Bleed' will surely grab Tina Schouw the attention and acclaim she deserves. (8) SS
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Youssou N'Dour - Joko
"My hope is in you, I wanna watch your spirit touch the sky, so much more we can do". Prophetic words from the song 'My Hope Is In You', which is just one of the wondrous moments on Youssou's new album 'Joko' (subtitled 'From Village To Town'), and could easily be the song that proves that 'Seven Seconds' was no one-off fluke. Despite being one of the most visible and acclaimed African artists performing on the world, jazz and pop stages these days, Youssou N'Dour still hadn't managed to captured his golden voice and charismatic live presence on a single album, till now.
For 'Joko' he roped in an assortment of friends including Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Wyclef Jean, but not Santana! The result is an album that will amaze World and Pop music fans alike, and one that will surely push him into the 'household name' league. It has that same melodic crispness that epitomised the two Ishmael Lo albums, 'Iso' and 'Jammu Afrika', but surpasses both those albums with its depth of quality and variety and songwriting strength. Listen to the opener, 'Wiri-Wiri', followed by the harmonic sway of 'Birima', two songs in and hooked. There's 'Don't Walk Away' with Sting, 'This Dream' featuring Peter Gabriel, and 'How Come' featuring Wyclef and Marie-Antoinette. Wyclef also oversees a slow groove through the Tosh/Jagger hit 'Don't Look Back' and adds his Fug-Gee-lalalas to an extra version of 'Biriwa'. This 16-track album is as good as we've heard from this continent, and, if 'My Hope Is In You' isn't a massive hit, then the world's gone deaf, simple as that. (8) SS
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FORUM
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THE KINGDOM
A band that have been given the label "indie/baggy/dance/groove band" are starting to make people take a bit of notice in Glasgow, Scotland. The band consists of four members, one of whom (Stef Lach- vocals) was brought up in Durban, South Africa. The other three members (Ian Monhan-drums, Del Pattison-guitars and Peter Marshall-bass) are all Glasgow boys through and through. At the bands gigs are always proudly diplayed the South African and Scottish flags as a setdrop. Stef hopes to one day make the music available to South Africans and will keep the SA Rock Digest up to date on any developements.
contact: mailto:the-kingdom@starplace.com
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A QUESTION...
I'm a fan of the Belfast band "Them", including Van Morrison and the various other musicians who were in the band in the '60s. A couple years ago I mail ordered a South African Parlophone label 45 that was supposed to be by "THEM" -- when it arrived and I played it, I discovered that it was not the Irish band but a South African group -- with one of the Freedom's Children members listed as co-producer. The question, then, is: was this strictly a studio one-off? Was this done to exploit fan interest in the legit Irish band "Them"? Or was there actually a South African pop band by that name? Any relevant insights will be appreciated!
John Berg
... AND AN ANSWER
Yes there was such a group in the mid 60's. I was asked to join a band called the "Big Ones". Later on we changed the name to the "5 of Them". We were totaly unaware that there was a band called "Them". One day we were asked to guest at a Type of Band competition in Germiston with "John Sharp and the Squires". The Squires already had song on Local Top Ten Charts. I think it was called "Put on your high heel Sneakers". However just before this all happened, out came "Them" with 'Here comes the night' and it got onto the top ten charts. We figured that if we did this song, people would think we were that band. Great for publicity. Anyway, when we played 'Here comes the night' at the competition, the kids went crazy and rushed the stage. A few months later, the "5 of Them" went down to Durban to play at the Claridges Hotel for a month. Shortly after that, I left the band and joined Mel, Mel and Julian.
Hope this was informative enough?
Julian Laxton
PS. I only joined "Freedom's Children" after Mel, Mel and Julian.
{Ed: Mel and Mel were Mel Miller (yes, the comedian) and Mel Green.}
Freedoms Children on the Net:
http://rock.co.za/legends/freedomschildren
Julian Laxton on the Net:
http://rock.co.za/legends/julianlaxton
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REQUESTS
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I am also looking for a CD by a South African singer (ex-Ireland, I think) called Geraldine. I am looking for her greatest hits which must include 'Rose of Annedale' which was originally recorded on LP on Mag 5021 Label. Really hope you can help.
Best Regards
Eric Dickinson
mailto:floral@africaonline.co.zw
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VINYL JUNKIE
I am looking to buy, trade or swop South African music on vinyl. Of particular interest would be private / test / promo / demo or unreleased material.
All types of music considered from 50's - 2000
Regards
Alan Hilton
mailto:ahilton@mweb.co.za
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ON THE NET
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THE ULTIMATE JOHNNY CLEGG DISCOGRAPHY
http://members.xoom.com/termite2/Accueil.html
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WHATS ON
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THE HARBOUR MUSIC CLUB
The Harbour Music Club is a non-profit outfit that presents a
wide range of music (rock, folk, jazz, classical, anything..). We
aim to give up-and-coming musicians a chance to be heard, and
established musicians a chance to try out new material. Everyone is
welcome (non-member R15), and we run every Wednesday night, from
8pm, at the Troubadour, Kalk Bay, Cape Town. We provide professional
sound (Rob Whiteing and his rig) and an attentive audience, in a
excellent venue. We're always looking for new acts, and if you are
coming to Cape Town, get hold of us.
Rob Anderson (021) 7891021
mailto:anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za
Nadia Scaillet (021) 4489834
mailto:noid@netactive.co.za
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TUMBLEWEEDS
Nikki the new owner of Tumble Weeds, is a lover of live music and her vision is to make the venue a 'Musicians' Pub" and have well known established live bands most nights of the week. Nikki's friendly personality makes everyone feel at home and she often has various promotions and give-aways. Most patrons are 30 plus and it is this age group that Nikki wants to cater for. The food is great and reasonably priced.
Tumble Weeds is in Section Street, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town.
For more info phone Nikki at 510 6371.
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LITTLE SISTER
http://www.rock.co.za/littlesister
May 12 - Dundee - waiting details
May 20 - Harrismith - waiting details
May 26 - Secunda (waiting more details)
June 4 - Panorama Flea Market - tel 682 2222
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FESTIVALS
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WOODSTOCK SA
22nd to 25th of September
Heidelberg Kloof - Gauteng
Contact mailto:woodstock@authentic.co.za
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LINKS AND ADVERTS
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ARTISTS:
SA ROCK LEGENDS
http://rock.co.za/legends
SA MUSICIANS ON THE NET FROM A TO Z
http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/Rembrandt/SAArtists.html
ROBIN AULD
http://www.robinauld.co.za
BERNARD BINNS
http://www.bernardbinns.co.za
PIET BOTHA & JACK HAMMER
http://rock.co.za/legends/pietbotha
KOOS KOMBUIS
http://www.kooskombuis.co.za
LITTLE SISTER
http://www.rock.co.za/littlesister
OFF THE EDGE
http://listen.to/offtheedge
SPRINGBOK NUDE GIRLS
http://www.nudegirls.co.za
VALIANT SWART
http://www.valiant.co.za
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
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/
THE BIG TREE
Gant's Centre, Strand
http://www.icon.co.za/~diner/gigs.htm
HARBOUR MUSIC CLUB
The Troubadour, Kalk Bay
Every Wednesday night 8:30
Entrance R15 - bar available
Information:
Rob Anderson (021) 7891021
mailto:anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za
Nadia Scaillet (021) 4489834
mailto:noid@netactive.co.za
TAMBOER
Pretoria entertainment guide
http://www.tamboer.co.za
ZA@PLAY
What's on around South Africa
http://www.mg.co.za/mg/art/music/menu-music.htm
SHOPS:
MUSICA
SA's music retail chain
http://www.musica.co.za
ONE WORLD
Selling South African Music to the World
http://www.oneworld.co.za/
OUTLAW RECORDS, CAPE TOWN
http://www.outlawrecords.co.za
Branches at:
Cape Town Central (021) 4238145
Wynberg (021) 7972482
Claremont (021) 6717887
RENEGADE MUSIC: New & Used CD's
Strand concourse Cape Town
Tel (021) 4185436
N1 City Goodwood
Tel (021) 5952436
VIBES MUSIC - N1 CITY, CAPE TOWN
Phone (021) 5953220
mailto:vibes@fast.co.za
RECORD COMPANIES, LABELS & STUDIOS:
BEATROOT MUSIC
http://www.beatrootmusic.co.za/beatrootmusic.htm
CAVEMAN PRODUCTIONS
Kevin Shirley's website
http://www.cavemanproductions.com
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
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES
Off Centre * Tic Tic Bang * Season To Taste * Shrapnel
Local & imported product
mailto:tictic@iafrica.com
mailto:tasty@iafrica.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
Independent SA record company
http://www.riester-records.co.za/
STREET LEVEL RECORDS
Cape Town's Independent Record Label
http://www.streetlevel.co.za/
SUNSET STUDIOS
Stellenbosch Recording Studio
http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/sunsetsound/index.html
TEQUILA MUSIC
The Home of African Music
http://www.tequila.co.za
TL MASTERING
http://www.tl-mastering.com
Digital Mastering, Editing and Remastering
mailto:prozak@iafrica.com
phone: 082 701 50 96
RESOURCES:
BACKSTAGE
The Musician's Resource
http://www.backstage.co.za/
PEDRO THE MUSIC MAN
Music teacher
http://users.iafrica.com/m/mu/musicman
ROCK ARCHIVE CD-ROM
For more info or to buy/trade this CD-ROM contact:
Werner Regenthal
mailto:wrkohnse@zaz.com.br
ROCK DAY BY DAY
The history of rock as it happened
http://www.rockdaybyday.com
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:
AMUZINE
African Music Magazine
http://rock.co.za
SLY
Online magazine
http://www.sly.co.za/
STAGE
SA Music magazine
http://www.stage.co.za
RADIO:
DINOSAUR DAYS
The radio show, the CDs, the website
http://www.geocities.com/dinosaurdays/
CAPITAL RADIO 604
Remembering Capital 604 (1979 to 1996)
http://www.Capital604.com
FMC RADIO
Internet radio supporting local music
http://www.fullmoonconcerts.co.za
SAFM
South African Radio Station
http://www.safm.co.za
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
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 WORLD
a rock music trivia site
http://rock.co.za/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
RUSTLERS VALLEY
http://www.rustlers.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
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BACK ISSUES AND RULES
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BACK ISSUES AND RULES
http://rock.co.za/sarockdigest
On-line and keyword searchable
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CONTRIBUTIONS
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