“The Cosmic Horror! infuses real existential questions with fictional stories and explores what constructs our drives, thoughts and desires. Whether it be a god, meaning or a little bit of both” – Crash and The Void Crash and the Void is an experimental heavy rock band from Pretoria, South Africa. Founded in 2019 the quartet…
Today sees the release of Thinking Too Hard, the new single from South African heavy rock visionary and multi-instrumentalist Evert Snyman. The track is the first to feature his full band The Aviary and is taken from their upcoming full-length album Pruning In The Dark which is set for release on the 1st April 2022…
Amsterdam is the second single from Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys upcoming album Teen Tapes (for performing your own stunts) and tells the story of an evening that would inspire the album. More tender than the first single, Play, the song serves as a bridge between the previous record Transit Tapes (for women who…
South Africa’s premier punk rockers FUZIGISH drop their powerful new single Believer today. Celebrating their 25th Anniversary as a band the track is taken from their upcoming self-titled, 6th studio album which releases on Mongrel Records on 29th April 2022. A heavy guitar groove & an equally fat horn line, intertwine to form the main…
Kat is a highly compelling South African singer, multi-instrumentalist, looper and international live musician. Recognized globally for her energetically dynamic performances, which comprises a little bit of everything, Kat is an irresistible creative who skillfully fuses blues, rock, pop, jazz and electronic in her own incomparable way. Today sees the release of the video for…
Impassioned, epic, slow, and heavy; it’s all here. After countless setbacks due to lockdowns and scheduling issues, South African’s Acid Magus finally got around to shooting a music video for the second single off their debut album, Wyrd Syster. Red Dawn closes out the Pretoria foursome’s debut effort and as with the rest of the…
Last Tear is a timeless song for the soul, destined to be a South African classic. Nine is an alternative funk infused heavy rock band from Athlone near Cape Town, South Africa. Formed in 1992, the four piece is Farrell Adams (vocals), James Reynard (guitar), Grenville Williams (bass guitar) and Jerome Reynard (drums). As one…
Rest & Resurrection is the new EP from Johannesburg-based, South African blues-infused-hard rock artist, Ross Harding out now on Mongrel Records. Ross is known for his fusion of blues and hard rock with strong elements of classic rock, 90’s alternative and grunge. In 2017 Harding formed the blues rock band, Black Harbour, with fellow musician…
Indie/Alternative songwriter, author and podcaster Brett Newski returns to South Africa for his 10-year-anniversary tour. 10 years ago, Newski found himself living in Saigon, Vietnam. While touring SE Asia, he met Durban folk-punk singer Matt Vend at a show in Bangkok. The two collaborated on an EP and toured South Africa together in 2012. Disaster…
Doc is a weathered, wily, but infinitely likeable storyteller/performer. Writing from the dark side of the blues highway. Telling songs and singing stories. This blues came from the Mississippi delta. But before that, it came from Africa. Passed down from mouth to mouth. More than music. A placement of the human spirit. Doc’s early…