(Photo Credit – Thomas Van Schalkwyk – Drawn to Light Productions) Just Kids is the new single from Johannesburg based Steve Umculo, an upbeat and energetic singer/songwriter whose music is a tasty blend between folky harmonies and afro-centric grooves. Steve maintains a seamless balance between sing-along melodies and dance-inducing grooves; his live show is…
(Photographer – Mark Dektor) STFD and Plug Music Agency are very happy to announce a run of South African solo shows for UK based folk-punk hero Frank Turner in April 2020. This will be his second time visiting the country after his 2014 maiden voyage and forms part of his Solo Southern Hemisphere 2020 Tour.…
(Photographer – Claudine van der Walt) Vulvodynia, the South African brutal death metal machine has unleashed the video for their track Nyaope which features a guest appearance from Martin Matoušek of Gutalax. The track which is taken from their latest album Mob Justice out now on Lacerated Enemy Records. The band sent director Frans Borman…
Today sees the release of the live video for The Man, the new song from Johannesburg based quartet The Color Blew. Taken from their second album Light Switch which released on Friday 1st November, the track is a politically charged slice of alternative rock goodness. Songwriter, vocalist and rhythm guitarist Liaan Horton comments on the…
South African based sludge metal unit The Drift are releasing their 3rd album SEER, the last piece of the Deluge trilogy on the 22nd November. Today sees the unveiling of the cover artwork for the album as well new track Day One. “As a band with a relatively broad palette of sounds, it’s always tricky…
Light Switch is the second album from Johannesburg based rock outfit The Color Blew, representing depth and insight in a sea of over-produced, shallow, commercial music. They provide the “alternative” where talent and passion merge with meaning and sound – a place free from preconceived notions of how music should sound. ” This has been…
Today sees the release of the debut single and video for Careless Me from Cape Town based indie-rock newcomers murray. Watch the video here You may ask yourself, what, who or how is murray.? That’s a great question, Karen! Jokes aside, murray. is a group of four musicians who’ve been around the block more than a few…
