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…
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…
South African progressive punk rock protagonists All This For Nothing are set to release their long-awaited new album Reverence on the 6th December 2019. Divine Contraption is the first single taken from the album ahead of it’s release. The song plays tribute to the band’s dear friend Marne Esson who passed away in March 2018…
JOBURG’S BIGGEST HALLOWEEN INFESTATION SET TO STORM THE NEW RUMOURS ROCK CITY WESTGATE Thursday 17 October 2019, Johannesburg: Is the West Rand ready for a one of a kind infestation of sleazy rock, hardcore metal and pop punk vibes? We will see on the 2nd of November 2019 at Rumours Rock City Westgate, situated just off…
(Photographer – Eric Graham) Pretoria based easy-core punk rock squad I Believe In Giants have released a video for their track Rise & Fall. Directed by vocalist Jéan Lombard the video sees the band surrounded by pop culture paraphernalia from their youth as he explains, “Nostalgia is a big part of who we are and…
Breakout Events is pleased to present ROARFest 2019 taking place at Carfax in Newtown on the 30th November. This is the first of what is set to become an annual event focusing on all things retro, original, alternative and rock related. The festival will include beer gardens, food trucks and an alt. market. The line-up…
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Lesson Learned is the 3rd single from Cape Town’s influential folk punk band The Shabs new album Can You Hear Us at the Back, which released via Just Music on the 1st March 2019. Since the release the band have toured extensively across South Africa as well as Europe, including shows in the Czech Republic,…
