Rocker’s delight @ My Coke Fest
Be prepared for a bunch of true Rockstars set to descend on Jozi and Cape Town next year for the MyCoke Festival in March – MUSE, Kaizer Chiefs, Good Charlotte and KOЯN – Rockers… buy your golden circles now!!!! Can you believe it’s almost 08! The mega-fest kicks off at the New Market Racecourse in Johannesburg on Friday, March 21 and proceeds to the Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town on Monday, March 24. In true “Coke side of life” style, MY COKE FEST 08 features the hottest line-up to date. A blend of the finest and most sought after International and SA talent! Thousands of fans are expected to flock to the 2-day, 12-hour, 10-band, adrenalin-fuelled festival, and feast on some of the finest live bands in the world! Only Coke can quench such a music-thirst… We searched the globe, screening hundreds of hopefuls, converting some of the biggest known bands to the Coke side of life, and are excited to announce the international line-up for MY COKE FEST 08… The all-star, multi-award winning line-up includes US Rock sensation GOOD CHARLOTTE, Britain’s “Best Live Act” KAISER CHIEFS, Sound Garden and Audioslave front-man CHRIS CORNELL, “Supermassive” MUSE, and the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning KOЯN. On the local front, the first band to be announced is one of SA’s top rock outfits, PRIME CIRCLE. This is only the beginning… so grab a Coke, watch this space, tune in to 5FM and enjoy the Coke side of life! KOЯN KOЯN has redefined the parameters of heavy music, revolutionising the genre by matching unsettling guitar textures and volcanic rhythms with jagged, introspective lyrics and intense vocal stylings. The band -Jonathan Davis, James “Munky” Shaffer, Fieldy and David Silveria – is one of the most popular hard rock acts in the world today, with a dedicated fan base and widely acclaimed live performances. They have sold in excess of 25 million albums worldwide, and four of their albums debuted in the top three of the Billboard Top 200, two of which entered the charts at number one. Their bold music defies categorization – it’s blinding musical fury, dark and twisted lyrical candour also radiates a hybrid funk and medicating, metallic shimmer. The multi-media maestros were the first band to simulcast a live concert in 2002 into movie theatres across the U.S. Earlier this year they filmed “MTV Unplugged: KOЯN” at MTV’s Times Square studio, for an MTV global TV event broadcast, across the US, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. MUSE Muse is the UK’s most innovative band. The three-piece group – Matthew Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard – produces a unique blend of alternative rock, classical music, electronica, heavy...
Get to Night of 1000 Drawings
Wow it’s been a year already since the debut Night of a 1000 Drawings in Jozi. We went along in 06 and found it interesting and worth a visit – it’s always fun to observe all of Jozi’s young edgy arty indie crowd in one space. It’s happening this Thursday night at the gorgeous PRIVATE PRACTICE venue (GO GO GO) and we urge everyone who has an interest in art and doing something meaningful for charity, to pull in. Click on the flyer for all the info you need. Night of 1000 Drawings is a one night charity exhibition where A5 drawings (and photographs!) are donated by everybuddy and are sold to the public for charity. Paballo Ya Batho, a Jozi inner homeless care organisation and “Love to Africa” a Cape Town bred social initiative that works to empower change to the issues plaguing Africa including hunger, orphans, poverty and education.) Thursday 15 November @ 19:00 PRIVATE PRACTICE @ The Lister Building Bree Street, Between Kruis and Von Weilligh Str Click here to view map Schedule Doors open at: 19:00 – purchasing of stickers available 20:00 – everybuddy may start reserving their drawing/s 21:00 – a volunteer will assist you to take your reserved drawing/s Drawings sold at R 100.00 More info @: http://www.1000drawings.co.za/ http://1000drawings.blogspot.com/ Enquiries @: info@1000drawings.co.za All proceeds will go to charity to provide skills development for the homeless: http://www.paballo.org.za/ ...
Catch Nikki Swanepoel @ UJ
Summer’s here so get out of the house and get some quality art appreciation into the mix! We’re giving you a bumper edition of arty exhibits to catch – so go on and support our artists! And if you can afford it, invest in some! Catch Nikki Swanepoel’s installation titled “Cattle as Cultural Markers in South Africa” at UJ’s art faculty as part of her M-Tech Fine Art degree fulfillment. Some of you may have caught her “Nguni Vessels” exhibit in 06, she carries on the cattle theme in fine style. An installation of sixty ceramic cattle heads by Nikki Swanepoel Opening at 11h00 on 17 November, and exhibited until 22 November 2007 (10.00 –16.00 daily) at the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture campus, Bunting Road, Cottesloe/Auckland Park. The work is a partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree, Magister Technologiae: Fine Art at the University of...
Represent Review: FNB Whisky Festival
When Reuben “The Matrix” Malema became a citizen journalist for Represent, one of his first requests was to channel any events involving whisky or beer tasting towards him. And patiently did he wait for this years FNB Whisky Live Festival for his chance to taste and tell. He’s certainly got the whisky parlance down pat, see his photo’s here – ladies and gentlemen we present to you…. The Matrix: The annual FNB Whisky Live Festival in Sandton City last week had Johannesburg’s connoisseurs of the gentlemen’s fine drink well seduced. The pleasant weather combined with a captivating atmosphere were indeed perfectly suited elements for such a prestigious event. And if the surroundings were not enough to hotwire my interest and admittedly over-the-top expectations, hey presto, right in front of the entrance hall to the convention centre was non other than our Nation’s Rugby World cup Hero – Percy Montgomery; in Springbok formal attire and all! So, with my notepad, pencil and sharp taste buds ready for a great evening; Mr. Malemela Hiine and yours truly charged into the convention centre; on a quest for superbly distilled and flawless Whiskey kegs. “There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man should not fool with booze until he’s fifty, then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t” – Samuel Johnson (true whiskey connoisseur) We started off at the stable of the Famous Grouse. This brand made it’s rigorous South African mainstream market debut less than three years ago. They took the expo opportunity to launch their premier brand: The Black Grouse (the application of the “Black” in the name appeared kind of familiar. Could this be a piggy-back brand? Time will tell…). Longing for more, we trotted off to the Bushmills Irish Whisky stand where we got treated to their Original Brand which has a light gold and somewhat bright colour. Scents of “fresh and light apricot with a cut of grass, honey and light vanilla tones” filled our nostrils. The”light to medium silky feel coats the tongue with sweet and buttery moisuret, while the dried grass, malt and chocolate aftertaste remains on the nose” – splendid indeed! By this time, the alcohol effect had already started knocking hard on my taste buds, so we dashed off for a helping of a more familiar taste: Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Sour Mash Tennessee Whisky. Good old Uncle Jack took us back in time on an authentic tour of how his finest brand is distilled. The Facts: Jack Daniels is only distilled in Tennessee – USA, the original spring water is still being...
Represent Recommends: Our Happy Friday song!
We’ve been listening to this song for about two months now but only found out who sings it today – it’s “If I ever feel better” by the French band PHOENIX – watch the video and listen to it now! Remember when watching YouTube to press pause so the video can load so it doesn’t jump around. HAPPY FRIDAY! Merci Aquoibon! [youtube]mhwufCg7THM[/youtube] Read more about them from MTV here. The French band Phoenix draws elements from an eclectic ’80s upbringing to arrive at their rock-synth sound. Thomas Mars (vocals), Deck d’Arcy (bass), and Christian Mazzalai (guitars) were a garage band based out of Mars’ house in the suburbs of...
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