Celebrate Women’s day with FEMBOTS at Fiction night club
On the 8th of August 2014, FEMBOTS are bringing Woman’s Day celebrations to Fiction. Hauswork and SHE will be hosting an all-female line-up of artists that reflect the diversity and finesse of women across South Africa and beyond. Taking place at Fiction in Cape Town, both guys and girls are invited to join the celebrations from 22h00 until 04h00. Headlining the FEMBOTS event is the much-acclaimed Marcela Ospina. Colombian born, Jo’burg DJ that has been impressing with her intense dancefloor-connected style of techno. This, born through her anthropological studies and keen observation into the curiosity that is the human condition. Marcela is supported in her headliner role and first appearance in Cape Town by veteran Shylo Slabber, host Nicole Weitsz, and co-host Vanessa Holliday, who will be debuting her exciting new live acoustic collaboration project Holliday + Flinch. Line-up: 10h00 to 11h30: Shylo https://www.facebook.com/ShyloDJ?fref=ts 11h30 to 12h00: Holliday + Flinch https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holliday-Flinch/618528958265792?fref=ts 12h00 to 01h00: Vanessa Holliday https://www.facebook.com/DJVanessaHolliday?fref=ts 1h00 to 3h00: Marcela https://soundcloud.com/marcela-ospina/marcela-toy-toy-set 3h00 to 4h00: Nicole Weitsz https://www.facebook.com/hausworkct Pre-sale tickets are available for R40 on Pulse Radio and for R60 at the door. Since it is women’s month, we cannot go without some added benefit for the ladies… For each guy who buys a pre-sale ticket; one female will be able to enter for free before midnight. Join the FEMBOTS for a journey into the diverse straight-beat experience, with a distinctly feminine touch. For more information on FEMBOTS: https://www.facebook.com/events/320614494771114/ Ticket sales on Pulse Radio:...
Reason debuts new single, 2Cups Shakur, off upcoming album, Audio HD
South African Hip Hop artist and lyricist, Reason, has released a new single titled #2CupsShakur and has had the country buzzing over the past 36 hours since its debut. #2CupsShakur is Reason’s latest offering off upcoming Audio HD album. This single follows the very popular Bump The Cheese Uptrack which found its way into the vocabulary of many young, urban, trend setters across the country. Listen to #2CupsShakur here: http://bit.ly/1kaE9mD After nationwide debuts on 5FM and Metro FM, it is clear to see why #2CupsShakur has had such great reception. The tongue twister of a song is very catchy and has a lot of people intrigued about its meaning and supposed association to 2 Pac. “It’s a song of celebration” expresses Reason. “I want people to celebrate all aspects of life with this track. Even celebrate the observers and haters. It’s an indication that you are doing something right.” The track will be available for free download tonight during SABC 1’s Live Amp where Reason will perform #2CupsShakur live for the first time on television....
DJ Sabby’s GetPaid clothing brand now retails at Amerikana Afrika
YFM radio personality and entrepreneur, DJ Sabby, has his GetPaid clothing brand now retailing at Amerikana Afrika on 70 Juta Street in Braamfontein. The trendy Juta Street is the perfect setting for GetPaid, which garnered great traction after its official launch last year amongst urban youth trend setters. Amerikana Afrika currently stocks GetPaid hoodies retailing at R300 each and will follow with a Spring collection soon. “I am so excited with this new development for GetPaid. For an idea and product that we sold from my boot for a year and to now have it available at one central location is a symbol of growth. Thanks to Amerikana for opening doors to us, truly appreciated. Now people just need to go to Amerikana and stock up there and look fresh” expresses DJ Sabby. Catch DJ Sabby on air Mondays to Saturdays on YFM: – Live ‘N Reyired 22h00 – 00h00 Mondays – The Best Thing Ever 12h00 – 15h00 Mondays – Fridays – The Weekend Shake Up 09h00 – 12h00 – Saturdays...
Rich Mnisi on Building a Brand.
By Mariam Mahomed. 2014 AFI Fastrack winner, Rich Mnisi took the fashion world by storm with his S/S 14 collection, KOOL –AID. Magazine features, editorials and interviews sang praise to Rich’s work making him fashion’s rising star and an inspiration for young hopefuls. Now, months after his great win, Rich continues to spread the inspiration and blow minds with his label OATH. Represent caught up with Rich to find out more about OATH and his life as a fashion industry newbie. Where does the inspiration behind OATH come from? OATH is generally inspired by pop-culture, music being the main source. You’ve been out of college for less than a year but you have managed to successfully start a brand. Tell us more about that journey? OATH was more of a long-term goal but I was encouraged to nurture and develop this idea and fortunately, it was received well. What are some of the challenges that you have faced in terms of establishing your brand and how did you rise above it? I was slightly worried about the public reception of my aesthetic beyond my AFI Fastrack S/S 14 collection because this would ultimately reflect on the success of the brand. I ended up making crucial decisions to maintain aesthetic and explore its facets to strengthen the brand image despite everyone else’s expectations. If there is one lesson that you have learnt from this journey, what would it be? Being decisive in an industry that is so saturated with information. What are the opportunities and challenges facing a new comer in the South African fashion industry? People speak of loving and wanting ‘fresh’, ‘different’ and ‘high fashion’ but once they get it they find it hard to digest. It’s tough to find a room full of people nodding at your work but the greatest opportunity for anyone comes from within. If you take your craft seriously and present it authentically then people will respect it and will help take your product to the right market that will love it and would kill to own it. What advice would you give to fashion-design hopefuls? I’d like to think that I’m still one…. and advice I’d give to myself… Don’t Stop. What does a day in the life of Rich Mnisi entail I’m still doing my internship for AFI Fastrack at Egality so it’s that most of the time. But when I turn into a werewolf in the middle of the night I sketch, create mood boards, conceptualize shoots, make patterns etc. I try being cute about this design thing I have going on. What can we expect from OATH in...
The Fault in Our Stars: Soundtrack album review
If you haven’t watched the movie, then the soundtrack won’t move you as much as it should because it also tells a story, not visually but through beautiful melodies. The soundtrack opens up with Ed Sheeran’s “All the Stars” which kind of sets the right mood for the album. It’s painful to listen to the album because the movie was emotionally draining, yes it’s one of those movies that will make you weep and listening to the soundtrack evokes those emotions from the movie theatre. It also made sense for the music producer to work with some of the best melancholic artists like Lykke Li, Birdy, Kodaline to set the atmosphere of the movie. Themes that appear in the album are: love, pain, life; it’s a long, hard journey. The Fault In Our Stars soundtrack is a rock-solid collection of heartfelt pop songs that, refreshingly, feel genuinely connected to the film and the producer carefully chose the artists that can bring the film to life with the music. That’s what The Great Gatsby managed to do with their soundtrack, The Fault In Our Stars followed suite, or maybe even better. Suggestion: Go watch the movie before you listen to the soundtrack, you can get the album here:...
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