Grammy Award Winners
If you weren’t able to stay up till 3am on Monday night, then you surely caught the Grammy’s on Mnet last night; and if you don’t have any DSTV then Represent is giving you the low down on who won what… check out some of the winners – congrats to Soweto Gospel Choir for flying that flag up high:Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: ‘For Once In My Life’ – Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder Best R&B Album: The Breakthrough – Mary J. Blige Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Be Without You” – Mary J. Blige Best Alternative Music Album: St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Heaven” – John Legend Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals: “Family Affair” – Sly & the Family Stone, John Legend, Joss Stone with Van Hunt Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: ‘God Bless The Child’ – George Benson & Al Jarreau featuring Jill Scott Best Traditional World Music: Lady-Smith Black Mambazo – Blessed Best Urban/Alternative Performance: ‘Crazy’ – Gnarls Barkley Best R&B Song: ‘Be Without You’ – Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry (songwriters) Best Contemporary R&B Album: B’Day – Beyonce Best Rap Solo Performance: ‘What You Know’ – T.I. Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Ridin” – Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone Best Rap Album: Release Therapy – Ludacris Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “My Love” – Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. Best Rap Song: “Money Maker” – Ludacris feat. Pharrell Best Gospel Performance: ‘Victory’ – Yolanda Adams Best Gospel Song: ‘Imagine Me’ – Kirk Franklin Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Hero – Kirk Franklin Best Traditional Blues Album: Risin’ With The Blues – Ike Turner Best Reggae Album: Love Is My Religion – Ziggy...
Share your favourite DVD’s with us!
Do you suffer from the DVD shop blank stare? You know, when you go in and find yourself agonisingly mesmerised by the totally uninspiring shelves? When you feel like you’ve seen it all and can’t bear to repeat-view? When you think that Scandal may make a better option than film? Rather depressing. So we think it’s time we share the love a bit and let everybody know about those gems that are really worth watching. Please help all fellow uninspired dvd shoppers and let us know what’s worth watching. To kick off, we discovered two brilliant series at a DVD shop last week: THE WORST WEEK OF MY LIFE – BBC – 2004 – Comedy Featuring: Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Alison Steadman Anyone with any sense of humour, except of course the cheesy US sitcom type, will enjoy this series. It’s highly entertaining, excrutiatingly nail-biting, frustrating and absolutely exhausting. The series takes us through the 7 days in the run up of Howard’s marriage to his darling Mel who comes from a rather ‘poash’ family. This poor dude just cannot get it right with his in laws, everything he touches falls to pieces and despite his best intentions, he is a disastrous son-in-law to be. The first few days are the strongest and funniest, as you feel totally frustrated by his hapless and painful well-intentioned stuff ups and stumblings… A much see for a good laugh. EXTRAS Another classic BBC comedy, this time from the team behind THE OFFICE, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Gervais plays ANDY, an extra who just wants to be an actor and his extras mate MAGGIE, who constantly puts her foot in it but somehow always manages to come right each episode – with the boys that is. It’s a brilliant look at the mundane life of an Extra, anyone who has had the pleasure will tell you just how awful it can be. This series captures that almost depressing desperation suffered by many a wannabe ‘actor’ but is lightened by the guest appearance of famous face in each episode including Ben Stiller, Samuel L Jackson and Kate Winslet. Super-high cringe factor and Andy and Maggie put their foot in it in nearly every episode. Apparently Series 2 is out – can’t wait to devour it. Ricky Gervais rocks! PS: If you haven’t seen OFFICE and you enjoy this, make sure to watch the OFFICE...
TS Records loses two stars
After receiving an invite to the Press Conference of Ntando and Brown Dash scheduled for 16:30pm at Primi Studio in Rosebank, I assumed that it was the whole African time issue when the stars hadn’t arrived at 17:20 and everyone was beginning to come up with their own versions of the reason behind the press conference… Mpumi Phillips of Ghetto Ruff Marketing finally made an announcement saying that the artists would not be arriving because of threatening phone calls they were receiving. “I just spoke to them just now, they really looked like they had fear in their eyes” said Phillips No one could confirm who was making the threatening calls to the artists; but it is now confirmed that kwaito sensation Brown Dash and smooth voiced ladies love Ntando Bangani have left TS Records. A paragraph posted on the TS Records website late on Friday 09 February stated the following: “We hereby confirm that Ntando is no longer part of our Family as well as Brown Dash whom will only be recorded by TS Records but managed by another undisclosed company as yet. For the past five years that we have been with our artists we have worked immaculately with them and realize the importance of entrepreneurship, Ntando will be starting his own Record Label called Bon’ Fire that is due to commence in April” We can only hope that we can still get chart topping hits from both award winning artists, and good luck to Ntando with his record label! Picture provided by:...
Nataniël’s Hong Kong Kiss
He has 13 albums, 11 books and has had over 50 stage productions and he wears lipstick! Something was brewing inside of me on Friday afternoon when I realized that there were a couple of hours left until my very first experience of this man; it was a kind of nervous excitement. And although I didn’t know what to expect, Nataniël’s latest stage production THE HONG KONG KISS was absolutely fabulous! With a full on band made up of glorious singers, a percussionist, keyboard player, guitarists and drummer, exquisite lighting and staging the singer/songwriter/entertainer tells his experience of traveling to Hong Kong to meet one of the world’s most famous porcelain masters and designers of ceramic bowls. What was intended as a week-long business trip, turned into an epic saga of intrigue, misunderstandings, deceit and a near death experience. The script is a mixture of English and Afrikaans and whilst he shares his bizarre experiences of Hong Kong he also tells little unrelated stories and personal beliefs. Stories about a school teacher who made him tea with salt and taught him that opening the window just a little bit on a very hot summer’s day will allow for a stronger breeze to flow through, and that his lifelong belief that when one goes outside that they should always wear protection because nothing makes one more common than bad skin! Nataniël also launched his latest album “I Wear White” and performed some of his latest songs. Over the past decade Nataniël has not only established himself as producer, director, designer, playwright and public speaker, but as South Africa’s leading exponent of the solo stage act. An outspoken and controversial figure, he continuously crosses over from the alternative circuit to the main stage, generating extensive media coverage and a massive cult following. THE HONG KONG KISS opened on Friday 9 February and performances will be from Wednesdays to Saturdays at 20h30 and Sundays at 15h00. Book at Computicket or the Emperors Palace box office. No children under 13. CD’s books and selected products from the KAALKOP range (which is gorgeous by the way) will be available at all...
The Joys of JoyTube
Just when we thought You was the new Tube along comes JoyTube – the coolest game site ever. We been sneaking a quick round of “Deal or No Deal” into lunchhour and we even won the million bucks…$$$ Now we’re on “Win One Million 2006” and have only managed 6 answers… Catch your favourite TV gameshows live at a browser near you NOW> Click here for the...
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