Support Live music @ the Edgars BASSLINE sessions
Get down to the Bassline – first weekend in November – TUMI is there – let’s hope Pebbles is with him – we LOVE Tumi…. The seventh show in the Edgars Music Series of concerts takes place on Friday 4 November at the Bassline in Newtown. This month, 5 Fm is the media partner on the show, and the line-up reflects the youth culture orientation of the station, incorporating rock, fu…nk, pop and afro artists on stage together. This month’s line up sees Prime Circle joined by The Parlatones and Tumi and The Volume. The New Academics and Pilot will also be appearing as the emerging acts for the night fulfilling the promise Edgars has made to consistently offer a platform for emerging SA music through the Edgars Music Series. As usual, the first Friday of the month will provide a good excuse to break open the pay packet and rip it up at The Bassline. Book early to avoid disappointment! The Edgars Music Series At The Bassline: The Details Date Friday 4 November Doors open 20:00 20:30 Pilot 21:00 New Academics 22:00 Tumi And the Volume 23:00 Parlatones 00:00 Prime Circle ****************************************** 11 September Next Friday sees the fifth in the series of Edgars sponsored gigs taking place at the Bassline. The Edgars Music Series At The Bassline: Date: 2 September Doors open: 20:00 Malaika 21:00 Khaya 22:00 Camagu 23:00 DJ Bino 00:00 Tickets are R70 at Computicket and R60 at the door. Initially known as The Word On the Street shows, no renamed, The Edgars Music Series at The Bassline. This month we are featuring Malaika, Camagu and Kaya, and the show is brought to you in association with Metro FM. Below you will find a feature article on the event, available to you to use free of charge, courtesy of Edgars. If you visit the WEBSITE you can also download hi res pics of the artists and find more information for your own...
PLAYTIME FESTIVAL – 2 -3 Nov Newtown / Kliptown
Seems like having your offices in the city makes for ongoing city initiatives… I don’t know when last someone thanked the French Institute (and the Alliance Francaise) for all the hard work that they do to drive the arts, culture and city experiences for Joburgers – so THANK YOU guys – or as we say SHARPILE! IFAS – the French Institute – has got a fantastic fes…tival coming up at the beginning of November called PLAYTIME which is taking part in both Newtown and Soweto (Kliptown) – the aim of the festival is to remove the somtimes “exclusive” feel of arts and make it accessible to a wider audience. For more information click here. Here’s the scoop: The Playtime Festival 3 – 5 November Newtown, Johannesburg 6 November Kliptown, Soweto The Playtime Festival is simultaneously a celebration of the arts and of the spirit of the city. The festival plays host to a wide and varied range of events; photography, film, video art, dance, music and poetry. Every year is a little bit different and every year one gets to meet new artists and audiences. Originally Playtime was about getting audiences back into their city to enjoy the arts and culture that has always existed in Newtown. The positive and vibrant Newtown neighbourhood was overshadowed by the negative impression people had about the city. The Playtime Festival was, and still is, about inviting and encouraging audiences to come back into the city and see for themselves that it is an exciting nucleus of art and culture. It is about establishing a network within Newtown of likeminded enthusiasts to promote the different venues and talents that make up the diverse community. Playtime has always striven to be a family event where people can get together outdoors. It is accessible to everyone either for free or for a minimal charge. We have arranged something for everyone, but the heart of the festival life is the outdoor cinema where audiences can really feel part of the city and not simply racing from one enclosed venue to another. Our mandate is to not only to bring French or Francophone artists to South Africa but also to enable a synergy and exchange between artists that often continues long after the festival in the form of constructive and ongoing collaborations. This is where the idea of the Pan-African platform for artistic endeavors really started to take flight. We are taking art and performances out of the galleries and theatres and bringing it to a wider audience. The Playtime Festival is against artistic exclusivity; we aim to make contemporary culture available to everyone. SCHEDULE FOR PLAYTIME...
Telkom or Hong Kong – what a choice.
Thanks to BOB for this info – always out there and free to express. This picture courtesy hellob’s photo’s on Flickr – click here to see more on Hong Kong. This is taken from MyADSL Forums – thanks to these guys for always fighting for better connections. … We all know that Telkom has ridiculously high telecoms charges – that’s no secret. But whenever a comparison is made to other countries, Telkom has a tantrum like a spoilt child stating that it’s unfair to compare South Africa to other countries. I decided to do a little comparison to show how expensive it really is… so here are the results of the investigation. I compared the time and costs involved in downloading 100GB of data over Telkom’s fastest ADSL offering (1Mbps) with the time and costs involved in flying to Hong Kong, visiting an Internet cafý, downloading 100GB of data at their fastest speed (1Gbps), and flying back. Yep… that’s quite a challenge! And here are the details: Telkom Line speed = 1Mbps Download Size = 100GB Estimated Download Time = 9.5 days ISP (34 x 3GB accounts @ R269) = R 9,146.00 Line Rental (ADSL) = R 680.00 Line Rental (Residential Voice) = R 92.28 TOTAL = R 9,918.28 Hong Kong Line speed = 1Gbps Download Size = 100GB Estimated Download Time = 13 minutes Flight (SAA) = R 7,942.00 Internet Cafý (average cost @ HKD20) = R 17.43 TOTAL = R 7,959.43 Difference: Hong Kong is cheaper by R 1,958.85 So to sum up… it’s cheaper and quicker to fly to Hong Kong if you want to download 100GB of data! I haven’t got the time to work out where the two converge, but it just shows how badly we’re being ripped...
Digital Boogie nights once a month in Cape Town
Some boys in Cape Town have started a monthly club night called Digital Boogie at Deluxe in Cape Town that specializes in in deep and tech house. For the more refined and hard core house peeps around, the next on is next Saturday night 19 Nov – ENJOY! NICE FLYER GUYS. For a review of DELUXE, check out the …clubbersguide.co.za – just click here. Digital Boogie @ Deluxe, Saturday 19 November 2005 “…there are things which go bump in the night. We are the people who boompty bump back…” The Digital Boogie crew is back to bring you some more of that solid deep electrofried tech boompty boomp. Nathan Blows, Neil Nortier, Russell Shanglee and Rob White have unpacked some of the biggest dancefloor destroying records in their boxes and promise to bring you another quality night of music for your heart, your mind, your body and your soul. The 1st 50 people through the door will each receive a free Digital Boogie CD mixed by Neil Nortier. Venue: Deluxe Cnr Long and Longmarket Street Date: 19 November 2005 Cover: R30 before 12 R40 after Doors open at 10 PM Free Digital Boogie CD to the 1st 50 people through the door...
PHOTOS and REVIEW :: Jazz at ZOO lake
CLICK HERE FOR PICS OF ARTS ALIVE JAZZ AT THE LAKE WE WENT TO THE JAZZ AT THE LAKE AND HAD A MAGIC TIME…. the pictures say it all. The only weird part was the ending… once the concert had finished, most of the people – our estimate – about 90% – had already made their way peacefully back towards hom…e and transport. A few people remained, calmly finishing pff their picnics or drinks… the next thing, this ridiculous bunch of illuminous jacketed event security team (aka the yellow ants), who looked very embarrased to have to behave in such a rude way, formed this human chain and swept across the field, from the stage outwards – literally forcing people to stand up and leave. It smacked of suburban paranoia. We had to gather our things as fast as we could and get out of there. We think it’s a little overboard for crowd control and fairly rude and abrupt. Left a bad taste in our mouths after a fantastic day. Organisers -take a chillpill. ————————————————————– UPDATE Pointers for Jazz on the Lake A park and ride will be operating from the Johannesburg Civic Centre in Braamfontein The buses will drop people off at the lake. At the Jan Smuts Ave barrier there will be buses to ferry people to the lake . There will be zero tolerance to any alcohol or weapons . Police will do searches for the above at all the barriers. There are braai facilities and a beer garden available. The concert will start at 10am sharp and will end at 5pm sharp. Concert goers are invited to bring picnic baskets, blankets, umbrellas for a fun family day Residents who live in the barricaded areas can collect the residents permits at Parkview Police station with a copy of an ID document and an electricity bill. The line up is as follows: 10:00 – 10:40am Mac Jays 11:00 – 11:45am Simphiwe Dana 12:00 – 12:25pm Salaelo Selota 1:00 – 1:45pm Farid Ali 2:00 – 2:45pm Gloria Bosman 3:00 – 3:45pm Judith Sephuma 4:00 – 4:45pm Gerald Veasley —————————————————————— 7 August Despite some old spoiler residents moaning about this once-off annual event and trying to move it elsewhere, JAZZ ON THE LAKE is back at ZOO LAKE and it looks to be another amazing day. It’s free! What the spoilers fail to see, or maybe don’t care about, is that the Jazz on the Lake is not only about Jazz but is also about bringing together Joburg residents of all ages and cultures to listen to great music in the great outdoors – there’s always an amazing...
Don’t miss out on Women’s month at Women’s jail
SEE PICS OF CONCERT AT CONHILL HERE If you missed out on the fantastic concert organised on Saturday at Constitution Hill as part of the month long Women’s Jail festival in August – have no fear – there’s still lots going on – and most of it for free. Celebrate women and remember th…ose women that fought and lost their lives for our freedom. Go along to Conhill and catch a film, some poetry, music, lectures… and lots of debates on women’s issues. It’s on till the end of the month – click here for the...
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