Check out “Adele” – the new Amy?
What a pleasure to be soothed by a voice as sweet as Adele’s so early on in 2008, particularly when you have as high expectations for this new year as ours . Her folky poppy single Chasing Pavements has shot to the top of the UK charts, she’s already won a Brit Award and her tour is sold out within days of her new song breaking onto the airwaves. You’ve got to love the UK music scene. The super-soulful guitarist and songwriter from Souf London is only 19 years old, which means we have loads more lovely songs to come *yay* as her voice matures and she hones her style. Her bluesy vocals are reminiscent of the diva’s of neosoul: Lauryn, Alicia… and the obvious comparison would be Ms Winehouse. How refreshing that our Adele is a voluptuous, curvy gal – let’s hope she doesn’t waste away or get caught up in the pressure like mad thing Amy. Read more about Adele & her music video here here and here. Watch the video:...
“Design your Personal Life” concert online
Musicians we hope you uploaded your tracks onto the HP “Design your Personal Life” website and got everyone you know to vote for you – looks like the gorgeous, hard-working Indie/rock musician and friend of Represent Ike Moriz is shaking his touche at the top of the list… However we wait to hear who the judges choose as final winners. *ahem*. What we’re really looking forward to tho, is the simultaneous online LIVE BROADCAST of the concert from four international cities including JOZI; the other three venues are Dubai (UAE), Istanbul (Turkey) and Athens (Greece). It’s taking place on the 31 January and features the top 5 bands from the campaign – for all of you with electricity, make sure not to miss this event. More info on MIO or the HP ZA site...
UBER – the new (music) Blog
*MUSICIANS TAKE NOTE* So unless you have some cash on hand or lots of time to work out how to make your blog beautiful, chances are your blog is pretty fugly, your videos and tracks are all over the place and your MySpace still takes half an hour to download… time to move on. Artists, personalities, musicians, people… get to Uber.com and build your own sexy blog in minutes. Some slick Ubers to check out – the famous Internet It girl Cory Kennedy or Timbaland !!! Get your music, video’s and voice out there – no need to scrap your FB, MySpace, Bebo or anything else, UBER is so easy to use, you can just add to your portfolio. While you’re at it, UBER are looking for up and coming muso’s – enter their UBER “You bring the talent” competition here . We haven’t read the smallprint but assume all nationalities welcome...
30 Seconds to the Coke side of life
So by now you’ve probably heard that the Golden Circle tickets for MY COKE FEST are all SOLD OUT more than 2 months before the concert! It’s been a while since there’s been such buzz around a big concert in ZA – nice one! Hope you got your tickets rockers – we’re sure the true fans would have been first in line anyway. Just in case you didn’t know yet and you need the extra push to get buying before the pleb tickets are sold out, Jared Leto and his band 30 Seconds to Mars have also joined in the mega show – what a treat! Here’s more: Coca-Cola South Africa (Pty) Ltd and 5fm are thrilled to reveal the latest addition to the mind blowing line-up of international and local bands performing at MY COKE FEST 08. The already epic festival, kicks off at Johannesburg’s New Market Racecourse on Friday the 21st, and heads to Cape Town’s Kenilworth Racecourse on Monday the 24th of March. In true “Coke side of life” standard, the 2-date, 12-hour, adrenalin fuelled festival, brought to you by Coca-Cola and official radio partner 5fm, in association with Big Concerts, features the hottest line-up to date. Already announced are SA favourites PRIME CIRCLE, US Rock sensation GOOD CHARLOTTE, Britain’s KAISER CHIEFS, Sound Garden and Audioslave front-man CHRIS CORNELL, “Supermassive” MUSE, and the Grammy-winning KOЯN. …And now, the platinum-selling 30 SECONDS TO MARS confirm their place on the coveted bill. In 2002, 30 Seconds to Mars released its self-titled debut album, offering up a bold experiment in atmosphere and imagination. Emerging seemingly overnight, the progressive-leaning, multi-faceted, art-rock outfit had actually spent the better part of a decade on the road and literally years in the studio with legendary producer Bob Ezrin, who joined the band in bringing their vision to fruition. With the release of this project, sometimes called “Welcome to the Universe”, they travelled the world, played over 300 shows and eventually began writing new material along the way. With 2005’s A Beautiful Lie, 30 Seconds to Mars explored a more confessional sonic landscape and progressive, multi-tracked passages gave way to leaner, far more impacting constructs. It wasn’t a concept album per se, but it was certainly conceptual, unravelling like chapters from a spellbinding novel about a man on the precipice of collapse who must confront his own humanity, overcome immense challenges and embrace inevitable change in order to move forward. Revolver praised its “echoing riffs, moody bass lines, and strong vocal melodies” while Alternative Press said, “they just might be rock’s best-kept secret.” The secret’s out. A Beautiful Lie has gone Platinum, unleashing a...
Need a house with a cinema?
We get some interesting requests. This one is for anyone in the film industry or lovers of film looking for an amazing house to buy – it’s a gorgeous luxurious house for sale in Fourways that has a 20 seater cinema in the house! Work from home? Cottage as well. Details below: I am aware that this is a very unusual request, please would you ask around if anybody is interested in purchasing a house in secure estate in Fourways area. It is an amazing modern home with everything that opens and close PLUS A 20 SEATER FULLY EQUIPPED AND AIR CONDITIONED CINEMA….. Two double bedrooms with genuine wooden floors, main en suite with doors to stunning garden. Open plan kitchen onto coffee bar area, and sliders to atrium, Pool table room with fireplace and sliders to patio. Open plan Lounge and dining room with fireplace and fold back glass doors open entirely to pool area. 20 Seater Home Cinema, with “Polk” 7.1 speakers, surround sound and air conditioning.. The whole house has underfloor heating and “Boston ” surround sound speakers. Outside Sauna and Koi ponds. Outside flatlet with bathroom, kitchenette and private garden. Situated in Access Controlled area close to Monte Casino and Fourways Mall. House size: 321 square meters. Stand size: 822 square meters. Asking price: R 2 800 000.00 or R 3 000 000.00 fully furnished. Web address. www.myproperty.co.za REF NO: mp 128527 LYNNE GRUBB RE/MAX”ONE HUNDRED’ 083 377...
Have a Restive Festive and get ready for 08.
Darling Readers, contributors, citizen journo’s, friends, lovers and families of Represent’s mothership SoulProviders, thank you for all your ongoing support and love in 2007, a year full of lots of ups and some pretty yukky downs (nothing we can’t handle!)… But PUSH on we must and RISE up we will…on and up into the glorious glowing canvas offered up by a fresh 2008… So get out those paintbrushes, start scheming and dreaming and make sure you make the colourful most of every day next year, getting exactly what you desire from life. A year older, a sh*teload wiser and certainly clear on what we DONT want, we wish all our Representah’s a wonderful FESTIVE season and an even better New Year’s bash. Remember this is your time to hang out with your families and those that love you most, so go home, stay home or go away – just make sure you get RESTED. Don’t be an idiot and drink and drive, don’t do anything that you have to think twice about, just focus on having as much good fun as you can and refreshing yourself for the exciting year that awaits. Editorista will be heading overseas for a while in January but Represent will continue, with a global flavour! She’ll also be introducing you to Represents baby cousin JOVA in 08, so stay in touch. Please send any messages to Ed about what you’d like from Represent in the new year on editor@represent.co.za. If anyone wants to know about JOVA, drop her a line too. We won’t be updating much in the remaining few weeks of 07 but we promise to be back, badder and better in 2000 and FATE (thx Nox). LOTS OF DELICOUS LOVE and PARTY WISHES…. SHARPILE! Represent! ::...
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