Smile and Laugh at the State of our Nation…
Last year and the year before seemed like the glory days of comedy with our young comedians taking over the gigs, airwaves and theatres… We were wondering where everyone has been – come on guys don’t let that wave of upcoming talent and enthusiasm drizzle away – give us more comedy! To kick off this year’s comedy calender with a belly laugh – check out these clowns at Emperor…‘s Palace this Friday the 17 Feb for their very own version of the State of the Nation… Our favourites on the bill have to be John Vlismas, Al Prodgers and Joey Rasdien…not to forget Chris Forrest… you go boys! Emperors Palace presents the KING SIZE COMEDY STATE OF THE NATION on 17 February 2006 in Centre Court. Celebrate the next government elections in style with some of our best comedians, including the hilarious alter ego of Kevin Perkins, Michael Naicker, Joey Rasdien, John Vlismas, Mark Banks, Al Prodgers, Kurt Schoonraad and of course, the irrepressible master of ceremony’s, Chris Forrest! On 17 February in the Centre Court at Emperors Palace. C’mon&if you can’t laugh at the STATE OF THE NATION then where can you? Tickets priced from R130 (excluding booking fee). Tickets can be booked at Computicket on 083 914 8000 or the Emperors Palace box office on (011) 928 1937 during office hours (13h00 – 22h00) For more information visit www.emperorspalace.com or phone (011) 928 1297, during office hours....
Japanese band FUNKIST touriing in KZN
It’s a rare thing to hear about a person with a mix of South African and Japanese heritage, it’s even more rare to hear of a funky bunch of Japanese musicians touring in Kwazulu Natal – go get ’em! FUNKIST is a Japanese alternate pop band with a jazz groove. As a 7-piece band utilising traditional and non-traditional instruments, their sound is abundant with culture and immensely… exciting. FUNKIST’s music is written by Saigoh who was born in Tokyo of Japanese and South African parents. From a young age, he was faced with racial discrimination and prejudice that made him extremely aware of intense yet conflicting emotions; peace, love, tolerance, hatred, and violence. The music draws his audience into a painful world revolving around a sun of hope. FUNKIST is an original band delivering special music. Join us! THURSDAY – FEB 16 Red Door – Pietermaritzburg Supported by Sitter 8pm – R15 entry FRIDAY – FEB 17 Rocky Ridge – Ramsgate 7pm – R20 SATURDAY – FEB 18 Mojo’s Blues Room – The Square – Umhlanga supported by RITS 7pm (note early start to the evening) – FREE ENTRY !!! Mojo’s provides a full menu for those wishing to accompany food with entertainment. Click on the picture for Wicked Rock and more...
Freedom of speech V fair censorship…?
We kind of expected someone to write about it… remembering that we are a site where people can express themselves FREELY… AQUOIBON gives us his thoughts on the censoring of the Prophet Mohammed pictures… PLEASE NOTE – the views expressed on this blog are not those of the editor – being a citizen journalism blogazine, we publish the thoughts of our readers…WHAT DO YOU THINK?NG Freedom of speech is a basic human right, included under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. While it is true that with every right come responsibilities and that freedom of speech should be used wisely, towards achieving legitimate goals, restrictions upon one’s freedom of speech should be handled with equal caution. Following intense international debate over the publication of satirical cartoons of prophet Mohammed in several European countries and the ensuing pressure from the Muslim community, the South African High Court recently issued an order prohibiting newspapers to publish cartoons or drawings depicting Prophet Mohammed. This decision sets a dangerous precedent of press censorship, opening the door to major abuse. Religious icons are not inoffensive; they are political and have influence over one’s behavior and should therefore be open to healthy criticism. Would the next step be to prohibit critical depiction of political leaders because it harms sensibilities of some community? While we do not necessarily agree with the content of these cartoons, we think it is healthy for them to be freely available. Thanks to the Internet, they are: here and...
STEREO MC’s. FLASH REPUBLIC, GOLDFISH join the party
So the COCACOLA COLAB MASSIVE MIX is hotting up with a whole lot more bands joining the frey … One thing is clear about this concert, although the name refers to the Colab album that was released last year, there’s nothing Kwaito or SA HipHop about this line up – it’s for the ROCKERS in the house… unless there will be suprise additions at the end – what about MXO, Brasse van die Kaap, …Kwane Experience, Tumi and the Volume? We’re sure they would bring a little soul to this African-based event??? Anyway that’s just the Represent way of thinking… moving on, the latest bands announced at this gig are: AUDIO BILLY’s, STEREO MC’s, ROGER GOODE (some house music in the mix! nice one) FLASH REPUBLIC (fabulous band featuring Tamara Dey) and GOLDFISH (hot hot hot). Don’t forget the HUGE names of Fatboy Slim and Metallica … Then there’s Simple Plan, Collective Soul, The Rasmus, Seether, Fatboy Slim, Prime Circle, The Finkelsteins, The Parlotones, Arno Carstens, Flat Stanley, State Far Better, Karen Zoid, Fokofpolisiekar, Sitter, and the SpoonFeedas. PARTY ON DUDES! ******************************************** 9 Feb AYEYE! Word about how fabulous South Africa really is must be spreading through the musical echelons of the ‘Western World’ as every John Robbie and Missy make their way towards our tempting land… Is there anyone left (Yeeeeeeeees scream Madonna fans in vain!) Our opinion is that they love the anonymity that SA brings them – they can chill out without being constantly hounded or followed – well not by us anyway, you never know who tagged along with them. We tend to respect people’s space. Ne? Rock fans will be DELIGHTED to know that Collective Soul, The Rasmus and Seether will all be here in March for three SOUL’D out concerts…PS: Dare we ask this – what’s with CENTURION??? What happened to Ellis Park – are we too scared or has Pretoria made it’s voice heard? Check out the PR (clearly we don’t write these things guys…): Saturday 18th March – Supersport Park, Centurion Tuesday 21st March – ABSA Stadium, Durban Saturday 25th March – The Green Point Stadium, Cape Town COCA-COLA COLAB is proud to announce THE COCA-COLA COLAB MASSIVE MIX -Presented by 5FM. COCA-COLA, BIG CONCERTS AND 5 FM are collaborating to bring to South Africa the best festival tour next year – THE COCA-COLA COLAB MASSIVE MIX – presented by 5fm, will feature an eclectic mix of rock, funk and electronic music. The festival takes place on three dates at stadiums across the country, and boasts an ever-impressive mix of SA talent and major global heavy weights. Set to be an...
African on your street
One wouldn’t quite believe that a webpage with such colour and energy could come out of rainy old Blighty – but obviously that’s ‘coz it’s all about Africa… Go and see the fantastic BBC website “African on your street” that focuses on different music and culture of Africa – music, gigs, news, photo’s – it’s Fabulous! Click here o…r on the picture to go there. Wonder if they’ve focused on SA already or if we need to put some pressure on? Right now “African on your Street” will give you an insight into Sierra Leonean music. There is lots to check out: music clips, links to audio documentaries, film documentaries, music videos, radio station etc. Please do leave your comments in the guest book at the bottom of the...
Wab blog – The Lady at the Spar
Every now and then we come across a Blog that is worth reading and has some ties to the sentiment of Represent… Check out the musings of someone called “Gogopimp” from a blog called Worker and the Bee… Click here to go there. I was telling some gents the other day about the lady at the spar on sunday. I was in the Spar pic…king up some fresh fruit. Whilst standing in the line to have the fruit weighed I could not help but notice how the lady weighing the fruit was not answering anybody upon being greeted. She would just take the bag of fruit from them, place it on the scale, slap on the sticker and then hand it back. “hmmmm” I pondered, “why is she not greeting anyone?” I quickly conjured a plan to get her to speak. When it came my turn to have my fruit weighted I handed her the first of my bags and said “The lichis are looking quite good today, what do you reckon?” To which she smiled, bowed her head slightly, slapped on a sticker and took my next bag. Dammit, I was running out of bags fast. I had to come up with something chop chop. She was at least in her early to mid fifties, standing all day at the spar weighing packets of fruit can’t be fun. When it came time to take my last bag of fruit from me I held the bag for one inkling of a second longer than she expected, looked her straight in the eye when she looked up, and I said “How are you?” “I’m fine.” she replied, smiling. Her breath was so strong with alchohol it was like being hit by a tank (a cornerhouse abrams tank i.e. hard). It was no wonder she was not talking. She was totally pissed! At first I thought this was one hardcore old bird. Getting pissed at work. Nice! But then I looked at her feet. The cracks along the side of her shoes made it clear that she was no foreigner to standing at the scale weighing bags of fruit on a sunday as a woman having cleared fifty. So what I initially thought was bloody hilarious was, once again, sad as shit. I tried not to pass out from the fumes as the commented on the lichis. We had a quick conversation about how rewarding it can be to eat lichis (because of extra effort involved in getting the f*ckers peeled) and then we parted ways. I wondered about how hard it would be getting drunk at work. Probably not that...
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