Represent Competition: Win with DORP!
Many old faithful SA rockers will remember DORP the band that rocked our world’s mid to late 90’s. We have to give a massive big ups to these guys for never giving up – seems like their time is now as their single “London out there” (video) gathers some traction in the UK where they are now based. They’re bringing it home in August and we have an awesome prize for a lucky Representah to celebrate their return: a Dorp goodiebag filled with: Limited edition CD single, 2 different limited edition vinyls, Dorp Sticker, T shirt and 2 tickets into a dorp show on their tour to SA… Awesome hey? Simply read the article below, email editor@represent.co.za with your name, age and cell number and answer the question: “What is the name of the brand new DORP single ?” (Clue: they’re coming to shoot the video here.) Read all about their backstory below. Following on from their hugely successful SA tour in December 2006 and the incredible response from radio to their previous single, “London Out There”, Dorp return to South Africa in August of this year for 8 date tour and video shoot AND to release their latest single , “Simon Says’. “As Kevin and I are from SA, we always like to return as much as we can,” commented lead singer Piet Bez, “But nowadays its also a business pleasure. We are so pleased that the South African music public has taken to our new music so well, and its great to play to a home town crowd. The best part is that our French DJ and English drummer also absolutely love it!” The tour stretches from Oppikoppi in the North, to Cape Town, back to Durban and returns to Johannesburg before August is out. The band will also be taking time out to shoot a new music video and the public is warned to listen out for the new single, Simon Says from their forthcoming album, on radio stations countrywide. The Tour Thursday 09 August Oppikoppi Festival Friday 10August Johannesburg The Dome Thursday 16 August Stellenbosch Hidden Cellar Friday 17.August Cape Town Mercury Live Saturday 18 August Durban Burn Wednesday 22August Pretoria Tings ‘n Times Friday 24 August Johannesburg Roxy’s Sat 25 August Johannesburg 5FM Live For more on the band and their London life, visit www.myspace.com/dorp An Illuminating History of Dorp Way back in the dusts of time, circa 1996, a gang of old School friends got together in Somerset West to create the then Boere-Ska band that was to become known as Dorp. This entity spent seven years developing a reputation for infectious, totally mad live shows and released three albums and an EP in South Arica, before...
Exciting! City experts in Jozi to plan future
Thanks to one of our favourite local sites, Joburg.org, for always keeping us in touch with what’s happening in our city. Apparently a whole lot of urban planning honcho’s are here at the moment helping city developers plan the future of Johannesburg – it’s so exciting living in such a time of change – particularly in a city with such incredible potential. Appropriately, the conference is taking place at the Civic theatre in Braamies and will focus on the inner city transformation, drawing from actual success stories and existing examples of cities that have cinderella’d like Birmingham, Vancouver and Paris. More from the City of Johannesburg website here – George Matlala reports: Foreign experts have been invited to discuss their cities’ urban planning challenges and successes, so that Joburg can learn from their experiences. URBAN planners from some of the world’s largest and most successful cities are expected to attend a four-day conference to discuss turning Johannesburg into a world-class city. Nine representatives from cities such as New York, Paris, Vancouver and Birmingham, will be in Johannesburg to participate in its International Conference on Planning, running from Sunday, 17 June to Wednesday, 20 June. It is being held at the Civic Theatre in Braamfontein. According to Phillip Harrison, the executive director in the City’s department of development planning and urban management, the main aim of the conference is to learn how other big cities have handled the challenges of development. “We want to learn what has made their cities so successful.” The team comprises of urban planners, academics and representatives of the city council of Birmingham, England and a regional planning agency in Paris, France. They will share their experience in inner city regeneration, precinct development and sustainability, and strategic planning of projects. The conference will explore practical ways of rejuvenating the Joburg inner city. From Joburg, there will be members of City departments and agencies, including the Johannesburg Development Agency, and representatives from the University of the Witwatersrand’ s school of architecture and the South African Cities Network. Inner city regeneration On Monday, there will be a case study looking at how Birmingham and Vancouver, in Canada successfully developed their inner cities, Harrison says, noting that it will give delegates an opportunity to learn more about the development of Joburg’s inner city. The following day delegates will split into working teams that will tour the inner city to check development progress and problems. With work on sports stadiums and Gautrain stations steaming ahead, the City hopes to learn how the French handled and sustained developments related to the 1998 Fifa World Cup™, held in that country. Harrison says it is important...
BE AT ATLAS STUDIOS EVERY SECOND WED NIGHT
In 2004 John Barker and friends kicked off an underground movie club with the aim of exposing local and non-mainstream movies to those looking for something different. They were cool evenings held at 44 Stanley where debate and drinking were on the menu after each session… if I can remember correctly. We got to check kiff flieks like elolipop, DogTown and Z boys and up-and-coming work from the film school including Soldiers of the Rock, while lounging around on borrowed couches. The boys kick off 2005 with a change in venue to the trend-setting Atlas Studios, in Milpark, where weather dependent, the films will be screened in the open-air or inside the venue like a normal fliek. But there’s nothing normal about John and friends – they are extraodinary guys with a zealous passion to push the film industry… you will be entertained! Make sure to watch this space for updates on when the films will be shown. ‘Apple Park films’ aka John and friends kicked off the screenings on the 16th February – if u missed that make sure you book out every second Wed from the 16th onwards. What’s it about? Johannesburg has a large television and film industry and yet there is no independent cinema in the city. We feel that our fledgling yet promising film industry needs a space where film makers and connoisseurs of film can get together to share ideas and network in a relaxed environment. Atlas studios on a Wednesday night is the perfect location. Our aim is to create a venue where South African independent film makers can showcase their films and get constructive feed back from a knowledgeable audience. We will screen international independent films but our main focus is developing the local industry and eventually the Wednesday night movie club will have a distinct local feel. We encourage all young and young at heart, South African film makers to send your Short films, animation, stop motion, documentary and features to the address below. Ultimately we want to create our own Johannesburg independent film festival. Depending on the amount of projects we receive this year this festival could be a reality in 2006. We invite you to join us on Wednesday nights at Atlas Studios and look forward to your support. John Barker barkerj@mweb.co.za. Ziggy Hofmeyr...
SABC CHANDELIER
Anyone that has had the pleasure of working in the SABC buildings will tell you that it is a strange place. I was given a tour a while back of the bomb-proof underground levels in radio park – damn… it’s like stepping back in time! Do not be scared of the mullet styled gargoyles skulking around in the shadows – some of them have worked there for over 20 years – they don’t bite! The SABC was established in 1936 with the first radio service being launched – the English Service – very pooh pooh hockey sticks my dear – I can just imagine the accents. It was originally called ‘the A Program’ and I can even remember my Gogo referring to it as that! My best place within the SABC is the foyer near the K1 auditorium – you know the one I mean – BLING BLING all over again – check out this amazing Chandelier. (UNFORTUNATELY OUR IMAGE DISAPPEARED – Photo credit:...
Spot a Jozi Sunset
If anyone knows any magic sunset spots in and around JOZI please do share with us…So we can make the most of the magnificent dusk skies… This one can be caught from the top of Yeoville, next to the gorgeous Westminster Mansions, on Highlands Street behind the water tower. If you’re there at dusk you can catch groups of believers praying and singing – moving moments… Here we were celebrating life and our shifting city and her...
BLING BLING foyer anyone?
This was our very first post. Unfortunately the images got lost on the way….We are working on it! x Editorista I just had to share these picks of a certain hotel foyer near our fabulara shopping mecca… I mean darling – have you ever? SO SANDTON DARL… So if you’re looking for that elusive BLINGBLING foyer for that next music video = you know where to go Rockstar.
We will be back!
