Opinion ← SA Music Zone

And then there were three….

Sep

2011

We are down to the top three, tomorrow there will be two. Who are your votes going to? Last night our top three performed three songs each and I have to say, although I am very biased toward Mark, this competition is, in the history of SA Idols, the tightest yet. Mark blew me away, ...

Reality Musicians or Studio Pop Tarts? 4

Aug

2011

I know a vast number of people who will not watch reality shows such as Idols or X Factor, and this article is my reasoning as to why I think those people should give these shows a fair chance. In a day and age where the technical capabilities of a recording studio are far beyond ...

Baby het ‘n Backtrack! 1

Aug

2011

She has glitter on her tight jeans and a microphone in her hand. What more does she need to be a singer? Oh, wait a backtrack – sometimes a sokkie-bokkie-trokkie number and more times than I can count a Shania Twain song or the work of another country artist. As it has been rightly said in a song by ...

Durban: Music-Less?

Aug

2011

I am a Durban girl; I have been since 1995 when I moved here at the age of 12 and for the most part I am proud to be a Durban girl, but for one rather LARGE disappointment. Music! A few years ago began the Coke Fest; huge name bands with some relatively new SA ...

Mark Haze and 12th Avenue

Aug

2011

It is that time of the year when Idols SA is drawing to an end and excitement is mounting. We are down to the top 8 and soon we will crown our new South African Muso. South Africa is so diverse in its talent and regrettably most of that talent never gets noticed or never ...

The Language of Music

Aug

2011

Every single one of us is different, whether you are the hippy baby with the dreadlocks, the rugby player in the Hilux bakkie or the blonde supermodel with the Gucci dress, whether you’re black, white, Indian or mixed, we all have one thing in common. One thing that we can all talk about and that connects us: Music ...

From an Orange Airship to Shadowclub

Aug

2011

“Our memories depend on a faulty camera within our minds” – Death Cab for Cutie. I wish I could pinpoint the exact moment I fell in love with our local music scene. Well, I do remember the band I loved first vividly – you never forget your first love after all! The first time I saw Airship Orange ...

Why Mnet Idols die after the show is over 1

Aug

2011

With the current season of Mnet’s Idols reaching the point where viewers have to endure hours of pain filled screeching and low bellows which are justified as talent, I thought it best to have a look at why it simply doesn’t work in South Africa. Before we start playing the blame game, we need to ...