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Music: 2019 in review

Posted on: January 2, 2020

MUSIC 2019 was a varied and somewhat disjointed year for me. I spent a lot of time on autopilot, in many ways. Looking back now at the topography, both personal and musical, of the last 12 months most of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews
Tagged aces 'n' spades, american, cape town, copenhell, drab majesty, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hellcats, international act, jumping musicians, long hair, memories, music, photography, review, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the national, tool

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Music: 2018 in review

Posted on: January 2, 2019

MUSIC I felt a disconnect to music in 2017, but happily things improved in 2018. While I didn’t listen to that many new releases I did listen to a lot of older music (mostly from familiar artists) that I either … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Ramblings, Reviews
Tagged a perfect circle, american, best of, british, endless daze, favourites, gigs & festivals, gigs and festivals, international act, interpol, last.fm, medicine boy, music, northside, oppikoppi, personal, ramblings, review

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Music: 2017 in review

Posted on: January 2, 2018

MUSIC Musically, 2017 was an odd one for me – I felt a big disconnect with new releases and instead immersed myself in nostalgia and the past, either via existing favourites or previously undiscovered gems. Usually I rely on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Ramblings, Reviews
Tagged american, best of, electronic, favoutires, fever ray, international act, interpol, music, reflecting, review, rock, swedish, the national, why

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Peasant EP launch, with Infanteria & Bottom Feeder at Suntravolta

Posted on: December 13, 2017

Sat 2 December 2017 It was my first time at Suntravolta: I’d last visited its previous incarnation (Carnival Court) in 2013, and since then the space has remained mostly the same apart from a few cosmetic changes. Old Long Street … Continue reading →

Posted in Gigs/Live Music
Tagged album launch, bottom feeder, cape town, carnival court, cbd, crowd, decor, ep launch, evenings, events, favourites, hardcore, headbanging, infanteria, jumping musicians, long hair, long street, metal, mosh pit, moshing, music, peasant, photography, powerviolence, review, south africa, south african, summer, suntravolta, texx and the city, thrash, weekends

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Misc photos of 2016

Posted on: January 3, 2017

2016 The danger of doing something too often is that it loses its charm – I shoot a lot and sometimes having a camera with me just feels like work, but I tried really hard to make time to shoot … Continue reading →