I got something in my eye…

I recently wrote an article on my BFF and how lame it is that she has moved away from Cape Town. Life is just too dull without her and we would like to have the sparkle back in our lives!

I went through some pictures on my trusted Blackberry and came across some errr pictures. Let’s just say, we  make the chicks in this video look like amateurs!

ha!

Ok maybe not quite as dirty as this but you would pretty much have to go wash your eyes our with bleach…

Though M-Net spokesperson Lani Lombard denied that Van’Dango’s jaw was broken, saying that the popular singer was only injured, there are serious doubts as to whether Van’Dango will be able to attend tonight’s Idols results show.

Read more here

Makes you wanna shake your biscuit dont it??! So, if you see some crazy chick dancing behind her steering wheel it’s probably me…I apologise in advance for my actions especially if you’re a business professional and first impressions are your thing.

Try and Enjoy this…

Driving guitars, heart-pounding drums and growling lyrics tempered with some amazing melodies and a massive dose of stage presence make them one of the bands that appear on my “must see live” list before I (or any of them) are too old or too dead to do so.

Another thing I enjoy about them is their ability to take the complete mickey out of themselves in some of their music videos. Take “Low” where Jack Black and Dave Grohl get up to some night time shenanigans in a motel. Or “Learning to Fly” which features both of Tenacious D’s members accidentally spiking the coffee on board an airplane being flown by the Foo’s.

And their latest video for the track “Walk” off the Wasting Light album (an excellent listen). This one is a take on the great Michael Douglas movie, “Falling Down” and is definitely worth a watch.

Enjoy.

The first question fired at her is: ‘Is it true you banned junk food, smiles, sunshine, candy and laughter from your Femme Fatale tour?’ to which she replies, ‘Yes’. She is then asked if she can confirm reports she is pregnant with Brad Pitt’s  lovechild.  Britney leans into the microphone, and says : ‘That’s false, it’s quintuplets’.

If it were me I’d rather have the cop in the video’s “lustchild”.

The mum-of-two, grows tiresome of the journalists and then launches into a rant of ‘F*** yous’ before turning to leave.

I Wanna Go is the third single from her platinum selling seventh studio album Femme Fatale.

Well she is back, and by the looks of things she is worse than before. This is a video of her taken at her recent Belgrade ‘performance’. Seems to me she didn’t even know she was there.

The Parlotones are known for their electric, polished stage performances delivered against the backdrop of their deftly crafted and darkly romantic lyrics. In the last 12 months The Parlotones have: released the platinum selling “Stardust Galaxies” which won Best Rock Album at the 2010 SAMA’s, performed at the Opening World Cup Concert to a billion viewers, completed a 70 city world tour and entered 3 Billboard charts in the USA. The Parlotones commented: ‘There is only one band in the World that we would support in our home country and what an honour it was to be invited by that very band. Coldplay has been an inspiration to us and we are very excited to have the privilege of sharing the stage with the greatest band in the world’

Coldplay’s songs have captured millions of fans around the world since the release of ‘Parachutes’ in 2000. After the success of ‘Parachutes’, Coldplay began to work on their second album ‘A Rush of Blood to the Head’ (2002) which spawned popular singles ’The Scientist’, ‘In My Place’ and ‘Clocks’ winning Record of the Year at the 2004 Grammys. The third album ‘X&Y’ became the best selling album of 2005 with world-wide sales of 11 million. ‘Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends’ (2008) is described by Martin as a new direction for Coldplay, a change from their past three albums, which they referred to as the trilogy. It became the bands first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and their first UK number one based on download sales alone.

I’m not sure what to say except I am REALLY excited . My two favourite bands and I get to see it with my number 1 person! whoohooo!Have you got your ticket yet?

Source: Big Concerts

M-Net has launched a brand new campaign full of colours, creativity and music from South Africa’s favourite band, The Parlotones, “evoking” that Magic feeling.

The creation of The Parlotones’ new song, It’s Magic, cements a  partnership between M-Net and the South African superstars. It is the first time that the Parlotones have written a brand new song for a TV channel, as well as the first time in South Africa that a TV channel is creating a radio release as part of a brand new campaign. The Parlotones won three South African Music Awards last month.

This is the picture I stole off their website.

“We are very excited to be working with M-Net again,” said the Parlotones.  “The use of the vibrant colours in the HD campaign delivered such amazing results, that when we heard about another opportunity to work with M-Net the song just came pouring out.”

“Kahn, the lead singer, was instrumental in writing the song. The whole Parlotones team was super excited to work on this project and even released the song as a radio single,” said Raphael Domalik, the band’s manager.

M-Net’s colourful glass petals used in their new look are moved around by an invisible force – they like to think of this force as ‘the Magic’. They say, It’s not something you can put your finger on, it’s a feeling – a mood. This is what the petals do for them; they represent the ‘Magic’ that has always been M-Net’s key ingredient. The motion is also beautiful to look at; the petals move unpredictably, they’re exciting to watch and completely unique.”

“We wanted something that was fresh and edgy and that looked nothing like anything done before for on-air imaging, and this 3D animation has achieved just that”, said Theo Erasmus, Channel director of General Entertainment South Africa.
It’s Magic is available for download on Omusic from 6 June and will also be on the new Parlotones album. So click here to hear a snippet.

Happy wee-wee’s all around!

So, back to Eminem’s new song featuring Royce Da 5′ 9″ .

In the track Eminem raps: “Tell Lady Gaga she can quit her job at the post office.She’s still a male lady. Wouldn’t f**k her with her d**k, You heard it, The verdict’s in.”

Gaga mocked rumours she was actually a hermaphrodite  after a photo of her in England showed a bulge in her underwear – by saying she was planning to wear a fake penis on stage. She said: “I want to wear a d**k strapped to my vagina. We all know that one of the biggest talking points of the year was that I have a d**k, so why not give them what they want?

The song is scheduled to appear under Eminem and Royce’s Bad Meets Evil name, on their ‘ Hell: The Sequel EP‘. Elsewhere within the track, Eminem jokes about Justin Bieber. 

A Tribute to Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, Elton John & Madonna. Imagine Elton, Michael, Tina, Rod and Madonna on one stage in one show, singing number one hits from the last 6 decades of pop music!

The show featured a talented 10 piece cast including James Dobson as Elton John, Ramaine Barreiro Lloyd as Tina Turner, Taryn-Lee Hudson as Madonna, Tiaan Rautenbach as Rod Stewart and Erni B StClair as Michael Jackson, who totally blew us away.

My other favourite was the guitarist, Marcus Thatcher who certainly knows how to handle his err guitar. Mostly I think the men generally couldnt stop talking about the saxophone player, Kirsty Madgin. On the drums was Alan Lloyd and on the bass guitar was Bongane Sokhela, or “Mr. B”.

The group sang songs like Billie Jean, Thriller, Crocodile Rock, Your Song and Simply The Best as well as Proud Mary, Maggie May, Sailing, Like A Virgin and Material Girl.

Again, bless my blackberry for capturing moments such as these…

According to the Daily Mail, the 21-year-old was rushed to a Miami Beach hospital after he struck a major bridge connecting Palm Island with the MacArthur Causeway.

He is currently being treated in a trauma ward, due to the nature of his severe injuries, the report said.

The singer, who had success with the hit song Beautiful Girls, reportedly also had a woman on board with him, according to TMZ.

via Sean Kingston critical after crash

Bergh, who toured with Bryan Adams in 2010, released his third album recently and has a string of radio hits under his belt including Here With You, Out Of My Hands and the Bryan Adams-penned Miss America. Performing at the Grolsch bar upstairs in caveau, Justin, together with his keyboard player Jason Reolon, will entertain you with some of his most well-known hits, an ideal start to a winter’s weekend in Cape Town.

so come down enjoy some great food,wine and beer, and obviously great music.

remember its ongoing every Friday eve, so hope to see you guys there at any one of the shows.

For bookings, contact Caveau Wine Bar and Deli on 021 685 5140. For interviews with Justin Bergh, please contact Tim Hill at Tuned In Publicity on 082 888 5945.

Ukhozi FM’s Phumlane Mbatha, better known by his stage name, DJ Sgqemeza, was part of the huge judging panel, which included his Ukhozi FM colleague Zandile Tembe and journalist and socialite Lesley Mofokeng.

They ended up watching the show on television after being given “the run-around” by the organisers.

The awards evening, moved from Sun City to Montecasino, north of Johannesburg, this year to make it more accessible to fans, was a disaster, with award winners reportedly taking up to three minutes to reach the stage.

via Mayhem at the SA Music Awards – Times LIVE.

Prime Circle are currently touring in America, but don’t you worry. They’ll be back soon.

I wrote an article this week on their new album, Eavesdropping on the songs of whales,(their fist acoustic album)  and I mentioned a new art collection. A while back I also wrote on their 3D extravaganza coming up and now you have a chance to win tickets.  I’ll get to the point shall I?

On 21st May 2011 between 12pm and 3pm at Il Grande NuMetro Montecasino you can see Neil’s collection of 30 paintings and you can meet the band as well as win tickets to their Dragonflies and Astronauts 3D broadcast.

How kief is that?!

“Fans will be treated to a striking medley of Rock. Paper. Scissors, Pretend, Radiocontroledrobot and Overexposed that will bring out the soul of any music lover” said a spokes person for The Parlotones

Eavesdropping on the songs of whales is a stripped down interpretation of the band’s music where the absence of electrical amplification will leave you breathless.”

The album artwork has been designed by drummer Neil Pauw and is an adaptation of one of his paintings.

Eavesdropping on the songs of whales is set for release 6 June 2011.  Can I get a whoohooooooo!!!???