Desmond & The Tutus on tour

So, by now, you should know all about the tour that Desmond have embarked on. If you consider yourself a fan, you will be well aware that their tour climaxes in Cape Town, next weekend, 28 and 29 August at Mercury Live and Klein Libertas respectively.

If this isn't exciting enough (then you're dead), I am giving away two double tickets daily starting Monday, ending Friday to either Mercury or Libertas (winners choice). What's more, is there will be awesome Desmond & The Tutus downloads all week from their new EP and wicked cool remixes for ya'll to enjoy. So, do yourself a favour in these trying financial times, stay close to Smack Talk. Follow me on Twitter to be the first to hear about the latest posts and Tutu give aways.

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Mercury Live

Klein Libertas

SIBOT AND SPOEK ARE PLAYDOE

It seems as though it was the weekend of new things. First, folk vibes on Friday and then this hiphop/rap/afro/techno party on Saturday. And wow, what a party. I hadn't seen this kind of show in ages and generally after watching Sweat.X or Max Normal.tv I felt a little dirty on the inside.

[Sibot]

But Spoek and Sibot made sure that no one was left standing still or offended by visual aids. Characteristically, at the beginning of a show everyone is packed in as close as possible so as to get up to the front. This was no different, but as the sweat began to pour, it was not long before people were forced to abandon the their quest to touch Spoek and allow for some space to breath and dance. And dance we did. The set was long, very long and I (being old) had to even sit for a while to get my breath back. But Spoek's energy and lyrics were relentless. The way the pair employ classic 90's techno rap is amazing! It took me back (at times) to Fresh Prince of Bel Air Will Smith. I loved it! Sibot is world renowned for his musical abilities and used what felt like every sound in the industry to give tracks a unique edge.

[Spoek]

What a party. What a night. Even good ol' Gazelle made an appearance to show off his rapping skills alongside Spoek.

[Gazelle]

Check out their Myspace and Facebook page for more info on Playdoe.

Also, look out for a review of their EP which was launched on the same night. It will be up soon. Click here if you haven't seen the video to their single off their EP.

[photos from the young Zahra Robertson. She is pretty good.]

What!! Again??

Coldplay are releasing again. This time just an EP. They say it'll be out between 21-25 November 2008 depending where you live. So it'll probably be here next year some time, just before they release something else. The EP cover looks similar to the album cover. Maybe it's meant to. :)

Viva La Vida was a very successful release with Lost! going to number one in the States. Some liked to slate it saying it sounded the same as X & Y and others that came before that, but thats nonsense (in my humble opinion). They have a style of music that is unique to any band, and so they will keep in that, but Viva is not a re-churned out version of Parachutes.