RTD

So this weekend is a pretty huge one on the music calender. Rocking the Daisies is going down and is going to be monstrous. This is an opportunity to go and listen to your favourite SA bands and no doubt meet some interesting characters. You get to camp in the nature and rough it for the weekend. This is well worth the cash, which is isn't that much considering what you get. You will get to see bands like New Loud Rockets, The Dirty Skirts, Fire through the Window, AKing, Fokof and so many more. For more info and tickets hop along to the website. Who knows, maybe you will get to meet Eagle Eye Cherry? Haha. I totally wish I could go, but unfortunately, I have exams starting this week.

Get there!! I am already regretting not going.

Industry Hair

How many bad hair styles are there in the music industry. It seems as though people are trying to make a statement with their hair. We all remember when good ol' Britney went mad and shaved her head.She then tried to cover it up with braids.

So Nasty!

How about American rockers, Leeland? This pic is their current pic on Last.fm.

So naff! Worst hair [centre guy] and worst beard [second from right]??

Don't get me wrong, these guys are awesome musicians with thought provoking lyrics. Maybe a little pop-like for my taste, but very good.

If we bring it closer to home, how about Davy Huson's half peroxide half roots hairstyle from a few months back?
Is he going to look back in 20 years (or less) and question what he did to himself? You know these kids are going to hate themselves when they grow up.

[above two pics from WAA]

It's interesting how one thing that is so accepted and even loved at one stage can be so hated and despised even just a year later. Remember the mullet? I loved my mullet. Now, I wouldn't be caught dead with a mullet. I have a friend who used to sport the mullhawk. That is a mullet and a mohawk on one head of hair. Special times.I think Andrew still has a mullet though?
I nearly had the opportunity to shave his head. We had a bet. Neither of us won. Sad.

Bonus Mullet photo.

p.m. with Nigel James Moore

Ok, so lets not forget about tomorrow. Just because the weekend is over and you have a long week ahead in the office does not mean you cannot come out. I wrote about Nigel Moore a couple of weeks back to tell you about his ep launch going down tomorrow night at the Waiting Room. The ep is called a.m. cocktails ep and was only recorded about a week ago! (Useless info, but I found it interesting. Generally these things can take months to complete.)

So check the trusty Facebook for details. Make an evening of it. Go for dinner at Royal and then go up for the gig. All the cool kids are doing it.

Lost! - Coldplay

Just the other day (Heritage day), there was a concert broadcast on Mnet. Coldplay. It was the free show outside the BBC where there were only about 800 people inside the venue. Pretty awesome. But then again, most things with Coldplay involved are awesome.

Anyway, so today they uploaded to their site the latest music video from their album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. It's called Lost! and is the latest single from the album. Check out the video. Also, they have a new song that is not on the album for free download. Click here to download. Also, check out the video below of Lost! as performed outside the BBC.

Civil Twilight

You may have heard of the South African band, Superfine or The View. Hell, you may be old enough to remember them as Seraphim. If you ever saw them perform, you would have been quite stoked to have done so. Ok, maybe not as Seraphim, and to a degree, Superfine either. But The View are amazing. Anyway, they left a couple of years ago to try make it big in LA. On arriving, they were forced to change their name once again, because their is a talk show called The View in the States and there is another band in the UK called The View. Hence, Civil Twilight. 

Arguably their most well known song is Letters From the Sky. Watch the video below.

A long story short, they moved around the States a bit recording and

touring. Not too long ago, they released Human, the debut album 

under their new name. Recently, they signed up with NYC label Wind-

up Records. Now they are living in Tennessee and recording for their 

new album to hopefully be released in January 09.

Last week Thursday, an episode of One Tree Hill was broadcast on 

American television. For the last 6 minutes of episode, another Civil 

Twilight song was played. This song is called Quiet In My Town. In 

the four hours that proceeded the show, Itunes sold about 3000 of 

their songs! They featured at number 12 on most songs sold in one 

day. Pretty awesome for three boys from Cape Town!

Check out their Facebook page, their Myspace and their Website.

More from Jousteece

[I was at this show]

So here are two more videos that Justice have put together. They are not new, but I hadn't seen them yet, and so being the thoughtful person I am, I thought I would post them for general listening and viewing.

The first is one of my favourites, DVNO.


The second is Phantom Pt. II. It's pretty boring, but the tune is wicked.

Props to Popsickle for pointing these videos out! I saw Justice in London. How much would you be prepared to pay for a ticket if they came to SA?

Oh Craigy Boy

Pretoria sensation Desmond & the Tutus have recently been on MK to be interviewed, to perform and for little Craig to show us a thing or two about drums on a monster kit. I would hate to be the guy that interviewed Shane. He doesn't find it hard to make an ass of the presenter. Shame. He doesn't do much better in the New Loud Rockets interview either though.

I wanted to post the drumming video, but its not working.

Be sure to check out MK for more interviews and the like on SA bands.

[pic from WAA]