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Q&A: Conrad Jamneck Of The Fake Leather Blues Band 0
- Opinion
- May 13, 2014
We chat about The FLBB’s onstage rivalry with the Black Cat Bones; this year’s STRAB festival and more He’s the son of legendary Afrikaans comedian, storyteller, musician and actor Jammies Jamneck and the brother of folk duo Hoot ‘n’ Annie’s frontman, Franco Jamneck. He’s the guy who sources the bands and does the stage, sound
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Rolling Stone SA launch party lights up Johannesburg 0
- News, Opinion, Photos Review, Review
- May 5, 2014
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Rolling Stone SA’s Podcast – Ep. 31 Cape Town, Global Cannabis March 0
- Music, News, Opinion
- April 30, 2014
A conversation with two members of the South African National Cannabis Working Group On Saturday 3 May thousands of people who support the review and reform of the current cannabis laws are expected to gather in Cape Town for the annual Global Cannabis March. The march aims to celebrate global unity and support for the
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Rolling Stone SA’s Podcast – Ep. 30 Sheen Skaiz: Jägermeister – Back The Artist 0
- Opinion
- April 23, 2014
Did Jägermeister make Skaiz’s rap dreams come true? RS went down to De Nobrega’s studio in Rondebosch to have a chat to the man himself For about four years Durban-based rapper Sheen Skaiz and producer/DJ Sketchy Bongo struggled to get noticed. They played countless free gigs, while constantly producing and releasing freestyles and mixtapes on YouTube and Soundcloud, later
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Q&A: Scicoustic – Meintjes Brothers 0
- Music, News, Opinion
- April 11, 2014
“We all fell in love with the spice and diversity Africa had to offer from her womb of sounds and rhymes” Founded circa 2000 by brothers Albert (vox & guitar) and Gideon (drums) Meintjes and later joined by Mike Roy (bass) and Jaco Loots (percussion), Scicoustic is an acoustic rock band. Their melodic sound is
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Rolling Stone SA’s Podcast – Ep. 29 – April Fool’s Day, Festivals & Frank Turner 0
- Opinion
- April 4, 2014
AC/DC-prank, ‘local vs. international’ festival acts and the essence of punk-rock William Welfare and Anton Marshall get together on April Fool’s day to discuss the prank article about AC/DC heading to Africa and the emotional response Rolling Stone received from pissed-off readers. They also chat about one of Marshall’s recent blog posts – “The Selling Points of South African Music
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