2013 Archives - Rolling Stone South Africa

Nkululeko Mthembu, Founder of The Brother Moves On, Dead at 27 0
- Music, News
- November 13, 2013
“Jozi is gonna feel hollow without him” Performance artist Nkululeko Mthembu, founder of the Jo’Burg local band, died last Sunday, according to the band’s social media pages. The cause of his death is yet to be confirmed. According to Times Live, Nkululeko’s brother and the band’s lead singer, Siyabonga Mthembu, tweeted to confirm the shocking news.
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Toya Delazy – “Memoriam”0
- News
- October 29, 2013
Toya Delazy recently released the 4th single and video for the track “Memoriam”, off her award winning debut, Due Drop. The clip showcases the more intimate side of the pop star, touching on the theme of losing a loved one.
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Video Premiere: Bittereinder – “Die Slagting”0
- Music, News, Opinion
- October 21, 2013
‘We were largely inspired by the ridiculousness of post-modern life, the absurdity of trends, our collective inability to ‘keep up’, the shallowness of celebrity and fame…’ “Die Slagting” is the third official single and video from the Pretoria-based electronic/rap trio Bittereinder off their second album, Die Dinkdansmasjien. The single is also the group’s second Afrikaans-Dutch rap
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Exclusive: Eddie Murphy on His Return to Music and the Stage 0
- Movies, Music, News
- September 9, 2013
‘I didn’t want to leave it at ‘Party All the Time,” says Murphy “All I’ve been doing is making music,” says Eddie Murphy. “I haven’t been working on films, haven’t been developing movies, or any of that shit.” Truth is, though he hasn’t released an album for 20 years, Murphy never quit writing and recording
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Black Vulcanite 0
- Music, News, Review
- May 6, 2013
Vocal samples of a murdered rightwing supremacist as album opener – what is this, virtual insanity? Hip references to “bleeding pens” (“I Hope They Write”) and “beings that glisten among the stars and the moon” (“Nostalgia”) – right on! Jazz club nostalgia of a Dollar Brand-esque kind with West Coast rap-inspired flows to match nogal, that’s
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For the Record: Junkyard Lipstick – Post- or Proto-Punk Elements on New Album ‘Hellbent’?0
- Music, News, Opinion
- March 26, 2013
PLUS: Honduras-born singer Aurelio Martínez will be in Cape Town to perform alongside maverick South African musician Neo Muyanga Cape Town hard rock and metal circuit regulars (and Rolling Stone WeekendAlumni) Junkyard Lipstick release their album this week. Hellbent reflects the war-band of angry she-beasts (note vocalist Tazz-O’s leather one-piece and flaming head of blonde fire) as a thrashy punk
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