The Martell Blues Rock festival offers punters a cross-section of our hottest bands in convenient packages. Dave Chislett reports.
MOVIE MONTHLY: Take an armchair trip around the globe with <i>Around the World in 80 Days</i>. Or perhaps bone-chilling blood and gore is more your thing in <i>Cabin Fever</i>. Or perhaps feline femme fatale Halle Berry in <i>Catwoman</i> will get you off the couch and off to the cinema. Dave Chislett rounds up this month’s new releases.
Capetonian band The Rudimentals spearheads the resurgence of interest in multiracial, politicsed music. Their latest album is a worthy tribute to ska. Dave Chislett lends an ear.
MOVIE MONTHLY: <i>Bright Young Things</i>, <i>Ripley’s Game</i>, <i>Mean Girls</i> and more … Dave Chislett gives us the heads-up on what’s hot and what’s not this chilly month on the big screen.
Finally, an album from one of Jo’burg’s best-kept secrets. Comprising their previously released EP and a new collection of tunes, the Diesel Whores have finally made good on their promise of brilliance. Dave Chislett reviews their latest album, <i>The Fear</i>.
Born out of the post-punk era of British New Wave, New Model Army has always been a mutable band, with issues and sounds that changed between albums, tours and interviews. But their prominent politics was not the original idea behind the formation of the act. Dave Chislett lends an ear.