It’s a curiosity of the live music scene in SA that a band can gig in Cape Town to rave reviews for two years and never make a trip north to Jo’burg.
The ticketing industry is in for a shock because new technology will allow artists and venues to sell tickets directly via facebook and websites.
South African cement giant Afrisam is at the centre of a war between local and international investors.
Steve Mason and the late Gil Scott-Heron are on the receiving end of two essential new dub albums.
Still the best damn festival around, says <b>Lloyd Gedye</b>.
From the sound of their new EP, <em>Crusades</em>, Eyes like Mirrors have been through some musical growth spurts in the past few years.
<b>Lloyd Gedye</b> was impressed by the finger style and enchanting voice of JP Redpath.
I’m sure that more than a few fan held their breath when they heard that Lucinda Williams’s new album was called <em>Blessed.</em>
When it comes to American roots music, you don’t get two names much bigger than Steve Earle and T Bone Burnett.
Details are starting to emerge about how the government is planning to manage foreign direct investment.
Singer-songwriters Alela Diane and Grey Reverend have reimagined the rich musical heritage of the United States.
But who should run the national opt-out registry to protect consumers from direct marketers?
In just three years, Jaco + Z-Dog have gone from a rowdy, humorous side project of two self-confessed "art geeks" to a rock ‘n roll machine.
How Shadowclub returned from the dead to record one of the finest South African rock albums of 2011.
Jimmy Manyi, the government spokesperson and BMF president, is staying well clear of the public row over the BMF’s withdrawal from Busa.
8ta’s package is so aggressive, it has even undercut parent company Telkom’s ADSL service.
<i>Ishumar 2</i> is another stellar compilation of Tuareg desert blues.
This seven-piece band of young Tuaregs show that they are intent on picking up the legacy of the Tuareg’s most famous export, Tinariwen.
Niger’s Tuareg rocker Bombino has recorded an album drenched in the pain and suffering of the Tuareg rebellions, but it also offers hope
for peace.
The Competition Tribunal has criticised the government’s call for procurement quotas to apply to the Walmart-Massmart merger.
Analysts are cool about the spin-offs from Icasa’s belated bid to free up Telkom’s fixed lines.
Sometimes an album just blows you away, and this compilation of archival rhythm and blues and early soul tracks is one.
It has been more than three years since we last heard from Ella Joyce Buckley.
The Howl Records Folk Festival features 11 artists over six nights, Post#, a BLK JKS side project, makes their debut.
Although true to his punk roots, Jay Bones has embraced some pop influences on his new album.
Almost R10-billion in losses later, no one has been held accountable for the company’s haemorrhaging Nigerian investment.
Four different cartels have had an impact on what the consumer pays for a loaf of bread.
Finally one of South Africa’s most important punk albums has been re-released so that a new generation can be exposed to it.
Lloyd Gedye reviews Tim Hendricks’s debut solo album, <i>Shadow of Your Imagination</i>.
Lloyd Gedye reviews Lithium’s David Beretta Owens’s new solo album, <i>The Order of Things</i>.
Pioneer has paid its dues and consumers now face the impact of higher input costs, writes <b>Lloyd Gedye</b>.
The government’s local procurement conditions could be in defiance of its WTO commitments.