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latest news & developmentsFinding Your Niche with K.O
Rapper K.O speaks about his creative process, his intentions with Skhanda and South African hip hop losing its identity.
Janet Jackson, Radiohead, The Cure enter Rock Hall of Fame
The inclusion of Janet Jackson comes as the Hall of Fame increasingly expands its definition of rock to include the likes of R&B
Queer fantasies flow seamlessly on ‘Hive Mind’
The Internet paints sonic pictures that communicate millennial romances through a mash-up of funk, neosoul, and trip-hop.
Zuck and I: Facebook friends forever
‘I might give them my personal information for free, which would spare them the trouble of wheeling and dealing with Zuck’
Something of a musical revolution
The glory-bound musician Samkelo Mdolomba is getting ready for his third act
Radiohead in Israel: A fig leaf for apartheid
British rock band’s decision to play in Tel Aviv has inadvertently demonstrated just why the BDS movement makes sense.
Prince: So long you sexy motherf*cker
Three South African musicians talk about the spell of the purple one.
Bombshelter Beast – a gypsy family of maverick musicians
Old-school kwaito, hip-hop and house meets ska and Balkan-tinged jazz in a riotously, joyful sound.
Shabaka Hutchings: UK saxophonist in tune with SA’s top brass
The frontman of award-winning UK jazz band Sons of Kemet is in SA to play & record with touted jazz artists. He caught up with the Mail & Guardian.
‘Black President’, an ironic portrait of an art enigma
A BLK JK has swapped music for film with ‘Black President’, homing in on an artist whose work interrogates power on the African continent.
The Muffinz: Airplay is still a struggle
Despite speaking out about wester music filling radio stations, The Muffinz say they are excited to perform at the Delicious International festival.
Soul icon Percy Sledge dies at 74
American soul icon Percy Sledge, best known for the 1966 hit "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday at the age of 74.
Blk Brothers get it together
For their next project, the Blk Jks have teamed up with performance art collective, the Brother Moves On, to present "Blk Brother".
Fokofpolisiekar: Craft beer meets rock music
Fokofpolisiekar tap into the craft beer market, branding’ their own bottles with names and lyrics of their songs.
The Foo Fighters fail to evolve in ‘Sonic Highways’
The Seattle rock band’s latest offering, ‘Sonic Highways’, is technically and stylistically mediocre, writes Sarah Evans.