Month: March 2010

Road closures during world cup in Cape Town

Road closures for Cape Town Stadium and surrounds during the World Cup have been announced. On non-match days, for the full duration of the event, the following roads in the vicinity of the stadium will be closed or will have restricted access: - Granger Bay Boulevard - Fritz Sonnenberg Road - Vlei Road - Fort... Continue Reading →

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Christina Aguilera new album details

FIVE TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING RECORDING ARTIST CHRISTINA AGUILERA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “BIONIC” SUMMER 2010 FIRST SINGLE “NOT MYSELF TONIGHT” WILL PREMIERE ON CHRISTINAAGUILERA.COM AT 6PM EDT ON 3/30, IMPACTS RADIOON 4/5 AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON iTUNES ON 4/13 (New York – NY– March 25th, 2010) - With 30 million albums sold... Continue Reading →

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Guiding principles for successful musicians – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse

By: Sindy Peters An artist in the South African music industry has plenty to contend with, such as: funding, venues, minimum support from media outlets, international counterparts taking centre stage. Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse addressed the delegates on day one, 22 March, of the 2010 Music Exchange conference discussing why SA musicians are not resilient enough... Continue Reading →

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Hotstix is still burning

Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse has always been surrounded by music. As a child be was fasinated by the drums. At school he formed a band, called The Beaters, that eventually became the internationally renowned Harare. As a multi-instrumental solo artist he scored what must be South Africa's first crossover hit with 1985's 'Burn Out'. And since... Continue Reading →

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For The Love Of Music

By Jason Curtis Music Exchange celebrates its second anniversary on 22 and 23 March when the Protea Victoria Junction Hotel, Greenpoint once again plays host to South Africa’s only independent annual music conference. With its focus squarely on growing and celebrating the music industry and all who play there, Music Exchange is all about opening... Continue Reading →

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Music Exchange 2010 Programme

DAY 1 - MONDAY 22 MARCH 2010 Schedule Detail 9.45am Opening Welcome Karl Gostner, General Manager, Primedia, Cape Town (94.5Kfm and Cape Talk) 10am to 10:45am The passion of music Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, Former, Current and Future Musician Why is it that musicians don’t stay around for long enough to reap the rewards from their... Continue Reading →

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Barry will be hosting The Comedy Collection’s star studded line-up – wed 10 march

Barry Varkel worked successfully as MD of his own law firm for over ten years, before going off the rails and facing a tough life choice: either emulating the Ernest Hemingway wall-head-12 gauge shotgun manoeuvre, or taking an extended sabbatical abroad. His wife Chrissie begged him to get his gun licence and get on with... Continue Reading →

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MUSIC EXCHANGE DEMOS GO DIGITAL

MUSIC EXCHANGE DEMOS GO DIGITAL Delegates encouraged to submit demo material online Cape Town, 3 March 2010: In line with the digital theme for this year’s Music Exchange, delegates attending the conference will have the opportunity to upload their demo material on http://www.musicexchange.co.za. Their tracks will be published in streaming format along with a band... Continue Reading →

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We Are The World – my friend Peter Stemmet from ETV wrote this … Read it please, worth the read

There is a cliché that suggests that when you do not know what to say you should rather just keep quiet. This week I wish to apply this to music; if you don't know what to sing then rather just keep quiet. Before I elaborate I wish to stress that I am going to try... Continue Reading →

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