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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 →
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 →
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different” – Coco Chanel
"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different" - Coco Chanel
The Met you have to love it!
The Met you have to love it! A social gathering offering the full spectrum of Cape Town society and what fun it was. Let’s leave the race for a moment, besides Mother Russia destroying my chances of a winning my Quartet bet. The quartet paid over R13 000. The fun and laughter was to be... Continue Reading →
J&B Met 2010 and Pocket Power.My thoughts
On current form, Pocket is IMPOSSIBLE to oppose. At the weights, he has them cold. Kapil I like strongly, but it's a little far for him - big place chance. Others with place chance are the 2 Laird 3 yr olds, Fabiani and BigCity. River Jetez maybe 4th. I don't like any other horses. My... Continue Reading →
if you have the time check these out:
Meanwhile, if you have the time check these out: http://phr0g.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/noise/ http://phr0g.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/i-dont-get-it/ Let me know what you think... http://twitter.com/phr0ggi
I find it amazing to say the least that come March each year a revolving door policy starts to happen at the three commercial radio stations in the Western Cape
I find it amazing to say the least that come March each year a revolving door policy starts to happen at the three commercial radio stations in the Western Cape, never mind the syndrome called; ‘let’s copy what other stations do by simply packaging it in a different color. Let’s get to specifics… Last week... Continue Reading →
HURT LOCKER a must see movie
The movie has not landed yet in SA , but trust good old Amazon.com and you can order it on DVD . My copy arrived on Friday and all I can say this is a must see movie, a fantastic well directed movie about the scariest job in the world. I first heard about the... Continue Reading →
great radio show lined up on heart104.9fm from 8-10 this SAT
The 2010 draw is over, but we will discuss what is happening to the various football teams as well as having world class opinion including Pedro Pinto from CNN live on air, giving a truly global perspective. Also we will be chatting to a number of Top household SA music stars. On the couch has... Continue Reading →
MEF Connects South Africa
the speakers do not speak their mind and hide behind a tremendous amount of pr speak ..take the corporate hats off and give straight answers . To be honest Arthur Goldstuck from Johannesburg would have done a better presentation. Some of the speakers did not impart any meaningful take home info..sorry being honest From http://m-e-f.blogspot.com/2009/11/mef-connects-south-africa.html
