We gave away 2 double tickets to Jarrod and Daleen – lucky guys who got to share a WINNER experience.
Willowvale hotel was JAM packed with awesome people – the kind of crowd where there’s never a fight or nastiness – Just SUPERgoodvibes and tunes that are OFF THE WALL.
I really had a most amazing experience – there were 2 dance floors with Mixin Vixin hitting it off with old school electro tunesranging from Sig-Sig Sputnik to Siouxsie and the Banshees and Leohitting us with super electro beats from his awesome collection. It was TORTURE! Two fantastic DJs a room away from each other playing DROP DEAD amazing choons!Continue reading ‘NONONO party rocks Durban with Mixin Vixin, Helge, Leo, Seake and Meanboy’
Dropping to the ground at the sound ofgunshots, watching an ATM get pulled out the wall by astolen bakkie or perhaps gettingtied up andgaggedto your lazy boy by an unauthorized person in your own home. TheTshirt of the dayis inspired by these normaldaily occurrences, in good ol’ Joburg. Thefunniestthing about this design is that it was done by the local label Love Jozi. Have a look at the old school image of Mr. Not-so-happy entitled:Grumpy Jozi.
This design by Love Jozi is indeed asmartandcutelittle design, although I have gotten a fewfunny looks during theholiday season from a few Joburg locals….and understandably so. Grumpy Jozi is perhaps aninward look at the lifestyle they have up there,Gangsters Paradiseas it’s aptly known, is no walk in the park. Being a Joburg label I think Love Jozi can get away with making a design like this, I’m sure all hellwould havebroken loose if it was a Durban or CT designJ
Following the trend of this seasonsLove Jozi gear, the design is smaller andsimplein comparison to last season’s loud designs, but it works really well. I enjoy the material of the shirt itself, very softand feel’s amazing against the skin. It’s a good quality garment that’s for sure.
Not sure if I’m too sold on the design but it’s a great play on the old favourite of Mr. Smiley.
What do you all think, would I getbeaten up in the street if I wore it in Joburg or would it all go down as if aided bya spoon full of sugar?
Time once again for theTshirt of the Day. Lately I’ve been show casing our verytalented local flava and today is no different. We are all getting pumpedup over the local brand Fiftees designs because….well because they aresuper high grade weaponsquality designs that blow everybody away withaTNTkaboomto the brain.
Todays Tshirt of the Day from Fiftees is entitled:Africa Unplugged.
There has been akeen interest inmusically inspired designs lately, from theclassic “I’m Playing” design from last season, or the retro “8 track” print, even the very modernfunk design “Electronic Psychotrope” fromTuninghas a music base. In a similar fashion thelocal designershave been busy with their own designs of this genre. Fiftees Africa Unplugged is a fantasticstylizedimage of Africa done withaudio cables in a carefullywound fashion…the effect is veryunique.
Inside the Africa design there are also images ofbirds flying, which in my opinion add a fantastic organic feel to thecoldertechelement. The birds are a sign offreedomthat enhance the designsnatural vibe and fusion of modern and natural facets. It’s a great combination and something that most of the many other music designs lack.
I’ve seen similar versions of this design from other labels and of course on the net, but none quite assimplisticyet effective asAfrica Unplugged…it’s some serious genius from the Fiftees crew, nice one dude’s.
What is emo music…well let’s see first off emo stands for emotional and it is a genre of punk. It looks like the emo scene has really taken off in South Africa within the last 3 years…too bad that the emo scene has been going for the last 8-10 years….yes people emo music has been around for ages…where have you all been…there have been numerous bands that have come and gone from the scene…some of the bands from the early days are Senses fail, The Early November, The Starting Line, Hot Rod Circuit, Brand New, Dashboard Confessional, Finch, The Get up Kids, …etc…etc…just to name a few…
When emo music first came into being in the States, it was not big most of the bands mentioned above were all underground bands trying to make a name for themselves…I honestly think that the earlier bands had a much better sound than the stuff being put out nowadays…Do yourself a favor and try and get yourselves some of the old albums from any of the bands mentioned above…There are still some good emo bands out at the moment like: Number one Gun, Terminal, Ivoryline, Yellowcard, Number one Fan, Mayday Parade, Cartel…Ever since I first started listening to emo music I fell in love, everything from the singer’s voice to the technical guitar riffs not to mention the overboard display of drumming…I have been playing emo music in my band “Victory at Last” for the last 5 years…ever since getting my taste I wanted to make emo music…what is a nice blend is adding the wholescreamo aspect into the sound…playing emo music while adding the screaming element here and there to spice things up…
