Take control of your art - The Plastics
The Plastics are back from Europe and it sounds like they've had a whirlwind of a time. They're back home with some insights to share after attending Nouvelle Prague, but don't expect them to stay too long - the indie rockers plan on taking their music on a global escapade...
Compelling change through music - Alice Phoebe Lou
Alice Phoebe Lou has a very rare sincerity both in her music and her outlook in life; it's kind of hard to believe she's only in her early 20's. From the sleepy hollow of Kommetjie, Alice found fame from busking in Berlin - she's taken her talent around the world and soon she'll be opening for The Lumineers...
Mannenberg duo teach more than music
Zakie Johnson and Aziza Davids are skilled participants working for the Community Work Programme, a poverty relief government initiative that provides a job safety net for the unemployed. The average daily rate is R63,18.
SA music is underrated - Melissa Bender
Melissa Bender's been involved in the South African music scene longer than most; she's a project manager by day, writer by night, website editor in between, and has a weekly radio show on Mutha FM. Her goal: to provide a credible resource for artists, publicists and event managers.
The slow rise of the female DJ
There are very few top female DJs in the official charts, but things are changing; being a DJ is no longer a boy’s club. I spoke to two Cape Town trailblazers, DJ Sideshow and DJ Ruthy Pearl, on what it means to be a woman on the decks.
