Category Archives: 6000 recommends

Spend Hours Here

You could literally spend hours on Mike Skinner’s Soundcloud page. As with all things Skinner, tracks will come and go, but at the time of writing, I can’t get enough of this version of How We All Lie. Some wonderful juxtaposition of hardcore electronica and simply-delivered lyrics. And because I have personally bought this version [...]

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Acrobranch

We took the kids along to Acrobranch at Constantia Nek today and they had a ball. It was well organised, the equipment was all in good condition and the helpers were well trained and… well… helpful. This is going in the 6000 recommends category. I’ll get some more pics up soon.

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Now: Go Home

Since the latest software upgrade on my gorgeous Sony Xperia T, I have been treated to Google Now each time I use the search bar. It’s a fairly amazing feature – it detects where I am, what’s around me and uses information I have searched for previously to work out what information might help me… well… [...]

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Next Sunday’s Breakfast

On a whim (and with whatever spare ingredients I could find at the time: bread, eggs, bacon), I made some Baked Eggs in Bacon Wraps for breakfast this morning. The culinary experience that followed was such that I feel safe in advising you to try the same next weekend. I got my recipe from food.com. [...]

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Delta Machine

Delta Machine, Depeche Mode’s 13th studio album is already a hot contender for the coveted 6000.co.za Album of the Year. And there’s a very simple reason for that – there’s nothing new here. I’ve said before that  ”old” bands should stick to what made them popular, and I’m happy to stand by that statement. Straying too [...]

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