Category Archives: music

Numb

By 6000 | 6000 | June 14, 2011

From the sublime to the ridiculous. Considering we’re approaching midwinter, Cape Town’s Tuesday started so beautifully this morning. I was compelled to pull over on Rhodes Avenue and point my phone at the sun. Now, 14 hours later, winter has returned and I find myself hiding under the duvet wondering if my roof will survive [...]

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The Perfect Setlist

By 6000 | 6000 | May 25, 2011

It’s always a toughie when a band is touring. They’re out there promoting their new material, but the fans turn up wanting to have a good night listening to their classics. Finding a suitable balance is always going to be difficult, but apparently, there is some thought that goes into it. Here’s how my hometown [...]

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Notes on attending an 80s charity disco at the False Bay Rugby Club

By 6000 | 6000 | May 14, 2011

Catchy title, hey? But it does exactly what it says on the tin. The evening in question was aimed at those of us who grew up in the 80s and wanted to relive that “school disco” experience, while raising some much-needed money for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. It was a good plan and it [...]

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Don’t sit down…

By 6000 | 6000 | May 12, 2011

Feels like someone should have suggested that for me this week. Busy. But no, this is the new one from the Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys: Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair. I’m getting heavy Beatles, I’m getting dark Oasis and there’s a soupçon of The Smiths and a hint of The Pixies in there [...]

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Coldplay in SA in October

By 6000 | 6000 | May 7, 2011

UPDATE: Confirmed! Coldplay to play Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday 5th October 2011 and Johannesburg FNB Stadium on Saturday 8th October 2011. Ticket prices range from R270 – R635 for each venue. Tickets available from THURSDAY 12th MAY AT 9AM Computicket, www.computicket.com, 083 915 8000 ______________________________________________________________ The rumour mill has been at full tilt for [...]

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