Rewind the film

It was already a good year for music and then there was the new Pet Shop Boys album and then there was confirmation of a new Arctic Monkeys album and then last week, the Manic Street Preachers dropped this into the mix, so to speak:

Great song. Wonderful video.

Eagle-eared listeners will recognise the dulcet club singer vocals of Sheffield’s own Richard Hawley on there and the good news is that this is the title track (but not the first single) from the new album, due for release on 16th September.

Another Universe

Sharing some more South African music. An oldie, but a goodie today.

This popped up on a random playlist while we were away. It had been a while since I’d heard it.

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Who could forget that Kirstenbosch performance just ahead of his honeymoon (literally, performance over, head to airport) when he turned up unashamedly drunk and upset a number of parents and older individuals by using several naughty words?

Still – for those who stayed – what a show…

Local is lekker

Road tripping these school holidays? Heading down south? Forgot to pack your music?

Never fear, the Friendly 7/11 in L’Agulhas has you covered.

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I don’t pretend to be an expert, but it would appear, at first glance at least, that every single box has been ticked.
The usual suspects are all present and correct: Wessels, Hofmeyr, Dylan, van der Merwe, Darren and die Campbells. What more could you ask for?

They’ve even chucked some Creedence Clearwater Revival in for the overseas vibe. And there’s a sneaky André Rieu if you’re still feeling a bit classy ahead of your seventeenth dubbel Klippies en Coke.

iTunes, watch out. The future of music retail can be found down by the stripy lighthouse.