So I spent the weekend down Richmond way, Northern Cape for the Boekbedonnered Festival. My first time there. I get the feeling it won’t be my last! Firstly, Richmond is a tiny, No-whereville town! It is basically two main streets and a small smattering of buildings. But it has charm. … Read More
Hey hey! Its Friday and that must mean another chapter in the novel is complete and YES, it does! I am well into part two of the book, which means that it won’t be too long before I am half-way through the first draft of this monster. I am very … Read More
Pray for a lovely summer day in Johannesburg because this Saturday is the 2nd edition of the city’s latest outdoor one day music festival! Large On The Lawn, or LOTL as it has become known is a very laid back event accessible for fans, families, kids and more that takes … Read More
Have you seen this video by Spoek Mathambo? It’s a brilliant reworking of an English punk classic. Joy Division’s She’s Lost Control. Watching this video made me wonder all over again why punk rock has never caught on among township youth. And I mean conceptually. Yeah I understand the physical … Read More
The last two weeks have seen a good, sustained amount of work taking place on the novel, which is really awesome. I am still not quite putting out the weekly word count that I would ideally like, but I am getting there. Am now deep into the 2nd part of … Read More
The Christmas decorations are up in Malls and tempers are short, nerves frayed. The end of the year is nigh. Which means it’s a great time to start thinking about 2013 and what you will achieve and where you will be. Once again I am offering musicians and managers 2 … Read More
Yeah I know, it’s weird. And to make it worse, I am a committed early bird too. The secret is out, I love Mondays! I do! I love them so much that I make sure I have very particular Sundays as well so that no rogue elements can disrupt the … Read More
7th Street Melville us the home for the poetry festival THIS weekend from 12-14 October, hosting a range of poets and styles in a number of venues and I am SO there as part of the line-up. According to organiser Hans Pienaar, the programme has been developed to serve a … Read More
By the end of this week, I will have been in Bloemfontein for the best part of a month. I have enjoyed it. Socially it has been a very quiet time for me, which has been good, recovering from the pace of my final days in JHB and the month … Read More
I spent a year in Bloemfontein from August 1989 until July 1990. I was a medic during my national service stint at Central Medical Command, Bloemfontein. I was 19 n n n n n n nn nineteen. It has as a result always been slightly strange coming back here. I … Read More