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DALUVUYO MAPUZI & EMILY HARRISON The South African music industry is finding creative ways to deal with the lockdown. Before the lockdown started, Texx and the City, a popular South African music news podcast, wrote an article about how fans can support musicians during the COVID – 19 lockdown, which dozens of musicians and bands showed love for on Instagram. Since then the musicians themselves have been coming up with innovative ways to support themselves and entertain others during the lockdown. On 31 March, Arno Carstens put on a livestream on YouTube, all fans had to do was buy a ticket and they were emailedRead More →

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  Hi hi (coughs twice for dramatic effect). Yes, Pssst… is still around. Pssst… is actually feeling better than ever. Probably because Pssst… hasn’t nearly been run over by a cyclist for a while. Or maybe it’s because Pssst… hasn’t heard the words Main Gate for a few weeks. Pssst… also hates most people, so Pssst… is enjoying the quarantine glow. What Pssst… is not enjoying however, is social media at the moment. Pssst… would politely like to point out that nobody gives a sh*t about your indulgent and horrific TikToks or game face while playing sport!?! Can we please stop with the challenges? Pssst…Read More →

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KENDRA CONNOCK BCOM is a band of young musicians from UP who are trying to make a difference in the South African music industry. Inspired by the writing style of Hunter Kennedy (Die Heuwels Fantasties) and the unique jazz-rock sound of Stellenbosch-based band Uncle Spike, BCOM is producing a new sound for the South African listener; something that hasn’t been seen on our music scene before. When asked to describe their musical style in three words, the boys from BCOM opt for a simple explanation of “very very niiccee”. There are no airs and graces here, only passion for crafting music that can be enjoyedRead More →