On 9 July, Johannesburg’s guitar community gathered at Sognage for a night to remember with one of prog fusion’s most compelling voices. While billed as a guitar clinic, Gardiner’s appearance proved to be far more than a technical workshop—it felt like an interactive, intimate gig of sorts and was an insightful exploration of musicianship, creativity, and … Read more
If you’re a fan of nu-metal and think back fondly to the days when those sounds were crawling in your skin and downloading the shockwaves to your brain, then I sure hope you were rocking out with us in Potchefstroom over the weekend.. If not, you definitely missed out! Here’s a breakdown of what was … Read more
It’s been a while since I’ve ventured into the dungeons and treated myself to some good ol’ psychedelia and doom. So, this is exactly what I did! Last Friday night at Sognage Room 2, Mad God finally released their third album, An Age of Ash, in front of an eager crowd of warlocks, witches, and … Read more
Event Review – 29 Nov 2025 Once every Sun cycle or so there comes a day that brings pandemonium, causing the very earth to shift and primordial beasts to awaken from their sleep. These events are known as the Dawn of the Titans and the fourth of these occurrences has just transpired, as November neared … Read more
RAMFest has always catered for more of the alternative crowd, but by combining RAMFest with the residual radiation still residing from recent Halloween celebrations, RAMFest felt more accessible than ever this year. I attended Pretoria’s event, hosted at the outdoor fields of Heartfelt Arena. As a sold-out event, it drew a dedicated crowd eager to … Read more
For those of us who were fortunate enough to be beamed up and dropped off at Rumours Lounge last Friday night (May 9th) certainly left the mundane and mediocre world behind and was transported to another dimension! Among the crowd were some truly peculiar looking humanoids – how many of these were just in costume … Read more
PUNK-PUNK-PUNK…If you weren’t at AJ’s Pub for the event last Saturday eve, you certainly missed out on a night of immense music and madness, but stick around and find out how it all went down. As people started arriving in the dwindling light left over from a hot day, the electricity in the air was … Read more
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France The Planet and Studio31 presents Lungelo and The Moy-Os performing live in the studio.
Recorded 11 October 2023.
Lungelo and the Moy-Os are:
Lungelo Moyo – Vocals and Guitar
Ntando Hadebe – Bass Guitar
Sibusiso “Masi” Masilela – Lead Guitar
Tebogo Dibetso – Drums
France The Planet and Studio31 presents State Dependency performing live in the studio.
Recorded 14 September 2023.
State Dependency is:
Aiden Morris – Vocals and Guitar
Jarred De Wet – Bass Guitar
Ogi Williams – Drums
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France The Planet and Studio31 presents Springbok Nude Girls performing live in the studio. Recorded 1 September 2023.
Host: France The Planet
Audio Engineers: Ruan Rabie & Merrick Kyle
Cameras: Francois Myburgh
Springbok Nude Girls is:
Arno Carstens – Vocals
Theo Crous – Guitar and Backing Vocals
Sergio Barbosa – Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals
Francious Kruger – Drums
David Watkyns – Keyboards, Trumpet and Backing Vocals