Global Breakthrough-The Mutha City

Global Breakthrough is a phenomenon all over the world that sees clubs, artists and promoters coming together to produce events on a rather grand scale.

A Global Breakthrough spectacular is currently going down at venues all around Cape Town with really impressive line-up's that include some of the biggest names in electronic music. Check out the e-book here.

Most of it is, shall we say, aimed at a European mainstream crowd (read pitched up BPM), however there are some real highlights, including Ame on Wednesday (in an aquarium!) and German minimal electro genius Steve Bug (Poker Flat recordings/Dessous) on Friday (in the lions den at the old Zoo!!!)



I still don't know if I can know that Steve Bug is playing in SA and not go.

Listen to Bug-produced tracks on Last.fm

Crazy Japanese TV

The ever-popular "say the tongue-twister or get the eggflap"


WTF?

Diary of a Photog: Malawi

Spent most of last week in Malawi, for News of the World.
There is no language to describe the contradictions that exist there.



One of the most beautiful places in the world is also one of the poorest.
The people of rural Malawi live out their days in a constant quest to survive, punctuated by hunger and chronic disease and yet are some of the warmest and most generous people I've ever encountered. As I was leaving a tiny village called Lipunga, near the Zambian border, an elder pulled me aside, and with his hand on my chest answered the questions I couldn't ask, all with one succinct sentence: "Today is not the day I die, so today I will live."



I have to give a big up to my driver/translator/right-hand man Peter; thunderstorms, flash floods, crazy dirt roads, flat-out in a Toyota Corrolla 4x4 conversion, WRC is for pooftahs!!


Kids Fishing in the Road and Peter knee-deep just before crossing a flooded bridge!

Britney Spears Loses her Shit with the Paps

The same paps who made her famous and to whom she knowingly flashed her skanky vajayjay for publicity.

More Edutainment:

O'Brien, Carrey and Weinberg on quantum physics:

Personally I think that in d-wave/d-wave junctions, the low-energy quasiparticle dissipation resulting from nodal quasiparticles and ZES is suppressed due to a quasiparticle-tunneling blockade effect in an isotropic s-wave superconductor.

Squirell Milk is Delicious!!

....and it gives you energy!
Steve Carrel, purveyor of squirrel-knowledge:

World Press Photo

See a full gallery of the winners of this years World Press Photo contest, the most prestigious prize in photojournalism.
The site also features all the winners since the contest's inception in 1955.

The Simpsons: A Motion Picture

Thank-you Matt Groening!!

See the trailer here.

Brazilian Crumpet

Allessandra Ambrosio

Adriana Lima

Holy Crap!
What the hell do they put in the water down there??

Live Earth!

Live Earth - The Concert for a Climate in Crisis:

Gore: what a guy!!


Los Angeles, CA – Detailing a historic effort to engage billions of people across the globe, Kevin Wall, Al Gore, Pharrell Williams, Maná, Cameron Diaz, and the MSN Network yesterday launched Save Our Selves (SOS) – The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis. The announcement was made at the California Science Center:

7/7/07

Concerts on all 7 continents:

• Shanghai
• Sydney
• Johannesburg
• London
• Brazil - TBD
• Japan - TBD
• United States - TBD
• Antarctica - TBD

100+ artists


Apparently artists billed for the Jozi show include:
Fall Out Boy!
Foo Fighters!!
and
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers!!!!

Thaks to chumpstyle for the heads up!
More info here

My Favourite Justin Timberlake Song

Give your girlfriend something special this christmas!

If you can't view this video, here's a link.

Radiohead album in August?

Radiohead's latest album could be set for release in August - according to online retailer Amazon.

The band are currently working on their seventh studio album, the follow up to 2003 release Hail To The Thief, and Amazon claim the release date will be August 6.

But there has been no official word from the Oxford band and the retail website states that they will release the album through EMI - the record label that the unsigned band have parted from.

Source: Ananova

Monkeys and Killers dominate Brits

Arctic Monkeys and The Killers took most of the glory at this year's Brit Awards winning two gongs apiece.


Arctic Monkeys

The Monkeys won Best Album for Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not and Best British Group, while Las Vegas rockers The Killers capped off a great year scooping awards for Best International Group and Best International Album.

Just as she predicted, Lily Allen walked home empty handed, with the award for Best British Female going to good friend Amy Winehouse.

The Fratellis and James Morisson were the pick of the newcomers picking up an award each, while Take That's Patience was voted as Best British Single. The boys did by far the longest speech of the night but there was no room for a mention to rehab housed Robbie Williams.

Other winners included Orson, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake and Muse while Outstanding Contribution winners Oasis closed the Earl's Court ceremony with a storming set kicked off by Cigarettes And Alcohol.

Source: Ananova

Sweet Moves

Just had to post this.
One of the greatest examples of modern dance choreography ever!
It's almost Saturday night and I feel a fever coming on.

Blades of Glory!

Trailer for the much anticipated Blades of Glory, catch it at your nearest Cinema Nouveau later this year.

Surfing in Soweto

Hard-fucking-core!

Music Genome Project

On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-loving technologists came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever.

The result: Pandora

Genius!!

Type in the name of an artist and Pandora will assemble a playlist of streaming audio that is representative of the genre, down to fine detail.

The intuitive software interface allows you to lead Pandora in the right direction.

After an initial trial you will be asked to create an account which is only available to users in the U.S (unless you just fill in a U.S zip code!)

Check it out!

Poetry on the Pitch

50 of the finest goals of all time.

D.U.I

If you're gonna go down, you might as well do it in style!!

Diary of a Photog: Autumn/Winter Fashion Week

South Africa's first annual Autumn/Winter fashion week was launched in Sandton last night.
Finally, SA designers get the oppurtunity to showcase their autumn/winter collections to local and foreign buyers at a major fashion week operated to international standards.

More Info: Audi Joburg Fashion Week

All for a Good Cause

Joanna Krupa goes nude for the new PETA campaign.
Mink stinks!

And Now, for no Reason in Particular:

Three great songs inspired by Love lost:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps


Placebo: Follow he Cops Back Home


Radiohead: Talk Show Host


That's enough sentimentality for one day.

Gramophone?

gramophone?

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Vintage Crumpet!

As a result of my Gramophone Awards boycott, I ended up watching 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
Being made in 1961, I thought the film may have lost it's relevance, I was, however, pleasantly surprised to discover that it is actually about two people who drink..... a lot (often before breakfast), make fools of themselves in public, deface public property, steal from novelty shops, whore around and fall in love!!.......Brilliant!

Pity,
I was born too late, she was born too soon......
Audrey Hepburn could've been my Holly Golightly everyday.

Song of The Year ????

Video for the Dixie Chicks Song of the Year Grammy Winner : "Not Ready to Make Nice":


I don't wan't to sound jaded but WTF?

So much good music last year!!

What does the title of this song even mean, can someone get me a trailer latin dictionary?

Grammy Awards: Winners

The Dixie Chicks

Nominees and winners at Sunday's Gramophone Awards:


RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
"You're Beautiful," James Blunt
"Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks WINNER
"Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
"Put Your Records On," Corinne Bailey Rae

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Taking the Long Way," Dixie Chicks WINNER
"St. Elsewhere," Gnarls Barkley
"Continuum," John Mayer
"Stadium Arcadium," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"FutureSex/LoveSounds," Justin Timberlake

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Be Without You"
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)

"Jesus, Take The Wheel"
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

"Not Ready To Make Nice"
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks) WINNER

"Put Your Records On" John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)

"You're Beautiful"
James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)

BEST NEW ARTIST
James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
Carrie Underwood WINNER


BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
"Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," Arctic Monkeys
"At War With The Mystics," The Flaming Lips
"St. Elsewhere," Gnarls Barkley WINNER
"Show Your Bones," Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"The Eraser," Thom Yorke



The Dixie Chicks!!!!!!!
Yet another reminder that American Award shows should not be seen as a reflection of talent or artistic merit.

Check out the full list of nominees and winners HERE

Diary of a Photog-MPH07

Coca Cola Dome 8-11Feb 2007

The Hamster, Clarkson and Martinengo:
Motoring Madness




Great to see Richard back in action after this:

Word to Your Mother!!!

Riot Discotech

Attended a wonderful soiree' at Carfax friday night,
Thanks to Matt, Ben and the rest of the Riot crew!!
Watch this space for info on the next kickass Riot party.

New Bloc Party Album

The new Bloc Party album was released on Tuesday,
the follow up to the awesome Silent Alarm doesn't disappoint, more of the same edgy lyrics over irreverent soundscapes. Phat!!!


Here's the video for the single 'I still Remember'

I Still Remember

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And because I can:

Like Eating Glass live (Silent Alarm, 2004)

And Pioneers (Silent Alarm, 2004)

A sense of purpose and a sense of skill: beautiful!!

Crumpet!!

Wear the print-frock of imagination

Suki-Lala

A friend of mine recently bought a Devon Rex (one of those crazy hairless cats) :
Generations of alien intelligence have obviosly been passed on through her genes because she's very advanced,
here is a pic of her caught trying to steal a car!!

Turkey????

Spotted this pic of the Mixmaster in the latest Zoo mag.
What the fuck is he doing at a camel wrestling tournament in Turkey?

The poor attempt at using a fake 'tache and roseary as a disguise didn't fool me.

Something is afoot.

If you spot Mixmaster Mike anywhere else please let me know, photographic evidence would be helpful, maybe we can organise an intervention and put a stop to the deception.

Where were you bastards then?

One of my all-time favourites from "Not the Nine O'clock News"........

The Ape Epic

2006 was a good year, to celebrate I headed out on an epic road trip around South Africa with superchina Mixmaster Mike, enlightening?... very, beautiful?.... sooo much! crazy?.....fuck yes!!!

Pretoria-Cape Town-Mossel Bay-Knysna-Plett-Tsitsikamma-PE-East London-Coffee Bay-Durbs-Umhlanga-Umkomaas-Durbs-
P-town!


Dec 17, 2006-January08, 2007!

Booze, bitches, bars, beaches, Bang and Olufsen, booze, mist, bad roads, crazy taxi drivers, a guy called Jude, falling in love with Cape Town(again), foreigners, booze, Adam the Down's Syndrome guy, scuba-diving, grab-a-grot, hotel diving, sign-stealing, hippies, vom, lot's of vom, indie parties, watching Mike get molested in a Jacuzzi on the balcony of a R30million apartment on Clifton First, Jagermeister, LP, Opium, beautiful people, Mick Jagger, Tequila, "i dont see what the big problem is", "I REALLY DON'T", crayfish salad, TV Shopping, Bloc Party, bitches, christmas lunch, allergies to Play energy drink, water for the governor's daughter,the Boksburg briefs, quack quack, irish car bombs, bumpukes, the girl i din't say hello to, the girls i did say hello to, the love, finding ourselves..........the LOVE!

That is about as coherent as it's going to get, so.......

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