New Kings of Leon

Somehow three brothers and a cousin from Nashville managed to insinuate themselves into our lives and provide the soundtrack to last summer with their second album 'Because of the Times', Ed O'Brien from Radiohead has called them 'the greatest band on earth'and I don't think he's far off. Moody Rock n' Roll that's as relevant in the South as it is in Oxford and Africa.

The Kings new album 'Only By the Night' is set for release in the States next week. Here's the first single, 'Sex on Fire':



It's dirty, sweaty, heartfelt and born of the humidity of some backwater swamp, but I like it, and so will you.

Check out the video here.

We're all still here!!!

The biggest and most expensive civilian experiment in the history of science is finally underway.

Google are even in on it:




At 8.32am UK time, scientists at the CERN particle physics laboratory fired a first beam of particles into the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the £3.6 billion “Big Bang machine” that will open a new window on the Universe.

Fears of creating an earth-swallowing black hole and /or mysterious 'dark matter'can be put on hold for a little while.

Well done nerds!! now go find the Higgs-Boson!

V in SA

Richard Branson this morning confirmed dates for South Africa's own V Festival.
Here they are:
Jozi: 13 December
i-Kapa: 16 December

Check back here tomorrow for the Line-up!!!!!

Peace One Day - 21 September

Make a Commitment

I'm a Desmond and the Tutu's kid!

It's the band with the coolest moniker in the whole world of Rock n' roll Indie Kwela Punk Pop!!

Here is the awesome video for the instant dancefloor destroying classic 'She Hangs the Pictures on the Wall':



Makes me wanna do the German Modern Swagger!!

In true fuck-you to the Big Labels Indie style, the Tutus have released their debut album 'Tuck Shop' on their own Awesomeland Records.(Cut to footage of slightly retarded A&R guy with a hearing-aid trying really hard to kick his own head.)

Check out the Tutu's blog for remixes by local and international artists, news and sweet merchandise.

and

Show some love on the 'I'm a Desmond and the Tutu's Kid' FB page.

Oppikoppi 2008

A bit late but here we are:







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Cricket...Amusing!!

The funniest web comics about cricket ever!!!!
FROM nrvs.co.za