Monday, 5 June: On Friday night, after seeing Whitney: Can I Be Me?, I came away feeling awe-stricken and a little disturbed. The film reminded me about the burden and responsibility that a talented woman carries on this earth. It showed all the nuance of Whitney Houston’s brilliance, and confirmed that everyone who has heardContinue reading “[Opinion]: Whitney: Can I Be Me? – a moving portrait of the artist”
Tag Archives: Music
Pop. (In which I drop a whole lot of links and hope you like one of them)
Twitter is great for click-baity articles, viral Vines, memes and, my personal favourite, music recommendations. Drake recently released Views, and the memes and covers have been rolling in. I have yet to hear the album, but I’ve become familiar with the lead single, ‘One Dance’. This cover by Alex Aiono was floating around the TLContinue reading “Pop. (In which I drop a whole lot of links and hope you like one of them)”
Rihanna Just Changed my Life. Again.
Rihanna released the video for ‘Work’ on Vevo just over three hours ago, and I have so many feelings. Rihanna at the launch announcement for ANTI After the 30 second teaser clip she released at the weekend, I was even more keen to finally see what new music Rihanna had for us. Until now, I haveContinue reading “Rihanna Just Changed my Life. Again.”
[Magazines]: New Editor for ELLE South Africa (+ A Note on Content and Representation)
The September 2014 issue of ELLE magazine was the final edition produced with Jackie Burger at the helm.For as long as I have been reading ELLE seriously, I have enjoyed seeing the changes in the content and layout of the magazine under the supervision of the always sophisticated Ms Burger.Also noteworthy were her editor’s pageContinue reading “[Magazines]: New Editor for ELLE South Africa (+ A Note on Content and Representation)”
[Music]: Click to Play – Songs from Around the Web
One of the biggest reasons I spend so much time on the internet “doing nothing”, is that I get carried away clicking on all the links within the posts.I forget how I ended up on a page, because I was led there by a series of “read more” links…and then I forget what I wasContinue reading “[Music]: Click to Play – Songs from Around the Web”
Review: ISO are Experimenting with a New Sound on their latest EP, "PASSAGES"
A few months ago, I reviewed ISO’s latest EP for VARSITY. The review hasn’t been published, so I thought I’d share it here. Local music lovers know ISO (formerly known as “Isochronous”) as a rock band from Pretoria with four albums a number of local tours and a performance as the opening act for TwoContinue reading “Review: ISO are Experimenting with a New Sound on their latest EP, "PASSAGES"”
DVD Review: Pad Na Jou Hart
Huisgenoot Running time: 111 minutes Starring: Ivan Botha, Donnalee Roberts, Marius Weyers Director: Jaco Smit The variety and standard of films produced locally over the past four years or so has been quite impressive. Examples such as Jozi, Bakgat, Otelo Burning, Material, Hoofmeisie, Fanie Fourie’s Lobola, Copposites and many others are a testament to theContinue reading “DVD Review: Pad Na Jou Hart”
Yet Another** YouTube Video: Fairytales and A Capella
What do you get when you combine a capella, some of everyone’s favourite Disney stories, a 21-year-old film student and YouTube? You get Jon Cozart, and his great parody of famous happily-ever-afters, and where those people would be if they lived in the real world now. http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/diU70KshcjA&source=uds Who doesn’t like to pick apart the storiesContinue reading “Yet Another** YouTube Video: Fairytales and A Capella”
The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather (Or: This Is How I Study)
I don’t own sweaters, I own jerseys; and I don’t like the cold, or having to bulk up against icy winds. But there is something about this song that has me longing to own one of these, and walk along the beach at sunrise. http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/GCdwKhTtNNw&source=uds There is also this cute choreography video that I found:Continue reading “The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather (Or: This Is How I Study)”
What’s On My Mind this Monday…
“I learned to love myself unconditionally, because I am a queen” India Arie’s ‘Video’ was in my head all of a sudden, and after listening to it for the first time in years I have remembered how much good Ms Arie’s music does for the psyche! http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/Mq86e4Fhja0&source=uds Also read Aisha Baker’s post on Baked theContinue reading “What’s On My Mind this Monday…”
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