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Music & Sound Design
Bittereinder, a new(ish) group on the Afrikaans music scene are definitely worth taking note of.
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22 Nov 10
Coded
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Yuri Suzuki's Barcode Book uses a barcode reader connected to a speaker, together with illustrations, to tell stories.
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15 Nov 10
From the Zef Side to the Guggenheim
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It's not every day that a zef band from South Africa makes it big in the Guggenheim...
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1 Nov 10
Freshly African
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Freshlyground's new album Radio Africa is fresh (obviously), fun and fabulously local!
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11 Oct 10
Free sneakers!
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Get a free pair of really funky sneakers when you purchase your cassette tape copy of Animal Collective's unreleased songs. Now!
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5 Oct 10
Jakob Trollbäck
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Creativity is largely responsible for the type of lives we live today, which is a good thing, says Jakob Trollbäck.
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22 Sep 10
Rockstars & reformers
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PASS Radio effectively uses the internet to facilitate a progressive cause.
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15 Sep 10
Challenging chickens
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Chicken to Change is a brilliant collaboration between Freshlyground and ZA News, commenting on the leadership of Robert Mugabe.
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7 Sep 10
Unlock the music
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Boym Partners have created a miniature totem as a new label release format for record label Ghostly International.
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23 Aug 10
On the edge
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With it's bright colours and edgy lines, Peter Saville's design for OMD's first album since 1996 is a happy addition to visual culture.
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19 Aug 10
Music posters
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SA's got an awesome music scene and lots of talented artists and designers so why not bring the two together?
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5 Aug 10
Dhrupad
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Trance music, invented in India, 400 BC.
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1 Aug 10
Bangalore: The way it was
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Bangalore of yore was referred to as “the pensioner’s paradise.”
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1 Aug 10
Violent contrasts
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Van Coke Kartel's latest album, Skop, Skiet en Donner, bears testament to their versatility as local artists of an international calibre.
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11 Jul 10
Orchestral innovation
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What do you get when you combine maths, physics, digital art, design, electronics and music? A symphony, of sorts.
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1 Jul 10
Jazz up your iPhone
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Granimator is a cool new iPhone app that allows you to make your own musical wallpaper.
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30 Jun 10
Creative stop along Cape Town's Fan Walk
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A centrally located space is drawing local and foreign soccer fans to an exhibition showcasing design in all its elements.
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25 Jun 10
Design Indaba magazine gets lusty
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“It’s an ad joke. If you want to sell something without trying too hard just add sex, puppies or children.” Get the new Design Indaba mag.
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19 May 10
“Come on. I’m talking to you. Come on.”
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Musicians Danny K and Kabelo Mabalane have revived the lyrics of "Shout" to call on South Africans to join the fight against crime.
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17 May 10
Sound or sci-fi?
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Speakers that look like washing machines with solar panels attached to them in the middle of the desert?
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13 May 10
The zefff-sters
Profiling
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Music & Sound Design
Not just another article about Die Antwoord, Henry Cloete also asks Leon Botha and Jack Parow: “The answer to what?”
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1 May 10
President love dress
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Odidiva, star of House of Holy Afro and the new face of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, explains the power of wearing a dress.
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1 May 10
Play DJ with Spooky iPhone app
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In conjunction with the launch of his latest album, The Secret Song, DJ Spooky has launched a DJ-mixing iPhone app of the same name.
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29 Mar 10
TOFFIE celebrates popular culture
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The TOFFIE Popular Culture Festival is a celebration of all that is pop cult right at your doorstep.
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17 Mar 10
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