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Top 10 Rock Concert Fights
15 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every performer will have their day of ranting when they’ve been pushed just a little too far. Whether they are a diva or just too agressive (Axl Rose), their downfalls and rage have given us these 10 entertaining videos. Click through to check them out.
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The Ultimate Safe Driving Playlist
14 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa has just come off the back of yet another festive season crippled with road deaths. It seems appropriate then that an experiment has revealed the ultimate safe driving songs playlist.
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Searching For Sugarman Nails Critics’ Choice Movie Award
11 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shortly after recieving an Academy Award nomintaion, Searching For Sugarman nailed the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature, last night. The film spotlights the fasciniating life and times of American singer/songwriter, Sixto Rodriguez, who enjoyed widespread fame and adoration in apartheid (and present-day) South Africa, and utter failure in the United States. The narrative […]
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15 South African Songs Which Should Not Be Covered [Listen]
10 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
Some songs are just too good to be covered and will never be bettered. Herewith a list of 15 famous South African songs that should not (and simply can’t) be covered.
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Elaborate Hoax Tricks Justin Bieber Fans Into Cutting Themselves
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Earlier this week it officially became uncool to smoke marijuana after Justin Bieber was snapped smoking a joint. Immediately after, members of the internet message board community 4Chan started spreading a new hoax called “Operation Cut For Bieber.”
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South Koreans Outraged Over Japanese Comic Portraying Psy As A Rapist
03 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
South Korean comic readers are enraged by an erotic manga that portrays rapper Psy sexually assaulting one of its characters.
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From Whitney To Donna: A Sampling Of Songs From Artists Who Died In 2012 [VIDEO]
31 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The New York Times has once again compiled their annual video montage, featuring a sampling of songs by artists who died during 2012.
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Celebrating 2012’s Best Music And Movies In Mind-Blowing Mashup Compilations [VIDEO]
19 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Let’s face it, 2012 has been an incredible year for music and movies. From Psy’s Gangnam Style to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Night Rises, the future of pop culture has never looked brighter.
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WATCH: Drunk Kim Wilde Sings ‘Kids In America’ On Underground Train After Christmas Party – Cellphone Video Goes Viral
15 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kim Wilde got on a train after a radio station Christmas party and started singing for the train. Some passengers didn’t even realise that the person singing ‘Kids In America’ wasn’t just any busker. And she was wearing reindeer antlers on her head. So rad.
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The Kiffness’ New Video “Mr. Incredible” Is Both Kiff And Incredible
14 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Kiffness, local electronica band that are following in Goldfish’s footsteps have released a new music video, and it’s a stonker. It’s all about Bobo who goes on a moon safari, and takes a 3-iron with.
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Adam Sandler Parodies Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” For Hurricane Sandy Benefit Concert [VIDEO]
14 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Hallelujah, Sandy, screw ya! We’ll get through ya, ‘Cause we’re New Yorkers.” Over the years we’ve certainly heard our fair share of covers of Leonard Cohen’s classic song, “Hallelujah”. But Adam Sandler’s version during Wednesday night’s 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit Concert in Madison Square Garden takes the cake!
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Local Justin Bieber Fan Has Complete Meltdown Over Tickets – Video Goes Viral
12 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 7 Comments
It’s hard to believe that one can be driven close to breakdown over the chance of seeing another human being in the flesh. Such is the power of Justin Bieber. Please witness this local 15-year-old completely losing it. They call this “Bieber Fever.”
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Never Before Seen (Weird) Anti-Scientology Rap Feat. Tom Cruise’s Ex [VIDEO]
11 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We have no words. Scientology either screws people up for life, or just attracts weirdos from the start. Nothing else can explain this strange rap featuring top members of the cult including a prominent spokesperson, and Cruise’s church-approved ex-squeeze.
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Gangnam Style Star: “Kill Those Fucking Yankees”
10 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
South Korean rapper Psy has apologised after reports emerged that he had rapped lyrics calling for American soldiers to be killed at a 2004 concert held to oppose the US-led invasion of Iraq.
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Justin Bieber Tickets Go On Sale At 09h00 Today
10 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Tickets for Justin Bieber’s South African shows go on sale at 9am today. 5fm tweeted the news and it was confirmed by Big Concerts minutes later. The May 12 Joburg show is being sold today, while tickets for the May 8th Cape Town concert go on sale tomorrow.
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Amazing Nickelback Parody Rips Instagram A New One [VIDEO]
05 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You will be a richer person for watching this. Internet parody portal, CollegeHumor.com recently brought us this piece of quality humour, lampooning widespread ignorance of Facebook and the law. They’ve followed it right up with a parody rendition of Nickelback’s ballad, “Photograph”. Enjoy that. Just enjoy that. [Source : Biz Insider] [Thanks, Lize!]
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Attention 35 To 45 Year Olds – ‘THE USUAL’ Are Having A Reunion Concert!
05 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Aah yes, who can forget The Usual’s live gigs in the mid to late 90s, in venues like Taboo in Claremont. God, it was glorious. And so were you, before you pushed out two kids and developed a boep. All the more reason to take a break from the mundane and relive your glory days! Click for details.
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Moderately Insane Fan Steals Mic From Lady Gaga During “Born This Way” [VIDEO]
04 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Please enjoy this Lady Gaga fan, who, having been invited to share the stage in a kind gesture by the pop star, proceeds to make the stage her own. Entirely her own.
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Beyoncé Releases Teaser Trailer For HBO Documentary [VIDEO]
04 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In February next year, Beyoncé will release a rare documentary offering insight into her private life. The teaser is really short – 25 seconds – but it gives a quick glimpse into Beyoncé’s private life, life with her baby belly and what things are like for her on stage. Mother Beyoncé says: I always battle […]
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Important Lady Gaga Cape Town Transport & Road Closures Information
03 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lady Gaga kicked off her South African tour on Friday night with a concert at Soweto’s FNB Stadium. This evening will see Mother Monster take to Cape Town Stadium. The Darkness will kick off the show, and gates are to open at 17:00.
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Jack Parow Presents A Dik Blêrrie Main Christmas Track [VIDEO]
30 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Titled, rather appropriately, “Merry Xmas”, Parow’s latest video was shot in Durban and produced by Parow’s mate Warren Haviside. Laat die vet beats drop en die biltong hang!
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Lyrics To Jack Parow’s New Track, ‘Afrikaans Is Dood’
27 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
If you haven’t watched Jack Parow’s new music video ‘Afrikaans Is Dood,’ check it out here. And then, when you’re done, keep reading this for the lyrics. They’re pretty gnarly..
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Mumford & Sons To Tour South Africa – Computicket Error Reveals
26 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 13 Comments
2oceansvibe has just learnt that a little slip up on Computicket revealed that English folk rock band, Mumford & Sons, will be touring South Africa. Click for more..
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Hos Ja! Jack Parow Drops Insane Music Video For “Afrikaans Is Dood” [VIDEO]
23 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Jack Parow has just dropped this insane music video for his song, Afrikaans is Dood (Afrikaans is dead). The plot involves Parow defending himself against a group of thieving lowlifes. What do they want to steal? His lyrics, of course!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ SA Concert Delicately Poised
23 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
And by delicately poised, we mean might not go ahead. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has yet to grant permission for the Chili Peppers to play at FNB Stadium in February. This is sure to piss a lot of people off.
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CONFIRMED: Justin Bieber Will Come To SA In 2013
23 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
A Big Concerts representative let slip yesterday that Justin Bieber would perform two shows in South Africa next year. Then a radio station gave away the first tickets this morning leaving little to the imagination.
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Rolling Stone Magazine Interviews Dirk Van Der Westhuizen After Music Videos Went Viral Last Week
19 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
By now you will be all too familiar with one Dirk Van Der Westhuizen’s controversial music videos which went viral after we featured them last week. Rolling Stone magazine interviewed him about the public outcry. Click to read it (includes links to the videos):
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Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of Die Antwoord’s Fatty Boom Boom [VIDEO]
19 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Die Antwoord’s Fatty Boom Boom has been one of the most talked-about music videos of the year so far. But it has been for mostly the wrong reasons. Their stab at Lady Gaga, followed by a Twitter fight, sadly overshadowed the fact that the video itself is a visual masterpiece.
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Bored Cape Town Protesters Are Picketing Against Lady Gaga’s “Floodgates Of Evil”, Right Now [PICS]
16 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Tweetpic by @karenjeynes Well here’s something to spice up your Friday. OH MY FUCK! The crazy anti-Gaga Christians are staging a protest outside my office block! (Big Concerts is based here too) — Mvelase (@MvelaseP) November 16, 2012 A gaggle of Gaga protesters have gathered outside the offices of Big Concerts on Cape Town’s Park […]
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Possibly The Best Worst Music Video You’ll Ever See: Afrikaans Pop Heartthrob Makes Up His Own Gangnam Style [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 21 Comments
We cannot fully express the quality of what you are about to see. We guarantee you, it will melt your face off. Thank you, Afrikaans pop culture. We love you.
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