Everybody is talking about the start of U2’s concert, which had Bono waxing lyrical about Cape Town and South Africa. But then he went for a pretty cool vibe and compared each band member to a wild animal. “What manner of exotic creature do we have here” was hilarious (for The Edge)! Then Bono called […]
Had a simply marvelous time last night at the U2 concert in Cape Town. Here is a killer panoramic pic taken using my iPhone 4 (thanks Digicape) and the Autostitch app. Sadly I wasn’t quick enough to get pics of the chick cat-fight that occured in fromt of me, but those of you who caught […]
I’m not entirely sure what to think of lady Gaga’s latest outfit that she wore on Thursday’s edition of “Good Morning America”. She said that the outfit was based on a condom. Where on God’s green earth does this woman come up with these ideas?
Hear ye! Hear ye! The first three people to send us a photo of themselves doing their best animal impression win: A pair of tickets to PH Fat’s album launch tomorrow night (Saturday) at Assembly PH Fat’s new album, Dinosaur Blood. The Grand Winner (the best out of the three winners) wins (in addition to […]
What’s in my bag? Free songs by The Kiffness, Box Office, The New Mustangs, Muttils and The Otherwise. Step inside.
Well, well, well, children! With gates opening at 16h30, and the main act kicking off at 21h30, most of you are probably wondering just how the heck you’re going to get to the Cape Town U2 gig this evening. As ever, 2oceansvibe is here to provide a list of road closures and associated logistics as a public service to you, our beloved.
In a touching display of celebrity-on-politician action, Bono delivered a bright red iPod to his new best friend, Jacob Zuma, at the presidential home in Genadendaal. Zuma looked visibly nervous at the specter that is Bono, so much so that he could barely manage to complete a sentence, and as one wasn’t written down for him, who could blame him.
Poor , Ezperanza Spalding- I don’t know who she is either, but apparently she’s won “Best New Artist” at Sunday’s Grammys, despite Justin Bieber being the overwhelming favourite. This has sparked outrage amongst Bieber’s fans or “Beliebers” as they are known, and they have called for her head.
If you think about it, music is simply data ordered in a specific way by a clever human and then executed by either man or machine. So why not take some existing data from a very clever machine and see if it makes music? Well that’s what the very very clever people at CERN have done.
If you’re anything like me you’ll have a penchant for gut busting drum solos from rake-thin dudes who live for that little round chair. We’ve been treated to some geniuses down the years, but Rolling Stone readers (who last I checked knew their music) have picked their top ten of all time.
Eminem and Rihanna’s song Love The Way You Lie was a big hit and we played it till our fingers bled on 2oceansvibe Radio. But then it got a little bit killed and we let it take a breather. We subsequently forgot about it and what a treat it was to see it performed live […]
Even for the insanity that is the Gaga fashion choice, arriving for the 2011 Grammy Awards in a giant shiny egg is still pretty weird. Lady Gaga was an hour early for her arrival on the red carpet, encased in a giant egg and was carried by four half-naked men.
What’s that in my pocket? Free music by Stepdog, Fulka and Fox Comet. This way please.
To say it was an honour to have world-renowned pop artist, Imogen Heap in the studio for an interview on the morning of her first gig in Cape Town, would be an understatement. Imogen was a fantastic guest; intelligent, insightful, and quirky. 2oceansvibe Radio were the official media partners for Imogen’s Cape leg of her […]
“And you can tell everybody, he is your boyfriend.” See what I did there? Kids today can’t actually remember a time when Elton John still pretended to be straight. But times have changed, and this list of the Top 50 Gay Male Musicians includes members of Vampire Weekend, Bloc Party, and Sigur Rós.
While our Facebook photos from the event can give you an idea of the awesomeness of the vibe that day, it can never do it justice. That is why I invented the ‘moving picture’ and, subsequently, this video. Jump in and re-live that day with us. Feel the vibe throughout your body, not just through […]
Local Cape Town band, I Scream And The Chocolate Stix are putting out what looks to be a fairly interestingly-shot reality TV show, with the working title, Making It. So says the YouTube description:
Although I didn’t know it at the time, all my friends at school in England were way cooler than me. I was listening to Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Guns n’ Roses, Blind Melon and the Peppers while they were into the Acid Jazz scene that was considered extremely hip in England at the time. But I […]
Now while we do spend an inordinate amount of time in the aisles of Mabu Vinyl, I must let you know about another source I have for vinyl. And not just any vinyl, NEW vinyl. Many people are unaware that limited numbers of LPs are pressed, every time a new CD is released. Follow link […]
“Hey guys. I’m Gary Thomas. Welcome to The Waiting Room. We’re going to play you some music, in case you were wondering about all…this.” So began Gary Thomas’ Long Street gig last night. It stayed awkward, but the music got better as the night went on.
Well, well, well. Do we have a little surprise to make your lives better, my friends. I’m sure you’ll be aware that the Imogen Heap Gigs at the Paul Cluver Forest Amphitheatre, in association with 2oceansvibe Radio (because we love you) sold out long ago. Sad news for those of you who weren’t able to snap […]
Good morning, sunshine people. For your benefit, 2oceansvibe Radio will be bringing you music to match the weather this morning, with in-studio guests and local electronic lounge music phenomenon, GoodLuck. Check out their bio: This upstart act from Cape Town, South Africa have taken their fans by storm with what has been a whirlwind nine months […]
Bar-room time travel talk usually centers around whether or not it would be cool to murder Hitler, because hey. But this misses a more important issue: whether or not Yoko Ono really killed the Beatles. Director Mark Waters wants to make a movie about that – time traveling Beatles fans, I mean.
Attention all good music lovers: January is winding down, and that only means one thing: The U2 360 Tour to South Africa is almost here. Click through to find out how to get tickets!
We managed to nail down another exclusive music video – this time from one of our long-time favourite SA bands, The Dirty Skirts. It’s always too long between albums, for fans of the Skirts – but the boys managed to put this little beaut together to satisfy our cravings. And what a powerhouse song it […]
Applying for jobs sucks. It’s awkward and painful and time-consuming. But some people know how to do it right – how to avoid getting caught in the rat-trap of sweaty-palmed interviews and communicate a certain level of coolness at the same time. Presented below is one such person’s job application. Please – read it, and learn to be a better person.
Alright so we’ve got our hands on a preview for the Fight Club Musical. You know they’re making a Fight Club musical, right? Jared Leto’s comment on the whole affair is, “It smells like disaster, but it could be genius.” We’re undecided at this point.
I don’t know how to feel about this. I loved Fight Club the way you love an eccentric uncle; it was weird and it stank of smoke and made people feel uncomfortable, but it was awesome. The fact that it’s director, David Fincher wants to revisit it is great; the whole ‘musical’ angle is where I start panicking.
Great song lyrics are almost impossible to master. And that’s before they’ve even been weaved into a perfect melody. When the two come together it’s alchemy. Some songwriters only manage it once in their lifetimes. We have a name for them. Hands up who knows what it is. Writing a great lyric seems like it […]
When you hear the name Josh Groban, the violin line from “You Raise Me Up” starts wilting away in your head, hey? That’s because that was the only song that guy frigging sang for about two years. But hey, all power too him – the man is fabulously succesful nowadays. And with all that record […]