Following the success of the iPhone and Blackberry streaming apps, 2oceansvibe Radio has launched a streaming Facebook app! Head on through and “share” and “like” the app (here and here) and you will stand a chance of winning two nights stay at the 5-star Cape Royale hotel! Winner will be announced next week! And to […]
It’s just too stunning how Nando’s kicks in every time.
Just as a story reaches fever pitch, they pump out a viral ad which circulates like wildfire. It appears in inboxes around the country and the world, and then pops up on blog sites and news sources within days. And somehow, they crack me up every time!
This one being no exception.
Lets just deal with the name first. Mumford & Sons. Not ideal, if you’re trying to be cool that is. There are bands out there with names like Jane’s Addiction, Primal Scream and, of course, The Rolling Stones. Just plain cool. In fact, if there’s one thing the Stones had over the Beatles, it was their name. The Beetles would have been better, but they had to get playful and incorporate the word “beat” into their name. Naughty guys, very naughty. You were young and you thought you were being clever, but no one loves a pun. I guess you made up for it though.
But Mumford & Sons? That’s a lot to make up for. I’m not even sure that John, Paul and the boys could do enough to distract us from that incredibly dorky name. I’ve seen it being mentioned in various music magazines and have sub-consciously just ignored the band. But then I started hearing that they were getting a reputation for incredible live shows with a kind of party atmosphere where everybody just lets loose.
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The central bank of the United States of America, the Federal Reserve, in response to the recent Great Recession has acted swiftly, decisively and boldly. Its answer to a catastrophe that was caused by irresponsible lending by greedy banks to Ninjas (no income, no job or assets) has been to cut interest rates to the bone and flood the economy with cheap money in the hope it’ll be used to kick start the economy.
So in other words, as I see it, in order to fix a problem caused by cheap money they’ve made money even cheaper. I often do the same thing after a big night in (I don’t go out anymore) and the inevitable skull bursting hangover.
In a recent Khayelitsha church service, Pastor Xola Skosana opened his sermon by stating “Jesus was HIV positive.” For some reason, this has caused some small outcry.
Ladies, if you’ve been thinking to yourself, “I could really use a USA Green Card but all I have to offer is a Kawasaki Ninja and my ‘hotness factor’”, fear not, for I am about to make your day.
We chatted to SKY News’ Charlotte Hawkins last week and covered a range of important topics, including Eamonn Holmes wearing his trousers on his head, Mark Longhurst being in love with her and how she decides what to wear every morning. Not to be missed!
Table Mountain Cableway’s famously popular Sunset Special starts on Monday November 1 this year and runs until the end of February 2011. Adults pay R90 per person return while children under 18 years pay R45 per person return after 6pm. Tickets can only be purchased at the Cableway’s Ticket Office from 6pm. Click for more info.
If any of you spend even a mild amount online and have a Facebook and/or Twitter account, the new MINI ‘Connected’ system which is built into the new MINI Countryman (launches late November I’m told) will blow your head off. So 2oceansvibe Radio in the car is one thing, but how can you watch news feeds whilst driving? Not to worry, the car reads it out for you! Video after the jump!
With the help of modern technology, I was able to jet into the future and conduct an interview with SA celebrities, Jeannie D and Loyiso! This interview should only be for publication in 2050, but I thought I would give you a taste anyway! And my goodness, have things changed around here! It seems Jeannie […]
5fm’s Gareth Cliff’s letter to the government has attracted quite a bit of attention over the past few days, with only an excerpt published here and there. We have managed to get hold of the entire letter and thought you would like to see it in its entirety – especially those of you who struggle with searching on the internet. Bless you. Gareth’s letter after the jump.
This is hysterical. The US ‘Parents Television Council” (God help us all) has slammed the latest US GQ Magazine for publishing pictures which “border on pedophilia.” And I assure you it’s not to do with the cover! The gaggle of bored ultra-conservatives were referring to a photo shoot the legendary magazine did with the cast of Glee, a high-school-musical type series that is probably also showing on local screens (I wouldn’t know – but can confirm it is on Apple TV). Follow the link for more on the story + all the pics..
The End Of The Line is this year’s most vaunted environmental documentary. Brought to South Africa by Investec, the internationally-acclaimed film is a stark and uncompromising look at our systematic pillaging of our oceans, the effects of which will hit us harder and sooner than we anticipated. 2oceansvibe Radio will be chatting to the film’s producer and author of the book by the same name, Charles Clover, as well as giving away ten tickets to the film. Details after the jump.
A massive thank you to GQ for bestowing the Best Dressed Man In South Africa award. We touched on it earlier on in the week, but didn’t get a chance to get the pics up (for my mum to see, to tell the truth). You can check them all out in the November issue which has dual covers – one of Christina Aguilera, and one of football genius, Jose Mourinho. So, in the meantime, here is one they took as I realised my fly was down. Whoops!
The three cinemas (Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town) we have managed to secure for a pre-public screening of Facebook movie, ‘The Social Network’ are 70% full so far – so if you have a blog and you want to watch the movie (with a buddy) before the general public, there is still time! Private screening will take place on 25 October! Follow the link to see how!
A few of the boys went on a surf trip to Mentawi a few weeks back. The Photographer, VC, set his camera to video mode and absolutely KILLED it with this video! An absolute must-see for couch surfers and real surfers alike! Keep an eye out for Dirty Skirts lead guitarist, David Moffatt, frolicking about!
It’s that time of year again – one of the greatest legal ways to piss-off your partner is upon us. Growing one’s moustache in support of testicular cancer is pretty much your duty as a man, and why would she understand, anyway? Does she have balls? Negative. And without your support, neither will a large number of men around the world. Follow the link and prepare for Movember!
We have managed to secure three Ster-Kinekor cinema’s (Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town) on the 25th of October, for 40 bloggers in each region (plus 2 friends each) to see The Social Network before ANYBODY ELSE! It’s first come, first serve – so if you want to watch the movie before the general public, then keep reading!
As one of South Africa and the world’s greatest forensic scientists, David Klatzow shouldn’t require much introduction. His most recent big headline had to do with the killing of Brett Kebble. For it was David Klatzow that blew the case open, with the revelation of an assisted suicide. this guys has seen it all. Book review after the jump.
We interviewed Duran Duran’s Simon Le bon on Friday afternoon live on 2oceansvibe Radio. If you missed it then not to worry – we’ve got the podcast right here for you to download. Find out what’s in store for us when they come to Cape Town. Pleas enjoy Simon’s enthusiasm about the yacht we’ve got lined up for him. Listen after the jump.
Yes, yes, settle down… It has arrived, shortly after the radical success of the iPhone app, comes this, the 2oceansvibe Blackberry app. You must be beside yourself! Now you can finally tune-in to 2oceansvibe Radio with just one click on your ‘BB.’ Then all you do is plug it into your car the same way you would an iPod. Welcome to the future.
There was much excitement the other day after we posted a picture of the man who is affectionately known as ‘Papa Smurf.’ He was dominating Rocking The Daisies at the time, and since then we have received a deluge of emails and pics. So we thought we would jump on board the P-Train and give you a whole lot of this Cape Town legend. After the jump.
In an announcement that has shocked no one, a Hollywood actress has admitted to using cocaine. What is interesting, however, is that this particular Hollywood actress is Carrie Fisher and she admits to using the drug while filming the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, on the set of the Ice Planet. The Empire Strikes Back? More like Return of the Get High! Am I right? Zing!
Either Yolandi and Ninja are writing a Die Antwoord-esque love letter to a friend named Dirk, or their website has been hacked. Lines of text stating, “Dirk F*cks Whores” cover the screen, and the source points to a hacker named “poesgesig”. Really? You hacked Die Antwoord’s website and you couldn’t post the eff word in it’s entirety?
A big thanks to the readers of 2oceansvibe who have welcomed our new look and structure with open arms! And the proof is in the pudding, as we see 2oceansvibe jumping to top position on the ‘Top Ranked’ list on Afrigator, ahead of Mail & Guardian’s ‘Thoughtleader’ offering. Nicely.
Well I couldn’t think of a better way to get the weekend started than with a browse over the new Victoria’s Secret range, entitled ‘Sexy Little Fantasies.’ Naturally, it stars 2oceansvibe favourite and South Africa’s very own Candice Swanepoel!
And she’s so multi-talented too. Not only is she skilled at the ways of the cowgirl, but also the air hostess, sailor, kitty, nurse, bride and more! See the rest after the jump!
Cell C’s highly publicised poor coverage can finally be explained. It appears that there is a toxic, root-and-branch misunderstanding of the fundamentals of cellular telephone technology within the company.
Can your brain even compute that headline? I mean seriously, WTF? And you know what kind of basejumping they’re doing? It’s not the one where they jump and pull the wire immediately – no, no – it’s the one where they wear a bat-suit, fly down the face of the mountain for a while and THEN they pull the wire. Insane! Check out the video!
That inspirational fellow known as ‘Cigar Guy’ has certainly caught the attention of photo-manipulating gurus in the past 24 hours. Amazingly, this photo has developed a whole new vibe since it was taken: originally a snap of Tiger Woods’ chip travelling towards a cameraman’s lens, it’s now the birth of a new character in the Where’s Wally books. Where’s Cigar Guy? Sounds good, won’t you agree?
There are two major reasons to discuss the new Gulfstream G6. Firstly, there is a Top 5 song in the US iTunes charts called “Like a G6” by a group called Far East Movement. And secondly, tomorrow’s jackpot for the SuperEna Lottery is EUR 150 Million (R1.5 Billion) – which is probably the only way […]