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Looped Saturdays launched at ... The Loop
Cape Town's entertainment venue The Loop is launching Looped Saturdays, featuring a "late-night spread of cutting-edge beats, tunes and grooves". They will start at 161 Loop Street, Cape Town on Saturday, 25 February, 2012, from 8.30pm to 4am. 16 Feb 2012 09:55
Going Back to the Crossroads at Kirstenbosch
[Michael Britton] You might think it incongruous to sit in the idyllic amphitheatre at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and listen to the blues. After all, blues songs open with lines like, "Been down so long it looks like up to me", and "I had the blues so bad one time, it put my face in a permanent frown". But despite the pain of betrayal and the desolation of love lost expressed in so many blues songs, the music is a celebration of life - and what better place to celebrate life than in that magnificent setting? 15 Feb 2012 10:48


Corrupted innocence in Chronicle
[Daniel Dercksen] Your mind is guaranteed to explode with this sensational and extraordinary fantasy that combines elements of sci-fi with a unique coming-of-age story and the bond between school friends. It is also a brilliant exploration of how the outsider becomes king and rules his domain with malicious madness. 15 Feb 2012 09:05
I'll go where Hugo
[Eugene Yiga] It's that time of the year again. No, I'm not talking about the surge of guilt over failed resolutions; I'm talking about the Oscars. The next several weeks will see a wave of great movies, somehow perfectly timed to coincide with the Academy Awards. Well, if Hugo is anything to go by, we're in for a grand time. 14 Feb 2012 17:07
Serious talent at the Red Carpet Fashion Show
[Julie-Anne Pocock] Progressive opinions be damned, it's still fun to dress up and eyeball the who's who. It's not often that I climb into a pair of high heels, and it's even less often that I get to saunter into five-star fashion events. But the Red Carpet Fashion Show last Friday sounded like it was going to be an a lot of fun and who was I to say no to expensive champagne, Italian canapés and goodie bags? 14 Feb 2012 10:06
My Week With Marilyn
[Daniel Dercksen] A scrupulous and sincere scrutiny of first love and how its significance can change lives and last a lifetime. Fans who are familiar with the films that turned Marilyn Monroe into an iconic legend, and her tragic life story, will applaud this wonderful opportunity of sharing some tender and intimate moments with her. 14 Feb 2012 09:40
Red Carpet Fashion Show celebrates empowerment of women
The Camps Bay, Cape Town, strip was recently host to this year's Red Carpet Fashion Show, which celebrated the empowerment of women and during which a R16 000 cheque was donated to Dermalogica's joinFITE initiative. 13 Feb 2012 12:19
Ode to Up The Creek
[Ruth Cooper] Up The Creek has been awarded a special place in my heart, perhaps because it coincides with my birthday, but even if this wasn't the case it would still garner the most love from me when compared to its younger music fest siblings. Anyone who has been lucky enough to venture the few hours' drive to Swellendam and floated down the Breede in a lilo's loving embrace will know what I mean. Free from pretention, corporate branding bombardments, hordes of teenage boys, howling gales and own-alcohol restriction areas, UTC blows all other CT fests out of their designated body of water, be it river, dam or creek. 13 Feb 2012 11:19
Bovim creates Queen At The Ballet
[Jana van Heerden] Queen At The Ballet is a tribute to Freddie Mercury created by choreographer Sean Bovim, whose dance company, Bovim Ballet, interprets the classic art form from a fresh point of view. By adding modern elements, such as rock music and even break dancing, the company succeeds in opening up ballet to a new audience. 13 Feb 2012 11:03
Hugo, an endearing masterwork
[Daniel Dercksen] From the spectacular opening sequence to its haunting last image, Martin Scorsese's passion as filmmaker, his incontestable craft in bringing a story to life, and his heartfelt sentiment towards the subject matter, are clearly evident in every frame of Hugo. It's a gentle giant, an endearing masterwork that celebrates film, boyhood dreams and hopes that fuel our desire. What impresses mostly about Hugo is that it never tries to outdo the minimalism and intimate nature of the story with self-conscious and overstated opulence. 10 Feb 2012 14:47
Coming out on Tops in Absolucy
[Jordan Scott] Absolucy is performed by Lucy Tops, and Tops is definitely the appropriate surname. Lucy studied at the Waterfront Theatre School and not only is she an actress, but also a singer and recording artist (she has even sung in China at the Hilton hotel). She has performed in various productions, such as Glory Days, Dancing Queen, That 80s' Show and The Great Gatsby. 10 Feb 2012 11:49
Up The Creek, a different kind of festival
[Jana van Heerden] Every music festival has its little something that makes it unique. Up The Creek's USP is that it is awesome; it's like being on holiday. Only you can (legally) drink heavily alcohol-infused slushies on the beach and the entertainment is a real live act and not some obscure R'n'B act blaring from a cellphone speaker 10 metres away. 10 Feb 2012 10:00
Final RAMfest line-up features four international acts
RAMfest 2012 is to host four international acts: Awolnation (US), In Flames (Sweden), Infected Mushroom (Israel) and drum and bass master Netsky ft. MC Darrison (Belgium and UK). 10 Feb 2012 09:26
Gatecrasher Summer Music Festival, a formal apology
Mark Abrahams, Soundscape's director, has issued a formal apology to those who attended the recent Gatecrasher Summer Music Festival. 9 Feb 2012 10:39

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