Ard Matthews' solo album: Do you seriously care?

[Johann M. Smith] Pop music works because of a dull human truth: your heartbreak and joy isn't more special than anybody else's - and, thus, it has to be bland enough to become universal (Exhibit A: Coldplay). The general feelings that we all experience is the global language on which pop solely rests. Success depends on how well it can define the same old familiar tears. 1 Nov 2012 11:23

A trip to Terror Island

[Ruth Cooper] First we were treated to some pretty amazing hologramic live visuals and electro sounds courtesy of Etienne De Crecy, then we rocked out in an abandoned cement factory in Nyanga with Two Door Cinema Club, this year act three of the #5GumExperience found us bound for a trip to Terror Island. 31 Oct 2012 10:36

Date announced for L'Ormarins Queen's Plate

It has been announced that the well-known horseracing event, the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate, is to be held at Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town on 12, January, 2013. Contenders will compete for a R1 million purse. 30 Oct 2012 11:19

Cross-genre acts to go head-to-head in Culture Clash

South Africa's first cross-genre sound clash, featuring sounds from top local styles and acts, will be held on 3 November, 2012, when Red Bull Music Academy presents Culture Clash. The clash will be hosted by Kabelo, at the Nasrec Expo hall, and will feature four stages, four sounds and four iconic South African acts. 30 Oct 2012 10:58

A side-splitting Stand and Deliver

[Jordan Scott] If you haven't seen Nik Rabinowitz on YouTube or had a friend tell you: "You have to watch this guy, he's hilarious," then I'm not sure where you have been for the last two years. As the foremost Xhosa-speaking, Jewish comedian Nik brings something to the stage that is fresh and touches home. 30 Oct 2012 10:09

Seeing Red

[Eugene Yiga] John Logan (screenwriter of Oscar-winning Gladiator, The Aviator, and Hugo, as well as co-writer of Skyfall) makes his way back to writing for the stage in Red. The play won six Tony Awards in 2010 (including Best New Play) and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 2012. A local staging, produced by the team behind the award-winning Cabaret, is now showing in Cape Town for a limited run. 30 Oct 2012 09:05

New acts announced for Sunday nights at Richard's Supper Stage

Two acts have been announced for Sunday nights at Richard's Supper Stage: singer and guitarist Chris Chameleon will play on 11 November and mentalist and metal bender Larry Soffer will appear on 25 November, 2012. 29 Oct 2012 10:36

Bon Jovi to play Cape Town and Joburg in May, 2013

Bon Jovi is to commence a world tour in 2013, entitled "Bon Jovi Because We Can - The Tour", which will take in gigs in Cape Town and Joburg in May. The tour will feature new songs from the new album "What About Now", due out in Spring 2013, as well as his well-known hits. 29 Oct 2012 10:22

Fear at its most extreme

[Daniel Dercksen] When a film is called The Possession and it begins with an ominous soundtrack and a warning that "the following is based on true events", suspending disbelief is optional. If the titles reveal that it is produced by horror maestro Sam Raimi, who changed the face of horror with The Evil Dead, and made by Ghost House Pictures, you are pretty much unnerved before paranormal events arise. 29 Oct 2012 09:53

Four-city SA tour for Daniel Bedingfield

New Zealander Daniel Bedingfield is to tour South Africa between 23 November and 2 December, 2012, will be performing in Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria and Joburg, with new batches of "genre-splicing, pulse-pounding music". 29 Oct 2012 09:39

Rodriguez to perform in SA

Big Concerts is excited to announce that the legendary Rodriguez will return to South Africa this summer for live shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The two performances are scheduled on Friday 15th February at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City Johannesburg and Wednesday 20th February at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Cape Town. The tour will be produced by Big Concerts, and presented by Talk Radio 702, 567 CapeTalk and M-Net. Tickets and tour details are available from www.bigconcerts.co.za. 29 Oct 2012 09:10

Hope Springs: one of the most rewarding films of 2012

[Daniel Dercksen] With so many films exploring the sexuality of a younger generation, it is refreshing to find the mature rom-com Hope Springs. Oscar is going to love this delightful and utterly charming battle of the sexes, and marriage makeover with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones as a devoted married couple who need to shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to reignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place. 25 Oct 2012 07:40

Not just Another Friggin' Tribute Show

[Eugene Yiga] What's the difference between a trance party and a rave? And how did the Springbok Nude Girls really get their name? In case you were wondering, these and other musical questions are answered in Another Friggin' Tribute Show, comedian Pierre Malherbe's non-musical tribute to one of his greatest loves. 25 Oct 2012 07:25

Catch "De-Lovely" Cole Porter classics at Artscape

[Debbie Hathway] Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) ticks a lot of boxes with its upcoming production of Night & Day. Set to open at Artscape Theatre on October 26, it delights dance fans with entertaining choreography by Robin Van Wyk, Mervyn Williams, Kirsten Isenberg, Paul Johnson and Nigel Lucas. 25 Oct 2012 07:12