11 Jun 2013

Lifestyle

Take me down to the Paradise City...

GrandWest was transformed into a Paradise City of classic rock this past weekend. Nine legendary Rock Gods in the form of super band Kings of Chaos invaded and conquered Cape Town and left no prisoners in their aural onslaught. Joburgers are in for a treat as Sun City will be transformed into the Paradise Rock City this coming weekend.
In other news of the musical variety, R Kelly is set for an SA tour in March 2014 and, just confirmed this morning, so is The Dave Matthews this November / December.

Daniel Dercksen reviews the much anticipated Star Trek Into Darkness, as well as a few of the films currently showing on the World Cinema Fest circuit, and gives his thoughts on the deliciously devious Kalk Bay Theatre play, Same Time Next Year. In other theatre news, Eugene Yiga is moved by tragic play Skierlik, and Eddie Izzard is set to tour Cape Town and Joburg later this month.

This week's competition sees you stand the chance to win two tickets to Kidofdoom's reunion show in either Cape Town or Joburg, and Bizcommunity is offering a chance for all our readers to win a fantastic GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000. All you have to do is add or edit your MyBiz Profile to enter.

Rock on!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Weekly top stories

The Chaotic Kings of Classic Rock
[Ruth Cooper] You know you're at a classic old-school rock shindig when the elderly gentleman (with the manic bouncing knee) sitting next to you has brought binoculars. Granted, we were seated rather far back and even my youthful(ish) eyes could have used the aid of some magnification. Read more >>

Food & Wine
Fine Brandy Fusion returns to Sandton
Fine Brandy Fusion Sandton, the luxury showcase of SA brandy and the lifestyle surrounding it, is to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Joburg, from 26-28 June 2013. There will be lots to see, do, nose and sip as the festival, part celebration, part learning experience, reflects brandy's refined and its lighter side, merging a fusion of cultures and styles. Read more >>

The Wine Show returns to Nelson Mandela Bay
Residents of Port Elizabeth will have the Winelands on their doorstep when The Wine Show Nelson Mandela Bay comes to town from 28-30 June 2013, at the brand new Boardwalk Convention Centre and will give visitors the opportunity to sample wines from a variety of South African estates. Read more >>


Motoring
SRT8 is a big, wild, lovable animal
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] It's big, brash and as long and wide as a barge on the Thames but the Chrysler 300C SRT8 has got character and personality second to none and an attitude that gives a reverse victory sign to just about everything else on the road. Read more >>


Wellness
Beat the bulge with Bodytec
[Natalie Swain] Bodytec claims to offer a revolutionary alternative to regular exercise. This may be music to the ears of the gym-weary and the gym-wary alike. Bodytec could be the ideal ally in the fight against packing on winter weight. Read more >>


Movies
Explore the World Cinema Fest
[Daniel Dercksen] Explore a feast of films from all over the world with Cinema Nouveau's delectable World Cinema Fest, which continues this weekend with the delightfully charming French rom-com Fly Me to The Moon. Read more >>

A super-spectacular space opera
[Daniel Dercksen] With the mind-blowing Star Trek Into Darkness, master storyteller and visionary JJ Abrams travels beyond the frontier of the imagination, delivering a super-spectacular space opera. Read more >>


Music
The Dave Matthews Band to play Cape Town and Joburg
The Dave Matthews Band will tour South Africa for the first time performing in Cape Town on 30 November at the Grand Arena, GrandWest and Joburg at the Coca-Cola Dome on 3 December 2013. The band will be supported by Vusi Mahlasela. Read more >>

The Chaotic Kings of Classic Rock
[Ruth Cooper] You know you're at a classic old-school rock shindig when the elderly gentleman (with the manic bouncing knee) sitting next to you has brought binoculars. Granted, we were seated rather far back and even my youthful(ish) eyes could have used the aid of some magnification. Read more >>

R Kelly to play SA in 2014
R&B crooner R Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, is coming to South Africa to perform in two concerts, on 21 March at Soweto's Orlando Stadium and 23 March, 2014, at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium. Read more >>


Theatre
Same Time Next Year - An affair to remember
[Daniel Dercksen] The arresting allure of love, loving and being loved is wittingly explored in Same Time Next Year, now playing at the Kalk Bay Theatre until 22 June. Read more >>

Reliving a tragedy in Skierlik
[Eugene Yiga] On 14 January 2008, 17-year-old Johan Nel killed four people during a shooting spree in Skierlik, an informal settlement just outside Ventersdorp in the North West province. Now, more than five years later, the effect of this tragic event is explored in one of the most moving plays you'll see this year. Read more >>

Eddie Izzard brings Force Majeure to SA
British comedian Eddie Izzard will be delivering his unique brand of comedy during his current world tour, Force Majeure. In Cape Town he will perform at the GrandWest Grand Arena on 18 June and at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg from 21-23 June. Read more >>


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