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Hey there! I came across this video that I feel is so super important to our youth. This piece of advice needs to be heard by all who doubt themselves... Its so important to know what you're doing with your life.
I will NOT
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ask questions,
exams,
rebel,
revolution,
Spoken word,
Suli Breaks
This goes out to all the haters.
To be brutally honest:
You need to understand that you are one of the many major problems with the world. It may be easy for you to convey hate in order to fabricate your “egotistical” existence. You have an unhealthy attention seeking complex and your addiction is the limelight. Unfortunately, the world doesn't revolve around you nor does it need any more negativity. The world is haphazardly wired in a way that we all behave as competitively as a fat person at an eating contest. People compete for attention and are always trying to be the most important.
What the kwaicore revolution wants you to understand:
is that everyone is important. Humanity is meant to work as a single entity. Without unity we have no collaborated effort, thus stunting our communal growth. Once we learn to love and appreciate everything, then we will live out our full potential which is as vast as the stars in the Milky way.
We, the kwaicore revolution,don't care if you don't like our music but please keep your negativity to yourself. There is enough hate crime, violence and abuse without your 2 cents. Lets all be friends because its just more fun that way!
A song that reflects what's wrong with the world and rebels against segregation and violence through collaboration and music. Kwaicore is soon to follow in these footsteps.
it’s not about me. it’s not about you. it’s all about we.
Haters gonna hate, Potatoes gonna potate...
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black eyed peas,
haters,
kwaicore
This goes out to all the haters.
To be brutally honest:
You need to understand that you are one of the many major problems with the world. It may be easy for you to convey hate in order to fabricate your “egotistical” existence. You have an unhealthy attention seeking complex and your addiction is the limelight. Unfortunately, the world doesn't revolve around you nor does it need any more negativity. The world is haphazardly wired in a way that we all behave as competitively as a fat person at an eating contest. People compete for attention and are always trying to be the most important.
What the kwaicore revolution wants you to understand:
is that everyone is important. Humanity is meant to work as a single entity. Without unity we have no collaborated effort, thus stunting our communal growth. Once we learn to love and appreciate everything, then we will live out our full potential which is as vast as the stars in the Milky way.
We, the kwaicore revolution,don't care if you don't like our music but please keep your negativity to yourself. There is enough hate crime, violence and abuse without your 2 cents. Lets all be friends because its just more fun that way!
A song that reflects what's wrong with the world and rebels against segregation and violence through collaboration and music. Kwaicore is soon to follow in these footsteps.
it’s not about me. it’s not about you. it’s all about we.
This goes out to all the haters.
To be brutally honest:
You need to understand that you are one of the many major problems with the world. It may be easy for you to convey hate in order to fabricate your “egotistical” existence. You have an unhealthy attention seeking complex and your addiction is the limelight. Unfortunately, the world doesn't revolve around you nor does it need any more negativity. The world is haphazardly wired in a way that we all behave as competitively as a fat person at an eating contest. People compete for attention and are always trying to be the most important.
What the kwaicore revolution wants you to understand:
is that everyone is important. Humanity is meant to work as a single entity. Without unity we have no collaborated effort, thus stunting our communal growth. Once we learn to love and appreciate everything, then we will live out our full potential which is as vast as the stars in the Milky way.
We, the kwaicore revolution,don't care if you don't like our music but please keep your negativity to yourself. There is enough hate crime, violence and abuse without your 2 cents. Lets all be friends because its just more fun that way!
A song that reflects what's wrong with the world and rebels against segregation and violence through collaboration and music. Kwaicore is soon to follow in these footsteps.
it’s not about me. it’s not about you. it’s all about we.
Some things just go together, Spaghetti would not taste the same without meatballs, peas are just broken families without their pods, Mickey is just a mouse without minnie, bacon isn't breakfast without some eggs. Ironically the scientists of sound and the masters of music have found through intense investigation and experimentation that the relationship between two complete opposite music genres can have unpredictable and explosive results.
It has come to my attention that two opposites attract. Hardcore punk rock has formed a magnetic connection with the South African genre, Kwaito. The connection alone is explosive and the genre is sure to hit your ears with aggressive intensity and a powerful soul.
Kwaicores Agenda:
We want you! To join the ranks and stand in line as part of one of the greatest armies in history. With our instruments as our weapons and our voices as our war cry. For the sake of all that is underground and sacred we will protect and express the secrets of our youth. We vow to speak our minds and spread the truth with brutal honesty. We vow to support the locals, drink lots of beer and sing sober thoughts. We don't sleep at night but when we do we dream of freedom. We are part of the revolution and we welcome the urban rebel youth to unite under the Umbrella of Kwaicore. A movement of music that moves you. This is the music that will bring us together as we vow to never forget where we came from, always look out for each other and keep our cities safe from mainstream. We are the rebel youth, we are non-conformists and we have "no bullshit" policy. We don't care if you like us but we'd love if you joined the Kwaicore cause.
Peanut-butter and Jam sandwich
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kwaicore,
No bullshit,
peanut butter and jam,
rebel youth,
revolution
It has come to my attention that two opposites attract. Hardcore punk rock has formed a magnetic connection with the South African genre, Kwaito. The connection alone is explosive and the genre is sure to hit your ears with aggressive intensity and a powerful soul.
Kwaicores Agenda:
We want you! To join the ranks and stand in line as part of one of the greatest armies in history. With our instruments as our weapons and our voices as our war cry. For the sake of all that is underground and sacred we will protect and express the secrets of our youth. We vow to speak our minds and spread the truth with brutal honesty. We vow to support the locals, drink lots of beer and sing sober thoughts. We don't sleep at night but when we do we dream of freedom. We are part of the revolution and we welcome the urban rebel youth to unite under the Umbrella of Kwaicore. A movement of music that moves you. This is the music that will bring us together as we vow to never forget where we came from, always look out for each other and keep our cities safe from mainstream. We are the rebel youth, we are non-conformists and we have "no bullshit" policy. We don't care if you like us but we'd love if you joined the Kwaicore cause.
Some things just go together, Spaghetti would not taste the same without meatballs, peas are just broken families without their pods, Mickey is just a mouse without minnie, bacon isn't breakfast without some eggs. Ironically the scientists of sound and the masters of music have found through intense investigation and experimentation that the relationship between two complete opposite music genres can have unpredictable and explosive results.
It has come to my attention that two opposites attract. Hardcore punk rock has formed a magnetic connection with the South African genre, Kwaito. The connection alone is explosive and the genre is sure to hit your ears with aggressive intensity and a powerful soul.
Kwaicores Agenda:
We want you! To join the ranks and stand in line as part of one of the greatest armies in history. With our instruments as our weapons and our voices as our war cry. For the sake of all that is underground and sacred we will protect and express the secrets of our youth. We vow to speak our minds and spread the truth with brutal honesty. We vow to support the locals, drink lots of beer and sing sober thoughts. We don't sleep at night but when we do we dream of freedom. We are part of the revolution and we welcome the urban rebel youth to unite under the Umbrella of Kwaicore. A movement of music that moves you. This is the music that will bring us together as we vow to never forget where we came from, always look out for each other and keep our cities safe from mainstream. We are the rebel youth, we are non-conformists and we have "no bullshit" policy. We don't care if you like us but we'd love if you joined the Kwaicore cause.
It has come to my attention that two opposites attract. Hardcore punk rock has formed a magnetic connection with the South African genre, Kwaito. The connection alone is explosive and the genre is sure to hit your ears with aggressive intensity and a powerful soul.
Kwaicores Agenda:
We want you! To join the ranks and stand in line as part of one of the greatest armies in history. With our instruments as our weapons and our voices as our war cry. For the sake of all that is underground and sacred we will protect and express the secrets of our youth. We vow to speak our minds and spread the truth with brutal honesty. We vow to support the locals, drink lots of beer and sing sober thoughts. We don't sleep at night but when we do we dream of freedom. We are part of the revolution and we welcome the urban rebel youth to unite under the Umbrella of Kwaicore. A movement of music that moves you. This is the music that will bring us together as we vow to never forget where we came from, always look out for each other and keep our cities safe from mainstream. We are the rebel youth, we are non-conformists and we have "no bullshit" policy. We don't care if you like us but we'd love if you joined the Kwaicore cause.
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Disclaimer - We are hardcore
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waring
Warning: The contents of this site contain
images, language, political views and social dispositions that over sensitive
viewers might find harmful and, but not limited to, offensive, indecent,
malicious and unwholesome. The administrator of this site cannot be held liable
for any discomfort, feelings of nausea, high blood pressure, increased heart
rate, psychological injury or death that may be caused by viewing this site.
The administrator cannot be held liable for anything that occurs to any one as
the result of this site. If at any point while viewing this site you feel
sweaty, faint, nauseous, boring or lame it’s probably because your life is not
nearly as exciting as the content of this blog. If you find this site offensive
direct your complaints to www.mytwocents@junkmail.com.
Some of the contents of this site including the disclaimer are fictitious.
Those who feel like they were misled by this site should have read the
disclaimer first. This site is for die hard kwaicore fans. If you do not
support the underground movement then fuck you. If you agree to the terms and
conditions of this disclaimer then you’ve done the right thing.
Warning: The contents of this site contain
images, language, political views and social dispositions that over sensitive
viewers might find harmful and, but not limited to, offensive, indecent,
malicious and unwholesome. The administrator of this site cannot be held liable
for any discomfort, feelings of nausea, high blood pressure, increased heart
rate, psychological injury or death that may be caused by viewing this site.
The administrator cannot be held liable for anything that occurs to any one as
the result of this site. If at any point while viewing this site you feel
sweaty, faint, nauseous, boring or lame it’s probably because your life is not
nearly as exciting as the content of this blog. If you find this site offensive
direct your complaints to www.mytwocents@junkmail.com.
Some of the contents of this site including the disclaimer are fictitious.
Those who feel like they were misled by this site should have read the
disclaimer first. This site is for die hard kwaicore fans. If you do not
support the underground movement then fuck you. If you agree to the terms and
conditions of this disclaimer then you’ve done the right thing.
I don't know how many times I've gone to a party with every intention of capturing every drunken moment of celebration but woken up with a hole in my memory and an empty camera. Sometimes I wish the camera would just take a life of its own and do the job my incomprehensibly inebriated is incapable of doing.
A new trend in the 031 is gig photography which consists of up and coming local photographers being hired to capture all the night's partying madness. I know a couple of photographers around Durban who are passionate about what they do and have taken the most showstoppingly stunning still images I have ever laid my eyes upon. However photographing gigs is not the piece of cake everyone thinks it is. Although you are exposed to a wide variety of music genres at absolutely no cost(in fact you get paid) and get to meet great artists, staying sober amongst a crowd of people whose sole purpose is to party their tits of is no easy feat.
Being a photographer at a huge live music event is as easy as doing maths while watching TV. Mixing work with rawcus drunk rockers, music so loud you feel the floor shake and free flying alcohol is never a good idea.
Here are some issues one photographer has found:
Long Hours –I don't enjoy the job until it's over. When I am on day three of working from noon to four AM and then editing photos until 8am I am not happy about it. I am in fact miserable. Which brings me to clients.
Clients Need Photos Right Away – Most of the time I shoot an event a client needs the photos by 8am the next day if not sooner. So when everyone else is going out to party you are stuck in a hotel room or on a friends couch editing and uploading photos. Clients don’t understand why you can barely keep your eyes open the next day and half the time they don’t even do anything with your images until Monday. Still, I always make sure to have a fast turn around to keep clients happy. Nothing pisses off a client more than a photographer taking forever to get them photos.
The Weather – No matter what happens you are expected to get the shot so if it rains you better be prepared. I don’t mind getting wet so I rarely bring a poncho but I have weather gear for my camera and my camera bag. Music festivals are often in the summer so the sun can be brutal, but then it can get freezing at night so you better have a jacket because you sure as hell can’t go back to your hotel. If the sun is bright your photos can suck, if there’s no sun your photos can suck. No matter what festival you are photographing something nature is going to do to you is going to make your job harder.
Festival Press People - Before I bash all these PR people that work music festivals I have to point out that they have a hard job. It’s not always their fault that **** is ****ed up and they are dealing with journalist after journalist yelling at them for the same things. Because of this they tend to be extremely bitchy and unhelpful especially if you are working for a smaller outlet. Fortunately, I shoot a lot of this stuff for Village Voice Media and I have a little more pull than if I was shooting for my blog, but it’s still a huge pain in the ass dealing with getting credentials, getting the right credentials, getting access to whatever you need access too, etc. An amazing amount of stress is put on a photographer just because we have to deal with people who for some reason want to make our jobs really difficult for seemingly no reason.
Band Press People - Music publicists are often a weird breed of people and the more successful they are the harder they are to deal with. I don’t even run a music blog and I get hundreds of emails a week from these people but when you need a favor from them they often don’t respond to emails or give you a hard time. Some of them are great at their jobs and a pleasure to deal with, but I have dealt with so many bad ones it’s hard not to include them on this list. The biggest problem though is with these insane contracts PR people try to get you to sign if you want to shoot bigger bands. Acts like Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears all have these crazy contracts that say the band owns the photographs once you take them. They are total bull****, legally suspect and I never sign them. All other photographers should do the same.
Photo Pits - Photo pits are the bane of my existence. They are the three feet in front of the stage full of photographers. At big festivals like Lollapalooza the stage is 15 feet in the air and you can’t even shoot the bands without a telephoto lens shooting straight up at them. Often you can only enter them from the far side of the stage so you have to walk through a crowd of thousands of kids just to get to the pit. They are filled with photographers who all are getting the exact same shot and you have to pretty much shove people out of the way just to get an unblocked. I am generally a very friendly photographer to work with in a pit and always there to help people and make sure everyone gets a good shot, but recently as more and more amateurs show up in photo pits I have started to become a dick. Which brings me to my next point.
Other Photographers – I have been shooting music festivals for more than 15 years and I started shooting bands for a little zine I published when I was in high school. I didn’t really know how this **** worked but I was trying. I am sure I pissed off some of the seasoned pros, but it wasn’t as big of a deal because there were never more than a handful of us in the pit. With the advent of blogs and digital cameras more and more people are getting media access to music festivals and most of them have no idea what they are doing. So many kids who have no experience are willing to shoot these things for free because they want to go to the festival but they have no idea how to act in the pit. Now I truly believe that if you are a good photographer you can get the shot you need with nearly any camera but filling up the photo pit with kids with kit lenses, point and shoot cameras and iPhones is insane. If you are shooting with a lens that can’t even fill the frame you are just wasting everyone’s time and getting in the way.
Other Photographers Part II - Some photographers are so obnoxious they need a second section. For some reason people with no photo pit experience decide they need to lift their cameras in the air to get a better shot. Doing this gets in everyone’s ****ing way and ruins shots for everyone behind them. If you need to lift to get the shot do it from the back of the pit so you aren’t in anyone’s way. 90% of the time you are going to get a horribly composed shot anyway because you are just guessing wildly. When I see people do this I will grab their arms down because I don’t really respect them enough to ask nicely. Keep your ****ing cameras at eye level. On this same point, almost every festival has a no flash rule so take your flash off your camera so it’s not in anyone’s way. Also, if you have a good place in the pit shoot a song there and move so someone else can get their shot. You want a variety of angels anyway, not just a shot right in front of the lead singer.
Videographers – I have a lot of the same complaints with videographers as I do amateur photographers but the videographers are worse. They hold their cameras up in the air and look through their monitors and get in everyone’s way. Often they have fuzzy microphones or big lights attached to the top of their cameras and it ruins shot after shot of the photographers behind them. On top of that 99% they aren’t even supposed to be shooting video and if they get in my way I will rat those mother ****ers out so fast.
Three Songs, No Flash – Three songs, no flash is the standard rule at most big concerts and festivals. Basically it means that the photographers get to be in the pit for three songs and they can’t shoot with flash. The flash part makes perfect sense as most concerts should be lit well enough that you don’t need one. Flashes get in the way of other photographers and they are distracting to performers. The three songs part completely sucks. I get the idea. You can easily shoot 100 photos in three songs and then you get the hell out of the fans way… the problem is that the first three songs are never the songs you want to shoot. I would take the last three songs every time. If you are dealing with a rap group some times the whole group won’t come out until half way through the set. You are never going to get a photo of a special guest performer or an amazing encore. Imagine if three songs and out was the rule in the 60s. No one would have ever caught Jimmy Hendrix setting his guitar on fire or the Who smashing their equipment. On top of that every photographer gets the same exact shots and they don’t capture the real essence of the performance. Plus you only get to hear three songs and then you move on to the next one. I have photographed so many bands multiple times but I couldn’t tell you anything about their set from the fourth song on.
Photographing DJs – DJs are usually boring to shoot anyway but if you can’t shoot them from the stage you are just waisting your time anyway. Photographing a DJ from the photo pit is completely pointless because you can just see the top of their head over the table and their laptop. My favorite DJ’s to shoot put on a show and get away from their table. I will shoot Steve Aoki, Girl Talk or Major Lazer any day because they put on a better show than most bands, but for most DJ’s I don’t even bother. I just turn my camera away from them and shoot the crowd.
Bands Suck – One of the most over looked things about music fests is that most bands suck and a lot of the ones that don’t suck are really boring to photograph. If you are just going to stand there and play music you might as well stay home and just have someone play your CD for us. 75% of bands have terrible live shows and 75% of those make awful music anyway. If you are working for a festival for a client you often have to shoot band after band that you hate that you don’t even want to look at much less photograph.
Otherwise it's the most amazing job in the world...
A picture says 1000 words- Photography
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gigs,
kwaicore,
photography,
punk rockers
Being a photographer at a huge live music event is as easy as doing maths while watching TV. Mixing work with rawcus drunk rockers, music so loud you feel the floor shake and free flying alcohol is never a good idea.
Here are some issues one photographer has found:
Long Hours –I don't enjoy the job until it's over. When I am on day three of working from noon to four AM and then editing photos until 8am I am not happy about it. I am in fact miserable. Which brings me to clients.
Clients Need Photos Right Away – Most of the time I shoot an event a client needs the photos by 8am the next day if not sooner. So when everyone else is going out to party you are stuck in a hotel room or on a friends couch editing and uploading photos. Clients don’t understand why you can barely keep your eyes open the next day and half the time they don’t even do anything with your images until Monday. Still, I always make sure to have a fast turn around to keep clients happy. Nothing pisses off a client more than a photographer taking forever to get them photos. The Weather – No matter what happens you are expected to get the shot so if it rains you better be prepared. I don’t mind getting wet so I rarely bring a poncho but I have weather gear for my camera and my camera bag. Music festivals are often in the summer so the sun can be brutal, but then it can get freezing at night so you better have a jacket because you sure as hell can’t go back to your hotel. If the sun is bright your photos can suck, if there’s no sun your photos can suck. No matter what festival you are photographing something nature is going to do to you is going to make your job harder. Festival Press People - Before I bash all these PR people that work music festivals I have to point out that they have a hard job. It’s not always their fault that **** is ****ed up and they are dealing with journalist after journalist yelling at them for the same things. Because of this they tend to be extremely bitchy and unhelpful especially if you are working for a smaller outlet. Fortunately, I shoot a lot of this stuff for Village Voice Media and I have a little more pull than if I was shooting for my blog, but it’s still a huge pain in the ass dealing with getting credentials, getting the right credentials, getting access to whatever you need access too, etc. An amazing amount of stress is put on a photographer just because we have to deal with people who for some reason want to make our jobs really difficult for seemingly no reason. Band Press People - Music publicists are often a weird breed of people and the more successful they are the harder they are to deal with. I don’t even run a music blog and I get hundreds of emails a week from these people but when you need a favor from them they often don’t respond to emails or give you a hard time. Some of them are great at their jobs and a pleasure to deal with, but I have dealt with so many bad ones it’s hard not to include them on this list. The biggest problem though is with these insane contracts PR people try to get you to sign if you want to shoot bigger bands. Acts like Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears all have these crazy contracts that say the band owns the photographs once you take them. They are total bull****, legally suspect and I never sign them. All other photographers should do the same. Photo Pits - Photo pits are the bane of my existence. They are the three feet in front of the stage full of photographers. At big festivals like Lollapalooza the stage is 15 feet in the air and you can’t even shoot the bands without a telephoto lens shooting straight up at them. Often you can only enter them from the far side of the stage so you have to walk through a crowd of thousands of kids just to get to the pit. They are filled with photographers who all are getting the exact same shot and you have to pretty much shove people out of the way just to get an unblocked. I am generally a very friendly photographer to work with in a pit and always there to help people and make sure everyone gets a good shot, but recently as more and more amateurs show up in photo pits I have started to become a dick. Which brings me to my next point. Other Photographers – I have been shooting music festivals for more than 15 years and I started shooting bands for a little zine I published when I was in high school. I didn’t really know how this **** worked but I was trying. I am sure I pissed off some of the seasoned pros, but it wasn’t as big of a deal because there were never more than a handful of us in the pit. With the advent of blogs and digital cameras more and more people are getting media access to music festivals and most of them have no idea what they are doing. So many kids who have no experience are willing to shoot these things for free because they want to go to the festival but they have no idea how to act in the pit. Now I truly believe that if you are a good photographer you can get the shot you need with nearly any camera but filling up the photo pit with kids with kit lenses, point and shoot cameras and iPhones is insane. If you are shooting with a lens that can’t even fill the frame you are just wasting everyone’s time and getting in the way. Other Photographers Part II - Some photographers are so obnoxious they need a second section. For some reason people with no photo pit experience decide they need to lift their cameras in the air to get a better shot. Doing this gets in everyone’s ****ing way and ruins shots for everyone behind them. If you need to lift to get the shot do it from the back of the pit so you aren’t in anyone’s way. 90% of the time you are going to get a horribly composed shot anyway because you are just guessing wildly. When I see people do this I will grab their arms down because I don’t really respect them enough to ask nicely. Keep your ****ing cameras at eye level. On this same point, almost every festival has a no flash rule so take your flash off your camera so it’s not in anyone’s way. Also, if you have a good place in the pit shoot a song there and move so someone else can get their shot. You want a variety of angels anyway, not just a shot right in front of the lead singer. Videographers – I have a lot of the same complaints with videographers as I do amateur photographers but the videographers are worse. They hold their cameras up in the air and look through their monitors and get in everyone’s way. Often they have fuzzy microphones or big lights attached to the top of their cameras and it ruins shot after shot of the photographers behind them. On top of that 99% they aren’t even supposed to be shooting video and if they get in my way I will rat those mother ****ers out so fast. Three Songs, No Flash – Three songs, no flash is the standard rule at most big concerts and festivals. Basically it means that the photographers get to be in the pit for three songs and they can’t shoot with flash. The flash part makes perfect sense as most concerts should be lit well enough that you don’t need one. Flashes get in the way of other photographers and they are distracting to performers. The three songs part completely sucks. I get the idea. You can easily shoot 100 photos in three songs and then you get the hell out of the fans way… the problem is that the first three songs are never the songs you want to shoot. I would take the last three songs every time. If you are dealing with a rap group some times the whole group won’t come out until half way through the set. You are never going to get a photo of a special guest performer or an amazing encore. Imagine if three songs and out was the rule in the 60s. No one would have ever caught Jimmy Hendrix setting his guitar on fire or the Who smashing their equipment. On top of that every photographer gets the same exact shots and they don’t capture the real essence of the performance. Plus you only get to hear three songs and then you move on to the next one. I have photographed so many bands multiple times but I couldn’t tell you anything about their set from the fourth song on. Photographing DJs – DJs are usually boring to shoot anyway but if you can’t shoot them from the stage you are just waisting your time anyway. Photographing a DJ from the photo pit is completely pointless because you can just see the top of their head over the table and their laptop. My favorite DJ’s to shoot put on a show and get away from their table. I will shoot Steve Aoki, Girl Talk or Major Lazer any day because they put on a better show than most bands, but for most DJ’s I don’t even bother. I just turn my camera away from them and shoot the crowd. Bands Suck – One of the most over looked things about music fests is that most bands suck and a lot of the ones that don’t suck are really boring to photograph. If you are just going to stand there and play music you might as well stay home and just have someone play your CD for us. 75% of bands have terrible live shows and 75% of those make awful music anyway. If you are working for a festival for a client you often have to shoot band after band that you hate that you don’t even want to look at much less photograph. Otherwise it's the most amazing job in the world... |
I don't know how many times I've gone to a party with every intention of capturing every drunken moment of celebration but woken up with a hole in my memory and an empty camera. Sometimes I wish the camera would just take a life of its own and do the job my incomprehensibly inebriated is incapable of doing.
A new trend in the 031 is gig photography which consists of up and coming local photographers being hired to capture all the night's partying madness. I know a couple of photographers around Durban who are passionate about what they do and have taken the most showstoppingly stunning still images I have ever laid my eyes upon. However photographing gigs is not the piece of cake everyone thinks it is. Although you are exposed to a wide variety of music genres at absolutely no cost(in fact you get paid) and get to meet great artists, staying sober amongst a crowd of people whose sole purpose is to party their tits of is no easy feat.
Being a photographer at a huge live music event is as easy as doing maths while watching TV. Mixing work with rawcus drunk rockers, music so loud you feel the floor shake and free flying alcohol is never a good idea.
Here are some issues one photographer has found:
Being a photographer at a huge live music event is as easy as doing maths while watching TV. Mixing work with rawcus drunk rockers, music so loud you feel the floor shake and free flying alcohol is never a good idea.
Here are some issues one photographer has found:
Long Hours –I don't enjoy the job until it's over. When I am on day three of working from noon to four AM and then editing photos until 8am I am not happy about it. I am in fact miserable. Which brings me to clients.
Clients Need Photos Right Away – Most of the time I shoot an event a client needs the photos by 8am the next day if not sooner. So when everyone else is going out to party you are stuck in a hotel room or on a friends couch editing and uploading photos. Clients don’t understand why you can barely keep your eyes open the next day and half the time they don’t even do anything with your images until Monday. Still, I always make sure to have a fast turn around to keep clients happy. Nothing pisses off a client more than a photographer taking forever to get them photos. The Weather – No matter what happens you are expected to get the shot so if it rains you better be prepared. I don’t mind getting wet so I rarely bring a poncho but I have weather gear for my camera and my camera bag. Music festivals are often in the summer so the sun can be brutal, but then it can get freezing at night so you better have a jacket because you sure as hell can’t go back to your hotel. If the sun is bright your photos can suck, if there’s no sun your photos can suck. No matter what festival you are photographing something nature is going to do to you is going to make your job harder. Festival Press People - Before I bash all these PR people that work music festivals I have to point out that they have a hard job. It’s not always their fault that **** is ****ed up and they are dealing with journalist after journalist yelling at them for the same things. Because of this they tend to be extremely bitchy and unhelpful especially if you are working for a smaller outlet. Fortunately, I shoot a lot of this stuff for Village Voice Media and I have a little more pull than if I was shooting for my blog, but it’s still a huge pain in the ass dealing with getting credentials, getting the right credentials, getting access to whatever you need access too, etc. An amazing amount of stress is put on a photographer just because we have to deal with people who for some reason want to make our jobs really difficult for seemingly no reason. Band Press People - Music publicists are often a weird breed of people and the more successful they are the harder they are to deal with. I don’t even run a music blog and I get hundreds of emails a week from these people but when you need a favor from them they often don’t respond to emails or give you a hard time. Some of them are great at their jobs and a pleasure to deal with, but I have dealt with so many bad ones it’s hard not to include them on this list. The biggest problem though is with these insane contracts PR people try to get you to sign if you want to shoot bigger bands. Acts like Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears all have these crazy contracts that say the band owns the photographs once you take them. They are total bull****, legally suspect and I never sign them. All other photographers should do the same. Photo Pits - Photo pits are the bane of my existence. They are the three feet in front of the stage full of photographers. At big festivals like Lollapalooza the stage is 15 feet in the air and you can’t even shoot the bands without a telephoto lens shooting straight up at them. Often you can only enter them from the far side of the stage so you have to walk through a crowd of thousands of kids just to get to the pit. They are filled with photographers who all are getting the exact same shot and you have to pretty much shove people out of the way just to get an unblocked. I am generally a very friendly photographer to work with in a pit and always there to help people and make sure everyone gets a good shot, but recently as more and more amateurs show up in photo pits I have started to become a dick. Which brings me to my next point. Other Photographers – I have been shooting music festivals for more than 15 years and I started shooting bands for a little zine I published when I was in high school. I didn’t really know how this **** worked but I was trying. I am sure I pissed off some of the seasoned pros, but it wasn’t as big of a deal because there were never more than a handful of us in the pit. With the advent of blogs and digital cameras more and more people are getting media access to music festivals and most of them have no idea what they are doing. So many kids who have no experience are willing to shoot these things for free because they want to go to the festival but they have no idea how to act in the pit. Now I truly believe that if you are a good photographer you can get the shot you need with nearly any camera but filling up the photo pit with kids with kit lenses, point and shoot cameras and iPhones is insane. If you are shooting with a lens that can’t even fill the frame you are just wasting everyone’s time and getting in the way. Other Photographers Part II - Some photographers are so obnoxious they need a second section. For some reason people with no photo pit experience decide they need to lift their cameras in the air to get a better shot. Doing this gets in everyone’s ****ing way and ruins shots for everyone behind them. If you need to lift to get the shot do it from the back of the pit so you aren’t in anyone’s way. 90% of the time you are going to get a horribly composed shot anyway because you are just guessing wildly. When I see people do this I will grab their arms down because I don’t really respect them enough to ask nicely. Keep your ****ing cameras at eye level. On this same point, almost every festival has a no flash rule so take your flash off your camera so it’s not in anyone’s way. Also, if you have a good place in the pit shoot a song there and move so someone else can get their shot. You want a variety of angels anyway, not just a shot right in front of the lead singer. Videographers – I have a lot of the same complaints with videographers as I do amateur photographers but the videographers are worse. They hold their cameras up in the air and look through their monitors and get in everyone’s way. Often they have fuzzy microphones or big lights attached to the top of their cameras and it ruins shot after shot of the photographers behind them. On top of that 99% they aren’t even supposed to be shooting video and if they get in my way I will rat those mother ****ers out so fast. Three Songs, No Flash – Three songs, no flash is the standard rule at most big concerts and festivals. Basically it means that the photographers get to be in the pit for three songs and they can’t shoot with flash. The flash part makes perfect sense as most concerts should be lit well enough that you don’t need one. Flashes get in the way of other photographers and they are distracting to performers. The three songs part completely sucks. I get the idea. You can easily shoot 100 photos in three songs and then you get the hell out of the fans way… the problem is that the first three songs are never the songs you want to shoot. I would take the last three songs every time. If you are dealing with a rap group some times the whole group won’t come out until half way through the set. You are never going to get a photo of a special guest performer or an amazing encore. Imagine if three songs and out was the rule in the 60s. No one would have ever caught Jimmy Hendrix setting his guitar on fire or the Who smashing their equipment. On top of that every photographer gets the same exact shots and they don’t capture the real essence of the performance. Plus you only get to hear three songs and then you move on to the next one. I have photographed so many bands multiple times but I couldn’t tell you anything about their set from the fourth song on. Photographing DJs – DJs are usually boring to shoot anyway but if you can’t shoot them from the stage you are just waisting your time anyway. Photographing a DJ from the photo pit is completely pointless because you can just see the top of their head over the table and their laptop. My favorite DJ’s to shoot put on a show and get away from their table. I will shoot Steve Aoki, Girl Talk or Major Lazer any day because they put on a better show than most bands, but for most DJ’s I don’t even bother. I just turn my camera away from them and shoot the crowd. Bands Suck – One of the most over looked things about music fests is that most bands suck and a lot of the ones that don’t suck are really boring to photograph. If you are just going to stand there and play music you might as well stay home and just have someone play your CD for us. 75% of bands have terrible live shows and 75% of those make awful music anyway. If you are working for a festival for a client you often have to shoot band after band that you hate that you don’t even want to look at much less photograph. Otherwise it's the most amazing job in the world... |
Kwaicore, the music genre that is causing a revolution of rebellious collaboration is yet to a live gig and lets hope Durbs is the first to host one. The music is made up of two completely different genres and will see the coming together of two completely different audiences. Although the gigs will bring together the true rainbow nation that South Africa is known for I can't help but wonder what the reaction will be. How does one dance to Kwaicore?
The rockers:
Hardcore punk rock music constitutes for agression, neck spraining head-banging and brutal moshing during particularly fast paced songs. No, we are not trying hurt each other, in fact the mosh pit is a place of extreme love. The action of moshing exerts your love of pounding heavy aggressive music in the most brutally physical way that is still legal this side of the equator. It's all a rather friendly high paced interaction of shoving, punching, pushing and kicking. An elaborate expression of appreciation for the artists. The pits are not dangerous and rules are that if someone falls down, fellow rockers will pick them up and push them to safety. Moshing is a lot like life, you get pushed down and punched but you get back up again, dust off the dirt and carry on.
Watch out!:
If the crowd suddenly divides into two columns and any song as hardcore as Lamb of god's "black label" plays I sincerely suggest you move out the way. After the kick thousands of bodies rush at each at full speed resulting in high impact collisions and the atomic bomb of all mosh pits.
The Townshippers:
I don't know much, but this is what I've heard.. Pantsula is the name of the dance traditionally associated with the Kwaito music genre that set the South African youth free from parental dominance and it gave them freedom without prejudice. The Pantsula dance is described as a flat footed African tap-and-glide style of dance. The Zulu word "pantsula" means to "waddle like a duck or alternatively to walk with protruded buttocks," which is a characteristic of the dance.
So is this going to be a mosh pit full of violent, angry and abrasive wobbling ducks?
Thats me in the mosh pit...
Moshing around whilst getting down?
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Labels:
Dance,
kwaicore,
kwaito,
moshing,
Pantsula
The rockers:
Hardcore punk rock music constitutes for agression, neck spraining head-banging and brutal moshing during particularly fast paced songs. No, we are not trying hurt each other, in fact the mosh pit is a place of extreme love. The action of moshing exerts your love of pounding heavy aggressive music in the most brutally physical way that is still legal this side of the equator. It's all a rather friendly high paced interaction of shoving, punching, pushing and kicking. An elaborate expression of appreciation for the artists. The pits are not dangerous and rules are that if someone falls down, fellow rockers will pick them up and push them to safety. Moshing is a lot like life, you get pushed down and punched but you get back up again, dust off the dirt and carry on.
Watch out!:
If the crowd suddenly divides into two columns and any song as hardcore as Lamb of god's "black label" plays I sincerely suggest you move out the way. After the kick thousands of bodies rush at each at full speed resulting in high impact collisions and the atomic bomb of all mosh pits.
The Townshippers:
I don't know much, but this is what I've heard.. Pantsula is the name of the dance traditionally associated with the Kwaito music genre that set the South African youth free from parental dominance and it gave them freedom without prejudice. The Pantsula dance is described as a flat footed African tap-and-glide style of dance. The Zulu word "pantsula" means to "waddle like a duck or alternatively to walk with protruded buttocks," which is a characteristic of the dance.
So is this going to be a mosh pit full of violent, angry and abrasive wobbling ducks?
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| Thats me in the mosh pit... |
Kwaicore, the music genre that is causing a revolution of rebellious collaboration is yet to a live gig and lets hope Durbs is the first to host one. The music is made up of two completely different genres and will see the coming together of two completely different audiences. Although the gigs will bring together the true rainbow nation that South Africa is known for I can't help but wonder what the reaction will be. How does one dance to Kwaicore?
The rockers:
Hardcore punk rock music constitutes for agression, neck spraining head-banging and brutal moshing during particularly fast paced songs. No, we are not trying hurt each other, in fact the mosh pit is a place of extreme love. The action of moshing exerts your love of pounding heavy aggressive music in the most brutally physical way that is still legal this side of the equator. It's all a rather friendly high paced interaction of shoving, punching, pushing and kicking. An elaborate expression of appreciation for the artists. The pits are not dangerous and rules are that if someone falls down, fellow rockers will pick them up and push them to safety. Moshing is a lot like life, you get pushed down and punched but you get back up again, dust off the dirt and carry on.
Watch out!:
If the crowd suddenly divides into two columns and any song as hardcore as Lamb of god's "black label" plays I sincerely suggest you move out the way. After the kick thousands of bodies rush at each at full speed resulting in high impact collisions and the atomic bomb of all mosh pits.
The Townshippers:
I don't know much, but this is what I've heard.. Pantsula is the name of the dance traditionally associated with the Kwaito music genre that set the South African youth free from parental dominance and it gave them freedom without prejudice. The Pantsula dance is described as a flat footed African tap-and-glide style of dance. The Zulu word "pantsula" means to "waddle like a duck or alternatively to walk with protruded buttocks," which is a characteristic of the dance.
So is this going to be a mosh pit full of violent, angry and abrasive wobbling ducks?
The rockers:
Hardcore punk rock music constitutes for agression, neck spraining head-banging and brutal moshing during particularly fast paced songs. No, we are not trying hurt each other, in fact the mosh pit is a place of extreme love. The action of moshing exerts your love of pounding heavy aggressive music in the most brutally physical way that is still legal this side of the equator. It's all a rather friendly high paced interaction of shoving, punching, pushing and kicking. An elaborate expression of appreciation for the artists. The pits are not dangerous and rules are that if someone falls down, fellow rockers will pick them up and push them to safety. Moshing is a lot like life, you get pushed down and punched but you get back up again, dust off the dirt and carry on.
Watch out!:
If the crowd suddenly divides into two columns and any song as hardcore as Lamb of god's "black label" plays I sincerely suggest you move out the way. After the kick thousands of bodies rush at each at full speed resulting in high impact collisions and the atomic bomb of all mosh pits.
The Townshippers:
I don't know much, but this is what I've heard.. Pantsula is the name of the dance traditionally associated with the Kwaito music genre that set the South African youth free from parental dominance and it gave them freedom without prejudice. The Pantsula dance is described as a flat footed African tap-and-glide style of dance. The Zulu word "pantsula" means to "waddle like a duck or alternatively to walk with protruded buttocks," which is a characteristic of the dance.
So is this going to be a mosh pit full of violent, angry and abrasive wobbling ducks?
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| Thats me in the mosh pit... |
Technology is taking over the world, it's in our pockets, in front of our eyes, covering our ears and is glued to our fingertips. I-pods, apples, blackberries and kiwis have become the fruits of technology. I always thought it might be cool to have some sort of robot that cooks and cleans for you while you get the important stuff done but the people in Germany have thought of something better.
Imagine Travis Barker with 4 hands and Jimmy Hendrix with 78 fingers accompanied by the best bass in the world. Unless medical studies found some crazy way to mutate to mutate us, bands like this could never be human. So what exactly am I going on about.
I introduce to you Compressorhead. The robotic trio - Bassist "Bones", guitarist "Fingers" and drummer "Stickboy" are the world's first Robo Rock n roll band. They are capable of producing live music that humans cannot even begin to imagine playing themselves. These metal heads show extreme precision and jaw dropping skill.
The band has their own fan page where they are portrayed with realistic punk personalities. Their online gig requirements are a "Competent and sober audio operator" and "Microphones and other audio equipment to suit bitching 3-piece metal act." They've covered songs by all the greats such as ACDC, The Ramones, Black Sabath and have many more in store for the world. Not only do they cover the songs but they also improve upon them. The only criticism I have is that it lacks soulful vocals that give the songs emotion but then again what can you expect from a robot without a heart.
Despite the lack of humanity, the band is actually pretty impressive and the technology is super advanced. I think they might be able to even produce a couple of Kwaicore songs in the near future as they have a hardcore influence. Maybe one day we'll see them on South African stages, come to think of it how much does a metal gig this heavy charge for entrance? I might bring along my kettle and my iron, they don't get out much.
Check it:
Oil is thicker than blood - Compressorhead
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Labels:
bass,
compressorhead,
drums,
guitar,
hardcore punk rock,
kwaicore,
metal,
robot band,
robots,
rock,
technology
Imagine Travis Barker with 4 hands and Jimmy Hendrix with 78 fingers accompanied by the best bass in the world. Unless medical studies found some crazy way to mutate to mutate us, bands like this could never be human. So what exactly am I going on about.
I introduce to you Compressorhead. The robotic trio - Bassist "Bones", guitarist "Fingers" and drummer "Stickboy" are the world's first Robo Rock n roll band. They are capable of producing live music that humans cannot even begin to imagine playing themselves. These metal heads show extreme precision and jaw dropping skill.
Despite the lack of humanity, the band is actually pretty impressive and the technology is super advanced. I think they might be able to even produce a couple of Kwaicore songs in the near future as they have a hardcore influence. Maybe one day we'll see them on South African stages, come to think of it how much does a metal gig this heavy charge for entrance? I might bring along my kettle and my iron, they don't get out much.
Check it:
Technology is taking over the world, it's in our pockets, in front of our eyes, covering our ears and is glued to our fingertips. I-pods, apples, blackberries and kiwis have become the fruits of technology. I always thought it might be cool to have some sort of robot that cooks and cleans for you while you get the important stuff done but the people in Germany have thought of something better.
Imagine Travis Barker with 4 hands and Jimmy Hendrix with 78 fingers accompanied by the best bass in the world. Unless medical studies found some crazy way to mutate to mutate us, bands like this could never be human. So what exactly am I going on about.
I introduce to you Compressorhead. The robotic trio - Bassist "Bones", guitarist "Fingers" and drummer "Stickboy" are the world's first Robo Rock n roll band. They are capable of producing live music that humans cannot even begin to imagine playing themselves. These metal heads show extreme precision and jaw dropping skill.
The band has their own fan page where they are portrayed with realistic punk personalities. Their online gig requirements are a "Competent and sober audio operator" and "Microphones and other audio equipment to suit bitching 3-piece metal act." They've covered songs by all the greats such as ACDC, The Ramones, Black Sabath and have many more in store for the world. Not only do they cover the songs but they also improve upon them. The only criticism I have is that it lacks soulful vocals that give the songs emotion but then again what can you expect from a robot without a heart.
Despite the lack of humanity, the band is actually pretty impressive and the technology is super advanced. I think they might be able to even produce a couple of Kwaicore songs in the near future as they have a hardcore influence. Maybe one day we'll see them on South African stages, come to think of it how much does a metal gig this heavy charge for entrance? I might bring along my kettle and my iron, they don't get out much.
Check it:
Imagine Travis Barker with 4 hands and Jimmy Hendrix with 78 fingers accompanied by the best bass in the world. Unless medical studies found some crazy way to mutate to mutate us, bands like this could never be human. So what exactly am I going on about.
I introduce to you Compressorhead. The robotic trio - Bassist "Bones", guitarist "Fingers" and drummer "Stickboy" are the world's first Robo Rock n roll band. They are capable of producing live music that humans cannot even begin to imagine playing themselves. These metal heads show extreme precision and jaw dropping skill.
Despite the lack of humanity, the band is actually pretty impressive and the technology is super advanced. I think they might be able to even produce a couple of Kwaicore songs in the near future as they have a hardcore influence. Maybe one day we'll see them on South African stages, come to think of it how much does a metal gig this heavy charge for entrance? I might bring along my kettle and my iron, they don't get out much.
Check it:
Kwaicore is a shining beacon of light amongst the polluted world of music. It is a raw and untouched genre that comes straight from our South African roots. It portrays nothing but a true reflection of the world and is brutally honest. Profits are not it's driver, the cause is. This is a genre untouched by the mainstream influence and is pure underground. Its still got that smell of brand new shoes and with two strong genres for its roots it looks like its not going anywhere soon. It is everything mainstream is not, bringing reality to your doorstep. Kwaicore tells no lies and encourages unity, freedom and collaboration. When you read the rest of this article I am sure Kwaicore won't be such an absurd concept... Don't be afraid to try something new!
Jon lajoei's comedic impression of "Pop Music" raises a few eyebrows..
You know when you hear something or in this case watch it on the internet thinking "thats so true" repeatedly with every prophetic word that you hear. In this instance it took a sarcastic talented comedian to drum into my head the truth about pop music.
You see as a non-conformist, I generally avoid mainstream mass media, I support the local acts of Durban and stick to watching series online.With Facebook, Twitter and google as well as other social web based platforms, I am able to keep up to date with the things I want to know about. The radio in my ancient set of wheels packed up before I even owned it but allows me to play CDs so loud you could here it in space. However it is a shock to the system when I do come across the infectious sewage spewing through some gap in my anti main stream filter.
The human race never ceases to amuse me. The amount of times i have heard the same song play over on the radio as if it was deciding for me that I enjoyed that music. The superficiality and utter senselessness of some of the lyrics in songs with millions of views leaves me with a sense of concern for our future generations. Popular music has become a grand marketing and money making scheme. More than often the profitability and marketability of the music outweighs the quality of it. This means big time producers are not afraid to release truck loads of garbage into the mouldable and easily influenced youth of our world.
Can you physically put swag x3 on someone?
What now? This isn't kindergarten... Use big girl words.
That's just vulgar! What would your grandmother say!?
What drugs are you on buddy?
That's right, it's totally normal to love yourself that much..
So you're an iliterate alcoholic?
Pop is played out! -Try Kwai
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Labels:
2 chains,
comedian,
Jon lajoei,
Justin Bieber,
Kanye West,
kwaicore,
Lil Wayne,
Nicki minaj,
Pop music,
reality,
stupid lyrics,
superficial,
surface value,
thats so true,
underground
Kwaicore is a shining beacon of light amongst the polluted world of music. It is a raw and untouched genre that comes straight from our South African roots. It portrays nothing but a true reflection of the world and is brutally honest. Profits are not it's driver, the cause is. This is a genre untouched by the mainstream influence and is pure underground. Its still got that smell of brand new shoes and with two strong genres for its roots it looks like its not going anywhere soon. It is everything mainstream is not, bringing reality to your doorstep. Kwaicore tells no lies and encourages unity, freedom and collaboration. When you read the rest of this article I am sure Kwaicore won't be such an absurd concept... Don't be afraid to try something new!
Jon lajoei's comedic impression of "Pop Music" raises a few eyebrows..
You see as a non-conformist, I generally avoid mainstream mass media, I support the local acts of Durban and stick to watching series online.With Facebook, Twitter and google as well as other social web based platforms, I am able to keep up to date with the things I want to know about. The radio in my ancient set of wheels packed up before I even owned it but allows me to play CDs so loud you could here it in space. However it is a shock to the system when I do come across the infectious sewage spewing through some gap in my anti main stream filter.
The human race never ceases to amuse me. The amount of times i have heard the same song play over on the radio as if it was deciding for me that I enjoyed that music. The superficiality and utter senselessness of some of the lyrics in songs with millions of views leaves me with a sense of concern for our future generations. Popular music has become a grand marketing and money making scheme. More than often the profitability and marketability of the music outweighs the quality of it. This means big time producers are not afraid to release truck loads of garbage into the mouldable and easily influenced youth of our world.
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| Can you physically put swag x3 on someone? |
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| What now? This isn't kindergarten... Use big girl words. |
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| That's just vulgar! What would your grandmother say!? |
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| What drugs are you on buddy? |
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| That's right, it's totally normal to love yourself that much.. |
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| So you're an iliterate alcoholic? |
Kwaicore is a shining beacon of light amongst the polluted world of music. It is a raw and untouched genre that comes straight from our South African roots. It portrays nothing but a true reflection of the world and is brutally honest. Profits are not it's driver, the cause is. This is a genre untouched by the mainstream influence and is pure underground. Its still got that smell of brand new shoes and with two strong genres for its roots it looks like its not going anywhere soon. It is everything mainstream is not, bringing reality to your doorstep. Kwaicore tells no lies and encourages unity, freedom and collaboration. When you read the rest of this article I am sure Kwaicore won't be such an absurd concept... Don't be afraid to try something new!
Jon lajoei's comedic impression of "Pop Music" raises a few eyebrows..
You see as a non-conformist, I generally avoid mainstream mass media, I support the local acts of Durban and stick to watching series online.With Facebook, Twitter and google as well as other social web based platforms, I am able to keep up to date with the things I want to know about. The radio in my ancient set of wheels packed up before I even owned it but allows me to play CDs so loud you could here it in space. However it is a shock to the system when I do come across the infectious sewage spewing through some gap in my anti main stream filter.
The human race never ceases to amuse me. The amount of times i have heard the same song play over on the radio as if it was deciding for me that I enjoyed that music. The superficiality and utter senselessness of some of the lyrics in songs with millions of views leaves me with a sense of concern for our future generations. Popular music has become a grand marketing and money making scheme. More than often the profitability and marketability of the music outweighs the quality of it. This means big time producers are not afraid to release truck loads of garbage into the mouldable and easily influenced youth of our world.
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| Can you physically put swag x3 on someone? |
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| What now? This isn't kindergarten... Use big girl words. |
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| That's just vulgar! What would your grandmother say!? |
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| What drugs are you on buddy? |
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| That's right, it's totally normal to love yourself that much.. |
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| So you're an iliterate alcoholic? |
The Kwaicore revolution has began and it's taking South Africa by storm with a couple of mixed reviews. It seems that the marriage between the two genres has been an unfaithful one. Some say the father is hardcore rap and others say hardcore punk but always combined with "Ma" Kwaito. To clear up any confusion the hybrid genre is made up of hardcore punk rock and kwaito.
The similarities between these two genres are so subtle and unexpected yet the connections allow the two genres to hold hands, go on a date and have their first kiss without any awkward vibes. It didn't take 9 months but a couple of weeks later baby Kwaicore was born.
Here they are in one nutshell that is hard to the core!
Hardcore punk rock: Fast, loud and furious this epic genre emerged from the late 70's as both a music revolution and mind-blowing sound waves that are jam packed with the most rebellious rock n roll riffs and lyrics.
Sounds like : Some say its angry noise, some say its the sound of freedom and others describe it as a release of anger and frustration. Its heavy, its fast, abrasive and aggressive.
Movement: Rebel movement, non-conformist anti genre..anti-authority, do it yourself attitude.
Fans: Mohawks, tattoos, piercings and anarchy are some of the many features that cover punk rockers world wide
Who creates it?:Rebels with or without a cause.
Tools of the trade: Drums, bass, guitar, vocals
Kwaito: The urban heart beat of South Africa. A mix of tsotsi taal, chilled house beats and rhythm that will make your body feel the need to move. Intrinsicto Sowetan culture, this genre has become the mouth piece of SA angst.
Sounds like: The truth, the lyrics are true to township living and the music provides an escape. Also quite aggressive and brutally honest, the music reflects the true sounds of the townships where it is created.
Movement: Created in a Post Apartheid era, Kwaito provided a platform for the previously oppressed to speak their minds and express their trials and celebrations. The movement speaks of life in the townships, the drugs, drinking and everyday happenings. The brutal honesty of the genre includes issues such as why the divorce rate is so high, the gap between the rich and the poor and the admiration for a man's fancy car only to find out he is a drug dealer. Real life. Real stories. Welcome to reality!
Fans: The kwaito fan base lies in Soweto, the origins of its genre. Although the genre has seen quite a bit of success and has moved to mainstream media on the radio and it now has a broad SA fan base. Township youth sporting floppy kangol hats, overused all star sneakers and an overall urban black style are typical to the genre.
Who creates it? South African artists, youth and anyone who has lived in the ghetto who feel the need for a new platform to express themselves.
Tools of the trade: Anything that can make a sound- often this music was created on a low budget -acoustic guitar, percussion, baselines, high hats and township chants. The genre is mainly produced on computers with sound editing and looping technology.
Punk rock and Panstula
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Labels:
first kiss,
hardcore punk,
kwaicore,
kwaito,
mohawks,
piercing,
tattoos
The similarities between these two genres are so subtle and unexpected yet the connections allow the two genres to hold hands, go on a date and have their first kiss without any awkward vibes. It didn't take 9 months but a couple of weeks later baby Kwaicore was born.
Here they are in one nutshell that is hard to the core!
Hardcore punk rock: Fast, loud and furious this epic genre emerged from the late 70's as both a music revolution and mind-blowing sound waves that are jam packed with the most rebellious rock n roll riffs and lyrics.
Sounds like : Some say its angry noise, some say its the sound of freedom and others describe it as a release of anger and frustration. Its heavy, its fast, abrasive and aggressive.
Movement: Rebel movement, non-conformist anti genre..anti-authority, do it yourself attitude.
Fans: Mohawks, tattoos, piercings and anarchy are some of the many features that cover punk rockers world wide
Who creates it?:Rebels with or without a cause.
Tools of the trade: Drums, bass, guitar, vocals
Kwaito: The urban heart beat of South Africa. A mix of tsotsi taal, chilled house beats and rhythm that will make your body feel the need to move. Intrinsicto Sowetan culture, this genre has become the mouth piece of SA angst.
Sounds like: The truth, the lyrics are true to township living and the music provides an escape. Also quite aggressive and brutally honest, the music reflects the true sounds of the townships where it is created.
Movement: Created in a Post Apartheid era, Kwaito provided a platform for the previously oppressed to speak their minds and express their trials and celebrations. The movement speaks of life in the townships, the drugs, drinking and everyday happenings. The brutal honesty of the genre includes issues such as why the divorce rate is so high, the gap between the rich and the poor and the admiration for a man's fancy car only to find out he is a drug dealer. Real life. Real stories. Welcome to reality!
Fans: The kwaito fan base lies in Soweto, the origins of its genre. Although the genre has seen quite a bit of success and has moved to mainstream media on the radio and it now has a broad SA fan base. Township youth sporting floppy kangol hats, overused all star sneakers and an overall urban black style are typical to the genre.
Who creates it? South African artists, youth and anyone who has lived in the ghetto who feel the need for a new platform to express themselves.
Tools of the trade: Anything that can make a sound- often this music was created on a low budget -acoustic guitar, percussion, baselines, high hats and township chants. The genre is mainly produced on computers with sound editing and looping technology.
The Kwaicore revolution has began and it's taking South Africa by storm with a couple of mixed reviews. It seems that the marriage between the two genres has been an unfaithful one. Some say the father is hardcore rap and others say hardcore punk but always combined with "Ma" Kwaito. To clear up any confusion the hybrid genre is made up of hardcore punk rock and kwaito.
The similarities between these two genres are so subtle and unexpected yet the connections allow the two genres to hold hands, go on a date and have their first kiss without any awkward vibes. It didn't take 9 months but a couple of weeks later baby Kwaicore was born.
Here they are in one nutshell that is hard to the core!
Hardcore punk rock: Fast, loud and furious this epic genre emerged from the late 70's as both a music revolution and mind-blowing sound waves that are jam packed with the most rebellious rock n roll riffs and lyrics.
Sounds like : Some say its angry noise, some say its the sound of freedom and others describe it as a release of anger and frustration. Its heavy, its fast, abrasive and aggressive.
Movement: Rebel movement, non-conformist anti genre..anti-authority, do it yourself attitude.
Fans: Mohawks, tattoos, piercings and anarchy are some of the many features that cover punk rockers world wide
Who creates it?:Rebels with or without a cause.
Tools of the trade: Drums, bass, guitar, vocals
Kwaito: The urban heart beat of South Africa. A mix of tsotsi taal, chilled house beats and rhythm that will make your body feel the need to move. Intrinsicto Sowetan culture, this genre has become the mouth piece of SA angst.
Sounds like: The truth, the lyrics are true to township living and the music provides an escape. Also quite aggressive and brutally honest, the music reflects the true sounds of the townships where it is created.
Movement: Created in a Post Apartheid era, Kwaito provided a platform for the previously oppressed to speak their minds and express their trials and celebrations. The movement speaks of life in the townships, the drugs, drinking and everyday happenings. The brutal honesty of the genre includes issues such as why the divorce rate is so high, the gap between the rich and the poor and the admiration for a man's fancy car only to find out he is a drug dealer. Real life. Real stories. Welcome to reality!
Fans: The kwaito fan base lies in Soweto, the origins of its genre. Although the genre has seen quite a bit of success and has moved to mainstream media on the radio and it now has a broad SA fan base. Township youth sporting floppy kangol hats, overused all star sneakers and an overall urban black style are typical to the genre.
Who creates it? South African artists, youth and anyone who has lived in the ghetto who feel the need for a new platform to express themselves.
Tools of the trade: Anything that can make a sound- often this music was created on a low budget -acoustic guitar, percussion, baselines, high hats and township chants. The genre is mainly produced on computers with sound editing and looping technology.
The similarities between these two genres are so subtle and unexpected yet the connections allow the two genres to hold hands, go on a date and have their first kiss without any awkward vibes. It didn't take 9 months but a couple of weeks later baby Kwaicore was born.
Here they are in one nutshell that is hard to the core!
Hardcore punk rock: Fast, loud and furious this epic genre emerged from the late 70's as both a music revolution and mind-blowing sound waves that are jam packed with the most rebellious rock n roll riffs and lyrics.
Sounds like : Some say its angry noise, some say its the sound of freedom and others describe it as a release of anger and frustration. Its heavy, its fast, abrasive and aggressive.
Movement: Rebel movement, non-conformist anti genre..anti-authority, do it yourself attitude.
Fans: Mohawks, tattoos, piercings and anarchy are some of the many features that cover punk rockers world wide
Who creates it?:Rebels with or without a cause.
Tools of the trade: Drums, bass, guitar, vocals
Kwaito: The urban heart beat of South Africa. A mix of tsotsi taal, chilled house beats and rhythm that will make your body feel the need to move. Intrinsicto Sowetan culture, this genre has become the mouth piece of SA angst.
Sounds like: The truth, the lyrics are true to township living and the music provides an escape. Also quite aggressive and brutally honest, the music reflects the true sounds of the townships where it is created.
Movement: Created in a Post Apartheid era, Kwaito provided a platform for the previously oppressed to speak their minds and express their trials and celebrations. The movement speaks of life in the townships, the drugs, drinking and everyday happenings. The brutal honesty of the genre includes issues such as why the divorce rate is so high, the gap between the rich and the poor and the admiration for a man's fancy car only to find out he is a drug dealer. Real life. Real stories. Welcome to reality!
Fans: The kwaito fan base lies in Soweto, the origins of its genre. Although the genre has seen quite a bit of success and has moved to mainstream media on the radio and it now has a broad SA fan base. Township youth sporting floppy kangol hats, overused all star sneakers and an overall urban black style are typical to the genre.
Who creates it? South African artists, youth and anyone who has lived in the ghetto who feel the need for a new platform to express themselves.
Tools of the trade: Anything that can make a sound- often this music was created on a low budget -acoustic guitar, percussion, baselines, high hats and township chants. The genre is mainly produced on computers with sound editing and looping technology.
When I first met the guy who was destined to be my boyfriend, I called him a douche bag and put him smack bang in the centre of the friend zone. We became such good friends that he even began dating one of my friends from school. Who knew a year later he'd turn into my knight in shining armour and that I, the queen of screwing up relationships, would be blissfully in love.
I happend to also reject Kwaito in the same way simply because I could not understand the lyrics and lacked the ability to dance to the music. I friend zoned Kwaito. To my dismay a college project required me to research the genre and with the help of good old Google I was finally able to understand its purpose and origin.
"The music of the Urban youth" is what it's described as and that doesn't sound too different to what I listen to. The only difference is the tempo, the language and the distinct "gangster"edge that all the songs contain. This post apartheid genre that emerged from the Soweto township youth in the 90's lead a wave of sound that played an intrinsic role in the social and political issues of South Africa. The music left traditional parents screaming at their offspring to "Turn that shit down", a saying I distinctly remember in my rebellious youth. However instead of blasting my NOFX "Don't call me white" single with hardcore riffs at every corner, I imagine the youth of Kwaito would blast Arthur Mafakote's "Don't call me Kaffir" with a sweet beat to get down to.
The mutual struggle for equality and freedom from judgement and stereotyping is a platform to bring these two genres together.
Another aspect of Kwaito that I enjoy is the lyrical field which focuses on life in the township,girls and partying which are real life situations the listeners can relate to. Although I cannot relate, I am certainly learning about a new culture and I see that as much as the genre exposes the township problems, it also creates an escape from general life problems and dwells on the more positive side.
As an originally oppressed township, the youth have now found the confidence and correct medium to voice their opinions and have the freedom to speak their mind questioning anything they see as socially inept. Kwaito is more than a genre, it is a way of life. It speaks of the Ghetto, the drugs and the drinking but also celebrates the freedom and in a town that is predominantly under the age of 21, it ensures that they will never forget where they came from. It is the sound of the township, the sound of home.
Pantsula
Don't Judge it until you've tried it- Kwaito
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When I first met the guy who was destined to be my boyfriend, I called him a douche bag and put him smack bang in the centre of the friend zone. We became such good friends that he even began dating one of my friends from school. Who knew a year later he'd turn into my knight in shining armour and that I, the queen of screwing up relationships, would be blissfully in love.
I happend to also reject Kwaito in the same way simply because I could not understand the lyrics and lacked the ability to dance to the music. I friend zoned Kwaito. To my dismay a college project required me to research the genre and with the help of good old Google I was finally able to understand its purpose and origin.
"The music of the Urban youth" is what it's described as and that doesn't sound too different to what I listen to. The only difference is the tempo, the language and the distinct "gangster"edge that all the songs contain. This post apartheid genre that emerged from the Soweto township youth in the 90's lead a wave of sound that played an intrinsic role in the social and political issues of South Africa. The music left traditional parents screaming at their offspring to "Turn that shit down", a saying I distinctly remember in my rebellious youth. However instead of blasting my NOFX "Don't call me white" single with hardcore riffs at every corner, I imagine the youth of Kwaito would blast Arthur Mafakote's "Don't call me Kaffir" with a sweet beat to get down to.
The mutual struggle for equality and freedom from judgement and stereotyping is a platform to bring these two genres together.
Another aspect of Kwaito that I enjoy is the lyrical field which focuses on life in the township,girls and partying which are real life situations the listeners can relate to. Although I cannot relate, I am certainly learning about a new culture and I see that as much as the genre exposes the township problems, it also creates an escape from general life problems and dwells on the more positive side.
As an originally oppressed township, the youth have now found the confidence and correct medium to voice their opinions and have the freedom to speak their mind questioning anything they see as socially inept. Kwaito is more than a genre, it is a way of life. It speaks of the Ghetto, the drugs and the drinking but also celebrates the freedom and in a town that is predominantly under the age of 21, it ensures that they will never forget where they came from. It is the sound of the township, the sound of home.
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| Pantsula |
When I first met the guy who was destined to be my boyfriend, I called him a douche bag and put him smack bang in the centre of the friend zone. We became such good friends that he even began dating one of my friends from school. Who knew a year later he'd turn into my knight in shining armour and that I, the queen of screwing up relationships, would be blissfully in love.
I happend to also reject Kwaito in the same way simply because I could not understand the lyrics and lacked the ability to dance to the music. I friend zoned Kwaito. To my dismay a college project required me to research the genre and with the help of good old Google I was finally able to understand its purpose and origin.
"The music of the Urban youth" is what it's described as and that doesn't sound too different to what I listen to. The only difference is the tempo, the language and the distinct "gangster"edge that all the songs contain. This post apartheid genre that emerged from the Soweto township youth in the 90's lead a wave of sound that played an intrinsic role in the social and political issues of South Africa. The music left traditional parents screaming at their offspring to "Turn that shit down", a saying I distinctly remember in my rebellious youth. However instead of blasting my NOFX "Don't call me white" single with hardcore riffs at every corner, I imagine the youth of Kwaito would blast Arthur Mafakote's "Don't call me Kaffir" with a sweet beat to get down to.
The mutual struggle for equality and freedom from judgement and stereotyping is a platform to bring these two genres together.
Another aspect of Kwaito that I enjoy is the lyrical field which focuses on life in the township,girls and partying which are real life situations the listeners can relate to. Although I cannot relate, I am certainly learning about a new culture and I see that as much as the genre exposes the township problems, it also creates an escape from general life problems and dwells on the more positive side.
As an originally oppressed township, the youth have now found the confidence and correct medium to voice their opinions and have the freedom to speak their mind questioning anything they see as socially inept. Kwaito is more than a genre, it is a way of life. It speaks of the Ghetto, the drugs and the drinking but also celebrates the freedom and in a town that is predominantly under the age of 21, it ensures that they will never forget where they came from. It is the sound of the township, the sound of home.
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Yes
You don't exactly fit the typical look of a hardcore punk completely, in other words you won't spend hours at the metal detector at the airport nor do you have to wear long sleeve shirts to work to cover your daring tats. However your heart is 101 percent punk.
You're indépendant, you make your own money and you don't let the system get you down. You work hard but only for the things you believe in. You leave work before 5 to catch happy hour at Amsterdam.
You like to throw the rules out the window and authority is not a concept you get along with. You're not afraid to make some noise and every now and then you cause chaos at the Winston. You've argued with bouncers and you know how to make a plan. You're a rebel and a freedom fighter. You miss Burn.
No
You never break the rules and respect authority because you are happy with the status quo. You feel no need for change and are pretty set in your conventional ways. Your interests are influenced by mainstream media and popular trends.
You work a 9 to 5 job and you don't mind starting from the bottom to get to the top. You're not a trouble maker and you tend to settle for what the system has to offer.
You wonder why people try so hard to be different. You are happy in your niche of the world and feel there is nothing wrong with being normal. You don't know what Burn is and you have never set foot in the Winston.
Maybe
You enjoy having control over the situation and you have a "it's my way or the highway" attitude. You aren't a rebel but you refuse to conform to societies norms. You are bright, witty and energetic with enough time to disagree with anyone.
You're opinionated and thus struggle with following rules. You question authority and can talk your way out of anything. You pave the path to your own future and you are as free as the birds. You've heard of Burn and you're known to make a good few laugh whilst under the influence.
You are a non-conformist
Are you a Durban Punk Rocker?
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YesYou don't exactly fit the typical look of a hardcore punk completely, in other words you won't spend hours at the metal detector at the airport nor do you have to wear long sleeve shirts to work to cover your daring tats. However your heart is 101 percent punk.
You're indépendant, you make your own money and you don't let the system get you down. You work hard but only for the things you believe in. You leave work before 5 to catch happy hour at Amsterdam.
You like to throw the rules out the window and authority is not a concept you get along with. You're not afraid to make some noise and every now and then you cause chaos at the Winston. You've argued with bouncers and you know how to make a plan. You're a rebel and a freedom fighter. You miss Burn.
No
You never break the rules and respect authority because you are happy with the status quo. You feel no need for change and are pretty set in your conventional ways. Your interests are influenced by mainstream media and popular trends.
You work a 9 to 5 job and you don't mind starting from the bottom to get to the top. You're not a trouble maker and you tend to settle for what the system has to offer.
You wonder why people try so hard to be different. You are happy in your niche of the world and feel there is nothing wrong with being normal. You don't know what Burn is and you have never set foot in the Winston.
Maybe
You enjoy having control over the situation and you have a "it's my way or the highway" attitude. You aren't a rebel but you refuse to conform to societies norms. You are bright, witty and energetic with enough time to disagree with anyone.
You're opinionated and thus struggle with following rules. You question authority and can talk your way out of anything. You pave the path to your own future and you are as free as the birds. You've heard of Burn and you're known to make a good few laugh whilst under the influence.
You are a non-conformist
YesYou don't exactly fit the typical look of a hardcore punk completely, in other words you won't spend hours at the metal detector at the airport nor do you have to wear long sleeve shirts to work to cover your daring tats. However your heart is 101 percent punk.
You're indépendant, you make your own money and you don't let the system get you down. You work hard but only for the things you believe in. You leave work before 5 to catch happy hour at Amsterdam.
You like to throw the rules out the window and authority is not a concept you get along with. You're not afraid to make some noise and every now and then you cause chaos at the Winston. You've argued with bouncers and you know how to make a plan. You're a rebel and a freedom fighter. You miss Burn.
No
You never break the rules and respect authority because you are happy with the status quo. You feel no need for change and are pretty set in your conventional ways. Your interests are influenced by mainstream media and popular trends.
You work a 9 to 5 job and you don't mind starting from the bottom to get to the top. You're not a trouble maker and you tend to settle for what the system has to offer.
You wonder why people try so hard to be different. You are happy in your niche of the world and feel there is nothing wrong with being normal. You don't know what Burn is and you have never set foot in the Winston.
Maybe
You enjoy having control over the situation and you have a "it's my way or the highway" attitude. You aren't a rebel but you refuse to conform to societies norms. You are bright, witty and energetic with enough time to disagree with anyone.
You're opinionated and thus struggle with following rules. You question authority and can talk your way out of anything. You pave the path to your own future and you are as free as the birds. You've heard of Burn and you're known to make a good few laugh whilst under the influence.
You are a non-conformist
These are not something you find in your refrigerator, you may find them in Spar but definitely not in the edible section unless you are a vampire or a cannibal. They are fresh from the street of Durban emerging from the heart of Umbilo in 2008. A band that is fuelled by raw talent and screaming fans as well as an unforgettable stage presence and the ability to get people on their feet and jigging on the dance floor.
I was a young teenager sneaking out the back win
dow to a getaway vehicle to attend rock 'n roll gigs with my fellow trouble makers. Looking back is awfully nostalgic and I have many memories that have been lost to the many Vodka and coke combinations. One of those memories was the first time I partied to Fruit and Veggies, a band I had previously thought to be a sack of potatoes and a bag of oranges who actually (and this is very rare for local bands) blew my mind. She probably doesn't remember this but I met Purity their lead singer in the ladies toilets at some grungy punk gig on the outskirts of Scumbilo. She had a couple of brightly coloured braids, piercings and enough tattoos to let me know that this was one hardcore sista. Five minutes later she was on stage with the rest of the band letting loose a powerful sound that was completely new, raw, uncut and in my opinion fucking amazing.
Since then they have been tearing up every stage with a combination of Afro Punk-rock reggae and hardcore gypsy-scar that according to Levis mag is "pure genre-breaking liberation". They describe themselves as the 'drunkest, rudest, most homeless band this side of the equator', quite appropriate for this Durban style rebel band who takes living life to the fullest very seriously. The best part about their gigs is that you are more than likely to party with the band members at some stage in the night. I've found myself at too many of their gigs to count whether it's moshing it out at Live, dancing with Loopi at the Winston or gypsy dancing at Splashy fen, I always know it's gonna be a night of catchy hooks, fierce attitude and alotta laughs.
Meet the band - You probably already have if you're a regular in the 031
Purity- Powerful and wild vocals that will make you wonder, "where does all that sound come from?"
Loopy-Bassist with a big personality. I have never met someone so dedicated to the cause of getting everyone inebriated.
Cameron- The come back kid who was so quiet in my class in grade 8 and 9. Taught me my first song on guitar and he is now a Guitar shredding god! (I cannot believe we are the same age! What am I doing with my life?"
James- Guitar/Keys, very talented and always up for a challenge
Big bear- Drums. Sweat. Shirtless. 'Nuff said.
What makes them awesome?
- Original groundbreaking genres
- blistering stage presence
- Dedicated to the 031
- You are not just part of the crowd, you are part of the experience, they are the manifestation of the embodiment of the Durban rebel scene.
- Balls to the wall music
- Guaranteed good time or your money back!
Check them out! They are the pioneers of new genre in the 031 and have created greater horizons for our music scene.. If you look carefully, I managed to party my way into their music video!
Get your daily dose of vitamins! Fruit and Veggies
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These are not something you find in your refrigerator, you may find them in Spar but definitely not in the edible section unless you are a vampire or a cannibal. They are fresh from the street of Durban emerging from the heart of Umbilo in 2008. A band that is fuelled by raw talent and screaming fans as well as an unforgettable stage presence and the ability to get people on their feet and jigging on the dance floor.
I was a young teenager sneaking out the back win
dow to a getaway vehicle to attend rock 'n roll gigs with my fellow trouble makers. Looking back is awfully nostalgic and I have many memories that have been lost to the many Vodka and coke combinations. One of those memories was the first time I partied to Fruit and Veggies, a band I had previously thought to be a sack of potatoes and a bag of oranges who actually (and this is very rare for local bands) blew my mind. She probably doesn't remember this but I met Purity their lead singer in the ladies toilets at some grungy punk gig on the outskirts of Scumbilo. She had a couple of brightly coloured braids, piercings and enough tattoos to let me know that this was one hardcore sista. Five minutes later she was on stage with the rest of the band letting loose a powerful sound that was completely new, raw, uncut and in my opinion fucking amazing.
Since then they have been tearing up every stage with a combination of Afro Punk-rock reggae and hardcore gypsy-scar that according to Levis mag is "pure genre-breaking liberation". They describe themselves as the 'drunkest, rudest, most homeless band this side of the equator', quite appropriate for this Durban style rebel band who takes living life to the fullest very seriously. The best part about their gigs is that you are more than likely to party with the band members at some stage in the night. I've found myself at too many of their gigs to count whether it's moshing it out at Live, dancing with Loopi at the Winston or gypsy dancing at Splashy fen, I always know it's gonna be a night of catchy hooks, fierce attitude and alotta laughs.
Meet the band - You probably already have if you're a regular in the 031
Purity- Powerful and wild vocals that will make you wonder, "where does all that sound come from?"
Loopy-Bassist with a big personality. I have never met someone so dedicated to the cause of getting everyone inebriated.
Cameron- The come back kid who was so quiet in my class in grade 8 and 9. Taught me my first song on guitar and he is now a Guitar shredding god! (I cannot believe we are the same age! What am I doing with my life?"
James- Guitar/Keys, very talented and always up for a challenge
Big bear- Drums. Sweat. Shirtless. 'Nuff said.
What makes them awesome?
- Original groundbreaking genres
- blistering stage presence
- Dedicated to the 031
- You are not just part of the crowd, you are part of the experience, they are the manifestation of the embodiment of the Durban rebel scene.
- Balls to the wall music
- Guaranteed good time or your money back!
Check them out! They are the pioneers of new genre in the 031 and have created greater horizons for our music scene.. If you look carefully, I managed to party my way into their music video!
These are not something you find in your refrigerator, you may find them in Spar but definitely not in the edible section unless you are a vampire or a cannibal. They are fresh from the street of Durban emerging from the heart of Umbilo in 2008. A band that is fuelled by raw talent and screaming fans as well as an unforgettable stage presence and the ability to get people on their feet and jigging on the dance floor.
I was a young teenager sneaking out the back win
dow to a getaway vehicle to attend rock 'n roll gigs with my fellow trouble makers. Looking back is awfully nostalgic and I have many memories that have been lost to the many Vodka and coke combinations. One of those memories was the first time I partied to Fruit and Veggies, a band I had previously thought to be a sack of potatoes and a bag of oranges who actually (and this is very rare for local bands) blew my mind. She probably doesn't remember this but I met Purity their lead singer in the ladies toilets at some grungy punk gig on the outskirts of Scumbilo. She had a couple of brightly coloured braids, piercings and enough tattoos to let me know that this was one hardcore sista. Five minutes later she was on stage with the rest of the band letting loose a powerful sound that was completely new, raw, uncut and in my opinion fucking amazing.
Since then they have been tearing up every stage with a combination of Afro Punk-rock reggae and hardcore gypsy-scar that according to Levis mag is "pure genre-breaking liberation". They describe themselves as the 'drunkest, rudest, most homeless band this side of the equator', quite appropriate for this Durban style rebel band who takes living life to the fullest very seriously. The best part about their gigs is that you are more than likely to party with the band members at some stage in the night. I've found myself at too many of their gigs to count whether it's moshing it out at Live, dancing with Loopi at the Winston or gypsy dancing at Splashy fen, I always know it's gonna be a night of catchy hooks, fierce attitude and alotta laughs.
Meet the band - You probably already have if you're a regular in the 031
Purity- Powerful and wild vocals that will make you wonder, "where does all that sound come from?"
Loopy-Bassist with a big personality. I have never met someone so dedicated to the cause of getting everyone inebriated.
Cameron- The come back kid who was so quiet in my class in grade 8 and 9. Taught me my first song on guitar and he is now a Guitar shredding god! (I cannot believe we are the same age! What am I doing with my life?"
James- Guitar/Keys, very talented and always up for a challenge
Big bear- Drums. Sweat. Shirtless. 'Nuff said.
What makes them awesome?
- Original groundbreaking genres
- blistering stage presence
- Dedicated to the 031
- You are not just part of the crowd, you are part of the experience, they are the manifestation of the embodiment of the Durban rebel scene.
- Balls to the wall music
- Guaranteed good time or your money back!
Check them out! They are the pioneers of new genre in the 031 and have created greater horizons for our music scene.. If you look carefully, I managed to party my way into their music video!
Sometimes I sit at my window at night and watch over the city as it breathes and sighs a relief from the hot day. I know the pavements are still warm from Durban's blazing heat and I imagine the sweat dripping down the brows of minimum wage workers, the blue collars and the underpaid and under appreciated. The moon is a balloon and all my thoughts seem float away with the heat.
I look out to my city and in my mind's eye I envision every person settling in for the night on a lazy Sunday evening. As the city begins to fall asleep, my mind wonders to a basement deep underground in the heart of town where a couple people I know are hard at work. A pen, paper and a voice worth listening to are all it takes to start a revolution. Cigarette smoke twists around the room, the stress of the day floats with it as an unlikely group of musicians channel their frustrations into what sounds like an angry mob. It takes time to create something that is worth your time and so we look forward to the future of Kwaicore. A tiny murmur that is growing into a massive underground movement deep in the depths of Durban.
These are every day people that work everyday jobs and with their spare change they are able to create something extraordinary. Some are rockers armed with guitars, drums and an "I don't give a fuck what you think" attitude. They are headstrong, passionate and have no fear except for the fear of their voices not being heard. Some are from the Ghetto having given birth to Kwaito with the backdrop of a post apartheid South Africa. Freedom of expression and political liberation are what they bring to the table, not to mention rhythm like you have never seen before. The gathering of these musicians has lead to discussions of social and political issues in our country. Knowledge is power and education is key so through divine intervention and these musicians, Kwaicore music will be our teacher, so be sure to pay attention in class!
Rock, paper, Kwaito! -Kwaicore
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Sometimes I sit at my window at night and watch over the city as it breathes and sighs a relief from the hot day. I know the pavements are still warm from Durban's blazing heat and I imagine the sweat dripping down the brows of minimum wage workers, the blue collars and the underpaid and under appreciated. The moon is a balloon and all my thoughts seem float away with the heat.
I look out to my city and in my mind's eye I envision every person settling in for the night on a lazy Sunday evening. As the city begins to fall asleep, my mind wonders to a basement deep underground in the heart of town where a couple people I know are hard at work. A pen, paper and a voice worth listening to are all it takes to start a revolution. Cigarette smoke twists around the room, the stress of the day floats with it as an unlikely group of musicians channel their frustrations into what sounds like an angry mob. It takes time to create something that is worth your time and so we look forward to the future of Kwaicore. A tiny murmur that is growing into a massive underground movement deep in the depths of Durban.
These are every day people that work everyday jobs and with their spare change they are able to create something extraordinary. Some are rockers armed with guitars, drums and an "I don't give a fuck what you think" attitude. They are headstrong, passionate and have no fear except for the fear of their voices not being heard. Some are from the Ghetto having given birth to Kwaito with the backdrop of a post apartheid South Africa. Freedom of expression and political liberation are what they bring to the table, not to mention rhythm like you have never seen before. The gathering of these musicians has lead to discussions of social and political issues in our country. Knowledge is power and education is key so through divine intervention and these musicians, Kwaicore music will be our teacher, so be sure to pay attention in class!
Sometimes I sit at my window at night and watch over the city as it breathes and sighs a relief from the hot day. I know the pavements are still warm from Durban's blazing heat and I imagine the sweat dripping down the brows of minimum wage workers, the blue collars and the underpaid and under appreciated. The moon is a balloon and all my thoughts seem float away with the heat.
I look out to my city and in my mind's eye I envision every person settling in for the night on a lazy Sunday evening. As the city begins to fall asleep, my mind wonders to a basement deep underground in the heart of town where a couple people I know are hard at work. A pen, paper and a voice worth listening to are all it takes to start a revolution. Cigarette smoke twists around the room, the stress of the day floats with it as an unlikely group of musicians channel their frustrations into what sounds like an angry mob. It takes time to create something that is worth your time and so we look forward to the future of Kwaicore. A tiny murmur that is growing into a massive underground movement deep in the depths of Durban.
These are every day people that work everyday jobs and with their spare change they are able to create something extraordinary. Some are rockers armed with guitars, drums and an "I don't give a fuck what you think" attitude. They are headstrong, passionate and have no fear except for the fear of their voices not being heard. Some are from the Ghetto having given birth to Kwaito with the backdrop of a post apartheid South Africa. Freedom of expression and political liberation are what they bring to the table, not to mention rhythm like you have never seen before. The gathering of these musicians has lead to discussions of social and political issues in our country. Knowledge is power and education is key so through divine intervention and these musicians, Kwaicore music will be our teacher, so be sure to pay attention in class!
I know you've heard the murmurs, the whispers on the street and the silent drums that beat through the city. It's on the tip of everyone's tongue and at the back of everyone's mind. It is a movement that is spreading from instrument to ear drum, from voice boxes to elite crowds attempting to exile the elitists.
A revolution is on the rise, we are gathering our forces armed with our voices and instruments of melodic assault. It is the genre that speaks of collaboration, unity and the coming together of our beloved Durban stone city.
This is kwaicore. The music genre with an agenda. It is a collaboration of many generations of collaborative music and is mainly a mixture of Kwaito and Hardcore punk rock.
The word Kwaito actually originates from the Afrikaans word "kwaai" which means "angry" or in the more colloquial sense "cool". The name shows the integration of the oppressed and the oppressor and the genre led a post apartheid township subculture into the mainstream. So that puts the "Kwaai" in Kwaicore.
The word Hardcore was used to describe a person or movement who was intensely loyal. When punk rock came about, the word hardcore was put in front of it to give meaning to tracks with particularly explicit or aggressive content. The genre also pioneered through oppression and developed a lifestyle to match the in your face, no fear lyrics of political uproar. The core of this new developing genre is this:
We are not afraid to speak our minds.
Listen to our music.
Hear what we have to say.
.
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A revolution is on the rise, we are gathering our forces armed with our voices and instruments of melodic assault. It is the genre that speaks of collaboration, unity and the coming together of our beloved Durban stone city.
This is kwaicore. The music genre with an agenda. It is a collaboration of many generations of collaborative music and is mainly a mixture of Kwaito and Hardcore punk rock.
The word Kwaito actually originates from the Afrikaans word "kwaai" which means "angry" or in the more colloquial sense "cool". The name shows the integration of the oppressed and the oppressor and the genre led a post apartheid township subculture into the mainstream. So that puts the "Kwaai" in Kwaicore.
The word Hardcore was used to describe a person or movement who was intensely loyal. When punk rock came about, the word hardcore was put in front of it to give meaning to tracks with particularly explicit or aggressive content. The genre also pioneered through oppression and developed a lifestyle to match the in your face, no fear lyrics of political uproar. The core of this new developing genre is this:
We are not afraid to speak our minds.
Listen to our music.
Hear what we have to say.
.
I know you've heard the murmurs, the whispers on the street and the silent drums that beat through the city. It's on the tip of everyone's tongue and at the back of everyone's mind. It is a movement that is spreading from instrument to ear drum, from voice boxes to elite crowds attempting to exile the elitists.
A revolution is on the rise, we are gathering our forces armed with our voices and instruments of melodic assault. It is the genre that speaks of collaboration, unity and the coming together of our beloved Durban stone city.
This is kwaicore. The music genre with an agenda. It is a collaboration of many generations of collaborative music and is mainly a mixture of Kwaito and Hardcore punk rock.
The word Kwaito actually originates from the Afrikaans word "kwaai" which means "angry" or in the more colloquial sense "cool". The name shows the integration of the oppressed and the oppressor and the genre led a post apartheid township subculture into the mainstream. So that puts the "Kwaai" in Kwaicore.
The word Hardcore was used to describe a person or movement who was intensely loyal. When punk rock came about, the word hardcore was put in front of it to give meaning to tracks with particularly explicit or aggressive content. The genre also pioneered through oppression and developed a lifestyle to match the in your face, no fear lyrics of political uproar. The core of this new developing genre is this:
We are not afraid to speak our minds.
Listen to our music.
Hear what we have to say.
.
A revolution is on the rise, we are gathering our forces armed with our voices and instruments of melodic assault. It is the genre that speaks of collaboration, unity and the coming together of our beloved Durban stone city.
This is kwaicore. The music genre with an agenda. It is a collaboration of many generations of collaborative music and is mainly a mixture of Kwaito and Hardcore punk rock.
The word Kwaito actually originates from the Afrikaans word "kwaai" which means "angry" or in the more colloquial sense "cool". The name shows the integration of the oppressed and the oppressor and the genre led a post apartheid township subculture into the mainstream. So that puts the "Kwaai" in Kwaicore.
The word Hardcore was used to describe a person or movement who was intensely loyal. When punk rock came about, the word hardcore was put in front of it to give meaning to tracks with particularly explicit or aggressive content. The genre also pioneered through oppression and developed a lifestyle to match the in your face, no fear lyrics of political uproar. The core of this new developing genre is this:
We are not afraid to speak our minds.
Listen to our music.
Hear what we have to say.
.
