This Week On Totally SA (01/08/2010)

Our quests this week will be Ashtray Electric and they come perform exclusive brand new music for Totally South African! More Demo Discoveries, more brand new kick ass music, the Local Is Lekker Classic Track, more and more give-aways, and a Building The Band feature with Thieve!

It's going to be cooooooooooooool, Sunday 20h00!!

Episode 8: Van Coke Kartel

(Van Coke Kartel se handtekeninge op hulle nuutste album, Skop, Skiet en Donner se omslag)

Op Totally South African hierdie week was die SAMA bekroonde Afrikaanse rock groep Van Coke Kartel in die ateljee. Hulle het ook drie akoestiese liedjies kom opvoer in die Marshall Music Live Lounge ("Algehele Kontrole", "Skadu's Teen Die Muur" en "Voor Ons Stof Word" vanaf hulle album, Skop, Skiet en Donner).

(links na regs: Francois, Jason, Dawie [aanbieder], Wynand, Jedd)

Dit is ook binnekort daai tyd van die jaar...ja jy weet dit...Oppikoppi 2010 Sexy.Crooked.Teeth is hier. Dawie het met die hoof van Oppikoppi, Carel Hoffman gesels oor wat verwag kan word van hierdie jaar se fees. Ons het ook 2 kaartjies weggegee na die fees toe!

Splinter nuwe musiek van Straatligkinders was gespeel en Demo 1: Cozmic Fuzz het die Julie 2010 Demo Discoveries gewen. Baie geluk!

Augustus hier kom ons!!

This Week on Totally SA (25/07/2010)

Hierdie week gaan Dawie 'n onderhoud doen met Van Coke Kartel, PJ gaan julle vertel wie is Julie 2010 se Demo Discoveries wenner, Oppikoppi kaartjies word weggegee en ons gesels met Carel Hoffman van Oppikoppi.

Nuwe musiek van Straatligkinders sal ook gespeel word. Skakel in Sondag 20h00!!

Episode 7: Piet Botha

(Piet Botha se handtekening op die omslag van Jack Hammer se album, Highway 13)

Hierdie week op Totally South African was dit Mandela Dag 2010 en om dit te vir het ons die legendariese Suid Afrikaanse musikant Piet Botha in die atlejee gehad. Piet het met ons sy ervarings van die afgelope 40 jaar in die musiekindustrie kom deel en saam met Donovan Bourne drie akoestiese liedjies kom opvoer (insluitend "Gravedigger", "Suisie September" en "River"). Gaan gerus na http://www.pietbotha.com/ vir meer inligting.

(links na regs: Donovan, Dawie (aanbieder), Piet)

Dawie joined PJ in studio and played an exclusive demo called "Mzabalazo" from a South African group that is doing AMAZING overseas, BLK JKS.

Staying Totally South African, Capturing The Cover focused on Seether's version of The Beatles' "Across The Universe".

There were a LOT of prizes and give-aways. As always a Marshall Music discount voucher, Jack Hammer CDs, and gig ticket give-aways to HalfjaarKalenderdag 2010.

Brand new music by Black Era featuring Bouwer Bosch, and the Local Is Lekker Classic Track was Bright Blue's "Weeping".

The show was dedicated to Nelson Mandela and the South African musicians making us proud to be South African!!

This week on Totally SA (18/07/2010)

Nie net is hierdie Sondag Mandela Day nie, maar dit is ook ons ateljee gas, die legendaries Suid-Afrikaanse rock musikant, Piet Botha, se verjaarsdag. We listen te new music by a kick ass rock band, Black Era and have a few surprizes up our sleeves...all I'm saying is Seether and BLK JKS. There will also be A LOT of prizes including Jack Hammer cd give-aways, a Marshall Music discount voucher and tickets to HalfjaarKalenderDag 2010 (featuring bands like Die Tuin Dwergies, Tidal Waves, Isochronous, Van Coke Kartel, eF-eL, and Fokofpolisiekar! Tune in Sunday at 20h00!

Episode 6: Fourteen40

(Fourteen40's frontman, Ren Bester's signature on the cover of their debut album, Lucky Number 13)

This week a frontman who has an AMAZING voice and plays acoustic guitar as if he's life depends on it was in the Marshall Music Live Lounge. Ren Bester from the band Fourteen40 was our featured artist. He perfromed three acoustic songs "Summer Daze", "Mother Mother", and "Without You I'm Undone" (all from their album, Lucky Number 13). Go support this man and his band, you will not be sorry.

(left to right: Ren, Sammy [in front], Dawie [presenter], J.D. [production])

The band that won last week's round of The Demo Discoveries was...Demo 2...LeerlingeTeenKorrupsie. Two new demos were played, Demo 1 was Cozmic Fuzz and Demo 2 was Teerpad.

Ons Industry Expert was Wynand Myburg van die bands Van Coke Kartel en Fokofpolisiekar. Hy het sy ervaring as 'n band manager en booking agent kom deel (met sy Punkskelm dae en nou 'n dae).

Marshall Music also sent us some very cool information on brand new products that are in their Woodmead store. These included: Orange and Mesa Boogie amps, Electro Harmonic pedals, and Epihone guitars.

The brand new song Oxygen by Isochronous was played for the first time EVER on radio and our Local Is Lekker Classic Track was Fokofpolisiekar.

Please check out the following links for more information:

Fourteen40: http://www.fourteen40.co.za/

Marshall Music: http://www.marshallmusic.co.za/

Sadly the 2010 World Cup is over but at least Totally South African is still on your radio, on Tuks FM 107.2, every Sunday at 20h00!!

High 5!

This week on Totally SA (11/07/2010)

This week on Totally South African there will be an EXCLUSIVE new Isochronous song, the winner of last week's Demo Discoveries will be announced, more new Demos, an interview with Ren from Fourteen40 (including some acoustic songs he played just for you!!) and Wynand Myburg from bands like Van Coke Kartel and Fokofpolisiekar is our Industry Expert.

Episode 5: Taxi Violence

(Taxi Violence's signatures on the cover of their album, The Turn)

On Totally South African this week PJ was joined in studio by Dawie who did an interview with Taxi Violence! The band also performed two brand new never before released songs EXCLUSIVE to Totally South African ("Between My Demons" and "Long Way Home")! They also performed "Devil 'n Pistol" from their album, The Turn.

(left to right: Rian, Louis, Dawie [presenter], Jason, George)

Building The Band hierdie week het gefokus op die breinkind van Francois Van Coke en Peach van Pletzen...Oorlog Frankenstein! Hulle oorspronklike weergawe van "Dans, Dans, Dans" was gespeel.

Unfortunately there were some problems with the Tuks FM telephones BUT we luckily spoke to Garth at Marshall Music about their brand new, hot off the ships stock earlier this week! Go check out their brand new PDP drums and percusion stock, AKG mics and Aguilar bass amps!

The Demo Discoveries was launched! Unsigned bands can enter and stand a chance to win BIG prizes with Marshall Music and Tuks FM 107.2. Demo 1 this week was from Chiba Fly, and Demo 2 from LeerlingTeenKorrupsie.

Our Totally SA Virgin Tune for the week was Broadway Screamer and our Local Is Lekker Classic Track was by The Usual.

Enjoy your week everyone! The videos of the bands and artists performing in the Marshall Music Live Lounge is on the way...