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Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
Pop’s most promising male artist stretches himself on his second studio album. Mars is talented and his music is not as formulaic as can be found in this washed up genre. ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ is as the title suggests, a m...
ASAP Rocky – Long. Live. ASAP
Harlem native, Rakim Mayers aka ASAP Rocky, is a former drug peddler turned pro rapper. The New Yorker’s debut album, ‘Long Live ASAP’ is being lauded and Rocky’s star has risen considerably in the hip hop world. On the...
Readers Den’s Free Comic Book Day
It was a cold Saturday morning on May the 4th but the chill could not keep fans and supporters of Free Comic Book Day away. Stadium on Main in Claremont was packed before nine o clock, with throngs of comic book lovers standing...
The Superior Spider-man #2
It is still a bit weird to conceive of Doc Ock as Peter Parker/Spider-man but The Superior Spider-man #2 makes the concept more palatable. Octavius seems to have tempered himself slightly and tries to walk in Peter’s shoes mo...
Metallica: Live at the Bellville Velodrome
When Big Concerts announced that the Metallica gig would change venue from Cape Town Stadium to the Bellville Velodrome, fans were concerned, some even upset. Speculation was rife that ticket sales were low, the weather would b...
Oblivion
By now most critics have seen Oblivion and hordes of them are lukewarm about it. Words like pastiche, mish mash and rehash are thrown around to deride it. Some lament that it is a weak composite of older classics like, ‘The M...
The Lil’ Five and the Secret of the Black Cave
Local illustration and design group, They Did This! are one of the few comic creators in the country and with the odds stacked against them, these guys have managed to garner a bit of attention in our small pond. The Lil’ Fiv...
Chevelle – Stray Arrows: A Collection of Favourites
Between Linkin Park, Incubus and all the other nu metal and post grunge alternative bands, Chevelle carved out a spot for themselves in the hard rock world. To commemorate their success the band released this greatest hits coll...
Jackie Evancho’s Music of the Movies DVD
Cross over artist and America’s Got Talent runner up takes you to the movies with some of her favourite songs from cinema in Jackie Evancho’s Music of the Movies. This songbird is one of pop’s brightest stars, with on...
The Superior Spider-Man #1
The Superior Spider-Man is a real effort on Marvel’s part to shake things up for 2013. I don’t know how, but I am still in the fight! I AM Peter Parker, and I swear I’ll find a way BACK!!! After Otto’s near deat...
Batman: Noël
Lee Bermejo takes on the dual role of writer and artist for the first time in this classic adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’. The villainous and crusty Scrooge is reimagined as Batman/Bruce Wayn...
Pitbull – Global Warming
‘Global Warming’ is part of Pitbull’s plan to stay way high atop of the charts. It is a collaborative brothel, swathed in hook ups featuring Usher ,Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera and Akon to name a few. What does one say...
Spoek Mathambo – Future Sound of Mzansi
After garnering some acclaim from local critics for, ‘Father Creeper’, Spoek unveils this compilation album. It is filled with remixes, rarities, collaborations and choice cuts of his best known tracks. It seems rather soon...
Sol Phenduka
South Africans love house music, well maybe not everyone but a fair slice of the populous digs electronica. So there is always an opportunity for the next Fresh or Cleo to rock the scene and Sol is rocking Mzanzi right now. His...
Katy Perry – Part of Me
‘Part of Me’ is a chronicle of Katy’s ‘Teenage Dream Tour’. It is split between concert footage and behind the scenes material that reveals aspects of the starling’s personal life. The film also touches on Katy’s ...
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