The Beat: September 2011
Daudmau5 venue & ticket info
Finally, the dates and venues for the Deamau5 tour of SA has been announced: 1 December at Ratanga Junction (Cape Town), 2 December at Wavehouse (Durban) and 3 December at H20, Wild Waters (Johannesburg). Tickets go on sale Monday 3 October from Computicket. It's the first time that the electro and house producer from Toronto, Canada, is performing in South Africa. Deadmau5, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, tweeted earlier this week, "honestly, ive never seen such excitement over this South Africa tour announcement... i seriously cannot wait to arrive! :D get ready!" The name "deadmau5" originated when Zimmerman found a dead mouse in his computer while he was replacing his video card. He discussed this with chat room users and became known as "that dead mouse guy." His nickname "Dead Mouse" was too long for the IRC character limit, and was then shortened to deadmau5. Ticket prices are as follows: Cape Town R300 - R500; Durban R300 - R500; Johannesburg: R330 - R1500. Tickets available from Computicket.
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Lady Gaga goes digital...again
The latest Lady Gaga USB
The Edge Of Glory singer Lady Gaga is releasing a third instalment in her series of USB characters, Digital Spy announced. A Born This Way-themed, limited edition memory stick of the singer's multi-platinum album is scheduled to be released on October 3. Her previous two USB drives of The Fame and The Fame Monster records both sold out. The singer announced on her official website that the 2GB drive will contain 1GB of content, including every track from the Born This Way album, various remixes, music videos from 'Judas', 'The Edge of Glory' and 'Born This Way', plus a photo gallery and Gagavisions 41 to 44. There will also be a mystery "special feature" included for 'Little Monsters' membership card holders. The music video for the singer's duet of 'The Lady Is a Tramp' with Tony Bennett is also scheduled to premiere on 3 October. It was recently reported that the 25-year-old has decided to release 'Marry the Night' as her next single. She has said of the track: "I wrote so many songs on this new album about New York City, but one in particular 'Marry the Night,' that record is about my husband, New York." Lady GaGa co-wrote the single with producer Fernando Garibay and described their collaboration as "if Bruce Springsteen had a baby with Whitney Houston", adding: "After all that fornication, miserably long and tedious, Fernando and I finally conceived."
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Musiek met Johan Stemmet
Die Noot vir Noot-aanbieder Johan Stemmet gesels met THE BEAT oor sy musiek, die nuwe seisoen van Noot vir Noot (begin Vrydag 7 Oktober op SABC2 om 19:30), sy nuwe uitgebreide familie, daardie bekende veelkleurige onderbaadjies en oor ligte wat bo gehore se koppe ontplof.
Geluk met die nuwe seisoen! Hoe verskil die nuwe seisoen van die voriges? Daar is twee spiksplinternuwe speletjies. Die stel is effens aangepas met die inbring van n videomuur en ons het n nuwe openingslogo!
Watter spesiale gaste het julle in die nuwe seisoen? Soli Philander, Mark Banks, Shimmy Isaacs en Louw Venter. 'n Skreeusnaakse spesiale program met een van die wêreld se beste Elvis nabootsers as gaskunstenaar.
Wat sou jy dink is die hoogtepunt van die nuwe seisoen/'n episode wat kykers nie durf mis nie? Daar is weer 'n uiteenlopende samestelling van deelnemers. Alle moontlike beroepe word verteenwoordig tot n Advokaat van die Pretoria Balie! Kykers durf nie die reeks mis nie ! Ons het die land se top sangers weer bymekaar. Juanita du Plessis, Dr Victor, JJ Stephens, Elvis Blue, James Bhemgee, Adam Tas, Madelene Abrahams,Joseph Clark, Clair Johnston,Lloyd Cele,Wicus vd Merwe, Nicholis Louw, Gerrie Pretorius, Snotkop, Nianel, Loukmaan Adams ( Emo se broer … skitterend!! ) Elizma Theron, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Heinz Winckler, Die Bala broers ens.
Wat dink jy is die suksesresep van Noot vir Noot? Ons verander gereeld aan die program deur nuwe speletjies in te bring en so hier en daar die stel te vernuwe. Verder is dit die interaktiwiteit van die program en die feit dat kykers dit geniet om op n Vrydag aand na n harde week, skoene uit te kan skop en saam met die gesin n bietjie prêt en vermaaklikheid te geniet!
Wat verbaas jou die meeste van mense se reaksie/obsessie met die reeks? Dat hulle steeds wil weet waar my onderbaadjies is! Nee die lojaliteit van ons kykers verstom my. Ons kykers het al begin aanneem dat die program volksbesit is soos mrs Balls Chutney of Simba chips. Dis vir ons heerlik ! Dis ook ongelooflik om te sien hoe daar nou n nuwe generasie bygekom het in deelnemers en kykers. Ons kykers is die hartklop van die program.
Hoekom is dit vir jou so lekker om Noot vir Noot op te neem? Wat laat jou terugkom keer op keer? Dis heerlik om jouself te besig en te geniet met iets wat ander waardeer en ook geniet. As die publiek nie van die program gehou het nie sou hy vanself n dood gesterf het en almal van ons wat daarop werk belangstelling verloor het. Elke keer wat ons terugkom klim ons kyksyfers wat my goeie rede gee om keer op keer terug te kom.
Was daar al 'n tyd gewees waar jy gedink het dit gaan nie weer op die lug wees nie, of jy het nou genoeg gehad en wil iets anders doen? Ek weet nooit verseker of die program terug gaan kom nie want ek is in die hande van die uitsaaier wat skielik kan besluit dat hulle iets anders in ons plek wil uitsaai en dan is ons daarmee heen! Ons behoud is egter die deurlopende ondersteuning en aanhang van die publiek. Ek doen nie net Noot vir Noot nie. Ek is ook met ander televisie programme besig en by betrokke so ek doen wel iets anders. Maar Noot vir Noot bly my “babietjie” en hulle sal my eendag by die ateljee moet uitsleep om op te hou met dit wat vir my lekker is en my gelukkig maak.
Wanneer sien ons jou weer sing op Noot vir Noot? Ek weet nie. Ek het altyd in die spesiale program as gaskunstenaar gesing maar dan gebruik ek plek op 'n program waar ons eerder vir n nuwe outjie n kans kon gegee het. Ek sal op die laaste uitsending van Noot vir Noot as sy einde daar is weer sing om “goodbye” te sê maar ek hoop nie dit gaan gou die geval wees nie!
Het jy nuwe CDs uit? My laaste twee cds was die geestelike albums; “Inspirational Songs” en toe “Reisiger”so twee jaar gelede. Ek is nie eintlik meer in die cd mark nie as gevolg van die werklas verbonde aan my televisiewerk. Mens doen iets ten volle of jy los dit. Ek moes n keuse maak want ek kon nie meer albei beroepe ten volle beoefen nie. Daar was net nie meer genoeg ure in n dag nie en die spaar ure het ek baie besitlik op geraak sodat ek meer tyd vir myself kon gun om my vliegstokperdjie te beoefen.
Vertel ons 'n bietjie van Woord vir Woord... My outobiografie! Ek het 'n behoefte gehad om my lewensreis van n kaalvoet delwerskind op Kleinzee in Namakwaland tot waar ek vandag staan te vertel. Daar was lekker dinge en baie einas en toon stamp en kopstamp oor die jare. Niks het sommer net vanself en maklik gekom nie. Woord vir Woord vertel ek van my kleintyd dae en die eerste kennismaking met musiek en orkesspeel. Ek vertel van die koshuisdae op Hoërskool en allerlei staaltjies uit die hippie jare van sestig. Ek vertel oor die studentejare op Stellenbosch en die musiekmaak wat my aan die gang gehou het. Dan my dae as onnie en later SAUK televisie en die beginjare van televisie…die kunstenaars waarmee ek gewerk het en die programme wat ons gemaak het. Ek vertel van my eie konserte en toere , my vliegjare en natuurlik die verhaal van Noot vir Noot. Ek sluit die boek af op n persoonlike “noot” deur van my vrou en seuns en persoonlike lewe te vertel. Dit was groot prêt om die boek te skryf. Volgende jaar bring ek n Musiektrivia boek uit en ek sien net so daarna uit.
Vertel ons bietjie van jou familie: wie is jou vrou en jou kinders en wat doen hulle nou? My vrou Colleen is n skoolhoof van n groot Hoërskool in Johannesburg. Sy is n wiskunde boffin en werk op Noot vir Noot tydens opnames. Sy is verantwoordelik vir die telling houding tydens die programme. My oudste seun Carl werk vir my. Hy is ons kreatiewe regisseur en sorg vir al die lokvideos van NVN. Hy hanteer ook die multikamera regie van my ander produksies soos WISE UP ! Carl het n BA graad in rolprentwese. Hy het ook n honeursgraad in Drama en het so pas sy Meestersgraad in regie en kreatiewe skryfkuns aan die universiteit van Pretoria verwerf. My jongste, Etienne, het n Honeursgraad in Informatika en Multimedia. Hy ontwerp die elektroniese tydskrifte vir oa Car magazine, Getaway magazine en SA Wine magazine. Hy het vandeesmaand getrou met n pragtige meisie in dieselfde veld as hy en nou het ek n dogter bygekry!
Enige van hulle al op Noot vir Noot gewees? Carl was vir baie jare n KTV kinderaanbieder en ek het hom eenkeer gebruik om vir my en Carike aan te kondig toe ons saam op Noot vir Noot gesing het.
Waarvoor sal jy nooit nee sê nie? Vir 'n wildsboudjie of n seekos ete! Om nie eers van n goeie roowyntjie te praat nie.
Waarvoor sal ja sê nie? Vir enige ding wat ek nie wil doen nie of nie oortuig is dat dit die regte ding vir my is nie.
Wat laat jou lag en wat maak jou sommer dik befoeterd? Ek lag vir die lewe . Daar is humor in so baie dinge wat hier om ons aangaan. Ek raak baie moeilik en bevoeterd oor onregverdige en sommer dom dinge wat gedoen en gesê word veral deur hoëprofiel mense!
Na watter musiek luister jy op die oomblik? Behalwe vir die letterlik honderde CD's wat weekliks op my lessenaar beland van kunstenaars wat graag op Noot vir Noot wil kom sing luister ek tans na Jamie Cullum live at Blennheim Palace. Die outjie mag maar jazz speel!!
Jou Noot vir Noot gesegdes: "Kyk hy hoe hy vir my" en "Vygtig randjies vir jou" het al sedinge in die volksmond geword. Wanneer het jy agtergekom dit het so 'n impak gemaak en hoe voel jy oor daai twee juweeltjies? Dis baie snaaks! “Kyk hoe kyk jy vir my” moet aan Casper de Vries toegedig word. Ek weet nie of ek dit ooit gesê het nie maar Casper het op sy vertonings te kenne gegee dat dit ek was as hy my altyd opgestuur het. Ek dink Bles Bridges het oorspronklik met die storie begin. Hy het altyd tydens sy optredes “Ruiter van die Windjie” gesing en dan rose uitgedeel. Dan het hy gewoonlik die woorde verdraai na” Ruiter van die windjie wil ek bly, kyk hoe kyk die mooi girl nou vir my” Ek wonder of Caper nie op n stadium deurmekaar geraak het met my en Bles nie? Die R50 tjies is my eier oor en oor. Volkskas Bank het vir ons in die beginjare van NVN n sekere begroting vir gehoorpryse gegee en die aanvaarde bedrag was R50 vir n antwoord in daardie dae. So elke keer wat n gehoorlid n antwoord kon gee het hy of sy Vyftig Randjies ontvang met die komplimente van Volkskas… wat later ABSA geword het! So as jy deesdae iets ouliks doen of sê … mooi so ! Vyftig Randjies vir jou … Hey !! Ek het die eerste daarvan bewus geraak tydens n optrede van Casper de Vries wat ek bygewoon het juis om te kyk hoe hy die NVN ding doen!
Het jy al enige snaakse/lekker "fan encounters" gehad? (vertel vir ons 'n bietjie) Ag nee ek geniet dit vreeslik as iemand met my kom gesels. Die vreemdes wat ek kry is die ouens wat vir jou sal sê “Weet jy jou suster het jare lank by my ma hulle loseer” As ek nou verduidelik dat dit nie so kan wees nie want ek het nie n suster nie is hulle vir my kwaad want hoe durf ek die bubble bars! Hulle het dan jare so geglo! Of “jy het met my ma op Tukkies uitgegaan toe julle studente was.” “Nee, kan nie wees nie want ek was op Stellenbosch en nie Tukkies nie” Dan kry ek… “Wil jy vir my sê my ma sal vir my lieg!!"
Wat is jou motto in die lewe? Wees jouself ! Dis baie vermoeiend om gedurig iets of iemand te probeer wees wat jy nie is nie.
Lag jy soms vir jouself as jy na die show kyk? Het dikwels met die onderbaadjies vir myself gelag. Lag ook as ek sien hoe ek n liedjie probeer onthou wat my ontgaan het en dan om dit probeer praat sodat niemand moet agterkom nie. Die geheue lol soms lekker.
Hoe het jy gevoel oor daardie oulike onderbaadjies wat jy so gedra het? Ek het dit vanselfsprekend nooit ernstig opgevat nie. Dit was vir die prêt en om mense te kry om oor Noot vir Noot te praat… en het dit nie sy merk gelaat en dus uitstekend gewerk nie! Maar tot vandag toe word jy trompop geloop en gevra waar jou onderbaadjie dan is? As n onderbaadjie nou regtig besonder verspot was en ek my vrek geskrik het daarvoor het ek hom twee maal gedra want dan het ek geweet daar gaan gepraaaaaat word!
Was daar al enige snaakse insidente op stel (as die kameras nie rol nie)? Te veel om op te noem. Ergste een aand toe n televisielig bo die gehoor ontplof het en mense se hare en klere gebrand het. Dit was tydens n gespanne oomblik in die program toe ek op n antwoord van n deelnemer gewag het dat die verskriklike slag gehoor is en net vonke gesien is. Dit was beslis nie toe snaaks nie maar snaaks as ek nou dink hoe groot die arme deelnemer se oë was. Sy het gedink dis omdat sy te lank neem om te antwoord.
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It's time to put on your party dress as world renowned DJ, Deadmau5, is set to tour SA this year! Although no dates have been confirmed as yet, Deadmau5 tweeted, "honestly, ive never seen such excitement over this South Africa tour announcement... i seriously cannot wait to arrive! :D get ready!" Deadmau5, also known as Joel Zimmerman, is from Toronto and is an electro, and house producer. His last CD released was in 2010 with 4x4=12, which features the hits Sofi Needs a Ladder, Animal Rights and Bad Selection. As well as his own solo releases, Deadmau5 has worked alongside other DJs and producers, such as Kaskade, MC Flipside, Rob Swire of Pendulum, Skrillex, and Steve Duda under the BSOD alias. He is known for often performing in a titular costume head, which resembles a mouse head, that he originally created while learning to use a 3D program. The name "deadmau5" originated when Zimmerman found a dead mouse in his computer while he was replacing his video card. He discussed this with chat room users and became known as "that dead mouse guy." His nickname "Dead Mouse" was too long for the IRC character limit, and was then shortened to deadmau5.
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Mick Jagger and his new crew
Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger has teamed up with Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, soul singer Joss Stone, composer and global superstar A.R.Rahman and reggae star Damian Marley to form a band cooperative project called SuperHeavy. This diverse and eclectic line up have been recording together in various studios around the world, with the majority of the tracks on the project laid down over three weeks in Los Angeles earlier this year. The first single ‘Miracle Worker’is currently at radio. SuperHeavy came together after Jagger and Stewart considered what a band comprising of musicians from different genres would sound like. Jagger explains, “Dave really wanted to make a record with a different group of musicians, in other words, with different backgrounds of music. Instead of everyone being a rock musician, or basically a blues musician, or some other genre, he wanted to get as many genres together that would fit. I said it sounds like a good idea, I never thought it would actually happen.”
Despite their disparate backgrounds, they instantly connected and hit the ground running, writing twenty-two songs in the first six days. Stone was thrilled with the results, “That’s what you need, all these opinionated people who have been brilliant in their own field, shove them together and see what comes out. It’s really unexpected, it’s mind blowing” she enthuses. Similarly enthused was Rahman, “The first day I was in a daze thinking, ‘What am I doing? What’s my role?’ and then slowly we started writing with each other, and it was great. It took me way back to my high school days when I was playing in a rock band, but this one was a real one!” Jagger says of the writing process, “We ran the gamut of all our different styles mixed up, so we got Joss singing, Damian doing toasting, and me singing different styles.”
The band found a harmonious way of working together, “With five of you everyone has to give and take quite a lot. We tried to understand everyone wouldn’t be too egotistical, start throwing things around the studio, we wouldn’t have fights!” says Jagger. However they weren’t averse to telling each other to be better either, Jagger continues, “We were writing a lot of stuff and throwing it away. I would say, ‘That’s rubbish, another cliché Joss’, and she’d say, ‘Well you come up with something then!’” The experience was refreshing and exciting for the band, “We’re four vocalists, we’ve never worked like that before. It’s great because the whole burdens not on you, and that made it fun.” Jagger enthuses.
Back to that alchemical experiment, Jagger, Stewart, Marley, Rahman and Stone appear to have created a new genre. It’s a new kind of music, it’s a new genre, one that cannot be placed” says Stone. Yet, Jagger is keen to point out the music is accessible, “It’s very approachable. If you’re a Rolling Stones fan there’s definitely stuff you can relate to. Other stuff that you can’t relate to so much, maybe if you listen you’ll enjoy it.” Put in that in your pipe and smoke it!
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Enrique Iglesias Reloaded
Hottie Enrique Iglesias is rereleasing his massive album Euphoria as Euphoria Reloaded. The Reloaded version, which will be released on 14 November will include three new tracks, including the new single ‘I Like How It Feels’ featuring Pitbull & The WAV.s, the audio stream of which is one of the fastest growing clips on YouTube, with almost 3 million views since being uploaded a few days ago. Euphoria Reloaded includes Enrique’s global smash ‘Tonight (I’m Lovin’You)’ featuring Ludacris, which is not on the original album, and the enhanced new single version of ‘Dirty Dancer’, which features Usher and Lil Wayne. The album also features the Top 10 hits ‘Heartbeat’ featuring Nicole Scherzinger and ‘I Like It’ featuring Pitbull. The Deluxe version includes the CD + DVD of the Euphoria videos + brand new ‘on the road’ documentary from Enrique’s Euphoria Tour
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Usher teams up with Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber (Universal)
Justin Bieber is gearing up for Christmas with a a festive record featuring both original and classic songs to raise money for charity. The Baby singer has now told followers on Twitter that Usher will feature on at least one track, writing: "Just finished a late nt in the studio for the christmas album...it is OFFICIAL...my big bro @UsherRaymondIV is on the album with me! #EPIC "This duet with me and @USHERRAYMONDIV for #christmas is CRAZY!!!" Justin has already recorded alongside Boyz II Men for the record, saying that he felt "honoured and blessed" to have worked with his musical icons. He wrote on Twitter: "2day i woke up and realised that the group that made me want to sing @BoyzIIMen are now on the christmas album singing with me. "i used 2 listen to their music and practice the runs. that is how i learned how to sing. now im in the studio with them making music 2gether. im telling you...never say never...never stop dreaming....never give up. #DREAMBIG. Im honoured and blessed. thank u."
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The final CD - R.E.M.
WIN! Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto CD
Lil Wayne to tour South Africa
Nickeback is back!
Achtung Baby ! U2 - From The Sky Down
No Rob Music
Bobby van Jaarsveld - "Nes sy pappa"
Prime Circle in the Boland
R.E.M - Fond memories
NO Adele in Dublin
Afrikaners is plesierig....
50 Cent the pimp - for real!
CD REVIEW: DJ Sdunkero - Edladleni Vol.5
CD REVIEW: Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
Robert Pattinson - the singer?
Don't cry for me Avril...
'n Klein pikkewyn vir Jakkie Louw
Coldplay's favourite new track
Susan Boyle Enjoy's The Silence
Rihanna back in the studio
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett's duet
Adele's new CD not in the works for now
Hot guys + hot rock music = Hot Chelle Rae
No Doubt, no new music...yet
Win 3 double tickets to the Durban City Orchestra
André Swiegers se gay-debat
LeAnn Rimes GIVE to the homeless kids
International judge on Idols SA
Hip-Hop pair lock horns...again
Amy Lee and her Gods of Goth return
Zahara’s debut ‘Loliwe’ goes for gold
Iron lady duets with Dean Martin
Up close and personal with Jonathan Butler
Rihanna teaming up with Coldplay
Local singer's song tonight on Private Practice
Britney in the mix
Band of Skulls at Rocking The Daisies
Wrestlerish give us the low-down on their new CD
Southern Gypsey Queen in Cape Town
Lady Gaga and the Werewolf
Nicholis Louw sê sy sê
Jozi mega party
Tori Amos brings her magic to SA
Amy's final song
Boney M in South Africa
Die Heuwels Fantasties: Green & Gold
Il Divo's Wicked Game
No rest for Linkin Park
Good music stars gone bad
It's a GIRL for Mel B!
Good Charlotte - That's it for now
Marilyn Manson & Shia LaBeouf's partnership
Leon Schuster se Bok Tjoppie
New Aerosmith CD out soon