This is truly one of the best concepts I have seen in a long time and I just have to say big up’s to Luke Godfrey and Adam Lifshitz for all the hard work they have put in to give us what you see on NoBucks.co.za today!

What NoBucks.co.za is, is a website dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the specials at restuarants, clubs and bars in and around the Cape Town area, they have also done it for JHB and Durban, but we don’t care about them though so back to NoBucks.co.za. It has definitely saved me a couple of times during those lonely few days at the end of the month (yes, we know you spent all your money and alcohol and cigarettes) when you scraping the barrel for cash but are keen to go grab a chow somewhere at the lowest price, you know how it is either being a student or a hard working citizen at the end of the month.

NoBucks.co.za say that their main aim is “to help you save as much moola as possible, whilst still living it up in style”. So weather you’re going for the 2 for 1 cocktail specials at Col Cacchio’s on Monday evening between 18:00 and 20:00 or you going to the get the FULL English Breakfast for R25 at Primi every Tuesday until 12pm, NoBucks.co.za has it all for you.

What are you waiting for, going check it out… www.NoBucks.co.za

GO!!!!

I just love this track and love the music video even more, although its the unofficial video it is still so rocking and trippy! Got a really rad element to it!

Enjoy

Got these awesome pictures of the lightening storm the other evening in Cape Town as well as some other pictures of in and around Cape Town by a good mate Chris Rayne… Take a look:

Thanks Chris, you legend… awesome pictures… Sure we’ll see some more in the future!

I swear Jacob Zuma was a blinged-up gangster rapper before he became our president. I can imagine him grabbing his balls and pouring $300 champagne all over the floor to Mshimi Wami, with Akon on back-up vocals. He’s been arrested more times than Snoop Dogg, loves money more than Mr-T and has the credibility of Lil-Wayne at a cocaine convention. And with his recent purchase of a 65 million rand pad in Nkandla, funded by yours truly; the taxpayers, he has a house that could have its own prime-time special on Cribs. All he needs now is to cap a hooker and he will be the incarnation of Jay-Z himself, with slightly less rhythm. But ill-MC’s and Def-Jam Record deals aside; he has now officially over-stepped the mark. He recently claimed his fifth wife, this polygamist assault on any moral foundation was thinly veiled behind a blanket of “culture and tradition”. Something that appears to alter in his favour whenever it comes into question. “It’s the Zulu heritage” was the excuse that came bellowing from the mouths of fellow ANC stalwarts, as they stirred their gin and juice in the backseat of their newly acquired “fly-rides”. And while I choose to sometimes broach the topic of what I like to call “forward-thinking misogyny” even I think that being married to multiple women is one of the more disrespectful things you can perpetrate against the female race. Either that, or just the sheer nerve that he can be “tapping them bitches and ho’s” and I can’t. The law applies to him, and not me (something that’s happened on numerous occasions with our almighty Msholozi). Bill Clinton famously stood up and proclaimed “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” and even though he was proven to be the Judas of America during the 90’s, I would rather that then our leader openly proclaiming “I had sexual relations with…” and then slamming a telephone directory sized book on the table, squeezing out a wry smile and getting a low-five from Julius Malema in appreciation. With our country being as AIDS ridden as it currently is, surely its time to abandon the ghetto pimpin… I mean culturally historic lifestyle and embrace a modern ethos from which your nation should live by?
 
But on a practical level Jacob and his Wu-Tang clan of adulterous misfits aren’t the only indulgers in this cess-pool of political incorrectness. All over the globe polygamy is cherished in various cultural abundances. So if you do choose to wed an array of feminists with the self esteem of a 75 kilogram fourth grader in a Speedo, then there are countries where like-minded individuals will welcome you with open arms. Honeymoon orgy participants of the world unite as we take a look into the scandalous destinations where you can celebrate your “special day”. First off I hear Somalia is great this time of year, just don’t try arrive by boat. If you manage to circumnavigate the high-seas where Davey Jones now owns a RPG Assault rifle, then there’s a lawless country still reeling from decades of civil war. There are as many tangible laws as starving orphans, but they’re in full support of multiple spouses  so ho-ho-ho and a bottle of rum, or R2500 Johnnie Walker Blue Label if JZ’s ceremony is anything to go by. Not into pirate life in a country with only 12 total divorce attorneys? Well then travel to the glorious state of Iran and help enrich some radio-active weapons grade plutonium, because simply exchanging rings is becoming so terribly passé. Theres no limit to the amount of women a man can wed in Iran, so place an order for a 24-pack of mail order brides and go ape shit. Do you think you get a discount for bulk orders? Apparently its 15% for a case of Russians. But if your loved ones aren’t partial to only showing the slits of their eyes in public, then head to Palestine; the global Mecca for polygamist honeymooners. It’s definitely an adventure holiday, dodging Israeli bombers and knife wielding villagers is sure to get the adrenaline flying. But I hear the humus is just great! The military regime of Myanmar doesn’t allow for free speech, freedom of religion or association, but hot damn can they do weddings! Even the head of the military Junta has a couple wyfies stashed in his palatial mansion. Probably the country with the most stringent laws on the planet, but you might as well be playing scrambles with marriage proposals because you aren’t confined to just that special someONE. So never fear Jacob, if the extravagance of your Zulu homeland ever gets too much, there are other countries waiting to service your vivacious matrimonial appetite.
 
Besides the excessive amount of cattle that is slaughtered every time Jacob says his vows, I have an issue with him hiding behind cultural values as an excuse for legally validated adultery. Sure its Zulu heritage that they’ve been practising since King Shaka was napalming the San people, but when did they start getting divorced? In the late 90’s our lover-boy president decided to part ways with his first wife Nokosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Even Google couldn’t tell me how many Goats were sacrificed for this event. Since there’s no word for hermaphrodite in Pedi, I wonder if theres one for “pre-nup?” Either way how can you have your cake and eat it? Have as many as women you like, because your ancestors have been doing it for thousands of years, but then choose to be “modern” as soon as the bitch decides she wants to leave the kitchen? And on the note of violent hypocrisy, you have to love the traditional attire Zuma wore to his ceremony, buck hides, leopard tails, Nike Air Jordans… Sorry what? Here’s this combination of West vs. Africa again. You cant vehemently oppose the one, but then use all the parts that suite you.
 
A couple of weeks ago JZ announced he’d slungshot his seed into his close friend Irvin Khoza’s daughter and now another lightie is going to share in the myriad of father issues at least 20 other kids currently experience. The country sat aghast as our eminent leader poo-pooed the situation, but even his most fervent supporters weren’t buying his treasure trove of excuses. The ball had finally dropped, which seems a rather fitting idiom when referring to our Comrade Zuma. With the 2014 elections just round the corner, is he planning to breed a support base for re-election? Defending his actions, that make Jenna Jameson sound like a nun selling purity rings, he has now called for a “National moral debate”, does anyone else think thats like Stephen Hawking giving high-jump lessons? At least there is little doubt that he’s packing a 12 inch behemoth boa constrictor under those loin cloths, because god forbid he falls foul of any African stereotype. This week he touched down in Britain, and while Gordon Brown was quick on the scene, eager for advice on how to use the Royal four-poster bed to its full potential, the media was anything but welcoming. The Daily Mirror called him a “former goatherder” who “defends his rights to several Mrs Zumas” and wrote a scathing article belittling his reason for visit. Is this really the best ambassador for our country?
 
Well Jacob, you may have children with 9 separate women in a country where over-population is a huge contributor to extreme poverty. You may have 3 wives, one divorce and one that committed suicide for reasons someone as scandalous as me wont even get into. You may have slept with tens if not hundreds of women while being “married” and set an example for all men in a culture where women are still down-trodden by their male oppressors. And you may have done all of this with money contributed by genuinely hard working South Africans. But you’re still a role model. Not mine, and I hope no logical thinking human being’s role model. But for some unknown reason people still look up to you. So the next time you got the lights turned down low, the candles burning and some sexy Barry White assisting you in your seduction of your 157th wife just think of the example you’re making to the kids of our struggling country. Finally a question that has flummoxed me throughout the writing of this article. If he has three wives, who lovingly dote on him 24/7; is a four-way legit? Booyah!
 
~Stroob~

This picture sums up our president perfectly… another 20 showerheads to follow, he sets such a great example doesn’t he! Polygamous basterd…

Very clever from Zapiro I must say!

Just a quick shout to Pascal and Pearce for their rocking set on 5FM last night. They sent me a recorded link to their set so you guys can download and have a little listen. I think its the first time in South Africa that a full live set has been played on the radio so big up to the brothers… Some slamming tracks being mixed up in this crazy set.

Pascal and Pearce – Saturday Night Surgery Live Mix 2010

Lovely stuff…

Keep a look out for the boys on Good Hope FM sometime in the near future!

Myself and Ricky ByNight ended up at the River Club driving range after a long debate about who could drive the ball the furthest, then we bumped into Skragg who had some serious wood and was owning the balls, his long game was terrific and we hadnt even started with the golf! Afterwards we sat down in the bar, wiped the sweat off our brow and got down to some business…..

MCBN: So, You use Rabdom L for your live gigs and I finally found out what Rabdom L stands for, care to tell everyone else…

Skragg: You don’t waste time do you? Its an acronym for something pretty random that I sucked out my thumb when I needed an artist name. Don’t want to elaborate more than that though……

MCBN: You played and still do every now and then with the Legendary Twisted System, how did you guys start and what has happened to South Africas favourite PSY group?

Skragg:Twisted System is myself, Shift and Phyx – we formed this project right at the beginning of this journey, using it as a vehicle to push the crazier edge of nighttime psy – with input from three of us we were able to write tracks quickly aswell as keep the tracks fresh and innovative. We released two albums and many singles as we tried to get the project exposure abroad however with three of us in the group we were not getting the bookings we needed to sustain the project viably. It’s a cutthroat industry this and all of us began focusing more on our respective solo projects. I don’t think you have heard the last of TS though….

MCBN: In terms of your production, you have been pumping out tunes regularly since Sept/Oct last year and with new tunes always being released, you must be working hard in the studio, are there any other projects you may be working on??

Skragg: No at the moment I’m focusing everything I have on RABDOM L – aim to take this project to the next level in the forthcoming years. Also doing a lot of collaborations with artists I like – I find working with other artists keeps me inspired and keeps the music exciting.

MCBN: So you’ve made people scream, girls faint and partygoers make savage faces in a variety of different spots all over the globe. Where is the best party the wind has blown you and why?

Skragg: WOW this is a very difficult question to answer because I’ve been lucky enough to experience so many awesome moments with all you nutters out there. Despite that I would have to say my best ever set was at the 2002 Solar Eclipse Festival in the Kruger Park. Vortex, Alien Safari and Etnicanet threw the most amazing event in the middle of nowhere where. Myself and Phyx were given 4 hours from late in the afternoon to early evening, back to back, 4^th or 5^th day of the party. What happened that day was truly mystical experience for me, connecting on so many levels with such a diverse crowd. By the end of our set the dancefloor was frothing at the mouth prompting all the big names in trance like Dino Psaris and GMS etc to try and hijack the decks after us because now the floor was popping and they wanted in on the action. In fact I’ve travelled to various places around the world where people have come up to me to talk about that set.

MCBN: As one of the most respected DJs on our dark continent you must get sent more tunes then Facebook Friend Requests, What are your top 3 tracks in you dig playing at the moment?

Skragg: I wish brutha – it always feels like there are so many tunes out there I don’t have. I’m lucky enough to know a lot of producers and that’s where I get most of the music I play in my DJ set. If you make music they want then you’ll get theirs and obviously it gives you an edge when you can drop exclusive quality material. Unreleased doesn’t mean not good enough, it means its red hot off the press and hasn’t been made available to the masses yet. My top three tracks right now are Rabdom L vs Cybernetix – Daywalker, Rabdom L – Braindead and Rabdom L vs Deliriant – Torque.

MCBN: Growing up as part of Cape Town’s PSY parties, have they changed for you at all, what do you think about the scene at the moment, the amount of International DJ’s flowing onto our shores is incredible?

Skragg: Yeah the parties have changed a lot since the early days. Firstly from a musical standpoint, we’ve seen the emergence of a digital era in the last few years whereas in the early days the music was restricted to powerful analogue platforms. Technology has advanced enabling musicians to access new realms of sound production and processing resulting in what we hear today – huge, full, pumping and massive sound. Then also the crowd has grown and become so diverse – in the early goa-trance era (Mark Allen, Tsuyoshi, Kox Box, X-Dream) we saw mainly hippies and real psykadelik freedom fighters, it was still very underground back then thus not many people had ever been exposed to it. Over the years it has become more and more mainstream in Cape Town. In the beginning there was only two party organizers – Vortex and Alien. Now we have at least 10 and there’s a party every weekend during the summer months – its off the hook! I think that leads me to your next point, with so many parties the respective organizers have to make their party attractive to make people want to attend – duh! Anyway, booking a big name from abroad is one way to do that. So we’re all lucky enough to see the top names in trance all summer long and believe me – they love coming here – who wouldn’t – we really know how to gooi uber gees down here in the south.

MCBN: Being able to play your own music to thousands of crazy and usually twisted fans on the dancefloor must be an awesome feeling, but at the same time, must have led you to see some special things, anything stick out in your mind as the craziest thing you have seen behind the DJ box?

Skragg: Not just one dewd, plenty but I’ll narrow it down to two things. The first was at a NYE Vortex, cant remember which year exactly – anyway I was jamming from 11-1 crossing over into the new year. 15 minutes before the clock struck 12 their was a power cut and everything went black and the sound system kupped om. The crowd went beserk, like Zombie’s just wanting to tear us limb from limb – hurling massive abuse and everyone so trollied and hyped up, thought they were going to storm the box and start biting the machines and shit – Luckily the power was restored 5 minutes prior to midnight and the rest is history. The other amongst so many craze things was getting a strip show virtually on the decks at some dodgy indoor by two hot brazilian lesbian strippers who just decided they couldn’t take it anymore and just had to get it on right there – needless to say no-one objected or did anything to prevent them from expressing themselves.

MCBN: We recently saw you up on stage with Biorythm, that was an awesome set to say the least. Who are your favourite local DJ’s and your favourite international DJ’s at the moment? And if you could play alongside anyone, alive, dead or yet to be born who would it be? PS: Ghandi on flute is not an answer.

Skragg: Nooit I heard Ghandi rocked Cubase bra – or did he use Logic? Yeah Biorythym invited me to join them on stage at the Rezonance 2010 festival – we jammed after the A-Team and was amazing playing on such a sick setup to a massive and charged up crowd. My favourite local DJ is The Jester but I think what you really want to know is who is my favourite local producer?? Well I have a few – firstly Lost and Found is definately my number one – but he is now one of the best in the world and certainly my pick for the worlds best psytrance maker – so powerfull, innovative and massive. Then I really like Biorythym and Rubix Qube, Cybernetix, Deliriant and Pitch Hikers, but the list goes on – Headroom is super phat and Solar Axis is a project I’m watching very closely when it comes to the daytime stuff. Zion Linguist is rocking, Dirty Motion, Frozen Ghost and Hiyarant and the list goes on – we have so many great producers in Cape Town now, certainly one of the highest concentration of quality producers in the world. 

MCBN: If one day Jacob Zuma declared Trance illegal and all offenders would be shot on the spot, what music would you turn to?

Skragg: I’d move bra, Trance is a part of me and I couldn’t fathom an existence without it.

MCBN: So youre sitting with Megan Fox in lingerie and she looks over to you and makes an R18 mouth gesture and begins to climb under the DJ table, is this the perfect dream? or is there another famous apple of your eye whose distraction you’d prefer?

Skragg: This is a weird question Dr. Phil. As far as Ms Fox goes – I doubt I’d try and prevent her from doing that

Been good talking with you, thanks to everyone for all the support and great times over the years. Lets keep it going!

If you haven’t already made up your mind about these two gorgeous girls, wait till you get a load of their delicious sounds! Knowing them on a personal level, they have always had clear intentions as to where they were headed: to rise to the top of the South African DJ scene. They have proven to me and many music fans that they don’t rely on their good looks to get bookings, their music that they pump through speakers at various local venues is what they rely on for their fan base.

For Blush N Bass it continues to be a hero’s journey conducted in their inimitable journey.  After i-Can asked Miss Pickett to spin a few tracks with her at a Cape Town Alive party it was only a matter of time that owners of clubs around Cape Town would be booking them into their venues.

Their sound is steeped in an indie electro/electronic tradition stretching back some forty odd years ago. They also play a selection of chilled lounge beats mixed with some funk and classic electronic infused listening music. Think Depeche Mode, The Cure, MGMT, The Futurheads, Miike Snow, DJ Krush, Empire of the Sun, Tosca, Phoenix, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the rest, you’d have to make it to one of their gigs to hear for yourself.

The girls have played at the likes of Assembly, Chevelle, the Bang Bang Club, Ivy League, Waiting Room, they have residency at Baraza every Sunday for sunset and last night was their debut at Fiction where they had the guys and girls on the dance floor squeaking some serious takkie. Candice Heyns and Taryn Pickett, these two girls are up for any challenge to make a dance floor move.

Press/promoter clipping: “i-CAN & MISS PICKETT whom form Blush N Bass have been creating a buzz across the Music scene, these two crazy gorgeous girls really get a dance floor rocking with their awesome indie electro sounds!”

Be sure to check Blush N Bass out this Saturday, 28 November at Saint Eves, which is the new Ignite in Camps Bay. They also will be playing at Bang Bang Club next Friday, 4 December and at the opening of FTV in East London on the Saturday, 5 December.

After a long arduous day at work creating mystery, mayhem and literary art for all you intrepid readers; Ricky and I had to drop a mate off at the airport. Little did we know we would be bumping into none other then one of the greatest trance DJ and all round legendary guy: Painkiller. So before he departed our fairest lands, we decided to pick his brain on a couple of rather pertinent topics. 

MCBN: So this is your second visit to Cape Town, did you enjoy it as much as we did? How was your Vortex expedition, besides the sweltering heat? 

Painkiller: Well, I Hope you all enjoyed as much as I did!!! hehehe and I wish to stay in the HEAT for more time cause here in Europe its freezing… br br br… 

MCBN: You have circumnavigated our planet playing to audiences on a truly global scale. If you take a look back on your travels, where is the place that jumps up, grabs you by the man plums and shouts: “Hey, that was undoubtedly the greatest venue ever”?  

Painkiller: Ive been to Burning man 2000 (the craziest festival on earth in nevada “black rock” desert), this changed my life I could say, and manyyyyyyyy other parties and festivals along the years that I definitely will remember for good! Its hard question because you always find something you haven’t seen before… and you always meet new people everywhere and that adds colours to you adventures. 

MCBN: We’re rather proud trancers down south, we like to think we’re the Dalai Lamas of loud thumping psychedelic beats. How do we compare to the rest of the world? Are we really as crazy as we think?  

Painkiller: Its DEFINITELY kicking in SA, mainly Cape Town ofcourse, and with its High Quality events, with proper sound and audience and everything. Wow, we are lucky coming down here and playing the new fresh tunes among the well known tracks and we were just very happy with everything! 

The atmosphere is crazy, but much better, cause its already beyond craziness. You people show that you REALLY love what you do, and that you really Love trancing together and share those pure energies ! 

MCBN: Playing in front of massive crowds and getting to watch them stomp on the front of the dance floor to your own tracks must be a lifelong goal come true. But what is the most outlandish, bizarre, deranged, even borderline illegal thing you have seen while spinning? 

Painkiller: A little secret…since I realize I need glasses to focus my sight.., I see less and less bad things, cause when I play I take them off, and than everybody is beautiful, and “only good things” happens… hehehe …

MCBN: You are part of Nutek records, you must receive more tracks than Paris Hilton receives venereal diseases, are there any Up and Coming DJ’s we should keep our eyes open for? 

Painkiller: Sure, you can always find yourself updated on the Nutek website www.nutek.org But mainly its our artists who makes the killer tracks and give it to our DJ’s, So you definitely have to watch out for PunchLine, Audio Hijack, BioGenesis as for younger projects, you probably already know the working tools, Cpu, Mekkanikka, A-Team and more… 

MCBN: We have all seen you playing a live and a DJ set down here in the Cape, which do you prefer and do you approach them differently? 

Painkiller: I prefer to enjoy, one or the other, all is good ! In my Live set I play my newest tracks  & some collaborations and in my DJ set, I play also my tracks, collaborations, and some fresh tunes from other artists that I have to check if they are working well or not.. hehehe

On the stage you have to give the maximum to your dancing crowd, so its basically the same approach, just slightly different method… 

MCBN: We know you work together with Bliss and make up the A Team, what an awesome combination. Are there any other side projects you are working on and are you venturing off into any other genres of electronica? And do you see yourself as more of a Murdock or a Mr T type character? 

Painkiller: Actually, there are 5 questions in this question… So to make it easier on you, Yonatan (Bliss) is supposedly “Murdock” and I’m supposedly “Face”, Mr T and Hannibal are still missing, maybe we will find them one day… hehehe

A-Team is the main collaboration project together with Yonatan (Bliss) but at the same time I have more collaborations, with good friends, such as Lost & Found, Azax Syndrom, Slug, CPU, Mekkanikka, Madmax, Absolum, Toxic, Punchline, BioGenesis, Insomnia and more… 

MCBN: Heres a scenario: Tomorrow you’re in a tragic hotdog eating accident and you lose the ability to hear. What would you do with your life? Any other occupations caught your fancy? 

Painkiller: Don’t be so cruel man.. ask me anything but not this… hehehe 

MCBN: One question I think all of our readers would like to know, would we be seeing you back in Cape Town anytime soon? I sure would love that… 

Painkiller: I would Love that!!!! actually…I have played a few other parties since that Rezonance New Years Festival, and man…nothing compares to it yet this year,

I think it was one of the greatest parties indeed !!!!! 

MCBN: And finally, would you rather… Move to Uzbekistan and become a native goat herder in freezing temperatures for the rest of your life, or have a child with Whoopi Goldberg after trying and failing for six months without being able to listen to trance? 

Painkiller: I would rather stay in my Studio with the view of Gaudi Curch, in Barcelona, and make another album of psy trance, which is almost ready by the way, and than finish few electro tracks I started a while ago, and on and on.., u must be more tempting with your options, freezing goat and Whoopi Goldberg…Hehehe 

Thanks for you interview,

Best wishes for 2010,

Stay Tuned…

Roy. 

MCBN: Thank you for taking the timeout to chat to us and I really do hope we catch you down in Cape Town again soon. Keep doing what you doing and producing the best the psychedelic trance out there.  

This chick is smoking! Watched the Girl next Door last night and this mooiness caught my eye, Elisha Cuthbert

HOT!

So, the 16th of December is a public holiday. Which means Tuesday the 15th will be another great night on the town(well not exactly on the town, but you know what I mean)! It seems that Karma has capitalised on this opportunity to give you a night not to forget. Locnville will be performaing live, being supported by Legendary DJ’s Pascal & Pearce, with Anthea and Daine More banging out beats till the early hours of the morning! Looks like a really awesome line up

Here is a little more information regarding the party:

KARMA LOUNGE, THE SESSIONS AND JOSE` CUERVO PRESENT:

— LOCNVILLE LIVE —

TUESDAY 15th DECEMBER (NEXT DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY)

FEAT:

* PASCAL & PEARCE *

* ANTHEA *

* DAINE MORE *

*** R10 *** JOSE CUERVO SPECIAL ALL NIGHT – INCLUDING FLAVOURED CUERVO:

* LEMON PIE

* WHITE CHOCOLATE

* BUBBLE GUM

* COFFEE

* CHERRY

DOORS OPEN: 7PM
R.O.A.R.

Im definitely going to be getting my hands on the bubble gum flavoured Tequila, without a doubt. Ah hell, I think I will give them all a try. So if you party animals are in the Camps Bay area on the 15th of December get your ass’s down to Karma for night of good music, awesome people and FLAVOURED TEQUILA!!! Please buy me a tequila if you see me standing at the bar

Its wacky wednesday today and that means its almost time for the weekend! Well kind of. There’s quite a bit of stuff happening around Cape Town with the Fifa World Cup 2010 draw happening on Friday and MyCityByNight thought we’d give you a very brief run down of some of our highlights for the next couple of days.

Wednesday 2nd December-

The Michaelis Graduate Exhibition 2009

This is going to be truely awesome and MyCityByNight can’t wait to see the works of one of our loyal blog followers, Onaj along with some of Cape Town’s most artistic young talents.

Wednesday, 02 December 2009 at 18:00-Friday, 18 December 2009 at 12:00 at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 32 – 37 Orange Street, Gardens

Description

The Michaelis School of Fine Art presents the 2009 Graduate Exhibition. Featuring final year work by the Honors and finishing Masters students, the annual exhibition has become a highly anticipated event in the Cape Town arts calendar. This year promises not to disappoint with a diverse and innovative selection of painting, sculpture, new media, print and photographic works from one of the country’s top art schools.

The exhibition opening looks to be a memorable one with an opening address by Riason Naidoo, the Director of the Iziko South African National Gallery. A stunning catalogue will also be available to accompany the work and refreshments will be served.

There will also be an afterparty at LB’s, Long Street, Cape Town starting from around 2130.

Lions Head for full moon

This a pretty irie thing to do if you feel the need to be out in nature- the light of the full moon illuminates the path up Lion’s Head and its always quite majestic and mystical.

Taking place from 18:00 – 21:00 you can go hike up Lions Head in the moonlight to check the full moon and picnic it out.

ITALIAN MAFIOSA “SUIT UP” PARTY – this Wednesday at IVY LEAGUE

As we’ve said many times before, we’re huge fans of a good dress up party and this is the perfect excuse to go and get your gansta on. The music is always banging with a selection of Cape Town’s finest djs in Dean Fuel, Anthea and Dane More.

Dress UP and get in for FREE!!!

Description

“SUIT UP” WEDNESDAYS
presents:

*** ITALIAN MAFIOSA PARTY ***
/ DRESS UP PARTY /

WEDNESDAY 2nd December 2009
@ Ivy League – Long Street, Cape Town

::: 2 x DANCEFLOORS :::
Upstairs = Cheese / Commercial / Classics / Sing-a-longs / and good times

> JET & YARON “The Hitmen” (Upstairs)

Downstairs = House / Tech / Electro / Fidget & Underground Sounds

> DEAN FUEL “The Godfather”
> ANTHEA “The Mistress”
> DAINE MORE “The Don”

::: ENTRANCE :::
Girls = FREE before 10pm, R20 after … No u18
Guys = R20 before 10pm, R30 after … No u19

::: DRINKS :::
R6 a brand … say no more

Brought to you by PUSSY Energy Drink, HYPE Media, and The Ivy League

Thursday 3rd December-

PuRe FiLtH : Fifth Element

This party has really grown from strength to strength with each week just getting more and more filthy- if you like your music slamming then this is definately the place for you. I can honestly say that everything else on a Thursday night pales in comparison to Pure Filth- we’re there EVERY week and we’re hungover every Friday too :)

Description

21:00 – 22:00 – Beebop & Rocksteady
22:00 – 00:00 – Emou
00:00 – 02:00 – Kosta K
02:00 – 04:00 – Zim Dollar Bill

R10 on Selected brands all night. R30 gets ya in…

Directions: Coming from parliament, go up Roeland over Buitenkant then turn left into Harrington. Left into Commercial, and it’s on the right!

BE THERE!! Its really THAT simple…

See ya where the Filth Dropz…

Friday 4th December-

Discotheque Presents the Mix N Blend Album Launch 2009

These guys absolutely rock and if you’re a fan of the more underground electronica scene then you should definately check this one out. There are going to be some of the hottest dj’s in town spinning on the decks and people are going to KRAAAYYYZZZEEEE. For a full write up go HERE

Featuring an array of Cape Towns best musicians.

Description

Welcome to the Freshness:

Mix n Blend are releasing their debut album: ‘Look Mom No Hands’ under the evergreen local label African Dope Records.

After years of showing South African crowds all that electronic music is becoming during their Live and DJ sets, they are ready at last to present their musical savvy at Assembly on Friday December 4th.

The lineup includes fellow electronic experimentalists of note;
– FILEWILE, from Switzerland –
– Pioneers of SA electronica, KRUSHED & SORTED –
– LIVER & CHAMBER CONCEPT –
– It Came From The Jungle’s Drum ‘n Bass hero NISKERONE –
–Homegrown’s HYPHEN (dabbling in Dubstep) –
–Performer and producer extraordinaire Mr. SAKITUMI and Grrrl (vixen of the visuals) –

as well as a whole host of vocalists and musicians accompanying Mix n Blend’s Live Album set.

The monkeys will be swinging from beams, here’s to being one of them. Limited edition signed copies of the CD will be available at the door for a paltry 100 bucks.
Entrance is R50, and getting embarrassingly carried away won’t cost you a red cent.

It’s FREE before 9:30, at which time Filewile will be getting things underway in the underwater monkey park that the Assembly stage will become. (Insert nautical pun here).

THE NEW LOOK OF FASHION TV – THE LAUNCH!

We’ve been waiting with bated breath for the re-opening of FTV- who knows Becks could be popping by after the World Cup draw too. There should be a full interview and preview up by Friday… Keep checking back

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Come celebrate the new look of FashionTV !layla@ftvcape.co.za

With new stylish deco,
An outside sun-deck,
2 Dance floors & Some of the best talent in SA.

With an Exclusive swimwear and beach wear fashion show brought to you by – ROXY!

With some of SA’s top models!!! And some amazing giveaways!!
Straight from SA FASHION WEEK – we’ve got a guest performance by Steven Lee Lewis -The absolute singing and dancing sensation!

2 Dance floors – DJ Line Up :

- Ryan Murgatroyd
- Kosta K
- Jono Styxx
- Daine More
- James Mac
- SPECIAL GUESTS – DJ SAM – The Middle East’s #1 Urban DJ
& 5FM’s SASHA MARTINENGO!!

DJ Sam has warmed up, finished off and rocked it with some of the biggest names like Tiesto, Judge Jules, Bob Sinclar, Marco V, Fedde Le Grand, Above & Beyonde, Yves Larock, David Vendetta, X-Press 2, Who Da Funk, Qbert, Nina Sky, The Thrillseekers,Till West, DJ Delicious and the list goes on…

It’s truly gonna be a night to remember!!!! See you there…

Cover Charge – R100.
Age Restriction – No under 21.
Dress Code – Stylish, Elegant ( No shorts, caps, sneakers or vests allowed ).

Doors open at 8PM,
The ROXY Fashion Show will be starting at 10.30 PM -
So you better get down early!

PLASTIC FANTASTIC: SUMMER OF SLEAZE

What’s a Friday without Plastic Fantastic?? This weekend’s edition promises to be absolutely mad with all the celebs down for the draw making a turn at one of Cape Town’s premier clubs. Woohoo!

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This Friday We have the return of 20 FT STEREO!

Banging out the best Techno Vibes this side of the equator!

He will be supported by resident LILPHIL playing a live Ableton set.

Upstairs you can rock out to NEIL TALL & TARIQ KHAN with your favourite banging tunes to keep your feet moving

for GUESTLIST email caterinatoffoli@hotmail.com

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VORTEX – 05 DECEMBER 2009

An Outdoor Psychedelic Trance Adventure… Need I say more

VORTEX TRANCE ADVENTURES
04 – 06 Decenber 2009

Enter our sms competition, to win a free ticket to the next party
SMS the word Vortex to 34439.
Please note that sms’s are charged at R2.

Trance parties for us are about the connection of the conscious whole through the expression of dance & only the true intentions of the organizers & musicians allow this to take place. Now producing two outdoor parties a summer on the first Saturday of December and Easter Weekend, Vortex Trance Adventures are on a mission to bring you pure & real psychedelic experiences, produced with an attention to detail that you have come to know and expect.

LIVE…
U-RECKEN (Doof)
PITCH HIKERS (Nexus Media)
RUBIX QUBE (MMD/DIsasterpeace)
BIORHYTHM (Disasterpeace)
INDIDGINUS (Microdot/Vortex)

DJ’S…
YANIV (U-Recken)
ARTIFAKT (Timecode)
SHIFT (Nexus Media)
SLUG (Nexus Media)
CONNECTO (Spintwist/Vortex)
GANDALF (Alchemy)
REGAN (Nano)
COOKS (Nano)
MOSHE (Psyflight)
DIGITAL LAMA (Afterlife)

THE HEADSPACE…
Chill and groove beats and beautiful sounds over the weekend providing an alternative space to chill & relax.

THE ANTHILL / JAMAL / JAN / TIMETRAVELLER / PRAVDA 23 / TANITH / LIMBO / V / JEANNE DEE / NOVA PROJECT / Gui”aUm”etriX (Gaian Mind/USA) / GENERAL JUICE

THE LOCATION:

The location is a brand new party venue 65 km’s from Cape Town. It has shaded camping, a beautiful crystal clear river for swimming & awesome mountain views.
The venue directions will only be made available to you upon purchase of your ticket. Please keep venue details strictly confidential… for partygoers only!!
Venue is open from midday on Friday 4th December. Connection Party in the Headspace Friday night. Main Rig kicks off from Saturday Sunset.

TICKETS: R280 includes booking fee
NB: There are only 1800 tickets available.
ID to be presented when you purchase your ticket. Sorry, NO under 18

Call-A-Pizza…after 5pm..Sea Point……………….021 434 0818
Ashanti Travel Centre…….Hof St, CapeTown…..021 424 4016
Moss…… 210 Long St, Cape Town ………………. 021 4223669
Wild Fire Body Piercing Clinic…….Canal Walk……021 552 8929
Skint….. Long Beach Mall………………………………021 785 7777
Michiko London…… Cavendish………………………021 683 1058
Hemporium……114 Constantia Rd, Wynberg…….021 797 8233
Zion …………122 Lower Main Rd, Observatory…..072 7230638
Gypsy……147 Dorp St, Stellenbosch………………..021 886 7157
Gypsy…….Mainstream Centre, Hout Bay…………..021 790 1418
Gypsy..Cnr Wellington & Chenoworth, Dbanville…021 976 2604
Gypsy………..Main Rd, Kalk Bay………………………..021 7886802
Boogaloos…….Somerset Mall…………………………..021 8512074
Blue Mountain Internet………..Big Bay……………….021 554 4726
Other World Tattoo….Oude Fabriek, Knysna………082 514 7648

HOTLINE: (021) 5312173 EMAIL: contact@intothevortex.co.za

Saturday 5th December-

Homegrown Sat 5 Dec with Matt Impact at Mercury Live

MyCityByNight will be donning our hoodies and baseball caps for a night of utter drum and bass madness and some of the best HOMEGROWN around- we’re referring to the talent of course.

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With over 50 tracks released on Revolution & Lucky Devil in the past 4 years, there is no doubting Impact’s ear for cutting edge DNB. Artists such as Alix Perez, Break, Counterstrike, Cern, Data, Icicle, Loxy, Sabre, Survival, Vicious Circle, Zero Tolerance have graced his labels’ wax. Matt’s tight mixing skills & varied selection also sees him fill a busy yearly worldwide DJ schedule, unleashing fresh beats from the scenes hottest talents interlaced with classics from yesteryear. 2009 saw Matt grace the Knowledge Cover CD 107 showcasing the Revolution & Lucky Devil sound. Production wise Impact has had vinyl releases
alongside Survival & Bulletproof on Audio Tactics, plus South Africa’s finest, Counterstrike, on Cell & Dynamic. Forthcoming projects with Break & Data are on the cards, watch out for them being tested in South Africa this year. You’ve been warned.. the Revolution is here!!

DJ’s

Matt Impact
Counterstrike (500 Mills)
Hyphen
Magna Karta (Guyver)
Mysterion

MC’s Skywalker & Psyke

All at the normal price of R40!

Counterstrike – Insubordination CD available at the door for R60

FHM MODELS 2010

FOR THE LOVE OF THE DAME!

FHM top 100 model search models trying their best to look like they’ve eaten a square meal this week. Do any of us really need an excuse to be here, no I thought not.

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YOU’VE CHOSEN YOUR FAVOURITE 100 GIRLS IN THE FHM MODELS 2010 SEARCH.

NOW COME MEET THEM AT KARMA LOUNGE!

THIS PROMISES TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!

DRESS TO IMPRESS – EXTRAVAGANCE BEING THE KEYWORD!

DOORS OPEN: 9PM
R.O.A.R

!!!GALAXY’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!!

OVER THREE DECADES OF ENTERTAINING CAPE TOWN

Cape Town’s oldest club is having a birthday bash- everyone is going to be loose, even looser than anywhere else because at the GALA you’re allowed to bring your own booze- no wonder its been around so long! Might tickle this one briefly on the way home just to keep it real

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Welcome to The Unforgettable Experience of the GALAXY…Over Three DECADES of Non-Stop Partying.This is something unheard of in the Entertainment Industry Worldwide and this Club is Right Here in CAPE TOWN!This is The Galaxy,We Run This Town!!!!!!
SEE YOU At Our 31st Anniversary This Saturday the 5th Of December with the Goodhope Fm 411 live from 10pm-2am…
DJ’s::READY D|DR JULES|FAADIL(KING OF CLUBS|NEWTON|T.P

4 DANCE FLOORS|4 PARTIES

***THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST PARTIES OF THE YEAR SO GET THERE EARLY PARTY PEOPLE***
LAST NAME EVER FIRST NAME GREATEST!!!!!!!—————>

Sunday 6th December-

The KILLERS presented by Heineken with 94.5 Kfm and 94.7 Highveld Stereo

If you were lucky enough to get yourself tickets to this concert then we dont have to tell you how awesome its going to be! Just hope that this is the start of a huge deluge of international artist of calibre to visit our lovely shores.

I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier.

Multi-Award Winning, alternative rock band, The KILLERS, have announced their first ever South African tour, which commences on Friday 4th December 2009 at the Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg and Sunday 6th December at Val De Vie Estate, Paarl/Franschhoek Valley. The tour is presented by Heineken® and supported by regional radio stations 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm.

HEADLINE ACT: The KILLERS
Formed in Las Vegas in 2002 the band is Brandon Flowers, David Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer. They belong to the lineage of high energy rock bands that manage to be both commercially successful and critically acclaimed.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!

On Sunday 6th December 2009, the highly anticipated US band, THE KILLERS, will be rocking the Val de Vie Wine and Polo Estate in the Paarl/Franschhoek Valley. In keeping with international standards the organisers (BIG Concerts) have invested a great deal of time and effort in order to ensure that both fans and nearby residents enjoys a hassle-free experience. Every conceivable logistical challenge has been considered, from traffic management to the general safety and security of patrons and alleviating actions have been put in place.

In order to facilitate the success of this event, the organisers have appealed for fans attending the event to be especially aware of the traffic challenges that are inevitable when managing an event of this size. In particular fans are advised of the following:
• Sharing of rides (i.e. car-pooling) is encouraged. The more people we have in each car the less pressure there will be on traffic entering and exiting the venue. (and besides it reduces your carbon emissions)
• Fans are advised to arrive at the venue as early as possible in order to prevent pressure on the roads approaching the estate. Gates are scheduled to open at 16:00.
• No concert tickets shall be available for sale at the venue and should fans not have pre-purchased a ticket they are advised not to come through in the hope of securing one;
• The show will be over by 22:30 and the traffic volumes are expected to have eased by midnight;
• Safe and secure parking facilities have been made available on the estate. Clear signage from the approaching arterial roads will be visible indicating the entrance to the parking area. A map detailing the suggested approach routes will be made available online at www.heineken.co.za or www.kfm.co.za.

To ensure that fans have the best experience, please note that the following items are prohibited at the event:

• Cameras
• Cooler boxes
• Food and Refreshments (including soft drinks and alcohol) which will be available for sale inside the festival)
• Weapons
• Illegal Drugs
• Professional recording equipment

Cool… So once again that leaves all of you spoiled for choice over what to do this weekend! As always we love it when you guys come say hello and chat about stuff on the site, your dreams and aspirations and why guys call pink shirts salmon- now that we’ve popped in some pics in our ABOUT section there’s no excuse for you not to!

See you out and about!

Hellooo there! We’ve finished 2 new bios for the ABOUT section site and have even included pictures of ourselves so you can come say hi when you see us out- which you inevitably will

You can check out KREG’s over here and RICKY BYNIGHT’s over here. Bio’s for the rest of the MyCityByNight team are soon to follow and we’ll be sure to let you know when they are up.

See you all around! xx