There’s good news and there’s bad news, and then there’s the “who knows?”…
The Ryan Calder Band emerged official winners of the WeLoveYourSongs.com international online competition! And first prize includes free access to the super awesome Future Music Forum, held in Barcelona, Spain. That’s the good news. Continue reading We won! Now what?
The pop TV show South African Idols is without doubt the best way to gain exposure as a musician. In recent years, a couple of musicians and singers have cottoned on to the fact that you can milk the multi-million rand production to gain exposure par-nowhere else. Pixie Bennett exemplifies this, as she explained in our Web Buddies interview a few months ago.
I admire people who have the courage to go on Idols. And I was very encouraged to read my friend Erin Fourie’s Facebook status update on 14 February 2011: Continue reading Erin Fourie on Idols – pop culture revolutionary?
Mandela Day preparations and shenanigans began weeks ago. Now that it’s international, it’s gonna end up like Christmas, where people are sick of it ages before its even arrived.
But it’s very necessary. Here’s why… Continue reading Mandela Day is not about you and your 67 minutes
It’s never a perfect science as to what makes a hit song. Some say the key to good songwriting is the melody. Some say good songwriting is the combination of a catchy melody with the right lyrics. Some say songwriting has little to do with it – it all depends on the artist… some artists will sell plenty of copies of a new album no matter how poor the songwriting is.
For me, Continue reading New album, songwriting and finding inspiration
For those of you who have been following the RCB for more than a week, you’ll probably know that we’ve been in the running for a top spot for the We Love Your Songs competition. It’s basically an online contest which invites fans of unsigned indie artists to vote for their favourite music on the website in order to give exposure to a worldwide audience. The competition ends on Tuesday! Continue reading Help the RCB’s final effort on We Love Your Songs!
Music is brilliant at conveying a `feeling’, creating an atmosphere. It can shape your perception in a powerful way. Imagine a movie without a soundtrack – it just wouldn’t be the same. As a lover of music I continually find myself reminded of the ability that the right kind of music has to put ones thoughts and emotions into perspective. Our recent series of shows at the Hexagon was one of those reminders. Continue reading Reasons for music, shows, and related decisions
“Backstage……” reads Rudi’s tweet from Friday night. “Waiting for the curtain to go up. Where’s a can of doom when you need it? Dang butterflies….”
I chuckled and retweeted. I could so relate. In my own mind, I was thinking “How is this gonna go down?” Continue reading Hexagon Dive after thoughts
Okay troopers, we know you’ve got what it takes. Just a couple of clicks of that mouse…
The RCB is involved in a competition with We Love Your Songs. We need the real RCB fans to please stand up, so to speak, and vote for us. All you have to do is “love” our songs on the website. If you have an account, it’s just two clicks – click on this link, and then click on the “Love” button under each of our songs. Continue reading RCB on Weloveyoursongs
As a young, aspiring solo artist, I will never forget that cold May evening in 2004. I was in Howick at the Forgotten Falls, and had just finished sound check. I was standing at the back of the marquee, chatting with the venue owners Kech and Pia Sanchez. Across the field appeared a silhouette walking in our direction, carrying a guitar case. As he got closer, I recognised Syd Kitchen. Continue reading Syd Kitchen: SA music legend
We figured it’s about time we featured some web buddies from our hometown, Pietermaritzburg (a.k.a “the sleepy hollow”). But don’t be fooled. The Bache brothers don’t mess around. In fact, with people like the Baches operating the way they do in PMB, we’re surprised it still has a reputation as the sleepy hollow.
The Baches are ‘true web buddies’ for us in the sense that we haven’t yet got to know them in person, but rather exclusively by means of online interaction (strange given that we’re from the same place – maybe PMB isn’t that small after all…). We admire their initiative and entrepreneurial spirit, and we respect their desire to create and add value to the online sphere. We caught up with them recently to hear their insights on web development and online trends. Continue reading Web Savvy: Website development by the Bache Brothers
