Roundabout, roundabout, roundabout now ROCKTOBERFEST announces it's headline act, Springbok Nude Girls. Fans of South African rock have pencilled the first weekend of October onto their calendar, for this festival is sure to be one of the top musical events of the year. After a five-year hiatus Arno Carstens, Francois Kruger, Theo Crous, Arno Blumer and Adriaan Brand regrouped in 2006 to add two more albums to SNG’s 11-piece discography. The group went on to open for U2 on th

When you are an avid festival goer like I am, one gets spoiled by smaller more intimate festivals where it’s easy to get comfortable, the line-up is limited and there is plenty time to rest. And once a year comes the beast that is Oppikoppi and it swallows you whole and spits you back out with a bad case of black lung to boot. So it is easy to understand why I prefer the white beaches of STRAB to the red dust of Northam. Little did I know I was in for the biggest treat imagin

The local line-up at OppiKoppi is a pretty good mix of big name bands and yet to be discovered smaller tallents. But there are some of the headliners that I am particularly amped to see. Here is why... WONDERBOOM Thursday 00:00 James Philips Stage Wonderboom is simply one of those legendary bands that I cannot get enough of. In the recent past I have only been able to se them on small stages at festivals or even smaller gigs in town but this time around I know we are in for s