This past September I attended the rehearsals for Mzansi Love Soul festival, and subsequently the Friday show. You may remember my write up about it where I mentioned that one of the artists on the line up, Brian Temba, let me listen to (and watch) his fresh and new single (video) off his yet untitled upcoming album. Guess what? Today is Brian Temba‘s birthday. And as a treat to his fans, he has decided to share the video for the song This... 

RELEASE DATE: 09 December 2011 CAST: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks DIRECTOR: Nicolas Winding Refn CLASSIFICATION: L N V DURATION: 101 minutes Ryan Gosling in the beast he drives in Drive. Drive centres around the character of Driver (played by Ryan Gosling), who is a driver stuntman for action movies. However, when the sun goes down, Driver changes the gear to become a... 

TITLE: Warrior RELEASE DATE: 07 October 2011 CAST: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Tess Conlon, Frank Grillo, Paddy Conlon, Denzel Whitaker, Bryan Callen, Kevin Dunn, Maxmiliano Hernandez DIRECTOR: Gavin O’Connor CLASSIFICATION: 13 LV DURATION: 141 minutes There are very few sport films that are able to not only capture your attention, but enthrall you from beginning to the end. Warrior is one of those films. Tommy Conlon (played... 

The second annual street culture festival, STR.CRD, took place this past Saturday at Johannesburg‘s Maboneng Precinct. For the first time in Jozi, after its successful debut run in the Mother City last year, Joburgers got a taste of blend of activities synonymous with street culture. From skateboarders to beat-boxers, from b-boy’s to hip hop artists, from graffiti artists to street balling, it was all a ball of fun as masses congregated... 

I don’t usually post music videos here but after my interactions with Rob Murat and viewing his new video for the song titled “Know…“, I just had to. Just a bit about the young man. I met Rob Murat on Twitter almost two years ago. The New York native is an Ivy League graduate. I’ve listened to his music since our meeting and fell in love with his soulful sound and distinctive voice. Having recorded music and performed... 

After an eventful day yesterday, I braced myself to eventually watch Dreamgirls. I had planned on going to the Playboy Playmate Party afterwards, but felt too tired to attend. Earlier today, the publicists for Playboy SA offered to send me the photos for the new Playmate that was revealed last night at the party. I responded saying I’d love to have the photos, as long as the Playmate is a black girl. To my surprise and joy, the response said... 

Whenever I’ve seen Liam Neesen‘s name attached to a film, a certain kind of excitement bolts through my body. This is caused by the fact that I’ve immensely enjoyed all the films I’ve seen him in. When I saw him in Taken a few years ago I was bowled over. His performances are always raw and real. Upon seeing his name on the lineup for Unknown, I felt that longing to watch him transform himself into yet another character. Diane... 

It’s still a few months away, but the first headliner for the Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Festival taking place in August has been announced. It’s none other than trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Below is what the press release says about Wynton‘s appearance at the renowned annual jazz festival. Jazz great Wynton Marsalis – winner of nine Grammy Awards® and the first... 

In the beginning of last year I (Khetha Mkhize) was selected as one of the judges for the Naledi Theatre Awards. I was over the moon for being bestowed with this responsibility and exercise. As I watched theatre productions and got to experience the degree of the work that goes into them, I discovered new found respect and adulation for this craft. That led my taking all the parties involved with theatre more seriously. It is truly humbling and... 

Natalie Portman as Nina and Vincent Cassel as director of Swan Lake The award season has created such a buzz for this film that I couldn’t wait to watch it. Even friends who got a chance to watch it towards the end of last year were singing praises about it, particularly that of its star Natalie Portman. Although a former child star, it wasn’t until 2004 that I took more interest in her. Subsequently, I became a fan of hers after seeing...