Tri-band

Unos.
A month ago I was up at Nekkies Holiday Resort just outside Worcester – about an hour and a half drive from Cape Town – to watch my all-time favourite South African band play their final gig.

Despite them being my sole reason for attending, and sound-engineering issues aside, Lark’s performance lacked the energy, enthusiasm and passion … view full post

Ampli5

I’ve been listening to Durbs export Love Jones this weekend (long overdue), and after clicking my way through their gig guide this morning, found myself scrolling through a ton of browser tabs with music/design-related goodness worth kicking and shouting about.

The biggest news, via Oppikoppi, is the nationwide AMPLI5 Tour:… view full post

Everything beyond the click

I attended an Apple South Africa gig – Everything beyond the click – at Canal Walk this evening. Some Scottish guy (I forgot his name) demonstrated Aperture which really impressed me only for it’s RAW file handling. Everything he talked through was very entry-level and based on a template approach which … view full post

Off to Namibia

Plans have come together sooner than I was anticipating, and so I’m off to our magnificent neighbour Namibia on the 16th for a three week camping roadtrip. As it turns out, now is the best time of the year to visit. I’ve been reading the recently published Footprint Namibia guide which contains a wealth … view full post

I’m melting!

It’s so hot (humid) in London today. [view the source of that page - server-side comments, ppl!]. So hot that the water in a glass I’ve refilled countless times already, evaporates faster than I can drink it. My packet of Malteasers melted into a chocolate/honeycomb hybrid … view full post

Of late…

By now you’re hopefully aware of the G8 REBOOT initiative.

To be honest, I was a little sceptical when fellow saffer Gareth e-mailed me with his ideas for the reboot, given the time … view full post