Alter Bridge’s Mark Tremonti talks creativity, drive, and Sinatra
Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti tells Nils van der Linden about the band’s current arena tour, their new album Pawns & Kings, juggling multiple creative projects, his left turn singing Sinatra songs, and “being the most boring guy in a rock band, ever”.
Steve Louw keeps things simple
As Steve Louw releases Thunder And Rain, his second album in as many years, he speaks to Nils van der Linden about finding inspiration in nature, facing his mortality, the power of keeping things simple, a life lived through music, and that one time he shared a stage with Beyoncé.
Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett screams in blue
On stage, Midnight Oil’s lead singer Peter Garrett cuts an imposing figure. Bald, six foot four, bestowed with an intense stare, he’s prone to flailing his limbs with […]
White Lies go it alone on ‘Five’
Jack Lawrence-Brown is a bit stressed. It’s mid January. In less than two weeks White Lies hit the road for four months. They’re playing 55 […]
Wilko Johnson ‘just gets up there and plays’
Five years ago, Wilko Johnson never imagined he’d reach 70. But now the straight-talking survivor is celebrating the milestone with his first headline show at […]
Mike Doughty: Let’s get down to business now
A lot’s changed for Mike Doughty in the 20 years since he lived in London. He split Soul Coughing, the “deep slacker jazz” band that brought […]
Goldfish choose their own adventure
How would you recover from a gruelling US tour? Goldfish’s David Poole went surfing in the Maldives. Dom Peters, the Cape Town electronic duo’s other […]
TT Mbha: the real deal
You can tell a lot about someone from their Instagram account. The Rock clearly likes working out, meeting fans, and raising his eyebrow. ‘Expresso’ presenter […]
Bruce Dube: divide and conquer
“Life,” says Bruce Dube, “gets to be hard. But it’s a beautiful struggle.” He should know. Today, the 27-year-old rules a pan-African digital media empire […]
Dan Patlansky explores the blues
Dan Patlansky won’t soon forget 1 February 2014. It’s the day he opened for Bruce Springsteen at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium. “That was fantastic, even though […]
Lightning prevails for Arno Carstens
London in January is cold, dark, and miserable. Yet Arno Carstens is excited to be back in the city he called home while making his […]
éVoid come out of the shadows
The last time éVoid had done a full South African tour, PW Botha was president. The brothers Erik and Lucien Windrich were 20-somethings with a thing […]
Herman Mashaba: self-made man
“Independence,” wrote Dr Maya Angelou, “is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain […]
Transformer: Khumbulani Konco
Football is a fickle business. Just ask Manchester United’s ill-fated manager Chris Moyes. But in a game where sackings and transfers are as common as […]
Khaya Dlanga: blunt force
Khaya Dlanga has a way with words. A former copywriter and strategist, he’s worked on brands like FNB and won a prestigious Cannes Gold Lion […]