Welcome to a brand new column by yours truly! Every month, I’ll be recapping the songs that have been getting regular rotation by DJ Wordsmith i.e. me. Hopefully, this will assist you in discovering the latest music, or a new favourite track. If you’re keen to share your favourite tracks, or recommend something that isn’t [...]

Currently out on the This World Is Ours Tour with Attack Attack!, The Word Alive, Secrets and Mest, Escape the Fate vocalist, Craig Mabbitt, was kind enough to reveal his touring highlights, lowlights, preferences and rituals to us. Check it out below. Weirdest requests on tour? Craig Mabbitt: Requests? People have asked for some gnarly [...]

Australian rock sextet Hands Like Houses confirmed that all their initial hype had substance with their Billboard charting debut album, Ground Dweller. Armed with an album of the year contender, HLH will now turn their attention to solidifying their name in the notoriously difficult US market. Guitarist Matt Cooper tells us more about Ground Dweller, [...]

Our recent poll about the state of the South African underground music scene got people talking. Some say the scene is dead, whilst others say the underground will never die. Nevertheless, MusicReview doesn’t want to see the death of the underground scene at all. So, we got chatting to the wonderful people from the only [...]

Feeling ghoulish, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to interview German horror punk fiends, The Crimson Ghosts. Guitarist Jackal and bass player Monstro left the comfort of their crypt, promised not to eat our brains, and answered our questions below. Last year, Jackal joined Blitzkid for a few dates as a session guitarist. How sad [...]

You’ve undoubtedly had this debate with a friend before: just who is the most overrated artist in South Africa? At the end of the day, it does all boil down to choice and preference – but, sometimes, there are those certain names that constantly pop up in the various “overrated” debates.  So, we’ve left it [...]

I really hate William Nicol Drive. If there isn’t a traffic light out, there’s a flock of taxis trying to create a second (illegal) traffic lane and squeeze past a hundred cars – only to stop at the same broken traffic light to let their passengers out (go figure). Fortunately, on March 10th, I had [...]

2012 has started off in a rough way for the underground community. Firstly, news of Burn closing down spread. Then, it was the news of Cool Runnings Fourways’ demise. Contrast the Water’s Barry Drewett said, “No venue is bigger than any scene,” but, undoubtedly, the closure of 2 heavyweight supporters of the underground, coupled with [...]

Think it’s easy being a musician, and that the media will fall over themselves to interview and feature your band? Think again, sunshine. Having a great PR team behind you is perhaps the most crucial element that will ensure that your band gets on the map and recognised. So, who better to explain the delicate [...]

Corey Taylor is a superhero. He has arms of steel. The gaze of a python. The strength of a bear. The speed of a puma… Okay, maybe I’m confusing him with BraveStarr – but the Great Big Mouth, Corey Taylor, is still better than all of us. Why? Well, read further… 1. He wrote a [...]