NME writer Gavin Haynes takes a break from his magazine’s endless game of Telephone Played By The Deaf and reports out the indie scene in South Africa after actually visiting the country. My jealousy over Haynes’ actual reportage (well, mostly his ability to do “work” while far away from his desk) wasn’t even tempered my groaning over how one of the pieces in the package was titled “Durban Hymns.” [NME]
More Like This, Please
October 9th, 2008 // 2 Comments
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| The Real Reason Ray J Was Hospitalized – Global Grind | |
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| Did Selena Gomez & Justin Bieber Really Break Up? – Global Grind |
If you like that, check UK Mag Songlines – they’ve been doing stories like this for over 10 years. Ned Sublette just did an amazing piece on the Dominican Republic this summer. You indie rock kids are cute, but the world music crusties have been doing this kind of thing for years.
Visions of Johannesburg?