More acts announced for SWN 2011

An additional 30 acts have been added to this year's line up for SWN 2011. Including newsoundwales hot tip Ivan Moult(above).

Tickets are on sale now priced £49.50: Acts added today are:

Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells
Brandyman
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
Cymbals
Deaf Club
Esben & The Witch
Fixers
Ivan Moult
Iwan Huws
Hail! The Planes
Holland
Jodie Marie
Joshua Caole
LA2019
Lewis Floyd Henry
Melodica, Melody & Me
Monument Valley
Sam Duckworth
Sen Segur
Strange News From Another Star
The Nightingales
The Skull Defekts
Three Trapped Tigers
Truckers of Husk
Ugly Duckling
Veronica Falls
Winter Villains
Violas
Y Niwl
Zun Zun Egui

http://www.swnfest.com/tickets/

Rolling Stone Magazine

Rolling Stone is at the forefront when it comes to music, liberal politics and popular culture. This ultra cool magazine is published every 2 weeks but unfortunately (most of the time) only the online version is available to me because Sandton isn’t focused! Sometimes I manage to find it and then it’s on like Donkey Kong. This mag is to me what Playboy is to a lot of you naughty chirrens!

Jann Wenner and Ralph J Gleason started the magazine in 1967. Jann is still the editor and publisher (as well as owning Men’s Journal and Us Weekly)! I think the fact that it has remained in the original hands means it stays true to the vision but remaining relevant and contemporary. It started off being mostly political and then in the early 90s changed its format to become relevant to the youth. Now it’s a mixture of both to appeal to a wider audience and has thus become more interesting.

The covers are always the main talking points because they are always so innovative and portray a rawness in caricature form in the cover star that other magazines try to cover up and ‘glossify’. The cover stars always look so rockstar whilst remaining relatable.

Obsessed with Rolling Stone Magazine

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Quiet Please!

Jam with Robina will be performing a special lunch time performance at Cardiff Library on Saturday 6th August at 1pm with free admission. The band released their highly acclaimed 2nd album "Dark Recollections" earlier this year.

Miniature Music Press back on the streets

Cardiff's music listing and review magazine is returning to producing a printed copy once again from August. The magazine went digital earlier this year but has decided to return to printing a hard copy which will be distributed throughout Cardiff.

Ghostpoet UK Tour launched in Cardiff

Ghostpoet has announced a UK tour opening in Cardiff September 22nd at the Cardiff Arts Institute. Ghostpoet has been nominated for this year's Mercury Prize for his album "Peanut Butter & Melancholy Jam".

The Pierces at the Glee Club

New York sister act The Pierces have announced a Cardiff date at the Glee Club 17th October. The band will be featuring their recent album produced by Coldplay's Guy Berryman.

Dee-lightful

Legendary performer Baby Dee will be playing a special show presented by SWN & Newsoundwales at the Globe in Cardiff 25th October.

Tickets are on sale now at:

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/127097

Here Come the Girls

Girls the indie rock band from San Fransisco will be playing the Globe in Cardiff 8th November. The band are also due to release their 2nd album "Father,Son, Holy Ghost" in September.

Tickets are on sale now at:

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/126956

Dylan & Knopfler - Brothers in Arms

Bob Dylan brings his never ending tour back to Cardiff 13th October with a show at the Motorpoint Arena with special guest Mark Knopfler who also produced Dylan's acclaimed "Infidels" album in 1983.

City of the week: Oslo

Royal Palace

City Hall

I don’t know where this obsession started because it’s not usual for a person (especially one with generous melanin) to fantasize about to going to Norway of all places… But I have such an insatiable adventurous spirit that I don’t really want to leave any corner of the globe unseen by my eyes (except the north and south poles).

Who doesn’t want to see the land of the Vikings of white people’s past?

Oslo has a rich history as the Nobel Peace Centre (City Hall hosts the annual awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize). I’m assuming there should also be tons of interesting museums and sites to take in… Also, because it’s also one of Europe’s “Top cities of culture” I’m convinced I will want for nothing in the ‘enrichment’ and ‘entertainment’ stakes. But it was also recently named ‘most expensive city n the world’ so good luck to us all!

There’s just so much going on in this Scandinavian city and I can’t wait to see it all for myself!

P.S. If there is a Santa Claus then he lives in Oslo, Norway. (Check the last pic and tell me he doesn’t live there... IF he exists)

Obsessed with Oslo.

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Le Coil

My friend Gugu Maduna (you can check her blog out here: http://gugumaduna.tumblr.com/) put me on to this awesome blog called ‘Le Coil’ that celebrates and showcases the best in street style blogging focusing on black people with natural hair.I think that’s the best thing ever especially because underneath my weave lies a kinky truth and I’m dying to play around with my natural hair but have never been truly inspired by it until now. There were even moments when I thought I was going to relax my hair *GASP*

But now thanks to the people over at Le Coil world, I’m fine and eager to start my experimentation. The people they find for their blog are UBER stylish AND embrace their natural side so I have nothing to worry about J

Step one: I need to find good natural hair dye and a great salon to handle it. Tweet any suggestions to @_Dame_

Obsessed with Le Coil (http://lecoil.tumblr.com/)

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Doin it Doggy Style at the Arena

Snoop Dogg will be undertaking an arena tour later this year including a date at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena 8th October. Snoop, who turns 40 later this year, released his 11th studio album "Doggumentary" in 2011.

Amy Winehouse... HER MUSIC!

This is a pretty picture-less post because I’m not talking about Amy and her dishevelled, skeletal, druggie physique or face. I’m talking about Ms. Winehouse, the genius musician who really takes me to another place with her melodic artistry. I love her sound and style with all my heart and I pray that God can help her through this so that we can be blessed with her magic. The album ‘Frank’ needs to go into the hall of fame as BEST ALBUM EVER RECORDED. EVER. I really dislike people who compare her to Adele. She would KILL Adele in any contest except a sobriety one. (Disclaimer: I love Adele but she’s NO Amy).

Listen to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNcKuHIcPxs

And watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzbOJsgCoh0&feature=related

Come back Amy! *sobs*

Obsessed with Amy Winehouse’s music.

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Amber Rose

Girl crush alert!

I know she’s a world famous rapper groupie but I love how she really thinks she’s in legitimate relationships with them. This post is for her beauty. It needs its own space. She’s beeeeautiful and so sexy! And she has a “don’t give a f**k” attitude that I just die for.

She made such a good move when she decided to shave her hair off coz with hair she looks like just another latino mami from Compton.

Obsessed with Amber Rose

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City of the week: Johannesburg

I hate the fact that people always say “there’s nothing to do in Joburg”. This city has kept me entertained for almost 23 YEARS! I always find something cool to do and am very often introduced to new corners of the city I didn’t know.

I love everything about MyJozi. It’s hip, it’s fast-paced, it’s diverse, it’s rich, it’s poor, it’s passionate, it’s alive!

Sandton to Soweto is full of the same hungry, driven and talented people who all band together to make this one kick-ass city!

Full of rich history, this is where the major moves were made in the struggle against apartheid.

This really is the NYC of Africa, concrete jungle where African dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do!

The addition of Braam’s Juta Street and Arts on Main in Newtown mean that Joburg gods understand that there is a shift towards the more artistic but that also in a distinctly Jozi way.

Joburg is really in another league. My heart will always be here.

Jozi, My Jozi.

Maboneng

Egoli

Maboneng

Joburg

Jowies

Obsessed with Joburg

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