Stealing Love Jones – Bleed To Bloom

It took me several listens of this album before I could start writing about it. Each time, I tried to analyse it as best I could and formulate an opinion of Stealing Love Jones and their latest offering. For some reason it is really difficult and is still taking me a while, even as I write this. What is it?

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Online Battle Of The Fans

How many of the following sites have ever contacted you or your band about performing at an event?

Facebook | Myspace | Blueworld | Yahoo | Google | YouTube  ????

How many hours have you spent submitting web content such as gigs, pictures, biographies and videos to these sites?

How many gigs or events are you still going to do before you join Overtone?
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Sat 3rd Jan | Hot Water At Cape Farmhouse

The inspiring sounds of Hot Water will be filling the Cape Farm House in Scharborough on January 3rd. The band’s sounds range from upbeat South African jives, Hopping Blues, Modern Folk ballads and inspiring cross-cultural gems perfect for the whole family.

Pack a picnic basket and bring the whole family to enjoy an afternoon of great music at The Cape Farm House Rock Series. Gates open at 1.30pm and the show starts at 3.30pm. Entrance is R50 per Adult and R40 per student. For more information and directions visit www.capefarmhouse.co.za.

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Sundays | Goldfish Submerged Sessions | La Med

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Goldfish – This Is How It Goes

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Mercury Bandslam | Bed on Bricks & Taxi Violence

There’s a gap the size of the Suez Canal stretching behind us. An invisible boundary seems to lie between the minions in the front row and the weary rockers 10 metres back. It’s Friday night and Mercury is celebrating 12 years of great South African bands. Since no one goes out before 10pm in the Mothercity, it was a tad irritating to find out that The Plastics had already packed up their gear before the clock struck 11. One wonders who they actually played to, as the turnout was dismal to say the least. But, as Bed on Bricks hit the stage, the crowd seem to warm up. A bit.

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