Die Antwoord News
2012
...letin in full, and Bob Mould performing his band Sugar's 1992 album Copper Blue in full for the first time ever.
Other bands on the bill include Sleigh Bells, Grimes, Archers of Loaf, Matthew Dear, Die Antwoord, the Hold Steady's Craig Finn, Mac McCaughan of Superchunk/Portastatic, Surfer Blood, Veronica Falls, Wye Oak, Fresh & Onlys, Class Actress, the Soft Pack, Thao, Christie Front Drive, The Dodos, Cursi...
2012
...r. It's been quite a difficult balancing act because the Queen's Plate is very traditional.
"But I wanted to give it something of Africa, which is why I chose Spoek Mathambo, the black equivalent of Die Antwoord, as entertainment," she said.
"A load of people are flying in from Europe and America. All the South African cricketers are here, plus Ernie Els, and actress Margo Stilley."
Breeding horses is a pas...
2012
It’s been two years since South African rap act Die Antwoord released the video for their track Enter the Ninja; the clip quickly going viral and sparking an international fascination with Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and less-prolific member DJ Hi-Tek. Since then, t...
2012
...ill.i.am, Jack’s Mannequin, Estelle, Mark Lanegan Band, Ben Kweller, indie psych act Dr. Dog, gloss-pop act Of Montreal, dance-punks Sleigh Bells, country hero Tim McGraw, South African rap-parodists Die Antwoord, alt-country heroes Lambchop, emo pioneers Cursive, Phenomenal Handclap Band, no-wavers No Age, shoegazey trio School Of Seven Bells, indie princess Sharon Van Etten, The Twilight Sad, Tennis and mad...
2011
...r himself recently with his dexterous flow, southern pride and heavy, dark beats. When I first met him at the Rock the Bells festival in Mountain View in 2010, he was polite and gave me props for the Die Antwoord shirt I was wearing. The Die Antwoord buzz has since slowed down but Yelawolf has only gotten bigger.
Yelawolf's path to success is an interesting and unique one; a half-Cherokee rapper from Gadsen,...
2011
...s some interesting multi-media Afro-futurism going on too, like the Master Musicians of the Joujouka Interzone Project.
Watch "Control" by Spoek Mothambo
There will be the continuing adventures of Die Antwoord, too, the Afrikaans outfit who wound up everyone in 2010. They have a new one out in February. Singer/rapper Yolandi is a superstar. For those who have dismissed them as last year's hype, apologies fo...
2011
...enix
Madonna, Sleigh Bells, Rick Ross, Lana Del Rey, and Grimes highlight early ...
The Phoenix
Speaking of sifting through the detritus, South African rap crew Die Antwoord, who hit the Paradise February 10, made their name in 2010 by reveling in the surreal majesty found amidst the grime and trash of Cape Town gangster culture. ...
2011
South African zef rape-rave collective Die Antwoord have announced an official release date for their highly-anticipated forthcoming album, TEN$ION. The album will hit retail outlets on February 7, two days before the group returns to the States for a...
2011
...n (54), Saudi Arabian-born founder of al-Qaeda.
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Baruch Blumberg (85), biochemist whose work on hepatitis B won him a Nobel prize.
Leon Botha (26), DJ and artist who appeared in Die Antwoord's Enter the Ninja video.
Andrew Zolile T Brook (81), former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mthatha.
Huyser Burger (39), a founding member of the South African band Battery9.
Radclyffe C...
2011
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