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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2010
This is where you can find in-depth interviews with top artists like Radiohead, Simple Minds, Metallica, Faithless, UB40 and many more.
These are the raw recordings from my archive of interviews stretching back 30 years… all faithfully digitised from the original cassette tape recordings!
Listen to the answers that never made it into an article and/or were never broadcast... each offering some real insights that you may not have expected.
These are the raw recordings from my archive of interviews stretching back 30 years… all faithfully digitised from the original cassette tape recordings!
Listen to the answers that never made it into an article and/or were never broadcast... each offering some real insights that you may not have expected.
Milky Chance Matters
Milky Chance recently announced their long-awaited return to South Africa with their “Living In A Haze” tour in February 2024 which will see them perform in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
I chatted to the German duo in December to talk about their rise to fame ahead of their South African return.
Their 2019 single “Life Without Fantasies” reached the top of the South African viral charts amassing millions of streams in 2021 during Lockdown.
The band connected with tens of thousands of fans online which led to their first sold out headline tour. They have continued to cement themselves in the industry here, having toured the country a number of times over the past few years and return in February 2024 to share the stage with Milky Chance in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
Sean Koch is one of SA’s most-loved indie-folk artists who brings a mixed bag of African and western, influence alongside messages of home, a connection to nature, the ocean and the people around him; to his storytelling, feel-good music. While rooted in his flowing-folk style, his music is diverse. From dance infused songs like ‘Lift You Up’ the standout single from his collection (including the Double MZK & G DOM remix) to the dreamier songs like ‘Feel the Energy’ that carry deeper messages of connection to the natural world and the people that surround us. There is something for everyone in Sean’s catalogue.
Tickets are on sale from breakoutevents.co.za/ and are selling fast, so get yours now!
Milky Chance “Living In A Haze” South African Tour Dates:
15 February 2024 - Green Point A-Track, Cape Town
(supported by Neon Dreams and Sean Koch)
17 February 2024 - Marks Park in Emmarentia, Johannesburg
(supported by Neon Dreams and Sean Koch + final opening act to be announced)
18 February 2024 - Durban Botanic Gardens uMphafa Field, Durban
(supported by Neon Dreams + final opening act to be announced)
Milky Chance “Living In A Haze” South African Tour 2024 details:
For more info, go to:
Ticketing link: breakoutevents.co.za/
Facebook: abreakoutevent
Instagram: abreakoutevent
Twitter: abreakoutevent
I chatted to the German duo in December to talk about their rise to fame ahead of their South African return.
Their 2019 single “Life Without Fantasies” reached the top of the South African viral charts amassing millions of streams in 2021 during Lockdown.
The band connected with tens of thousands of fans online which led to their first sold out headline tour. They have continued to cement themselves in the industry here, having toured the country a number of times over the past few years and return in February 2024 to share the stage with Milky Chance in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
Sean Koch is one of SA’s most-loved indie-folk artists who brings a mixed bag of African and western, influence alongside messages of home, a connection to nature, the ocean and the people around him; to his storytelling, feel-good music. While rooted in his flowing-folk style, his music is diverse. From dance infused songs like ‘Lift You Up’ the standout single from his collection (including the Double MZK & G DOM remix) to the dreamier songs like ‘Feel the Energy’ that carry deeper messages of connection to the natural world and the people that surround us. There is something for everyone in Sean’s catalogue.
Tickets are on sale from breakoutevents.co.za/ and are selling fast, so get yours now!
Milky Chance “Living In A Haze” South African Tour Dates:
15 February 2024 - Green Point A-Track, Cape Town
(supported by Neon Dreams and Sean Koch)
17 February 2024 - Marks Park in Emmarentia, Johannesburg
(supported by Neon Dreams and Sean Koch + final opening act to be announced)
18 February 2024 - Durban Botanic Gardens uMphafa Field, Durban
(supported by Neon Dreams + final opening act to be announced)
Milky Chance “Living In A Haze” South African Tour 2024 details:
For more info, go to:
Ticketing link: breakoutevents.co.za/
Facebook: abreakoutevent
Instagram: abreakoutevent
Twitter: abreakoutevent
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มุมมอง 20ปีที่แล้ว
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I still have that Outsiders fridge magnet on my fridge...
it was a beautiful interview ,amongst all the mess back then
Great interview.
Am is right about driving a truck ....
Not sure, but will ask when I meet them in person next year :-) Watch this space.
A musician so special and unique.
I Love You My Love Darren Hayes
'Promo sm'
❤the best of all
Awesome job 👍❤
Thank you! Cheers!
My brother Wentzel on drums! I remember carrying his drums in and helping setting up at Steamers (I think) in Pta city!! Ages ago! What a great band!
A real South African Gem . Classic stuff !!
Sublime
Nice one Jason .. Charl love the Sisters hoodie😂😂😂.
Hi there. Just wanted to let you know that Drikkie has confirmed he will be sending your Outsiders CD this week from Las Vegas. It will be sent via DHL, so hoping to have it in hand in the next 10 days. Hold thumbs and apologies for the embarrassingly long delay in getting this to you.
Darren is the absolute best! Such an amazing artist. Thanks for sharing! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amazing 😍 Jon ❤keep that faith ❤️ love you forever
Jason Pierce is a living legend
Please could you share a video of their songs Lost for words and indian summer
I am chatting to one of the band members this evening. Let me ask. We hold very little video footage, unfortunately, but let's see :-)
Brilliant absolutely f* cking Brilliant ❤
🙂 Drop me an email at: jason@matters.co.za and and we can go from there :-)
Where can I the outsiders first album. It's absolutely brilliant.
Hi Denise, we manufactured a limited edition CD version of the album back in 1994. I am more than happy to ship you a copy. We’d just need to know where you in order to factor in Postnet fees along with the price of the CD. You can let me know what you are willing to pay for it and we can go from there :-) Thanks, Jason
❤Having a Grobanite concert as I speak! (Minus HARMONY❤)
Groban is a radical democrat ! He goes to Ireland 🇮🇪 and says words to the effect : “ i wish i could have warned the world about Donald Trump “….. groban is another useful idiot who is an outspoken opponent to normalcy and law and order and instead has sold his soul to the democrat cult
I have them on vinyl.
21. Equals. High. Temp. BOI. id. 😎
Thanks Jason, was awesome to chat with you again!
One of the few poet/musicians who get to me, in a deep way. Glad to see him being healthy and continually productive . Beehive and Gone to Earth major mind-expanders. Luv you, David Sylvian!!! 😇
Add to this that Jimmy Page produced Led Zeppelin and was one of the very best in that role and in other projects.
I was at the Sacrilege launch at the Rheingold Club in London. A great night. Met all the members of Can bar Malcolm and Damo.
Thats awesome.
walking into clarksdale is an overlooked very good cd and of course the tour was ultrasonic and in my opinion musically and lyrically page plant are way above lennon mccartney jagger richards sadly i wish they were still together
Robert needs to stop hogging the interview and be more gracious, giving space for Jimmy to speak.
yeah- about as much as mick jagger's solo albums...
Robert Plant looks like he has a hair piece. I'm not knocking it, I am pretty much the same age as he. Shit happens and we get old, it's a fact of life. I loved Zeppelin when they came out and I love them still to this day. They have withstood the test of time. You can't say that about most bands.
Plant & Page pretty much ditched JPJ who with BONZO was the driving rhythm section of Zep’s greatness.
They really do: amazing musicians and great songs
A Reminiscent Drive - Mercy street, one of the best albums of the 90's, and by far the most underrated. I think it's still sounds very inovative, original, psychedelic and precise. Up in my list of unique greatness
Dig the Unleaded LP or CD with the Zen sound,Mr.Page & Mr.Plant,are an incredible Musical Team, Indeed!🇬🇧✌️😎✌️🥁
Plant always seemed like he got off on the bands playing
push push push... do it do it...
I only wish they would feel such warmth towards John Paul Jones…
It would have been better if JPJ was apart of it
Me too. I don’t get it. He seems like a kind and gentle soul.
Loved both tours of Page / Plant the album Walking into Clarksdale was ok . But Plant influenced that more than Jimmy unfortunately.
Too bad Clarksdale was such a shit album..don't get me wrong..saw Zep in 77
Yep, they were hit and miss in 77 too.
Aweful record
@@da324 like one song is good Most High ?
@@da324 75 & 77 saw Zep .. plants first 2 albums solo were good ..?
💚✌️👋👍💙
We love you Josh!!!! Your music is awesome! Knowing we can count on your music when all the rest of the world is lost! You’re the best with a wonderful God given gift! Keep on keeping on! ❣️❣️🙏🏼🙏🏼❣️❣️
hello David sorry if this is late getting back to you I used to make my face like you still play all you records got a few rare ones iloved Cantonese boys quiet life it was sad when mick Khan passed anyway good luck in your future ❤️ celia xxx
Aren't they just the greatest? I could listen to them talk or perform for hours.
When was this interview done? Very recently I guess? They together right now???
That interview was quite a while ago. They get together occasionally but not often.
No, Not at all. It was recorded just after the album was, back in the day.
Per favore potete mettere sottotitoli in italiano ,grazie mille
Prego!
Thank you for this! I've heard so many 5-minute "interviews" with David online. I've been waiting for something longer. And this is a true gem! I discovered David in the '80s not because I knew about Japan, but because I was a Jon Hassell fan. David Sylvian, Jon Hassell, and George Harrison have really been life-long mentors for me. They taught me how it all works together. And in this interview, just in passing, the topic of "putting the songs in order." A childhood vision, I went on to work in radio for most of my life...putting things in order. And let us all honor and love the mistakes we make in life! So true...
❤️❤️❤️
He's still, 40 years on, My way of life "
Light of the Day ..song is like your daily journal 👍👌☺️
Come here quick build a house
After Brilliant Trees, he was never the same on stage,,, Audiences, Crowds, talking in interviews about Japan made him Nauseaus, and very uncomfortable, As for his work with Fripp, that seemed to bring life back into someone who ( I had too and I can't believe I'm saying this, I walked out half was Through "BLEMISH" tour in Genoa, if I put myself through a 30 more minutes I'd have glady drank Jim Jones Koolaid!,,, Orpheus, Heartbeat by Ryuichi S, and Davids beautiful ex wife, Ingrid Chavez, David produced the ep, Listen to *Who's Trip is This * by her ,, my. God, what was in the UK charts better than that?? Its a track very much like Tin Drum, you never get tired of tracks like Sons of Pioneers, Canton, Stilk Life etc,, DS, he's perfect if the audience wants weird noises, screeches, like a scene from The Exorcist but not as jolly, Loved the guy all my life from 78 Adolescent Sex tour up to Sons of Pioneers, I'm 56 soon, so I've seen very different stages of depression creep in and a Dark cloud over sadly, A Troubled Genius we won't see grace a stage again RIp Mick Karn Thanks for your video
You're absolutely right about Whose Trip . . .