By BRUCE DENNILL Deacon Blue are appearing in South Africa for the first time in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Singer and chief songwriter Ricky Ross (pictured, third from left) talks about his musical journey. During Covid downtime, your recorded...
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Nik Rabinowitz Is Over It! / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg The title of comedian Nik Rabinowitz’s latest stand-up (or sit-down, as is mostly the case here) show refers...
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Jeremy Thompson’s autobiography Breaking News tells the story of a 50-year career in media – a rare thing at any point in history but possibly something that will be almost impossible...
By BRUCE DENNILL Leo Sayer is a people person. He arrives in the foyer of the Johannesburg hotel where we meet five minutes early and is greeted by name by the concierge. He returns the compliment, giving the man a long, two-handed handshake and swapping...
By BRUCE DENNILL Robin Auld kicks off his latest album with an old-fashioned blues lick that makes Caleb’s Calling, a new song, feel immediately warm, comfortable and familiar. The ability to do that is one of Auld’s strengths, with his particular spin on the...