Music of 2024

My favourite albums and tracks of 2024. Check out the playlist links to listen to them all

Lower Park Drive 3am

Moody night time driving playlist and the story behind it

Italo Disco

A throwback playlist to Italo Disco and Johannesburg nightlife in the 1980s

Best of 2023

My 2023 albums and tracks of the year featuring Slowdive, Health, PJ Harvey, Fever Ray, Brutus, bar italia, Sigur Ros, Morena Leraba, Daughter, Boygenius, OXN, Mitski, Rev. Kristin Michael Hayter, Bonnie Prince Billy, Dengue Fever, Lankum, Lucy Kruger, Chelsea Wolfe, Crow Baby, and others

Best of 2022

My personal musical loves of 2022. These lists are not for everyone, but if you know me and have some crossover in taste, you’re sure to find something interesting. There’s a lot of… Continue reading

Tokyo Star Melville DJ Mix

Between 2007 and 2010 I played countless Thursday night sets at the Tokyo Star in 4th Avenue Melville (plus later, a few in Greenside) and was privileged to share those with some amazing… Continue reading

Best of 2021

My annual roundup of new music discovered throughout the year in the all familiar two-list fashion: one uptempo, and the other one leaning more to…well…let’s just call it ‘sad bastard’ music. I managed… Continue reading

Best of 2020

My annual round-up of music that did it for me. This year was a decent split between heavy post-punk, shoegaze, and imaginary soundtrack music. Neubauten made a stylish comeback this year. A. A.… Continue reading

Fat Franks Southern Diner

  Fat Franks Southern Diner was a cajun restaurant in Braamfontein where I worked between 89-91.   The music was a huge part of the experience. The shift always started with Ella &… Continue reading

My 20 albums of the Decade 2010-2018

Decade lists have never been my thing, but since I have around 9 concurrent years’ worth of BEST OF lists, it was relatively simple going back and picking the 20 albums from 2010-2018… Continue reading