Marc Latilla
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REFORM party time
We’re back with our first Reform party of 2015 and it’s right in the middle of Easter weekend. Charles and I play our 6 decade spanning mix of soul, raregroove, springbokpop, townshipjive, reggae, nigeria70s, swingjazz, vintagedisco, new wave, girlgroups and other oddities. Kitcheners in Braamfontein (Cnr Juta and De Beer Str) Sat 4 April form… Read more
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History of theatres in Johannesburg
JHBlive have published an edited version of my piece on the history of theatres, bioscopes and cinemas in early Johannesburg. Here is the link. The site publish a weekly e-mail highlighting all the great events and things to do in Johannesburg (there are mailers for Durban and Cape Town too). Sign up here. The original… Read more
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Best of 2014
As usual, I’ve not even scratched the surface of all the releases this year (I never do). This is what I’ve loved these last 12 months through my over-complicated music discovery regime. Here are two mixes that cover selected tracks from both best albums and tracks lists: Stream Winter Daydreaming or download Stream Summer Dancing… Read more
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Final REFORM! party for 2014
Our final kick for 2014 takes place at our regular hangout at Kitcheners in Juta Street in Braamfontein on Saturday 6 December 2014. We start easing in at 6pm in what is the probably the best time of year: that point when everything is starting to wind down, final touches to plans are being made,… Read more
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Heaven mixtapes
Heaven was a nightclub that ran from 14 June 1985 to the end of 1987 in Johannesburg at 165 Marshall Street. Many will know this address as being that of the original Doors nightclub that opened in 1990 and operated there for many years before moving to Edenvale. Between Heaven and The Doors, two other… Read more
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Lost Braamfontein
My latest historical piece for JHBlive on ‘Lost Braamfontein’ was published recently. Check out the abridged JHBLive piece here or the full post here. For the full (ongoing) history of Braamfontein and other early suburbs in JHB, visit my blog Johannesburg1912. It’s full of rare photos and some interesting then-and-now comparisons of early Johannesburg. Read more
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REFORM! party time
We’re back with the next REFORM! Sound System party on Saturday 4 October 2014 at Kitcheners in Braamfontein It’s hard to believe Charles Leonard and I started this all just 5 years ago. We originally did a monthly Thursday night slot and used only the small bar area of Kitcheners. As the night got popular… Read more
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Behind the scenes
A couple of updates: My new post on the history of Braamfontein is up at www.johannesburg1912.wordpress.com. I’ve also gone back and added some new pictures and information to older posts, most notably to the history of theatres. JHBlive posted an excerpt focusing on Kitcheners from the above blog here The next REFORM! party is happening… Read more
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REFORM! – The next edition
It’s hard to believe this is our first REFORM! party for 2014. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that…but we’re super excited to back, so please pull through if you’re in the area. If you’re a REFORM! virgin, check out this link for a bunch of mixes to stream (some are live from… Read more
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Best of 2013 mixes
I’ve taken all my best tracks from 2013 and put together three DJ mixes. The first two, COMEDOWN and INDIE, are below (follow the links) I’ll post details of the third mix after it’s aired on 5FM’s Ultimix@6. Based on the decent feedback from last years 2012 BLEEPMIX, I decided to do another all-dance mix.… Read more
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