Marc Latilla
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New weekly music discovery blog starts today
Today is the start of my new music discovery blog. Once a week on a Tuesday I’ll post three songs I love that I came across the previous week with appropriate links. You can follow the blog or the Facebook page via the links below. Three Song Tuesday blog Three Song Tuesday Facebook page Let’s… Read more
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Dead Kennedys artwork
While paging through a stack of newspapers and magazines I found in the cellar of a house in Parktown that was about to be demolished in 2011 – I found the source for an image from Dead Kennedys iconic album ‘Give me convenience or give me death’ The publications were all from 1952 – 1956… Read more
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Kitcheners presents: Mixed Bag Saturday
A last-minute DJ set confirmation for what will be my last of 2013. Join me, Sassquatch, Plaat Japie and The Beard for a Mixed Bag Saturday on 28th Dec 2013 at Kitcheners in Braamfontein (Cnr Juta & De Beer Str). It really is a ‘anything goes’ kinda night where we play a mish-mash of what… Read more
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reJHB – My JHBLive monthly feature starts this week
Starting this week, JHBlive are running a series of monthly historical features I’ve written about Johannesburg. These features are loosely connected to my blog on the history of Johannesburg that I use for research for a new comic script I’m writing. The first feature on the the brief history of Johannesburg’s cemeteries can be read… Read more
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Sharon Tandy’s Birthday
*Update: Heard the sad new today (23 March 2015) that Sharon Tandy passed away over the weekend after a long illness. Condolences to Wendy Crabb and her family* REFORM! party playlist favourite Sharon Tandy turns 70 today (18 September). The South African singer (born Sharon Finkelstein) achieved success in the UK on the 60s and… Read more
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Tonight: Reform Vinyl Social
Charles Leonard & I are back for the second installment of our monthly Reform Vinyl Social where be basically play a bunch of our records to a crowded room of people drinking special beer (and other tasty beverages). It’s on tonight 5 September 2013 at (44) Stanley Beer Yard in Auckland Park from 7pm. Old… Read more
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Grietfest stages and line-up
Here are the stages and bands/DJs for the Johannesburg Grietfest on Saturday 31 August. I’ll be on the Hi5 stage playing the 9pm – 11pm slot. Super-excited to be playing in such great company! Here is the Hi5 stage line-up for the day: Read more
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Grietfest 2013 DJ set
Honored to be playing a set with old friends at this years Johannesburg Grietfest on the Hi5 Cosmic Caravan stage. We’re going to be providing a bit of indiebleepfreakoutrocknroll to level things out sonically. It’s happening on Saturday 31 August 2013 at Town Hall in Newtown. Check out the links below for the rest of… Read more
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First REFORM! party of 2013
We’re back with our first proper REFORM! party of 2013 spinning our usual eclectic mix of 50s -00s soul, funk, reggae, townshipjive, girlgroups, springbokradiohits, swingjazz, new wave, vintagedisco and other oddities. We start at 7pm playing some laid back whiskey sippin’ tunes until the dance floor takes hold around 10ish until the 4am close. Entrance… Read more
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