Category Archive: DJ Mixes

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

Music of 2017

My annual favourite music list is ready to go, albeit a little late by my standards. It was a great year for new music, and I found myself checking out other year end… Continue reading

The Junction

The Junction, originally on the corner of Bree and Claim Street, was owned by Shayne Leith who previously owned Decodance in Market Street (which eventually became Le Club). It opened in 1988 and… Continue reading

Running from the sun

A tristful winter playlist for those bleak days when the lingering cold bites. It’s almost over. Grit. Clench. Friction. Features Sharon Van Etten, Grace Jones, Velvet Underground, Keaton Henson, Bat for Lashes, Yazoo,… Continue reading

Scants Laserdrome

Scants opened on the 19th August 1983 at 180 Fox Street. The owners, Stan Herson and Bruce Kennedy would later go on to open Heaven, but this was the pair’s first foray into… Continue reading

I got sunburnt waiting for the jets to land

Have a listen to my new mix up on http://www.mixcloud.com or listen via the player below:   The title came from the Sparklehorse’s ‘Piano fire’ featuring PJ Harvey. The rest came together over… Continue reading

Cellardoor 10th Anniversary Live Mix

It was 10 years ago this month (14 Oct 2005 to be exact) when Cellardoor threw its first monthly party. It was a Friday night at Horror Cafe in Newtown and I think… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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.… Continue reading