Cutting Jade

The Original Cutting Jade formed in 1998, a long, long time ago, proving today that not much will get in their way. The music runs thick, and it runs deep. Their debut album So There We Were singled them out as one of the hottest new rock acts... More »

Underbelly

Underbelly formed in 2001 in Witbank with Etienne Olivier on vocals, Graham Calderhead on guitars, Graeme Collcut on drums and Emma Collcut on bass (the band was then known as “Papercutâ€?). Most of this year was spent on playing local rock shows... More »

Pestroy

Jo'burg five piece fires off a wicked second salvo of rap-metal ordnance. Pestroy may well be the best rock band in SA, generating a live buzz unrivalled since the Nudies' heyday, when every second babe wanted to gargle Arno's DNA. They capture the live... More »

Novacaine

Novacaine was started in 2003 originally as Tokyo Frank, a project that evolved from the remains of the defunct Four Ounce Freedom. After vocalist Dino Giovanoni contacted drummer Janlo van den Heever (ex-Maywar) via Hanu de Jong, they started working on... More »