Wicked long weekend ahead!

Its August in England when you get a nice long bank weekend seemingly for no other reason than to make the most of the summer! And with the promise of good weather, let it begin! 

What with all the annual London events going down on the Aug bank holiday weekend... SW4 on Saturday for the cream of the world's top DJs right on Clapham Common and the Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, Europe's biggest street festival, for all the Caribbean flair and fun you could ever want!

So if your bank hol weekend days are full with experiencing such London life, then pack your weekend even tighter with some great SA music going down around the capital in the nights! Tonight, probably as I type... (yes, guilty as charged of being home on a Friday night) are Joburg rockers Starseed, always a good night out and what great guys, and also in London from tonight until next week are the Parlos, making a small residency at the Water Rats in Kings Cross. The Parlotones, with their minimal tear-effect make-up and maximum stage personas are great to get up close and personal with, one of those bands worth physically watching in the flesh and not just listening to from the back of a sweaty crowd! And also up tonight are London-based SA band The Colonies. I must admit I dont know their stuff besides a brief listen on their MySpace, but it is on the to do list to get down to one of their gigs!

And while that's about all I have to say for now, except to add that I have had the pleasure of joining thee funniest group on Facebook so far! *Finally* someone is using Facebook creatively and not just creating endless mind-numbing groups with no relevant updates or reason, other than to ascertain how many friends they can attain and people they can annoy!

And the worthy group's name is... ta da, dadadaaaa..

Ryan Koriya Musician on a Mission: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4576119036

Go check out what he has to say, have a listen to what he's working on musically and see what talents this boy has been hiding up his sleeve as he creates his take of Borat on bloggings and facebook groupings! Ingenius stuff! This is a space to watch indeed. Book mark his MySpace, join his facebook group and go meet him at a gig! Ryan Koriya or 'Ryax' is as real as it gets, and super talented too!

Rock on Ryax's rendition of Borat!
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