7 weeks til 2008?

I heard something scary today... a wake-up call really! Most of us will take it in different ways, but at the realisation of 7 WEEKS 'TIL 2008, one is left to wonder how one will best spend this time, and what one still has to tick off the '2007 To Do' before we can launch fully into 2008!

I for one am excited by the thought of 2008. Partly cos it has a good ring to it (and 8 is my lucky number), but also cos I was once told by a palm reader in Thailand years ago that 2004-2008 would be dark years for me, and that 2008 would see a new phase. Hmmmm... funny how something so irrelevant stuck in my brain.

But pressing pause on looking forward, lets make the most of what's left. And when it comes to SA music in and around London, there is loads of it!

First up is Just Jinjer who feature in this weeks South African paper with a few Q&A's and 3 things you probably didn't know about Just Jinjer! They will be rocking their usual venue at the Shepherds Bush Walkabout next week Wednesday and Thursday!

Also coming soon are the SAMA Best Rock Album 2007 winners, Cassette, who will be playing a Monday gig at the Halfmoon on the 26 November! Having reviewed their album in the South African only last week, I am very much amped to get some of their groove live and in my ears. Their debut album is a fabulous one for sure! Check it out!

And in light of new years ahead and old ones past, it was with much interest that I read a message from Rory Eliot and the Reason (ex-Plush), stating that their Evolution is complete and that they will, from now on, be officially called Plush, again. Sometimes its good to stick with what works!

And sometimes its good to try something new! If it is new you're after, then head on down to the Aardvark this Sunday for a SA charity music event called "I Can Move", in aid of a quadriplegic charity in South Africa! The day kicks off at 10am and goes on through to 2030, with Dorp headlining and closing this SA day! But even Dorp is a common name around here on the gig blog! Lots of other artists to check out - Feral Sun, User2beSyris, Nadia Walsh and Dave Diss... should be a good day with many a Savanna and Castle on hand too!

So check out the gig blog listings, and most importantly- watch this space!

Rock on Movember,
x

ps. Anyone out there growing a mo (aka a 'tash) for the charity who renamed this month in aid of charity?