Feature: "Let's Dance. No, Thank You" (Electronic Beats)

I'm not much of a dancer. "When someone invites me to go clubbing, I shudder and break out in cold sweats. This might seem odd, but until you’ve been questioned about epilepsy whilst freaking out to Prince, or have reached for a non-existent hand when attempting an archaic prance, you cannot understand my fear." Electronic Beats asked me to elaborate. Click the pic to find out more.

Feature: "Let's Dance. No, Thank You" (Electronic Beats)

Feature: The New Sound Of Southern Rock (Electronic Beats)

And so, as the World Cup rumbles on, here's a look at the emerging indie rock scene within the host nation's borders, including interviews with Dear Reader and BLK JKS.

"Interest in South Africa’s ‘alternative’ musical scene hasn’t just been absent the last few years: it never even existed. Naming bands from Australia to Iceland is little challenge, but coming up with even one from South Africa whose roots lie in what we recognise as ‘alternative’ music was, until now, next to impossible."

Feature: The New Sound Of Southern Rock (Electronic Beats)