music, life and MUSIC

We have moved...

2010-10-24T13:11:00.000+02:00

I realise that I should have done this a while ago. Here is the new blog: Invincible Porcelain

Come on over and play :)

I must be a masochist...

2010-08-02T23:11:00.014+02:00

I figure I really must be a masochist...

I seem to really like inflicting pain on myself. No its not the way you are thinking. I love fashion and not street fashion but high fashion., Which is why you will see Vogue Mags in my house. I have not always been into fashion but I find as I get older I really appreciate amazing clothes.

I seem to love fashion that I can not afford right now maybe one day when I grow up hee hee hee. You could never go wrong with a little bit of Marc Jacobs,Vivienne Westwood, a little bit of Vera Wang, Gucci, Giles Deacon... I could carry on forever but I have to say that out of all "living" the designers I really really really LOVE one Donna Karan. Her clothes speak to me, I figure if i was all grown up and could afford them, my wardrobe would be full of Donna Karan clothes.

This is her spring 2010 collection please tell me if you don't think these are just amazing clothes. I love clothes that celebrate a woman's body and I think Donna Karan clothes would make any woman look fabulous!!!

Check this:

Black Porcelain often says that if I don't watch it I am going to end up in the poor house because of my taste but I say I just need to win the LOTTO and I will be set for life. You will probably see me sitting front row at the fashion shows - JUST YOU WATCH!

Peace and love my peeps.

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Brenda Fassie)

2010-07-28T23:33:00.002+02:00

Don't ask me what made me think of this gem by Brenda Fassie, because I don't know. All I know is that she fascinated me as a kid and I used to love watching these kids at their 'wedding'.

I truly believe that she served a very important purpose and none of her struggles were in vain. Her smile was so REAL.

PS- those crying kids are killing me lol
PSS - I haven't been to a wedding ko kasi in a while. Someone needs to get married real quick. And please don't have your wedding at a fancy place. I want a tent in the hood lmbao

Money, money,money ooh aaahh

2010-07-27T00:12:00.002+02:00

I have never been wealthy, but I have always been able to afford my rent, car payments etc. I even had a savings account many ages ago. I have never been poor either: never had to go without a meal, always had a roof over my head etc. So money was not a factor in my 'comfortable' life until....

This journey has made things less than comfortable for me (financially). I never thought I had to decide whether I should buy new pants, because I look like a hobo, or have 2 more studio sessions. I never thought I would be looking at (body) lotions prices and seeing which one is cheaper lol.

I have had some people ask me why I don't approach a label or a sponsour or find a rich sugar daddy... Okay, maybe the not the sugar daddy, but you get what I'm saying.The reason I used up all my savings, gotten a loan etc is because this is my journey. I have a very specific vision for how I want things to be and I don't want any interference so early in the process.

A few years ago when I was just starting out. I met a guy who wanted to help me out. Lets call him D. Bagerry. So D. Bagerry had all the right connections and was musically inclined and he had a business on the side and he was a from a wealthy family AND he was a know-it-all. I was so glad that someone was offering help, because I really didn't know where to start. Alarm bells started going off when he suggested I change my name. He said all the worlds biggest stars had names that were easy to say and something about the number of syllables or some crack pot B.S.

I said no to the name change and we moved on. Before I knew it he had written songs for me that were not really what I had in mind for myself. I couldn't write songs, so I thought I'd give it a try. When I failed to be who he wanted me to be he accused me of being a crappy singer and demanded everything back. I was so hurt because all I was looking for was a little bit of help and validation... Which was the problem.

I wanted someone to hold my hand and show me how things worked. Instead I got D.Bagerry and egg on my face. So on we moved and eventually learned how to write songs etc. The moral of the story is: no matter how great the intention is. As soon as somebody has put money into something, they want to give their opinion and input. And in most cases they will expect you to make those changes.

I reserve the right to tell people to EFF off if they try to tell me how to realise my vision. I am the one wearing old jeans, putting on cheap lotion and buying my greens at fruit and veg city... Therefore I am the one who has the last say. On the surface it may seem like 'money' stuff, but its really me taking ownership of my destiny. For now I will be juggling finances, putting a hold on Veuve and sushi days and be checking prices of lotion.

I sleep better knowing that whether my album makes it or bombs, it was my OWN.

Gratitude

2010-07-23T00:36:00.001+02:00

"When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears."

-Anthony Robbins

Today was amazing. There are really no words that can express how fuflfilling it is to spend more than 12 hours of the day doing what you love. After spending many hours at the Red Bull Studios, I went to do the radio show. Tomorrow is my last day in the studio and we are shooting an EPK of sorts.

There are so many reasons why I shouldn't be happy, but there are just as many reason why I should be happy.

Way-back-When-Wednesday (Montell Jordan)

2010-07-21T23:15:00.002+02:00

I was singing this song a couple of days ago and I just HAD to post it here.

OMW! I love the plastic on the couches, the dance moves... I love it all. I still love this song lmbao. I NEED that gigantic gold chain that the woman, at the dinner table, is wearing. For real!!

So many surprises

2010-07-21T00:04:00.000+02:00

I dont know whether I mentioned this, but this week I'm recording a few songs at the Red Bull Studios. And the whole set up is so cool. I'm collaborating with Oltak (an amazing music maker!!) and one of the nicest DJ/producers Audiophile021 (pictured below)

Anyway, yesterday I was on my way out of the studio when I see these CD's by the door. Being the cat who never gets tired of being chased by that sadistic hit-man a.ka. curiosity, I picked one up. It turns out its a compilation of songs made in the Red Bull studios. So Steve (Audiophile021) says 'Ja just take it. You're featured as well'.

Last year I attended the Red Bull Music Academy Taster and put vocals on a DJ MX track called 'Like I see you'. That is the track featured on there. I was so pleasantly surprised. Here I was, feeling so sorry for myself just a few weeks ago. Not knowing that my voice was being heard. Check out my name below (hee he he he he)

Then a few days ago, DJ MX sends me an email. He released the song as part of an EP (Like I see you) and the EP has already made its way up to 21 on the Afrodesia charts. Its only been on there for a week. I'm so happy for MX, because he is also just one of the nicest, most hard working and sincere guys I know. Check out his EP here.

Love to you Beautiful Ones :)

Never ending story

2010-07-20T00:27:00.001+02:00

I am back AGAIN and this time I have a good reason for having gone away.

It seems that making this album is going to take longer. I mean... I knew it was going to take a while, but I was not prepared for HOW LONG it would actually take. I think I stopped blogging because I didn't know what to say. I would imagine a bunch of posts saying "still recording... Still anxious... Not sure how I'm affording this..." don't make for a very interesting blog.

I think I also went through a little bit of a depression. All this money was being poured into a-never-ending-project and I was in a constant state of creating. The manager (Ms Marcee) suggested I take a break... Which I could, because the money well was drying up fast anyway.

This is in no way meant to be a depressing post. I am no longer depressed and I have decided to celebrate all my mini victories. So here goes:

We have 3 COMPLETE songs (mixed, mastered & ready for consumption)

The first single (Are you listening) was described as 'ground breaking' by a reviewer

I recorded 5 more songs, with producer 1, that are soon to be mixed etc.

I performed at a friends company launch 2 months ago and the audience was pleasantly surprised and so lovely to perform to (see pics below)

I am in the Red Bull studios this week, working on some out-of-my-comfort-zone tracks

We are shooting a video next month (for 'Aching Head') and the if the treatment is anything to go by... *blowing my own horn*

The shoot for the sleeve is happening next week and I'm really excited about it. It makes me feel that we are getting closer to completion.

I am nervous and excited about the road ahead. I will definitely keep you posted *wink*

Im in love with a dead man

2010-04-12T16:14:00.013+02:00

I'm in love with a dead man and the sad thing is I didn't even know him...

When Alexander McQueen was announced dead I was surprised as to how much people were going on about him. I didn't know who this man was so I decided to investigate. After I saw these two pics, I knew I was onto a good thing. Once I got into my investigation I really wished I was filthy rich. Dp you see why?

I have recently accepted that I love high fashion and the art of making clothes so I hope you understand that when I say I am in love with Alexander McQueen, he had an amazing mind. He really was a fashion genius. He used wonderful colours and textures, he wasn't afraid to explore and delve deep into his mind. I swear if I was rich I would buy as many items of clothing and shoes I can.

I really am in love with a dead gay man, I think Marc Jacobs Will have to wait till I get over my crush.

He was born 17 March 1969 and died 11 February 2010. He worked as the head designer of Givenchy before founding Alexander McQueen label. I'm heart broken that I never got to meet him... Do you see why I am so in love???

Iron Man tooo?

2010-04-11T17:44:00.000+02:00

Its no secret that this year has been amazing so far. I have so much to be grateful for, but not everyone wants to hear it. In the past 2 months I've been listening to friends lament about boring jobs, cheating men, lack of men, too much debt and even the fact that Usher calls himself 'Daddy' (true story).

So I figured maybe 2010 is not a great year for a lot of people. Well... This is not true for Robert Downey Jnr a.k.a my inner-little-boys-favourite-marvel-character-come-to-life: IRON MAN! Yes. Iron Man 2 is just a month away from release. When I went to go see the first one, I wasn't really expecting anything marvelous. But I was pleasantly surprised.

Seeing the trailer made me believe that Iron Man will have some hard times, I wouldn't want Mickey Rourke as my nemesis, but he will triumph. Yep. 2010 is a good year for both Iron Man and myself. Watch the trailer it will definitely excite your inner-little-boy. Mine is running around the room screaming 'when can we go see it? Is it on tomorrow mom?'

Cape Town Gals

2010-04-10T22:52:00.001+02:00

I am originally from Jozi and I will always be a Jozi girl. But I live in Cape Town and recently I was interviewed by one very smart and ridiculously sexy woman: Cape Town Girl.

I recently did an interview with her (pic above) and it was fantastic. Check it out HERE.

I have just recently started getting into all things girly: lip gloss, mascara, sexy high heels and ROUGE (aka red lipstick). So it was absolutely amazing to be interviewed by a lover of day spa's, designer sunglasses and lounges around in lingerie.

I am really loving this journey. It keeps getting better ;)

Slip

2010-04-08T23:57:00.000+02:00

A while ago I worked with a very talented musician friend of mine (Richard tha 3rd) and he played a beat for me that I couldn't resist. A line appeared from the darkness of my mind and wouldn't leave me alone.

I asked him to put the beat on a memory stick for me and took it home. At home the magic happened. 2 weeks later we finally made it into studio and SLIP was born. My manager is crazy about this track. Absolutely CRAZZEEEEE about it.

Check it out here and let me know what you think.

I love the artwork that is displayed on the site for the track. So absolutely 'Porcelain'... Yeah, I said it.

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Keith Murray)

2010-04-07T23:26:00.002+02:00

I did say that I was some-what of a Def Squad fan. Nothing makes me smile like this song. Makes me feel like a sexy little Nosh... Why does that sound dirty?! LMBAO

New Year?

2010-04-07T23:20:00.000+02:00

Yes it is a brand new year and I'm about 4 months late with this post. I have to be the worst blogger in the history of bloggery (hee hee). It is has been a happy new year indeed. Lots of changes, but good ones.

After last years fuckery: unemployment, depression and trying to complete an album, I feel amazing and shiny and new. Although I must admit there was some amazing things that happened last year as well. Like the Beyonce-Black Porcelain-Katy Perry gwan and doing amazing performances as well.

I have left my toxic job and looking forward to launching the album. Honestly so much stuff has happened that I cannot write it all in one post. Otherwise it would be a novel. so I will start with the 'dreaded' promo pics.

When we first started out, we released the EP as a trial and it rushed through the sleeve photoshoot. This time around, my manager and I decided to really take our time with the look, make up etc. So here is the Before and After. Its not quite Extreme Make-over but hey...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Yeezy)

2009-12-09T21:35:00.001+02:00

It seems like just yesterday when I first heard College Dropout, while I was in Varsity. Before then I sort of dabbled in hip hop as a seedling. I only really started growing when I heard that album.

EW just named it album of the year and I agree 100%. This is how Kanye feels about it.

The first song I'd ever heard (off the album) was Through the wire and I was hooked.

No lie, I love Chaka Khan's 'Through the fire', so that sample may have had something to do with it :)

Dead or Alive?

2009-12-04T21:58:00.000+02:00

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!

Its been ages, since I visited my own blog. There is definitely no excuse for it, but I have been hard at work on the album and myself as well. This has definitely been a year of growth and lots of surprises. I will fill you in later :)

So the new album is almost done & on Monday I released the 1st single 'Are you listening'. You can buy it HERE (and you can pre-listen, so you know what you are getting).

ARE YOU LISTENING...

So now you know that I'm alive. Let me know what you think :)

The King is GONE!!!

2009-06-26T05:10:00.002+02:00

There will never be another, but he has paved the way for many others... Myself included :)

Funeral Blues

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,

Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,

Silence the pianos and with muffled drum

Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead

Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.

Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,

Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,

My working week and my Sunday rest,

My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;

I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,

Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,

Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;

For nothing now can ever come to any good.

W.H. Auden

The King has left the building... But he will NEVER DIE!!

Ms Knowles Ego remix ft the greatest...

2009-06-17T03:35:00.001+02:00

Yeah I said it, Kanye is one of the 'Greatest' in my humble opinion. Love the verse!

Find more videos like this on The Celebrity Network

Friday tune for girls & guys

2009-06-12T20:57:00.005+02:00

I've just added a Lauryn Hill song to my set list and I thought a song Ms Hill would be the perfect Friday song. Hoowee we miss you Lauryn. I know she's gonna come back better and badder. She is the truth.

It's Friday so girls watch out for the guys who only want THAT THING that thing...

See you at the gig!!

The dreaded promo pics

2009-06-11T20:55:00.000+02:00

So in a few days I'm going to shoot my new promo pics.

The new single is being released in August and the truth is that my look has changed and the sound has gotten bigger and better so using those old promo pics wont do.

Plus some people have told me that the old pictures we re too plain and hey made me look old. Geez who wants to look old? LOL. So now I have an opportunity to do it all over again. By the way the photographer who took the previous pics is a complete darling. I would def work with her again :)

Pressure!! I'm not exactly ANTM and I never know what to do when people are taking pictures of me. I'm such a dork I just start laughing.

PS - I cant wait to get back into studio :)

PSS- I'm thinking of getting a really GREAT SA producer to rework 2 of my demo tracks. Will let you know once I've had a chat with him :)

PSSS- Why cant I take lovely pics like the one below LMBAO? It looks amazing!

Album Update

2009-06-10T19:15:00.001+02:00

So I've been a horrible little blogger for so long and I'm gonna try and redeem myself with this update.

A few posts ago (read a few years ago) I said that the name of the album has changed to Invincible Summer. I know Common's album Universal Mind Control was initially going to be called Invincible Summer. No, I didnt steal the title from Common. I actually got it from a quote by Albert Camus

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."

That quote was just so relevant, especially after I had gotten dismissed from my job a while back. Everything seemed to be falling apart and it was only my love for music and writing that seemed to cheer me up. So I changed the album name from Unveiled to Invincible Summer.

I will be going back to studio next month and the first single will be ready for August. I already know what the fisrt single will be and I'm super excited!!!

Red Bull Music Academy Taster

It's happening in the first week of July. So super excited :)

Me with my Red Bull Music Academy shirt on :)

Gigs

I'll be doing a few gigs while I'm recording the album:

14 June @ Fogeys

18 July @ Catu

See you there!!!

So now you know what's going on my side of things. Be blessed!

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Groove theory)

2009-06-10T19:13:00.000+02:00

Okay this was MY SONG! Hoooo I sang this song almost every day for a year!!

Ultimate hook up song! Yessir!

Some advice

2009-06-10T13:45:00.002+02:00

Apologies for ridiculous silence. I'm in the thick of things right now. Just thought I'd share this:

Some advice from a great producer. Use it or lose it :)

Such a big ego...

2009-05-25T19:05:00.000+02:00

I loved this song when I heard it at the beginning of the year. They dont call her the 'mighty Beyonce' for nothing. This one gets a pass from me.

Beyonce - Ego

Sometimes things dont have to be so complicated. Love it!!

I'm ecstatic!!!

2009-05-24T17:28:00.000+02:00

I've been away a long time, working hard at making my dreams come true.

I have AMAZING news:

I was chosen to be on of 20 people in the country to take part in a Red Bull Music Academy Taster in the first week of July. I am soooo excited because its going to be a week of learning more about music as well collaborating with other musos. Yipeeeee!!

I even went out an bought a pair of shoes to celebrate my good news. How gorgeous are they?

Me in my Red Bull Academy T-shirt and brand new shoes

My other good news is that I am going into studio to finish what I started a few months ago (before I got fired & screwed over by a slippery promoter): recording the album. The name of the album has changed as well. More about that later.

I LOOOOVE cake wrecks!

2009-05-18T20:19:00.000+02:00

Sorry for silence. As per usual, there is good news then bad news then good news then bad news etc etc. I wont bore you with the details.

While Marcee and I were over at cake wrecks we spotted a classic post. I laughed so hard for so long... OMG!

Okay so Dilbert fans will know more about this than me, but apparently his dog loves exorcising people of their stupidity.

Some people wanted that quote on their co-workers cake and got this instead:

Stupity LMBAO! Hoo.. heeee. haaa.. heee.. hoooo

My discovery- Khaled Hosseini

2009-05-11T21:06:00.000+02:00

I read a lot and there was a time that Caz and I didn't have a TV so we have gone through a lot of books.

I have just read The Kite Runner and before that I read A Thousand Splendid Suns. I was moved by both books to say the least! It's been a while since I have reads books that moved me. I mean I laughed, cried and got angry, really there was a point I wanted to get in the book and a beat a few people up!!!

Khaled is a great writer, when I read these books I lived with the characters. Okay enough said just go read them, you'll know what I'm talking about.

I'm note sure if I want to go watch the movie though... I read the Da Vinci Code and love loved it and then I saw the movie talk about anti-climax!!! Okay maybe I will go watch it, I'm a sucker for torture! I digress, GO READ THESE BOOKS!

I think I dig the Kid

2009-05-11T20:31:00.000+02:00

I love music and I love music videos even more!!!

I have been hearing about this guy for a while now but I wasn't really paying attention. Until I heard the song "poke her face" on Kanye's blog, then I started paying attention.

I saw this video the other day and I love it. I think I hear this song in my sleep. Check it out and tell me what you think.

The song is called Day 'n' Night

Tidal Waves ROCK!!!

2009-05-09T22:43:00.003+02:00

I have their album Afrika and I love the entire album. I saw their video for Rapolotiki just now at Mahala. Had to post it. Love these guys.

Way-back-when-Wednesday (SWV)

2009-05-06T20:03:00.000+02:00

Oh my goodness, it's been a while since I've even thought about SWV.

There wasn't a girl my age who didn't know the words to this song. I remember how horrified I was the first time I saw Coko's nails. I had never seen anything like that in my entire life. I remember thinking that she obviously doesn't have to wash dishes or scrub the floors LMBAO!!

SWV - Weak

Good performances, bad pictures LOL!!

2009-05-05T19:30:00.000+02:00

Okay, so I've had a great time this past week. But we have unfortunately been very bad at capturing these moments. So here are the bad pics for these past amazing days.

That is me opening for LKJ. Marcee was out in the crowd hence bad pics SMH forever.

LKJ, we were 'backstage' hence the halfway decent pic

Me jamming to 'more time'. I couldnt keep still

Pics of the crowd... Why Marcee? Why?

Last minute rehearsal at Rickys church on Sunday.

And me up on stage at Best Ugly... At least I think that's me... Sigh.

Oh My Legend!!!

2009-05-04T16:50:00.004+02:00

So winter is creeping in and Cape Town has been rainy the last few days.Everyone I know seems to be buying soup, I was never into soup until I got to Cape town. Now as soon as I see a grey cloud, all I seem to think about is soup.

People are diving deep deep into their wardrobes to get their coats,boots,Polonecks etc....

It happened that on one of those rainy days, Caz and I were on the internets doing research. We decided to check out blogs, you know visit friends...

And there he was in his golden glory!!! Oh my, the sun seemed to come out and it was was summer again...Yes summer was back and why you may ask? Please see below...

Please behold the Legend that is John. Need I say more!

I just have to thank the good folks at A tribe Called Next
This the perfect way to say goodbye to summer and also a promise of things to come.

My first cover (Your LMG)

2009-04-29T19:26:00.000+02:00

Yesterday I found out I was number 2 on the UCT Radio chart and today I bring more good news.

I'm on the cover of the May issue of YourLMG. It comes out on Thursday, but I thought I'd let you see it before tomorrow:

I was feeling really ill on the day but Mike (Mr LMG) and Jacqui (photographer) were so sweet to me. THANKS GUYS!

I was wearing a hot LBD under that kimono :)

This was a few hours before I stood in line for an hour to vote. It was a great day (even though I was feeling like a sick banana.

I'm re-reading 'The breakthrough experience' by Dr Demartini and he says that there is always balance in our lives. We are all happy and sad at the same time and to be depressed or elated is acknowledging one half of what you are feeling.

I TOTALLY agree with him. I'm feeling balanced because these amazing things are happening with my music and at the same time I am fighting quite possibly the toughest battle ever! I'm grateful for the good things and the bad things because they are keeping me present.

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Blackstreet & Foxy Brown)

2009-04-29T19:08:00.000+02:00

Way back when I thought Foxy brown was really ill... This song she did with Blackstreet used to be one of my favourites. Hooweee way back when :)

Between Beyonce and Katy Perry

2009-04-28T12:36:00.001+02:00

Okay, so I always thought being sandwiched between Josh Hartnett and Common would be heavenly (see Gods amazing work below)...

But I've changed my mind. Being sandwiched between Beyonce and Katy Perry is not half bad. Teacup is number 2 on the UCT radio charts. Yay!! I didn't even know I was on the charts! Yep, that completely cheered me up (was having a weird day).

1. Beyonce - "Halo"

2. Black Porcelain- "Teacup"

3. Katy Perry - Thinking of you

Yay!! Okay, back to work now...

On the road again

2009-04-27T23:53:00.005+02:00

Caz and I are always on the road, if it's not a meeting then it's rehearsals.

We always see weird and wonderful things and I always tell her that I wish I could blog about it. So she gave me space on her blog- yay Caz!!!

Like I said we were driving to lunch and we saw this wonderful car!!! It made me smile for days.

I made Caz drive closer so I can take pics :) It's a wonder that it is still moving - ha ha ha. I have never seen such an unroadworthy car in my life and the people in car didn't look like they feared for their lives at all.

I can't wait to take more pics so I can share them with you. Let me know what you think about this wonderful car (realy it is a wonder, it's STILL moving).

Introducing...

2009-04-27T23:22:00.001+02:00

Marcee Mondays!!

What/Who is Marcee?

LMBAO! We met when I was 12 and we have been inseparable ever since. She is my best friend and one of the first people to believe in my dreams. She kicks my ass when I get stroppy (is that an actual word), cries when I cannot and laughs at all my stupid jokes. She is the glue that often holds this broken Porcelain together.

Why????????

She loves technology and always has an opinion on my crappy posts. She even keeps track of how often I blog- no lies! So I gave her Mondays :)

Enjoy!!!

Okay I'm on twitter!!

2009-04-26T14:50:00.000+02:00

Yes... I finally gave in to peer pressure and now I'm on Twitter.

I didn't actually make the decision. My technology-loving manager did and I'm gonna leave it to her to figure out how it works LOL! I'm not completely technology loving and I have so much going on in my life right now (good and bad).

Well follow me and I'll follow you? That is how it works right? Give me a month to figure this twitter stuff out k?

I'm tweeting over here: twitter.com/blckporcelain

This is my theme song - AMAZING!!!

2009-04-26T14:33:00.003+02:00

I'm soooooo impressed. NOW I will go spend my hard earned money on 808's and heartbreak Mr West

Kanye West ft Young Jeezy 'Amazing'

This just might turn out to be my fav track of 2009. Wow!!

Shahrukh Khan!!

2009-04-21T00:07:00.001+02:00

Yes, you read right. I'm big on Bollywood movies and I have a tiny crush on actor Shahrukh Khan. Ever since I saw him in the remake of Devdas! I love that he doesn't 'over act', he may get a little intense at times, but I dig that.

I'm watching Chak De India, a movie about hockey. I'm really enjoying Mr Khan (pun intended) LMBAO. He's alright. I'm enjoying the movie as well.

I read he was in the country... Eish, but he's in Bloem! And anyway, he is too old (read grown and sexy) for me. 43? I'm still a baby!

I lied

2009-04-19T20:19:00.001+02:00

Once in a while I hear someone sing and I go 'damn, I wish I could sing like that."

Now I know by now a lot of people have seen the clip of Susan Boyles and I teared up a little. But I just had a major GOOSE BUMP moment when I saw little Shaheen sing. Watch the clip below.

Byoooo-tee-ful!!!

I wish I could sing

2009-04-18T17:18:00.000+02:00

That's what I get from people, almost 80% of the time, as soon as I tell them that I sing.

Growing up singing was not a big deal, it was just something I did. I struggled to with finding my 'voice' for a bit when I was younger, but now I'm comfortable with the way I sound. I am thankful for my gift, but there is one skill I'm rather envious of... RAPPING!!

The first time I heard rap, I was like 'I wish I could do that'. I even tried: in PRIVATE, I guess I had a feeling I would suck LOL!! So I gave up on rapping, but I admire those who can, especially the females. Came across this clip (over at pinboard) of My Dynamite doing a version of Lauryn Hill's Doo-wop (that thing).

I love how she has made it her own. NICE!!

A Thousand Splendid Suns

2009-04-15T20:35:00.000+02:00

3 of my friends read the book and told me that I would love it. So when my friend Zoe was done with the book she dropped it off here and I started reading out of curiosity. I couldn't put the book down. I refused to cook and I got very creative at meal times. I had to balance my plate on my knee while I was sitting comfortably on the sofa with the book stuck to my face.

I laughed, I shouted at the book, cried, shook my head though some chapters etc.

PS- I am yet to read The Kite Runner (dont pull that face). Khaled Hosseini has my respect :)

Meet Joe Black

2009-04-05T22:38:00.004+02:00

Meet Joe Black is on TV and I'm quite loving watching it again. I guess having this damn TV connected does have it's benefits.

Peanut butter never looked tastier!!

The visit is going well. We are going to the putt putt place tomorrow- YAY!!!

Thanks MIO!!

2009-04-01T22:21:00.000+02:00

DON'T FORGET LINTON KWESI JOHNSON on the 1st of MAY in Cape Town. I will be the MC as well as performing there with my fab band.

Thanks to MIO for this.

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Way-back-when-Wednesday (Keith Murray)

2009-04-01T22:15:00.000+02:00

I LOOOOVE this song!! Def Squad's in charge!!!

Keith Murray - The most beautifullest thing in this world

the most beautifulest vocabulist...

All the way from Australia (thanks Nix)

2009-04-01T22:05:00.000+02:00

My birthday was last week and it could have been better... Sigh, but I still have a lot to be grateful for :)

So this week I got the best gift ever: a birthday card from my friend Nix. She got married earlier this year and I couldn't make it and a few days later she moved to Australia to be with her husband. I haven't seen her since my 3rd year in Varsity. We email each other all the time, but it would have been nice to see her.

She sent me a birthday card all the way from Australia. Yay me!!

I looooove cupcakes!

The Visit 2

2009-04-01T21:57:00.000+02:00

Okay, my niece and nephew are still here. There are good times (laughing, beach, singing etc) and really horrid times (teasing, crying, sulking etc.). I'm coping, although a friend of mine has said that this might be a great contraceptive LMBAO.

They've just brushed their teeth and are off to bed *thankful sigh*.

Today, we... Went to the beach.

I love the city that I live in. Cape Town is beautiful :)

This was huge for me because I'm not a big fan of the beach because you go there and take the beach home with you forever, there is sand in my car, bed, bra, ears, hair etc. Dammit!! But I had a good time :)

The most beautiful woman in the world

2009-03-29T20:56:00.000+02:00

...according to my dad (okay, besides my mom of course): ANITA BAKER!!!

Anita Baker - Caught up in the rapture

Okay, okay the video is a little... Uhmm ja!

Oh what the heck...

2009-03-29T20:24:00.000+02:00

I know I said a piece of furniture would be my Sunday sexy, but I'm a single girl!!

So as not to over-indulge, I have one pic of a particularly DAPPER rapper (I'm a poet and I didn't even know it).

Did I say ONE?? LMBAO! I couldn't stop once I got started. The man is lot like his music: once you get into it, you just can't stop. I've been bonding with 'One day it'll make sense'. G.O.O.D music indeed (even though it was way before Ye)

Sunday Sexy

2009-03-29T20:07:00.000+02:00

This Sunday I've decided not to focus on a sexy man, but rather a sexy piece of furniture.

I saw this teacup stool over at Kanye's. It's from Mocah.uk. It made me sing my song Teacup "I'm just a teacup kinds a girl, no rollercoaster kinda girl..."

I like the Yellow one... Wonder if I can get Marcee to buy me one LOL!!

Album update:

Took a break from recording because of the job drama. Meeting with Mark tomorrow. Will keep you informed :)

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Brothers kids here for 2 weeks...

2009-03-28T16:06:00.000+02:00

wooooosah!! I'm rubbing my earlobes and trying to calm down. My beloved niece and nephew are here to visit for 2 weeks and I fetched them from the airport less than 2 hours ago.

IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS:

We now have a TV... Connected and EVERYTHING (haven't had one switched on in this house since august '08)

In all fairness a good friend found out about Marcee and I being TV-less (poor us- sarcasm) and she offered to let us use her TV. We kept it on the floor in Marcee's room because we dont see the need for a TV. The NEPHEW decided we needed to have it on because he is BORED (he says that every 2 minutes)

My nephew has taken his pants off... Because it hot!!

My niece has decided her iPod is much more interesting than us. I feel a hundred years old!!

I'm thinking of turning to the bottle. Poor aunty!!!

AND... AND... There has already been one death threat. Nephew wanted to kill niece ha ha ha!

This is how we met

2009-03-26T22:18:00.001+02:00

I, unlike other people, had no idea who Kanye West was till I heard this song: Through the wire!

COLLEGE DROP OUT is the ISH.

Kanye West- Through the wire

He had me at 'I must have angels, cause look how death missed his ass UNBREAKABLE..."
Uhmmm... a reference to one of my favourite directors movies? How could I not like this young man rapping with his jaw wired shut?

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Def Squad)

2009-03-26T22:05:00.001+02:00

I know, it's not Wednesday. But I'm a little dazed and confused after that job loss thing (LOL) so get over it!

rappers delight is my theme song!! I just LOOOVVE it! I can't explain why, but back in high school when I was feeling down I used to listen to the Def Squad version. The OG is great as well, but I LOVE Def Squad (esp Red).

Def Squad- Rappers Delight

Eish... Thanks neh!!

2009-03-25T20:48:00.000+02:00

Once again, at it again, time and time again!!

Once again Eish has shown me some love, so I'm showing some right back. Lord knows I need the love now that my black ass is unemplo... I mean... SELF EMPLOYED! LOL!!

I have mentioned this before. I'm going to be opening for International dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson on the 1st of May at Maynardville here in Cape Town, so make your way there. For more information got to whatsonsa. I think computicket is also selling tickets.

Thanks Eishman!! You rock!!

PS The first picture is of how I felt when I saw his post :)

PS (again) The band and I are gonna be reunited very soon for rehearsals!

Lost my job on my birthday

2009-03-24T20:23:00.001+02:00

No lies... But that is not the point of this post. Although it does OFFICIALLY make me a full time musician (eeeek). This post is about my birthday.

Since today is my birthday it usually means gifts. I received a few great gifts, which I'm VERY VERY thankful for. But the one that stood out was THIS ONE:

When I received this gift on Saturday, my good buddy handed it to me and said "call me when you open it, so I can explain it to you." I thought it might need some assembling or something. OMG!!! I haven't called her because I think I have a fair idea what it is. Its sooo hilarious! I was having a crap birthday (because of loss of job) and opening that gift really cheered me up.

Now, I'm going to hide it somewhere in my room, until.... Until...

Oh who knows :)

Despite the loss of job, I have a lot to be grateful for:

Life

Family

Music

Enough money to buy me 2 months to figure out this loss of job crap

The Nosh that I'm eating right now

Friends

& an AMAZING best friend :)

Marcee thanks for EVERYTHING!!! Love you like... Like Caz loves Marcee

Taking you back to '43

2009-03-19T22:34:00.001+02:00

Lena Horne - Stormy weather

Sometimes you just want to sit down with a cup of chai tea, reading a good book and listen to music from way back when :)

Bitches Brew

2009-03-19T22:23:00.000+02:00

Calm Down Miles Davis fans, this one is not for you LOL!! It's no secret that I LOOOOOOVVVEEEE reading. So this year I decided that if I read a book by an 'international' author then the next one I read is going to be by an African one.

So far so good. I'm gonna start with one that I've read just recently: Bitches Brew by Fred Khumalo.

Not a great pic, but the other one was an extreme close up showing what looked like grey nose hair. So this one will do.

I admit that I started out with 3 Zakes Mda books, so I didn't have high expectations for the books to follow. Zakes Mda is my male Toni Morrison *swoon*... Oh, okay back to Bitches Brew. Marcee swapped it for 'Their eyes were watching God' with a friend. She read it straight after Zora Neal Hurston and Zakes Mda and was not impressed.

So ofcourse I approached the book with some scepticism. But I was hooked from page one. This book is such a lovely read. It;s a love story and you know how much I dislike soppy love stories. But this love story is immersed in SA history. I even recognised some of the characters and wished I had Fred's phone number. So I could call him up and say 'hey I know who that is supposed to be buti!"

Read Bitches Brew! LOVED IT!!!

Way-back-when-Wednesday (227)

2009-03-18T21:55:00.001+02:00

My parents and I used to love 227, although I think I would enjoy it more now that my English vocab has expanded LMBAO!!

227 (theme song)

This Giraffe made my day :)

2009-03-18T13:32:00.001+02:00

So I was having an ICKY day and so I went over to Bridgets blog and I saw this site: cake wrecks, so I figured looking at cake is probably better than eating it... I've been craving cake since Sunday.

So the site turns out to be cool, but I didn't laugh out loud until I came across this gem below:

LMBAO!! It's too funny. SMH at someone actually selling it :)

Hope it makes your day too!!

Opening for Linton Kwesi Johnson

2009-03-17T22:55:00.001+02:00

Okay, I've been busy organsing promo for this... I almost forgot to put it up here *slapping myself HARD*

On the first of May (2009) I will be opening for Linton Kwesi Johnson's show here in Cape Town. I'll also be the MC, so if you have nothing to do on the public holiday swing by Maynardville. Tickets are available at computicket. For more information go to whats on SA.

LKJ is on tour in South Africa with the Dennis Bovell Duba Band. They'll be performing in Jhb, Durban, Cape Town (YAY!!) and Grahamstown. Don't say I didn;t tell you!!

I'M SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!

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PS: Going to be recording vocals for the first 6 songs next week. Tomorrow we are recording the rhythm section!! This album is REALLY happening *slapping myself again*

Who is Lulu Dikana

2009-03-16T22:00:00.000+02:00

She is an AMAZING singer. Absolutely phenomenal. She is local singer Zonke's sister. She is an actress as well and she released her album My Diary My Thoughts last year.

Her song 'Life and Death' is being played a lot on radio and I LOVED IT SOOOOO MUCH I went to go and buy the album. Th rest of the album is good, but Life and death is definitely a stand out track. Her voice is so rich and beautiful, her lyrics thoughtful... All in all Lulu Dikana is a BREATHE OF FRESH AIR!!!

Lulu Dikana - Life and death

Amazing!!!

In the past month and a bit...

2009-03-15T22:01:00.000+02:00

I've ignored this blog (obviously), but I have been doing good things... PROMISE!!

I am working on recording a full length album (UNVEILED), which is costing me an arm and a leg, + GREEN getting lots of love on radio stations across South Africa. Yay!!

"If you're a teacup girl say yeah yeah..."
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Attended a good friends wedding. IT WAS LOVELY!!

Yummy edible, name tags!!!

Ate mine in NO TIME!!!

How PRETTY are those cupcakes *swoon*

Amazing view!!!

Me with the bride and groom

And... THE CAKE!!!

Attended Skouspel (at Grandwest casino). No judgements! It was good & a friend of mine was performing in the show.

Karin Zoids performance was a highlight for Marcee!!!

Performed at the Womens Show (YAY!!!)

That lady aked for a hug after I did the second song, so I obliged :)

And Marcee found a strange pet (more on that later)

His name is Max...

Okay, I'm back!!!.... For real this time!!!

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Mobb Deep)

2009-02-04T22:59:00.000+02:00

My best friend/sister/soul/manager is a LOVER of hip hop. Mr Carter (Jigga) is one of her favourite-st rappers of all time. She knows all the lyrics to songs I have never heard of.

So today I let her pick something from 'way-back-when'. she picked her one of her FAVOURITE RAP songs of all time *drum roll*

Quiet Storm by Mobb Deep

This is how happy it makes her:

I LOVE THIS GIRL!!!!

David after the dentist

2009-02-04T22:51:00.002+02:00

I saw this video on YouTube and thought it was kind of cute. The reason I say kind of is because at first I was smiling because I understand that the meds were making him feel woozy. But then I got a little teary when I saw the confusion on his little face.

I think I'm going to be one of those mothers that cries ALL THE TIME! I think I will cry when my kids are happy, sad, sleeping, singing etc Marcee agrees & is thinking that she might not go to any recitals with me ha ha ha ha!!!

She is such a good friend she says she will sit 2 rows behind me and then offer me tissues like some kind stranger when I start crying because my son the rock just appeared on stage LMBAO!!!

Da Les surprised me

2009-02-03T22:54:00.003+02:00

I will be the first to say that Tippy Toes is not one of my fav songs. But I saw this new vid, by Da Les, on Channel O and I was pleasantly surprised. I really like it. The song itself is cool too. Marcee is a pretty harsh critic and she even smiled when she saw the vid.

Always makes me happy to see great stuff coming out of SA

Da Les- We on fire

Nice one...

Blue Tues

2009-02-03T22:50:00.000+02:00

Okay, so I can't seem to shake the blues... Even though I went for a jog/walk on the promenade this morning. I think maybe I'm coming down with something... SIGH!!

I need a little bit of a cheer up song (AGAIN). Pharrell was good for a Monday, but I need a Tuesday Tune.

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

I dont know what it is, but this song really makes me feel good... Thank God for music!

I need a little bit of frontin' today

2009-02-02T22:55:00.000+02:00

I was having a bit of a BLUE MONDAY, so I decided that there is nothing better than an old-ish song to cheer me up

Pharrell ft Jay Z - Frontin

I used to LOVE this song and so did Marcee for obvious reasons LMAO!! Aaaah music!

Sunday Sexy

2009-02-01T22:37:00.001+02:00

Marcee and my little brother had me hooked on Samurai Champloo and then again on Afro Samurai...

Well, they did it again. This time they have me hooked on How I Met Your Mother. So today's Sunday Sexy is the lead character Ted Mosby, played by Josh Radnor. I'm sure Josh is a nice guy, but it's TED MOSBY that is this Sunday's Sexy-ness!

Ted is a cutie and he's a die-hard romantic, plus he is AN ARCHITECT LMAO!!!

Some dedicated soul even has an-all-about-HIMYM-blog. Yep, that ish is addictive.

UNVEILED update

2009-01-28T22:58:00.005+02:00

Am still in pre-prod for THE ALBUM (Unveiled) I just have a million songs coming out of me. I think we will go to studio mid Feb. This is very exciting, but it's also a little scary. Green was 5 tracks, this album is more than 10 tracks EEEEEKK!!!

The plan is to have the first single 'RADIO READY' by end March... We'll have to wait and see :)

In the meantime, go ahead and listen to songs off the EP on MySpace, imeem or join the Facebook page.

The journey continues...

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Doogie Howser MD)

2009-01-28T22:50:00.001+02:00

OMG!! I used to have the BIGGEST crush on Doogie. I think that's why I enjoy How I Met Your Mother, although Barney isn't my crush (Ted is LOL).

A 16 yr old Dr? Come on, how can you NOT love it? And his friend Vinnie was the best :)

Doogie Howser MD, was my shit!!!

Aaahh, the good ol' days!!

Sunday Sexy

2009-01-25T17:48:00.001+02:00

I haven't really been focusing on men lately. Josh was fun, but I discovered one man that made me say 'Thank you God for another beautiful man'.

I was watching Greek and Ashleigh had a thing for a guy she kept calling 'The Hotness Monster'. OMG he is def a hotness monster. After a little bit of a stalkerish google search I found out that his name is Jesse Williams.

Behold this weeks SUNDAY SEXY!!!

According this write-up he is 27 & he is in the sequel of the sisterhood of the travelling...*swoon*

Why must he cry??

2009-01-23T14:24:00.002+02:00

I love visiting Kanye's blog LMAO!!! Pleas e read this rant that I just read :)

Why wont people just let him enjoy his week without hacking into his accounts and annoying him. You don't' see how Fresh his suit is? I know he was upset, but I couldn't help laughing at "A picture says a thousand words...Look how fresh my suit is... Nuff said"

Let him be great! LMBAO!!

PS: I do think that haters need to go on vacation for a bit, seriously!

Thankful for music

2009-01-22T22:57:00.003+02:00

Today I am just thankful for GREAT music.

Goldfish- This is how it goes

Also love their track Sould my soul.

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Cheers)

2009-01-21T12:45:00.000+02:00

I wish I could go to a dive where everybody knows my name... Sigh!! Marcee and I are on the search for a pub that we can frequent without feeling grimey!

Cheers intro

My dad and I used to bond over Cheers, maybe that's why I grew up to love pubs so much LOL! I REALLY want a Cheers box set

Lesson learnt # 1

2009-01-21T12:40:00.000+02:00

I've learnt many lessons on this amazing journey that I'm embarking on. Many of them pretty simple in theory and others that just blew my mind.

This weeks lesson: EVERYONE IS AN EXPERT!!!

When I started out 3.5 years ago, I couldn't read or write music and just didn't know how I was even going to start doing this 'music thing' on my own. I chose the person who believed in me the most to do the 'manager thing' and we set out on this journey clueless, but hopeful.

The very first person we attracted was a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none-ASSHOLE!!! He played 15 million instruments and knew EVERYONE (SMH just thinking about this guy). Barf! He basically wanted to take over and for about a week I was so grateful that someone was helping I went along with it. And then I happened to voice my opinion and JOATMONA suddenly blew his top and told me that I didn't have talent! Ouch! As it turns out said ASSHOLE didn't have any contacts at all. JACK ASS!!

Now I will be the first to admit that nobody was as bad as JOATMONA, but I would say 3 out every 5 I meet are all EXPERTS on something.

I don't have a problem with people who are experts, but I DISLIKE chancers. I can tell the chancers from the real thing now. A great man doesn't need to go on about his achievements, but chancers will always tell you about who their friends with and how many great things they achieved in 19-VOETSEK!!

After getting so much advice from chancers I've decided that I'm going to do what makes ME happy and will ask for advice when I need it. I love getting feedback from people, but I just need to selective about whose advice I take :)

Jacsharp & dayjob stuff

2009-01-21T12:25:00.000+02:00

The best part of the day job is when I get to interview local muso's and this week I'm playing snippets of an interview I did with Jules from Jacsharp.

If you asked me to describe their music, I would have a hard time doing it, so I'm not even going to attempt to. Here is how they describe their music:

What do you get when you mix an electronic drummer, rock/funk guitarist, afro/jazz bassist and a pop/jazz singer? A completely new, eclectic genre of music that's unique to Cape Town based band, jacSharp. If you dig to the core of this band, you will find something magical that has been built on a foundation of nothing but good times, good tunes and keen understanding of musical diversity. All of this has been melted down, mixed together and energetically thrown at their enthralled audiences. Just watch this space...

Check them out on Facebook and MySpace to listen to their songs.

Oh and tune into the Midnight Xpress on Radio 2000 with me to hear the interview this week :)

Why must I cry????

2009-01-21T01:07:00.001+02:00

THIS... This!!! I have nothing to say. Just SMDH

UNVEILED update

2009-01-20T22:26:00.004+02:00

I am currently in pre-prod with main-producer Mark Goliath. So far we have 4 songs... 6 more to go. I will be working with other people as well, but right now I'm focusing on work with Mark!

It's soooo amazing to be back in the creative space again. I love it!!

The new music is like Green on steroids ha ha ha. We start recording first week of Feb... EEK!!

Don't forget that I will be performing at the Women's Show at the CTICC on Sunday 22 Feb at 15hoo. Come by and say hi, there will be copies of Green available for sale as well. I'll be there on Friday and Saturday as well- Yay!!

See you there!!

UPDATE 2:

I was featured in the BANDWATCH section of this months issue of YourLMG!! Thanks Mike!

Listen to tracks on the Myspace or at imeem and join the Facebook page.

Miss Lira

2009-01-20T22:18:00.003+02:00

It's no secret how much I LOOOVE Lira. I still have not bought a copy of her new album. The first 2 singles that I've heard kick serious butt. The one track is 'Wa Mpaleha' and the second one I heard is called 'Hamba'.

Enjoy the smooth sounds of Miss Lira.

Lira 'Wa Mpaleha'

Good stuff!!!

History made!!!

2009-01-20T22:09:00.002+02:00

Today the 44th president of the United States was sworn in. I don't need to tell you why this is historic. In a past post I said that I was too young to truly appreciate Nelson Mandela becoming the first democratically elected president of SA. Now that I am old enough to understand the significance of Obama becoming president I'm a little overwhelmed.

The whole world knows that things are not going to be easy for Obama, no one said it was going to be. I wish him and the American people lots of luck.

We are going to be voting soon and I can't help but wonder what the future holds for South Africa...

Working on new music

2009-01-14T01:30:00.007+02:00

Okay so it's a new year and I'm working on a new album. It's gonna be called 'UNVEILED'.

Yesterday I met with producer and musician Mark Goliath. He is gonna be working on 10 tracks with me on the album. I'm really exited because I've started writing new songs and I've grown as a songwriter. My house has turned into a mini-makeshift-studio for a while...

Green is still doing amazing things. Tru FM has playlisted Nobody Knows... YAY!!! So if Tru FM is your fave station then call in and request NOBODY KNOWS by BLACK PORCELAIN.

Music over at Myspace, join the Facebook page and check out all the songs on imeem!!!

PS: did my FIRST radio interview with Doug Anderson. I'm gonna try and get it loaded over at the Radio 2000 website. It was a lot of fun. Doug is all about supporting local music :)

Way-back-when-Wednesday

2009-01-14T01:19:00.003+02:00

I LOVED 21 Jump street when I was a kid. My mom was NOT allowed to talk to me when this show was on... Even though I was supposed to be in bed. I don't remember too much about it, but I do remember thinking that Richard Grieco (recently saw him a UBER-C-Grade-made-for-TV-movie) and Johnny Depp were kind of cute.

Holly Robinson became my girl man!! She was representing LOL!!

The intro kicked serious butt!! Aaah the 80's!!

There's even a fansite dedicated to the show.

Don't stop Femi, don't stop

2009-01-14T01:15:00.003+02:00

I can't say why I like this song, but I just do. Marcee think it's a little explict, but I'm gonna let Femi have this one.

Femi Kuti- Beng beng beng

Femi Kuti rocks. BENG BENG!!

What I learnt in 2008

2009-01-10T23:10:00.000+02:00

The celebrations are over and people are back at work. I had to work on new years eve/day, so I couldn't really get out of control (thank God). Not partying gave me time to reflect without a hang over :)

In 2007 I did a post like this before the beginning of 2008, it was inspired by a post I saw over at Sickamore's blog. I know we're 10 days into Jan, but I've been a little distracted!

Caz/Tso/Ms Porcelain etc etc
Singer, Songwriter, radio presenter and writer
10 January 2009
Sitting on my red couch (Cape Town, South Africa)
10:40 pm

There are TOO MANY 'cheap boasters' in the world. My dad describes 'cheap boasters' as people who don't even (this is a direct translation, so it might not make sense) 'nails to scratch themselves'. In 2008 I met WAAAY toooo many of these people. You know the type: always talking about what they have/had, how men/women are always stalking them because their love is 'like WHOAH', talking about their 'fortune' and generally making sure that every conversation leads back to how fabulous they are.

NEVER GET COMPLACENT. Once at a team workshop we had a speaker, Dr Thibane, who said 'never arrive' because once you 'arrive' you stop achieving. People who have arrived usually turn into cheap boasters and believe me when I say cheap boasters NEVER EVER live up to their self-created hype.

A person who has achieved great things usually doesn't need to keep going on about what they've achieved. BECAUSE A GREAT MAN/WOMAN NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION!!

Gratitude STILL rocks. I am always amazed at how being grateful for what you have brings even more wonderful people/experiences into your life.

I learnt that if you need to stick to what you believe because EVERYONE will have an opinion on EVERYTHING in your life. From how you are growing your hair, to how to rehearse with your band and just about anything else you can think about.

I CAN live without TV. The last flat I lived in was fully furnished, so when I moved into my new flat I didn't think about getting a TV. I've been TV-less for about 6 months and I'm not any less entertained and I've read more books and had more ME time than I've ever had.

My mom is my ROCK!!

I'm not going to see all my good friends get married and have babies, because some people die young. A very good friend of mine was in a car crash and she didn't make it. I was so devastated because we (my friends and I) are always making plans for the future together. We even joke about who will get too drunk at whose wedding. There are no guarantees in life.

Heath Ledger gave the performance of his LIFE in Dark Knight. I want to make every performance that I have of 'dark night proportions'. Go hard or go home!!

Taking the mojo out for a walk really boosts your confidence. Not all flirting has to lead to sex/switching numbers or a relationship. Yessir!!

I have a lot of admiration for Kanye West. I don't know how many times in the past year I've said to Marc that I wish I had his... And start mentioning a million things.

I REALLY dislike working for other people. Ever since I left advertising I have worked from home more times than I've been at the office. I work harder and no 2 days are ever the same.

Obviously I learnt more than that, but those were the ones that stood out for me.

What did you learn in 2008?

The sounds of 2008

2008-12-29T17:40:00.000+02:00

TOP ALBUMS

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter 3
340ml - Sorry for the delay (yessir!!)
Alicia Keys - As I am (yes I know it was released in 2007)
Estelle - Shine
Fat Freddys Drop - Based on a true story (Fully aware it was released in 2005)
Asa - Asa
Simphiwe Dana - Zandisile (Released in 2004 but I only GOT INTO this year)
Talib Kweli - Eardrum
Common - Elecrtic Circus (Only managed to get it this year- BIG ALBUM)
Black Porcelain - Green (It occupied all my time)

TOP SONGS

Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Lil' Wayne ft J Zay - Mr Carter (Incase you're wonder-ra-ring)
Estelle - No Subsitutue ("If I wanted to be part time I'd be working at the check out line")
Siphokazi - Amacala
Ne- Yo - Ms Independent
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Asa - Bibanke
John Legend - Green Light
Salif Keita - Africa (meant so much to me this year)
Lupe Fiasco - Go baby
Bob Marley - Stir it up
Denim - Without you
The Parlotones - Giant Mistake (never gets old)
BLACK PORCELAIN - JOHNNY *giggling*
Chris Brown ft Keri Hilson - Superhuman
Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
Alicia Keys - Superwoman
Kanye West -I wonder
Ne-Yo- Closer
Femi Kuti - Beng beng
Boo - Booble (Couldn't possibly get tired of this one)
STIMELA - WHISPERS IN THE DEEP (Expect it on this list every year)
Estelle - American Boy
Common - Electric wire Hustle Flower
John Mayer - Come back to bed
Tidal Waves - I'm longing
Nina Simone - Go to hell
BLACK PORCELAIN - Teacup (I really do like that song)
Zuluboy - Nomalanga
Goldfish - Sold My Soul

This was the soundtrack to 2008, as you can see the list is quite diverse. I look forward to another year of amazing music (new and old)... I start work on the album in 2 weeks time eeeek!

ENJOY YOUR NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS, STAY SAFE & BE BLESSED :)

How could I forget!!

2008-12-22T20:30:00.000+02:00

Along with the other amazing radio stations that have playlisted songs from the EP is my HOME!! The place where I spend my mornings Monday to Friday: RADIO 2000.

Feel free to request Johnny or Teacup :)

Thanks to all the radio stations that have put the songs on their playlists :)

Check out the music over at MySpace or imeem and become a fan on Facebook.

See you at the womens show at the CTICC in Feb, the EP will be on sale on all 3 days. I'm performing on the Sunday. WOZA 2009!!!

I FEEL CHEATED!!!!

2008-12-21T23:57:00.001+02:00

I was watching TV and some show was playing Soul for Real (who are making a come back by the way) and Marcee and I got talking about how cheated we felt. When we were young we thought THEY WERE IT!! And now my niece thinks Chris brown is the ish.

WHY OH WHY did they not make them like that back in my day? WE FEEL SO CHEATED!! Marc reckons it's all the hormones in the food... And in case you think I'm exaggerating, pls view the evidence below.

WHAT WE HAD:

WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY HAVE:

Now this C Breezy guy makes me wanna although he could be a little immature for me (see what I did there? LOL). But it's his lady friend below that makes me think I don't stand a chance.

But if I did (stand a chance with that young man)... At least I know that he will be able to handle all this LMBAO!!!

I feel so CHEATED right now... SMH FOREVER!!!

More good news!!!

2008-12-19T15:28:00.000+02:00

Okay I'm about to go watch a movie, don't even know what's on circuit but I just feel like being a dark place eating popcorn (with that yummy MSG-filled flavouring).

MORE GOOD NEWS: LIGWALAGWALA FM has playlisted all 5 of the tracks on the EP. YAY!! So get requesting if that is your fav station.

I will also be performing at the WOMENS SHOW NEXT YEAR!! Yay!! I will be selling copies of the EP, so come out and come say hi. I am performing on the Sunday. It's happening at the CTICC February 20 -22 February.

I'm very excited!! Check out the music over at MYSPACE or become a fan on the Facebook page or listen to all 5 tracks on imeem. Check out the interview on Overtone as well :)

PERFECT POP BALLAD

2008-12-19T02:25:00.002+02:00

Superhuman by Chris Brown is what I like to call a PERFECT pop ballad. I LOVE IT!!

I don't know why but I REALLY REALLY like Keri Hilson. Sidebar: if Chris Brown wasn't 19 and living in a foreign country... YES PLEASE!!

HALALA BLK JKS

2008-12-16T23:10:00.000+02:00

I love sharing good news, even if it has absolutely nothing to do with me.

BLK JKS have just signed a deal with a US label called 'Secretlly Canadian'... HALALA!! I first heard of these guys some time last year (when I still did the Sat 6-9 am slot). We had a slot where we 'new' songs (songs that weren't on the system, songs ppl hardly ever heard on radio), the slot was actually called 'they never play that song'. My producer picked a song called skroof kai 1 (pls excuse my sp- in a hurry) and I liked how different it was. These guys are to my friend Phiwi what Tidal Waves is to me: AWESOME!!

Hopefully this will help SA artists that your geographical position does not determine how talented you are (spoke about this in the interview with Overtone).

Got the good news via SA Good news!! YAY!!

Yes, that is them on the cover of Fader!

Black Porcelain over @ Overtone

2008-12-16T22:58:00.000+02:00

Been in Jozi for almost 2 days. I'm sooooooooooo tired! After getting love from some radio stations, Overtone have put up an interview that we did last week.

SEE IT RIGHT HERE! And if you are not familiar with the music, there are 2 songs right here on this blog (just look to your right) and more at the myspace page.

THANKS TO THE GUYS OVER AT OVERTONE!!!

Marcee LOOOVES that of all the pics she sent, they used her favourite one:

Is it just me or is this time of the year really tiring? I have a MILLION meetings tomorrow and I have to line up some interviews for the day job. AAARGHHHHH!!!!!

I need this T-Shirt NOW

2008-12-14T22:11:00.000+02:00

Saw this T over at the bbc/ice cream blog. I LOVES it!!!

BRAIN IS FOR LOVERS: I couldn't agree more. Brain happens to be one of my fav N.E.R.D songs :)

Quantum Leap

2008-12-11T22:18:00.000+02:00

I know it's not way-back-when-Wednesday but this morning I thought about one of my fave shows from way back in the day: QUANTUM LEAP!

I used to love that show!!!

Aaah the good old days. I really thought it was a good show. Wonder if I can get a DVD box set LOL?

I'm STILL here + GOOD NEWS

2008-12-11T22:05:00.001+02:00

First of all my apologies for being away for so long. I have been very busy believe it or not.

A little bit of music, a little bit of writing and a LOT of personal stuff. Lets just say that I'm in a weird space right now and I am slowly clawing my way out of 'the space'.

I have good news:

Capricorn FM has approved 2 of my songs: Teacup & Johnny *screaming & clapping*. I found out yesterday. so if you are in the Limpopo area don't be shy to go ahead and request your girls songs LOL!! Thanks CAPRICORN FM!!

UJ FM has added Teacup to their Summer list and I'm ECSTATIC!!! All you Jozi ppl that get UJ FM get requesting darlings.

If you don't know the songs: go over to the Black Porcelain MySpace and have a listen.

PS- MORE GOOD NEWS TO FOLLOW. I CANT SHARE YET, hang in there ;)

PS (again)- Those 10 CD were won and I STILL haven't posted them because of that 'space' thing. I will be posting them first thing next week I promise :) (My apologies)

I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!

Green Room & CD Give away!!

2008-11-13T21:34:00.001+02:00

OK... I'm sitting on my LUXURIOUS couch & looking at the room full of CD's. I think I'm getting sick of looking at my smiling face LOL!!

2 weeks ago Marc printed the CD's & cover, but at the time we couldn't afford to buy sleeves so we couldn't distribute all of them (for reviews, radio stations etc). We bough as many covers as we could afford and then sent a few off to venue booking agents (which I feel we shouldn't have done in retrospect).

After pay day we bought covers and waited to fix a minor printing error (AAAAARRGHHH.. Hurry up & wait is the name of the game). Even then we needed to find those 'bubble envelopes' to post the darn things. I think we might be ready to post all these CD's tomorrow, so I can once again see the wonderful patterns on my mat (and not my goofy face).

That is my update on the journey for today :)

Listen to the music HERE or you can the facebook page... AND DON'T ACT LIKE YOU DON'T SEE THAT I ADDED 2 TRACKS ON THE BLOG (straight from imeem).

I was on Facebook, multi-tasking is what I do best LOL, and I decided that I'm gonna give away 10 COPIES OF MY EP to 10 people ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!! Just holler at me via here, facebook, imeem or My Space. Oh and you have to be a fan on either on of these pages LOL!!!

My gig in HELLL!!!!

2008-11-11T19:46:00.001+02:00

A lot of people have been asking me when I'm going to do gigs and my answer is always a very polite 'soon'. since I haven't spoken about my journey in a while, I figure now is the time to talk about doing GIGS!!

Before I officially became part of the music industry I had been aware of some of the challenges. Like how there is always the same kids performing at all the same venues and how once you're one of the cool kids you're always on the team and that getting picked is hard (hence a small group of cool kids)... I understand that, really I do.

What I don't get is, how this is going to help grow our music industry? If people can't make a living from what they love or if they can't even get a gig then they will either go elsewhere (as in another country) or join the boring world of 9-5's. I understand that the venue owners are running a business and it's always safer to have the same ol' same ol' performing than to take a chance on an unknown. I get that, really I do.

After much rejection, I have decided that I have a better chance of getting a gig in HELL than getting one in Cape Town, so with that dear hearts: please don't ask me about gigs until I mention them okay.

I must admit I'm feeling like a hot mess right now because I KNOW that I have a good product and having people say 'oh we actually have other bands in mind'/ 'we only take people we know'/'your stuff is a little too Jazzy/blah blah, is not improving my mood at all. What really grinds my nipple is people who string you along, invite you to have coffee with them/ask you for entirely too much information only turn around and say (enter any of the above excuses in Blue). Why are you wasting my time? I'm already not making money from not playing gigs, never mind petrol and airtime. COME ON!!! Just give it to me straight: Sorry I hate your music/ sorry I want all my friends to play here/ sorry I hate your face/ sorry I am more interested in making money than growing the industry...

I'm in no way giving up, I'm just going to try a different route... This one might actually work. I was reading Jack Canfield's book (How to get from where you ARE to where you want to BE: 25 principles of success) and he says that you should REJECT REJECTION, which is exactly what I'm doing. Jack says whenever you ask for something always keep this in mind: SWSWSWSW!

SOME WILL

SOME WONT

SO WHAT

SOMEONE'S WAITING

And I'm starting to think that someone may not be in Cape Town LOL!!!

Listen to music here and join the page on Facebook!!

end rant...

Another Angel

2008-11-10T23:01:00.004+02:00

R.I.P Mama Africa (Miriam Makeba)

We truly were lucky to have her as part of the foundation of African music. I continue to be inspired...

Black love is so beautiful...

2008-11-10T22:55:00.004+02:00

that is one of my fave quotes from my fav gossip blog: bossip. You know that I admire Will Smith, but I also admire him as a BLACK MAN!!! Just see the Black Love below. Jada is one lucky woman :)

There's hope ladies... There's hope!!

Things that made me smile today

2008-11-06T23:00:00.002+02:00

A little bit of honesty

It's time for us (South Africans) to register to vote. Time is running out go

HERE to get more info.

An inspirational woman, regardless of what people say I think she's beautiful

I still can't stop smiling every time I hear the name Barack Obama

Asa's album: it took me a while to get into it but now I'm loving it!!

My piano lesson today. I have been busy with everything, except music, this week.