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Author: Nikita Ramkissoon

Album review: The Black Keys – ‘El Camino’

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It feels weird reviewing an album months after its release, but then again, not reviewing The Black Keys would be a sin.

El Camino did not disappoint, and definitely makes the late review worth it. If only just to wax …

Nikita Ramkissoon 9th May 2012 Album reviews, Reviews

Just a bunch of Scoundrels

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They’re funny. They’re cruddy. They’re unrefined scalawags. Yes, they’re Scoundrels.I had the pleasure of spending some time with this foursome from London, and as much as they live up to their name musically, they’re just a bunch of big kids …
Nikita Ramkissoon 3rd May 2012 Interviews

Album review: Birdy – ‘Birdy’

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She may be tiny and her moniker a little silly, but Birdy is possibly one of the most impressive female vocalists to have emerged in recent years.She is only 15 years old and has a voice that can bring down …
Nikita Ramkissoon 23rd March 2012 Album reviews, Reviews

In Flames still burning bright

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It’s been 22 years and still, In Flames is as prominent as ever.

This Swedish band, credited with having created an entire sub-genre of heavy metal – melodic or harmonic metal – is finally touring South Africa, and after all …

Nikita Ramkissoon 9th March 2012 Interviews

Two Door Cinema Club: The unassuming underdogs

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The floor shook and sound permeated every pore. Johannesburg’s hipster-indie population descended upon Nasrec to see an unobtrusive little band from Northern Ireland.

Two Door Cinema Club has exploded into the music scene with guitar music you can dance to, …

Nikita Ramkissoon 5th March 2012 Interviews

Album review: Van Coke Kartel – ‘Wie’s Bang’

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Wie’s Bang isn’t a question. It’s a statement.

With this new album, Van Coke Kartel are asking no questions. They’ve come out of the studio balls blazing with possibly their best album yet.

I may not speak Afrikaans, but Wie’s …

Nikita Ramkissoon 24th February 2012 Album reviews, Reviews

Teach your children well

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My parents are to be thanked (or blamed) for my obsession with music.

This, I reckon, is not just because they provided me with an excellent life’s soundtrack – though that was very important – but because our relationship is …

Nikita Ramkissoon 30th January 2012 Columns

Holiday Murray want to be ‘defined by the listeners’

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There aren’t many bands that have a unique sound these days. Some try to imitate the greats and even more try to sound like what’s on the radio. Not this one. Breaking the mould is a somewhat contemporary folk rock

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Nikita Ramkissoon 24th October 2011 Interviews

Dear Reader’s Cherilyn Macneil and her search for answers

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The first time I heard of a band called Harris Tweed in 2006, I was dragged along with some friends to a cozy little theatre called The KwaSuka in Durban. I fell in love immediately. Now called Dear Reader, they …

Nikita Ramkissoon 16th August 2011 Interviews

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