Have you ever played DJ Hero or listened to some crazy mash-up tracks, wondering how the hell the DJ managed to mix some James Brown funk with AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’? Well I saw it happen at Red Bull Thre3Style at The Alex Theatre on Saturday night, with some of South Africa’s most talented DJs. Each competitor was challenged to do a 15 minute mix that included at least three genres of music. Believe me when I say – these guys did more than just press ‘play’.
Photos by Johnson Chen of Freedom Seekers
I’m not one to go on about FOMO. There will be other nights to go out, get fucked and dance with your friends somewhere along the line. Probably the week after. However, the 90s Warehouse Rave party was something that was completely out of the norm, ironically providing something new and reviving. So for those of you who didn’t attend this one, you definitely missed out. Sure, the classics were played on the night (yes, even The Macarena) but in all, the event was what it promised to be: a motherfuckin’ “END OF DAYZ WAREHOUSE RAVE“!!!!
For those of you who don’t know, MK is launching a new show called MK Elektro and I’ll be one of the presenters onboard. Last week Friday we shot the second episode of the show and we headed to PTA to cover the Internet Troll party hosted by Tomorrow Never Happened at Arcade Empire. Who was the headlining act? An awesome dubstep/ drum & bass/ electro act from Spain named Dubsidia.
It was my first time going to Great Dane in Braamfontein since I’ve been back in JHB. I’ve heard only great things about the place so I was very keen to attend Untamed Youth there. I’m still sceptical about parking in town (whether it be CT or JHB) and worry about shit way too much, so I was ecstatic that I got the parking right in front of the door; a great start to the night. The bouncer didn’t ask me where my ID was or comment on my outfit but instead asked me what the password was. I must admit, I felt like quite the special smart-ass as I muttered the secret phrase on my way in. The Untamed Youth vibe hit me immediately: people were having a great time groovin’ & boozin’ and it would be difficult for anyone not to. Tommy-Gun (Thomas de Moyencourt, who runs the Untamed Youth parties) said that it was a different experience compared to CT, which was weird in a good way.