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SA "cracks" the UK lottery...well almost!


First of all I would like to wish Mr Nelson Mandela a very happy 88th Birthday. I wish him all the best. A couple of weeks ago 5FM's Koula called for bands wanting to make an impact on the international music scene to check out this competition on her webpage. The response was amazing, and it seems as if our musicians are taking this rather seriously... Hell if you stood a chance to win a R20million contract I suppose you would too. Well more about the competition itself... It's called Rock Star Lottery and as mentioned the winning band wins a massive international contract. It is open to bands from all over the world, so it's not just a commonwealth thing, and one of the major differences of this talent search is that the band retains "100% ownership and creative control", as opposed to other contests like Idols for example.

The good news about this round is that six South African acts are in the running for the contract. One of which is the band "Wickhead"... The lead singer of the band Bronic Bednarek said in an interview "It feels really good to receive recognition for the group's work, especially because it's basically just Tuks FM that plays our music." Well it is for this reason that I will be making them the "LocaliseD Music Musts" for this week! And that will be the first fact of the week. I would however also like to congratulate another band in this competition. I am hoping that it is them, so could anyone with some info let me know. But if it is I would like to congratulate...LOCAL GRAHAMSTOWN BAND UNDONE WHO IS ALSO IN THERE!!!! Nice work guys, I'll be holding thumbs for you.

Posted by jvonblog on July 18, 2006 at Tuesday, July 18, 2006 |

hey man

i just did a story on Wickhead now for 94.7. They are doing so well overseas dude. Its great to see good guys making it in the business. Bronic is a good guy too. hope they win the competition

Posted by Blogger Verge Das Neves | Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:07:00 PM  

It's good to see that the musicians in this country are finally starting to receive the popularity and the success they deserve! Nice one.... I too hope they win. Guess we'll have to wait until December.

Posted by Blogger jvonblog | Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:31:00 AM  

I hate to be the guy in the group that everyone hates... but is undone a serious condendor for this compo?? cuase placing them and wickhead in the same league is a HUGE mistake. just curious what u guys think...

nic

Posted by Blogger Nic | Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:26:00 PM  

I suppose it boils down to who out there likes them and how many votes they get. Who knows perhaps with a 20million pound contract they can start producing more popular music for the masses... but then I suppose original material is what this contest expects. Time shall tell...

Posted by Blogger jvonblog | Sunday, July 30, 2006 4:51:00 PM  

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