Tag Archive: 2007

Fire Through The Window – Just Like You Are

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This Indie rock back from Durban impressed your's truly at Oppikoppi Sexy. Crooked. Teeth earlier this month. The band was formed in 2006 by long-term couple Marc De La Querra and Sinéad Dennis but only started playing as a unit in 2007. Peter Babol, Paul ...

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Sunset at Oppikoppi 2007

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In 2007 I attended Oppikoppi: The Way of the Dassie. We went to watch an artist perform at the stage close to the Oppikoppi bar (which is not in use anymore as far as I know). As we sat down on the grass to enjoy some alcoholic refreshments and watch the artist (which I can't ...

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Harris Tweed on stage at Oppikoppi 2007

In 2007 I attended Oppikoppi: The Way of the Dassie near the town of Northam in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Jimmy Eat World, Groove Armada and Violent Femmes were the international acts performing on that particular weekend. Besides this there were plenty of local acts performing (as usual). One of them was Harris ...

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View of Oppikoppi 2007 Camp

In 2007 I attented Oppikoppi: The Way of the of the Dassie. It was one of the best festivals I've ever been to. Violent Femmes, Jimmy Eat World and Groove Armada were part of the line-up that particular weekend. I snapped this picture after a visit to Oppikoppi bar on my way down to the ...

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Great Goals: Didier Drogba (2007)

Didier Drogba was born in 1978 in Abijan in the Ivory Coast (also known as Cote D'Ivoire). He plays his club soccer for Chelsea FC in England. He's so far played in 145 matches for the English Club and has scored 81 goals for the ...

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Violent Femmes on Stage at Oppikoppi 2007

In August 2007 I attended Oppikoppi: The Way of the Dassie. This was one of the most memorable music festivals of my life. The line-up for that year's festival was absolutely brilliant. Besides the top South African acts that performed that weekend the line-up also included Jimmy Eat World, Violent Femmes and Groove Armada. We ...

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South Africa vs England 2007

In 2007 I attended the rugby test match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria between the Springboks and England. It was an overcast day. Me and my dad were sitting at our usual spot on the main stand. This photo was taken from our seats on ...

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Turisas – Rasputin

Turisas are a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna in Finland. This song received extended airplay on a local rock station (Tuks FM) in 2009. Rasputin is a cover of the 1978 Boney M song of the same title. Turisas released Rasputin in ...

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The Parlotones – I’ll be there

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The Parlotones are without a doubt one of the top music acts out of South Africa. This is one of the deepest songs I've ever heard by a South African act and it's definately one of my favorite tunes of all time (although it's only ...

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Movie Trailers: August Rush (2007)

I recently watched this movie for the first time. I did not see any previews for this film at all. I found it to be quite unique and brilliant. August Rush tells the story of a boy named Evan (played by Freddie Highmore) who is ...

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