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3 LEGGED DOGG - Frozen Summer - Posted 2009-09-09 - 10:32:11
- When a few elite musicians, originating from some of Metal’s finest acts decide to come together
KIKO LOUREIRO - No Gravity - Posted 2009-09-09 - 10:16:35
- Kiko Loureiro is considered one of the most talented musicians
COME TASTE THE BAND VOL.5 - SCORPIONS Part III - Posted 2009-09-09 - 09:40:34
- A Crazy World
COME TASTE THE BAND VOL.5 - SCORPIONS Part II - Posted 2009-09-06 - 13:28:04
- Scorpions conquor North America
COME TASTE THE BAND VOL.5 - SCORPIONS Part I - Posted 2009-09-04 - 18:28:02
- Early Beginnings
Scar Symmetry’s Pitch Black Progress - Posted 2009-09-01 - 23:55:22
- You know, Swedes are very unique people, their greatest gift being the
Glass Casket: We are gathered here today. - Posted 2009-09-01 - 22:59:31
- Now before I go and give details about this band and its music, let me just tell you something about me first!
Speed metal theory and practice with Lamb of God. - Posted 2009-09-01 - 17:40:36
- Is the new Wrath album too ’textbook’?
Underworld Crimson Kiss - Posted 2009-08-31 - 12:00:37
- This is probably the most drunk I’ve ever written. Thank spelling for Godcheck.
The Purple Turtle’s Re-Launch - Posted 2009-08-31 - 10:54:19
- Finally allowed inside the adult video store.
Polyamory, My Story - Posted 2009-08-27 - 15:19:49
- Polyamory, the possibility of being in romantically loving (Eros) relationships with more than one person at any given time.
South Africa’s First SciFi / Fantasy / Anime Film Festival - Posted 2009-08-21 - 17:12:20
- Flamedrop will be hosting a Film Festival at The Labia on Kloof Street!
80’s for the hell of it - Posted 2009-08-21 - 13:04:27
- Dorothy & Toto go 80’s for the hell of it, and other adventures.
[adult swim] and Metalocalypse - Posted 2009-08-19 - 21:08:33
- My top 5 [adult swim] shows with info on Metalocalypse and more!
Ministry of Lost Souls, Symphonic Schizophrenia, Strident - 15 August - Posted 2009-08-19 - 03:31:13
- What happens when you mix Crackle Pops and Coke?
School of Heavy Metal 7 August 2009 - Posted 2009-08-12 - 21:58:20
- R.O.A.R. & Mordor
Odian and Marching Dead at Eye of Horus - Posted 2009-08-12 - 18:03:58
- Between buyin’ beers and judging others, we take some time to review Odian and Marching Dead rock out with their proverbial farm animals out at Eye of Horus.
Metal Hamsters run wild - Posted 2009-08-10 - 01:03:04
- Metal show at ROAR featuring 6 heavy bands
Faith No More Tribute Show - We Care Alot - Posted 2009-08-07 - 14:08:36
- We pick at Artur Pereira’s brain about the gentle art of making tribute shows .
Ing Interview - Posted 2007-10-16 - 22:53:13
- Hello peeps. Here we are asking some questions to Mr. Hatemonger himself, Bryan Viljoen. Firstly for those of you old enough to remember, I’d like to state that he has no affiliation to the former SADF general sharing the same surname (I think).
Mind Assault DVD Review - F*# voort en Suip baie - Posted 2007-10-16 - 21:24:21
- Imagine a kaalkop slapping the naked ass of a “flapping” flashing sexually disturbed metal-head whilst an un-expecting of the circumstances around him beer bonging drunkard is trying to swallow. Not an unusual scene from the boys of Mind Assault and friends.
The Onion dot Com - Posted 2007-10-16 - 15:06:06
- Phil wastes time at work browsing The Onion - here are his thoughts.
New on the Shelves - Posted 2007-10-16 - 14:42:16
- Shred Connoisseur, Clayton Arendse, highlights whats new on the CD shelves.
Slayer - Christ Illusion - Posted 2007-10-16 - 14:30:58
- Everybody knows what to expect from a Slayer album: energy, aggression, speed and a violent view of realty. Despite this predictability, or perhaps because of it, Slayer play this kind of music better than anyone I’ve ever heard.
Candlemass - King of Grey Islands - Posted 2007-10-16 - 14:25:29
- Here we are in 2007 with a new CANDLEMASS album after 2 years have passed since the previous one. Already.
Paradise Lost - In Requiem - Posted 2007-10-16 - 14:03:26
- GOOD: beautiful, simplicity, packaging, songwriting BAD: similarity, longevity factor
deviantART Review - Posted 2007-10-16 - 14:00:00
- Save the deviousness of art - save the world!
The Musical Other - Posted 2007-10-16 - 13:37:32
- Ameer expresses his views on the coloured rock band member and their role in a predominantly white scene.
Metal 4 Africa - Klein Libertas Theatre - Posted 2007-10-16 - 01:11:04
- A gonzo account of a debauched haze of suedo hatred and lust.
Wrought Iron - Posted 2006-03-15 - 21:54:13
- Strange occurances are reported to have uh ... well occured. Ainz reports.
Rock the Bay (2005) - Posted 2006-03-15 - 21:25:26
- An excursion by Phil and crew, with real celebrities an’ all!
Roberson Rocks (2005) - Posted 2006-03-15 - 20:20:09
- 3 Alteye members participate in the deflowering of the sleepy town of Robertson.
Arch Enemy live at the Cardiff Coal Exchange - Posted 2006-03-15 - 18:37:49
- Supported by: Throwdown, Strapping Young Lad
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Posted 2006-03-15 - 13:36:11
- Is seeing the kids get older and strangely hotter worth the time it takes to watch it?
Saw - Posted 2006-03-15 - 13:31:28
- A deeply disturbing horror experience, or maybe just another gory yawn fest - find out what Oscar thought.
Cult Television - Posted 2006-03-15 - 13:14:25
- From a man who wrote his thesis on Buffy, this rant is just a little food for thought.
Acid Alex - by Al Lovejoy - Posted 2006-03-15 - 12:10:37
- Hailed as the greatest intrinsically South African piece of literary work this decade;Acid Alex will have you laughing, cringing, and crying all in the space of one super smooth chapter.
Meet Reiko - Posted 2006-03-15 - 11:34:44
- We managed to track down artist and Reiko creator Vincent Grisanti who graciously answered a couple of our questions.
Conebat - Posted 2006-03-15 - 11:08:58
- “A game that should be enjoyed by all ” - Michael Cane, PROFFESSOR OF TITOLOGY
An argument with the Devil - Posted 2006-03-15 - 11:03:23
- Yes, I am the devil, but do not fear; for I will not reject you for your wrong doings. In fact, I will welcome you into my home because of them. Where others cast you out, I will cast you in. Where others disown you, I will call you my own.
Witchcraft Interview - Posted 2006-03-15 - 00:11:40
- Fred pokes a spoon into the cranial cavity of a member of Swedish stoner rock slash doom metal (or not) band Witchcraft, and serves you a generous scooping.
Mind Assault Interview - Posted 2005-11-07 - 18:39:55
- After a long and tormenting drive along Baden Powel Drive, Alternative Eye’s two less than capable journalists - Ainz and Ant - went to visit Mind Assault at their Strand computer-shop / jam room for some beers, an interview and a private lap dance.
Mind Assault: Social Engineering - Posted 2005-11-07 - 14:33:21
- Until now I have only ever seen Mind Assault as a live band, never been able to compare their gigs to studio work, and have never been disappointed...
Parkour - Posted 2005-11-07 - 11:54:53
- Also known as urban running - an innovative lesson in the art of movement. Check out our exclusive interview with two of SA’s most pro active supporters of the sport.
Illusion - Posted 2005-11-07 - 11:49:46
- Our philosophy guru makes another appearance. ’T’ shows us that less can definitely be more. It’ll take only a minute of your time but will leave you pondering for ages.
Leader of the Free World’s website of the week* - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:58:04
- Greetings citizens of the world! I should apologise for not writing sooner, but that’s not my style, so I won’t.
Neil Gaiman - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:52:22
- There’s something cathartically profound in the absolute desecration of one’s physical body and surroundings in order to feed the mental hunger to complete a superior book. Authors experience it all through the birthing process, the missed meals and showers culminating in a truly horrific picture of a human being.
Neverwhere - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:41:23
- Neverwhere is a general must read, yet it is even more prominently so if you have ever lived in or visited London . The story subverts the dreary grey and green that is London into the darkest shade of black and bloody splattered red that is Gaiman’s underworld.
The Sandman Series - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:38:25
- The Sandman was an industry redefining graphic novel series, created in ’89 it ran through the 90’s -era of grunge, cybersex and Jay and Silent Bob.
The Wolves in the Walls - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:27:24
- I know most of our readers will have absolutely no intention of browsing the kiddie’s picture book shelves at their closest Exclusive Books; you would, however, be surprised at the macabre and depraved things children find amusing. I would think Roald Dahl would be the point and case.
A Very Long Engagement - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:18:25
- I should have known by the title that this would be a long movie. Sometimes that most obvious things are right in front of your face but choose to ignore them because you so badly want to like a movie. A Very Long Engagement is not a bad movie, its just that its too long...waaaay too long.
The Sea Inside - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:15:26
- It must be really difficult to make a movie about euthanasia without making it really depressing. Before watching this movie I read reviews that said it was an uplifting movie, I’m not sure that I agree.
PI - Posted 2005-11-07 - 10:12:40
- Let me start off stating that I admire Darren Aranofsky’s work. I think he is one of the best directors working today. The problem is that he has only made two movies so far and must still prove his longevity. His track record is admirable and the quality of his movies increase each time. Pi was is first major feature and is an astounding piece of work, though not perfect.
MITSOO - WHO? - Posted 2005-11-07 - 03:14:51
- Due to my ever growing intrigue towards babes and machinery, I quickly signed myself and photographer Ainz up for a night of canned black labels and something poles apart.
Hoer and Remoer rock Woodstock 7 with their cocks out. - Posted 2005-11-07 - 02:33:57
- Two Cape Tonian metal head hillbillies - Hoer & Remoer - found themselves on drunken binge at Woodstock 7. Here are their findings.
Joss Whedon’s Fray - Posted 2005-09-15 - 23:48:35
- As a long time fan of the Buffy and Angel series I waited a hell of a long time to get my hands on this.
Leader of the Free World: Stunt Kid - Posted 2005-09-15 - 23:43:07
- Howdy folks, thanks for joining me on this, my first expl’ration into web journalism. You may ask how I find the time to build an ’ppreciation for the ininnet, with my busy schedule, fighting trrrrism and dodging criticism. Well. truth be told I sometimes goof off at work and do a bit of the web surfing.
Urban Food - Posted 2005-09-15 - 10:01:51
- Imagine chomping away at a delicious bowl of fast-food from a well known fast-food chain, and suddenly biting into something a little more ’meaty’ than your meal should contain. On closer inspection you realise this ’meaty’ object is sporting a fingernail. How bout munching on some spectacularly fried chicken nuggets and discovering a nugget that looks suspiciously similar to a nugetised chicken head.
Superheroes can suck my cock! - Posted 2005-09-15 - 08:08:08
- When will the madness stop?! I thought that Catwoman would have made the rest of Hollywood a little bit more cautious when it comes to superhero movies. It seems that every week there is a new superhero movie showing. Soon there will be no more good superheroes left and will get the lesser known heroes like Cattleman and Cleaning Lady! Oh the pain...
BLOOD MOON: The Wedding of Kurt and Maree - Posted 2005-09-15 - 02:23:54
- August celebrated the marriage of two of Cape Town Alternative scenes most charming creatures and proud supporters, Kurt and Maree, with an eccentric wedding at Oude Molen Village. Fair enough; there were rings, an alter, and an isle or sorts. But throw in some leather. Slit and drip in an ounce of metal. Cast a little spell. And you have Blood Moon: spelt in a similar vein to Shock Therapy, but less of a theme party - and more of a dark affair.
Andy - a breath of fresh air - Posted 2005-09-15 - 02:06:05
- People can say what they like, but the renaissance of Cape Town ’s alternative music scene would not have been possible without one bald headed, rug-sack bearing freak in particular: Andy Hawes of Parow. He’s 32; he lives with his parents; he has a game boy advanced; but make no mistake, he’s our very own William Wallace.
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - Posted 2005-09-15 - 01:02:08
- I just didn’t get it. Maybe I fell asleep or maybe I’m just not intellectual enough (note my sarcasm) but there just doesn’t seem to be much to this movie. Sure it looks pretty, there is some good acting (from Meryl Streep as usual) but that is where it ends. The title should rather have been a ’series of random events.
Eminem: In My Skin - Posted 2005-09-15 - 00:44:18
- This kind of sat at the bottom of my pile until I had absolutely no choice but to crack its spine and examine the universe of bitches, 9mm’s and righteous anger barely contained between its covers.
Shadowfall - Posted 2005-09-15 - 00:32:56
- From the writer of the magnificent wit’ch quintet comes the equally gripping new series Shadowfall. Tylar de Noche was a shadow knight before his disgrace, and now he haunts disreputable places as a mere crippled shadow of his former self.
Obsolete Angel - Posted 2005-08-15 - 23:25:02
- This weeks featured artist is Seth from Blouberg, with his awesome sci-fi works.
Red Hot Warning? - Posted 2005-08-15 - 23:14:29
- Ant gives us a snippet into chili loving, the backwards hangover, and crazy mexicans...
Dan Who? - Posted 2005-08-15 - 23:11:12
- Jo gives us the darker side of Dan Brown, the evolution of the book page, and whats to come.
God of Philosophy - Posted 2005-08-15 - 22:32:16
- Troy, our resident philosopher, gives us insight into the God problem...
The Cinematic Ramblings of Oscar Greenwald - Posted 2005-08-15 - 22:21:56
- The Most Honest Reviewer You Will Ever Know...No Really!
Bus Assault - Posted 2005-08-15 - 10:07:03
- In the sequel to the ear shattering terror and shock rocking adventures of the first Worcester Bus, Alteye’s two less than capable journalists - Ainz and Ant- were there to record the events of that fateful night.
The Diary of Ayns: Worcester Bus 1 - Posted 2005-08-15 - 00:12:11
- A diary of a man who felt the twisted terror of the first Mind Assault bus...
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