ENJOY!

Dene

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Long story short: I don’t need to tell you about Sowing the Seeds, I don’t need to tell you about the amazing location, the insane sound system setup, I surely don’t need to tell you about the awesome line-up, so I therefor shouldn’t need to tell you that this is one party you CAN NOT afford to miss!

Mr Jeremy Loops – Always a crowd pleaser

MAIN STAGE
Jeremy Loops
Fruits & Veggies
Dune Rats (Australia)
Beach Party
Bateleur
The Stella’s
ISO
Shortstraw
Beatenberg
Albert Frost
Taxi Violence
Hot Water
Matthew Mole
Nakhane Toure
BlackLight Panda

Christian Tiger School – LEGENDS

ELECTRONIC STAGE
Gateway Drugs
Lil Bow
Christian Tiger School
Musical Chairs
Weasel
James Copeland
Doctor Khumalo
Michael Lesar
Liver
Panic Sisters vs Your Own Asian
Sassquatch
Dubmasta China
Andrew the DJ
Mix n Blend
Ma’Original

True story

So, how about THAT for a line-up?!

So, here’s the deal to win yourself a set of DOUBLE TICKETS:

Who are YOUR TOP TWO acts that are playing at Sowing the Seeds?

Winner’s have to be over 18, based in Jozi (or at least able to make their way there), winners chosen at random, will be announced on Friday 17 May ’13… The more you enter, the better your chances of winning. (If you enter and don’t win, remember to get your tickets through Webtickets)

Yours in party-party-PARTY-PARTY!

Dene

The Answer OBVIOUSLY being ‘B’

Better luck next time…. Just remember to Belieb!

Dene

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Yes that’s right people…. I have a set of DOUBLE  Bieber tickets to give-away for tonight’s Cape Town concert!

Reports are coming in that the international pop-sensation, Justin Bieber has graced our not-so-sunny shores and is here for one show only, which promises to take his die-hard fans to the next level of excitement!

All you have to do is answer this SIMPLE multiple-choice question:

DO YOU THINK I’M BEING SERIOUS?

A: Yes

B: BAHAHAHA! Is jy mal?!

Winner’s will be announced… Tomorrow.

Good luck!

Now go listen to some real music like THIS

Later

Dene

PS. It’s going to PISS DOWN tonight

PPS: To all those ‘men’ standing outside the stadium waiting to enter already… You are the weakest link, goodbye.

You have all won a set of WEEKEND PASSES for UTOPIA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Please send me your email address, full name and contact phone number before 8am tomorrow (Tuesday 23 April) to collect your prize.

CONGRATS, and see you there!

Utopia Music Festival is a new comer to the SA party calendar; however, having confirmed the acts that they have, placing it at the always-awesome ‘Nekkies’ venue, and seeing the amount of hype building around this event, I can tell you that this one looks like it’s here to stay.

Desmond the the Tutus - Always a crowd-pleaser

Spread over three days, the Utopia promises a world class festival: “Driven by a passion for epic experience, we have a vision of creating a festival of international standard, with our vast resource of local talent” – U.M.F (And that’s what we like to here)

The line-up

Comprising of the Oasis Stage just meters from the the riverside, the Main Stage where the head-liners will be performing, the Comedy Stage where you can go have a mid-party giggle, and the Go-BOS-Stage where anyone can get up and have a jam.

We’ve got 3 sets of DOUBLE tickets to give-away

All you have to do is:

1. ‘Follow’ Utopia Fest and DeneBotha.Com on Twitter, or ‘Like’ us on Facebook (HERE and HERE)

2. Comment below with your answer and Tweet it as us too – Remember to use the official #UtopiaFestSA

Q: What day and time is DJ INVISIBLE playing?

Winners will be announced at 18h00 on Monday 22 April… GOOD LUCK!

Dene

What was meant to be an awesome day in the sun, packed with entertainment, crazy beats, tasty drinks, endless food, and enough sun glistening-flesh to shake a leg at, ended up being excactly THAT.

Mainstay photo-wall… With iScream & the Chocolate Stix, and the ‘hotties’

It’s thirsty, energy-draining work hosting these events… Thanks Liquid Blast for seeing to both of those problems

FONDLE ambassadors; Roxy Louw and Tracy McGregor were there gracing the cameras with their sexy-ness.

Yeah, it was the party you wish you were at… THAT’S for SURE!

Our FONDLE promo ladies were doing a great job, making sure everyone’s needs were met… Lovely stuff I tell you.

All FONDLE clothing was on sale at R150 per item, people were leaving with bags and bags of the trendy kit. Oakley gave away some sunnies too, well done to the winners, thanks for the support.

Whatisfiction Sound, busting down the musical door!

As the sun went down, the music went up, the food was served, the drinks were still on tap, the vibe went on, the jol was INSANE!

Picture perfect setting – Cape Town, we salute you!

So, from all at FONDLE, we say thank you for the kind support. This party will certainly go down in the memory books as an absolute winner! Thanks Massage on the Beach, our on-site sushi-chef, Mainstay Life, Liquid Blast, PMI, the DJ’s, YOAV (who ROCKED the crowds), Lauren and her promo ladies, the shuttle drivers, the braai-masters, the pizza delivery guys, all the helping hands, the camera man, the videographer, and the barmen, and “Naked-girl”, and last but not least… Thank you MAX FONDLE… King of partys! Full photo-diary will out out this week, follow @MaxFonlde on Twitter or go LIKE the page to see it all.

Stay in touch for the next installment, you’ll find it here first.

Have a good recovery week.

Deno

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It’s here, it’s here, it’s HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!

…..And we are READY!

A taste of VILLA FONDLE

Max Fondle – “The venue looks INSANE (It really does, spacious, and Jungle-Themed) , the deco looks INCREDIBLE (Massage tables, sun-beds, pool-toys, entertainment area etc), the surprises are WORLD CLASS (This is a Fondle Lifestyle Party, you can bet your as they are!), the sushi chef will be ON SITE (Best idea EVER), the weather peeps are gonna play along with 24*C and zero rain (Don’t doubt, we have spoken the powers that be… They’ve agreed to play-ball), the drinks are already ON ICE (!!!!!!), the pool is RIDICULOUS (You really couldn’t do much better), The promo girls are HOT (and ready to look after your every need), ALL ‘Fondle’ merchandise will be available on site at R150 per item, (EVERYTHING AT R150!!!), the LIVE performances are ready to BLOW YOUR MINDS (Plenty DJ’s and world class bands) and amazing memories will once again be created for a solid 12HRS! ( P U M P E D ) Charge those cameras, make your friends jealous, get a good breakfast in you, and FORGET about tomorrow, cos’ TODAY, we PARTY!!!!!”

SEE YOU THERE!

THE girls

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So again, quick summary: The guys who brought you the End of the World Party last year, Fondle Lifestyle, Mainstay Life, Whatisfiction Sound System and Liquid Blast have united to bring you THE Endless Summer Party at Villa Fondle in Camps Bay this Saturday – And it’s going to be RIDICULOUS.

iScream & the Chocolate Stix and Yoav LIVE, Whatisifction DJ’s, FREE drinks ALL DAY (Mainstay) and FREE energy ALL DAY (Liquid Blast), FREE food ALL DAY (TBC), and and enough entertainment to make you want to pitch a tent, and live there forever…

Touche’

“Sooooo some more exciting news for those of you who have purchases tickets, German broadcaster, Pro-Sieben will be shooting a segment on Fondle at the “Endless Summer” pool party on Saturday which will be broadcast to 38 000 000 (YES, 38 MILLION) viewers in Europe so bring your game faces and beach bods cos its gonna be INSANE! ” – Um, BUFF!

iScream & the Chocolate Stix – Ready to tear YOU a new one

AND, last but not least, it seems everyone is jumping on this this event (and why wouldn’t they?) “Oakley SA have literally come to the party and sponsored some seriaaaasly wicked shades from their 2013 range to spoil a few fortunate ones at the “Endless Summer” party. I am sure I will come up with a few interesting ideas for you to win these puppies” – So you can guarantee that the entertainment has just been ‘upped’ a notch with the competitions we will be hosting… Hehehe. Be amped / ready / open minded / afraid!

Style – Personified

Only a few tickets remain, get them NOW!

Deno

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5 DAYS TO GO PEOPLE… GET YOUR TICKETS HERE NEOW!

Fondle Lifestyle and Mainstay Life have joined forces yet again to bring you what is undoubtedly set to be the biggest event of the 2013 Summer Party Calendar - Mark my words people, you’re going to kick yourself in the face if you miss this one… Remember the last one?

The Endless Summer BEGINS!

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About: SPONSORS

 Mainstay

With Mainstay International on-board as the title sponsor for for “Endless Summer”, guests will be spoilt with a variety of award-winning cocktails for the day as well as the presence of the memorable Mainstay girls. Mainstay has proven that whether you are enjoying their cocktails or mixing Mainstay with a chosen soft drink, it is definitely the way to go when enjoying an ice-cold drink in the summer sun.

Liquid Blast

Joining us for the wicked event is Liquid Blast, a unique and market leading energy drink taking global markets by storm. With the tagline: Just like that, BOOM BOOM, we look forward to introducing you to this beverage before the masses follow suit

LINE-UP

Whatisfiction sound system

iScream & the Chocolate Stix (Live)

Yoav

TICKETS

R350 Early Worm (100 Limit) 15 remaining at of 05/03/13 17:25

R450 General (100 Limit)

Tickets available from HERE

Includes ALL Food & Drinks

TRANSPORT

There will be a Shuttle Service pickup & drop off point from Camps Bay Field (Victoria Road – Opposite Kauai/Col’Cacchio) to transport you too and from the venue for the duration of the event. Scooter angles will also be available to drive you home should you have enjoyed too many toots.

VENUE:

VILLA FONDLE

Camps Bay

Cape Town

DOORS OPEN:

10h00 – 22h00

EVENT INFORMATION CONTACT

Marc Buhrer

072 237 1513

Fondle Entertainment, putting the Fun and sophistication back in summer this season

 And do yourselves a favour……Visit Youtube and search “Harlem Sake”, just saying

Congrats mate, email me your details and I’ll come find you tomorrow and drop off your tickets and survival kits…. YEAH AH!

Thanks to everyone for entering, the next one’s going to be HUGE, keep in touch.

Deno

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HOLI ONE is the much anticipated party of COLOUR. Hitting the Mother City on Saturday 2 March, and Jozi on 6 April, this exciting event has yet to be matched on the international scale.

Love, light and COLOUR!

This event is creating much media awareness and we are AMPED!

The party is being hosted at Grand Parade (Yes, IMAGINE the photos with Table Mountain in the background), it runs from 12h00 to 22h00 and the line-up, man oh man…

Tickets are available from Webtickets and are extremely well priced - However, we’ve got some tickets as well as ‘Survival kits’ to give away here at DB.Com, and we’ll be rolling out a little competition over the next three days… Each morning (Tues, Wed and Thurs) I’ll be posting a question… First person to get all three right wins – Simple.

Question number 1: WHERE DOES THE HOLI ONE FESTIVAL ORIGINATE FROM?

Question number 2: What is the name of the company hosting the Holiday One Festival?

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Question 3: (And here’s the kicker) A. Who is playing the closing set for Holi One Festival Cape Town, and

B. Name the brand featured on the DB.Com blog dated 21 Jan 2013, and “Like” their page. (You’ll thank me later)

Winner announced later today, good luck!

Deno

Siv and his mate Oren, coming into Kauai Green Market Square

To all that took part, we thank and salute you!

Alex, Bryan, Siv, Steve, Diane, Leanne, Rhinoprotect, Charlie, ONEsieSA, the city of CT and everyone who has and who will be contributing towards the cause.

How YOU can get involved: Buy one of these at selected Kauai stores and contribute R5 to the Save The Rhino campaign

What you can win for your efforts

Steve and I (Dene) on the final leg… Yes, Steve did his part, and then joined me for mine! #Legend

You can still donate… SO PLEASE DO RIGHT HERE! http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/dianestclairmoor

More updates to follow.

Dene

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TODAY IS THE DAY – PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORTHY CAUSE AND MAKE A DONATION BELOW, LEAVE A COMMENT, AND / OR SHARE IT OUT TO THE WORLD!

The next installment for our Save the Rhinos campaign has been decided: Kauai South Africa has come up with a great initiative, and we are right behind them… Let the games begin!

Event: “Kauai Rhino Relay“.

Date: Friday 12 April from 07h30 to 14hoo

Venue: Kauai Blue Route Mall to Kauai V&A Waterfront – Cape Town

#NakedSkyDiver Steve Newman

GET INVOLVED BY MAKING A CONTRIBUTION AND CHALLENGING THE REST OF SOUTH AFRICA TO GET INVOLVED

The route has been set!

Leg 1: Start at 7.30am at Blue Route Mall to Constantia Village(6.2km) – Runner: Alex – Onsie South Africa

Leg 2: Be there at 7.45am at Constantia Village to Rondebosch (10.8km) – Runner: Brian Rogers

Leg 3: Be there at 8.30am at Rondebosch to Shortmarket Street (8.9km) – Runner: Siv

Leg 4: Be there at 9.15am at Shortmarket Street to Camps Bay (8.3km) – Runner: Steve Newman

Leg 5: Be there at 9.45am at Camps Bay to V&A Waterfront (10.1km) – Runner: Dene Botha

The Rhino ONEsie

Breakdown: Teams of Rhino Activists (Like Steve Newman, Siv Negesi and a couple of well know celebs, and myself) are going to be running a relay race from Kauai to Kauai on Friday 12 April in ONEsie South Africa Rhino Suits (www.onesie.co.za) Starting at Kauai Blue Route Mall at 07h30 and finish at Kauai V&A Waterfront, we will make our way around the peninsular trying to create as much awareness, and raise as much funding as possible.

The One and Only SIV

Reason: The Chief Marketing Officer of Kauai, Diane St Clair Moor, has been asked to participate in the LONDON MARATHON on behalf of “Save The Rhino International” (where all money raised will be going). In order to compete we need to raise at minimum of 2000 Pounds Sterling.

Beneficiaries: We have set up http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/dianestclairmoor

“The 5 Kauai stores involved in this relay are Blue Route Mall, Constantia, Rondebosch, Shortmarket, Camps Bay and V&A Waterfront.  Each of these stores will have stock of Save the Rhino button badges and will be selling them for R5. All proceeds will go to the Save the Rhino organisation. Everyone who buys a badge and a smoothie from Kauai will stand a chance of winning lunch with some of the Stormers rugby players.” – Diane St Clair Moor – THE runner

Get involved:  1. By SHARING this info. 2. CREATING AWARENESS of your own. 3. DONATING to the beneficiaries account. 4. SPONSORING the Kauai Rhino Relay by getting down to one of the 5 Kauai stores participating and buy a Save The Rhino button badge for only R5-00. 5. ALL OF THE ABOVE!

Support: Because over 600 Rhinos are killed each year in South Africa, 745 in 2012! It’s disgusting… Let’s come together and STAND UP against Rhino Poaching SA.

Dene

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The amount of publicity created by Dec’io and Andre’s SPOOF THE CAM CLIP received has been mental. It goes to show that balls, brains, and some insane SKILL is all you need to make your stamp on the world… Yet again, we salute you guys.

How can you NOT love this guy?! #Moonlightmass – Mon 25/02

Now in direct comparison, when I met up with AVA Online and

The starting line

We left CT at 15h30 on Saturday – Amped! Headed towards Malmesbury, with a bunch of crazy’s, a mini-cooper and a man who’s passed his advanced drivers course… Yeah, THAT was an intense ride. Pulling-up to some heavy clouds which soon lifted, walking inside to a great vibe, and a like-minded group of people who were all thinking the same thing – Let’s let loose and have a bit of a jol.

On arrival

So the stage was set, the bar was packed, the chill-out area was empty, and the dance-floor was heaving – And we have take-off!

Personalised party-ing

We walked in and bummed into SO many people that we knew – Always a great thing. I had dropped my gorgeous partner in crime off at the airport a few hours earlier (Sorry you missed it baby, there will be more!) so ‘party-partners’ were much needed, and they were there, in full force. Now for someone that was at ALL the outdoors parties a few years back, and has been on a 4 year hiatus, this was certainly a GREAT way to start off, and considering that I was there with The Shweet Life (representing), it was all about doing some networking, promoting the lifestyle, and THE MUSIC. The beats got better and better…

Speed blur

… And better and BETTER!

THE crew

As the evening went on, the bar emptied out, and the dance-floor filled up… Perfect.

Dehydration is the enemy

As you will know, GoPro’s aren’t too famous for their ability to take decent pictures during twilight / at night… So we’ll end it there. (Safer anyway – Hehe).

THE boys

So, this is where I would start promoting Kinky Disco and tell you where to find their info, more pictures and details on their next party… But that’s not going to happen. This one’s a keeper, and by ‘keeper’ I mean keep it to yourself. However, if you hear someone muttering the words “Day party, let’s get Kinky”, be sure to find yourself a ticket… You will NOT regret it.

The Shweet Life

Deno

“WOW WOW WOW WOW!” is the general reaction from last night’s Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Cape Town… Pity about the embarrassment of a band called Die Antwoord. They clearly have no talent, no skill, and are surviving as a musical act because of a one hit wonder on 2009, but hey, stranger things have happened.

At 15h30 on Tuesday 5/03 I sent out a Tweet saying “I LOVE how slow everyone in CT is… “Anyone got RHCP tickets?!” Haha #Epicfail Ps If anyone DOES have, I’m desperately looking“… 25 minutes later I get a Tweet from a rather well connected man back saying “Send me your number, I’ve got tickets for you.” Boom! The stage was set (Haha – Lame) and the excitement was on.

I round up the hottest lady I know, get hold of some mates and let The Shweet Life know that that the JOL is on, and the arrange the rendezvous area. Get to the stadium and the vibe is ELECTRIC. Everyone is on such a high and nothing has even happened yet…. We grab hot dogs and beers (As one does), make our way down the stairs and WE’RE ON. But then, something tragic happens, that band that everyone thought was AWESOME, daring, new-age, and cool (Yes, Die Antwoord), comes on stage… I’m confused. True ‘performers’?

Well, what a load of shit! Their first song (And I’m quoting here), was call ‘Fok jou naaiers’, (which was repeated 250 times), the second was called “Wat Pomp?”, and nothing else really changed throughout their ‘performance’. She sounds like a cat caught under a 16 wheeler truck, and him, well he’s clearly just a very angry man – I’m sorry, we had more fun standing in the queue for the toilets #TrueStory . Talent? Where? Come on man… Moving on.

21h00 comes around, grab another beer or three and NOW the real talent arrives. RHCP step on to stage and the 45 000 strong crowd goes mental! Can’t remember what they started off with but OH YEAH! It was GAME ON! Alternating between their new and old tracks, working the crowd and putting on a show like none other. The sound, lighting, staging, projection screens and everything else was top-class… As expected, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers ROCKED Cape Town to it’s core last night.

We leave 2 hours later still bopping to the tunes and join the masses on the hunt for burgers and silence… WHAT A JOL!

I’m truly grateful to the man behind the comps (Shot Omesh!), Ryan Botha, Tom King, Liam, Luke, Lauren, Benny and Joe, all the mad peeps for making it what it was, and Big Concerts and 5FM for bringing THAT to our shores… Next time, leave the trash behind.

Over and out

Dene

I had the pleasure of going on Friday as well as Saturday night… And I’m still recovering.

Check THIS for the time lapsed and raw edit brought to you by Makhulu – YES PLEASE.

By far my favourite (And I saw this coming for miles away) was the one and only Niskerone… The man is not only an artist, but an entertainer, a stylish bugger, and an all round nice guy.

Friday night however was OWNED by Richie Hawton (International) who tore CTEMF a new one with his futuristic beats, insane projections and awesome stage presence.

A very big thanks you to adidas, Red Bull, sShadoworks, and everyone else involved… Cheers for the good times, AMPED for next year.

BRING IT!

If you can remember the beginning of last year (yes 2012), you’ll remember that there was a party… It lasted almost a week, and it was all anyone was talking about… Well it’s back, and it’s going to be ridiculous!

“The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF) is the celebration of a scene coming of age. It marks the point at which the Electronic Music Scene in South Africa has been recognized by itself and beyond as an industry that has reached the state of being self-sustainable.”

The Festival takes place at The V&A Waterfront from Friday 15 February – 17 February, and everyone who’s anyone that has a love for music is getting themselves ready for a show-case of note, Check this line-up – Come on!

“The CTEMF is not about how many feet pass through the door, its not about booking the biggest acts to ensure radio play, or getting as many ‘likes’ on facebook as possible. It’s about communicating the ethos, passion and musical creativity that has driven the scene from its early days to its current position as a global player in the world of electronic music.” And with Red Bull and Adidas behind it, you know it’s going to be a whole lotta PASSION thrown in the mix – Excuse the pun.

If you’ve never been before, I suggest you check the line-up and make plans around your favourite DJ’s… If you have been before, well then it’s obvious we’ll see you there again. And on Saturday the 16th, it’s this raging lunatic’s BDay – Mix ‘n Blend, Lark, Nikerone, Haezer – Front left baby, come join the madness,

Deno