http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/05/stream-blk-jks-and-athi-patra-rugas-sound-of-johannesburg-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/05/stream-blk-jks-and-athi-patra-rugas-sound-of-johannesburg-mix/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:15:53 +0000 Gabrielle Bruney http://www.thefader.com/?p=123969 Continuing his acoustic trek across the globe, DJ N-RON (bka Daniel Perlin) transports us to Johannesburg BLK JKS and visual artist Athi-Patra Ruga. In a group statement, BLK JKS vouch for pleasure of living in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/05/stream-blk-jks-and-athi-patra-rugas-sound-of-johannesburg-mix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/chllngr-f-spoek-mathambo-blk-jks-and-mo-laudi-ask-for-africa-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/chllngr-f-spoek-mathambo-blk-jks-and-mo-laudi-ask-for-africa-remix-mp3/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:05:14 +0000 Kam Tambini http://www.thefader.com/?p=117491 CHLLNGR‘s nighttime dubby jam “Ask For” takes a trip way south from its Copenhagen birthplace to get Africa remixed by FADER #69/FADER #52 cover boys Spoek Mathambo and Mpumi Mcata of BLK JKS, as well … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/chllngr-f-spoek-mathambo-blk-jks-and-mo-laudi-ask-for-africa-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/nike-sportswear-and-the-fader-present-pitch-perfect-episode-7-blk-jks-come-home/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/nike-sportswear-and-the-fader-present-pitch-perfect-episode-7-blk-jks-come-home/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:33:56 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=36106 Two years ago, we put South Africa’s BLK JKS on the cover of our Africa issue after hearing about them through a couple trusted sources. At the time, they were nearly unknown outside of their … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/nike-sportswear-and-the-fader-present-pitch-perfect-episode-7-blk-jks-come-home/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/live-from-south-africa-day-2-the-priest-the-druid-and-bafana-bafana/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/live-from-south-africa-day-2-the-priest-the-druid-and-bafana-bafana/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:38:24 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=32855 Combine Mardi Gras and carnival and sprinkle in the fourth of July, and you can get about ten percent of the vibe of South Africa right now. Over the last 24 hours, between the jubilant … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/live-from-south-africa-day-2-the-priest-the-druid-and-bafana-bafana/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/the-morning-after-blk-jks-f-alicia-keys-too-late-at-the-fifa-world-cup-kick-off-concert/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/the-morning-after-blk-jks-f-alicia-keys-too-late-at-the-fifa-world-cup-kick-off-concert/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:19:04 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6063 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/the-morning-after-blk-jks-f-alicia-keys-too-late-at-the-fifa-world-cup-kick-off-concert/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/live-from-south-africa-day-1-blk-jks-soweto-and-the-opening-ceremony/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/live-from-south-africa-day-1-blk-jks-soweto-and-the-opening-ceremony/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:30:31 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=32639 I watched the official film of World Cup 2006 on the 15-hour flight from New York to Johannesburg and instantly regretted it. As a fan of French football and admirer of Zinedine Zidane, I don’t … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/live-from-south-africa-day-1-blk-jks-soweto-and-the-opening-ceremony/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/02/stream-blk-jks-zol-ep/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/02/stream-blk-jks-zol-ep/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:45:19 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=31711 How bananas is it that BLK JKS are playing the opening ceremonies of the World Cup? It feels like just yesterday that we gave them their first cover in FADER #52 and were bothering the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/02/stream-blk-jks-zol-ep/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/24/blk-jks-lakeside-fractal-dnb-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/24/blk-jks-lakeside-fractal-dnb-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 17:15:39 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=30439 As we noted about a month ago, BLK JKS will be playing the opening ceremonies of World Cup 2010 on June 10th in their home city of Johannesburg at the Orlando Stadium, alongside such superstars … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/24/blk-jks-lakeside-fractal-dnb-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/21/blk-jks-zol-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/21/blk-jks-zol-mp3/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:36:50 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=26542 Blk Jks, cover stars of our March 2008 Africa issue, are playing the opening of the World Cup in South Africa in early June. Two years and three months is all it takes, folks. We’re … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/21/blk-jks-zol-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/24/ghetto-palms-90-new-styles-shangaan-electro-south-africa-road-epic/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/24/ghetto-palms-90-new-styles-shangaan-electro-south-africa-road-epic/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:38:48 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=22623 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/24/ghetto-palms-90-new-styles-shangaan-electro-south-africa-road-epic/feed/ 12 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/14/video-blk-jks-molalatadi/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/14/video-blk-jks-molalatadi/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:56:37 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=20864 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/14/video-blk-jks-molalatadi/feed/ 9 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/09/contest-win-tickets-to-see-theophilus-london-blk-jks-wild-yaks/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/09/contest-win-tickets-to-see-theophilus-london-blk-jks-wild-yaks/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:56:07 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=14457 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/09/contest-win-tickets-to-see-theophilus-london-blk-jks-wild-yaks/feed/ 11 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/09/freeload-blk-jks-mololatladi-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/09/freeload-blk-jks-mololatladi-mp3/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/09/freeload-blk-jks-mololatladi-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/27/sxsw-2009-photos-blk-jks/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/27/sxsw-2009-photos-blk-jks/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:36:01 +0000 Derek Evers http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=20060 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/27/sxsw-2009-photos-blk-jks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/13/the-let-out-blk-jks-catchdubs/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/13/the-let-out-blk-jks-catchdubs/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:28:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/13/the-let-out-blk-jks-catchdubs/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/17/sasquatch-announces-line-up-were-pretty-impressed-but-our-wallets-are-not/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/17/sasquatch-announces-line-up-were-pretty-impressed-but-our-wallets-are-not/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:50:01 +0000 Derek Evers http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=17346 merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the idea of paying $200 to see live music during a recession resulted in our pockets slapping us back into reality. But to be fair, the Sasquatch Festival -- presented by Live Nation and tickets sold by Ticketmaster -- is one of the cheaper weekend-long festivals and the line-up could quite possibly be the best yet. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/17/sasquatch-announces-line-up-were-pretty-impressed-but-our-wallets-are-not/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/08/freeload-blk-jks-sign-to-secretly-canadian-issue-free-ep/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/08/freeload-blk-jks-sign-to-secretly-canadian-issue-free-ep/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/08/freeload-blk-jks-sign-to-secretly-canadian-issue-free-ep/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/01/fader-52-blk-jks-feature/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/01/fader-52-blk-jks-feature/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton It’s a superficial thing, and at this point probably more curse than blessing, but the first thing that hits you about the South African dub metal quartet BLK JKS is their look. There’s a certain … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/01/fader-52-blk-jks-feature/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2008/07/03/freeload-blk-jks-summertime-carlos-ramos-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/07/03/freeload-blk-jks-summertime-carlos-ramos-remix/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:27:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/07/03/freeload-blk-jks-summertime-carlos-ramos-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/05/fader-southern-comfort-7-series-number-six/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/05/fader-southern-comfort-7-series-number-six/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/05/fader-southern-comfort-7-series-number-six/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/23/fader-tv-open-bar-with-blk-jks/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/23/fader-tv-open-bar-with-blk-jks/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/23/fader-tv-open-bar-with-blk-jks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/19/nyc-get-weird-with-blk-jks/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/19/nyc-get-weird-with-blk-jks/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:44:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/19/nyc-get-weird-with-blk-jks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/14/the-future-is-happening-nowblk-jks-meets-pharrell-at-the-levi-s-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/14/the-future-is-happening-nowblk-jks-meets-pharrell-at-the-levi-s-fader-fort/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:01:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/14/the-future-is-happening-nowblk-jks-meets-pharrell-at-the-levi-s-fader-fort/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/11/fader-52-issue-release-party/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/11/fader-52-issue-release-party/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:14:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/11/fader-52-issue-release-party/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/27/video-blk-jks-lakeside/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/27/video-blk-jks-lakeside/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:55:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/27/video-blk-jks-lakeside/feed/ 0