I know we’ve sort of fallen off the radar a bit this year. Honestly, it seems to be what we’re good at. Social media isn’t really our biggest skill, or even on our skills list. It sits down at the bottom along with good jokes and times tables. We do, however, try to keep working on new bits and pieces for you, even when we are drowning in varsity work. It is fortunately that time of the year where varsity is quietly judging our performance and we are on vacation.
While we haven’t been blogging at all this whole year, we have been pretending that we know how to professionally record music. Once again I donned the hat of drummer/producer/engineer/coffee guy, and we released a new single in the start of the summer season. This year it was called Crash. This is by far my favourite of our releases, and the only one I can somewhat dance to while playing it on drums. Yes… It looks retarded. It has been well received in the 2 weeks it has been out, and we really appreciate the support from each and every one of you.
If you haven’t heard it yet, you can check it out here: Crash – Soundcloud (more…)
26.11.2014 | Categories: Gigs, New Music, Studio | Tags: Alternative rock, band, bits and pieces, Cape Town, Crash, entertainment, Forefront, forefrontsa, holiday, iTunes, Jason Dionysopoulos, live, music, new, New Wave, R.O.A.R., rock, Social media, SoundCloud, South Africa, Studio, Synergy Live, UCT, Varsity | Leave a comment
Hey there internet,
I don’t know about you, but it’s my favourite time of year. Varsity work: zero. Early mornings: zero. All that’s on the agenda is gym (cuzzie), food and music. I’ve already taken slack for going to Nickelback, and had the opportunity to see how Rous pimped out his car. Over all its been a pretty good end to the year.
28.12.2013 | Categories: Gigs, Studio | Tags: Alternative rock, band, Cape Town, entertainment, Forefront, Gigs, holiday, Jason Dionysopoulos, live, music, new, No More, R.O.A.R., Ragazzi, rock, Single, South Africa, the wating room | Leave a comment
Hey hey hey hey! Hey! We here at Forefront HQ are all bumbling with excitement, as months and years and decades and centuries of work has finally brought us to the stage where, with a little bit more work, we can finally release our loooong anticipated, twice post-posed, twice cousin removed with no relation by marriage, FIRST & FOREMOST EP. As we speak, Forefront vocalist Taylor Jackson sits in Jason’s home-studio where the two will be recording a few final vocal takes needed for the EP. As Taylor stands in concentration in the vocal booth, honing in his voice-missile at the targeted microphone, his cell phone begins to vibrate (producing a sound louder than if he had his phone on loud). It is none other than world renowned sex-offender, Rous.
“Hey Taylor!”
“Hi there!”
“Oh hey Rous! What’s up?”
“Nothing much, just thinkin bout chooo”
“Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm I’m so gay for you!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”
*Recorded dialogue, 100% facts.com lollol! (more…)
12.01.2013 | Categories: First & Foremost, Gigs | Tags: Alternative rock, band, Cape Town, entertainment, First & Foremost, Forefront, forefrontsa, Gigs, holiday, live, music, R.O.A.R., rock, South Africa, Studio, TheRussian, Zula Bar | Leave a comment
Well heeeeey there everybody! Hope you’ve all been well doing your thing and having a good time and lots of fun in the sun, for summer is cloooose by and soon we’ll all be frolicking on the beach together and be happy. In the sun.
So its been a little while since you’ve seen Forefront on your newsfeed, which is good news and bad news. Neutral news. Bad news because interacting with all you cool cats is a huge part of what we’re all about, and keeping you in the loop is pretty important as far as we’re concerned. On the good side, however, its not because we don’t love you! We’ve been busybusybusy recording, mixing, getting things organised on Forefront’s front, as well as exams and other work that we’ll all doing. However, at the rate we’re going, we are setting a vague HB pencil date of releasing our hugely anticipated (by us) First & Foremost in November! Yeah! We’re all still lank excited about the project, and we hope you are too. And, in a month and a bit, you’ll have a little something to keep us by your side. And in your ear holes.
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2.10.2012 | Categories: First & Foremost, Gigs, Studio | Tags: Alternative rock, band, Cape Town, entertainment, First & Foremost, Forefront, forefrontsa, Gigs, House Party, live, Movie, music, new, Nick Andrews, R.O.A.R., rock, South Africa, Studio, Varsity, Warner Bros | Leave a comment
It’s been a while. A few whiles, even. But don’t worry, we’re still alive, we’re still playing music and stuff, and I still have a moustache. And some new shoes. But that’s not relevant, so I won’t bring it up. Right. A fair amount has happened in our absence from the land of blog-posting, but we return home once more with goodies from our travels.
The main reason for our absentness has been the ol’ recording thing. By now you must be thinking “will I ever hear these recordings?” or something along those lines. I must confess, until recently similar thoughts had plagued my mind. But I was put at ease by Jason who kindly allowed my ears to feel some of the stuff we’ve been working so hard on. The sensation was incredibly pleasurable, I assure you. I had to flick my hair out of my face afterwards (like in a shampoo ad) because it had landed there in my glee. You will have your shampoo moments too, I promise.
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18.09.2012 | Categories: First & Foremost, Gigs | Tags: Alternative rock, band, Cape Town, entertainment, First & Foremost, Forefront, forefrontsa, Gigs, live, music, Nicholas Rous, R.O.A.R., rock, South Africa | Leave a comment
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