De Nachten van de Jukte: Tom Pintens interview

On the 25th of July, Tom Pintens played solo and with Het Zesde Metaal at “De Nachten van de Jukte” (The Itchy Nights). Internet radio geluwe.be had an interview with Tom before the concerts. You can listen to it here. (in dutch).
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Here’s what’s in it:
When Tom played with HZM at the Dranouter Festival (as [...]

BEEhivEs!

Some of you may have noticed it was (on myspace.com) For you others, Here are BEEhivEs!
With our own Eva and Amel (part of the live band) in the ranks, this group will certainly be something you like (if you are open to 80’s pop, dance music) Their music sounds very promising and I’m certainly looking [...]

Carte Blanche 2008

(As we told you last May) on November 23th and 24th Stef will be the curator of the yearly organised Carte Blanche Festival in the AB, Brussel. Each year someone else is invited to curate the festival and is ask to invite his favourite artists.  Knack.be tells us that The Golden Glows is the first [...]

Crossing Border 2008

On November 20th 2008, Stef will do his Bob Dylan Tribute at the Crossing Border Festival, The Hague, Holland. According to haagspoppodium.nl Stef will also do a french programme together with Frédéric Beigbeder.

Zita Swoon stands up for Swallows

This morning there was a happening at the abandoned village of Doel. With this action Doel 2020 wanted prevent the demolition of houses where some swallows were nesting.
Doel 2020 was a.o. supported by the members Laïs, Think of One, Urban Trad (Soetkin Collier)… and Zita Swoon.
I have no idea which ZS-members were there.
There is an article [...]

Radio Candip, History

1. StuBru interview
Earlier this week there was an interview with Eva and Kapinga on Studio Brussel’s ‘Studio Dada’. They Talked about Radio Candip’s history, and the band between the Kapinga, Leonie, Eva and Sam.
You can listen to it here. (in dutch)
(a translation will follow)
(tnx to veerle)
2. RTBF documentary
About a month ago this video popped up [...]

Joris and Tom

Some ZS related dates
Franco Saint de Bakker (with Joris), August 15th at Scheld’apen, Antwerp, Belgium.
Het Zesde Metaal (with Joris and Tom Pintens) July 25th, Nachten van de jukte Festival, Geluwe, Belgium.
Tom Pintens and band, July 25th, Nachten van de jukte Festival, Geluwe, Belgium.
Oktober 18th, Rataplan, Antwerp, Belgium.
November 20th 2008, CC Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium.

pic from Heaven [...]

Looking for a….cd?

Back in ‘99 Stef did a little interview for Oor magazine, Holland. He was ask about his (future) favourite cd, movie, gig (of another group), club, clothing, food, tv program, book and his way to relax.
The interview is in dutch, I will try to translate it (soon). Expect more scans from interviews in the future.
Update: [...]

What about Tom?

On this blog of a Dutch journalist living in Belgium you can find an interview with Stef (in dutch).
… and in there we’re finally getting the answer on the “who will replace Tom”-question. 
Stef says there were auditions but the band eventually choose not to replace Tom when during rehearsals they figured out how to manage without him. (Stef [...]

A song against a bridge (de Wappersong)

A few minutes ago Stef Kamil was on Radio 1.
(listen to the interview here)
Artists and politicians are raising theire voice with a protest song against the controversial Oosterweel in Antwerp. They want to encourage the Antwerpians to speak against ‘de Lange Wapper’, writes De Morgen.
The Antwerp senator Freya Piryns (Groen!) approached the musicians of Zita [...]