Jenny Calder

Cape Town is my home, spiritually, physically, soulfully - it is where I belong. I am a self-taught artist who paints in the medium of oil and watercolour. I write about musicians, interviews, reviews, opinion pieces, and I write for me. Listening to music pleases my ears, painting, my eyes, and writing is for my soul.

Terminatryx Album Release Review

The Cape Town based alternative metal band Terminatryx (pronounced Terminaytricks) released their second studio album recently and I attended a special press launch at Mercury with all members of the band present. Sonja Ruppersberg (lead and backing vocals) and Paul Blom (guitars, bass, programming, drums, synths, backing-vocals) co-founders of the band welcomed a group of us comprising devoted metal-heads who are not merely fans. As one would have with other genres, metalheads are extremely int

Underground Press - Electrifying performance from THE SIGNAL ROSE

'Fire with fire' opens a powerful stage performance by alternative rock band The Signal Rose. THE SIGNAL ROSE are an alternative rock band from Cape Town, whose music I have followed with growing interest in this last year. I welcomed the opportunity to meet the super-chilled members of the band on Friday night at Gandalf’s in Observatory.  They are headed up by seasoned musicians, Shaun Orlando Berry on lead guitar and vocals, JP Greeff on bass, and Niel Walters on drums, with Shaun writing al

Underground Press - ALBERT FROST: Blues Legend

Rarely does one get to interview a living legend as young as this. Albert Frost, one of the most versatile musicians in this country has been performing for more than 20 years and has collaborated with almost every top artist in this country as well as played with various international acts like REM, the Rolling Stones and Simple Minds. He started playing when he was 12 but it was a last minute crisis that saw him missing a few days from school to fill in for the guitarist in his father’s band,

Underground Press - Dan Patlansky Talks Introvertigo and Splashy Fen

Splashy Fen festival-goers are in for a treat as Dan Patlansky releases his new album Introvertigo at this festival. His excitement at this release was almost tangible when UNDERGROUND PRESS interviewed him as he promises this one is “my best release to date”. Thank you, Dan, for taking time out for this interview I read an internet review from a dedicated fan who has collected everyone of your releases who claims that your first cd was astonishing and yet you get better all the time – can we