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Posted by Kyle A. zeeman on Monday, July 23, 2012,
In :
Music
Rikson
In Celebration of Africa and its music.
“One day I hope to bring joy and awareness to the human race
through my music” explains African traditional vocalist Rikson.
Born both blind and amidst political upheaval in Eastern DRC,
Rikson used music as a way to “see” and express the world around him. He moved to South Africa four years ago in
hope of getting a bigger market for his music. He has been writing and
performing for 12 years both in his home country of Congo and i... Continue reading ...
Posted by Suzi Broom on Saturday, July 14, 2012,
 Most of us will know Gail
Nkoane as Lelo Sedibe, a fashion editor in Mnets soap opera, The Wild. Gail, who was born and
Bloemfontein and raised in Kimberly is on her way up in the world. In addition
to a growing career in acting, she also runs her own events company with her
father. One may begin to ask how much more this 27- year –old can take on. The answer to that is a singing career, which
is waiting in the wings in the form of a debut album. After both her mother and
brother passed a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Matt Cryer on Friday, July 6, 2012,
In :
Movies
Another controversial Sacha Baron Cohen movie is set to be released in South Africa on July 6th.
Having managed to watch a copy of The Dictator last week, whether you hate or love Cohen, he and Director Larry Charles have produced another touchy shocker of a film.
Much like Cohen’s film Borat, The Dictator is undoubtedly going to have many people offended. Hot topics that are bound to leave certain groups unhappy include the slander on Middle-Eastern culture, woman’s rights, gay rights, ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Matt Cryer on Tuesday, June 12, 2012,
 For today's installment of my favorite bands on my Exams Playlist, here are two new groups worth having a look at. A band I have started to appreciate over the past year is Neon
Trees. There first big single most known was ‘Animal’ which came out 2 years
ago. Since then they have had a couple great follow up songs such as ‘Our War’
and ‘1983’. This is one of those bands that seem to be slightly unappreciated for
the music they have produced over the last couple years.
Rogue Wave i... Continue reading ...
Posted by Matt Cryer on Monday, June 11, 2012,
During the stressful exam times I often have one big
playlist of chilled-out music to keep me going. As much as I love to listen to
heavy rock and rap when I drive, or dubstep and house when I go out, I also
love to listen to easy-going alternative when I’m just at home. That’s why instead
of giving a single musician review, I have decided to mix it up with the different
artists on my playlist as a whole. Starting this playlist will be some good
songs and bands leading up to my favourite... Continue reading ...
Posted by Matt Cryer on Sunday, May 13, 2012,
In :
Music
If
its Indie Rock n’ Roll you into and you have somehow never heard The Black
Keys, well… you most likely live under a rock. Regardless, if you into the
alternative indie music scene, this is a band worth checking out. The Black
Keys have been receiving a lot of attention over the last two years, producing
two solid albums, Brothers and El Camino. El Camino, their
current album includes two of their biggest hits, Lonely Boy and Gold
On The Ceiling, which can be heard on most rock radio ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Suzi Broom on Tuesday, May 1, 2012,
In :
Music
Best Alternative Album
The Dirty Skirts for Lost In The Fall
Best Kiddies Album
Wendy Oldfield for Singalong Kidz Volume 2
Best Smooth Urban Music Album
Zahara for Loliwe
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
The Plain Truth – We Are The Shining Ones
Best Classical and Instrumental Album
CH2 for Ping
Best Collaboration
Zahara featuring Georgy for Incwad’Encane
Best Jazz Album
Jimmy Dludlu for Tonota
Best Pop Album
Lloyd Cele for One
Best African Adu... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alexandria Mxolisi Simanga on Monday, April 16, 2012,
In :
gossip
The ink on their divorce papers is not even dry and this celebville stars have already moved on with their lives
Following her divorce from Kris Humphrey, the not so talented Kim kardashian is rumored to be dating the egoist rapper kanye west. The two were seen together on countless dinner dates, and one hunger games movie night. Not only did She not last her marriage with kris Humprey's but she also did not last at being single.
Kris Jenner, Kim's mother, seemed to have taken the ... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinkerZee on Wednesday, November 30, 2011,
In :
techno
We’ve all used google maps to get somewhere we needed to be and occasionally we’ll use the handy street view tool to visualise our destination. In short it can be a handy tool but it also has the ability to entertain and surprise. The GEM team decided to scour the net for the funniest pics caught by the infamous google street view camera and show what crazy things can happen on the street when you think no one is looking. Below we highlight just a few. Enjoy.
The infamous death
 This picture... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ismail Fadal on Thursday, November 24, 2011,
In :
Games
 
Wow playing Silent Hill on the playstation always provided a freaky yet scary experience, poor Harry Mason. Since then the Silent Hill games have been evolving into the fantastic Silent Hill games we play today. Look at Silent Hill Shattered memories, it’s a reimagining of the first Silent Hill, the time the game plays you as much as you play it, the responses you gave in fact changed the way creatures and the environment appeared.
The year 2012 will be the year of release of the new Silen...
Posted by Ismail Fadal on Thursday, October 27, 2011,
In :
Games
 No! Game engines are not v12’s for a flat screen, but
in fact those engines on which games are based on. The secret is that game developers
have their own preference for choosing a engine, the most well known engines is
the Cry engine which powered Far Cry series, the Unreal engine which powered a
number of games including Splinter Cell and Bioshock and the Frostbite engine
powered Battlefield Bad Company series and upcoming tiles like Need for Speed
the Run and Mirror...
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Posted by forward thinkerZee on Monday, October 24, 2011,
In :
techno
Ubermedia, the world’s leading independent developers of social media products, last week launched their own attempt at a share of the social media space with their latest product Chime.in, but does the world really need another social network?
Chime. In has been described by ubermedia’s CEO, Bill Gross, as not "just another social network" but rather an interest network, but reviewers have been quick to note its apparent combination of Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, Digg and Reddit.
If... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ismail Fadal on Tuesday, October 11, 2011,
In :
Games
Wow that’s all I can say about rAge, from the latest upcoming games such as Resident Evil operation Raccoon (yip you heard me Resident Evil Operation Raccoon) to gaming deals (very good deals and specials) to meeting new and very interesting people.
I must say the graphics are becoming more and more epic every year! I managed to see the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 gameplay trailer and I was truly cinematic; CoD fans are in for a massive treat,. The new Tomb Raider also look... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ismail Fadal on Tuesday, October 4, 2011,
In :
Games
The Metal Gear Series has been around since our grandparent’s time however the only difference is that our grandparents aged while MGS (Metal Gear).hasn’t.
The new MGS called Rising places you in the shoes or should I say ninja shoes of Raiden, Raiden is the main character from MGS2 therefore our long time hero Solid Snake has been replaced another change from the MGS series is the tagline ‘’Tactical Espionage Action’’ has been replaced to ‘’Lighting Bolt Action’’
M...
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Posted by Matt Cryer on Friday, September 30, 2011,
In the new segment of Global Edge Media, South Africa’s Upcoming Artists, Kailin Pillay, a 19 years old charismatic pop singer, will hopefully start us off with a bang. Kailin, who recently released his single Can’t Let You Go on the website www.reverbnation.com, will be releasing his new single within the next week, The Power of One. We sat down with Kailen to talk to him about his music.Kailin as a South African Artist, what made you so interested in music?
Well you know if I had to... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker on Monday, September 26, 2011,
Picture: www.you.co.za We are bedazzled by this 24 year old extraordinaire, she is the most loved media mistress and leaves no stone untouched. Her articulate media expertise is to be loved and feared. Who might I be going on about? (as if you don’t know) why Bonang Matheba of course (what mistress were you thing about?) Queen B on the beehive as her Yfm show is appropriately titled, is one ‘to look at’ like her name says. The SABC 1 Vj TV ... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinkerZee on Friday, September 23, 2011,
In :
techno
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday announced radical changes to the popular social network.
Having already released a host of reforms earlier in the week, a move many analysts believed was a direct result of competitor Google releasing their social network publicly, Zuckerberg announced in his keynote address at Facebook annual developers convention that there would be major changes to the way people share and tell their stories with an emphasis on progressive updates built ove... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker on Tuesday, September 20, 2011,
Last year South African audiences were bombarded with numerous advertisements from SABC 3 and Cleo magazine regarding South Africa’s top model search. The date was set- auditions were to begin across the country starting in Cape Town and ending in Johannesburg. Contestants could be male or female between the ages of 18 to 35
Audiences couldn’t get enough; however, the enthusiasm soon ran out. An inside source tells GEM entertainment what really took place. The person in charge of the... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker Ismail Fadal on Monday, September 19, 2011,
In :
Games
What is DLC you may ask? Firstly DLC is not some sort of salad (do less calories) DLC is not a rock band or a 1960 dance move. You definitely won’t find DLC in your mother’s kitchen.
DLC simply means Downloadable content; this means you can now download extra content for your games. Take COD not call of dorks no no Call of Duty has DLC’s for Black Ops this means the user can download extra maps for multiplayer gaming. Another example could be PES (no not those PEZ sweet dispensers)...
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Posted by forward thinker Ismail Fadal on Monday, September 19, 2011,
In :
Games
Let’s face it Fifa hasn’t had any new improvements for quite some time. However Fifa 12 looks to change that, especially in graphics where it seems that the visuals have now received a new change completely.
Other changes include a new tackling system. Gone are the days of just holding in "x" or space bar to make a tackle. The new Fifa 12 tackling system makes stealing a player off your opposite number more technical.
Other adjustments include changes in the career mode such a...
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Posted by forward thinker on Monday, September 12, 2011,
Due to internal difficulties (no it's not diarrhea) the preview of Fifa 12 wil not be up till either tommorow or wednesday. Thank you for your patients.
regards
The GEM Team. Continue reading ...
Posted by Ismail Fadal on Thursday, September 1, 2011,
In :
Games
Need for Speed: The Run
Did you ever see a chicken fly? Have you ever seen the character from Need for Speed leaving his or her car?
Well chickens cannot fly but in the new Need for Speed named The Run it seems the character may leave the car and perhaps take part in roof top chases.
The Run will have car sections as well as an on-foot sections, little is known about the run all that we know so far is that the unnamed character will be taking part in high stake race from San Franciso to... Continue reading ...
Posted by Matt Cryer on Monday, August 22, 2011,
In :
Music
Anyone who is a fan of Hip hop, Rap or even just music in general will recognize the name Lil Wayne. The self-proclaimed “Best Rapper Alive” has been at the top of the game for many years now, best known for his 2008, Grammy Award winning album, The Carter lll. Since this Lil Wayne has released dozens of singles and mix tapes, while also featured in numerous celebrity hits. From there it was no surprise when he in grew in popularity as he released his pre-recorded album, I Am Not a Human ...
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Posted by forward thinkerZee on Monday, August 15, 2011,
In :
Music
Of all the cracking lacking music released in 2011 there have been 2 that have made Inde heads salivate.We at Gem decided to Introduce you to the 2 albums making huge waves in the inde world this year and invite you to take a listen.
Arctic monkeys- suck it and see
The best inde album released in 2011, thus far, by some distance. After their first two albums raked in numerous awards, the Sheffield boys seemed to shed some innocence (and a few fans) with a darker 3rd album but they are back ... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker-Matt Cryer on Wednesday, July 27, 2011,
In :
Music
There seems to have been a constant stream of mega-bands over the past 50 years -the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, U2, Metallica… the list goes on. But it seems the list is getting shorter, and the real question is, where have they all gone? There are so few bands today that can fill stadiums, make platinum albums one after the other, and still stay at the top of the charts after 10 years. From reggae bands like Bob Marley and the Wailers to pop rock bands like the Police and Nirvana, it is ...
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Posted by forward thinker on Tuesday, July 26, 2011,
In :
entertainment
If this sounds like a story line from a Hollywood script we promise you its real and about to get messy. 25 year old Meester is suing her mother Constance Meester for $230 000. Leighton alleges that her mother has been using the money which she sends home to support her sick brother for her own selfish purposes. In the court papers filled against her mother Leighton claims Constance used the monthly $10 000 for botox and hair extensions. However, her mother has filled back papers claiming... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker on Tuesday, July 26, 2011,
In :
entertainment
Grammy award winning musician Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home on Saturday morning. This came as a sudden shock to the entertainment industry; however, insiders claim it was not unexpected. This follows as Winehouse faced a public battle with drugs and alcohol.
Her family issued an immediate statement to the public that"Our family has been left bereft by the loss of Amy." Celebrities and Winehouse’s friends took to facebook and twitter to share their thoughts and condolenc... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker Ze on Saturday, July 23, 2011,
In :
TV
.jpg) The past year has seen a huge increase in a new field of
television media surveillance called social shows ratings. Social show ratings
are a rating system of not necessarily the best shows on television but the
most talked about on social media sites, as a result many of the early fronts
running shows that were rated highly on the system are mostly those that target
the age group most likely...
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