25 years ago this week Brian Currin met Piet Botha and Johnathan Martin and wrote a brief review for the SA Rock Digest.
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The Blowtorch Poetry of Piet Botha
Piet Botha was a masterful poet and musician, whose honest and poignant lyrics delved into personal experiences and societal issues, enriching listeners’ lives.
25 Years Ago: Piet Botha released ‘n Suitcase Vol Winter
25 Years Ago: Piet Botha released ‘n Suitcase Vol Winter
Piet Botha Article in SAFFER Magazine, 20 July 2020
From The Vaults: Jack Hammer at the Whammy Bar, 11th November 1999
This was when I first met Piet Botha and Johnathan Martin (that is the correct spelling for Johnathan, I found out years later!). Piet often used to say that I put them on the internet before they even knew what the internet was! — Brian Currin, 10th July 2020 SA Rock Digest, Issue #39, 21stContinue reading “From The Vaults: Jack Hammer at the Whammy Bar, 11th November 1999”
Piet Botha: Our Very Own Lemmy | James Daubeney
Piet Botha was very special to rock fans all around the country. Anyone who ever saw him live or spoke to him will attest to his charisma. He was a rock & roll lifer, a bit like Motorhead’s Lemmy. Piet played his music and that is what he wanted to do. He played it right up to the point where he couldn’t play it anymore and then he passed away.
The Citizen | Piet Botha – Spookpsalms – Delightfully dark
If Afrikaans music – or South African music in general – has a Leonard Cohen equivalent, then Piet Botha must be it. – The Citizen Online
Vloek Van Die Kitaar 1979-2001
The South African Rock Encyclopedia > Classic Albums > Compilations > Various Artists > Vloek Van Die Kitaar 1979-2001 Tracks Release information CD: May 2002, Boereplaas Plate / EMI, CDEMIM (WLM) 012 Compiled by Dirk Uys. Review by Brian Currin, May 2002 Dagga Dirk Uys first mentioned this CD in September 2001 and now at last it sees the light of day. ItContinue reading “Vloek Van Die Kitaar 1979-2001”
South African Rock Hall Of Fame
Piet Botha inducted 1st January 2002 Piet was born on the 18th July 1955 and has been a stalwart of the SA rock scene since the ’70s when he started the band Raven. In the early ’80s Wildebeest combined African, Afrikaans and Rock sounds into one hybrid mixture. His band Jack Hammer, first formed inContinue reading “South African Rock Hall Of Fame”
Roadies but Goldies: Jackson
“… Laat Die Wiele Rol, O Jackson …” Farewell To Jackson by Moonshine Lee, 16 July 2001 The ‘fifth’ member of Jack Hammer, Hendry Jackson, jets out to Chicago USA tonight (16.07.2001) to pursue business interests there for awhile. A close and long standing friend, supporter, stalwart of the ‘Hammer’ over the past 23 oddContinue reading “Roadies but Goldies: Jackson”
Piet Botha 