The idea for the song came about when Alastair experienced a bad case of jet lag on tour in Japan last year. For 6 days he would lie awake all night and only started dozing off when everyone else started waking up and getting ready for...
Like many of the songs from the THOSE MEDDLING KIDS Collective, OUR SIMPLE MINDS was born from a practice session at Gad’s parents’ house when SHORTSTRAW’s normal practice space was unavailable.It brought back all the memories of jamming as high schoolers in their parents’...
After touring to Europe and the UK for the first time in 2016 and playing sold out shows in London, SHORTSTRAW returns to their international fans this April and May. With their catchy melodies and infectious rhythms, the band has taken pleasure in rocking the most...
SHORTSTRAW has released the 6th single from their THOSE MEDDLING KIDS Collective, entitled BOO. BOO comes after the release of January’s single Bowsie and the launch of The Bowsie Foundation, for which Shortstraw successfully raised R15 000 by reaching 15 000 music video views in 15 days, courtesy of Montego Pet Nutrition. BOO is an atypical love song with...
SHORTSTRAW | THOSE MEDDLING KIDS | THE BOWSIE FOUNDATION SHORTSTRAW Presents: THOSE MEDDLING KIDS January Song Release: BOWSIE January 2017 sees the release of BOWSIE, the 5th song from SHORTSTRAW’s THOSE MEDDLING KIDS Collective. The song BOWSIE is all about Bowser, Alastair’s beloved part...
This May three of South Africa’s most renowned bands will be embarking on an European Safari. Shortstraw, Al Bairre and December Streets will be heading to Europe for the first time for shows in four cities, including performances at The Great Escape Festival. 14 MAY 2016 – PRIVATCLUB //...
Today sees the release of SHORTSTRAW’s new music video for their single HIGH SCHOOL. The video was shot while the band was on tour in Japan in October 2015. The video was shot by Tom Revington and directed by Russell Grant and Alastair Thomas, all Shortstraw members. “This...
One of our favorite bands, Shortstraw, decided not too long ago that they would be kind enough to offer the public another album of awesomeness and boy-oh-boy do these boys know what they are doing. After the unbelievable success of their debut album “Good...
Today sees the official release of a brand new video by SHORTSTRAW for their single, OMG. SHORTSTRAW has been one of our very favourite local acts ever since that entered the scene and we are still in love with their ‘sound’, so its so exciting to bring you...
We are little less than 2 weeks away from the first ever FREEDOM FESTIVAL, which will be held in Pretoria and Cape Town. A brand new festival in South Africa which will get you dancing, while celebrating our beautiful country on this very important...
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