Steve’s name has become quite a legacy in the Joburg live music scene. He even featured at Oppikoppi in “Camp Steve” and has a song tweaked in his honour; Well I don’t know where he’s going and I don’t know where he’s been…living next door to Steve(s), Steve? Who the hell is Steve?
So…who the hell IS Steve?
Steve Stevens was born somewhere between a crafty joke and not one, not two, but THREE sets of the original suck ass band. Someone needed to do something, someone needed to take some action and Steve was just the guy to do it!
Since that day, Steve has been gig-hopping, writing numerous reviews and keeping in contact with musicians, fans and strangers on his MySpace page. The page was named in honour of all the shocking bands out there… YOURBANDSUCKSASS.
The fact that Steve is not actually a guy is rather inconsequential, so what if he is actually two chicks who use a pseudonym? He gets to tell the truth. Suck ass bands get to hear what people are thinking, kick ass bands get credit where it’s due.
Steve is all about getting people to support the local music industry by promoting the bands he likes, posting their gigs and writing reviews. The bands he doesn’t like get put onto the Wall of Shame. The only way to get them off the wall is by having a fan nominate another suck ass band to replace them.
After a few weeks, the site seemed to take on a life of it’s own with the YBSA team just steering it in the right direction. Everyone who contributes to the site has a deep passion for South African music and the promotion of the musicians who have the talent to make a difference, even the emo ones.
We spend a lot of time and energy looking for and helping out the newer bands that have no alternative means of marketing. We keep up with the bigger bands who are making dents in the industry and we are following them on their journeys too. There is something new posted on the page at least once a week, making sure it stays interesting.
At the end of the day Steve is just a regular guy, well, as regular as a guy can be when he has two woman thinking for him!!!
By Kez and Clauds
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