Steve Louw formed a new band, Big Sky, in 1990 and released Waiting for the Dawn that same year. The epic and powerful debut album featured artists from SA and the USA, and set a new standard for SA rock. Louw was back, less abrasive, more thought provoking, and producing a music that stood on its own,Continue reading “Big Sky”
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All Night Radio
Steve Louw (pictured right) founded trail-blazing eighties band, All Night Radio, with Nico Burger (left), Rob Nagel (center). ANR released two hit albums, The Heart’s the Best Part (1984) and The Killing Floor (1986), their gritty, bluesy, rock-and-roll sound firmly establishing Steve as a star on the SA music scene.
All Night Radio – The Killing Floor
Released in November 1986 (May 1987 in Australia), on Previous Records, catalogue number ASF 3136 (AIM 1020 in Australia). Produced and engineered by Kevin Shirley. Tracks In 2002, Kevin Shirley remixed a few of the tracks off this album, and in 2013 it was released for Streaming / Downloading. Tracks (2013 Digital Release) Session trackContinue reading “All Night Radio – The Killing Floor”
All Night Radio – Breaking Hearts, Live at Ellis Park Stadium, 12 January 1985
All Night Radio – The Heart’s The Best Part
Released in October 1984 on Previous Records, catalogue number PRL 1. Recorded at UCA Sound, Cape Town. Mixed at House of Music, New Jersey. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City. Produced by John Rollo. Forty years ago, Steve Louw burst onto the South African music scene with a sonic explosion. His debut album, “TheContinue reading “All Night Radio – The Heart’s The Best Part”