Spacey back in SA for Jameson First Shot premiere this weekend

On Saturday I’ll be heading through to the Jameson First Shot red carpet premiere. This is the second premiere of its kind and I reckon it’s going to be lots of fun again. Last year, the campaign gave aspiring and upcoming filmmakers the opportunity to be mentored by Hollywood A-lister Kevin Spacey, his business partner Dana Brunetti thanks to the team at Jameson. It was sound a resounding success that the decided to do it once again and this year the team has enlisted the help of another Hollywood giant, Willem Dafoe.

South African filmmaker Hanneke Schutte was chosen as the winner this year. She flew over to the US, where she made her film, SAVING NORMAN (previously PING PONG WITH MR YONG) and we’ll be getting to see that film on Saturday evening. I’ll be on the red carpet taking pics and video. So follow me on Twitter: @JasonVonBerg, on Instagram or check back here for more interviews.

It promises to be a festive evening once again and big up to the team at Jameson for getting involved in such a lekker campaign.

Miguel ‘kneeds’ you

Firstly, let me just say I’m happy the person on the receiving end of Miguel’s knee is okay… That said, how funny is this? Miguel got a little excited and misjudged the distance between the stage platforms. As a result his long jumping ways fell short resulting in him kneeing some helpless fan at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Thank goodness she’s okay.

Sidebar, Miguel should have a song “I Kneed you, LEG go” Ha.

And the finalists for the #5GumExperience tickets are

Thank you to everyone who entered The Kooks, #5GumExperience ticket giveaway. You have all been awesome, but there are a few people who really stood out. So we’ve narrowed it down to just a handful of people and now we’d like your votes. Who deserves those tickets? Remember I only have two doubles to give away, so vote for those you think deserve to go to the show:

1. ‏@Jade_Waller21 

@JasonVonBerg @5GumSA this is my favourite 5 gum ☺ #Watermelon ♥. Please, I really wanna go with my best friend ☺ ♥ pic.twitter.com/72dc3uJ7gj

2. Eloise Ella Winton is leaving the country, but before she does she wants to complete her 3 Ks concert experience.

She says, “I am a HUGE Kooks fan! I always said my ultimate three concers would be the three Ks. the Kooks, the Killers and Kings of Leon. 2 down and one to go, pretty please! plus I am leaving the country on the 22nd of April, so what a rad rad way to bid my lovely home farewell!!!”

3. @5GUMKOOKSFAN

@JasonVonBerg @5GumSA #5GumExperience pic.twitter.com/zL7EoilJA0

He started a Twitter profile just for this competition. Go and check out his tweets to see how much he wants this.

4. @Lee_Mavuso created a short video showing how much she loves the band and how much she really wants to go. Check this out:

5. Ricky Sandler is prepared to “bare-ass naked” to the show.

“I am willing to come to the concert bare-ass naked as long as I get the experience! Only found out about the concert today! Gonna share 5gum on Facebook…what else can I do for tickets?”

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED

Want to see someone in their birthday suit at The Kooks? Well best you vote then.

This poll will be closed at 2pm today.

Snoop Lion heads to South Africa

Lighters up peops, Snoop Lion is on his way to South Africa this May. He’ll be heading out to the sunny shores of Durban to headline the MTV Africa All Stars Concert on the 18th of May. The former Dogg now Lion said he was excited about heading out to SA again. “I’m honoured to bring this important message of peace and love to South Africa,” said Snoop Lion. “This is the motherland and a place of so much history and strife. I hope that this concert reminds us it is also a place of joy, love, celebration and peace – which is very much in line with where I am as an artist right now. I want to thank all the incredible artists joining me and props to MTV for sharing this important moment with the world.”

While on stage at the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium, the star is without a shadow of a doubt, going to share experience of his putting together his latest release, REINCARNATED. In case you don’t know, it’s his multi-media project capturing Snoop’s exploration of reggae music and spiritual growth.

More details on this and the MTV Africa All Stars event coming soon, but in the mean time check out www.mtvbase.com, join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MTVBaseVerified, or follow us on Twitter @MTVBaseAfrica, using the hashtag #AfricaAllStars.

John Legend drops “Who Do We Think We Are”

2013 you special musical beast you. We’ve heard new music from Beyonce, Justin’s just released his new album (review to follow this week) and now the ever cool John Legend has just dropped his new single. It’s called Who Do We Think We are. The single is taken off his forthcoming, fourth studio album “Love in the Future,” which is expected to drop on the 25th of June.

On the album Legend says, “I’m so excited to release this project.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed making this album with a team of incredibly gifted producers and co-writers.” Says Legend “Every day we went to the studio with the goal to create something beautiful, to make the best album of my career. After all the writing and arranging and re-mixing and editing, it’s finally time for the world to hear it.”

 You can hear the single above and it features Rick Ross (my worst but anyway). The video will drop in mid-April. Can’t wait to bring you more on this release too.

Want to be apart of Our Continent?

Check this out. Yesterday, Continental Tyre SA launched its new initiative called Our Continent. With this one they’re looking for is you and your adventure from South Africa and beyond. Upload your picture via Twitpic, make sure your Twitter locations are on when you upload, caption the picture and share your story with everyone out there. Whether you’re driving a 4×4, a motorbike or you’re hopping on bicycle to ride the Argus, one thing’s a given, you’re using a tyre of some nature to get from point A to point B. So why not share you’re experience in getting there.

The one thing I love about my cellphones is the fact that they take relatively descent photos and because my game is visual, I tend to snap a lot of pictures, so you can be sure to see some of my pics on Our Continent and soon as I am back in Afriqud du Sud.

Full press release below:

Today sees the launch of Our Continent (www.ourcontinent.co.za) -  a crowdsourced initiative from Continental Tyre SA – a map of the best on and off-road destinations from around South Africa, and eventually, even the rest of Africa.

From city to Savannah, coastline to mountaintop, whatever your adventure, Continental Tyre wants you to share your journey via Twitpic and in turn share others’ journeys with you.

We take the rubber that separates us from the tar for granted but, regardless of our vehicle of choice – two wheels or four – it is the humble tyre that moves us from one destination to another.

Continental Tyre SA has also mapped out all of its South Africa stores on Our Continent, so if you are in need of a replacement or two, you will be able to find your nearest Conti Partner on your journey via your desktop or mobile device.

Post your pics via Twitter, using the hashtag #ContiOnroad or #ContiOffroad or visit the site to browse images that have already been uploaded.

Pics: Kanye West in Jozi

Kanye in Jozi

Ms Cosmo

D’banj

Azania Ndoro

Did you feel the beat of Castle Lite’s Sub-Zero Experience this weekend? 10 000 Jozi residents did. Check out some of the pictures above and if you were at the venue tell me more about your experience, the production (95m screen), Kanye West and of the rest of the impressive lineup.

Want to hold an Oscar® statuette?

The countdown to film’s big night is on and to celebrate this year’s Academy Awards, the digital team are creating a bit of hype in a different way. The first-ever Oscar Roadtrip kicks off next Monday in New York City. The roadtrip will give Oscar fans the opportunity to hold an actual statuette before it arrives in Hollywood on the 24th of February.
The roadtrip will be covered by Oscar Roadtrip reporters, Ben Gleib and Angie Greenup. They’ll be posting a whole bunch of blog posts, videos, photos, tweets and so much more. You can follow the journey via:

OscarRoadtrip.com,

@OscarRoadtrip on Twitter

and on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheAcademy.

Speaking about the roadtrip, managing director of digital media and marketing for the Academy, Josh Spector said, “We created the Oscar Roadtrip to bring the magic and fun of the Oscar ceremony to movie fans across the country. The Oscar Roadtrip makes it possible to share the once-in-a-lifetime thrill that only comes from holding an Oscar statuette.”

I’m in SA, so I won’t be able to see or hold the Oscar just yet, but if you’re in the US take note of the following dates:

February 4		New York
February 6		Philadelphia
February 7		Washington, D.C.
February 8		Baltimore
February 11		Chicago
February 13		St. Louis
February 14		Kansas City
February 17		Houston
February 18		Dallas
February 21		Phoenix
February 24		Hollywood

Sounds like a lot of fun and hey Josh, next year I’m happy to participate. Being a multimedia journalist and all, I could rock it. #JustSaying

 

#OscarNoms online

• Use #OscarNoms on all nominations-related tweets and Instagram posts.

•Follow Oscars’ Host Seth MacFarlane on Twitter
https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane

•Follow Seth’s Dad
http://twitter.com/DadMacFarlane

•You Can Even Follow our Oscars’ Producer on Twitter for Behind the Scenes Updates
http://twitter.com/NeilMeron

Oscar.com
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/oscars
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheAcademy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAcademy
Instagram: http://instagram.com/TheAcademy

While I’m at it

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasonvonberg

YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/veebs9

Instagram: http://instagram.com/JasonVonBerg

Pics: Ultimate Redd Door Experience party

Here’s a party I’m bummed I missed. On the 8^th  the who’s who (barring me haha) headed through to the Maboneng Precinct in downtown Jozi for the Ultimate Redd Door Experience. Apparently guests were ushered in through a series of revolving ‘Redd Doors’, teasing their curiosity by giving them a “sensory experience”. They got to see different performers, animations and there was an art gallery come tasting room behind one of the other doors too. Sounds like quite the party. Behind the final ‘Redd Door’ were some of SA’s biggest named including Kwesta, House Hold Funk, DJ Zinhle as well as Naves and Sphe.

You can win some really cool prizes courtesy of the people at Redd’s. Check out their online properties for more details.

For more information visit:

http://www.sab.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/ReddsSA

And @ReddsSA on Twitter