Community, Creativity, Culture, Live music, Music, Music Festivals, Punk Rock, Social Activism, Surfing
West Coast Wolves announce new album Don’t Forget to Howl at Weskus Quarry Cape Town surf punk, folk rocking, banjo picking freaks West Coast Wolves revealed their about-to-launch new album ‘Don’t Forget to Howl’ at a unique gig in a quarry way up the Cape west...
Community, Culture, Interviews, Music, Punk Rock
Kasi Punks – An interview with Soweto Tribal Rockers Shameless blunt correspondent Nathan Levinrad interviewed the self-described Soweto Tribal Rock band Shameless to talk about the band’s history, the rock scene in Soweto and what’s next for the band. Words by...
Archive, Bowl Skating, Community, Creativity, Culture, Skateboarding, Skateparks, Social Activism, Spots, Street Skateboarding
Skate Spot Check: Pietermaritzburg – DIY or Die In a round up of Pietermaritzburg’s best street skate and park spots, blunt takes a deep dive into its DIY scene and concrete waves. So the next time you’re in town, you know exactly what to expect. Words by...
Bike, BMX, Community, Creativity, Culture, Events, Mountain Biking, Photography, Spots
Event of the Month: Darkfest 2022 – Another one for the history books Mountainbiking festival in Stellenbosch pushes the level of freeriding yet again (press release). Words by Monster Energy. Photos by Eric Palmer, Syo van Vliet and Grant Mclachlan. A new chapter for...
Adrenalin, Archive, Bowl Skating, Community, Creativity, Culture, Legends, Photography, Skateboarding
From the blunt mag archive: OG Cape Town skateboarder Roger Coyles skates a full pipe for the filming of the classic old Hunter’s Gold ‘Mind Riding’ TV commercial, blunt 2.3 Slamming only once, Roger carved the custom-made pipe for two full days for the cameras with...
Community, Creativity, Culture, Music, Punk Rock, Venues
I’m with the band – Cape Town post-punkers Tough Guy travel north for a weekend of mayhem TOUGH GUY sound like a bar fight in a backwater saloon. A pool cue getting a friendly introduction to cranium. Glass crunching under boot. They’re fierce and fuck-off loud....
