Community, Creativity, Culture, Music, Punk Rock, Tattoo Art, Venues
Tattoo Artist Feature: Meet Shelby Downey – Founder of Randburg-based Tattoo Studio ‘SheKnows Ink’ Hailing from the underrated coastal town of East London, Shelby Downey has made quite the splash in the City of Gold, and in SA’s tattoo scene in general. Words by...
Community, Creativity, Culture, Events, Music, Music Festivals, Punk Rock, Venues
That Animal Connection – Music Festival review: That 70’s Fest, 2-3 April, Tweefontein Melkery, Gauteng Natalie Murfin takes a ludicrously lekker tour through an old school style underground rock festival and revels again in the sheer animal human...
Adrenalin, BMX, Community, Creativity, Culture, Events, Photography, Skateboarding, Skateparks, Street Skateboarding
blunt mag attends Tim Moolman’s skateboarding and BMX workshop at The Shred Skate Park – plus a Q&A with Tim Hosted by Orms Direct and Fuji Film SA, award-winning lensman Tim Moolman’s photographic workshop on April 2 was an absolute blast. We also asked Tim a...
Adrenalin, BMX, Community, Creativity, Culture, Events, Girls Skating, Legends, Punk Rock, Skateboarding, Skateparks, Social Activism, Spots, Street Skateboarding
Park Spotlight: Thrashers Skate Park – An always-evolving skate park, creating space for community expression in the heart of Pretoria Deep beyond the boerewors curtain, crossing solidly into two-tone territory and skirting the edge of Blue Bull country, there’s...
Community, Creativity, Culture, Legends, Music, Punk Rock, Venues
The blunt mag Night Crawler Files: Fokof Bar and music venue, Pretoria The first in a series of reviews of popular South African alternative watering holes and music venues – starting with the infamous ‘Fokof Bar’ in Pretoria. By Micheal Bower. Photos by Robert...
Adrenalin, Archive, Bowl Skating, Community, Culture, Events, Legends, Skateparks, Social Activism
Bowl Resurrection: Bringing one of the concrete gems of South African skateboarding back to life – The Germiston Bowl. Digging into the blunt archive, The Germiston Bowl has witnessed some legendary sessions and comps. After years of neglect, a collective of old...
