Alternative Music, Community, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Live music, Music, Punk Rock, Rock music, Social Activism, Venues
Rocking rolling blackouts: Getting in tune with playing live gigs vs an energy crisis Travis Muller heads down to his local in Durban – Robsons Real Beer – to get his hand on a craft beer – and a handle on how bands in SA are getting to grips with playing live during...
Community, Creativity, Culture, Events, Live music, Punk Rock, Skateboarding, Skateboarding contests, Skateparks, Venues
Event Preview: Photo gallery from the most recent Thrashers Skate Park Shred Fest ahead of King of the Park on Dec 10 A batch of sick photos of skateboarders ripping the park landed in our inbox recently from the Shred Fest in August, so we thought we would run them....
Community, Creativity, Interviews, Live music, Music, Punk Rock, Rock music, Social Activism, Venues
Saturn Return: An interview with the girl-powered “punk and grunge rock-inspired” band rising in the Durban indie scene Fronted by striking lead-vocalist and bassist Britt, Saturn Return is a three-woman, one man band hailing from KZN. They are on the rise, steadily...
Creativity, Gig report, Heavy metal, Live music, Music, Punk Rock, Rock music, Venues
Gig report: Live rock shows at The Irish in Joburg experience a ‘Rebirth’ thanks to Boogy Central, Nov 25 blunt music correspondent Murf empties the ashtray and takes a gander at the first of the new ‘It’s My Children’ alternative rock live shows at The Irish in...
Community, Creativity, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Interviews, Tattoo Art, Venues
FireFinch Tattoo: KZN’s youngest professional female tattoo artist is shaking up her local scene Tattoo culture has been expanding rapidly in South Africa, and we are stoked to see more female tattoo artists emerging and becoming successful. blunt mag recently...
Community, DIY skateparks, Events, Ramp skateboarding, Skateboarding, Skateparks, Small town skaters, Venues
Press Release: Stoked locals upgrade Pimville skate park in Soweto with Red Bull DIY Built in 2010, Soweto’s Pimville Skate Park fell into the dilapidated shadow of what it once was, so local skaters took matters into their own hands to revamp it with the help of the...
