Journal
Current blog posts and classic outtakes from the blunt mag archives
15-Year-Old Wins Motherland Girls Skate Contest (Press Release)
RANDBURG - NT Dludla, fifteen, won the Open category at The Motherland on Sunday, beating a field of adult skaters at South Africa's biggest...
Event of the Year: Red Bull Spot Check Cape Town 2025 (Press Release)
On 9 November 2025, Cape Town’s streets transformed into a massive skate park. The Red Bull Spot Check brought its celebrated street-skate format to...
011 Festival: Celebrating Jozi underground skate and music culture, DIY style
The 011 Festival is going down at 011 Skatepark in Joburg on September 24. It’s a full-tilt celebration of Jozi’s soul, with a music lineup that...
House Of Vans Hits Jozi: Skateboarding, DIY, Music, Art and Fashion On The Streets Of Braam
Based in Chicago, London, and Mexico City – the House of Vans concept takes art, skating, music, and a good dose of stoke around the world. These...
Dead Ringer: Dirty swamp rock from the KZN Midlands
Ah, the Midlands. Rolling hills, misty landscapes, and beneath it all – the artisanal cheese, hand-thrown pottery, the community art projects – is a...
In Memoriam: The KZN skate scene loses a legend – RIP Peter Aitken (19.10.1987 – 05.10.2024)
On the 18th of October 2024, family, friends, and colleagues gathered at the Durban Skatepark to celebrate the life of Peter Aitken— an absolute...
Photo Gallery: Scary Cash for Spooky Tricks at Halloween Skate Jam 2024
The Halloween Jam 2024 went down on October 5 at Skate Emporium in Joburg. The event came together with classic Jozi DIY elements, powered by the...
Press Release: Little Simz to headline three-day House of Vans Jozi skate, music and art event
(Johannesburg, 28 October 2024) — It's official: House of Vans Johannesburg just went next level. British-Nigerian artist and Vans brand ambassador...
Skate Noise: Manic sessions, moshpits and madness at Jozi skateboarding and music event
On Saturday 27 July, around 2,500 people flocked to 1 Fox in Braamfontein to attend Skate Noise JHB. This epic collision of skateboarding and music,...
Pretoria’s first public skatepark: Turning a problem into a promise of hope in Mamelodi township
What started as a simple Instagram message from Poelo Mofolo of Mamelodi Skate Club in Minister Dean MacPherson’s inbox has now turned into the...
Event Preview: Spotify brings the thrill of Skate Noise to Joburg on July 27
Get ready to experience the adrenaline-pumping fusion of music and skateboarding as Spotify presents the much-anticipated arrival of Skate Noise to...
Small Town Survival Guide: Exploring alternative scenes in East London aka ‘Slummies’
Carmen Gee takes you on a survival guide-style tour through her home town’s ‘alt’ scenes of music, skateboarding, BMX, art and surfing (and milkshakes).
Press Release: Vans Launches Flagship Store in Sandton City
Vans, the iconic skate and lifestyle brand, officially launched its latest flagship retail innovation on 20 July—a new store in Sandton City in...
Event Report: Skate, surf, sun and stoke at the 2024 Ballito Bowl Skate Jam and Surf Pro
The 55th annual O’Neill Ballito Pro Festival went down in early July and featured a bunch of events celebrating board and bike sports, music, art...
Skate Tracks: The Collision of Music and Skateboarding in Joburg
From Soweto to Linden, the noise of the skateboarding is loud. And we’re not just talking about the satisfying sound of wheels rolling on concrete. ...
