Journal
Current blog posts and classic outtakes from the blunt mag archives
A New Sensation: Genre-bending SA ‘punk hyperpop’ band Internet Girl takes on the world
They are a ‘bedroom band’ that seemingly came out of nowhere. Or at least not nowhere, but literally a bedroom in their res in Cape Town. Ntsika...
Event Report: Ziyaad’s Skate School hosts fun skate comp and Christmas Party for township kids at Eyethu Skate Park Hout Bay
Ziyaad’s Skate School youth development programme held its first Christmas Party earlier this month at Eyethu Skate Park in Hout Bay, Cape Town....
Press Release: Red Bull Illume 2023 – World’s Best Adventure and Action Sports Photos Announced
The Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023 has once again set the stage for a stunning exhibition of skill, creativity, and human spirit in adventure and...
Skate Contest: Blistering heat and white hot skateboarding at Dolosfees Skate Comp 2023
The annual Dolosfees Skateboarding Competition went down at the Alkantstrand skate park in Richards Bay on September 30, writes Llewellyn Drummond....
Press Release: Kalvyn MacMillan, Janine Louw, and Ezra Vosloo take top titles in the Ballito Pro Skate Jam contest
In what was by far the biggest, most hotly contested Ballito Pro Skate Jam to date, Kalvyn MacMillan (35) put on the winning display of intense bowl...
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...
Afropunk Fusion: Check out Hawema, an emerging hybrid metal-rap band from Durban catching fire in the South African indie music scene
South Africa has a rich and diverse music scene that is home to many talented artists, each with their unique sound and style. Thanks to our diverse...
Skate Resurrection: After a 13 year break Gauteng skateboarder Donovan Fourie returns from the wilderness to found Clip Skateboards
South Africa boasts several small but thriving underground skateboarding communities. At the heart of all these scenes there is usually a handful of...
Press Release: Siye Matshalilanga takes out the Red Bull Curb Kings skate comp at Magnolia Dell DIY skate spot in PTA
Red Bull Curb Kings event took over Magnolia Dell DIY spot in Pretoria on Saturday, 29 April 2023. The event saw local skateboarders from...
Game Changer: How Skateistan is inviting online gamers to play skateboarding games to help kids in South Africa and around the world
Skateistan, a non-profit organization that runs skateboarding and arts-based programs for kids living in underprivileged and vulnerable societies...
Ticket Giveaway: SA Premier of Humanity Stoked, a documentary about skateboarding, art, life and giving back
blunt mag and Wavescape Surf and Ocean Festival have two sets of two tickets to give away to the SA premier of Humanity Stoked, a documentary about...
Photo Gallery: International women’s pro skateboarder Leticia Bufoni visits South Africa on the ‘Leticia Pushes Mzansi’ skate tour
Brazilian women’s pro skateboard and six times X-Games gold medalist Leticia Bufoni recently travelled across the country on the ‘Leticia Pushes...
Press release: Ult.X celebrates return to Cape Town with killer skateboarding and BMX events
Press release: Battery Park, V&A Waterfront – The Converse Ult.X 2023 did not disappoint with its return to V&A's Battery Park for Africa's...
The Metal Hustle: Soweto rocker-rapper Triz, co-founder of Metalfeast and lead singer of Jozi rock band 11th Hour
Musa ‘Triz’ Mntambo a.k.a. 'Moose' is a busy man. Lead vocalist for rock-rap band 11th Hour, driving force behind the Metalfeast music event,...
Fly On The Wall: SA pro skateboarder Brandon Valjalo gives blunt a behind the scenes account of Red Bull’s new ‘Greetings from Johannesburg’ video
If you are a South African skateboarder, unless you have been living under a rock in the Kalahari, you will have watched Red Bull’s latest video...
