Collabs, Community, Creativity, Culture, Press Release, Skate industry, Skateboarding, Venues
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 Johannesburg that expands the brand’s 3.0 concept. Building on...
Alternative Music, Amapiano, Community, Culture, Live music, Music, Punk Rock, Rock music, Skateboarding, Venues
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. In the City of Gold, music and skateboarding have long...
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Amazing Ink: The world’s best tattoo artists gather in Cape Town for the SA International Tattoo Convention 122 of the world’s best tattoo artists gathered at The Lookout in Cape Town for the sixth instalment of the South African International Tattoo Convention...
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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 ‘TK’ Bungane, Matty ‘Neese’...
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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...