BMX, Community, Creativity, Culture, DIY, Live music, Skateboarding, Small town skaters, Small towns, Surfing, Tattoo Art
Small Town Survival Guide: Exploring alternative scenes in East London aka ‘Slummies’ Back in the good old days of print magazines, a mainstay of blunt mag was our coverage of the small town scenes that often escaped the hype and attention of the bigger South African...
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...
Alternative Music, Community, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Interviews, Live music, Music, Punk Rock, Rock music
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’...
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...
Alternative Music, Community, Creativity, Culture, Heavy metal, Hip hop, Live music, Music, Punk Rock, Rock music, Social Activism
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...