Björk’s “Biophilia” – A preview by Gary Hartley
‘Who is that creature?’ asked my dad after seeing the Icelandic performer in her usual outlandish garb for the first time on SNL a while back. A description I thought was rather accurate coming from one of the most un-pop-cultured people I know (he once thought Whitney Houston was Oprah). Indeed ‘creature’ seems apt considering...
Stefan Krynauw – Portrait of a Painter
A year ago Stefan Krynauw traded his thespian life in Stellenbosch in pursuit of art. And in less than 12 months the actor-turned-artist has landed his first solo exhibition, Portrait of a Painter, at the Rooke Gallery in Johannesburg, sharing the same walls that have graced the likes of Roger Ballen, Liam Lynch and The...
PAEZ’A THURSDAYS – WIN A PAIR OF PAEZ SNEAKERS!
We all know that Thursday is the new Friday… and for the next two months it’s called PAEZ’a Thursday! Listen up all you sneaker fans in Jozi and Cape Town: in collaboration with PAEZ, one small seed is giving away one pair of PAEZ every second Thursday! Read on to find out how you can...
Joshua Grierson – A prelude to Friday the 13th
There have been a whole lot of hellraisers out there for some time now, but (have you) ever wondered why the old folks saw Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and Little Richard’s rock ’n roll as the true coaxers of this so-called Devil’s Music? ...
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: MAY 2011, WEEK 03
Created by Cape Town-based freelance artist/designer/illustrator Olivia Stephan, this week’s album of the week titled Matters of the Heart features a series of acrylic washes on Fabriano paper.
Penning Down the Art of Life
The humble ball-point pen is not just useful for remembering things or getting a message across, it can theoretically also draw a 56km long straight line and produce 45, 000 words. It is also a good means of population control; at least a hundred people a year choke to death on them… And afterwards they...
ONESMALLSEED.NET MEMBER OF THE WEEK – SHAUN LIDDLE
Listen up Seeders – we have launched an exciting new feature on onesmallseed.com: each week we will present the one small seed network Member of the Week. In this series we feature creative individuals who have captured our attention with their talent and originality. With over 5000 members on the ever-growing one small seed network...
In studio with Riot Squad – A musical education.
Riot Squad – the name conjures up images of police brutality, violent protests and crowd control. It’s also the name that Kyle Maclean and Mike Kelly go by when they join forces to unleash their sonic assault of drum ‘n bass and dubstep on the unsuspecting masses. As DJ’s, their skills are well known with...
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: MAY 2011, WEEK 02
This week’s album of the week is Afrika Burns 2011 by Sean Mcleod and captures the magic that was the Karoo version of the famous Burning Man festival. We hope you enjoy our selection for the second week of May 2011. To have your work featured in an Album of the Week, simply sign up...
Joy, undivided
Growing up in the sun-drenched Karoo, amongst little cave crawlies and lanky desert birds that can’t fly, Chris Slabber sees Cape Town as a place of wonder and surprise. Like a kid in a theme park, everything is a joyride. Aside from the common “bergie” staggering around each of Cape Town’s corners, is a world...
THE SOARING UNDERBELLY
Beneath the fading lights, in the darkest alleyways, even gutters of the local music scene, an underground movement of quality and aggressive music looms and lingers, as an answer to the trends of more popular musical sub-cultures. Heavy Metal is unfavourably reputed for so many reasons, blatant ignorance being the most common. This is tragic,...
Assembly left Devastated
Saturday night saw the welcome return of drum ‘n bass to one of Cape Town’s premier live music venues, The Assembly. With its last appearance at the Harrington Street venue in 2009, most punters were of the opinion that a d ‘n b night was long overdue. And, indeed it was. Enter ‘Devastation’… ...
Dark Encounters
Fairies and Gargoyles, red velvet, donkey-eared Anne Rice novels and jewellery boxes of symbolic treasures. The enigmatic & elusive people of the night: a subculture that has outlived most others. …what is Goth? Is it a Lifestyle? An escape? A common ground? An identity? And are they, er, alive in Cape Town? Is our city a refuge...
