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INTERVIEW WITH JEREMY LOOPS

INTERVIEW WITH JEREMY LOOPS

Bringing something fresh, eclectic and accessible to the Cape Town scene, Jeremy Loops is fast becoming well known for his unique sound… Danielle Laity caught up with Jeremy to chat about music, collaborations and social initiatives.
The Lessons of my Fashion Indoctrinated Weekend

The Lessons of my Fashion Indoctrinated Weekend

There is something alluring and attractive about the fashion industry and their lavished do’s that have everyone hopelessly captivated in awe, almost wishing to be a figure as stoic or worshipped as Anna Wintour. Fashion week, regardless of the country, is always a socialite’s dream, a fashionista’s must-be-seen-at and a chance for the who’s who...
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: APRIL 2011, WEEK 02

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: APRIL 2011, WEEK 02

Our second instalment of Album of the Week features a vibrant collection of street art shots by our network member Rene Bohnen. The series is simply titled Graffiti. We hope you enjoy it. To see more of Rene’s work, go to her profile page.
Adi Bensmaia’s first solo exhibition on Namibia’s black rhinos

Adi Bensmaia’s first solo exhibition on Namibia’s black rhinos

You are cordially invited to a private view of Adi Bensmaia’s first solo exhibition on Namibia’s black rhinos: BUSH PATROL – PART I The exhibition will take place on Wednesday 20th of April 2011 from 6pm, at Photo Hire, 47 De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, Cape Town. In 2010, Cape Town-based photographer Adi Bensmaia collaborated with...
April: images of the week

April: images of the week

Images of the Week features two astounding visual delights every week from one small seed network. At the end of each week, we add two more images to that month’s gallery collection and feature the images in our weekly newsletter, sent straight to your inbox (which you can sign up to on our home page)....
Spicy Villa Guest House, Cape Town

Spicy Villa Guest House, Cape Town

For a relaxing getaway, a business trip or a dirty weekend away in Cape Town, Spicy Villa Guest House comes highly recommended. Think chic Afro/Mediterranean-inspired décor, a crystal clear pool set among palms, cycads and leafy trees, pristine over-sized bathrooms, and comfortably luxurious bedrooms and open-plan living space.     Its location could not be...
THE GREAT WALL OF VAGINA

THE GREAT WALL OF VAGINA

Jamie McCartney, a sculptor and ‘Plastercaster’ from Brighton, UK, has spent years making and arranging 400 plaster casts of vaginas to create ‘The Great Wall of Vagina’. One would imagine he must be pretty charming to have convinced such a number of women to strip off for him…   Where did the idea for this come from? I...
DREAM: Joburg 2011

DREAM: Joburg 2011

DREAM: Joburg 2011 is an initiative adopted by Dion Chang (Flux) as the South African version of The Dreamers Project, one which aims to send out a message of unity amongst artists, using different art forms and visiting countries around the world. This one is a photography project, based in Johannesburg, taking place this Saturday...
Syd Kitchen: Rest in Peace, but never silent

Syd Kitchen: Rest in Peace, but never silent

Syd Kitchen died three weeks ago. One of South Africa’s great musicians, Syd was a folk artist whose musical history is inextricably embedded in that of our country. At Splashy Fen, South Africa’s longest running music festival, he was the one artist who had played every single year since the beginning. 1990 to 2010. Sadly,...
Vodacom Unlimited Festival Review: House Music Festival whines in bad event management

Vodacom Unlimited Festival Review: House Music Festival whines in bad event management

Hesitation is what first sprung to mind when a friend quipped: “Louie Vega live at Orlando Stadium, let’s!” My response, nothing short of a succinct snub: “Orlando at night? Never!” In the end house music won as my incurable FOMO got the better of me! Louie Vega, Tira, Liquid Deep, Vinny Da Vinci etc all...
Album of the week: April 2011, week 01

Album of the week: April 2011, week 01

As with our Images of the Week, our Album of the Week is featured work from onesmallseed.net that is showcased in our weekly newsletter. For our first album of the week, we feature the work of Kass DEA, a vibrant and sexy fashion story entitled Step out of the box and step into make believe....
UNTIL THE BITTER END

UNTIL THE BITTER END

They look like mannequins; dystonically catatonic robots with Tourrette’s syndrome; their animated twitches are infectious… the blotched, syncopated ilk of their music is calming, in a strange yet effective, systemic way… Twitter is deceiving in how it flashes sound-bites across one’s screen; its soundbites somehow tragically morph into recursively cancerous formations, each iteration building upon...
I MISSY YOU - Exclusive interview with Los Angeles-based illustrator Missy McCullough

I MISSY YOU – Exclusive interview with Los Angeles-based illustrator Missy McCullough

Digital creatives are fast becoming a force to be reckoned with. one small seed has managed to travel to the far ends of the earth to bring you an exclusive interview with an illustrator by the name of Missy McCullough.   The Los Angeles native currently lives in her downtown loft, accompanied by both her...
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