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Viviane Sassen | In And Out Of Fashion

Viviane Sassen | In And Out Of Fashion

Lauded for her imaginative images, Viviane Sassen is redefining contemporary photography with her fusion of fine art, fashion and photography. Sassen’s rise to fame is largely attributed to her inventive photo-series of Africa for which she won the Prix de Rome in 2007. The success behind her work lies in...
SEAN SULLIVAN | THE IMPOSSIBLE COOL

SEAN SULLIVAN | THE IMPOSSIBLE COOL

Sean Sullivan — a writer, photographer and director — collaborated with Russell Blackmore of Sonic Editions to curate a collection of impossibly cool, rare photographs found at the maximum security Corbis Archive at Iron Mountain, Pennsylvania — Jim Morrison, Martin Luther King and William S. Burroughs are just a few...
Competition | IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING| A Throwback to Baz Luhrman's "The Great Gatsby"

Competition | IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING| A Throwback to Baz Luhrman’s “The Great Gatsby”

Primed as one of the most thrilling film debuts of 2013, The Great Gatsby has hit South African theatres to a wave of excitement. To celebrate the release of the film Broaden A New Sound is bringing you IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING —...
#FYI: Drive-thru shopping and other cool shit...

#FYI: Drive-thru shopping and other cool shit…

At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this...
BITING ELBOWS | 'BAD MOTHERFUCKER'

BITING ELBOWS | ‘BAD MOTHERFUCKER’

Ilya Naishuller — Russian director and frontman of the Moscow punk band Biting Elbows — has got the attention of Hollywood agents and received a ‘so well done’ Tweet by Oscar-winning director Darren Aronofsky through the band’s recent music video to ‘Bad Motherfucker’. Directed by Naishuller, and shot with an...
IMAGES OF THE WEEK: May

IMAGES OF THE WEEK: May

At the end of each week, we add four more images from onesmallseed.net to the relevant month’s gallery collection on onesmallseed.com. All images are the featured works of members of one small seed network, our creative online community. To have your work featured here, simply sign up as a member and start uploading! Enjoy...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER - WHAT'S NEW, WHAT'S GOOD?

#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S GOOD?

Every week we compile a selection of music to sing you into the weekend and list them in a post called #bottomrightcorner. Sometimes new tunes, sometimes themed tunes and sometimes we ask a music aficionado to choose the tunes for us. This week we have decided to summarise some of...
A Naughty Fairytale | Ellen von Unwerth

A Naughty Fairytale | Ellen von Unwerth

She began her career as a model but since she snapped her first photograph Ellen von Unwerth has enthralled the fashion and pop industries. Her explosive, sexually charged imagery is a playful exploration of femininity and female power. Known for her ability to capture seductive fashion narratives, von Unwerth has...
Kendrick Lamar | Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe

Kendrick Lamar | Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe

Nothing can get Kendrick Lamar down and the latest video from this California born hip-hop artist shows just that. Directed by The Lil Homies and OG Mike Mihail the video depicts the rapper’s emotional trip over the course of a day. Starting at a funeral where Lamar mourns a loss...
Strange Bedfellows: A Case of Unlikely Collaborations

Strange Bedfellows: A Case of Unlikely Collaborations

Industry giants often make for strange bedfellows and there is nothing more fascinating than a case of unlikely collaborations. We’ve seen and heard some of the most bizarre, captivating musical collaborations rock stages and top charts, but what happens when industries collide? Digging into the chronicles of some of the...
ROOM 237 TRAILER | A FILM ABOUT A FILM

ROOM 237 TRAILER | A FILM ABOUT A FILM

In Room 237 — a 2012 documentary film — Rodney Ascher looks into fans’ interpretations of Stanley Kubrick‘s much disputed horrorfilm The Shining (1980). Far-fetched or not, the perceived insights are intriguing — they range from the connection of The Shining to the genocide of Native Americans, the Holocaust and...
Happy Birthday David Byrne

Happy Birthday David Byrne

He is the man who made being dorky cool and today – May 14 – David Byrne turns 61 years old. From his days of wearing suits with shoulder pads that made linebackers look miniature to his bike racks project to his most recent studio album with St. Vincent, Byrne...
Saint Laurent | Pre-Fall 2013 Campaign

Saint Laurent | Pre-Fall 2013 Campaign

For the Saint Laurent pre-fall 2013 ad campaign Hedi Slimane called upon Freja Beha Erichsen to bring the clothes to life. The Danish supermodel brought her rocker attitude to the collection of slim-fit smoking jackets, leather pieces, and easy blouses for a final product that comes across as equal parts...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER - THE AFROFUTURISM EDITION

#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – THE AFROFUTURISM EDITION

Every week we compile a selection of music to sing you into the weekend and list them in a post called #bottomrightcorner. Sometimes new tunes, sometimes themed tunes and sometimes we ask a music aficionado to choose the tunes for us. This week we have dedicated our selection to the...
#FYI: Music videos from outer space and other cool shit...

#FYI: Music videos from outer space and other cool shit…

At one small seed we believe in the power of unique ideas and novel concepts. Ranging from technology, design, art and music, we’ve compiled a collection of crazy, fascinating, funny and bizarre findings that we think would be of interest to you. Here are some of our favourite finds this...
Interview | Sgrow

Interview | Sgrow

Together, Vilde Nupen and Kristoffer Lislegaard create the Norwegian electronic duo, Sgrow. Nupen sings while Lislegaard is in charge of the electronics, guitar and visuals. Their sound merges pop-esque melodies with haunting guitar riffs and beats to create a sound all their own that’s addictive. On May 8th their self-titled...
Animalistic Femininity | The Capsule

Animalistic Femininity | The Capsule

Set in the shadowy corners of the Cyclades islands, THE CAPSULE is a haunting exploration of femininity, control, instinct, and raw impulse. Commissioned by Dakis Joannou, founder of the DESTE Foundation of Contemporary Art in Greece, the short film was directed under the Gothic guise and whimsical touch of Athina...
Karl Lagerfeld | Once Upon A Time...

Karl Lagerfeld | Once Upon A Time…

Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel and all around artistic mastermind, has released yet another film for the famed fashion house, premiering today, May 8th, at Chanel’s Cruise collection event in Singapore. (Length: 18:00)
2013 International Summer Music Festival Round-Up

2013 International Summer Music Festival Round-Up

As the seasons begin to change a new migration is about to take place; thousands of people will begin their annual journey to their music festivals of choice! We don’t want you to miss out on any of the fun, no matter where you are, so we are bringing you...
Interview | Tim Atkins | African Zoo

Interview | Tim Atkins | African Zoo

Hailing from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Tim Atkins is one young photographer worth watching. At 27 years old he has already worked with several internationally known photographers and is a focused artist. After receiving a diploma in fine art photography he began his career as a professional photographer and has since...
CULT COLLECTIVE: THE ICONIC MASH-UP | INTERVIEW & COMPETITION

CULT COLLECTIVE: THE ICONIC MASH-UP | INTERVIEW & COMPETITION

William Ndatila — Burundi-born and raised in French Switzerland — and Miro Bijelich — Pretoria-born of Lebanese and Croatian parents — have joined paths to combine their spirit, passions and inspirations to form Cult Collective — a Johannesburg-based clothing and accessory brand that ‘merges clashing references in a collage of...
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Juan Coleman: No bright lights and no bullshit

Juan Coleman: No bright lights and no bullshit

Juan Pierre Coleman is a rambunctious music man, master of all things creative and perhaps one of the hardest, most focused individuals you will come across. An analogue junkie, he has scourged the Cape Town electronic music scene with joyous abandon, composing musical banter and bristling, electronic dialogues.
From the horse’s mouth: Dead Alphabet talks tours, videos and beer.

From the horse’s mouth: Dead Alphabet talks tours, videos and beer.

I am not of course referring to the actual English alphabet, but rather the garage rock band based in Jo’burg. The four-piece band consists of Adam Edwards on vocals, Justin Gent on drums, Hugh Hunt on bass and Phil Klawansky on guitar and vocals.
Interview with WeSC on their latest print endeavour

Interview with WeSC on their latest print endeavour

Some refer to WeSC as the ‘clothing label for the intellectual slacker,’ which conjures up nostalgia of that Jason Lee – Mallrats/Chasing Amy era. We are the Superlative Conspiracy is a street fashion brand based in Sweden.
Images of the week: January

Images of the week: January

Images of the Week features two astounding visual delights every week from one small seed network.
| Elektronik Dialogues | Blush n Bass: the Interview

| Elektronik Dialogues | Blush n Bass: the Interview

one small seed in conjunction with Olmeca Editión Black Tequila present a new edition to one small seed magazine: The Electronic Dialogues; offering our readers an intimate showcase of the diversity in our local and international electronic music scene. In Issue 24 – our latest issue in stores now! – we brings you Blush n...
And the Beat goes on...

And the Beat goes on…

The Summer of Love, Woodstock, hippies, protest, peace and love, drugs, long hair and bare feet. These are some of the stereotypes that come to mind when I think about the 1960s in the United States, a volatile time for that nation.        
Album of the week: January week 4

Album of the week: January week 4

January’s fourth album of the week is DIGITAL ART/PAINTINGS 2 by Cape Town-based one small seed network member kEda. Join the onesmallseed.net community to begin uploading your own work, exchange comments and network with other artists!! kEda on her album: This album was the result of childhood longings, despereaux girls, and dark corners. I usually...
The Smiths

The Smiths

A new box set featuring iconic images of The Smiths is set to be released and we have a sneak peek for you.               
In studio with Riot Squad - A musical education.

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...
Wikipedia: down for the count

Wikipedia: down for the count

The 18th of January 2012: Wikipedia is down for 24hrs. The site’s servers have not crashed, there are no technical problems. Instead, Wikipedia has shut down in order to protest the United States government, more specifically the ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’that lies before the United States Congress, waiting to be passed.        ...
Love & Light 2012

Love & Light 2012

Saturday 14 January was the Love & Light festival at Mountain Shadows, Paarl. Overcoming uncertainties and judgements I was off – off to have a blast. An unused field became a single stage, the heart of the event—the music’s epicentre. 10am to 10pm: this party was a one day beat-crazy rendezvous under the sky.
Album of the week: January week 3

Album of the week: January week 3

January’s third album of the week is “Depictions of the Unknown’ by Cape-Town based artist and one small seed member Nagkakoa. Nagkakoa had this to say about her abstract and evocative work: “My inspiration comes from nature and how everything is connected somehow. I work in very fine detail, balancing colors and line to convey...
We like our turkey cold, thanks.

We like our turkey cold, thanks.

I always knew it would be a riot. Let’s be honest, there’s no room for good intentions when a public holiday is there to back you up the next day. Thursday night’s sequence of now-hazy incidents led to a fast-food ‘refuel, re-think and repress’ two days inside. But all was redeemed by Sunday morning; it...

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Almost Famous - 'Tiny Dancer' - Elton John

William Miller: I have to go home.
Penny Lane: You are home.






Reservoir Dogs - 'Stuck in the Middle with You' - Stealers Wheel

Mr. Blonde: Listen kid, I'm not gonna bullshit you, all right? I don't give a good fuck what you know, or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It's amusing, to me, to torture a cop. You can say anything you want cause I've heard it all before. All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you ain't gonna get.
[He removes his razor]
Mr. Blonde: You ever listen to K-Billy's 'Super Sounds of the Seventies' weekend? It's my personal favorite.






Romeo + Juliet - 'Kissing You' - Des'ree








The Graduate - 'Mrs.Robinson' - Simon and Garfunkel

Mr. Braddock: Ben, what are you doing?
Benjamin: Well, I would say that I'm just drifting. Here in the pool.
Mr. Braddock: Why?
Benjamin: Well, it's very comfortable just to drift here.
Mr. Braddock: Have you thought about graduate school?
Benjamin: No.
Mr. Braddock: Would you mind telling me then what those four years of college were for? What was the point of all that hard work?
Benjamin: You got me.






Four Rooms - 'Vertigogo' - Combustible Edison








Desperado - 'El Mariachi' - Los Lobos

El Mariachi: You know, it's easier to pull the trigger than play guitar. Easier to destroy than to create.






Trainspotting - 'Perfect Day' - Lou Reed

Mark 'Rent-boy' Renton: I don't feel the sickness yet, but it's in the post. That's for sure. I'm in the junkie limbo at the moment. Too ill to sleep. Too tired to stay awake, but the sickness is on its way. Sweat, chills, nausea. Pain and craving. A need like nothing else I've ever known will soon take hold of me. It's on its way.






Donnie Darko - 'Killing Moon' - Echo & the Bunnymen

Donnie: [matter-of-factly] First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario -- It just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have reproductive organs under those little white pants. That's what's so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. What's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?






Mullholland Drive - 'Llorando' - Rebekah del Rio

Bondar: No hay banda! There is no band! Il n'est pas de orquestra! This is all... a tape-recording. No hay banda! And yet we hear a band. If we want to hear a clarinette... listen.
Bondar: [the sounds responding to his every hand motion] Un trombon 'à coulisse'. Un trombon 'con sordina'. Sient le son du trombon in sourdine. Hear le son... and mute it... drop it. It's all recorded. No hay banda! It's all a tape. Il n'est pas de orquestra. It is... an illusion!






Pulp Fiction - 'Flowers on the Wall' - The Statler Brothers

Fabienne: Whose motorcycle is this?
Butch: It's a chopper, baby.
Fabienne: Whose chopper is this?
Butch: Zed's.
Fabienne: Who's Zed?
Butch: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.






Stand by Me - 'Stand by Me' - Ben E. King

Gordie: Alright, alright, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?
Vern: If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? That's easy-Pez. Cherry-flavored Pez. No question about it.
Teddy: Goofy's a dog. He's definitely a dog.
Gordie: I knew the $64,000 question was fixed. There's no way anybody could know that much about opera!
Chris: He can't be a dog. He drives a car and wears a hat.
Gordie: Wagon Train's a really cool show, but did you notice they never get anywhere? They just keep wagon training.
Vern: Oh, God. That's weird. What the hell is Goofy?






Dazed and Confused - 'School’s Out' - Alice Cooper

Mrs. Kramer, Mitch's Mother: Have you been drinking?
Mitch: No
[falls on bed and can't even take off both boots]
Mrs. Kramer, Mitch's Mother: Are you drunk?
Mitch: [clearly drunk] Psshh