| INTERVIEW | Dirty Paraffin: #Shambeez!
With their roots in eThekwini but now based in Jozi, Dirty Paraffin are an art/performance outfit consisting of Okmalumkoolkat (Smiso Zwane) and Dokta SpiZee (Zamani Xolo). With strong influences coming from kwaito and the Zulu culture, their sound is as genre-crossing as the culture they (and us!) are a part of. Dirty Paraffin are aware...
10 MINUTES WITH CIVIL TWILIGHT’S RICHARD WOUTERS
On the 27th of November, when most of us were heading off to Happy Hour, Civil Twilight drummer – Richard Wouters – was still busy waking up. one small seed had the first slot of interviews with Wouters and managed to squeeze a lot out in only ten minutes…
SANELE CELE & TEMPRACHA | SUNNY CITY STYLE
Sanele Cele is the founder and designer of Durban-based lifestyle and clothing brand Tempracha. Over the past six years, he has been crafting a niche for himself as a maker of progressive urban wear while collaborating with the likes of Dirty Paraffin and Spoek Mathambo. Our contributor, Sihle Mthembu, caught up with him and spoke about style, inspirations...
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| Video Interview | “Langa”: A photo-essay by Luke Daniel
In issue 25 of one small seed magazine, we featured a seven-page spread on local photographer Luke Daniel’s most recent project, entitled Langa. On 19 October we caught up with Luke again for an interview at Cape Town’s Iziko SA Museum where his Langa photographs were being showcased as part of the Land and Cityscape...
CORE: At The Heart of Street Art
CORE is a mixed-media, contemporary art exhibition featuring the imaginative works of Cape Town artists, Linsey Levendall, Anwar Davids, Leigh Cupido, Nardstar* and Rayaan Cassiem. Incredibly down-to-earth people, 4/5ths of the CORE family sit, waiting for their launch to begin. The calm before the storm is an understatement here, as, in just a few hours,...
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Stark On Spokes: The Interview
Shane Cooper better known as Card On Spokes took the time out to contextualise, for one small seed, the upcoming release of the song ‘Disguises’ as well as his new EP set to drop early 2013. There’s something about the melancholic synths and the pitter patter of the hihats building into the drop just before the distorted...
| Interview | The Darkness: From jungle-living to Gaga-touring
The Darkness. These guys are the epitome of stage performances. Like Lady Gaga, who they are currently touring with, they are full of theatrics – both off and on stage… we found this out for ourselves when we spoke to bass player Frankie Poullain…
Fantasy vs. Reality
Fascinated by circus folk and fancy dress, Virginie Harel had always been inspired by festivals – the colours, the experimental, the people… the non-conformists. Her album The Mannequin Masquerades is playful and unplanned – colours may clash, flowers may be fake, lipstick is nail polish and men dress as women. We just had to find...
The Frown for Rayne // Bride Of Zion
We catch up with Jessica Lupton and Jessica Rayne – the stylist’s behind the fashion film The Frown for Rayne // Bride Of Zion. Simply put, the concept behind the song is about a girl casting a spell to make a boy fall in love with her. With a powerful array of visuals that seem...
|Issue 25 – Feature Snippet| Raider of the Lost Art
In the ’70s Beat writer William S. Burroughs collaborated with artist Malcolm Mc Neill to create Ah Pook is Here – a graphic novel predicting an apocalyptic future. ‘Lost’ for over twenty years, the book has been discovered. To follow is a sneak preview of our interview with Mc Neill, featured in issue 25 of one...
| Issue 25 – Now Showing | Top videos on one small seed TV
onesmallseed.tv is your online guide through a world of interactive pop culture, bringing you local and international interviews, documentaries, party clips, films, music videos, behind-the-scenes footage and other elusive time-killers. One-stop surfing for anyone seeking escape or inspiration. Featured in the new issue of one small seed are some diamonds we found in the ever-changing...
Album of the Week: June, Week 01
June’s first album of the week – titled Illustrations (Pen and Pencil) – is by one small seed network member Shaun Liddle. The album showcases a collection of concepts he is playing with for future paintings. Join the onesmallseed.net community to begin uploading your own work, exchange comments and network with other artists! Check out...
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Interview with dubstep artist, 12th Planet
Our Detroit contributor, Kelly “K-Fresh” Frazier, who recently interviewed electronic artist Matthew Dear had a chat with dubstep artist, 12th Planet. Born as John Dadzie and rooted in hip-hop and drum-n-bass, 12th Planet has now become one of the true ambassadors of the explosive dubstep genre in the United States.
