Posts tagged "johannesburg"

Rising Up to sit down for a Q&A with OBEY

While a growing number of individuals – laughing, jamming, conversing and feeling the funk on the streets of Braamfontein, Jozi – gazed up at Shepard Fairey’s forming mural of Mandela, one small seed was gearing up for up our talk with the American contemporary street artist/illustrator/activist. Watch our video interview with the face and force...

We Hope You Bought it! Thumbs up Cassper Nyovest.

Cassper Nyovest, South African recording artist and producer, released the official music video for ‘I Hope You Bought it’ from his debut album Tsholofelo in December 2014. It has, so far, received 77,008 views on Youtube and 1,238 thumbs up! The video shows the process of airbrushing the Tsholofelo album cover, to show that: Although...

Exclusive Video Interview with ex-gang member of the Pollsmoor 28s

For one small seed exclusive insider’s account, writer Paul White tells the story of an ex-gang member of the Pollsmoor 28s, part of the infamous South African Number Gangs feared around the world. His name is Joburg

Jonny Joburg Is off to Light up LA

Meet Jonny Joburg: a name that pays tribute to a city that is captivating the world with a fresh creative explosion from some brazen and ambitious individuals. Known in the early ’90s simply as Luthando, Jonny is the force and face behind his label Renaissance Rock Recordings, former member of the band SPAZA$HOP BOYZ and...

Lindiwe Suttle’s Kamikaze Art Takes Off in Germany

South African singer-songwriter Lindiwe Suttle has released her debut Kamikaze Art on 4 April 2014, and has received quite a bit of German press around her new relationship with German rock/pop star Marius Mueller-Westernhagen. Do you need a celebrity at your side to make it big? It probably helps, but Kamikaze Art nonetheless contains songs...

Future Gods Presents Nina Kraviz Live in SA | COMPETITION

The Future Gods shows by event organisers Raymond Bloom and Juaan Ferreira — who have brought the Godskitchen brand to SA with some of the biggest names in electronic music — is an initiative to entertain an edgier crowd and give South Africans a taste of what the global electronic scene is enjoying at the...

Encounters SA International Documentary Festival 2013

Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will be a prominent not-to-miss event for South African’s this winter, with screenings taking place from June 6-16 in Cape Town and Joburg. 23 films will be featured in what will be the festival’s 15th year of exposing both global and local filmmaking talent. The documentaries delve deep into...

LEVI’S® 501® INTERPRETATION: MARCO RIEKSTINS

Marco Riekstins is a fashion blogger, writer and stylist living in Johannesburg. Built under the premise that any man can live a fashionable existence, Man of the Cloth has grown immensely into a local favourite for men on the go and continues to expand into various other subjects online five years on.

The Suit Makes a Man

Thousands of migrants come to South Africa looking for a piece of the African Dream. They are drawn by the well-spread knowledge of Johannesburg being the leading financial centre on the continent. Sadly, most of them, once arrived, don’t make a lot of money. But there are a few who do. Rafael, a tailor from...

STREETS OF FIETAS | The Short Series

Amateur film maker Ben Jay Crossman exposes a world of violence, crime, drugs and lost youth in his short documentary Streets of Fietas. Crossman follows the life of those who contribute and are affected by the vicious cycle of poverty, crime and drug use. While conducting interviews and showing powerful footage that is completely raw...

Adidas calling South Africans to #represent!

Launched on September 3rd 2012, adidas has created a campaign – All Originals #Represent – calling on South Africans to represent the brand with originality, creativity and passion through loading videos, images, audio and mantras as a crew (two or more people) to its campaign website. Uploading must be completed by 7 October 2012. (video)...

Win Tickets to BALKANOLOGY: ‘THE MASKED VAMPYRE BALL’

The science of the Balkans… Balkanology. It’s the name of a Cape Town collective that celebrates the madness of Eastern Europe by throwing entirely Balkan-themed parties. The madness of Eastern Europe? Think Emir Kustarica’s Black Cat/White Cat or Liev Schreiber’s Everything is Illuminated. There’s a lot of madness there. And there’s a lot of madness...

Go for Snow

Jobugers were lucky enough to get a taste of the snowflake yesterday, with some embracing the rare occasion more than others. Before the snow had melted a small team of creatives – called The Gaschette Team – took to the street to capture the beauty. Credits: Photography by Steve Marais Art Direction Colin O’Mara Davis...
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