Music

one small seed #30: LegoLoop

LegoLoop is a killer act on the scene — both in Cape Town and Italy — and we had to know what’s behind it. They sure didn’t let us down. Find out more in our 9-minute-long video interview:

one small seed#30: A Face to Face Interview with Paolo Nutini

Paolo Nutini has millions of views on YouTube and has played with the Rolling Stones, but doesn’t even know the password to his Twitter account. ‘It’s all about the music, man,’ he tells us. Get to know him better in our face-to-face interview:

On a Wire with UNKLE’s co-founder

‘I think it’s a dramatic shake up that’s happening. It’s interesting times for artists now.’ – James Lavelle, 2011. Ernst Lass, our designer at the time, had a conference call with the voice of UNKLE. Discover more about James Lavelle in this interview, featured in our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership...

The Story behind “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”

We interview the Hollywood icon, Melvin “Block” Van Peebles, who many have called ‘the godfather of modern black cinema’ because of his controversial 1970 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”

Crazier than Hunter S. Thompson?

Our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA, features a rare interview with the legendary Gonzo artist and cartoonist Ralph Steadman. In it he shares (among many other anecdotes): ‘”Rolling Stone” co-founder Jann Wenner agreed that I was crazier than Hunter. Oh Dear’

PUMA X ALIFE S/S ’15 COLLECTION & Bobbito Garcia Q&A

Part of the ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed Issue, in partnership with PUMA. Through the release of their highly anticipated collaborative collection for Spring/Summer 2015, PUMA rekindles its partnership with New York lifestyle concept ALIFE. Also read an interview Bobbito Garcia, whose relationship with PUMA goes all the way back to the ’70s....

Win tickets to the #ShowTekSA Tour in Cape Town!

Presented by Electric Music, the Dutch duo – Showtek – will be back coming to SA for on 10 April for a one-day only event at Shimmy Beach Club in Cape Town. We’re giving away four early bird tickets (currently worth R250 each, but take note these will be increased to R350). Read on to...

“Best Of” Issue | one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04

The best of our 10 years in independent publishing has been curated in this epic edition… Welcome to one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04. Going through the pages of 25 print magazines and our three digital issues to select the content has left us smiling, laughing, lingering and certainly remembering–and we have...

‘Anonymous’ says “fuck you” to Kanye West. A must-watch!

‘Anonymous’ says “fuck you” to Kanye West. Watch the video!

Nick Cave and his Dancing Suits

We see with our eyes, listen with our ears, smell with our nose and feel with our body. Issue 24 – ”Listen to my Colour & Look at my Sound” is all about understanding spaces and sounds on completely different levels. On a similar level however, we have Nick Cave’s amazing sound suits to awake...

Lady Gaga is as amazing on stage as she is off. Find out why. #Oscars2015

A performance that took many by surprise at the 2015 Oscar’s was Lady Gaga’s ‘Sound of Music’ tribute, and this isn’t her only hidden (for some of us, at least!) talent. Check out this amazing collab. with artist Jeff Koons for her album ARTPOP – as well as the meaning behind it – in one...

The Classic Boris Becker OG Reawakens PUMA’s Tennis Heritage

For Spring/Summer 2015, the PUMA SELECT Tennis collection sees the Boris Becker OG make a welcome return amongst a full collection of apparel and accessories. The classic Becker OG has been re-imagined for this season and celebrates PUMA’s rich Tennis heritage.

Okmalumkoolkat: Fresh a$ Fuck

Smiso Zwane is the highly inventive, mustachioed and bespectacled 29-year-old going by the name of Okmalumkoolkat; co-accused at the visual/performance art outfit, Dirty Paraffin. Having partnered up with the likes of Spoek Mathambo, London dubstep trio LV and the Ruffest, this Umlazi-born, Jozi-based cat is not just a musician. He’s an artist, a writer, a...
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