From the weird to the wonderful, the festive and the dark, from music to art, to fashion, architecture, people and beyond, South African popular culture has flourished in leaps and bounds. Now with an online database of back issues available to read for free at Issuu.com, one small seed has been at the forefront of whatever is now, both local and international. Bearing in mind that some news never gets old, we are giving you – our readers – the chance to catch up on what might have been missed along the way… Over the next two months, every week, every day, we’ll take a look in one small seed’s rear-view mirror, and prove whoever said everything is better in hindsight, 100% right.

We hope you enjoy our collection for the month of October 2012.

Week 01

Monday

Just an Interview with Just a Band – Issue 24
Miss Van la Révolution Feminine – Issue 08
Just Swimmingly – Issue 17

Tuesday

Happy Hour – Issue 13
Buffy Brave Art – issue 05

Wednesday

A home for Music – Issue 06
Pieter Hugo Nollywood and the Death of Photography – Issue 14

Thursday
Armchair Stand-Ups – Issue12
Breaking Down Wall Street – Issue23

Week 02

Monday
Conrad Botes attacking from within – Issue13
Hong Kong Konnection – Issue5

Tuesday
Melvin van Peebles, Ain’t Not Bothered – Issue23
Ecomo: LIVE / SLEEP / PLAY – Issue14

Wednesday

Shawn Mortensen, Spoek Mathambo, Gazelle, Nike Air Max 90 The AM90 Sound – Issue13
Mark Whalen is… Kill Pixie – Issue17

Thursday

New adventures in art Courtney Forbes – Issue04
The worm has turned Markus Wormstorm – Issue23

Friday

Pavement specialists – Issue09
Eline keller-sørensen – Issue03

Week 03

Monday

Cinema’s first genius – Issue03
Super Sharp Shooter – Issue08

Tuesday

The hills are alive – Issue04
A hard look to follow – Issue09

Wednesday

Natalie Schau: Tales of the underground – Issue23

Thursday

Lyle Owerko The Samburu Tribe – Issue12

Week04

Monday

The fields are alive – Issue13
The Karoo – Issue05

Tuesday

Beyonc the eye of the beholder – Issue07
Warwick Saint – Issue05

Wednesday

The hills are alive (inspirational Swiss architecture) – Issue04
A hard look to follow (Photography by Laurence Ellis) – Issue09

Thursday
“A Splash of Surrealism” Photography by Javier Galue - Issue 17

Natalie Shau: Tales From The Underground. “Flowers in a garden of unearthly delights” – Issue 23

Week 04

Monday

Tuesday

Beyond The Eye Of The Beholder – Issue07

Warwick Saint – Issue05

Wednesday

African Warrior | Issue 14

Just for Kicks Photo-shoot – Issue 14

Thursday
Tretchikoff – King Of Kilşch -Issue 15
MGMT Fate to pretend – Issue14

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