From Somalia to the Red Carpet: Interview with “ASAD” director Bryan Buckley
There are over 2.3 million Somali refugees displaced internally and abroad. In the recently Oscar-nominated short film ASAD, director Bryan Buckley tells the story of those currently living in the war-torn country through the eyes of a young boy deciding a destiny between piracy and the life of an honest fisherman.
HOLI ONE COLOR FESTIVAL – CPT Ticket GIVE-AWAY!
Prepare for an exhilarating day of rich vibrant energy and mischievous behaviour as the world’s biggest colour festival launches in South Africa. Want to be a part of this epic journey of colour, music and dancing? Read on to see how you can win a double ticket for the HOLI ONE Colour Festival in Cape...
| Competition | WIN TICKETS to Skrillex Mothership Tour – DBN, CPT, JHB
Samsung Galaxy Experience and Electric presents The Skrillex Mothership SA Tour powered by 5FM and MK. Arguably the world’s sickest beat-dropper and no stranger to hectic tour schedules, Skrillex will be visiting Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban for his 2013 tour in South Africa. We have three double tickets to give away, read on to...
ART ANESTHETIC: ANDRE S CLEMENTS SHARES HIS UNDERSTANDING
André S Clements’ work can be described as a realist adaptation and exploration of human aesthetics through technology, which renders him a fine artist as well as craftsman. Known for his recursive medium of layered photographs, he recently launched his first solo exhibition ‘Æsthesia’ at The Res Gallery. The sophisticated debut – most notably including...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – THE CTEMF EDITION
Electronic music for the win! This week’s #bottomrightcorner is dedicated to electronic music of all denominations and disciplines! With the CTEMF hype, Cape Town is abuzz with new collaborations, workshops and live events. In case you don’t know what you’ll be in for or if you still need convincing, here are a few of the...
Passionate Art: interview with Anwar Davids
Artist Anwar Davids is on a mission: to help free minds and allow humanity to think for themselves. With talent as diverse as his personal and professional background and a fierce passion for expression, Davids is achieving his goal with participation in live art, exhibits and featured art for Supremebeing™ clothing. Growing up on the...
TWICE UPON TWO TIMES INDEED: CID RIM & THE CLONIOUS RETURN TO SA
With their main man Lehrl and a handy hip flask full of whiskey in tow, Clemens Bacher (Cid Rim) and Paul Mohamedi (The Clonious) touched down on South African soil for the second time in two years.
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – FEBRUARY WEEK 02
Psychedelic rock is a genre that thrived in the mind-altering 1960s and — although it has survived until today — is often swept off the street by the overpowering mainstream. This is especially true in South Africa, where the music industry has had to fight its way through various historic hurdles. Psych rock is nonetheless...
WELCOME TO THE FOBE HOUSE | A SPELLBINDING SILENT TALE | PART II
‘Architecture exists, like cinema, in the dimension of time and movement. One conceives and reads a building in terms of sequences. To erect a building is to predict and seek effects of contrast and linkage through which one passes (…). In the continuous shot/sequence that a building is, the architect works with cuts and edits,...
WELCOME TO THE FOBE HOUSE | A SPELLBINDING SILENT TALE | PART I
‘I call architecture frozen music…; the influence that flows upon us from architecture is like that from music,’ are Goethe’s words and a concept that seems to be beautifully understood by French architect Guilhem Eustache. He has designed the majestically modest Fobe House in Marrakech, Morocco for Belgian producer/director Dimitri de Clercq. When we spoke...
The Early Years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers | Rare Photographs
Fitting to current band members Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary (Bass), Chad Smith (drums) and Josh Klinghoffer (guitar) of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing in Cape Town in a couple of hours, photographer Jean-Marc Lederman gave us some rare shots of the band’s youthful early members. Excited as hell, we indulged in memory...
#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – FEBRUARY WEEK 01
Inspiring music is all over the place this week, from the likes of The Strokes, Elaquent, Four Tet, Buke & Gase, Sivey and more. The first week of February has finally come around, and as the days get shorter and the nights colder, we’re all feeling the year really and truly going by. Just after...
Inked skin deep: 2013 Cape Town Tattoo Convention makes permanent impression
Three days of international and local art, music, vendors, drinks and hundreds in attendance contributed to a culture of extreme energy and variety during the Cape Town International Tattoo Convention brought to you by Southern Ink Xposure. This year was really spectacular — better than last year and all years past. The location was perfect....
