Why I’m Not Going To Splashy Fen 2014

After 8 years of Splashy in a row, Bob Perfect calls it quits on what was once his favourite music festival. This is why…   This year would have marked my 9th year in a row of going to Splashy Fen. For my entire adult life, it has been my favourite music festival and has [...]

Watch A Kief Timelapse Of Durban

This timelapse by Kierran Allen and Matt Wilkes has racked up over 25000 views in less than a week so you’ve probably seen it already, but if you haven’t, now’s the time. Shot all over Durban over the course of a year, it deserves every view it gets. I AM DURBAN from Kierran Allen on [...]

Download The Dollfins’ New Album

We’re only on track six but we have to share this right now so you can join us in listening to I’ll Do What You Want Me To by Capetonian garage punk band, The Dollfins. There’s some surf rock and some kinda country vibes thrown in the mix plus the harmonies are dreamy af, so [...]

Watch Careless By Gary Thomas

This is one for the folk/anti-folk/nu-folk/folk it fans out there. Gary Thomas has been around for years and is a real treat to watch live but since he’s moved to CT, it’s a bit harder to catch him. This video for Careless will have to hold you over until he returns to the 031 on [...]

It Never Ends

December is longer for some than others. Russell Grant looks back on the month that saw us hitting up Matric Rage, The Winston Ball, Boxing Day Cricket, Smoking Dragon and much, much more. It’s a long read, but it’s worth it.   The word December itself, with its eight curved letters all even and exactly [...]

naasMUSIC Presents: P.S Bar

Yus, the naas team keep busy. And you thought you were grinding? They’ve just released this seven track mix of mostly electronic songs and a The Dollfins cover thrown in. The themes of the mix are “love” and “Valentine’s”, obvz, so if you’re looking for some fresh tracks to woo your boo, give it a [...]

Vuvuvultures Circling

Vuvuvultures made their way from foggy London town to tour our sunny shores and last week they tore the roof off of Live The Venue. Russel Smith gives a recap of the show. Vuvuvultures flew over from grey London Town, the home of fish and chips and chavs, and are on tour around SA. Their [...]

It’s Cool To Hate

Big surprise, Bob Perfect is hating on someone hating on hating. It’s hateception up in here today.     I really hate this blog post by Cath Grenfell. So much. But then again, I’m considered a hater, so of course I would. Gotta write about what you know, so here it goes.   I’m so [...]

Listen To Boef By Dookoom

Your days is about to get a bit rougher with this sonic onslaught by Dookoom. For those of you that don’t know, Dookoom is Isaac Mutant’s latest project (with Human Waste on production, spo0ky on visuals and DJ Roach on cuts.) If Death Grips came from the Cape Flats, they’d sound a lot like this. According [...]

A Day In Durban With Tam Burger

 In the latest installment of A Day In Durban, we get our on-call fashionista Tamryn Burger to show us around The Bluff and the greener areas of heat city. Check out what you can do in a day for R150.     Saturday was a stunning day to be outdoors which is something that I [...]

Watch Conqueror’s Music Video For LDMS

Graffiti, skating, fire, bongs and moshing. What else would you expect from Hate City’s finest hardcore band? Check out the video for Conqueror’s LDMS below and break yo’self fool.    

Download The Judge By Spoek Mathambo

Spoek dropped this song on his soundcloud last week but if you don’t use soundcloud like crack (we do), you may have mised it.This is such a jam, perfect cure for the Monday blues. Or the Tuesday blues. Or any blues. Or even if you’re not blue, The Judge will have you grooving. Give it [...]

Watch Smoke Signals By Make-Overs

Make-Overs are a cool as fuck rock band from Pretoria who are currently working on their seventh album and you’ve probably never heard of them, shame on you. We wanna see the boy/girl two piece play in Durban so give this video for Smoke Signals (which is off their upcoming album) a watch and let [...]

Watch Moonchild’s Video For Go Starring

When Noisey take note of a South African act, it’s probably best you do too. Vice’s music site have put out videos from Die Antwoord, Spoek Mathambo, Beast and now Moonchild. Moonchild is originally from KZN but is currently kicking it in JHB and being produced by BLK JKS drummer Tshepang Ramoba. The video was shot [...]

Tess And Snowy In… Freaky Thursday

If only the Lindsay Lohan movie went this way.   You can follow Sheldon on twitter @SheldonBengtson and you can peep more of his work on his blog.

Watch Iso’s Music Video For Never Going Back

Iso are releasing their fifth album on the 7th of March (At Live on the 14th of March) and Never Going Back is the first single off of it. As can be expected from the quartet, it’s a dreamy mix of synth and boy that sounds like a girl vocals. The song is basically about [...]

Watch Yesterday’s Pupil’s FUK YO SWAGGA

Peach an Pletzen’s  latest solo offering features some big booty shaking and a fair amount of cynicism. It’s a single off his latest EP, Contact, which was released yesterday. In his own words ”Fuk Yo $wagga comments on the shallowness and disposability of modern-day pop-culture. The word “swagger” represents everything I dislike about the state of music [...]

Download Cutting Gem’s Self Titled EP

A couple weeks back we shared the kaleidoscopic video of Cutting Gem’s Tonight/Baby. For those of you who were left wanting more from the CT based producer, you’re in luck. Cutting Gems has just released his debut EP and it’s dreamy as fuck. Basically, it’s more of the trippy, housey, electronic, kinda hip-hop, kinda we don’t fucking [...]

Tess and Snowy in… Maim-stream

Is this the darkest Tess & Snowy? Probably not.     You can follow Sheldon on twitter @SheldonBengtson and you can peep more of his work on his blog.