Where Cape Flats culture meets the Nyanga vibe. Coloured and Xhosa culture mash-up as only the iKapa ‘kasi can produce. Another coup for the Pioneer Unit. We be rocking this shit loud!
Blood Runs Dry
March 8th, 2010 by Dave Durbach
I’ve never been a big fan of vampire movies - the melodrama, the drooling adolescent sexuality, the powdered rakes in effeminate period attire. Give me flesh-eating zombies any day. With the living dead, it’s always party time. read more…


Zink Waves, Tidal Plaat
March 8th, 2010 by Andy Davis
I’ve been following and writing about Tidal Waves for a long time now, I own all their albums and know their set backwards, so I’m always looking for a different angle. This Friday produced exactly that, a unique, once-off collaboration with Zinkplaat, set on a wine farm just outside Stellenbosch. read more…


The Street World Cup
March 5th, 2010 by Andy Davis
One World Cup you may not have heard of is kicking off in Durban next week. It doesn’t feature any professional athletes, no big names, brand endorsements, bling bling and multi-million dollar salaries. In fact hardly any one even knows about this World Cup, primarily because the participants are all street kids. read more…


Filling in the Blanks
March 5th, 2010 by Roger Young, images by Kevin Goss-Ross and Justin McGee
There comes a time when we must look at the glorious past and let it go, when we must look to the future and prepare for its rewards. But in letting go we must ask, what is it, exactly, that we are letting go of? Because surely the memories will remain. In our case, no. The memories have been erased by the brain damage read more…









































