The reason the Durex Ultimate Battle Of The Bands Competition stands head and shoulders above the rest of competitions of this ilk is the fact that its system of choosing bands is not just based on how good the band is musically, read more…
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Up and Away
September 10th, 2009 by Roger YoungMahala > Movies
The first twenty minutes of Up features probably the greatest critique/discussion of not following your dreams ever seen in a children’s film. Since following one’s dreams is what the genre is almost always about, it’s not only a pretty spellbinding moment but monumentally affecting. read more…
Skop, Skiet en Donner
September 10th, 2009 by Yusuf LaherMahala > Music
Early into my Van Coke Kartel interview, before the first question even, I realised that trying to control Wynand and Francois, reign things in and keep it logical was about as likely as holding back an avalanche with my teeth. read more…
Guy Buttery: Fox Hill Lane
September 9th, 2009 by Roger YoungMahala > Music
It’s necessary to be able to transcend your daily cares in order to fully access Guy Buttery’s Fox Hill Lane and yet something in its contradictory nature often brings the mind back to very earthy thoughts. read more…
The Road Less Travelled
September 9th, 2009 by Montle MoorosiMahala > Reality
WARNING: Subject matter involves anal sex, lots of it…
When the river is flooded some men take the back roads, but then again some men live on the back roads, this back road is not on any road maps and it’s commonly thought to be taken mostly by porn stars and fans of Elton John. Welcome to the scary and shit ridden terrain of anal sex.
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Desmond & the Tutus:____& the____
September 9th, 2009 by Yusuf LaherMahala > Music
So the Pretoria fun bunch known as Desmond & The Tutus are back, in the form of a four* track, 13-minute, limited to 500 copies only EP. Since their debut, Tuckshop, The Tutus have definitely stepped up the production values. read more…
The Global Grifter
September 8th, 2009 by Brandon Edmonds
There’s a great scene in Steven Frear’s largely overlooked neo-noir film ‘The Grifters’ (1990) when John Cusack buys a beer and shows the bartender a twenty he then palms handing him a dollar instead (pocketing the change). read more…
