From The Vault: How to Blog Dirty and Influence People
This essay was originally written for Bubblegum Club back in 2018 when I decided to put Durban Is Yours behind me. I asked the editor …
Almost Perfect Media
This essay was originally written for Bubblegum Club back in 2018 when I decided to put Durban Is Yours behind me. I asked the editor …
““It’s not as if we have a shortage of music coming out of South Africa”. A truer statement than this one by Rose Bonica/Natalie-Rose Perel is …
“While Amarekere is ASAP Shembe’s debut album, he’s already earned a name and loyal following from himself with his Inkinga EP and by picking interesting songs to feature …
““Courage is very important!” This nugget of wisdom was buried at the end of Sam Turpin’s answer to a question about the incredible short film/music video …
“This year has been quite something already and no, I’m not talking about all the disasters that you can read about in the newspaper or …
“Darkie Fiction sound like they were destined to make music together. They’re one of those acts where everything just seamlessly clicks and you can tell that there …
“How long is someone an up-and-coming artist for? Probably until they’ve come up? Right? The journey of the ‘come up’ is a treacherous path that …
“Starting a record label is an ambitious task, to say the least. Even more so in 2020 when independent artists have direct access to their …
This review originally appeared on Bubblegum Club in March 2020. We live in strange times.Truly.Besides all the other shit, we have charlatans calling themselves “influencers” …
“Over the last few years, Durban has become an incubator for some of the best garage bands in the country. Black Math was one of …