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THE MASONWABE NTLOKO STORY When people say fine art and especially into regards with the painting community, the images of black faces is not the first image or thought that comes to mind for most people. We usually here of stories about black artists either being blackballed, stolen from or shunned from these communities and…
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After a period of relative quiet from one of pop music’s most consistent hitmakers, Bruno Mars has officially returned and he’s back at the top where he belongs. His latest album The Romantic has already shot straight to number one, reminding the world that when it comes to timeless songwriting and irresistible melodies, Mars rarely…
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THEY GET PAID, WE GET PLAYED Board games, arcade games, the 100 games in one TV Game, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1, Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, PC Games, Internet Games PlayStation 2, Gameboy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PSP, Xbox 360, Mobile Games PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 5. Everything mentioned, I’ve owned, played, broken, sold, lost or…
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A Rising Star On The Decks Since 2020 we’ve seen the rise of more and more women playing, taking up space and dominating the DJ world. While there are a lot of comments and stigma surrounding women DJs, such as, “they only get booked for their looks” or “it’s a feminist agenda” or the most…
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Don Toliver has always made music that feels like movement. Not the kind you sit with, but the kind that pulls you forward late nights, blurred lights, engines humming under city glow. On Octane, he leans fully into that instinct. This album prioritises atmosphere, velocity, and feeling. Octane is less about reflection and more about…
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BUY YOUR MUSIC. DON’T STREAM IT Just because they’ve digitalised music, doesn’t mean it should be owned by the machine [both figuratively and literally]. It’s 2026 and it seems like the concept of buying music is now a long-lost ancient art that we get to tell our kids about as we reminisce about the old…
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Growing up as a kid every holiday we would drive back home to both my father’s and mother’s homes in Mpunzana (a village deep within Mthatha) and Queenstown respectively, both based in the Eastern Cape, and besides the 8-10 hour drive I used to dread coming back home for several reasons including; forfeiting the pleasures…
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There’s something powerful about a global artist choosing Johannesburg as a meaningful stop on a world tour and Gunna did exactly that (because the music gods know that some artists like leaving africa out of their world and atlas). His appearance at the second edition of the Milk and Cookies fest felt intentional, well-timed, and…
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In 2025 it feels like the route to becoming an artist and superstar has become easier and easier but with that being the case it does make me one wonder what does it mean for the quality of artists and superstars? Yes, it might have been harder to crack the mould back in the days…
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Young Jonn is in a great space of becoming. This is that rare space where personal evolution meets artistic elevation, and suddenly the music starts to sound deeper than the dancefloors it’s built for. His recent interviews and music have that energy. He is still jiggy, still hit-heavy, but also fully aware that life has…
