Videos

The South African underground has been crazy busy this month, between bands, organizers, and foundations, we're covering a big chunk of it in this months GroundUp! Looking at upcoming events we have Reverberate hosting a great alternative to RAM Halloween in Durban featuring Some of the old legends of The…

In this episode of Sludge Underground, we sit down with Ernest (Ernie) Pretorius, a lifelong supporter of South African live music who attends shows across the country and isn't afraid to step into the mosh pit. We discuss how the South African music scene has changed over the decades, the…

On this episode we look back on State of the Nation, Hilliker's trip to Mozambique with Your Cynical Sanity, and Walk These Skies, the Marilyn Manson tribute controversy, and ATFN's tour. We also look at recent releases, with a special focus on Internet Girl, Ill System, Daisy Arson, and ATFN.…

We sit down with Christine & Paul of All This For Nothing, South Africa's longest-running progressive punk rock band. We hone in on vultures in the music industry, the band's upcoming album Nothing Is Punk Anymore, what it actually takes to build a "no-skip" record, how to pick the perfect…

Ground Up is back for August! Nas and Marcel catch you up on everything that happened in the month of August as well as a bit of July to make up for what we missed talking about. Marcel touches on his experience at that Winterfest and watching the skate community…

On this episode we take a look at what Shinesh has been up to since his departure from Lefokolodi. He also breaks down the reason behind his departure from the band and how things stand between him and his former band mates. Shinesh gives his honest take on South African…

They touch on their experiences with recent European tour as well as what they think it takes for a local South African band to make an international tour a reality. There's also new music in the works, as the boys have been hard at work in the studio working on…