Blogs
Thursday, October 27 2011
But Is It Art? A Look at Pop Culture in South African Music
Contemporary South African popular music reveals a myriad of artists searching for an identity in a country still recovering from racial hatred; and a youth looking to the past in order to make sense of the present.
Wednesday, October 5 2011
Out of the Dark and Into the Light: The Horrors and 'Skying'
Do what thy wilt shall be the whole of the law -- the Horrors are making up their own rules, and it shows strongly in their recently-released third album, Skying.
Tuesday, June 21 2011
'The Mall': A Dark Mirror of Reality
The Mall is not so much a horror story as it is a reflection of the darker side of humanity.
Tuesday, March 15 2011
New South African Writers are Giving the Middle Finger to the Old Literary Circles
The setting of Johannesburg, but one in the new South African literature, is cool and accessible; a global city where aliens can come down to earth and magic is alive and well in the slums of Hillbrow.
