There's a particular kind of festival regret that has nothing to do with missing your favourite DJ or losing your friends in the crowd. It's realising you've spent the last few hours dancing in the sun, barely had a sip of water and are now starting to feel the consequences. [...]
Johannesburg has no shortage of places to go out, but finding a club where the music genuinely takes centre stage is a different story. In Newtown, on Gwigwi Mrwebi Street, AND Club has carved out its place in the city's underground electronic music scene. With a stripped-back interior, a focus [...]
It happened at a warehouse party. The floor was packed, the sound system was doing exactly what it should, and somewhere behind the crowd, a man was sprinting from porta potty to porta potty with his arms full of toilet roll. That man was Troy Evason, better known to many [...]
Some festivals are all about the lineup. Others put the setting and the experience on equal footing with the music. Meidum brings those elements together in a mountain valley near Robertson, where a striking pyramid stage provides the centrepiece for three days of electronic music, camping and time outdoors. Taking [...]
Summer festival season in South Africa sounds simple on paper. Sunshine, long days, good music. Then you find yourself zipped into a tent at 2am while the Cape Doctor tries to carry it to Namibia, or sprinting for cover as a Highveld storm turns the dance floor into a lake. [...]
This one is a little heavier than our usual content, but we felt weird not saying anything at all. Most of you will have heard by now that two people lost their lives at Ozora Festival in Hungary earlier this year. For those who haven't, here's what we learned. On Saturday, [...]
If you've spent any time exploring Cape Town's electronic music scene, chances are you've heard someone mention Modular. And if you haven't been yet, you might have heard a few things about it that make it sound a little intimidating. The reality is that Modular has carved out a distinctive [...]
Festival101 has officially made its Pro Audio debut, and our second feature in SP Magazine is now live in the October edition. After making our first appearance in the magazine last month, we’re back with a deeper look at some of the people, stories and ideas shaping South Africa’s electronic [...]
If you've ever camped at a music festival, you'll know that there are a few rules nobody actually writes down. You learn them by watching the people around you, making a few mistakes of your own and eventually becoming the person explaining them to someone pitching their tent for the [...]
Heritage Day usually means a braai, a flag on the timeline and a reminder of the many cultures that make up South Africa. But there is another part of our heritage worth talking about, and you will find a lot of it on the dancefloor. South Africa has spent decades [...]
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