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SL Magazine No More?

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Blog, featured

Amidst rumours of SL Magazine’s demise, we decided to check up on their site for a media update or, well, any news at all. Upon visiting SLMagazine.co.za the magazine’s online home, we found a few rickety old chairs, an abandoned Mac and a dusty old keyboard – well we found nothing at all. SLMagazine.co.za is [...]

Text and Tweets aren’t ruining language says David Crystal

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Culture, featured

The sticky myth that texts and tweets are ruining the English language, is, well, utter bollocks. In this video, from a series of annual lectures given by The RSA, Professor David Crystal, one of the world’s leading linguistic experts, challenges the myth that new media publications, social media linguistic exchange and mobile lingo are destroying language as [...]

Metal, Hardcore and Punk Rock Documentaries

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Music, featured

This weekend I treated myself to a lot of new media, I got, ‘American Hardcore’, ‘The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years’ and ‘Get Thrashed’. If you’re just a fan of Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal, or Glam Rock, an expert or just an interested passerby each film will offer value. From American [...]

Win 2 tickets to see Basement Jaxx in Johannesburg

Posted on 08. Aug, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Music, featured

On the 4th of September Basement Jaxx will be performing at the Sky Raiders hanger at Rand Airport in Jozi. I have two tickets to giveaway and thought that you lot deserved them the most. All you have to do to grab 2 tickets to watch Basement Jaxx is: Answer the question: Who are the [...]

Easy to read Oppikoppi 2010 Lineup

Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Music, featured

An easy to read, mobile friendly version of the Oppikoppi 2010 lineup. You can use http://bit.ly/oppikoppi to visit it or share with other Oppikoppi attendees.

12th Encounters Film Festival

Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by vincenthofmann in featured

Encounters film festival, set to begin mid August, promises another lineup of more than 50 films, in this the 12th film festival. Whilst budgets have been cut, the festival submissions and interest hasn’t abated. Denis Delestrac (France / Spain), Yoruba Richen (USA), Stefanie Brockhaus, Andy Wolff (Germany), Cliff Bestall, Rehad Desai, Jo Menell, Riaan Hendricks [...]

The Irrational Fear of Big Agencies – another rant

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Marketing, featured

Ever walked into the entrance of a “big agency” and been silenced by the low hum of creative energy? The cracks and snaps in the air punctuated by the sound of bare feet shifting along the corridors? Nope neither have I. I always feel like I’m one boardroom away from a room full of creatives [...]

Design the cover for Azad Essa’s new book ‘Zuma’s Bastard’

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Blog, featured

Azad Essa a self proclaimed desktop activist, an award winning blogger and columnist for the Mail and Guardian’s Thought Leader website has just signed a book deal with Two Dogs publishers. The deal sees Azad’s Thought Leader column, and his collected writings compiled into a single title ‘Zuma’s Bastard’. Azad thankfully isn’t going about the [...]

heyindy’s Vuvuzela t-shirt

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by vincenthofmann in Culture, featured

The now famous sound of the Vuvuzela has become an international commodity, has graced the shelves of international chain stores and now fittingly takes pride of place on heyindy’s latest range celebrating the “sound of summer” in the UK. Grab a Vuvuzela T-Shirt at http://heyindy.bigcartel.com/product/vuvuzela-tee they’re literally almost all sold out so grab one fast!

DJ Tiesto is not dead.

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by vincenthofmann in featured

Unless Dj Tiesto, rumoured to have been killed in a car crash this morning is tweeting from the grave I suspect he’s not dead. Dj Tiesto tweeted, in response to the outcry from his followers: “It’s nice to read that people care about my life.Thank you for all the support.It’s good to be alive and [...]

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