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The Near Misses – The Worst Band In Joburg™

  Shambolic five-piece rock band The Near Misses, from Johannesburg, South Africa, have been winning over audiences with their uniquely chaotic Afro-pop garage rock since way back in 2014. The Near Misses’ naïve innocence, and their raw, dynamic songs, impress all who see them – for better or worse. You either […]

The Midnight Munch

A tribute to those trusty dens of culinary endeavour that feed the party army of the night. By Hagen Engler   [This story first appeared in Obrigado magazine] The late-night stop for coffee and a bite to eat is as much a part of the going-out tradition as the dancing, […]

Let’s just laugh

I didn’t receive that particular memo, but I believe comedians telling actual jokes went out of fashion some time around 1992. After that, observational humour became the thing. “Did you ever notice…” followed by a series of riffs on relatively funny aspects of everyday life that the comedian has noticed. That’s stand-up […]