Issue 01 — The Concrete Issue
Oxyoze is a digital magazine documenting the intersection of street art, independent music, underground fashion, and urban design across South African cities. We follow the scenes that define the city — not as trend reports, but as long-form conversations with the people making them.
In This Issue
Inside the warehouses and basements shaping the city's live music scene.
How murals and tags reflect the city's social and political shifts.
Emerging designers blend tradition with subversion on the city's streets.
Latest from the floor
Field dispatches from the editorial desk — planning sessions, first-week realities, and what shifted after a closer look.
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Read the follow-upWord on the street
Readers, artists, and venue owners on what Oxyoze means to their city.
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Average reader rating
Based on 1,200+ responses from our annual culture survey.
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Cities covered monthly
From Johannesburg to Gqeberha, we track what's moving.
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Artists interviewed
Long-form conversations with the people behind the paint.
"Oxyoze is the only publication that actually comes to the venue. They sat through a whole set, talked to the sound guy, and wrote about the room, not just the band."
Thabo M.
Promoter, Newtown
"The gallery guide in the last issue sent me to three spots I'd walked past for years. That's the kind of practical writing we need more of."
Lerato K.
Visual artist, Maboneng
"Their interview with the stencil crew from Woodstock was the most honest piece I've read about public art in this city. No fluff, just process."
Naledi S.
Curator, Cape Town
"Oxyoze doesn't chase trends. It documents the spaces, the people, and the sounds that actually define the city right now."
— Sipho D., founder of a DIY venue in Durban
What the magazine offers
Each issue is built around practical ways to find, understand, and participate in the scenes that define South African urban culture. No fluff, no trend-chasing — just useful entry points.
Conversations that go beyond surface-level promotion. We sit down with painters, musicians, and designers to talk process, constraints, and the realities of making work outside the mainstream.
Documentary-style visual stories from emerging creative neighborhoods — the empty lots turned studios, the backstreet galleries, the corners where public art actually lives.
Monthly listening guides pulled from the sounds of warehouse parties, basement shows, and community radio. A direct line to what's being played in the rooms that matter.
Practical walkthroughs of exhibition spaces, artist-run initiatives, and working studios across Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. Hours, access, and what to expect on arrival.
A running record of openings, album drops, and pop-up markets happening in your immediate vicinity. Built for readers who want to show up, not just scroll.
Profiles of designers working outside retail cycles — the ateliers, the underground shows, the street-level styling that challenges what South African fashion is supposed to look like.
Further Reading
Inside the warehouses and basements shaping the city's live music scene.
A photographic and conversational journey through the grassroots venues that are redefining Johannesburg's nightlife.
Read the featureHow murals and tags reflect the city's social and political shifts.
A look at Cape Town's evolving street art landscape and the stories behind the paint.
Read the featureEmerging designers blend tradition with subversion on the city's streets.
An exploration of Durban's underground fashion movement and its role in cultural expression.
Read the feature