Today sees the release of a new music video from Cape Town-based trio The Plastics, featuring the band in their “natural habitat”.

The Jameson INDIE Channel’s selection of the week’s best video releases from South Africa and the rest of the world.

What do you do when you have a day off from touring in one of the world’s most famously insane cities? You wrangle up some friends and shoot an epic music video, duh.

Entering the inaugural Jameson First Shot competition forced Jasyn Howes to develop his first script to fruition. A couple of years later he returned to the idea, updated it for a local context, and is now the proud father of his firstborn film: a quirky short about extraterrestrial encounters in a time of flux.

An interview with Nick Kaoma, the indie-minded entrepreneur behind the Head Honcho fashion empire. Barely 30 years old, this Forbes-listed ‘Most Promising Young Entrepreneur in Africa’ and MTV ‘Hustler of the Year’ is already focused on leaving a legacy.

At the recent Digital Edge conference in Johannesburg, the INDIE Channel had a chance to sit down with the legendary Spike Lee to chat about – amongst other things – possibilities for young South African filmmakers in a digital age.

A short video featuring the multi-talented Nakhane Toure reading from his debut novel, ‘Piggy Boy’s Blues’. Exclusive to the Jameson INDIE Channel.

A collaboration between artist Faith47 and director Dane Dodds, ‘Landfill Meditation’ makes for uncomfortable viewing: rather than the usual postcard view of Cape Town or Johannesburg, the camera lingers on unsettling imagery of rats and rubbish, decomposing birds and derelict, hijacked buildings.

We’re in love with the latest music video for Sons of Kemet, directed by Lebogang Rasethaba. It’s a study in contrasts: a convergence of the chaotic energy of pantsula with the controlled sophistication of a black-tie orchestra.

Chris Njokwana, Craig Native, and Michael Ellis join forces to bring you this unique fashion film.

“All that I know about painting, or about art or drawing is self-taught. I taught myself how to do it by going to the library and studying the book, or the artist, or the movement, and I think I got that mentality from skateboarding – just that idea of doing it yourself.”

There’s no easy way to explain the TBMO’s eclectic sound. You’re better off just wandering through the sonic landscapes they create and formulating your own superlatives. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect at a live show.

“The thing I’m most proud of is the next project. It’s always about the next project.”

“V.I.N.T.A.G.E is like a family away from home. It’s where I’m comfortable to be myself, where I’m comfortable to do what I want, and just… be free.”

Kelly-Paige Howell gets crumbs in the bed with ‘Digital Maskandi’ artist Mashayabhuqe KaMamba, then puts him to sleep with whale song lullabies.

Wedged somewhere between street art and post-impressionism, Chris Auret’s distinctive style is equally appropriate in galleries and alleyways. Stacey Howell films him bringing an artwork to life.

“I guess we live these dual lives, where partying is work and work is partying.”

“It definitely takes a different type of person to enjoy that kind of music.”

“We did an interview on radio in Dijon. He asked us if it was a problem, in South Arica, that we’re a mixed-race band. Hahahahaha!”

A rare glimpse into the process behind R1’s wry graphic interventions. With a drill, some skateboard wheels and his trademark yield sign, watch R1 turn a municipal commandment into a public toy…

“Making music with the guys, it’s like family. We have our ups and downs, but we manage to get through that.”