New INXS Book is a Love Letter to the Fans
INXS‘ Tim Farriss interviewed about the group’s fan-curated book, Calling All Nations: A Fan History of INXS for SPIN‘s “Read Me” series: New INXS Book is a Love Letter to the Fans We spoke with … Continue reading
Inside Grammy Nominated Songwriter of the Year Justin Tranter’s Hancock Park Mansion
Songwriter Justin Tranter interviewed for “LA Spaces” in Los Angeles Magazine November 2023 Issue: Read the extended version of the article online: Inside Grammy Nominated Songwriter of the Year Justin … Continue reading
In New Graphic Novel, Miles Davis Becomes ‘Music You Can See’
Musician and visual artist Dave Chisholm interviewed for his graphic novel Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound for SPIN‘s “Read Me” series: In New Graphic Novel, Miles Davis Becomes … Continue reading
Photographer Piper Ferguson’s ‘Moments’ Define the History of Alt Rock
Photographer Piper Ferguson interviewed about her book, Indie/Seen: The Indie Rock Photography of Piper Ferguson, for SPIN‘s “Read Me” series: Photographer Piper Ferguson’s ‘Moments’ Define the History of Alt Rock … Continue reading
In New Book, Johnny Marr Lets His Guitars Tell His Story
Johnny Marr interviewed for his book, Marr’s Guitars, for SPIN‘s “Read Me” series: In New Book, Johnny Marr Lets His Guitars Tell His Story ‘Marr’s Guitars’ was released on October 17 … Continue reading
The Ultimate History of Island Records Has Finally Arrived (Vol. 1, Anyway…)
Neil Storey interviewed about his multi-volume chronology of Island Records, The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-1968 for SPIN‘s “Read Me” series: The Ultimate History of Island Records Has Finally … Continue reading
‘Liberty Had Turned [Elton] Down After Recording Demos With Him’
Former music executive Andrew Lauder interviewed about his autobiography (co-written with Mick Houghton) , Happy Trails: Andrew Lauder’s Charmed Life and High Times in the Record Business for SPIN‘s “Read … Continue reading
Susanna Hoffs: ‘Music Is The Beginning, Middle And End Of Every Day For Me’
Susanna Hoffs interviewed for her album of covers, The Deep End, and her debut novel, This Bird Has Flown, for SPIN‘s On the Record series: Susanna Hoffs: ‘Music Is The … Continue reading
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sisters on Curating ‘King Pleasure’ Exhibit and Their Brother’s Legacy: ‘People Are Drawn to His Unedited Creativity’
Jean-Michel Basquiat‘s sister Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux interviewed for the opening of Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© at The Grand LA for Variety: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sisters on Curating ‘King Pleasure’ … Continue reading
Graham Coxon: ‘I Wish Somebody Had Told Me, Had Warned Me, In 1991…’
Graham Coxon interviewed about his memoir, Verse, Chorus, Monster! for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Graham Coxon: ‘I Wish Somebody Had Told Me, Had Warned Me, In 1991…’ The sometime Blur … Continue reading
Ani Di Franco Calls Writing A Children’s Book ‘A Different Bag Of Doughnuts’
Ani Di Franco interviewed for her first children’s picture book, The Knowing, for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Ani Di Franco Calls Writing A Children’s Book ‘A Different Bag Of Doughnuts’
Justin Bua Moves Seamlessly from 2D to Web3 and Back
Visual artist and entrepreneur Justin Bua interviewed about his upcoming book, Original Influencers, and pending metaverse, Buaverse, for Fine Art Globe: Justin Bua Moves Seamlessly from 2D to Web3 and Back. … Continue reading
Sidney Poitier and Judy Garland Featured in New Six-Story Hollywood Mural
The official reveal of artist Tristan Eaton‘s “City of Angels” mural on the Aster Club and Hotel covered for Variety: Sidney Poitier and Judy Garland Featured in New Six-Story Hollywood … Continue reading
World of Profound Mysteries
Röyksopp‘s Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland and visual artist Jonathan Zawada interviewed about their project, Profound Mysteries, for FLOOD Magazine: Röyksopp on Returning to the Accessible, Emotive, and Human World of Profound Mysteries … Continue reading
20 Questions With Maxim of The Prodigy
Maxim of The Prodigy aka Double M interviewed about his “Lepidopterror” NFT collection in collaboration with Snowcrash and dropping on Crypto.com for Billboard/Billboard Dance: 20 Questions With Maxim of The … Continue reading
Olivia Harrison: “I Wanted People To Know About George”
Olivia Harrison interviewed for her new book of poetry, Came the Lightening: Twenty Poems for George, for SPIN‘s Read Me series: Olivia Harrison: “I Wanted People To Know About George” Olivia … Continue reading
Meet Andre Oshea, The Digital Artist Making A Name For Himself In The Web3 World
3D animator Andre Oshea interviewed about his NFT collection for OneOf x GRAMMYS for Grammy.com: Meet Andre Oshea, The Digital Artist Making A Name For Himself In The Web3 World … Continue reading
Meet Emonee LaRussa, The Digital And Visual Artist Taking The NFT World By Storm
Motion graphics artist Emonee LaRussa interviewed about her NFT collection for OneOf x GRAMMYS for GRAMMY.com: Meet Emonee LaRussa, The Digital And Visual Artist Taking The NFT World By Storm … Continue reading
Nychos Resolves Six Years of Mental and Physical Pain in “The Awakening”
Visual artist Nychos interviewed ahead of his exhibition, “The Awakening” at Mirus Gallery DTLA for Fine Art Globe: Nychos Resolves Six Years of Mental and Physical Pain in “The Awakening” … Continue reading
Saving the Music in Los Angeles Schools
Feature on Save the Music in Los Angeles Unified School District for FLOOD 12: The Los Angeles Issue: Digital Edition Web Version: Saving the Music in Los Angeles Schools Purchase … Continue reading
Legendary Club Promoter Dave Beer Returns to His Artistic Roots
Iconic UK club promoter Dave Beer of Back to Basics interviewed about his visual art for Fine Art Globe: Legendary Club Promoter Dave Beer Returns to His Artistic Roots From cut-and-paste flyers and … Continue reading
Prodigy’s Frontman Maxim Launches NFTs
The Prodigy‘s Maxim interviewed about his work as a visual artist include his recent NFT drop with WLS and his pandemic project, Hope, with Dan Pearce, for Fine Art Globe: … Continue reading
How to Make an NFT (No High-Power Team Required)
Sara Simms interviewed about her self-created NFTs for her track with Melleefresh for their song “Kreator” for Festival Insider: How to Make an NFT (No High-Power Team Required)A step-by-step guide … Continue reading
Tristan Eaton Brings 25 Years of Art and Design to “All At Once”
Contemporary urban pop street artist Tristan Eaton interviewed for “All At Once” his first solo exhibition stateside for Fine Art Globe: Tristan Eaton Brings 25 Years of Art and Design … Continue reading
Ida Engberg Talks NFTs, Motherhood and Making a Difference
Ida Engberg interviewed for Festival Insider‘s Artist Spotlight: Ida Engberg Talks NFTs, Motherhood and Making a DifferenceThe Swedish Icon Got Her Start As A DJ, But The Multi-Disciplinary Artist Truly … Continue reading
A Renaissance Man According to Justin Robertson
DJ/remixer/producer/visual artist/novelist Justin Robertson interviewed about his visual art for Fine Art Globe: A Renaissance Man According to Justin RobertsonMulti-disciplinary creator shows equal originality in his visual arts and his … Continue reading
Los Angeles Art Galleries Turn to Technology and Beyond
Feature on how four independent Los Angeles art galleries: Art Angels, Thinkspace Projects, Corey Helford Gallery and Eastern Projects have pivoted their exhibitions during the pandemic and moving forward for … Continue reading
Sculptor Gabriel Muñoz Ramirez Turns Demolition Debris Into Art
Sculptor Gabriel Muñoz Ramirez interviewed about his piece, Chilling Giant, in Monteverde, Costa Rica for Fine Art Globe: Sculptor Gabriel Muñoz Ramirez Turns Demolition Debris Into ArtThe Costa Rican artist’s … Continue reading
Surrealism Meets Art Nouveau In Godie Arboleda’s Murals
Colombian visual artist Godie Arboleda interviewed for Fine Art Globe: Surrealism meets Art Nouveau in Godie Arboleda’s muralsColombian artist brings together humans, animals, and plants in a magical realism setting … Continue reading
Former KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley Is Back with a Podcast Packed with Stars
Jason Bentley interviewed for his new podcast, The Backstory, for Los Angeles Magazine: Former KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley Is Back with a Podcast Packed with StarsOn his new Soho … Continue reading
Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon, a Pair of L.A. Originals, Tell Their Story
Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol interviewed for their Netflix documentary, L.A. Originals for Los Angeles Magazine Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon, a Pair of L.A. Originals, Tell Their Story Watch the trailer for the … Continue reading
With Help From Students, Big-Name Muralists Are Transforming a South L.A. High School
Shepard Fairey, Rob Hill, Ni Santas and Warren Brand of Branded Arts interviewed for their work on The Maya Angelou Mural Festival for Los Angeles Magazine: With Help From Students, Big-Name Muralists … Continue reading
Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall: Controlling the Beast of a Chemical Brothers Concert
Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall interviewed on their 25 years of working with the Chemical Brothers on their live show for LA Weekly: Best of LA Music Issue 2019: Adam Smith and … Continue reading
The Library Music Film @ The Independent
Previewed for LA Weekly: The Library Music Film at the Independent DTLA Take a look at some footage from the documentary on The Library Music Film‘s YouTube channel.
Berliners Are Bringing a Bauhaus Tiny House, a Musical Wall and More to DTLA
Berlin Lab‘s Sarah Tietze-Kamya and #PlayThisWall‘s Matthias Strobel interviewed for their main event in Los Angeles, Berlin Lab: Berliners Are Bringing a Bauhaus Tiny House, a Musical Wall and More to DTLA For more … Continue reading
Skirball Cultural Center’s Paul Simon Exhibit Reveals the Man Behind the Music
My write up of Paul Simon: Words and Music exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center for LA Weekly: Skirball Cultural Center’s Paul Simon Exhibit Reveals The Man Behind The Music Take a look at the … Continue reading
New Photo Book Captures The Energy And Personality Of Great Drummers
Deirdre O’Callaghan interviewed for her book, The Drum Thing, for LA Weekly: New Photo Book Captures The Energy And Personality Of Great Drummers Watch a slideshow of images from The Drum Thing here.
Illustrating Horror Beautifully: The Art Of Christopher Lovell
Artist Christopher Lovell interviewed for New Noise Magazine Issue 25: Illustrating Horror Beautifully: The Art of Christopher Lovell Keep up with Chris on Instagram.
A German Street Duo Has Made Its Mark On Culver City High
Herakut‘s Jasmin Siddiqui and Falk Lehmann interviewed during their painting of a mural at Culver City High School, ahead of their exhibit at Corey Helford Gallery: A German Street Duo Has Made Its … Continue reading
Goldie Set To Launch Graffiti App
Write up on the launch of Goldie‘s crowdfunding for his graffiti app, ARTA, for Insomniac.com: Goldie Set To Launch Graffiti App Watch Goldie talk about the concept of ARTA.
Turning Trashed Festival Tents Into Sleeping Bags for the Homeless
Write-up on the Sheltersuit for Insomniac.com: Turning Trashed Festival Tents Into Sleeping Bags For The Homeless Check out the designer, Bas Timmer.
Whitestone Is Turning Album Artwork Into an Immersive Social Networking Experience
Whitestone founder Roey Tsemah interviewed for Insomniac.com: Whitestone Is Turning Album Artwork Into an Immersive Social Networking Experience Watch Roey’s video explaining Whitestone here.
The Sonar System: Restoring Peace Through Sound System Culture
The author of The Sonar System, vocalist, MC, painter, and wordsmith Ras Mykha interviewed for Insomniac.com: The Sonar System: Restoring Peace Through Sound System Culture Watch the book trailer here.
This Guy Created The 5-Minute Mind-Altering, Virtual-Reality World For Squarepusher: Rob Pybus
Illustrator Rob Pybus interviewed for Insomniac.com: This Guy Created The 5-Minute Mind-Altering, Virtual-Reality World For Squarepusher: Rob Pybus Watch Rob doing his illustrated comedy for the first time and another time.
New Skirball Exhibit Looks Back At The Rock ‘n’ Roll Life Of Bill Graham
My write-up of Bill Graham And The Rock ‘n’ Roll Revolution at Skirball Cultural Center for LA Weekly: New Skirball Exhibit Looks Back At The Rock ‘n’ Roll Life Of Bill Graham Take a … Continue reading