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THINKING. ALWAYS. POWER. SOUND. The last four songs of The Thermals‘ setlist are a verbal reflection of the band’s onstage...
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LYRICS 100% / MUSIC 90% / PRODUCTION 100% WHY THE BEES ATTACK THE FLESH? “Black Honey,” off Thrice‘s new album...
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ETERNALIZING THE ANCIENT ART OF IREZUMI Tokyo-based artist Horinao, a member of the slowly emerging class of traditional tattooers in Japan, keeps the flame lit under an art form steeped in cultural significance and perfectionism. Working mostly in large-scale format, he composes back pieces and bodysuits with the mind of...
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MAKING SENSE OF DEFORMITIES AND IMPERFECTIONS Illustrator Lena Klyukina‘s interpretation of the human body is a boundless one, paying homage...
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THE FRIENDS I LOST WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE The Raveonettes have promised a new track out every month this...
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HARMONY, MYSTERY AND METICULOUS DESIGN WORK Working out of London’s Seven Doors Tattoo, artist Jondix specializes in highly intricate work with an inevitable air of mysticism. His geometric lens, more calculated than ornamental, is especially obvious in his larger pieces where the amount of detail almost overwhelms the surface area....
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“I have a tremendous amount of respect for the world and the creatures that live on it and I want...
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“You’ll never know what works until you try it.” San Diego two-piece Little Hurricane was back at SXSW this year...
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“DRIVE NORTH” The recently released “Drive North” is SWMRS‘ first album since their name change, having come out in February on Uncool Records. The album’s title track is, despite its violence, an anthem to the city where angels go for pleasure, another song for Los Angeles. “I hate Santa Monica...
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ALL ITS ILLS AND ALL ITS THRILLS Italian artist Stefano Ronchi‘s work is undoubtedly an exploration of surrealism, but the...
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Working out of London’s Seven Doors Tattoo, Claudia De Sabe is especially well versed in Japanese traditional tattooing. So much...
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Joe Ledbetter, also known as J. Led, has held a constantly evolving design career for over a decade. With minimal formal training, he has developed a distinct visual approach to narrative, working on classic two-dimensional surfaces and translating his stylistic vision to objects, most notably toys. Showing both locally and internationally,...
