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Tagged in: Painting , New York City , Music , Los Angeles , Fashion Mar 15, 2010
Nathan Spoor
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So Ron, tell us a little about your connection to Rock 'n Roll and why this event at SXSW is important to you.

 

Well, this is a signing of high end prints with Planet Illogica in Austinduring the SXSW music festival that's happening in Austin next week. There are some really well known and popular images that we're going to show out there and I'll be signing things as well. There are images from my HISTORIC KISS series, as well as THE KURSED KIDS and my new SLASH album cover and other music related pieces.
 
 

 

I have been to SXSW a few times in the distant past. The first time I was living in Austin and it was all unsigned bands. I came back a couple times to promote my brother in law’s band THE SUTCLIFFES and my concept CD POPaganda. I seemed to run into everyone you can think of at SXSW. When I was there with THE SUTCLIFFES we hung out with Chris Douridas and a young man he was introducing to the world named Beck. We had just been talking to Linklater and for some reason I thought Beck was one of the characters in Slacker and told him how much I loved the movie. He seemed a bit confused by me.
 
 
 
Other years we hung out with Space Hog, Sara Hickman, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, John Doe, Jello Biafra, Mojo Nixon, Daniel Johnston, Sonic Youth, the list goes on and on. You saw everyone 5 minutes before they were famous. I don’t know if there has ever been anything like SXSW. As for my own relationship to music, I think that probably really took form in college. I threw a lot of parties and used a lot of bands as entertainment. In exchange for their services I would do their flyers and the occasional album cover. I also let them rehearse at my house. It was a big old southern house we painted psychedelic with over turned cars as lawn ornaments. There were jazz bands, classical, punk, you name it. We had bands rather than a stereo. Musicians that played my parties in the day included Michelle Shocked and REM. Later when I started releasing concept CDs I had a lot of talent I could tap. My band The Electric Illuminati just mastered our first CD so I should be able to premiere the tracks at the event.
 

 
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Tagged in: Music , Los Angeles , Fashion Feb 26, 2010
Nathan Spoor
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The enjoyment of taking a drive, breaking the stream of creativity or madcap energy generated within the studio space, is a welcome change in the day's work pace. I received another invitation to drive through the Hills of Beverly and spend some time at what is quickly becoming a joyous respite for rejuvenating my personal power cells. 

I got wind that Chef Steve was in action at Tonny Sørensen's spacious abode earlier in the afternoon. This meant a few hours of eager anticipation wrapping up whatever I had going on, so that I could break out and see what delicacies were happening in the Sørensen kitchen. It wouldn't be fair to go further without really addressing why I was so excited about this aspect of the evening. Chef Steve had flexed his culinary skills before when I had visited this selective gathering. Last time around he had prepared an amazing 8 course meal, which I managed to arrive during course 3 and left around course 7. Every aspect was lovingly tended to, and added another dimension to the TS house experience.

This evening was to be even more of a joy, as I was going to spend time with folks that had brought my studio life and beyond into a more wonderful place of being. As Chef Steve prepared asparagus and a giant bowl of very fresh salad bits, I chatted with a gorgeous brunette and a chap that I found absolutely entrancing. As we talked, I found out that her family was involved in an incredible traveling animatronic dinosaur show. In fact, everything we spoke about was fascinating. I wanted to know more and more. Midway through our little moment, Kene Goldstein walked briskly into the room and said, "Oh good, Brent you and Nathan have met, perfect," and then walked away - a habit that is trademark Kene where he simply materializes at key points in conversations. 

"Oh wait...," my mind said. I stayed glued to the conversation, unable and even unwilling to break the spell that we'd found ourselves in. Giant dinosaur puppets? Shows in 4 countries simultaneously? Recording music from different parts of the world and just enjoying whatever process happened? Magic, I tell you, pure and simple. So after enjoying Brent (Fathead from The Dandy Warhols) and wife's company and extremely dapper attire, the fish came out of one of the ovens and stopped everything. It was picture perfect. So perfect in fact, that Tonny's mom, enjoying her stay from Denmark, had her picture taken with it. 

After a couple hours of talking with everyone there, which was a very small group of unique souls, a music jam was beginning in the far part of the large open spaced living room-cum-studio. Brent stopped almost mid thought, telling Bob Johnson, myself and Kene about what they were doing at the Odditorium up in Oregon (which included housing the Strokes as they worked on their latest record and all the amazing musicians jamming on different tracks for a huge collab concept album) and grabbed his guitar out of its nearby case.

On the drums was Siren, a Danish prodigy in the acting and music world, Tonny Sørensen on percussion, Fathead Brent on guitar, Kene on guitar, Ted the Hed on bass and.... get this, appearing almost out of the ether itself was Esai Morales on vocals. Now, I'd met Esai a couple of times before around Tonny. In fact, before I knew his resume (which includes hit series Caprica among other greats), we'd had an amazing conversation about the workings of the mind, the universe and how we as people are all interconnected. I also realized I'd heard him several times on favorite Bill Maher's program. So seeing Esai just appear out of nowhere and take us to another place with his vocals was yet another personal treat. 

Did I actually drive home after this? Or did I float or fly? If I told you that I teleported home I'm sure it would almost make sense. And as more events transpire and magical moments unfold, I'll be sure to share in whatever reminiscent fashion that my presence dictates. These are the times that make me feel more alive than I thought, reminders that we have so much more than we even thought possible to experience and enjoy in this life. Gratitude. 

And since a picture or two might help enhance the imagination at this point, let's attempt to remedy that to some small extent right now...


L to R: Tonny Sørensen on percussion, Fathead on guitar, Kene and Esai harmonizing
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Porous Walker
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COME AND MEET MY NEW FRENCH FRY BABY AT PARK LIFE THIS FRIDAY iN SAN FRANCISCO AND STAY OVERNIGHT AND GO TO THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE WITH US ON SATURDAY FEB> 27

 

 

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Tagged in: Sculpture , Painting , London , Illustration , Fashion , Dark Arts , Animation Jan 31, 2010
Richard Scarry
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Tagged in: New York City , Fashion Jan 21, 2010
Mike Hammecker
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The brand Vans has long been synonymous with style.
From leisure-wear to action sports, Vans has dominated its competition.
The transition from lowbrow to highbrow is quite the trend these days, but not everyone does it right. It seems that Vans has a great eye for young talent and they are making the move seem effortless.  NYC based designer Lanie Barcena is no stranger fashion. Having cut her teeth designing for the likes of Rocawear and Triple 5 Soul, she branched out, creating her own brand Hellz Bellz.



This February Vans and Hellz (above) will come together to release 2 limited edition styles:  The Hadley and The Sophie. The styles are a reflection of Barcena's personal style, “tomboy chic” and edgy feminine”.
According to Barcena, “The Hadley(above) is inspired by my love of vintage motorcycle boots with zippers and metal lace eye hooks detailing the black leather high top. The Sophie(below) is an updated saddle shoe that's been stripped down and built from the ground up with Hellz' unique design aesthetic: Die cuts, metallic color blocking and buckle strap details”



The artist/designer collaboration is nothing new. It is however refreshing to see a company follow through with what the designer envisions, rather than just updating an already existing shoe. This lends instant validation to Vans and will bode well for them in the world of limited edition fashion. It's nice to see that Vans kept the price point low as well. Just because you may be strapped for cash doesn't mean you will have to sacrifice style.

The Hadley retails for $85.00 and the Sophie is $65.00.
You can cop these at Karmaloop, Wish Atlanta, Kicks/Hi, Undefeated and Conveyor.

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