It all started as a friendship which became an outlet of self-expression for their members. High Morale is an up-and-coming Indie electronic band that was formed by three friends and named after their catchphrase “The morale is high!” This upbeat and electric indie band consists of SoCal Singer/Songwriter Brandon Hoogenboom, NY Producer Clay Cornelius, and […]
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Aug
Aug
When I first came across visual artist SOFAHOOD I immediately noticed her unique style. I enjoy her sense of color and how she captures people in her illustrations. She also portrays the black queer community through art which being a queer person myself I found really cool. I reached out to Sofa for a personal […]
A Conversation With, Artist Corner, Community Spotlight, Interviews, Staff Pick
Media Pollution Finds New Life for That Old TV You Threw Away Ages Ago
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Aug
Aug
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is a saying that we’re all too familiar with, and that’s exactly what the guys behind Media Pollution have done with old school cathode-ray tube (CRT) TVs. Dan Dowding, an experimental filmmaker, and Brian Fox, an electronic restoring & recycling genius, make up Media Pollution. Together, the two […]
COVID-19, Current Events, Film, Music, Tips, Uncategorized
7 Ways To Overcome Boredom During This Quarantine
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Apr
Apr
It’s uncertain when things will go back to normal. This quarantine was supposed to end mid-April and now mid-May but things are so unpredictable who knows what will happen next. The best thing we can do is try to not get impatient and enjoy this “break” for the time being. Now is the perfect moment […]
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Apr
Apr
I love attending art shows and markets whenever I get the chance because it’s amazing to see how others express themselves through all sorts of mediums. I attended the Renegade Craft market in LA last year where I had the pleasure of encountering Luis Zavala. Out of countless artists and vendors that I saw, he […]
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Mar
Mar
Joshua Vides remains one of the busiest artists in the game. Fresh from unveiling his installation at Art Fair Tokyo 2019 and collaborations with Palms Casino Resort, NBA All-Star Weekend, and Google to name a few, it seems like the man always has something else up his sleeve. At the top of the year, Vides hinted at […]
Artist Corner, Community Spotlight, Film
“The Student Debt” Short Film featured at “From Here On Out” Art Show At Black Umbrella
30
Jan
Jan
Watch our interview with Kurtis Gibson about Black Umbrella, click here. To view the full gallery, go here. Watch Mary Kim’s conversation with Bane’s World here.
Artist Corner, Community Spotlight, Interviews
Community Spotlight | Black Umbrella Tattoo & Art Gallery
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Nov
Nov
Garden Grove is finally making waves in Orange County. Kurtis Gibson, owner of Black Umbrella Tattoo & Art Gallery located on Historic Main Street Garden Grove says, “I really feel like within 2-3 years, this whole downtown area is going to be the new place to be.” Before recent years, there hasn’t been much of […]
31
Oct
Oct
Johanna Toruño, womxn of color, fierce advocate for street art, and the creator of The Unapologetically Brown Series gives us some insight during the Brown Mijas Pop Up event, to the series that took on its own life, and what it means for her to advocate for the creators of culture. Tell me who and […]
16
Oct
Oct
Joshua Vides is a rising LA-based artist that’s taken both the art and streetwear industries by storm over the course of the last year. His work, which he calls Reality To Idea, focuses on outlining all-white surfaces with black paint which gives off the illusion of it being a 2-D work of art. This art […]
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