Conversation With: Launder Dog Walks, Breakfast Tacos and Freeing From Distraction
John Cudlip is the mind, and voice of Launder. When we arrived at his house in Silverlake, we were greeted by his dog Dita. Inside is a home studio, nestled with a range of books and records that age like fine wine. So we hung out on the couch to dive into his to past youth…
Conversation With: Ceramic Animal Love Pits at Chain Reaction
It’s not every day you run into a five-man brotherhood from Philadelphia that has a range of wild keys and smooth vocals all at once. A few nights ago, this handful of feral gentlemen stopped in Anaheim amidst their tour across the states that gathered the likes of youth at a cozy little gem in…
Conversation With: Jake Selover Welcome’s Newest Export
Jake Selover is from Bend, Oregon where the pines scrape the sky. There is green stretched for as far as the eye can see and Jake rips urban terrain wherever it lies between the lush of Bend. Rain or shine, his approach remains speedy and kinda mind-bending on transition. So we asked him about what’s…
Conversation With: Kai Borg The Interview
Kai Garcia embodies respect. A respect well earned and honored. But much has changed for Mr. Garcia in recent years as different things took on new meanings and what used to be important in life just wasn’t anymore. Kai has been going through some significant life changes, some documented, some not, so we jumped at the…
Conversation With: Gun Outfit Their new album Out of Range is out now on Paradise of Bachelors
Gun Outfit’s rehearsal space is down a long driveway next to the Collar & Leash in Silver Lake. There’s a table out front, with swivel office chairs lined up all around like some super chill conference room situation. I met the band here on one of those sweltering October afternoons where you just wanna curl…
Conversation with: Guantanamo Baywatch One of our favorite bands may have the world’s craziest tour stories
Guantanamo Baywatch are a touring machine. These road dogs know van life better than any other band, and have the stories (and nightmares) to prove it. And boy are they down to prove it. I stood outside the Echo with Jason Powell, Chevelle Wiseman, and ChrisScott one warm and sticky night in Los Angeles, and…
CONVERSATION WITH: FAT TONY Crap hustler Tony Accosta gets real with a real one
Houston born Anthony Obiawunaotu aka Fat Tony is well fed but not fat. He’s a genuine human on and off the stage, a punk at heart with Houston hip hop running through his veins. He’s not afraid to smile in a very serious ego driven Hip Hop world. Everything’s bigger in Texas especially Fat Tony’s passion for living…
Conversation With: QTY And listen to a first taste of the NYC-based duo’s single, “Michael”
New York has always had it’s own sound in music. The Velvet Underground, the Ramones, New York Dolls, and countless other influential bands that’ve paved the road for contemporary artists. But that doesn’t always mean bands want the reminder of that paving. Enter NYC-based duo QTY – pronounced Q.T.Y. – who can’t help but bring…
Conversation With: The Memories And watch their sampler video for new album Royal United Song Service
The Memories, if you didn’t know, make music that’s both tongue-in-cheek delight and thoughtful, sometimes whimsical sincerity, thrown together in a heap of lo-fi garage arrangements that can make you laugh and cry at the same time. Their lyrics are simple, yet expressive and compelling. I first fell in love with the Memories years ago…
Conversation With: Thomas Campbell On his new surf film, creating in the modern climate and casting his dream lineup of surfers
I get buzzed up talking to Thomas Campbell. He has a mellow delivery but unpredictable answers. Like a frenetically elegant longboarder taking off on a wave. He’s the kind of guy who truly listens to a question and let’s it bounce around in his head so that his answer is articulated as effectively as the words…
Conversation with: Mele Saili Sunny, stylish surf royalty and the best competitive philosophy we’ve heard yet
We recently met Mele Saili through our friends at Crap Eyewear. She impressed us right away with her outlook on wave riding. And how she’s managed to evolve such a unique style both on and off waves. Our own Drew Eggers picked her creative brain for us, which you’ll find below, illustrated with imagery by…
CONVERSATION WITH: COAST MODERN On their debut album (out today) and their creative rebellion
Coast Modern doesn’t believe in genres. And why would they? After years of writing songs and producing for other artists, Coleman Trapp and Luke Atlas have become their own sound gurus, free of labels and restrictions. The only rule: “Doing whatever we want.” Their self-titled debut drops today, and it’s whopping 18 tracks of pure summer…
