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WHY DO YOU LOVE IT?: Everyone is so helpful and kind. The wealth of knowledge between the members is extremely valuable, especially for beginners or those looking to explore new avenues of photography.
DISCUSSION TIP: Pay compliments. Don’t be shy!
BEST RANDOM QUOTE: “Never stop shooting.”
MOST HEATED DISCUSSION THREAD: I wouldn’t say discussions ever become heated, but the What Did You Shoot Today? threads are insanely active.
WHO’S WELCOME TO JOIN?: Anyone who is interested in taking photos of any kind!
This Sunday (Mar 20th) our very special in-studio guest will be Jonathan Bates of Mellowdrone, and, more recently, Big Black Delta. Jon is also a sometime collaborator with M83 vocalist Morgan Kibby. The two have worked on the M83 remix of Daft Punk’s “Fall” (from the Tron soundtrack), as well as on tracks for Morgan’s solo project, White Sea.
REVOLUTIONS came to the People’s Republic of Los Angeles on Saturday night, with the opening of an exhibition of album cover-inspired art from Shepard Fairey.
The decidedly anti-elitist celebration, held at Robert Berman’s C2 Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, was free – as were the Singha beers, which were being liberally distributed to the packed assembly.
The party spilled out into the parking lot, where a sound system and stage had been set up. Dan The Automator and Fairey took turns spinning tunes from their laptops, but the show was stolen by Metalachi, a mariachi band that plays heavy metal classics.
On paper mariachi metal sounds so wrong, but live it was so fucking right. Who knew that songs culled from the catalogs of AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Dio and Judas Priest would sound so damn good topped with a sombrero, Mexican style.
“You pour in a fourth chemical, and it bubbles really violently, and then…”
– David J
While so many music icons seem to fade away without dignity or creative energy to speak of, David J has plenty of both, and he doesn’t look to fade away any time soon. David is best known as the bassist for the influential British bands Bauhaus and Love and Rockets. But with Bauhaus coming to a well-publicized end (their final album, Going Away White, came out this month), David is setting off in a new direction.
INTO: Always: good company, food experiments, walking anywhere and everywhere, cat snuggles, the public library, taking photos at inappropriate times. Lately: sweets like you would NOT believe, Katy Perry’s boobs, asking questions.
NOT INTO: Dishonesty, apathy, ignorance.
MAKES ME HAPPY: Serotonin, dopamine, ampersands, a fully-stocked kitchen, and sunshine.
MAKES ME SAD: Feeling lost.
5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Lip balm, my pillow, peppermint tea, fruit, and words.
VICES: Miami.
I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Eating Peanut Butter Pows.
