creative people I know/ adore/ support.... (click on images)
"Apatoff for Destruction;" Ben Apatoff's heavy metal music blog
The Stevedores; rock band near and dear to my heart
100 Monkeys; Californian poppy experimental monkey-men making waves
The Kissing Club; Jake Miller!!
Skeletonbreath; instrumental rock trio playing "Transylvanian surf rock"
Grandchildren; epic and talented six-piece inspired by Animal Collective
Danger Danger Gallery; genuine DIY punk/noise venue and art gallery in West Philly
Drew and the Medicinal Pen; pop folk punk foursome from the DIY depths of Brooklyn
Spider Problem; Los Angeles based punk band with killer stage presence
Strange Walls; NYC-based post-punk, gothic, avant-garde
Goes Cube; Brooklyn-based hard-rock
The Vibration; indie girl band no longer making music, but purchase their album!
No One and the Somebodies; punk-rock band of 4 brothers, originally from Westchester
Genuine Imitations; punk funk band in Westchester scene
Jason Fresta; post-grunge acoustic singer/songwriter
Morgan Erina; alternative acoustic singer/songwriter
Seahorse Liberation Army; psychedelic band/ conceptual art movement from San Francisco
Square Patrol; non-profit service for the prevention of drunk driving in Austin
Normal Bob Smith; athiest, artist, NYC cultural observer & general antagonist
Samuel Velasquez; photographer
Captured; film about Clayton Patterson and the LES
Shelley Jackson (my former teacher/adviser); author of short stories and novels, creator of The Skin Project
Slush Pile Magazine; online indie lit mag featuring prose, poetry, art, etc.
Out of Print Clothing; a tee-shirt shop with a mission to donate books to Africa with every sale.
Bergdorf Boys, by Scott Hess; novel sneak peek and blog about "Sex. Shopping. Scandal."
The Gyronauts; hula-hoop troupe in NYC
Samantha Galman; photographer, mostly portraits and conceptual
"With all the World" blog by Meghan Ritchie and Stephanie Palumbo
"These Things Are" blog by Rayna Heldt
Russell Brodie's art: painting that focuses on light, architecture, and portrait
Floria Sigismondi; Italian photographer, artist, music video director
Bizarre Magazine; British subcultural magazine for the perverse and sick-minded
