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…
Conversation With: Entrance On his new album Book of Changes
Entrance, the musical force that is Guy Blakeslee, first crept into my life on a mixed CD in 2003. Blakeslee’s voice, infused with blues and folk and soothing heartache, and his ability to slay a guitar hooked me on my first listen. And then The Entrance Band happened, a full-fledged psychedelic experience of a live…
Conversation With: Sam Kristofski A phone call with (one of) our favorite Kiwi filmmakers
God damn is there some talent down under Australia making films. From our very own Blake Myers to the big dogs like Take Waititi, there’s some serious creative timing in these films. We recently had the chance to pick the brain of yet another talented kiwi Sam Krisofski. What Youth: When I look back all…
Conversation with: Josh Landau On his new band, Kill a Punk for Rock & Roll
Josh Landau is an unstoppable force. The frontman and guitarist of The Shrine debuted his new band, Kill a Punk for Rock & Roll, just a couple weeks ago, and the momentum he’s pulling will make your head spin. Alongside Landau in his band of misfits is Jordan Jones on guitar, Don “Nuge” Nguyen on…
Conversation With: The Britanys Brooklyn’s lo-fi garage band that’ll remind you of the Strokes
In case you were wondering why Brooklyn band The Britanys have a missing T in their name, blame frontman Lucas Long. “I’m a really bad speller,” he told me before their show at the Satellite in Los Angeles last month. Together with Steele Kratt on drums, Jake Williams on guitar, and Lucas Carpenter on bass,…
Conversation With: Twin Peaks Gas station phone conversations
Chicago does a lot of cool shit for rock n roll and lately running wild about the town is a band of garage rockers whose name you probably have been seeing pop up a lot, Twin Peaks. If you’re wondering how and where these guys came from, keep your ears peeled because, unless you despise the…
Conversation With: Darren Rademaker The leadsinger and founder of The Tyde on his new album and his life lived playing music
I’ve known Darren Rademaker, lead singer and founder of The Tyde and seminal indie bands Further and the Summer Hits, for the better part of a decade. I’ve seen him play more than a hundred times, at least, and it really never gets old for me. He just released his fourth album with The Tyde,…
Conversation With: Alexander Schmidt On his new zine “Side Streets”, street skating and street photography
I’ve been a fan of WKND since I found out about them. Aesthetically, they’re great. But what’s also great is the personalities that exist in their crew. I discovered one of their talents, Alexander Schmidt when they announced the release party for his new zine, Side Streets. I couldn’t make it, but I loved what…
Conversation With: Adult Books The same guys that played our Issue 14 release party
“Our first band, I was fifteen, you were eighteen,” says Daniel Quintanilla, bassist and vocalist of Adult Books. He’s referring to Nick Winfrey, the band’s guitarist and vocalist and main poodle aficionado, who, I’m pretty sure, taught Quintanilla how to drive. Together with drummer M.M. Sina, who lived a block away from Winfrey in Orange…
