VIDEO PREMIERE: DEAP VALLY – “JULIAN” ++ INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR ERICKA CLEVENGER
Wouldn’t it be great to live in a land of colorful daydreams, where weirdly is normal, humans look more like cartoons than apes and magic rules supreme, all the while, maintaining productive member of social status, and meeting the trials & tribulations of adulthood head on? Ericka Clevenger has figured it out, and then some. This life long creative and avid music fan, turned actress and director, wants to create a world where the colorful,... Read More
Love Notes from Deap Vally
photos / Dominoe Farris-Gilbert story / Ericka Clevenger hair + makeup / Kali Kennedy We asked our friends at Deap Vally to talk about some different types of love. .. Lindsey songs/ Edith Piaf- La vie en rose, Arcade Fire- My body is a cage, PJ Harvey- To bring you my love, Vincent Gallo- Honey Bunny shows /My favorite show we ever played was a sold out show during last fall’s tour at the Concorde 2 in Brighton, England. The crowd was... Read More
DESERT DAZE
story / Ericka Clevenger DESERT DAZE MAKES COACHELLA LOOK LIKE AN ASSHOLE. Lets face it, unless your best friend’s band is headlining, you work for a music label, or you’re a celebrity — Coachella is the worst festival of all time. The lines are long, the beers are overpriced, and you are forced to sit in the hot sun with a bunch of half naked 18 year olds wearing candy necklaces and bright plastic sunglasses, listening to mostly shitty... Read More
SILVERSUN PICKUPS
story / LOGAN BRENDT photography / AUTUMN DE WILDE “I’m not used to being so spontaneous,” confesses Nikki Monninger, bassist of indie darlings Silversun Pickups. On their third album, Neck of the Woods, Silversun Pickups stay true to their original sound while exploring new elements, thanks to the spontaneous production style of famed producer Garret “Jacknife” Lee. Monninger stands out not just because she’s the only female in the... Read More
