I’ve only had so many ocean encounters in my life. One particularly memorable experience found me with a snorkel, mask, and flippers, coasting over a very shallow coral reef. If I just let myself float, the waves would carry me intensely over canyons of wild and beautiful reef,… Read More
Upstate NY is a musical Mecca known for originality. In all styles, original homegrown music prevails. Recently the burnt over region has shown a lot of light in the indie-gone-mainstream hip hop world. Songwriter/rapper/musician/film maker/activist I.am.Tru.Starr wants to remind folks, upstate NY is more than just Griselda!… Read More… Read More
A series exploring photos, words, and songs.
Photos: Arik Solberg
Words: Dave Shiffman
Songs: ♫ on Spotify
Just a few miles away from the Monterey County Fairgrounds, the site of the American reggae scene’s most popular annual gathering, California Roots Festival, lies… Read More
Imagine you see a caged feather on a museum wall. The sign underneath says the artist is a political activist in jail.
Imagine that same caged feather again. But instead the sign says the artist is a high school kid in Florida.… Read More
I met Matt and Chris O’Brian in 1993. The relationship was musical right from the start, centering around Nirvana, Jane’s Addiction, Bob Marley, etc. The influences deepened and widened with age and we were always making music around each other or together.… Read More
“Rise” sees Tatanka pushing deeper into their home territory, a dubby wilderness that mixes electronic and percussive influences into the structure of reggae.
I first met Ian, the front man for Tatanka in 2007 at The Gothic Theatre in Denver, Colorado.… Read More
Faith47, her son, now known as Jack Fox, and I sat together on a sidewalk in Rochester, NY. About to paint his first wall ever, Faith and him were flipping through sketchbooks, each pointing out characters and patterns they thought would go well with the wall.…
When I was 17, September 11th came, and then America went to war in Iraq. I was still in high school. We drove around a lot after class. Our eyes were red. I remember looking out the window and one day, suddenly, American flags were everywhere.… Read… Read More
