If you’re not familiar with this project, that is so very dear to my heart and always a constant work in progress, go here to learn more. The issue features: Duane Peters & Corey Parks, Franklin Rhi, Ben Weasel, Russ Rankin, Brad Warner and Lord Ezec (snippets from the chats below). CWP #7 comes in a [...]

Tags: 108 (band), Australian Zine Maker of the Year, Ben Weasel, Best Zine Produced in Australia (as a series), Bianca Valentino, Brad Warner, Chelsea Girls, Conversations With Punx, corey parks, Crown of Thornz, Danny Diablo, duane peters, gratitude, Hardcore Zen, Lord Ezec, Ocean of Mercy, poison ivy, punk, Russ Rankin, Screeching Weasel, Shelter (band), Skarhead, spirituality, The Cramps, The Hunns, The Riverdales, US Bombs, Zen, zines

This is without a doubt one of my favourite conversations I’ve ever had with a creator. Diva Zappa is amazing! She has such simple, beautiful ideas about creating and life in general. The magical knittress, actress (appearing in The Mighty Boosh + more), photographer and artist makes wonderful, colourful, unique handmade creations – ponchos, capes, [...]

Tags: Bruce Willis, Chloé Trujillo, corey parks, Creative Visions Foundation, Dan Eldon, Diablo Cody, Die Hard, Diva Zappa, Emilio Estevez, Handmade Beauty, Kathy Eldon, knitting, Laurie Metcalf, Law and Order, michael patrick king, Noel Fielding, Sex and the City, the Mighty Boosh

Stand & Deliver is a relatively new clothing line out of Los Angeles – the creation of über-rocker Corey Parks (Chelsea Girls, ex-Nashville Pussy, ex-The Hunns). The rock n roll couture has been spotted on everyone from Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, Lizzy Jagger, Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes, model-actress Rosie [...]

Tags: Andy Warhol, Black Eyed Peas, Burberry, Chelsea Girls, corey parks, Cosa Nostra, Eagles of Death Metal, Fergie, French Vogue, Fresh Faces in Fashion Show, Gen Art, Hell's Angels, Janette Beckman, Jeffery Sebelia, Jesse Hughes, King’s Road London, Lemmy Kilmister, Lenny Kravitz, Les Deux Café, Lizzy Jagger, Los Angeles, Mad Max, Marilyn Manson, Maxfield, Michel Berandi, Michele Lamy, mods, Motorhead, Nancy Wilson, Nashville Pussy, Oliver Maxwell Kupper, Project Runway, rancid, Rick Owens, rihanna, rock n roll couture, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Sara-Marjix, Stand and Deliver, Steven Tyler, Teds, The Adolescents, The Hunns, tim armstrong, Tommy Perse, Vivienne Westwood, Yohanna Logan, Zoe Saldana

For some awesome new music check out Living Too Late: Fast Weapons Radio Sundays from 10:00PM to 12:00AM  (Punk, Post-punk, No-wave, and Noise) … you can also listen to previous shows at any time too.  The Little Cupcake and Cookie Shop make the raddest cakes… Exhibit A – a red velvet Hello Kitty cake! Seriously [...]

Tags: 13th Floor Elevators, Australian zines, Beatrix Von Bourbon, Beth Ditto, beyonce, bikini kill, Black Eyed Peas, carine rotifeld, collapse board, corey parks, Debbie Harry, Dolly Parton, Elysian Fields, Fast Weapons, Fast Weapons Radio, Fergie, Goddess Rings, goyte, Graffiti Wars, Hayley Paramore, Hello Kitty Cake, How hip hop changed the world, Jazzi McGilbert, Jedi Kittens Strike Back, Jennifer Herrema, johanna fateman, karl lagerfeld, kathleen hanna, Katy Perry, lady gaga, le tigre, Lemmy, lost children of babylon, Lotus Mendes, madonna, Mark Lobo photography, no doubt, planet rock the story of hip hop and the crack generation, rancid, raw food gold coast, Rolling Stone, Stand and Deliver, The Little Cupcake and Cookie Shop, The Zeitgeist Media Festival, tim armstrong, Vivienne Westwood, vogue, von vintage, zines

Let’s reach for the stars like my good friend Efrem, Photo by Rubén Navarro Martín “In fact, punk rock means exemplary manners towards your fellow human being” ~Joe Strummer Punk rock and hip hop music have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have my older brother and [...]

Tags: commitment, Conversations With Punx, corey parks, creativity, efrem schultz, franklin rhi, gift of gab, Ian MacKaye, jesse michaels, joe strummer, jonah matranga, lou koller, matt caughtran, porcell, ray cappo, rob fusco, robert ehrenbrand, Rubén Navarro Martín, spirituality, Vic DiCara, zines

Photos by Michelle Aziz The Force has a ‘dark side’, which feeds off emotions such as anger, jealousy, fear, and hate, whereas the ‘light side’ Jedi use the Force only for peaceful purposes. Do you choose to embrace your Dark Side in order to seize power? Or do you use the Jedi way of compassion [...]

Tags: advice, anti-flag, choice, Conversations With Punx, corey parks, do-it-yourself, duane peters, hip hop, Inspiration, lyrics, mischa photography, punk rock, self-love, sex & the city, vanilla ice, your best life