Feb
22
I’ve been a vegetarian for 12+ years. Since I was young I never really liked eating other animals. For me, it’s something that always felt kind of foreign and awkward to me. When my family would have steak and vegetables for dinner I (more often than not) would have a simple plate of veggies. I [...]
Tags: Davey Havok, Diet For A New America, Ian MacKaye, Joan Jett, john feldmann, john joseph, Matt Skiba, Mike Ness, Propagandhi, Punks on Vegetarianism, roger miret, Tim McIlrath, veganism
A Thought For Your Day
Oct
05
I’m super loving UK lady musician VV Brown’s new mixtape!! She’s inspired by CSS, B52′S,White Stripes, Ella Fitzgerald, Mystery Jets, Imogen Heap, Feist, Blur, Elvis Presly, Yo Gabba Gabba, Nintendo, Science Books, PULP, Aretha Franklin, Ruth Brown & Disney movies. ‘The Other F Word’ a documentary on punk rock fathers. Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen, Bad Religion’s [...]
Tags: Anthony Bozza, Arrested Development's Speech, Audrey Kawasaki, b-52s, Baby I Love You, bad religion, Barbie, Courtney Love, Crass, cro-mags, CSS, Disney, Eastside Punks documentary, Ella Fitzgerald, henry rollins, Ian MacKaye, Imogen Heap, john joseph, Johnny Cash, Johnny Ramone, Lars Frederiksen, Latinos making noise, Mike Muir, Nintendo, Pioneers of Rock exhibition, Rest Assured Zine, the J.C. Unit One, The Other F Word documentary, Toki Doki, Tom Araya, VV Brown, White Stripes, zines
Link Love
Aug
27
A thought for your day: The present is the most difficult time for most people; it’s the only one actually engaging you. The future isn’t engaging because it doesn’t exist yet and the past isn’t engaging because you can’t do anything about it. The present is the only time when we can actually do anything. [...]
Tags: Bianca Valentino interview, Conversations With Punx, Fugazi, Ian MacKaye, Minor Threat, The Evens
Conversations With Punx,Inspiration
Oct
08
It’s almost time to retire CWP Zine One featuring: Ian MacKaye, Don Letts, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Johnny Siera, Greg Attonito and Shanti Wintergate. Thank you to everyone who ordered a copy, subscribed, came to the launch or wrote me saying they enjoy reading the site—your correspondence, feedback, encouragement, love & support is appreciated. I thought I’d [...]
Tags: black flag, blackheart, built on respect, conversations with punx zine two, conversations with punx: a spiritual dialogue, correspondence, dan jones, Don Letts, franky & minx, god so loved the world, gratitude, greg attonito, heidi minx, henry rollins, Ian MacKaye, jason cruz, jhonny hobo, johnny siera, larry livermore, lookout records, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, porcell, punk rock domestics, seraph's coal, shanti wintergate, shelter, spirituality and punk, strung out, the lookouts, the potatomen, the rollins band, youth of today
Conversations With Punx
Aug
17
FINALLY the moment of truth! It’s time to share Conversations With Punx: A Spiritual Dialogue with you all! It’s taken a long time to get to this point. Thank you so much everyone for being so patient, understanding, supportive, encouraging and in-general just all-around rad! Conversations With Punx: A Spiritual Dialogue is being released as [...]
Tags: Conversations With Punx, Don Letts, greg attonito, Ian MacKaye, jhonny hobo, johnny siera, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, order Conversations With Punx, shanti wintergate, vic d
Conversations With Punx,Inspiration
Apr
15
Do you ever get those days when you don’t want to get out of bed? You’re just so tired or stressed that you don’t even want to try to face the world! I had one of those days recently but rather than hide out under the covers I decided to go for a walk. While [...]
Tags: erika mitchener, exercise, glenn danzig, health, henry rollins, Ian MacKaye, iggy pop, jhonny hobo, john feldmann, kim gordon, motivation, punk rock aerobics, rob fusco
Inspiration
Feb
01
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
Conversations With Punx,Inspiration
Jan
14
Photo by Eneas Well friends, it’s that time of the blog where we all sit around in a big ol’ circle (gawking at each other intrigued & curious yet polite enough not to stare) as we go around the room introducing ourselves, letting each another know a bit about one another. Where are you from? [...]
Tags: Conversations With Punx, efrem schultz, Ian MacKaye, introductions, john joseph, mexico, PETA, RSPCA, sharing, shmoe, stories, vegetarianism
Inspiration