Jan
24
I’ve listened to Le Butcherettes practically every single day since I first discovered them last year. There are not many bands that have made my daily playlists, especially so quickly. I get the same feeling listening to Le Butcherettes’ Kiss & Kill and Sin Sin Sin records as I did when I first discovered Hole’s [...]
Tags: Courtney Love, Hole, iggy pop, Jung, Le Butcherettes, Mario Kart, Nirvana, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Sargent House, Sonny & Cher, Spice Girls, Teri Gender Bender, The Beatles, The White Stripes
Female Musicians,Interviews,Music
Jan
12
Sonny Kay is without a doubt one of my favourite visual artists. Words will not do when it comes to his work; it needs to be experienced for oneself. Every time I look at one of his works my understanding of it evolves a little bit more, I find myself coming back to the images [...]
Tags: 1960s psychedelic awareness, art, Bauhaus, Budgie, DMT, George Harrison, Good Old War, Heroin (band), Juxtapoz, Le Butcherettes, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, profit from creativity, psilocybin mushrooms, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, self-expression, Sonny Kay, The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, The Mars Volta, The VSS, Timothy Leary, Unknown Pleasures, Zechs Marquise
Artist Interviews,Interviews
Dec
31
We’ve done Top Music Makers Of 2011, my Favourite Things Of 2011 and my Favourite Magazine Covers Of 2011. I thought I’d see out the year 2011 with a post spotlighting some of my favourite gig posters of 2011 [source & more info for posters/designers]. I saw some really great shows this year, some of [...]
Tags: Aaron Gresham, Andi Good, b-52s, Best gig posters of 2011, bjork, CSS, David Watt, Flaming Lips, gogol bordello, Jane's Addiction, Japanther, Justin Hampton, Justn Kamerer, Le Butcherettes, Luke Drozd, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Primus, Ron Liberti, Scrojo, the bronx, The Melvins, Todd Slater, ween, Wild Flag, Zechs Marquise
[He]art!
Dec
03
Omar Rodriguez- Lopez is one of my favourite musicians. You might know him from At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, De Facto or his 20+ solo records or you may know him for his films (his most recent The Sentimental Engine Slayer – trailer at end of post). He is incredibly prolific and offers beautiful [...]
Tags: At The Drive-In, De Facto, Le Butcherettes, mars volta, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Sentimental Engine Slayer
Interviews,Music
Aug
30
A thought for your day: When you come up with it [punk rock], it almost becomes a safety blanket. It becomes your identity. It’s what helped point you in the right direction. For me it was easy to move on because of, once again, my rebellious nature. All of a sudden punk rock became the [...]
Tags: At The Drive-In, Australian Zine Maker of the Year Award, Conversations With Punx, Golden Stapler Zine Awards, Kaileena Farah, Leaving punk rock, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Mars Volta
A Thought For Your Day,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
Oct
03
It’s been 43 days since I last posted. A lot has happened. Over the coming weeks I will endeavour to bring you up to speed so please bear with me. It feels nice to be writing you all again. One of the most significant things that have come to pass in my hiatus from ConversationsWithBianca.com, [...]
Tags: andy hobo, ant aggs, bedouin soundclash, bill stevenson, bleeding heart gallery, brodie-ann, collapse board, Conversations With Punx, Don Letts, fat mike, felinedown, greg attonito, hobo DJs, jhonny hobo, john joseph, johnny siera, matisse-rose, mischa photography, nofx, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, order Conversations With Punx, paper cuts collective, project 4000, sage francis, sean henry, shanti wintergate, sticky institute, the bouncing souls, the charlatans, the descendents, vague culture
Conversations With Punx,[He]art!
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
Jan
17
Photo by Love Janine Every day is Saturday night, but I can’t wait for Sunday morning – K-OS I try to make Sunday my day of rest although it never usually works out that way, by choice—well kind of by choice. Let me explain, most Sundays I like to take time out from my work [...]
Tags: bad religion, beyonce, big day out, custard, dave mccormack, girl talk, lily allen, lyrics, mars volta, nick cave, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, rancid, rest, rituals, zach de la zocha
Inspiration
Jan
09
Art by John.E We’ll chart the inner darkness & emerge victorious / with our heads held high, we’ll make a stand / for what we believe in / I believe in me, I believe in you / I believe together we’ll make it through ~Los Angels The biggest obstacle that most people face to achieving [...]
Tags: advice, Conversations With Punx, Ian MacKaye, Inspiration, no doubt, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, success
Inspiration