May
08
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
Conversations With Punx
Feb
20
Do you create art every day? Certainly, I finished a painting this morning. I was working on a song very late last night and I mixed it this morning. I create something every day because it is a reaction. I don’t make art to be popular or seen, I make it because my hands have [...]
Tags: art, Bianca Valentino interview, Conversations With Punx, Ian Vanek, Japanther, punk, spirituality
Conversations With Punx
Feb
15
Recently I was cleaning up my desktop and came across this interview I did for an independent publication from my hometown, QPunx magazine. I’m not sure if it ever ended up being printed? I’m not sure if they’re still going anymore even? I haven’t seen an issue in a long while. Anyhow, I thought I’d [...]
Tags: 108 (band), 15th Precinct zine, At The Edge Of The World zine, Bianca Valentino interview, built on respect, Conversations With Bianca zine, Conversations With Punx zine, Death By Stereo, duane peters, family, hip hop, lyrics, Mike Muir, paper cuts collective, press, punk, QLD punk bands, QPunx Magazine, shelter, Social Stupidity zine, spirituality, the bronx, zines
Conversations With Punx,Press
Feb
14
In celebration of love, here are some thoughts on the subject from punk rockers I’ve chatted to over the years (mostly) taken from my Conversations With Punx project. “Maintaining a healthy self-image and really loving yourself is something that’s really important to me. People let life get to them too much and they get beaten down [...]
Tags: Ante Up, Ari Up, Avail, bad religion, Ben Weasel, Boysetsfire, Brontez Purnell, craig fairbaugh, dan jones, Death By Stereo, efrem schultz, Exene Cervenka, god so loved the world, Greg Graffin, jason cruz, Lisa Kekaula, love, matt caughthran, Mercy Killers, Mike Herrera, MxPx, porcell, punk, Punk Rock Love, ramones, robert ehrenbrand, Screeching Weasel, shelter, strung out, the BellRays, the bronx, The Riverdales, The Slits, The Younger Lovers, Tim Barry, X, youth of today
Conversations With Punx,Inspiration
Oct
03
On the weekend as part of Australia’s leading independent arts festival This Is Not Art – which “is a supercharged convergence of writers, performers, thinkers, independent and industry musicians, creative researchers, electronic artists, dilettantes, and DIY culture makers in a showcase featuring over 400 local, national and international artists” – The Golden Stapler Awards for [...]
Tags: Australian Zine Maker of the Year, Best Zine Produced in Australia, Bianca Valentino, conversations with bianca, Conversations With Punx, creativity, diy, independent art festival, independent publishing, National Young Writers’ Festival, punk, spirituality, The Golden Stapler Awards, This Is Not Art Festival, truth seekers, zines
Conversations With Punx
Sep
06
I’m so excited! Finally! We’ve reached the halfway point in the Conversations with Punx limited edition zine series. The start of September also marked a whole year since this project was launched out into the world at the very first Paper Cuts Collective event in Brisbane, Australia. Conversations with Punx #6 ‘Faith’ is 80+ pages, [...]
Tags: Ari Up, Australian, Australian Zine Maker of the Year, Avail, Bianca Valentino, conversations with punx zine #6 'Faith', conversations with punx: a spiritual dialogue, Dr Frank, Frank Portman, King Dork, Mike Herrera, Most Precious Blood, MxPx, One King Down, punk, ray cappo, Rob Fuso, Secret Trial Five, Sena Hussain, shelter, spirituality, The Golden Stapler Awards, The Mr T Experience, The Slits, Tim Barry, Tumbledown, youth of today
Conversations With Punx
Apr
17
Art by SilentAwakening “To me, making a tape is like writing a letter — there’s a lot of erasing and rethinking and starting again. A good compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do.” ~High Fidelity. As a teen I’d sit in my bedroom at night and listen to the radio. I’d sit beside [...]
Tags: Afrika Bambaataa, bouncing souls, Cade Circle One, death on wednesday, deathset, DJ Kool Herc, felinedown, gogol bordello, Grandmaster Flash, gwen stefani, hip hop, hobo obituaries, jhonny hobo, kanye west, M.I.A, messer chups, MFDS, Miss Bianca's Digital Mixtape, mix tape, mixtapes, moby, N*E*R*D, operation ivy, punk, rancid, santigold, shmoe, support music, the bronx, the Furious Five, uffie
Miss Bianca's Mixtapes,Video-Mix-Tape
Apr
14
In honor of expanding on the adventure that is ConversationsWithBianca.com with the addition of ‘My Interviews’ and the wealth of knowledge stored there from some of the brightest, always-questioning, creative, thoughtful minds from the punk & hip hop community worldwide I give you one of my favourite installments (so far) of Adventure Time! Talking candies, [...]
Tags: adventure time, candy, conversations with bianca, hip hop, punk
Inspiration
Mar
24
One of my favourite people and my creative comrade in arms, Don Letts has recently been working on a documentary called STRUMMERVILLE. It focuses on the charity of the same name that came into existence after Clash front man Joe Strummer passed away. The film had its world premiere the week just passed at SXSW. [...]
Tags: charity, Conversations With Punx, documentary, Don Letts, Inspiration, punk, spirituality, strummerville
Inspiration
Mar
15
Art by JhonBoy Hello Lovelies! I know it’s been a while. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control I had to take some time out from EVERYTHING and regroup. Things still aren’t 100% but I’m working towards it! Slowly but surely is the way to go for sure. So it’ll be easy does it for [...]
Tags: amelia arsenic, freaknik, Frida Kahlo, hip hop, home, Inspiration, jack loyd grisham, jhonny hobo, punk, rock photography, stephen booth, vegan recipes
Inspiration