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 [...]

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Barb Wire Dolls sold practically everything they owned and moved from living in an artist commune on the Greek Island of Crete to pursue their punk rock n roll dreams in Los Angeles. Frontwoman Isis Queen is bold, exciting and full of positive energy—she chooses to see the positives in life rather than dwell on [...]

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In my line of work I meet a lot of creative, crazy-talented individuals on a daily basis. Once in a while someone comes along that really inspires me and whose work consistently blows me away. I often find that its the people closest to me that inspire me most. I decided that I wanted to [...]

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