As the name suggests Women In L.A. Punk is a collection of interviews with ladies active in the Los Angeles punk scene before 1980. Questions asked include: What was the role of women in the early punk scene? It’s awesome to see a site that pays tribute to these daring individuals and that gives an [...]

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Dearest Friends! It’s been a long while between posts… my apologies! A lot has happened since I last wrote; there have been an interesting chain of events unfold in my life. I’ll give you the lowdown over a series of posts starting with this one. CONVERSATIONS WITH BIANCA is also now a print zine! Last [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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? [...]

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