Archive for the ‘Artists’ Category
Featured Artist: The Rural Alberta Advantage
Not to be confused with the RIAA, The RAA is a new indie band from Toronto, Ontario (Lead singer from Edmonton, Alberta). Combining really good songwriting with absolutely manic percussion (that will become their trademark), their debut album “Hometowns” has garnered high praise from reviewers (and even Pitchfork) while namechecking Alberta places like Edmonton, Lethbridge [...]
Royal De Luxe
Royal De Luxe is at it again with their frickin’ crazy giant puppet (like 20 feet tall marionette giant) street performances. This time it’s a giant diver roaming the streets of Nantes, France. If you missed their The Sultan’s Elephant (The Little Girl Giant) a few years ago, check it out below: Found via: We [...]
Inside the Studio with Shepard Fairey
A look at Fairey’s creative process, painting at Studio No. 2. Great soundtrack provided by No Age.
Banksy vs Bristol Museum
Featured Artist: Nate Williams
Note to artists, if you want to be featured all you have to do is send me a print. I was notified I won a Nate Williams print last night (Thanks Nate!), and voila…here he is. Just kidding. But it wouldn’t hurt. I’m serious. Nate Williams is a really great illustrator (and a fine gentleman) [...]
Featured Artist: Word to Mother
Mother’s Day has come and gone but its never a bad time to give Mom a shout out. Word to Mother has recently burst onto the art scene with his mixed media works on found wood and paper. Incorporating stencils and hand-drawn lettering (reminiscent of
Barry McGee for Livestrong
The inimitable Barry McGee created this bike adorned with his signature characters for Lance Armstrong to ride in the Tour of California this year. A fan of oldschool fixed gear bike styling, McGee went to great lengths to distress this bike to make it look like a vintage metal bike that’s been “ridden hard and [...]
