Go back far enough and you’ll hit the future. It’s that exact moment of impact DEFER captures. Simultaneously Paleolithic and extraterrestrial, his “spiritual language” lifts the sleep mask of reality and welcomes one into the land of the sacred and eternal. There’s a timelessness to it, like Rothko, mixed with a little William Carlos Williams… Keep Reading
Take a good look around, and you’ll be hard-pressed to escape those pretty bastards out there relishing in the buzz that has, over the past two decades or so, made getting tattooed socially acceptable for upstanding law-abiding members of society. Everyone from fat-cat, corporate executives to police officers—you know, the so-called pillars of the community—are… Keep Reading
The way things are going in outer space, it makes perfect sense to wonder what you’ll do when the first extraterrestrial terrenaut skitters out of his flying saucer into your own backyard. How will you know if he’s friendly, or if that’s a lethal instrument he’s pointing at you? Even with the kindest intentions on… Keep Reading
The more concerts you see, the more you realize how special certain bands are. There are bands you’ll see once and be blown away. Then, you see that same band a couple months later and realize it’s the exact same show–even down to the banter between songs. Los Angeles indie-rock four-piece Warpaint is not one… Keep Reading
