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Architects and Heroes Show – No. 42: Abe Alvarez-Tostado

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Architects and Heroes Show - No. 41: Fred Giannelli / Kooky Scientist of Psychic TV

Architects and Heroes Show – No. 41: Fred Giannelli / Kooky Scientist of Psychic TV For Episode 41 (not 40 as I incorrectly state in the video) we have Fred Giannelli, aka Kooky Scientist, of Psychic TV. Fred and Stephen talk about how he got started in music, his experience meeting Genesis P-Orridge and becoming a member of Psychic TV, his involvement with Richie Hawtin and Plus 8 Records, and…

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Architects and Heroes Show - No. 40: Maximus Grooves

Architects and Heroes Show – No. 40: Maximus Grooves Bio: In our first show in almost a year, we’re back with the LA Underground icon Maximus Grooves. Maximus Grooves (or the artist formerly known as Maximus Carnivorous) and Stephen R. talk about the origins of the California underground dance music scene, Urb magazine, the early days of Insomniac, Sublevel, Doc Martin, creating a West Coast…

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"Dancing About Architecture" 09/22/2022

“Dancing About Architecture” 09/22/2022

(This group of fashionistas “Dancing about architecture” in the film Liquid Sky) On this Autumn Equinox in 2022, with Summer just barely in the review mirror and fall quietly creeping in, it’s time to reflect on the Summer that just happened. Here in our secret headquarters, west of the Westside in Los Angeles, Fall means less of a weather change than is does fewer tourists clogging-up PCH. With…

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Considering: Nathaniel Eras

I had the unique privilege of interviewing Nathanial Eras for an episode that dropped on March 1, 2022. Nathanial is a musician and multidisciplinary artist from Los Angeles I’ve know for almost a decade. In having a unique vantage point to see him evolve significantly over that time from methodical electronic music producer to immersive environment creator. Early on his primarily output was…

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LAxD : Friday November 5, 2021 : DTLA

LAxD : Friday November 5, 2021 : DTLA

LAxD: Claude Young and Sean Deason LAxD is a meeting of masterminds and cultural worlds colliding that has been in the works subliminally for decades. As a dedicated bridge of the true roots of underground electronic music from Detroit and the contemporary nightlife landscapes of Los Angeles, this event will deliver in ways that will rejuvenate the spirit and reclaim focus on the core values of…

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"Dancing About Architecture" 10/29/2020

“Dancing About Architecture” 10/29/2020

It’s another socially isolated Pandemic Thursday here in Los Angeles. We’re in the last week of October, and with temperatures dropping, and Coronavirus raging, we’re hunkering-down and spending more quality time with our music.

“Dancing About Architecture,” is our new monthly top 10of albums, mixtapes, and audio treats. All of this extra stay-at-home time is allowing for our Western Division…

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Considering Glenn O’Brien

As an art student who went from college into corporate design and media, I used to have a running joke. It was based on “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg, and it went something like: “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by advertising agencies...” Even while working in an agency, I felt there was something very sad and destructive about taking promising young artists, and using their talent in…

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A&H Home Office - Top 10 Records of 2018

A&H Home Office – Top 10 Records of 2018

Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth

There is something to be said about a musician who is firmly of his, or her, time but still has a firm foundation and sense of history. Kamasi Washington’smusic exists in place where there is simultaneously a reverence for the music that came before it, coupled with an evolutionary sense of urgency to push boundaries into new sonic territory. He is a musician…

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Orbital, December 8, 2018 at the Belasco theater in Los Angeles

Orbital, December 8, 2018 at the Belasco theater in Los Angeles

(Photo by Kenny McCracken 2018)

Music, and pop music in particular, is one of the few professions that tends to not receive the same level of professional respect for practitioners who have been honing their craft for long periods of time. For instance, through the lens of pop culture, a group that has been at their profession for almost 3 decades, and who still perform, could probably be…

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No need for explanation...

No need for explanation…

Sometimes things stop. They freeze. They stagnate. And sometimes, for no real apparent reason, they simply continue after this period of frozen stagnation. Whatever the case, we (the collective we) now say goodbye to the last dying breaths of 2018, prepare for the holidays, and shake-off our post-hibernation slumber, sharpen our knives, adjust our settings, and prepare for another take-off.

Thank…

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I never design for an award. But I was just told that this piece is up for one somewhere. #graphicdesign #presskit

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Work station! #graphicdesign #workstation #bondingtapes @bonding.tapes #albumcover #albumart #logo #vaporwave #tdr #thedesignersrepublic

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Artwork for #vncf debut digital ep on @bonding.tapes. #TBA #bondingtapes #ambient #hiphop #glitch #vaporwave #patricknagel #graphicdesign #digitalart #albumartwork

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Just got the finished printout of the press kit with video screen. #graphicdesign #presskit #retail #dayjob

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Architects & Heroes Podcast #5

Architects & Heroes Podcast #5

Architects & Heroes Podcast #5 After an 5 year hiatus, we’re returned to podcasting. With our shift from record label to art collective we’re using the podcast to experiment with…

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Cassette inner sleeve concept art for #mothershipcollective up coming release on @bonding.tapes Ghetto Galactic! #bondingtapes #hiphop #funktech #funktek @suckerpipe @bigdoxx @jswift616 @ktownodd @ashfoto #beattape #beattapes #cassette #cassetteculture