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Fighting Back at Black Friday
By Aaron Anderson [Posted November 3, 2009]
Vancouver illustrator/cartoonist Ted Dave first conceived Buy Nothing Day in 1992. According to him, the idea occurred while working a routine 40-hour-a-week job in a downtown Vancouver office. “I was coming away at the end of the day and saying, ‘oh my god I just spent ten dollars on coffee and muffins again. What’s the matter with me?'” … read more
Odeus: Blue Collar Skateboards
By Jason Gianchetta and Chris Swainston [Posted November 3, 2009]
The concept for Odeus started with Alex Lemons skating in the mid 80s when the only board options were a plastic banana board or a Powell Peralta. The banana boards were poor quality and the Peralta was expensive. “There was no in-between option. I was going to be the guy that made that third option.” … read more
Localized
By Cinnamon Brown and Ricky Vigil [Posted November 3, 2009]
This month SLUG’s Localized bring you the folkie-blusey psychedelia of Aye Aye, twee pop from Sleepover and opening band The Kidneys. It all happens on Fri. Nov. 13 at The Urban Lounge. Five bucks gets you in. … read more
SFK Man Zone
By Bob Plumb [Posted November 3, 2009]
Simon Larson has recently been putting a lot of his creative energy into building custom motorcycles. From this passion was created the “Man Zone,” a garage in the back of their house where you can find anywhere from one to 15 people skating and working on bikes. … read more
DTX
By Tully Flynn [Posted November 3, 2009]
The wasteland of pavement and cement are more or less glorified playgrounds and we do not understand why people are so fucking stupid that they don’t see this simple truth as well. I bought my first skateboard 15 long years ago. I progressed slowly without the aid of cement facilities or social support. No matter, I rode the bus route 8 on epic adventures the boys and me coined as DTX: down town motherfuckin’ extravaganza. … read more
DIY Concrete Mixing
By Arnesto Rodriguez [Posted November 3, 2009]
I can’t count the number of “Almost Spots” I’ve seen since I’ve been skating that just need a little elbow grease—Bondo, filed down knobs, angle iron, a piece of plywood to land on, or some transition—to become skateable. With this in mind, I bring you step by step instructions on mixing your own concrete and shaping some transition. … read more
Barred For Life
By Jeanette Moses [Posted November 3, 2009]
This fall Stewart Dean Ebersole set out on cross-country photo tour. His mission: to document individuals who have tattooed the infamous Black Flag bars somewhere on their body. The eventual goal: to turn the images of his 30-plus-stop photo tour into a book that will tell the story of a band who fundamentally changed a lot of people’s lives—Ebersole’s included. … read more
GWAR: Granny Sex, Crack & Metal
By Bryer Wharton [Posted November 3, 2009]
GWAR are not only cult underground heavy metal figures, but household names in the musical realm. They’ve been pissing off conservative parents for decades and never really cared what the press or any speaker of ill had to say. I started off a telephone interview with Oderus by telling him I was afraid of him. He fed off my fears and left me stuttering out questions. … read more
Prize Country: Treacherous Tales
By Nick Parker [Posted November 3, 2009]
Prize Country actually lives the difficult lifestyle of touring musicians. With almost 250 shows in three-and-a-half years, the band has carved its way from coast to coast. Touring is life for the 30-something road dogs—not a necessarily easy thing.
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Geek Show Us All
By James Orme [Posted November 3, 2009]
Kerry Jackson of X96’s Radio From Hell and his cohorts have gathered in his basement and constructed a podcast that not only covers news of the sci-fi world and beyond, but has been entertaining enough to garner 20,000 plus downloads per episode. I had to see for myself what these geeks had been up to, so I ventured alone into the basement of a seemingly normal home and entered the world of the geek. … read more