Recent Entries

• The Streets Are Speaking and You Better Learn the Language

  by Dez Fontaine Wed at 6:30 AM
  Yo, let me talk to you about something that's been living rent-free in my head lately. Street art, graffiti, whatever you wanna call it - that stuff out there on the walls of this city is real art, and I'm tired of people sleeping on it. I'm talking about the stuff that makes you stop mid-walk and j...

• The Real Talk on Graffiti and Why Your City Needs It More Than You Think

  by Dez Fontaine Tue at 9:30 PM
  So I'm walking through the warehouse district last week, right, and there's this massive piece that just stopped me in my tracks. Full wall, maybe twenty feet across, and it's this intricate wildstyle with these characters that look like they're literally breathing off the concrete. And I'm standing...

• Why Local Musicians Are the Real Backbone of Everything Worth Caring About

  by Dez Fontaine Tue at 8:00 PM
  Look, I'm not gonna sit here and pretend the streaming algorithm cares about your city's best kept secret. That kid making beats in his basement while working third shift at the warehouse, the girl with the violin who plays indie folk outside the farmers market, the crew that turns a defunct warehou...