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Phil Bicker

Leonard Mynx, “Ball of Fire” and “The Bones” MP3s

Released late last year, the haunting song “Valley of Sickness and Death” by Portland-based singer-songwriter Leonard Mynx, puts Mynx’s poetic, lyrical prowess front and center as the music builds around a sparse, rolling, acoustic guitar. … read more »

POSTED January 14, 2010 3:44PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: ,

Slideshow: Mario Hugo, An Artisan For The Digital Age

Mario Hugo’s imagery has an innate modern beauty. Comfortable to blur the lines between the disciplines his work draws on the traditions of formal drawing, the structures of abstract graphic form and the intricacies of … read more »

POSTED January 7, 2010 3:50PM IN ART+CULTURE VIDEO TAGS: ,

Doodles: Master Forrest Bicker

Forrest Bicker is a prolific artist. At his New York apartment dozens of his paintings cover an entire wall. Others, rolled and stacked, fill cupboards and folios. While his drawings, made on a daily basis … read more »

POSTED December 18, 2009 11:59AM IN ART+CULTURE VIDEO Comments (2) TAGS: ,

Peter van Agtmael’s 2nd Tour, Hope I Don’t Die

There is a madness to war, particularly the two current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which are filled with contradiction and question. In his first photo book, 2nd Tour, Hope I Don’t Die, regular FADER … read more »

POSTED September 28, 2009 12:01PM IN ART+CULTURE NEWS TAGS: ,