Categories
Profile

The International Reach of Local Artists at Portland Mercado Mural

Rachel Oleson and Pablo Solares Join Up in First Time Collaboration. A rainbow-colored fleet of brand-new food trucks has been parked in a row at a new parking lot on 72nd and Foster for the past several months. The new building on the same lot continues the bright color scheme, its exterior walls painted orange, […]

Categories
Profile

The Curse and Blessing of the Fanboy

My relationship with Death Grips and any other cultural obsession I’ve had. April 25th, 2011: a screaming came across the sky. I personally was not there to witness this mysterious and sudden advent arrival, but some dedicated audiophiles were. Within the internet, a free digital package of brimstone-breathing, high-energy concentrate, visceral-sensation music had managed to […]

Categories
Profile

Art Jewelry Decorates a Family Tree

An afternoon with Annie Hinkes, Portland artist and jeweler, discussing her product line, Ana Eugenia. We talk about her evolution as a craftswoman and the great influences of family and the arts. Annie Hinkes’ jewelry designs bring to mind the metallic surfaces of northwest rivers. And the spectrum of blue and gray textures on the Oregon […]

Categories
Music Profile

The Modern Man

Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes by Thom Yorke Three months ago, Thom Yorke followed up his debut solo record, Eraser (2006, XL Records), with the most computer-based full-length album to date: Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes. It came as a surprise to everyone. Media kind of snubbed it; maybe they took offense being treated like everyone else, since they didn’t get […]

Categories
Music Profile

Pregnant and Loving It

Daniel Trudeau is a widely published unknown artist under the moniker Pregnant. He has a catalog of original music releases, a nice collection of videos, but nobody has signed him exclusively. Start-up indie labels and online magazines look for him for a cool product because they recognize certain appeals. Pregnant is a west coast  electronic, lo-fi, […]