“From Eden” Dance Film: Exploring Creativity & Duality

Tell me about the “From Eden” dance film. What inspired you to create this project? JULIE ASRIYAN: Well, I am an actor but my first introduction to the creative and performing arts was through music and dance. My parents are both musicians and my mom a dancer in her younger years so they passed on their …

Why Kris Alberts is the Next Pop Star You Need to Know About

Charming and glamorous with a voice that astounds and a stage presence that can only be compared to that of a goddess, Kris Alberts is a singer and performer that is sure to leave you feeling mystified. Having just released her debut album “Not Gonna Lie,” Kris and I had the pleasure to sit down to discuss her inspirations, her …

ARIST of Venice Beach: Artist & Philosopher

I made some WONDERFUL friends last October upon my magical visit to Venice Beach, California. Upon wandering the boardwalk, you can find a plethora of them: Passionate People deeply inspired by their life journeys to offer the world something a little more substantial that just another status quo social role. Arist (like Aristotle) was just …

With Everything Incorporated

Before I left for Colombia I was working on a painting that I really loved. In the midst of trying to squeeze in a few more hours before my flight, I was working on one of the last parts of it only to entirely fuck it up. I drew way outside the lines of my …

I stumbeled upon Abdul Mati Klarwein at The Summer of Love

It was 2007 when I was riding the subway and an interesting advertisement had caught my eye. Too afraid to venture through Manhattan on my own accord, I had sought after friends to join me on the journey. But despite begging, nobody could “find” the time and there I was, left to make the decision …

Interview with NYC Hip-Hop Artist TRUTH NOW

Sitting on the steps of Union Square in my fringed suede vest with the beaming sun floating above me, I awaited to meet someone who just as proudly wore their own political statement. With his dirty blonde hair, goatee, and green vest with a Korean War era US ARMY patch on one side and a …