JUSTIFYING MOSHING TO YOUR PARENTS

An open letter to Teddy Wayne, a douche bag columnist who wrote this horrible article on twerking. Enclosed is my reply. This means war, Ted.

THE QUIET HOBBY: MENSA KONDO

Washington DC fine artist, Mensa Kondo, speaks of the sober reality of graffiti, the power of participant spectatorship, and background on his experience with his street art, now considered a “quiet hobby”.

CULTURAL TOURISM: an age of empty curiosity?

After the announcement of Bamboozle’s cancellation this year, most music-goers sought after Brooklyn’s most anticipated event of the year – Afro Punk. But do these particular Afro Punkers seek self-gratification from window dressing their cultural exploration with innocent curiosity, or are they really on an honest quest in understanding cultural difference?