EkstrÉ™ Records Launch & Interview with Founder Aaron Hastings

[Dance Music] Aaron Hastings Brings “The Big Sexy Vibes” Tweet   “… I was educated in trance, house and breakbeats.” Interview conducted, article written and posted by Katherine Sweetman Aaron Hastings aka ARKON is the founder of the newly established ekstrÉ™ records (pronounced “extra” records) and the owner of Ajna Art Studio in San Diego. He started his music career in 1995 […]

Art Around Adams – Press Release

Exodus Studios, an events production company, announced today more in depth details of their upcoming music & art walk.  Celebrating it’s first decade milestone this year, the tenth annual Art Around Adams event titled “Art Around Adams 2013: Ten Years on the Avenue!” will take place on Saturday, June 1. The music and art walk extends over 2 miles on […]

Jesus Hates You Now

[Independent Film] Cinematic Puppetry Tweet By Katherine Sweetman SOMEHOW I happened across Jesus Hates You Now, a 78-minute video-experience of cult de-programming, puppet insanity, and bizarre genius on the part of the project’s creator artist/filmmaker/puppeteer/actor Tristan Newcomb. Please note, I’m a very cynical reviewer and harsh media critic. I don’t throw around the word “genius” often — maybe ever. But […]

Three Junctures of Remix: gallery@calit2 through March 15th

High Tech Art in the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology By Katherine Sweetman All images courtesy of the gallery@calit2 REMIX. The term is as abundant and accepted as it is overlooked. We remix music, videos, art, recipes, and ideas so casually that we rarely even recognize the practice. But an art exhibition curated by Eduardo Navas at the […]