Mixtape Monday: Wishing For the Heat to Die by somewherecold
Bellavista – And It Was Cold Soft Science – Cold Monster Movie – Colder Days Landing – First Snow Windy & Carl – Snow Covers Everything Tiny Fireflies – Snow Duran Duran – Winter Marches On The Appleseed Cast – Ice Heavy Branches Blankenberge – So Cold Lilys – The Way Snowflakes Fall Au Revoir Simone – The Winter Song The Cure – Snow in Summer Jason Lamoreaux is the owner, writer, and editor of Somewherecold, owner of Somewherecold Records, and a published author. He is also a collaborator on the ambient project Aural Blankets and has his own recording project called The Corrupting Sea.
Photography: An Urban Fellow-Feeling by Fynn Badgley
Photographer: Fynn Badgley ( Instagram ) Model: Rebekah Marie ( Instagram ) Both Fynn and Rebekah are based in Toronto, chasing their dreams in a metropolis of so many doing just the same. The human experience is based on finding a sense of belonging, and both of these individuals have done so in the creative, in the artistic, and in the endless expression of the self.
Creation Stories, David Lynch, Existentialism, and Jazz: Instrumental Review
Creation Stories, David Lynch, Existentialism, and Jazz: Instrumental Review By Colin O’Neill There are two passions in my life (three if you count beer, and four if you count crippling self-doubt): Comics and music. They tend to overtake one another consistently. In junior high music was life. Days in class would be me simply daydreaming about playing a massive stadium packed full of people as I’m shredding a Gibson SG through a Marshall stack with a plethora of effects pedals at my feet to create noises that change lives. In high school, I quit guitar lessons because I became jaded after joining miserable bands with egotistical musicians and…
Interview Series: Rayne and MJ on Gender Confirmation Surgery
Currently residing in Austin, TX, sisters Rayne and MJ have created a series of web videos discussing first hand transgender experiences. Transitioning to a female about six years ago, Rayne faced many challenges and has come a long way on her journey since 2011 — learning how to pass, starting on hormones, going to school and becoming a web designer. Initially not having gender confirmation surgery in the forefront of her mind, Rayne’s course has led to surgery being one of her main sources of dysphoria. Both sisters will be embarking to Thailand for Raine’s gender confirmation surgery at the end of August, with her surgery to take place…
Photography: Untamed by Kassi Sheppard
Photographer/Stylist: Kassi Sheppard Hair/Makeup/Stylist: Tory Lloyd Model: Hayleigh Photographer and stylist Kassi Sheppard calls Peterborough/Oshawa, Ontario home and loves shooting creative photography. Drawing inspiration from nature, Sheppard and Tory Lloyd have teamed up to showcase their art to the world.
Mixtape Monday: Dancin’ on the Highway
Flasher – Burn Blue Cruel Summer – Strange Fruit Rips – Delay Carmen Villain – Red Desert Las Piñas – Verano Great Grandpa – Favorite Show Fever Dream – Youth (Is Wasted on the Old) Haunted Summer – Every Step
Driving Around with TBS by Melissa Hall
Driving Around with TBS Words by Melissa Hall ( Instagram / Twitter ) Melissa Hall received her MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She currently lives in Austin, Texas where she tutors English and writing to students with learning disabilities. In her spare time, Melissa volunteers as a grant writer for a local nonprofit (Kids In A New Groove), and attends as many concerts as her budget allows. Sometimes I find myself driving nowhere in particular. Sometimes I drive home from work and I continue driving past my apartment. Minutes or sometimes even a half hour later, I’m still driving, too worked up, too emotional, to…
Photography: Inner Madness by Nadya Shanshayskaya
Photographer: Nadya Shanshayskaya ( Instagram ) Stylist: Eliza Kiseleva ( Instagram ) Makeup Artist: Ann Cherkasova ( Instagram ) Hair: Sergey Stolyarov ( Instagram ) Model: Polina @ TANN Model Management ( Instagram ) Outfits: Vievadesign ( Instagram ) One day there comes a time when you need to become yourself and release your inner madness outside.
Short Story: Goldilocks and the Three by Brenna Ehrlich
Goldilocks and the Three by Brenna Ehrlich Brenna.Ehrlich@gmail.com “Happy Birthday to you,” Min’s mom and sister crooned off-key as the animatronic bears lurched to life. Papa Bear, or at least what Min imagined to be the papa bear (as he was wearing a snappy fedora), windmilled his taxidermied arm across his cherry candy-colored guitar, while Baby Bear raised his sticks and bashed at the drums, his precariously perched backwards baseball cap oddly immobile. Mama Bear, off to the side in a flowered apron, shook a tambourine weakly as a massive pink cake, candles blazing, soared toward Min, born aloft by pimple-faced teenager with a perma-scowl. Min’s sister, Lin, started…
Photography: Stranded City Girls by Mimi Nguyen
Photographer: Mimi Nguyen Stylist: Lauren Love Wardrobe by Signature Piece Vintage Makeup: McKenzie Granger Hairstyling: Vinyl Beauty Studio Assistant Hairstylist: Cynthia Valdez Models: Jenn Haralson || Katie Olsen || McKenzie Granger
Mixtape Monday: Summer Rain
The Savage Blush – Heartbreak Hunter Ice Balloons – The Wasp Magnetix – Living in a Box A. Savage – Winter in the South Magenta Placenta – Moon Dial Dame – Charm School El Silver Cabs – Figurine Count Vaseline – Cascade
Photography: Nicole by Kseniya Kuranova
Photographer: Kseniya Kuranova ( Instagram ) Model: Nick Frank ( Instagram ) Makeup Artist: Dina Kalinina ( Instagram ) Inside a hero long ago lived a girl. Her name is Nicole, she’s an amazing girl and not afraid of anything. It is her against the world and the world against her. Our hero decides to let her go at will and show her the world, but he doesn’t notice how he becomes a part of her, and now he is only one of the personalities inside of her.
Short Story: After Egg by E.S. Sparks
After Egg By E. S. Sparks ( Instagram ) Inquiries: erica.s.sparks@gmail.com The young woman met her friend at 2:15 for brunch. She would only be in New York for the long weekend and wanted to make the most of it, see everyone. Miriam had been gently urging her to visit and she wanted to please her friend and it was the city after all. Though she liked to sleep in all days of the week, especially on vacation, the young woman did not like to “brunch,” fashionable as it was. She found the word itself disagreeable— too many consonants —and to say it felt as if she were…
Photography: DIMDAY by Kassi Sheppard
Photographer/Stylist: Kassi Sheppard ( Instagram ) Hair/Makeup: Tory Lloyd ( Instagram ) Model: Madelaine Frank Photographer and stylist Kassi Sheppard calls Peterborough/Oshawa, Ontario home and loves shooting creative photography. Drawing inspiration from nature, Sheppard and Tory Lloyd have teamed up to showcase their art to the world.
Artists On Our Radar: Luis Roa
Artist: Luis Roa ( Instagram ) Based in Austin, TX, Luis Roa’s inspiration for his artwork stems from his interest in nature and old religious worlds. Coyona Deathmask Flowerhead Totem
Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town
Genuine Leather – Found a Face Processions – Solipsist Monk Parker – Gaudy Frame Leather Girls – Arabian Daze Ruby Fray – Honor Holiday Music – The Energy Frosty Palms – Blur Guest Rooms – With Me
Photography: Dreams and Reflections by Amber Maree
Photographer: Amber Maree ( Instagram ) Model: Teresa Ortega ( Instagram ) Stylist: Matilda Brown ( Instagram ) Clothing: Katherine Barter ( Instagram ) Amber Maree is a fashion/editorial freelance photographer currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Shooting in both digital and film, Maree’s inspiration comes from the freedom she experienced growing up which she aims to bring to life in her photographs.
Photography: Endless 90’s by Jan Wasiuchnik
Photographer: Jan Wasiuchnik ( Instagram ) Model: Daria Zhalina via A S Management Warsaw ( Instagram ) Stylist: Zhenia Gerus ( Instagram ) Makeup Artist: Nastya Redchyts ( Instagram ) Wasiuchnik’s aim was to keep “Endless 90’s” in the raw aesthetics of former Soviet Union time. All clothing used in this photoshoot is a call for nostalgia.
‘Merica Day Mixtape: Beer & Burgers
Enjoy our 4th of July mixtape while you get high and eat apple pie!
