Check these pictures of the Claim & Reclaim Silent Art Auction.

This blog post utilizes an amazing dropcap…so be prepared.

“Pierce Pettis doesn’t write mere songs, he writes literature…End to end the songwriting is brilliant…Pierce Pettis albums are events in my listening. His writing just gets better all the time and his singing is marvelous, wry and warm…”

I sat down with Evan McIntyre – artist, photog, barista, DJ, beard wearer, SIKE! Zine Big Brain and we talked for 45 minutes about most of those things…in this short podcast, we discuss SIKE and the upcoming release party.

“All art was once contemporary,” reads a scrawl above the entrance to the Harn Museum’s “Highlights of the African Collection” exhibit in Gainesville. The words from Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi are a reminder of the ever-evolving and temporary nature of art. And I love this quote…it reminds me that to a certain generation Elvis Presley was as provocative [...]

Overboard fandom is nothing new but it’s interesting to me that fantasy is becoming more and more realistic…and brings with it more extreme problems. Besides the aforementioned Post Traumatic Avatar [...]

The Bearded Brothers help to divert salvaged building materials from the landfill.

In lieu of a full-length album at their recent album release show, Gainesville’s Paxico via Mexico released a short four song EP, Ground from the Rind. In light of this, I will give a short review and save a full-length write-up for when the album finally comes to us.
Part of the magic of this band [...]

Central Florida based sibling trio, ramondale and The Family Band, released its debut album, Consider the Birds earlier this year. SP got a hold of a copy of the album, and I briefly review it here for your immediate reading pleasure.

‘Avatar’s’ impact on the movie industry. How director James Cameron’s ambitious new film defied expectations.