Brian Omatsu’s Purple Rein Words by Ed Solt & Photos by Mark Kawakami Taking it back to an era of bros and hymns, the early aughts, I was a young teenage surf cat who had been smitten by earlier South Bay times. On my way to work, Vons #2273 in the Riviera Village, on the …
Musical Musings #1: The Hendrix Appendix For Concurrent & Post-Experience Guest Appearance Words by Jeff Vincent & Images by Jesse Lee Cederblom The following is a mixtape compendium of all the places that Jimi Hendrix appeared in collaboration with other artists, and/or on their albums, after he was already a famous household name during and …
A beloved old school Torrance chophouse founded in 1963 has kept it in the family, and kept it real Words and Photos by Alex Khatchadourian There’s a photo that sits proudly framed and mounted on the wall, directly to the left of the bar, inside The San Franciscan. It’s one of owner Merrill Failla’s favorite …
The fantastical far coast of Damian Fulton Words by Rachel Reeves Interviewing Damian Fulton is like studying one of his paintings: the first thing you notice is there’s a lot going on. He talks fluidly, articulately, and fast, pinballing ideas that span decades and genres and Southern California subcultures. Sometimes he’ll stop himself mid-sentence. “Wait,” …
Words by Morgan Sliff Emily Bark, DJ Wilson, and Amy Dantzler. The 48th Catalina Classic, a paddleboard race from the Isthmus Cover on Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach Pier on August 24. Photos by Vania Zask These photos were shot using wet plate photography on aluminum (tintypes) with a Toyo 8×10 camera and a …