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Atlantic Avenue Artwalk
by Ami Kealoha
Artwalks are usually small town affairs, but bring the concept to Brooklyn's thriving "Bococa" (Boreum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens) and you get over 85 artists, open studios, gallery and store exhibitions, three different public murals, and more. This weekend, June 4th and 5th, from 1-6pm, the 2nd annual Artwalk 2005 will take place on and around Atlantic Avenue. Participants include graf artist Doze Green, designer slash painter Dean Landry, and the multi-talented UPSO.
Blogebrity: The Interview: Josh Rubin
by Josh Rubin
This week at Blogebrity: The Interview, we had the privilege of speaking with Josh Rubin, of Coolhunting. His blog has become a regular read for those in the know, not to mention a healthy revenue stream for Josh Rubin, Inc.
The full interview is live now. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
Garden in a Bag
by Josh Rubin
About this time of year green thumb urbanites are struggling to find corners of land, or more realistically window sill space, to grow a few little herbs or vegetables. Garden in a Bag, available at Wishing Fish, makes the process a bit smoother by including all the necessary elements to grow various herbs and even some vegetables. For $8 per bag you can get organic Basil, Oregano, Italian Parsley, Chives, Lavender, Alpine Strawberry or Mini-Tomato (the tomatoes are actually $10).
This Boy's Got the Blues
by Ari Bendersky
Who says a white teenager from Saskatchewan can’t have the blues? Thank god no one told 17-year-old Kyle Riabko because we’d be without one of the hottest young up-and-comers in the blues genre.
Back in the ‘90s, Jonny Lang, another young blues wunderkind from the northern region (North Dakota's not as far north, but it's up there, ya know?!), came out of nowhere to blow the roof off. He eventually toured with greats like B.B. King. Lang had the look of a small white kid who you’d torment at the playground but when he opened his mouth the gruff voice of an old black man came out.
Riabko’s sound is more polished and slightly more produced, but equally strong on his debut Before I Speak, for which he pulls influence from rock, hip-hop Delta blues – even Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Beck and Jeff Tweedy.
