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Aug 27, 2010 | Categories: GETTING TO KNOW YOU, PHOTO | Leave A Comment »

Ralphy Boy – Get It! BTS Photos

Behind the scenes stills from this weekends Ralphy Boy Get It shoot.  Video coming soon.

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Aug 18, 2010 | Categories: PHOTO | Tags: , | Leave A Comment »

GTKU – Photos

Photos from this past week’s Getting to Know You project.

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Aug 11, 2010 | Categories: GETTING TO KNOW YOU, PHOTO | Leave A Comment »

Dodge Ball – Making Kids Cry

Sunday I hung out with my fam at Prospect Park.  We do it every year about this time.  Lots of smiles, lots of food, lot’s of games, and this year you can add lot’s of tears.  You see last year the featured sport was tug of war, with my fully grown cousins pulling kids into the grass.  There weren’t allot of tears, just some bruised kneecaps.  This year we played Dodge ball and my fully grown cousins were at it again. Drilling little boys and little girls with major league fire power.  Apparently there is crying in dodgeball.  Here are a few photos from all the terror.

BTW no kids were hurt in this production, their little egos were bruised as much as anything.

Enjoy

Trevz

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Aug 01, 2010 | Categories: PHOTO | Leave A Comment »

GTKU – Photos

Unpublished photos from this week’s Getting to Know You entries.

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Jul 30, 2010 | Categories: GETTING TO KNOW YOU, PHOTO | Leave A Comment »

GTKU – Sarah

When I first started TheNewPop in 2005, I use to love touring NY documenting the colorful mosaic that makes up this city.  Back then I use to rent my camera and wanted to get as much milage out of that rental as I could. So after a full day of shooting a video I would travel the city through the night shooting anything and everything that caught my eye.  Mostly simple things that normally go unnoticed.  I used my video camera in very much the way a photographer would use a still camera.  Those early days were pure magic.

Since those early days I have tried many times to return to that free spirited approach without much luck. However thanks in part to owning a smaller DSLR camera (which for me also satisfies a long time desire to shoot photos), lately I have been more inspired to document city life again.  This week I started doing a series of street interviews which I titled Getting to Know You. The title originally came from Theophilus London who guest hosted an episode on The New Pop that he titled, you guessed it “Getting to Know You.”  They say life is like a box of chocolates, I say people are too.  This is the inspiration behind this project.

This first episode features Sarah who works in a little Ice Cream Truck you may have seen around town called heartschallenger.com.   Sarah was more than happy to tell us about the company and how she got involved with it.  There will be more folks to meet this week.

Enjoy the series

Trevz

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Jul 27, 2010 | Categories: GETTING TO KNOW YOU, PHOTO, VIDEO | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

Sinners & Saints

Jul 16, 2010 | Categories: PHOTO | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

Need For Speed – Hot Pursuit

Last night I covered the release for the new EA Sport video game Need For Speed – Hot Pursuit.  Saw a few old faces and got to hang out with some fabulous people once again.  I thought it would be cool to take my summer intern Mickey out to see how the pro’s cover the scene.  Haha.  After being away from nightlife action for so long I thought I would be as jaded as I was when I left, but it wasn’t like that at all, in fact I think I had some fun.  Mickey ceartainly did.

Enjoy

TrevZ

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Jul 15, 2010 | Categories: EVENTS, PHOTO | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »

ArtErotica

So after the Need For Speed event, we walked across to Arterotica which is the best kept secret in town.  It’s a monthly event held at Madame X on Houston that gets pretty erotic but keeps it classy.  By the time we got there all the events were over and most of the folks had already left, but it was still great just sitting chatting and taking in the vibe.

Enjoy

Trevz

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Jul 15, 2010 | Categories: EVENTS, PHOTO | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

PaperFleet, Jenny and the Holzers, Hollows and The Loneliest Monk @ Bruar Falls!!

Hey kids,

So yours truly, Mickey, is back after a week’s hiatus. The week has been filled with Gaga craziness, which I’ll fill you in on in a bit.

Until then, here’s a recap of last night’s festivities.  I headed to good ol’ Billyburg with some friends for what I thought was a diverse and interesting concert at Bruar Falls. I had only been once, and was in love with the fact that they had $3 Rolling Rocks (!!!!).  Oh, and yummy tap water to battle the heat. Plus, it’s just a chill bar in general, which I guess is a word to describe many bars in Billyburg. HA

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First up: Jenny and the Holzers. They had an aggressive, punk-driven sound, and were lead by vocalist Sarah Liller.  Many of their songs were two minutes tops.  I got a 90s garage feel, like a girl-power Less than Jake or Barenaked Ladies, even.

I told Sarah afterward that I could have easily been watching MTV’s ol’ skool classic, “Daria” and listening to their music. Songs like “Abuse of Power” and “Go All Out” definitely made me feel like a hard-headed teenager, in the best way.  Check out their music here.

Jenny and the Holzers bring the punk to Bruar Falls.

PaperFleet was up next. The quartet brought something that was much louder and rockier. It reminded me of something distinctly Southern, motorcycles and chain-smoking.

Three words I’d use to describe them are acceleration, power and heart (3 of the 4 members were on guitar). The venue got more packed as the band’s meaty sound powered the crowd.

“Jailbreak” was a favorite of mine, with its youthful lyrics, and hard-edged sound. I caught up with singer and guitarist Jim afterward and he gave me a copy of their new CD, “Hi Sailor.” If you’re looking for something to toss ur hair to, their a good listen. Check ‘em out on their website.

PaperFleet take flight at Bruar Falls.

Now for the Chicago half of the post. Maybe I’m partial because that’s my hometown (WHAT UP CHI-CITY!!!!!), but these next two bands were amazer-lazers.

Hollows rocked my (white) sox.  The crowd was smiling and bobbing their heads to cute songs powered by keyboard, guitar, drums and seamless harmonies.

The mostly girl-powered band (minus the male drummer) all raced together like one of those artfully fucked up kindergarten finger paintings. The ladies sounded like schoolchildren (from the 50′s!) playing at recess.

It’s all quite delightful, actually.  The band even played a song called “Muncie, Indiana,” what up MIDWEST?!  It was refreshing to see them play. Here’s their music.

Hollows mix 50's malt shop pop and trouble in the best way.

Finally, it was time for The Loneliest Monk (born from the time that MTV VJ Tabitha Soren messed up the pronunciation of Thelonious Monk.

Also hailing from Chicago, this band, comprised of 4.5 year partners Miles and Michelle, are friends of Amber’s from her days in Chi-City.

Their music was just as passionate as I’m sure the relationship is.  Michelle plugged in her cello to give it an electrified sound. It was nothing short of breathtaking and beautiful.

Miles got his Gothic Gaga on, as he took to the stage in a masquerade mask and drummed his heart out to their haunting, well-balanced songs musing on love, lust, loneliness and heartache.   I hope they move to New York and bring that ferocious talent with them.  Music. HERE.

The Loneliest Monk KILL IT. 'Nuff said.

After the show, I told them how great I thought they were. Michelle told me that “Music is therapy.” While many artists say this, I believed her.

It was awesome to see such a diverse range of talent do their thing.

Headed to The Roots!

Peace & Love,

M

Jul 11, 2010 | Categories: ARTS, EVENTS, MUSIC, PHOTO | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

GOD? – Chapter 1

Why did I choose to do a photo/video series on God?  I am not sure, lets just say I find the subject fascinating. When people find out I am doing a series on religion responses range from concern to curiosity.  Friends wonder if I have been brainwashed by some sort of religious cult, folks in the scene wonder why would I choose a topic so “uncool.”  In the end I find myself compelled as an artist and storyteller to explore this subject matter and see where it takes me. My personal view of religion; well I claim neither faith nor disbelief in God.  I am what most people would define as Agnostic.  This has not always been the case.  I spent the first 21 years of my life as a devout Seventh Day Adventist.  When it comes to dedication and the ritual of religion the S.D.A’s can give the Jews a run for their money.  Like Judaism the S.D.A. Sabbath starts at sundown Friday and goes thru sundown Saturday.  At that time there is to be no TV, no radio, no magazines, no playing, no music, in fact each and every Sabbath we were not allowed to do any secular activities that did not uplift God’s name.  The rest of the week was no holiday either.  For a person who doubts the existence of God as I did when I approached my teens these sacrifices can become grueling.  These demands contributed at least in part to the men in my family leaving the faith. Today we are reminded by my mom on a weekly basis that we are destined for eternal damnation if we don’t get our asses back in church.  While I find it draining to challenge my Mom every time she challenges my faith, my Dad takes pleasure in taking up a good fight in the name of agnosticism.  It makes for good theatre and is the genesis for this series.

The latest battleground for this debate took place at the World General Conference for the Seventh Day Adventist.  Every 5 years the S.D.A’s take over a city somewhere in the world and tens of thousands of devotees flock to worship together for two weeks in a display of international fellowship and love that would give the Olympics a run for it’s money.  This year it took place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.  Partly as a show of support, and in part because it is such a colorful event, my dad and I decided to attend this event along with my mom, family and their friends.  I thought it would be a great way to start off this series.

Enjoy

Trevz

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Jul 05, 2010 | Categories: PHOTO | Tags: , , , | Leave A Comment »