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By Maurice Pendarvis Images courtesy of Marco Zamora How would you describe the type of art that you do? I make paintings, drawings, prints and installations I have a show coming up in May in Chin... Read more

By Maurice Pendarvis I read that you didn’t start off wanting to do comedy? I didn’t plan on it. I started off wanting to be a improve actor, like I love, Mike Myers, and Dana Carvey, and I wanted ... Read more

Words by Maurice Pendarvis Photos courtesy of Lance Dawes Photography What made you want to leave the East Coast and head out West?   Well, when you grow up in Washington D.C…snow, I’ll just g... Read more

By Maurice Pendarvis How long did you stay in Detroit before eventually moving out to Los Angeles?   Well it felt like a lifetime but in human years, I’d say it was 18, and I convinced my parents t... Read more

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Words by: Maurice Images: Courtesy of Roger Gastman Tell me how it all started for you? I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, right out side of DC but I’m definitely from Bethesda I have a tattoo on my... Read more

Words & Pictures by Maurice Pendarvis How did Dragon Books come about? The owner, Jay Penske, always wanted to open a book store since he was a little kid and so the beginnings of this grew out... Read more

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Images and photos: Dave Kinsey It’s been a long time man, what has been going on with you? Yeah, it’s been a minute. Well, I just finished up a big solo show in NY at Joshu... Read more

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photography provided by The Social Trust How long have you been running The Social Trust? I would say since 2005. What was the original concept behind it? The original conc... Read more

Words by Maurice Photos by Paul Sun You run two different showrooms out of one building, is it difficult to switch between Ford & Ching, the furniture showroom, to 722 Figueroa, the fashion sho... Read more

Words by Maurice Pendarvis Photographs provided by Flo Kohl I guess we can start with the basics, why did you get into photography? I had actually started off going to film school but I always like... Read more

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photos: Bobby Hundreds How did you guys meet? Jason-I’ve known about Mike ever since he appeared on the cover of Thrasher magazine, and that was the summer of ’86, I think,... Read more

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photos: Switch Where did the name Gorbals come from? The name is from a neighborhood in Glasgow, Scotland that my father grew up in. It was really low income, a lot of fact... Read more

As a kid, were you a big fan of the horror movie genre? Absolutely. I’ve always been into horror movies; The Creature From The Black Lagoon always loved horror movies. Anytime The Fly was on it w... Read more

Words: Maurice Pendarvis Photos: Switch (Country Club LA) Photos of Country Club Cincinnati provided by Country Club. It’s been over a year since we last talked, what have you been doing with yours... Read more

Words by Maurice Pendarvis Photos byAkeem Koss Tell me about Massillon, Ohio. What do you think has helped you as an emcee, being from a place most people outside of Ohio have never heard of? Massi... Read more

Words by John Hall Photography by Switch   You’re a California native right? What do you love about LA? Well I was born is San Diego, and I did live in a small town up in northern CA for a couple o... Read more

A 2010 interview with Peanut Butter Wolf about the inception of Stones Throw. Read more

Words: John Hall Photos: Bobby Hundreds Can you tell us about the show you curated for the Jonathan LeVine Gallery?   I curated a group show at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery called “True Self,” back ... Read more

Words by: John Hall Photos by: Tim Siedell How did you hear about Twitter and why did you decide to give it a shot? I first read about Twitter on an industry blog in early 2007. I figured I’d chec... Read more