“Movement in response to rhythm, there is nothing more natural than that.”  
-Cosmo Baker
      Introduction to ‘Rear Window’ by Theo Constantinou & Cosmo Baker Introduction by April Lanier       Rear Window is a visual project I developed for Paradigm Magazine, which is a 21st century documentary style play on Alfred Hitchcock‘s famous 1954 film, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, without the suspense and murder. 10 years ago, there was a Skateboard video magazine called 411VM. In each video ...

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The night began with lots and lots of adolescents on the loose running wild through Terminal 5 with half made costumes for the Pre Halloween HARD Haunted Mansion NYC Tour featuring: Skream & Benga, Joker, Gesaffelstein, Dillon Francis, and Destructo. The music was impeccable from the start. Gessafelstein was the first one I saw playing, laying down his intense tech house. If you don’t know his music, you should probably get to know it. After ...

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From the moment I started speaking with Patrick on the phone, I was laughing the entire time of the interview. I didn’t know P-Thugg was this hilarious. Not even the conventional way of funny. It’s the tone of his voice, the way he reacts to a question. He’s charming and pleasant to talk to. Chromeo is a partnership of P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch).  Chromeo has always embodied this sex appeal that ...

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“I would say, based on the shift in values in society and in education that there’s a very romantic notion of being a creator. Of course, the machinations that made those careers as large or lucrative or ‘respectable’ as they were through the last few decades – the music, film, and to a lesser extent, the art world, are all losing their shit, aren’t they?”  
-Nick Waterhouse
 
Raymond Chandler once said “A good story cannot be devised; ...

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