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TA B LE O F CO NTE NTS Photo by Chris Swainston Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
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O P E N I N G AC T Words by Daniel Cochrane
Stubai, Austria
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P h o t o b y G a b e L' H e u r e u x
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A s a genera l r u le of t hu mb, if t here is a n a rea of u n t r a c k e d s n o w i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e r e s o r t a t 2 P. M . o n a p o w d a y, t h e r e's a r e a s o n f o r i t , a n d i t i s b e s t lef t u nt racked. T here a re u su a l ly a l l sor t s of potent ia l terra in t raps; t he inabi lit y to ma int a in speed, slig ht uphi l l grade, too f lat, la ke (look ing at you Brig hton M i l l y b a c k c o u n t r y) a n d o t h e r h a z a r d s t h a t l o c a l s k n o w a nd avoid t hu s le av ing t he se potent ia l roadblock s for tou rist s or u nw it t ing weekend wa rriors. Howe ver e ven for t he best of us sometimes t he temptation ca n be too m u c h , a s e v i d e n c e d h e r e b y G a b e L' H e u r e u x's c a p t u r e o f B r o c k C r o u c h 's e x p e d i t i o n i n t o n o m a n's l a n d i n S t u b a i , A u s t r i a . M a y b e i t's j u s t t h e s k a t e b o a r d e r a n d / or snowboa rder in us that ma kes us push the ru les or t hu mb ou r nose at common sense. A f ter a l l t he life st yle ha s a lway s been about jud ging risk a nd re wa rd w it h va r y ing degree s of succe ss. U lt imately we belie ve t he rea l v ictor y lie s in t he d a ring of t he at tempt, re su lt s be da mned. No matter the outcome here, a f u ll pu ll o f u n t r a c k e d g l o r y, o r u n s t r a p p i n g a n d d o i n g t h e b o o t pack of sha me we a ssume smiles were still to be had. Vo l . 1 3
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COVE R S TO RY Mt . H o o d, O re g on P h o t o b y Ke a l a n S h i l l i n g
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Snowboa rd ing is bet ter w it h f riend s it is a s simple a s t hat. W hile there a re undoubted ly those powder hounds that will t e l l y o u f r i e n d s d o n’t e x i s t , t h e g o o d t i m e s t o b e h a d o n a b o a r d a r e a l w a y s h e i g h t e n e d w i t h t h e r i g h t c r e w. S t o m p a t r i c k y o u’v e b e e n w o r k i n g o n f o r h o u r s ? E v e n m o r e s a t i s f y i n g w i t h a c h e e r i n g s e c t i o n . S l a s h i n g s k i e r s ? Wa y f u n n i e r i f f i v e p e o p l e d o i t i n a r o w. O u t r u n n i n g s k i p a t r o l ? A l w a y s b e t t e r w i t h a p a r t n e r i n c r i m e . Po u n d i n g b e e r s o n t h e l i f t ? K i n d o f s a d w h e n y o u’r e s o l o .
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O n e c o m p a n y t h a t s e e m s t o e x e m p l i f y t h e b e t t e r- t o g e t h e r, pa r t y-boa rd ment a l it y more t ha n most is Spring Bre a k Snowboa rd s. Wit h love for sla sh ing powder t hat ex tend s to some s weat y slu sh sla shing , t he good times rol l when t hese hoolig a ns head to t he h i l l. So w it h most re sor t s closed for t he wa rmer mont h s, photog rapher Ke a la n Sh i l ling vent u red to t he su m mer snowboa rd ing prom ised la nd of Mt. Hood, OR to c a mp, ride, a nd shoot w it h t he Spring Brea k boy s includ ing C o r e y S m i t h , B r e n d a n G e r a r d , A l e x “ O z m a n” S c o t t , Ty l e r “ Ty b u d ” Wa l k e r, a n d c o v e r r i d e r s M a x w e l l C a r l S c o t t ( h a n d p l a n t) a n d B e n R i c e (s l a s h ). “ We j u s t r o l l e d u p o n t h e h i p a n d t h o u g h t i t w o u l d b e a c o o l s h o t t o h a v e t w o t r i c k s i n o n e f r a m e o n t h e s a m e f e a t u r e ,” c om ment s Sh i l ling on c apt u ring t he photo. Get t ing t he per fect snap of one snowboa rder moving at Mach speeds is h a r d e n o u g h , s o i t ’s c e r t a i n l y n o e a s y f e a t i m m o r t a l i z i n g t w o m i d - m a n e u v e r. “ It w a s t o u g h t o g e t t h a t s h o t w i t h b o t h o f t h e m ,” S h i l l i n g m e n t i o n s . “ It t o o k m a y b e 5 o r 6 t r i e s i f I r e m e m b e r c o r r e c t l y, c o u l d h a v e b e e n a f e w m o r e .” We c h o s e t h i s p h o t o f o r t h e c o v e r n o t o n l y f o r i t s p e r f e c t composit ion, solid t rick s, a nd epic backd rop but bec au se of what it repre sent s. No mat ter how fa r ou r lit t le li fe st yle p r o g r e s s e s , t h e r e w i l l a l w a y s b e t h e s i d e o f i t t h a t ’s l e s s e r k n o w n t o t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c ; t h e s i d e o f p u r e j o y. W h i le e ver y t h ing f rom conte st s to heli t rips to m ind-blow ing v ideo enders have t heir plac e, t he majorit y of u s st rap on a b o a r d j u s t t o g o h a v e s o m e g o o d t i m e s w i t h f r i e n d s . We c o u l d tel l rig ht away t hat Kea la n, Ma x wel l, Ben, a nd t he whole Spring Brea k cre w exper t ly c apt u red w it h t h is photo t he f un in the sun vibes that snowboa rding is rea lly a ll about. A l t h o u g h t a k e n i n 2 01 2 , a n e t e r n i t y i n s n o w b o a r d m e d i a yea rs, t he groups’ ef for t is proof posit ive t hat good t ime s w it h f riend s w i l l ne ver go out of st yle. Vo l . 1 3
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TR AVE L TI PS Words by Daniel Cochrane
SCOTL AND Photos by Chad Kirkland S o n y a7r i i i
Rol ling h i l ls, verd a nt pa st u re s, a nd c ent u rie s- old r u ins, f rom b o t h m e d i e v a l t i m e s a n d t h e p e r i o d s p r e d a t i n g C h r i s t i a n i t y, ma ke Scot la nd a n A nglophiles drea m destination. Below a re a fe w t ravel t ips to help potent ia l t ravelers d ia l in a vac at ion t o t h e U. K .’s n o r t h e r n m o s t c o u n t r y. C u l t u r a l l y d i f f e r e n t , y e t t h e s a m e . A s p a r t o f t h e U. K . , m a n y of t he d ay-to -d ay cu lt u ra l int ric acie s w i l l seem re a sonably f a m i l i a r, b u t j u s t a t a d b i t d i f f e r e n t . A s s u c h f o r m o s t people, it w i l l ma ke for a smoot h t ra nsit ion when v isit ing. S u r e t h e r e ’s h a g g i s b u t t h e r e ’s a l s o a n a m p l e s u p p l y o f f i s h a nd ch ips, a nd cheap qu a lit y beer a lway s t ra nsc end s cu lt u ra l bounda ries.
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D r e s s w a r m l y, e v e n i n t h e s u m m e r. H i g h l a t i t u d e s m e a n l o w temperat u re s. Even in t he pe a k su m mer mont h s d ay t ime h i g h s r a r e l y e c l i p s e 65 d e g r e e s , a n d w i n t e r m o n t h s h o v e r nea r f ree zing. Add in t he procliv it y for ra in wh ich is e ver p r e s e n t , a n d y o u' l l d e f i n i t e l y w a n t t o h a v e l o n g s l e e v e s o r a l i g h t j a c k e t m o s t o f t h e t i m e . T h e We s t e r n s i d e o f t h e i s l a n d see s much more ra in t ha n t he E a st, a nd t he d rie st por t ion of t h e y e a r f o r b o t h i s l a t e s p r i n g i n t o e a r l y s u m m e r. Pa s t o r a l L a n d s c a p e s e q u a t e s t o c a r r e n t a l . Un l e s s y o u pla n to spend you r ent ire v isit in E d inbu rg h, A berdeen or G l a s g o w, y o u’ l l w a n t t o s e c u r e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . T h e o b v i o u s “wrong side of t he road ” t hing a side, t he one t hing t hat A merica n drivers will have to get used to is t he stereot y pica l B r i t i s h s e n s e o f e f f i c i e n c y. N o l o l l y g a g g i n g h e r e , d r i v i n g i s u t i l i t a r i a n a n d u s e d f o r g e t t i n g f r o m p o i n t A t o B . Yo u’ l l ma r vel at t he driving ef f icienc y when ever yone is on t he same page.
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Get t ing lost le ad s to incred ible f ind s. C ent u rie s- old c a st le s, r u ins, med ie va l pi lgrima ge route s, a nd stone circle s pred at ing Christ ia nit y a re abu nd a nt a nd qu ick ly fou nd when d riv ing of f t he beaten pat h. Of course, t here a re world fa mous tourist destinations like L och Ness, but side roads a nd exploration ca n yield ma ny beautif u l hidden gems most w it h lit t le to no crowd s. A l a n d o f m y s t i c i s m f r o m b o t h b e f o r e a n d a f t e r C h r i s t i a n i t y. M e g a l i t h s d a t i n g b a c k a s f a r a s 3 0 0 0 B .C . a n d B u r i a l C a i r n s d o t t h e c o u n t r y. M a n y a r e q u i t e l a r g e w h i l e o t h e r s a r e s m a l l a n d u na ssu m ing , but most ha rken back to eit her t he pa g a n period s pred at ing Ch rist ia nit y or t he period ju st a f ter it s int roduc t ion. C h r i s t i a n i t y e m e r g e d i n S c o t l a n d i n t h e m i d - f i r s t c e n t u r y A . D. a t ime nat u ra l ly st i l l awa sh w it h superst it ion a nd deep my st icism. A s a re su lt, ma ny of t he e a rlie st Ch rist ia n set t lement s a nd bu i ld ing s on t he isla nd seem fa r removed from our modern view of religion, which is skewed by science a nd rea son. For t hose seek ing a deeper c onnec t ion to fa it h or e ven t hose merely intere sted f rom a h istoric a l perspec t ive, Sc ot la nd is a t re a su re t rove of en lig hten ment. Vo l . 1 3
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By Christina "Pika" Bur tner
Getting graphics in on time is like getting your taxes in on time. You mean well, maybe even get an early start, but usually (always) have to f ile an extension. The next year you vow to get them in on time. Yeah, right! So when Lib Tech decided to ADD two special graphics for the 161 Box Knife and 154 Box Scratcher right after I turned them in I was of course grateful for the opportunity but also had just crossed off one of those herculean items on my things-to-do list that had been on it for 6 months. But when they told me why, I was whipping out my Wacom tablet faster than turning on HBO for a Game of Thrones Season Finale. There was no hesitation. Ted Borland and Brandon Reis were getting pro models.
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Usually, when a pro is getting their very own model, there’s some collaboration between the designer and the rider. But this was going to be a surprise on an epic proportion. Fortunately, I know these two amazing humans from years of collaborating on Think Thank videos so I knew they’d be stoked that their ship had come in after long last and also I was going to make sure they weren’t going to be disappointed. Little known fact. Brandon Reis AK A Mona Reisa, is known to dabble in art himself. His work is like if Keith Herring met Dr. Seuss and they had a Robert Crumb baby, and that baby drew. In other words: his childlike drawings are funny and comical from afar but a bit disturbing when investigated more closely. Brandon’s wife, Lindsey, secretly emailed me covert photos of some of his less erotic drawings, which I arranged on the tail of the Box Scratcher 154. His drawings became the equivalent of a sexy lower back tat on his snowboard, which if you know Reis, is perfect. And what better way to make Reis’s board his own than by infusing it with the power of his own high-octane creative juices. Ted Borland of Bundy Vision/ Think Thank/ Falling Leaf fame is a force of human will and creativity and of course raw talent. Traversing the US in his van, Cleo, he also became a pit boss for helping make Think Thank ’s “Methods of Prediction” and “The Weather Outside is Weather” happen. So it made sense to replace the super computer on the Box Knife with the super-van that Cleo had become. I f igured, even if she broke down a year later, (which she did) she’d have enough skin in the game to warrant being immortalized on Ted’s pro model. It would be like she was always there with him, a partner in crime, taking miles of punishment for the greater good and carrying the crew safely from spot to spot like the trusty stead she was. Vo l . 1 3
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Lib Tech, having its factory just across the Puget Sound from Seattle in Carlsborg, WA is pretty handy when you’re trying to get sublimated top-sheets printed fast for a surprise pro-model unveiling. High Cascade Snowboard Camp has always been a mecca for summer snowboarding pilgrimages and Jesse Burtner capitalized on everyone being there for the Bode Merrill Mini-Pipe Invitational to make a nice big surprise spectacle of the happy occasion. With campers, diggers, coaches, fellow riders and publicity present Jesse had Brandon and Ted be the judges for the winners of a Lib Tech board graphics contest for the campers. After they announced the f irst place winner, Jesse approached the stage with the surprise “grand prize” winners and handed them their pro model top sheets! They both stood there dumbstruck for a few seconds before they realized what they were holding in their hands, when the whole street course erupted in applause. Tears were shed, personal space was violated with bro hugs, hands were stinging from all the highf ives and lots of “it’s about time” and “well deserved” mutterings from the old-timers got nods of approval. Well-deserved and well-earned indeed. The snowboarding world is a better place with the Makers that are Ted Borland and Brandon Reis in it. They make shit happen. They use their brains to create opportunity for themselves and others, they see potential in the minute and grand, they contribute to their snowboard community without expecting reward, they enjoy working hard, they are fun dudes who attract others like moths to a f lame and of course they f-ing rip. They are true pro-models.
Pika co-founded Think Thank with best friends of twenty years Jesse Burtner, and Sean Genovese. She has been making snowboard graphics for Lib Tech and Gnu for over a decade. Hailing from Bellingham, Washington, while in high school, she once won a season’s pass to Mt. Baker playing blackjack, (thanks Brian!) then broke her collarbone while chasing her hero Jamie Lynn down the mountain.
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Wo r d s b y D a n i e l C o ch r a n e
Dinosaurs Will Die has never operated within the conf ines of what a snowboard brand is “supposed" to do. Instead the small brand has always done what they wanted to do, and as a result, have duly earned their reputation as one of the few brands most in touch with snowboarding’s DIY, anti-authoritarian/anti-establishment roots.
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Throughout the brands 13-year tenure owners, Sean Genovese and Jeff Keenan have walked the tight rope of snowboarding's industry pitfalls including, but def initely not limited to, a terrible industry-wide seasonal business model and the notoriously low margin on hard goods. These are traps that have swallowed so many other "small" brands with callous disregard for how devoted or "core" they may be. The duo has established a reputation of fully supporting what their riders want to pursue individually rather than trying to f it them into the typical industry team dynamic vis-a-vis controlled and calculated branding. As a result, they have cultivated more of a family mentality than a traditional "team" structure and ultimately have succeeded in organically producing the tight-knit cadre of riders that many well-funded brands try so hard to create by force. This can be immediately and undoubtedly recognized by this past season’s release of "Dysfunctional Family" a collaboration with Magic Hour Moves' Brendon Hupp, himself a longtime member of the DW D fold. As longtime supporters of Arkade, and we ourselves ardent supporters of DW D, we were lucky enough to receive a treasure trove of behind the scenes shots taken by Brendon during the f ilming of "Dysfunctional Family." Capturing the riders from the streets of A laska and Canada to the backcountry of B.C. and the downtimes in between these images show that the DW D "family" moniker is more than hype. We are both excited and honored to share them here. Enjoy. Vo l . 1 3
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TR AVE L E S SAY NEPAL Words & Photos by Br yden Bowley Sony A7S II
The f irst thought that came to mind when I sat down in a $3 taxi at the Kathmandu airport was “Wow Bryden, what did you get yourself into.” The taxi ride to my hostel immediately showed that I had engulfed myself into a culture that lives drastically different then what I knew as “normal." I could tell I was in for a ride, and I loved it. Every bus stop, convenience store, butcher shop, a street vendor, fruit stand, and restaurant illuminated with obscurity. I spent the evening exploring the streets, wandering into knockoff North Face gear shops and slowly made my way to what looked like the best (and safest) curry restaurant. My f irst sight of the Himalayas was from a bus that smelled like burning garbage with grease coated seats. The engine made sounds that hinted a breakdown was inevitable, but I kept my f ingers crossed and held on tight for the next 9 hours to a town named Besisahar. This is the town where the beginning of the trail I had loosely planned to hike was located. The Annapurna Circuit, a horseshoe-shaped footpath around the Annapurna region of the Himalayas. At this point, being awake or dreaming was a guessing game. I was f inally about to take my f irst steps into the tallest mountain range in the world. The Himalayas have always been on the bucket list, and it was an honor to be sharing this endeavor with my best friend Aaron Babbitt, an Ogden local such as myself.
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We spent the next three weeks ascending and descending from jungle to alpine. I couldn’t decide what more mind rattling; standing under 25,000ft tall peaks, or watching a Nepali man carry grain on his back the size of a refrigerator in f lip-f lops. We slept in guest homes with stone walls and ply wood bunks. One hotel had monkeys running on our tin roof, grabbing oranges from the trees outside our porch. Each night the hotel owner would serve all-you-can-eat Dal Bhat: a plate of rice with curried potatoes and peas, curried lentil soup, steamed spinach, and yogurt. Dal Bhat is Nepal's national dish. Most meals were cooked over a wood stove and veggies chopped with a cutting board on the f loor. The highest altitude we reached was Thorung La Pass, 17,769ft and we made the three-day side trail to Tilicho Lake, the tallest lake in the world at 16,138ft. I experienced Nepali culture in its raw form while standing under mountains that made me feel weak. Nepal changed my life in so many ways, and I feel highly privileged to have been able to travel any where, let alone travel there. Vo l . 1 3
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M U S I C IA N P RO F I LE ALL THEM WITCHES Words by Daniel Cochrane
Photos by Paul Bundy
T h e S t a t e R o o m - S a l t L a k e C i t y, U T
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A s Na shv i l le ba sed A l l T hem Witche s pu l led into tow n to s u p p o r t t h e i r f i f t h a n d n e w e s t a l b u m , AT W, t h e r e w a s a b i t o f trepidation a mongst ma ny long time fa ns. Founding member a nd m u l t i - i n s t r u m e n t a l i s t A l l a n Va n C l e a v e h a d d e p a r t e d t h e b a n d i n M a y a n d w a s r e p l a c e d m y n e w e s t m e m b e r J o n a t h a n D r a p e r. H o w e v e r, D r a p e r h i m s e l f w i t h d r e w f r o m t h e b a n d w e e k s b e f o r e t h e S L C s h o w, a n d r a t h e r t h a n r e p l a c e h i m t h e g r o u p d e c i d e d t o c ont inue a s a t h ree-piec e more or le ss eli m inat ing t he org a n /ke y s a n d a c c o m p a n y i n g p e r c u s s i o n f r o m t h e i r l i v e s h o w. A s w e s t o o d o u t s i d e S a l t L a k e's T h e S t a t e R o o m , w e w o n d e r e d w h a t t h e n i g h t would hold.
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Ta k i n g t h e s t a g e , A l l T h e m W i t c h e s o p e n e d w i t h " F u n e r a l F o r A Great Dr u n ken Bird " of f of t heir second a lbu m Lig htning at t h e D o o r, a t r a c k t h a t e v e n w h e n r e c o r d e d w a s n o t i c e a b l y b e r e f t o f t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d a c c o m p a n y i n g k e y s . H o w e v e r, a s D r u n k e n B i r d s u b s i d e d t h e b a n d l a u n c h e d i n t o 3 -5 -7, w h i c h d o e s f e a t u r e t h e b a n d 's u s e o f s u p p l e m e n t a l k e y s t o f i l l u p t h e s o u n d . A s t h e trio chu rned t hroug h t he de veloping rif fs t he lack of ke ys wa s m o r e o r l e s s u n n o t i c e a b l e . AT W m a d e l i t t l e t o n o e f f o r t t o r e v i s e t he mu sic to compensate instead t he y d irect ly cha rged on, a nd t hu s t he t heme of t he show wa s set. Cha nge happens, somet ime s it is by choic e, somet ime s it is t hr u st upon u s, a nd oc c a siona l ly it is a m i x t u re of t he t wo. T he o n l y t h i n g c o n t r o l l a b l e i s h o w o n e r e a c t s w h e n i t h a p p e n s . AT W s i m p l y c h o o s e t o s o l d i e r o n , a t l e a s t a s a s h o r t- t e r m s o l u t i o n . T h rou g hout t he nig ht, a s t he ba nd c ont inued to play f rom across t heir grow ing c ata log , t he exclu sion of t heir four t h member beca me less a nd less of a distraction. The meat of t he set list featured a r u n of si x songs of f of t he ne w a lbu m includ ing p e r s o n a l f a v o r i t e s C h a r l e s W i l l i a m , 1s t v s . 2 n d , a n d t h e a l b u m's f irst single, Dia mond. L ead singer a nd ba ssist Cha rles Michael Pa r k s' s i g n a t u r e Te n n e s s e e t w a n g a n d t h u n d e r i n g l o w e n d p a i r e d well, a s t hey a lways have especia lly on t he ba nds slower ef for ts l i k e D i a m o n d . B e n M c L e o d 's g u i t a r s e e m e d e s p e c i a l l y o u t f r o n t , perhaps consciously or not, to compensate for t he loss of t heir f o u r t h m e m b e r, a n d a l w a y s d r u m m e r R o b b y S t a e b l e r w a s i n c onst a nt d a nger of ste a ling t he show f rom h is ba nd mate s. C onclud ing t he ma in set w it h t he ne w t rack " W hen God C ome s B a c k " t h e b a n d r e t u r n e d f o r a n e n c o r e o f t h e r a u c o u s " D o n't B r i n g M e C o f f e e" a n d l e f t a l a s t i n g i m p r e s s i o n w i t h a r o u s i n g rend it ion of t he ele ven m inute plu s fac e melter "Blood a nd Sa nd / M i l k a n d E n d l e s s Wa t e r s" w h i c h r u n s t h e g a m b i t f r o m p s y c h e slud ge to blue s-in f u sed a nt hem. A l l in a l l it wa s a g loriou s evening t hat successf u lly appea sed long time fa ns a nd new c o n v e r t s a l i k e . AT W c o n t i n u e s t o t o u r, a n d w i l l p r e s u m a b l y ret u rn to t he st ud io to e vent u a l ly rec ord t heir si x t h a lbu m. No of f icia l word ha s come from the ba nd rega rding how they will add re ss t he lineup, if at a l l. Vo l . 1 3
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Like all art, photography invokes emotion, but the best photography may not make those emotions apparent right off the bat. On my f irst scroll through the images I received for this article, I could feel my interest immediately begin to build. With each click to the next photo, my amygdala lit up brighter and brighter. I was drawn further in as the images progressed; goose bumps forming on the surface of my skin as if I was physically present within each shot. I couldn’t yet decipher what my brain was explicitly trying to tell me, but I knew almost instantly that I was going to be a huge fan of Ian Casey’s work. Of all the photos we had to choose from to display on these pages, I decided on the ones that I felt not only captured Ian’s evocative style but expressed a piece of his atmospheric personality as well. W hile we only corresponded via email, I got a strong sense from his responses that I was speaking with someone wise beyond his years. His words were f illed with gratitude, wonder, presence, and awareness; qualities that, when looked at long enough, can be wholly felt in his photos. 58
“My photography career has progressed in direct relationship to my career in f inding the vast array of beauty that is life,” commented Ian on where he is now. “Seeing it, feeling it, and capturing it with further clarity.” Taking to cameras in his formidable high school years in North Ogden, UT, a supportive teacher in his sophomore photography class set him on his journey behind the lens. “I feel still very much in the process of f inding a personal style with photography, but I love being out wherever with the intention of being present and letting the captures unfold from that point.” That spirit of connectedness and go-with-the-f low attitude seems to permeate his life, even into other creative endeavors; “My life outside of photography is very quaint involving myself in expression, well being, and playing around. I work with varieties of illustrative mediums as well as video and music compositions.” As my words are coming to an end, I now know what emotions Ian’s work invoked in me. Besides the apparent feelings of joy and aesthetic pleasure, the images gave me a sense of tension. Not in a negative, anxious way, but in the way the surface of the ocean has tension. No matter how unassuming those waters may look, beneath his photos’ surface tension lies a rich world worth exploring, full of self-ref lection, curiosity, peace, nostalgia, and beauty. In regards to his career moving forward, only Ian himself could express it best, “The future for me looks more present, vibrant, and conf ident. I have a dream of a fuller and fuller capacity for love involving freedom in travel and expression and letting itself unfold; however the dream best sees f it.” See more of Ian’s work and follow his ever-evolving journey on Instagram @_iancasey Vo l . 1 3
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A RTI S T P RO F I LE K ATIE MANSFIELD : TR AGIC GIRL S Words by Daniel Cochrane
Katie Mansfield is the creative force behind the Tragic Girls moniker. However, the 27-year-old Salt Lake native is quick to point out that she is not THE Tragic Girl, but that the namesake is instead an embrace of the range of emotions that exist in all of us. While art was always a presence in her life, thanks in large part to a mother who pushed both Katie and her brother to take as many art classes as possible, it was never her focus. Her studies in school, fueled by rock star fantasies, began with Jazz guitar but ended with a BA in film when her interests in animation eclipsed her dreams of the stage. After working a couple of years in her field, she was laid off and in the soul searching that generally accompanies such crises she had a revelatory moment. She recalls; "in high school and college, I found myself drawing instead of paying attention in class (whoops). I would draw all over my tests, and I would draw comics about me and all of my friends. I think there was a moment where I realized, "hey, I've been drawing all of my life instead of doing what I'm supposed to be doing. Why not make drawing the thing I'm supposed to be doing!" and thus was the genesis for Tragic Girls.
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Stylistically she cites the work of Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein as an enormous inf luence, but as with any artist worth their salt Katie takes that inspiration and creates her own spin to fashion something different, personal, and new. "I think all of those years making silly comics just for fun really started me on my path to finding my style. I loved being able to mix humor and art together. Especially since a lot of my art is a little bit dark and a little bit cynical. I love finding a balance between humor and despair. (With Lichtenstein) I relate so hard to those sad girls he painted. I think his artwork really set me on this path of exploring sadness and vulnerability in my artwork but at the same time making it humorous. I think a lot of the themes in my art just come from being a perpetual moody teenager my whole life. Growing up dealing with depression and anxiety, I explore that a lot in my work too. Honestly, I just want to create artwork that explores those darker human emotions that everyone feels, but I want to present it humorously so that people can hopefully relate. (Eventually) I started being inf luenced by retro horror movies and pulp art, and I began trying to mesh this cool pop art style with monsters and skulls and junk. And that's where we are today!" Katie is currently navigating the highs and lows of social media and the constant mix of euphoria and dread as a full-time artist. "Social media is great for artists, but it also kills your soul. Social media is great because it's a lot easier to reach so many more people across the world with your art. But social media is super fickle, and one day you might be doing great, and the next day no one sees your artwork. It gets really frustrating, and being a fragile artist, we all hope for validation for the work we do. The greatest experience on social media is the ability to share work that other people relate so much to, and also being able to find so many people and artists with similar interests and who relate to you. When I started doing this full time, I could tell a lot of people around me weren't sure how long this would last and if I could support myself. But I drew every day and tried to grow my online presence. I started doing conventions and festivals locally, and then I started traveling and doing commissions for people. I was determined to make this work. I've had a lot of help along the way. My parents have always been supportive of whatever I've wanted to do (albeit a little worried), my brother has always been there for me, my boyfriend (who also happens to be an artist) has always believed in me, and my puppies are there to relieve all the stress and anxiety that comes with being an artist. I think as an artist or in anything really, anytime you have passion, you can go for the things you love and really make them work. It's not easy, but as long as you keep fighting, you can do what you want to do in life." Follow and support Katie on Instagram @Tragicgirls.co and Etsy @Tragicgirlsco Vo l . 1 3
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" P I Z Z A G I R L" I love cheese and pizza and I of ten feel like I'm made of cheese I eat so much of it.
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L o r d Vo x Beautiful Mountain Self-Released
Sávila Sávila Self-Released
Stars at Night Rule This City EP Self-Released
Le Butcherettes B i / M E N TA L Rise Records
With lush guitars and dense reverbed vocals the first single of Salt Lake’s Lord Vox, entitled Beautiful Mountain, is an ode to the surrounding grandeur of their native city. The Utah trio makes self-professed “psyche mystical rock” which to seems best suited for lazy summers spent on the patio or long hot desert nights spent by the fire on your own personal vision quest. Indeed the band’s complexities are revealed in the opening lyrics ‘beautiful mountains, of my soul” putting the listener on immediate notice that Lord Vox’s efforts are not to be taken lightly and are potentially best suited for self-reflection, and possibly those previously mentioned vision quest cosmic journeys.
Named after the medicinal plant found growing wild throughout tropical climates across the globe Portland's Sávila is a three-piece ensemble steeped heavily in traditional cumbia/ Latin musical roots. One thing that is exceedingly appealing to me about Sávila is how each of its three members contributes so heavily to their signature sound. Ask anyone who has heard them as to who anchors the group, and you could quickly get three different answers backing either guitarist Fabiola Reyna, vocalist Brisa Gonzalez or percussionist Papi Fimbres. The rub is of course that you would also be hard-pressed to refute any of the three options as either right or wrong. Reyna's haunting guitar intertwines melodically with the smooth, soulful, and passionate vocals of Gonzalez while the percussion of Fimbres dances around the edges in so many distinct ways you will swear there has to be two of him playing at all times.
East LA four-piece Stars at Night has returned with their signature musical blend of garage, punk, and psychedelia on the EP Rule This City, their first effort to feature new singer Janelle Obert. The band's energetic, hi-octane rock and roll is fueled by the relentless rhythm section of inexhaustible drummer extraordinaire Joana Rubio and the pounding bass of Elizabeth Banuelos while Seleste Diaz handles lead guitar duties with raw power yet masterful precision. The new EP leads off with the fast-paced "Lizard" which is reminiscent of the earlier raw recordings from The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
bi/MENTAL, the fourth album from the Guadalajara, Mexico's genredefying indie darlings Le Butcherettes, marks their first full-length departure from longtime collaborator and producer Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. As such one might easily assume that the group's previous foundation for success could be compromised. Luckily that is not the case. As with everything Le Butcherettes, the creative storm always has and always will center on the enigmatic Teri Gender Bender (Teresa Suárez Cosío). Teri is a powerful force unleashed upon the unwitting musical populace who have no choice but to either fall in line or move out of the way. Erratic and clashing while simultaneously harmonic and coherent she is the musical equivalent of a vast ocean wave that swells and entices but also holds unfathomable power and can come crashing down at any moment.
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Comprised of guitarist/vocalist Nahum Reyes, bassist Allan Orellana and drummer Fernando Garcia the trio has been playing gigs across Salt Lake for the past two years to dial in their sonic footprint and hone in their live presence. Until now Beautiful Mountain was the band’s only official release accessible at either LordVox. com or via their SoundCloud page however in March the group will host a record release party at Urban Lounge to finally appease fans with their first proper full-length effort. Keep up on Instagram @lordvoxmusic
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Standout tracks on the album include the titular Sávila as well as Carnival, Cantame, La Danza, and Beauty. While the band's passion is evident even on their studio release their live act is undoubtedly where they shine and is not to be missed. I would see Sávila every night if that possibility was presented to me, their show is that compelling. Sávila by Sávila is available on their band camp page as well as streaming services. Follow on Instagram @Savilamusic
The title track "Rule This City" follows and is a slow, brooding, dark psyche homage to love and the art of running shit. "Toxic" completes the three-song EP and is a nod to the band's embrace of its love of all things gritty, visceral, and punk rock. The shortest effort on the EP at just less than three minutes "Toxic" grabs you fast and doesn't let go. Pulsing rhythm guitars overlayed by Diaz' piercing lead pound you into submission as Obert growls "I'll tell you all my secrets, and when you least expect it I'll take your soul..." and in the end, you find yourself subjected to Stars At Night's spell and fully willing to take the risk. More at @ starsatnightband
Teri tackles significant socio-political themes within the dozen-plus tracks of bi/MENTAL ranging from alienation and female empowerment (strong/ ENOUGH) to repressive cultural mores and the state of our current political climate (spider/WAVES). A musical tour de force that defies intuition bi/MENTAL zigs when it is expected to zag and never settles on a predictable course, all the while managing to somehow remain coherent and consistent. It is, in short, a typical atypical Le Butcherettes album. Follow on Instagram @lebutcherettes
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F I N A L D E S TI N ATI O N Words by Daniel Cochrane
Double Arch, Utah
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W hi le we at A rk ade love to hig h lig ht t he ma ny places a rou nd t he world t hat ou r f riend s a nd we have v isited we wa nt to t a ke a moment to rem ind you t hat ou r ow n l it t le home of Ut a h is one of t hose plac e s a s w e l l . W h e t h e r i t i s t h e g r e e n m a j e s t y o f t h e Ui n t a Mou nt a ins, t he pe a k s of Timpa nogos h ig h above t he U t a h Va l l e y f l o o r, o r t h e b e a u t i f u l r e d r o c k c o u n t r y o f S o u t h e r n U t a h 's D o u b l e A r c h , a s c a p t u r e d h e r e b y L a u r e n Pa n d o l f i , i t i s a b l e s s i n g t o h a v e s o m a n y a ma zing places in our own back ya rd. Sometimes t he t r i p o f a l i f e t i m e i s r i g h t o u t s i d e y o u r o w n f r o n t d o o r. Vo l . 1 3
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