Author: Martin Wong

ICL, imprint culture lab long beach

Mar 26, 2013

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I've been trying to convey through writing how amazing the Music Panel will be in the upcoming Long Beach: Work in Progress conference. Having Jack Grisham from the first-generation hardcore band TSOL (not to mention the goth project Cathedral of Tears, hard rock of Tender Fury, his return to punk The Joykiller, and the dark...

ICL, imprint culture lab long beach

Mar 19, 2013

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Creativity guru and longtime Wieden+Kennedy heavy John Jay is heading up the world-class agency’s new joint venture, W+K Garage, a muti-disciplined shop that specializes in no-holds-barred innovation, creation, and possibility. When he isn’t traveling the world, curating culture, or pushing the boundaries of media, Jay carves out time to evolve his adopted hometown of Portland....

ICL, imprint culture lab long beach

Mar 12, 2013

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Justin Reynolds is an OG Long Beach skateboarder who rode for Acme, G&S, Formula One, Lethol, Grind King, Origin, Furnace, and Stüssy. Today, the 508 skate crew member proudly helms Riviera Skateboards––which specializes in downhill, ditch skating, cruisers, and pool boards. As a guy who is firmy rooted in Long Beach skate history with a...

ICL, imprint culture lab long beach

Mar 05, 2013

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Since co-authoring the elegant and cool Long Beach Architecture: The Unexpected Metropolis (Hennessey + Ingalls, 2004), Cara Mullio and Jennifer M. Volland have been championing the city’s variety of architecture from Art Deco to Mid Century to contemporary. They have done it in talks, exhibitions, and bicycle tours. And at the next Imprint conference they...

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Feb 26, 2013

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[caption id="attachment_6949" align="alignnone" width="790"] Photo: Lauren Dukoff[/caption] Dengue Fever has roots in Echo Park and Silver Lake but also in Long Beach's Little Cambodia. In anticipation of April's Imprint Conference, I talked to lengthy bearded guitar player Zac Holtzman and otherworldly singer Chhom Nimol of the Cambodian psychedelic rock-inspired band about the first time I saw...