Razorcake 153, Toody Cole, Sweat, Carmela Thompson, Chris Estrada, No Front Teeth Records
“We ended up growing up together rather than apart. We got our fifty years in before Fred passed and they were incredible.” –Toody Cole
Toody Cole interview by Tim Brooks
Sweat interview by Sean Arenas and Christopher Gyorgyovich
Carmela Thompson interview by Patrick O’Neil
Chris Estrada interview by Martin Wong and Todd Taylor.
Not Front Teeth Records interview by Josef Loderer
“The recognition that this data center project was condemning their friends, families, and neighbors to a slow death cut deep.” –Donna Ramone (instagram)
“No one thinks of themselves as a dumb little no-nothing from the burbs, especially when it’s true.” –Jim Ruland (instagram)
“Sexuality is like an abstract watercolor in the process of being painted.”–Lorde Destroyer
“We allow our relationships to be mediated by technology and it damages our ability to be together.” –Sean Carswell (instagram)
“Capitalism loves conformity.”–Rev. Nørb (instagram)
Never have pasties been so abhorrent. Happy 250th, United States. –Art Fuentes (instagram)
“As the world around us continues to morph into an ever-changing stew of hate, suffering, and fascist egos, there are still good folks with good intentions trying to keep joy and hope alive through creative, soul-enriching activity.” –Rhythm Chicken (instagram)
“I’m not bringing any kind of monetary exchange into my life where that’s not needed.”–Willow
And photos from the lovely and talented:
Chris Boarts Larson
Mari Tamura
Albert Licano
This issue is dedicated to memory of Henk Smit.
