Issue 02
Militant street art in Northern Ireland; Mark Mothersbough, ex Devo’s frontman shows off his freaky, ethereal photography; a look back at the last days of Eazy E; at a feature on the epic art work of Richard Colman. Swindle’s fashion editor extraordinaire, Claw Money, show cases the snaziest vintage sunglasses and sends us into a milky, Scandanavian dream with her Swedish Luxotica fashion spread. And finally, Jeff Penalty writes about how he became the new lead singer for the Dead Kennedys.
Tacos Sabrosos
By Brendan Mullen
Photos By Teri Memolo
It’s 7:10 on a breezy Echo Park evening, and Wilson Alvarez is tossing out the first pitch as the Dodgers host the Astros at Chavez Ravine. On the other side of the hill from the stadium, the daylight dances, its final golden beams for this summer day
Mark Mothersbaugh
By Jacob Cohen-Holmes
Portrait By Eriberto Oriol
A jubilant toddler with four legs. A pair of twin girls petting a fawn with two hind ends but no head. A set of triplets joined at the skull. The head of a newborn named “Baby Blow Hole” with two mouths, one nose, and an odd-looking single eye.
Hollywood Boulevard Superheroes
By Shawna Kenney
Photos By James Knoblauch
Illustration By Ben Woodward
Marilyn Monroe waits for a table at the grand opening of Hooters Hollywood. Gandolph sips an iced latte next door at the Coffee Bean. And a ‘70s-era Elvis sits on a curb across the street, wiping his brow. Any of them will stop whatever they’re doing to pose for a picture with you
International Society for Paranormal Research
By Shawna Kenney
Illustration By XXX of a Teri Memolo photograph
Clairvoyant. Cognizant. Medium. Scientist. Call Dr. Larry Montz just about anything, but please resist the word “Ghostbuster.” He holds a Ph.D. in Parapsychologsuby, “which is a science like biology and chemistry: the scientific study of phenomena using scientific methods
A Punk Rock Fairey Tale
By Jeff Penalty
Photos By Scott Cole
The American Dream boils down to two scenarios: 1) winning the lottery and 2) joining your favorite rock band. I had just received a phone call to say that I… like Sid Vicious, Henry Rollins, and Tim “Ripper” Owens before me, had just achieved the less likely of the two.
The Last Days of Eazy E
By Jeff Chang
Photos By B+
In life, Eazy E seemed a cartoon, less a man than a stereotype on steroids.
To the national media, he was a heartless, irresponsible, gun-toting, ign’ant-and-proud ghetto Gordon Gekko, scaring the authorities and offending everyone except his fans. To ex-friends like Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, he was a puppet willing to slave himself
Painting The Town
By Caroline Ryder
Photos By Jonathan McCormick
Fitz Carlile, a 31-year-old from Los Angeles, visited Belfast in 2002. “What has to happen within a community for it to become not just acceptable but inspirational to have paintings of masked terrorists directly over children’s playgrounds?” he said.