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Caffeine & Gasoline: Portland’s See See Motor Coffee Co.

Get motorbike mods and a bean buzz at this one-of-a-kind Portland shop.

Q&A: Megan Massacre’s rise to tattoo-artist credibility

If you’ve seen NY Ink or America’s Worst Tattoos on TLC, you know tattoo artist Megan Massacre as the petite, countercultural sparkplug with a vibrant color palette. But contrary to how easy she makes it look on TV, the southeastern Pennsylvania native didn’t get here overnight.

Studio Visit: Key Club Recording Company

Benton Harbor, Michigan, isn’t the first town that comes to mind for music recording. Yet the small community is home to Key Club Recording Company, one of the best and most beautiful studios in the Midwest, founded by producer/engineer duo Bill Skibbe and Jessica Ruffins.

Shepard Fairey curates street-art exhibit to coincide with Lollapalooza

Running from July 31 to August 4 at Chicago’s Block 37, Art Alliance: The Provocateurs will feature 40 of the art world’s biggest names.

8 awesome album covers from March 2014

We scoured our music library and judged the shit out of last month’s album covers, compiling a list of releases that make us want to click play without even hearing the first track.

Projecting a Spectacle: Candystations’ Deborah Johnson creates electrifying concert experiences

If you’ve been wowed by the projections at a Sufjan Stevens or St. Vincent show in the past few years, then you’ve witnessed the work of visual-performance designer Deborah Johnson, the founder of multidisciplinary New York studio CandyStations.

Dropkick Murphys / McGreevey's Third Base Saloon

Q&A: Dropkick Murphys bassist Ken Casey on replicating the original sports pub

A few years after his band re-introduced a battle cry for a World Series-winning franchise, Red Sox super-fan and Dropkick Murphys bassist Ken Casey replicated the original sports pub, McGreevy’s 3rd Base Saloon. Here Casey talks about life as a pub owner with a place in baseball history.