jackassworld

I am a massive Guns N’ Roses fan. Seriously, its almost becoming a problem. I listen to Appetite For Destruction almost every day. It never gets old. I even went as Slash for Halloween, but I got super wasted and lost my top hat. Slash would have been so bummed on me. (Sorry, Slash.) So, when I read Slash’s book, I came across Marc Canter’s book Reckless Road. It’s the best documentation of a band’s early days I have ever seen. Marc grew up with Slash and documented all of his bands until Guns N’ Roses and shot of all their Club Shows in Hollywood and the Sunset Strip in the ’80s. It’s basically the closest you’ll ever get to seeing one of those shows if you weren’t there. There’s even an online part of the book, which you can access once you purchase it, where you can hear audio from the shows and some interviews, too. Not to mention prints of some of the best pictures. (more…)

Rick Kosick. A very familiar name here on jackassworld. But what you may not know is that Rick, with his many film-making talents, is first and foremost an amazing photographer. I’d seen his name in skateboard magazines growing up, but didn’t know the extent of his work until he had me on his jackassworld live show. (more…)

So here it is, the third installment of the art review show. I’ve been following Corey Smith’s art for years. I’m always inspired by it and intrigued by his smart and ironic observations on society. It’s like looking at what you’re too chicken-shit to say sometimes (well, for me it is, anyway). It’s funny how when you kind of know somebody, you let your guard down a bit more, and then you fuck up. So, during the interview, I kind of looked like an idiot. There were a few awkward pauses with a lack of intelligent questions, but all in all I think it turned out rad. Needless to say, I’m a big fan, and next time I’ll hopefully be more prepared. Oh, and we also get to feature some rad music by The Deadly Syndrome in this piece (thanks to Crash). Look forward to an artist review on them in the near future. I hear they’re recording soon, so we’re going to go play on the streets of LA and film something. —Lauren Graham

Recently, The Dark was part of a group show at the Carmichael Gallery in West Hollywood, CA. Seeing as he’s my favorite artist, I was lucky enough to hang out while he did a street installation and have him melt my brain by explaining the meaning and purpose behind his recent multi-layered works. (more…)

After a few less-than-replay worthy weeks of jackassworld live: the 4:20-ish show, here’s a brand new spanking edit of this past Wednesday’s episode. In this abbreviated cut, you will not bear witness to the routine bout of technical incompetence that plagued the first few minutes of the show; however, the lucky and suspected-to-be sauced viewers of this live experience should be commended for their patience and good cheer as always…no wait, fuck that, relish the -ish! (more…)